The Official Languages Thread

[Lalaith]

Originally posted by Janny
Eeb! Tut mir leid! Was denkt Osterreich?

Kein Problem. Wenn ich ehrlich bin habe ich keine Ahnung. Wir waren wohl alle viel zu beschäftigt mit den Präsidentschaftswahlen.

Originally posted by Linaewen
Wie sagt man 'Don't stress' auf Deutsch?

Depends on the situation. In which context?

[Janny]

Originally posted by Lalaith
Kein Problem. Wenn ich ehrlich bin habe ich keine Ahnung. Wir waren wohl alle viel zu beschäftigt mit den Präsidentschaftswahlen.

Wenn ich ehrlich bin? 'When I'm honest'? I didn't know that it was said like that. Ich habe etwas neu gelernt!

[Lalaith]

No problem. Always again.

Ich habe auch vergessen, einen Beistrich zu setzen ...

Wenn ich ehrlich bin, ....

[Linaewen]

Originally posted by Lalaith
Depends on the situation. In which context?

I just want to make a card for a friend saying 'Don't stress! It's ok!' auf Deutsch. Maybe that'll finally push her into learning it.

[Lalaith]

Originally posted by Linaewen
I just want to make a card for a friend saying 'Don't stress! It's ok!' auf Deutsch. Maybe that'll finally push her into learning it.

That sounds like something you would say to me.

Hmmm, I think we would say.

Nur kein Stress.

[Grey_Wolf]

Yet another of my incredibly funny words-in-different-languages lists.

Regn - Rain
Duggregn - Drizzle
Slagregn - Pelting rain
Skyfall - Torrential rain
Underkylt Regn - Supercooled Rain
Snö - Snow
Snöblandat regn - Sleet
Trindsnö - Soft hail
Kornsnö - Corn snow
Iskorn - Ice corn
Småhagel - Small shot
Isnålar - Ice needles?
Hagel - Hail

Vind - Wind
Stiltje - Calm
Bris - Breeze
Kuling - Gale
Storm - Storm (Tempest)
Orkan - Hurricane
Cyklon - Cyclone (Depression)
Tornado - Tornado


...just to mention a few.

[Janny]

I love the way scandinavian countries have so many apparently redundant ways of classifying frozen water!
I'd love to live where you get 'soft hail' or 'corn snow'.

[Linaewen]

Originally posted by Lalaith
That sounds like something you would say to me.

Hmmm, I think we would say.

Nur kein Stress.

Yes, I am saying it to you too. But it's for a friend in real life who really stresses herself out too much. How is the /u/ in 'Nur' pronounced, because I'm pronouncing it the Swedish (!) way. Other than that it's 'kine shtress', nicht wahr?

[Nerdanel]

Originally posted by Linaewen
Yes, I am saying it to you too. But it's for a friend in real life who really stresses herself out too much. How is the /u/ in 'Nur' pronounced, because I'm pronouncing it the Swedish (!) way. Other than that it's 'kine shtress', nicht wahr?

Hi Lin! Horrible avvy you have! (just joking.. )

I think the u in nur is pronounced like the Swedish o.

[Linaewen]

Originally posted by Nerdanel
Hi Lin! Horrible avvy you have! (just joking.. )

I think the u in nur is pronounced like the Swedish o.

Sveriges fana e mycket vacker, men. Och Sverige är det bästa landet, bortsett från kanske Australien.

I know what you mean, but you do realise there are several Swedish [o]s?

[Grey_Wolf]

I think it is closer to our å-sound. Like n - åå - r.

[Lalaith]

Originally posted by Linaewen
Yes, I am saying it to you too. But it's for a friend in real life who really stresses herself out too much. How is the /u/ in 'Nur' pronounced, because I'm pronouncing it the Swedish (!) way. Other than that it's 'kine shtress', nicht wahr?

Hehehe.

Jup, great. Sounds right to me.

About the /u/ in "nur". It's similar to the /u/ in "sure".

[Grey_Wolf]

Here I post an attempted translation of "The Ballad of St George"
which is played evereday at noon, from the clocktower of the townhall in the centre of Stockholm.

The Ballad of Saint George
(translation from
the Swedish Sankt Örjans Visa)

1. The Virgin:
Hear here St George, I say to you,
you shall on my quest ride .
To Babylon, that lovely town,
and slay the dragon in a stride.

