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Very well, I'll translate from the Dutch without using your translation. Without mangling though.
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*looks at Lalaith's translation* Ooh, there are some differences! But I see they're also in the Dutch and German from which we translated.
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01-27-2004, 09:20 AM | #943 |
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Salimos perdiendo. Salimos ganando.
Se llevaron el oro y nos dejaron el oro. Se lo llevaron todo y nos dejaron todo. Nos dejaron las palabras Would I be able to get a translation of this? The direct translation seems a bit strange. No me debo quejar, no tengo nada original que decir. Me cuesta trabajo apprender español. |
01-27-2004, 09:26 AM | #944 |
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01-27-2004, 12:56 PM | #946 |
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Some Norse, as written in the Edda (don't know how many of you will find this interesting, but I do ):
Ár var alda þar er Ymir bygði, vara sandr né sær né svalar unnir; jơrð fannst æva ne upphiminn gap var ginnunga, en gras hvergi. Artanis: Translate!
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Eärniel - verstaan jy as ek in Afrikaans skryf?
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01-27-2004, 01:32 PM | #948 |
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ahhh. The translator on www.dictionary.com is a godsent lol
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01-27-2004, 03:30 PM | #953 |
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Ga jij naar Nederland later dit jaar? Leuk!
The funny thing is that we're a continent away, speaking two different languages and we're still able to understand eachother most of the time! Wij zijn de beste.
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Muchos gracias, Jon!
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I'm so proud, I can vaguely understand what you're saying. How do Afrikaans and Dutch differ? I know Afrikaans has incorporated many words from African languages (and English?), but are they different grammatically? Hey, I might start collecting words for 'Go away' in many languages. (Like my 'nicht wahr' etc) Expect me to bug you if you know this in another language. 'Ga weg!' Last edited by Linaewen : 01-28-2004 at 08:36 AM. |
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And before you ask : Ga weg! (or as we sometimes shorten it at home: 'gweg' ) And other, more colourful ways of saying the same thing: Bolt'em! Trap het af!
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Gweg!, Bolt'em! and Trap het af! all sound so funny. Ok, I'm adding them to my sig. Need to find some more first.
I guess the relationship between Afrikaans and Dutch is similar to that of Malaysian and Indonesian (the latter which is based on the former). There are some differences of grammar and some of spelling, but they are easily mutually intelligible. Though the meaning my change a bit, since some words are more the standard in Indonesian, but are colloquial Malay etc. Do you find this happens as well to you? |
01-29-2004, 07:18 AM | #957 |
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I'm totally lost in language-land.. I understand nothing!
It looks really interesting, but since I have no clue about anything, it's a bit hard. Help?
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01-29-2004, 07:21 AM | #958 |
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What are you confused with?
Vad är de svenska eller finska orden för 'Go away!'? Oh, and for anyone interested in learning Dutch/Nederlands, remember that Rembrandt is not a verb, but an artist. <--Look post count! Special year that was! Last edited by Linaewen : 01-30-2004 at 04:27 AM. |
01-29-2004, 07:26 AM | #959 |
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In Swedish you would say 'stick' or 'dra åt helvete' (the latter meaning 'go to hell').
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I understood much of the dutch. *proud*
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