The Official Languages Thread - Page 27

***Jonathan*** · 12-20-2003, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Nerdanel
I've been to Barcelona, the most beutiful city in the world (of those I've seen), but the only word i learnt was pescatore . If I even spelled it correctly.

That's cool. I might be going to Barcelona for Easter.
Though they are speaking Catalan in Barcelona, so I won't understand much of what they say. But hopefully they can understand my Spanish.

Nerdanel · 12-21-2003, 10:07 AM

I'm sure they can!

We went to a school there, and we understood, that catalan in Spain is almost like swedish in Finland. You should go! It's so beutiful...

Don't miss Sagrada Familia and Park Güell!! Before we went there, we wrote a small book about Gaudi's works. It's so worth going there!

Linaewen · 12-22-2003, 06:45 AM

Danke, Lai. I am so proud that I’m understanding more and more of your Deutsch. Was machst du gerade? Idag köpt jag min biljett för att se RotK på Fredag med mina kusiner från Sydney.

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Originally posted by Eärniel

Mwahahah! I can already imagine the translations! What did you get? 'I keep you in the holes' or something like that? *snigger*

Indeed. Something like "I am in the holes". Either you're a weirder Derrière Van België than I thought or it needs to be translated semantically.

That ‘Ha, visst’ was uncalled for.

Linaewen · 12-22-2003, 06:48 AM

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Posted by Jonathan
The Aussie is rendering the Swede idle.

You should teach us some Aussie English. You know the accent and all that

I like that idea. Really like it.

Men tack för ordboket.

I can try to teach you the accent, but I’m not sure how.
Want me to teach you Melbourne slang? It’s better than Sydney’s, as I have constantly told my Sydney cousins visiting us.

“Who uses the word ‘slack’ in that context? That’s just stupid. Honestly, you Sydneysiders.”

Lalaith · 12-22-2003, 08:19 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Linaewen
Danke, Lai. I am so proud that I’m understanding more and more of your Deutsch. Was machst du gerade? Idag köpt jag min biljett för att se RotK på Fredag med mina kusiner från Sydney.

Gern geschehen, meine Liebe.

Im Moment bin ich eine sehr wütende Österreicherin.

***Earniel*** · 12-22-2003, 08:21 AM

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Originally posted by Linaewen
Indeed. Something like "I am in the holes". Either you're a weirder Derrière Van België than I thought or it needs to be translated semantically.

I'll never be free from that derrière-word, will I?

Incidentally have you considered the consequences on using such a French word on a Flemish person? Aren't you a darn lucky Aussie that I don't live in 1302 anymore...

The holes-thing is an expression. It means I'm keeping my eye on you.

<-- This one.

Linaewen · 12-22-2003, 08:37 AM

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Originally posted by Lalaith
Gern geschehen, meine Liebe.
Im Moment bin ich eine sehr wütende Österreicherin.

Varför?
Och tack så mycket för den "ß". (Eller "ß"-et?)

Quote:

Originally posted by Eärniel
I'll never be free from that derrière-word, will I? Incidentally have you considered the consequences on using such a French word on a Flemish person? Aren't you a darn lucky Aussie that I don't live in 1302 anymore...

The holes-thing is an expression. It means I'm keeping my eye on you. <-- This one.

Of course not. It rhymes with België.

I would consider not using it if you could be convinced that "Aussie" is not an insult. (Unless you're BoP). I don't care. What are you going to do to me, come from België and make me "kwaken"?

I see. And I shall hold my thumbs out for you doing that.

Lalaith · 12-22-2003, 09:11 AM

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Originally posted by Linaewen
Varför?
Och tack så mycket för den "ß". (Eller "ß"-et?)

Det var så lite!

Jag förklara det per MSN. Okej?

***Earniel*** · 12-22-2003, 09:32 AM

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Originally posted by Linaewen
Of course not. It rhymes with België. I would consider not using it if you could be convinced that "Aussie" is not an insult. (Unless you're BoP). I don't care. What are you going to do to me, come from België and make me "kwaken"?

I see. And I shall hold my thumbs out for you doing that.

It does not rhyme.

In 'derrière' the final -e doesn't get voiced and in 'België', you have a seperate 'i' and 'e' sound.

I don't think Aussie is an insult, I consider it a playful name for Australians. What I'm amazed at is that you made no protests whatsoever regarding the silly part.

Just watch it, missy, when I'll ever get to Australia I'll teach you the true sound of a frog.

Linaewen · 12-22-2003, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Eärniel
It does not rhyme. In 'derrière' the final -e doesn't get voiced and in 'België', you have a seperate 'i' and 'e' sound.