2. Everybody:
That dragon has a strange custom,
each day he wants to be fed,
both folk and beast he must now feast
until he this town has made dead.

3. Everybody:
The King the people gave this advice
that each day a man or woman sacrifice.
In hope that this act should suffice,
that we may longer be spared and keep well.

4.Everybody:
When everybody had their duty done,
the King’s daughter must be the one.
The citizens to the King then went
so that He his daughter would send.

5. Everybody:
My King I hold you to your word
make us not into liers,
or we will begin to thy castle do,
a thing which we really don’t want to.

6. Only the Women:
The Virgin in her finest dress,
the finest dress she possesses,
and then she takes her very own lamb
and then she leaves the castle.

7. Only the Men:
The Knight St George now came riding,
before his horse all were fleeing.
His banner was white and the cross was red
which he had in his hands.

8. St George:
Why stand you here, my fair maiden,
why lookst thee so saddened.
What is it now that bothers thee?
I see but that which is clear, see.

9. The Virgin:
Ride now away, thy insolent knight,
do not cause any more blight.
‘Cause it is enough that I now shall die
and do so alone and not with thy.
10. Everybody:
And then came the Dragon of this lake.
And St George towards him ride.
No bird fly as fast as his sword smote.

11. St George:
My dear maiden, I step forward.
I bind the dragon with your girdle,
that your Mother and Father might see
that I was the one who saved thee.

12. Everybody:
They led the dragon to the town,
with St George and the lovely maiden.
and all the people in the town
begun to that place to run.

13. Everybody:
Hear, my king, I say to you,
this is not a time for rapture.
With all thy realm and all thy folk
I shall thy now baptise.

[Lady Tinuveil]

Can anyone on this thread read Japanese?
I am having some difficult translations, if anyone could help...

[Linaewen]

Ffiinnnniisshh iiss eesssseennttiiaallllyy aa llaanngguuaaggee ffoorr ppeeooppllee wwiitthh ddoouubbllee vviissiioonn.
--Clint Jackson Baker

Håller du med, Hana?

[Nerdanel]

Originally posted by Linaewen
Ffiinnnniisshh iiss eesssseennttiiaallllyy aa llaanngguuaaggee ffoorr ppeeooppllee wwiitthh ddoouubbllee vviissiioonn.
--Clint Jackson Baker

Håller du med, Hana?

WWhhhhaaattttt ddddoo yyyyyyoouuu mmmeeaaaaaaaann?

Yes. I agree. It's not so ... pretty.

[Grey_Wolf]

Originally posted by Nerdanel
WWhhhhaaattttt ddddoo yyyyyyoouuu mmmeeaaaaaaaann?

Yes. I agree. It's not so ... pretty.

Ppppeeeerrrrrhhhaaaapppssss nnnooootttt. BBBuuuutttt FFFiiinnnniiissshhh gggiiiirrrlllsss aaarrreee vvveeerrryyy ppprrreetttyyy.

[Nerdanel]

Originally posted by Grey_Wolf
Ppppeeeerrrrrhhhaaaapppssss nnnooootttt. BBBuuuutttt FFFiiinnnniiissshhh gggiiiirrrlllsss aaarrreee vvveeerrryyy ppprrreetttyyy.

Unfortunately, yes.

[Earniel]

Oh Lin, I was sniffling in a second-hand book store between hours today and I came across a small English-Dutch dictionary (for the stunning price of 1 euro) and ik dacht ineens aan jou.

[Linaewen]

Originally posted by Nerdanel
WWhhhhaaattttt ddddoo yyyyyyoouuu mmmeeaaaaaaaann?

Yes. I agree. It's not so ... pretty.

I've told you before that I don't mind Finnish, but thoäääoossee doubblllee lettterrsäää aaappeeaaäääär everäääywhere, especially /ä/. Spoken Finnish is very nice.

Originally posted by Eärniel
Oh Lin, I was sniffling in a second-hand book store between hours today and I came across a small English-Dutch dictionary (for the stunning price of 1 euro) and ik dacht ineens aan jou.

Is dat zo? Ik zag foto's van kikkers en ik dacht aan jou. Hoe gaat het met je?

Yes, I cheated again. But hey, I learnt quite a bit about Dutch this morning so there.