Languages - Page 3

**crickhollow** · 03-21-2002, 05:25 PM

I know a few phrases of Yankee dutch, snatches of poetry and old songs that my grandma taught me. I mean to learn speak Flemish (since you prefer

) "for reals" some day...

Earniel, what does "smelopf" (sp?) mean?

***Earniel*** · 03-21-2002, 05:51 PM

To Kyote Fields:The first one is correct. I'm pleasantly surprised, I must say! The second one is regretably wrong, it should be: "Je hebt een lekker kontje"

To crickhollow: The language is normally Dutch. But the Belgian 'dialect' is Flemish which differs in some words and sounds from the 'dialect' from the Netherlands. So since I'm Belgian (and rather proud of it) I prefer to call it Flemish but I have to use Dutch most of the time since very little people abroad know the name Flemish. Kind of complicated huh?

I'm afraid to say that 'smelopf' is no dutch or flemish word I'm familiar with. It might be an old Dutch word or a dialect form. Sorry

Kyote Fields · 03-21-2002, 06:07 PM

One out of two Dutch words ain't bad for a little Californian boy.

***Earniel*** · 03-21-2002, 06:28 PM

you bet!

Kyote Fields · 03-22-2002, 12:19 PM

Yeah!!

(just thought I'd follow the

motif that was going on here)

FrodoFriend · 03-22-2002, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kyote Fields
FF
I love languages but I abhor grammer. I'd much rather (as I learned French) go to the country (in this case Switzerland) and learn the language. So if I was standing in front of you we could jabber on in French but if I try to write something I might end up telling you my hair smells like broccoli or some such junk.
Anyhow,
Combien de langue est que tu peux parle?

Where did you go in Switzerland? Oops, I mean . . . Ou es-tu alle a la Suisse? J'ai famille la-bas. Mon grand-pere habite a la partie allemande de la Suisse.

Kyote Fields · 03-25-2002, 11:48 AM

I'm not even gonna try this one in French. I went to Lausanne, west side, of course, French side. What city does he live in cause I visited alot of cities while I was there. I liked Luzerne (?) best. Beautiful rivers and architecture.
And again I ask Combien de langue est que tu peux parle?

Eowyn, The Lioness · 03-25-2002, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kyote Fields
What helpful information. Good thing I already found it. Thanks.

Where?! I've been looking for one

Kyote Fields · 03-25-2002, 07:17 PM

RIGHT HERE!!!

BeardofPants · 03-25-2002, 07:42 PM

Would you believe Middle Egyptian Hieroglyphics? I did it for 3 years. But I was more interested in archaeology, so I had to drop it

Varda · 03-25-2002, 08:03 PM

English, Spanish (took it in high school, will study more next quarter), alphabet in sign language, hardly any french

and i'm going to Guatemala this summer to learn spanish more.

Starr Polish · 03-25-2002, 09:17 PM

I can say some words in French, but please forgive me if they are misspelled

Petite puo (or pea...)
Grane
Bonjour
Au Revoir
Voulez vou couche (just kidding, just kidding) avec moi? Se sou?

***Khamûl*** · 03-26-2002, 12:02 AM

Je parle en francais. A little. I'm 3/4 of the way through my first year of French. I also speak fluent pig-latin (ig-pay atin-lay)

The little bit of German I know came from Wolfenstein 3-D and Rammstein. Sad, huh?

La vie est une plage! That's the edited version my teacher taught us. Say it in English and you'll understand.

FrodoFriend · 03-26-2002, 02:55 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kyote Fields
I'm not even gonna try this one in French. I went to Lausanne, west side, of course, French side. What city does he live in cause I visited alot of cities while I was there. I liked Luzerne (?) best. Beautiful rivers and architecture.
And again I ask Combien de langue est que tu peux parle?

I'm not sure, I'll have to ask my mom. Sorry, I didn't see your question before! Je parle trois langues (anglais, allemand, francais) et un peu de Hungarian.

I'm learning Hungarian for an exchange program next year. It is a w e i r d! language! Not even remotely related to any other except Finnish.

Legolas · 03-26-2002, 03:10 AM

Frodo friend - as I am saying everwhere, you should try Lithuanian. It is more weird, and also completely unrelated to anything except Latvian and a very little bit to Russian.

Andúril · 03-26-2002, 09:18 AM

Kan enige iemand verstaan waarvan ek bedoel?

Pailan · 03-26-2002, 11:03 AM

I'm guessing Anduril, that is Afirkans? Like Dutch only different.

Andúril · 03-28-2002, 02:25 AM

It is Afrikaans, although I have my doubts about the grammatical soundness of that sentence...

***Earniel*** · 03-28-2002, 04:05 AM

Ooooh so nice! Anduril, I understand you. I nearly answered this post in Dutch because it's so simular.

Elfmaster XK · 03-28-2002, 05:45 AM

Obviously english - though sometimes not very well!
French, okay, i stopped studying it last year so have probably 4gotten most of it unless provoked with a qu.
I can say a few words of Italian and Quenya but i can read a lot of Hieroglyphics now. Still learning. Though you can't really speak that because it hasn't been a spoken lang for thousands of years.

P.S. YAY! 100 posts!!!!

03-21-2002, 05:25 PM	#41
crickhollow The Buckleberry Fairy/Captain Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington State again (I miss Texas). Posts: 1,345	I know a few phrases of Yankee dutch, snatches of poetry and old songs that my grandma taught me. I mean to learn speak Flemish (since you prefer ) "for reals" some day... Earniel, what does "smelopf" (sp?) mean? __________________ A day will come at last when I Shall take the hidden paths that run West of the Moon, East of the Sun.