Well, I'll pronounce it in such a way that it does rhyme.

I did! Jag är inte en dum australiensare. Nu tycker jag att du är inte så duktig. Kwaken indeed.

I know we haven't had much luck finding similarities between Dutch and Indonesian grammar, but Indonesian used to have some Dutch spelling combinations in it.

Such as - 'tj' being replaced by 'c' (sound: ch)
-'Dj' replaced by 'j' (as per English /j/)
-'Sj' replaced by 'sy' for English 'sh'.

***Jonathan*** · 12-22-2003, 09:50 AM

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Originally posted by Linaewen
Well, I'll pronounce it in such a way that it does rhyme.

I think you better concentrate on other languages than French then.

***Earniel*** · 12-22-2003, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Linaewen
Well, I'll pronounce it in such a way that it does rhyme.

What happened then to your habit of pronouncing foreign words in their original pronunciation in the middle of an English conversation, eh?

Quote:

Originally posted by Linaewen
Nu tycker jag att du är inte så duktig.

If I interpreted that right...

*pouts*

EDIT: Jonathan, I like your avatar!

How are you able to animate it that way?

***Jonathan*** · 12-22-2003, 12:40 PM

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Originally posted by Eärniel
Jonathan, I like your avatar! How are you able to animate it that way?

Magic!

Artanis · 12-22-2003, 12:42 PM

Haha!
Does it mean that there is snø i Stockholm nå?

***Jonathan*** · 12-22-2003, 12:45 PM

Ja, till slut kom det snö till Stockholm

*makes snowball and throws at Artanis*
Lin, have you ever seen snow in real life?

Artanis · 12-22-2003, 12:53 PM

Awwww!
*feels melted snow running down neck*
Brrrrrr .... jag gillar snö ...

***Earniel*** · 12-22-2003, 01:16 PM

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Originally posted by Jonathan
Magic!

Nehheh

***Jonathan*** · 12-22-2003, 01:24 PM

*jette une autre boule de neige (magique) vers Eärniel*

Linaewen · 12-24-2003, 07:03 AM

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Originally posted by Jonathan

Lin, have you ever seen snow in real life?

Nej, för jag bor i öknen.

Just kidding. I certainly have seen snow in real life. Hagel är snö, eller hur?

Just kidding igen. Yes, I have been to the snow in the mountains.

But tomorrow, Christmas, I'm going to spend the day at the beach if I can. Yes, I know you guys can't picture that.

Mixed up the Dutch pronunciation, not the French.

Only read through Dutch pronunciation info once, a few months ago. And I have a memory like a sieve.

***Earniel*** · 12-24-2003, 07:48 AM

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Originally posted by Jonathan
*jette une autre boule de neige (magique) vers Eärniel*

*waits until the Belgian rains get hold of the snowball so it melts into a puddle at her feet*

La pluie a fait disparaître tout la neige.

Pas un Noël blanc en Belgique cette année.

12-21-2003, 10:07 AM	#522
Nerdanel Spammer of the Happy Thread Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 3,512	I'm sure they can! We went to a school there, and we understood, that catalan in Spain is almost like swedish in Finland. You should go! It's so beutiful... Don't miss Sagrada Familia and Park Güell!! Before we went there, we wrote a small book about Gaudi's works. It's so worth going there! __________________ "Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. " - C. Sagan My (photography) website My Flickr page

12-22-2003, 12:42 PM	#534
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12-22-2003, 12:45 PM	#535
*Jonathan* Entmoot Attorney-General, Equilibrating the Scales of Justice, Administrator ♎ Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 3,891	Ja, till slut kom det snö till Stockholm makes snowball and throws at Artanis Lin, have you ever seen snow in real life? __________________ An unwritten post is a delightful universe of infinite possibilities. Set down one word, however, and it immediately becomes earthbound. Set down one sentence and it’s halfway to being just like every other bloody entry that’s ever been written. ☻

12-22-2003, 12:53 PM	#536
Artanis Greatest Elven woman of Aman Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Having way too much fun with Fëanor's 7 Posts: 4,285	Awwww! feels melted snow running down neck Brrrrrr .... jag gillar snö ... __________________ --Life is hard, and then we die.

12-22-2003, 01:24 PM	#538
*Jonathan* Entmoot Attorney-General, Equilibrating the Scales of Justice, Administrator ♎ Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 3,891	jette une autre boule de neige (magique) vers Eärniel __________________ An unwritten post is a delightful universe of infinite possibilities. Set down one word, however, and it immediately becomes earthbound. Set down one sentence and it’s halfway to being just like every other bloody entry that’s ever been written. ☻

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