03-21-2002, 05:51 PM	#42
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	To Kyote Fields:The first one is correct. I'm pleasantly surprised, I must say! The second one is regretably wrong, it should be: "Je hebt een lekker kontje" To crickhollow: The language is normally Dutch. But the Belgian 'dialect' is Flemish which differs in some words and sounds from the 'dialect' from the Netherlands. So since I'm Belgian (and rather proud of it) I prefer to call it Flemish but I have to use Dutch most of the time since very little people abroad know the name Flemish. Kind of complicated huh? I'm afraid to say that 'smelopf' is no dutch or flemish word I'm familiar with. It might be an old Dutch word or a dialect form. Sorry __________________ We are not things.

03-21-2002, 06:07 PM	#43
Kyote Fields Elven Warrior Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: California Posts: 218	One out of two Dutch words ain't bad for a little Californian boy. __________________ No longer posting. If you'd like to write to me I can be reached at kyote_fields@hotmail.com. It was nice knowing all of you.

03-21-2002, 06:28 PM	#44
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	you bet! __________________ We are not things.

03-22-2002, 12:19 PM	#45
Kyote Fields Elven Warrior Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: California Posts: 218	Yeah!! (just thought I'd follow the motif that was going on here) __________________ No longer posting. If you'd like to write to me I can be reached at kyote_fields@hotmail.com. It was nice knowing all of you.

03-25-2002, 11:48 AM	#47
Kyote Fields Elven Warrior Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: California Posts: 218	I'm not even gonna try this one in French. I went to Lausanne, west side, of course, French side. What city does he live in cause I visited alot of cities while I was there. I liked Luzerne (?) best. Beautiful rivers and architecture. And again I ask Combien de langue est que tu peux parle? __________________ No longer posting. If you'd like to write to me I can be reached at kyote_fields@hotmail.com. It was nice knowing all of you.

03-25-2002, 07:17 PM	#49
Kyote Fields Elven Warrior Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: California Posts: 218	RIGHT HERE!!! __________________ No longer posting. If you'd like to write to me I can be reached at kyote_fields@hotmail.com. It was nice knowing all of you.

03-25-2002, 07:42 PM	#50
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	Would you believe Middle Egyptian Hieroglyphics? I did it for 3 years. But I was more interested in archaeology, so I had to drop it __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

03-25-2002, 08:03 PM	#51
Varda Elven Warrior Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Carmel Valley, CA Posts: 146	English, Spanish (took it in high school, will study more next quarter), alphabet in sign language, hardly any french and i'm going to Guatemala this summer to learn spanish more. __________________ "Life's a journey, not a destination." --Steven Tyler, Aerosmith, Arwen's daddy MySpace

03-25-2002, 09:17 PM	#52
Starr Polish Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Slow down and I sail on the river, slow down and I walk to the hill Posts: 2,389	I can say some words in French, but please forgive me if they are misspelled Petite puo (or pea...) Grane Bonjour Au Revoir Voulez vou couche (just kidding, just kidding) avec moi? Se sou? __________________ “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.” –Bertrand Russell

03-26-2002, 12:02 AM	#53
*Khamûl* Slacker Warrior Admin Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,759	Je parle en francais. A little. I'm 3/4 of the way through my first year of French. I also speak fluent pig-latin (ig-pay atin-lay) The little bit of German I know came from Wolfenstein 3-D and Rammstein. Sad, huh? La vie est une plage! That's the edited version my teacher taught us. Say it in English and you'll understand. __________________ "If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you." Gandalf to Pippin Psalm 107:31

03-26-2002, 03:10 AM	#55
Legolas Elven Warrior Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Vilnius, Lithuania Posts: 171	Frodo friend - as I am saying everwhere, you should try Lithuanian. It is more weird, and also completely unrelated to anything except Latvian and a very little bit to Russian. __________________ Legolas - a stupid stubborn elf

03-26-2002, 09:18 AM	#56
Andúril The Original Corruptor Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,881	Kan enige iemand verstaan waarvan ek bedoel?

03-26-2002, 11:03 AM	#57
Pailan Elven Warrior Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: aisle 12, seat#2 Posts: 449	I'm guessing Anduril, that is Afirkans? Like Dutch only different. __________________ "Holy Entmoot, Batman!" "Who knows, Robin? This strange mixing of minds may be the greatest single sevice ever performed for humanity! Let's go, but, inconspicuosly, through the window. We'll use our Batropes. Our job is finished." Oh, btw, Frodo lives.

03-28-2002, 02:25 AM	#58
Andúril The Original Corruptor Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,881	It is Afrikaans, although I have my doubts about the grammatical soundness of that sentence...

03-28-2002, 04:05 AM	#59
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Ooooh so nice! Anduril, I understand you. I nearly answered this post in Dutch because it's so simular. __________________ We are not things.

03-28-2002, 05:45 AM	#60
Elfmaster XK Possessive Villain Fancier Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: On my ship, riding the waves YARR! Posts: 2,008	Obviously english - though sometimes not very well! French, okay, i stopped studying it last year so have probably 4gotten most of it unless provoked with a qu. I can say a few words of Italian and Quenya but i can read a lot of Hieroglyphics now. Still learning. Though you can't really speak that because it hasn't been a spoken lang for thousands of years. P.S. YAY! 100 posts!!!! __________________ My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies, Fairytales of yesterday will grow but never die, I can fly - my friends. XK Last edited by Elfmaster XK : 03-28-2002 at 05:46 AM.

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