Languages

ferret · **on:** February 21, 2007, 05:15:20 PM

Since we are a very multicultural/lingual board (or however that's called), why not teach each other some phrases in the language you know so that we finally understand what the Fins are talking about

some random ones

German

how are you? = wie gehts (dir)?/wie geht es Ihnen?
dog = hund
cat = Katze
table = Tisch
pancake = Pfannkuchen

xScQ · **Reply #1 on:** February 21, 2007, 05:54:42 PM

Dutch:

What's up = Alles goed?
Thank you = Dank je wel
You are great = Je bent geweldig
I love you = Ik hou van je
Go away! = Ga weg!

Obviously all of these must be used on me :twisted:

Mii · **Reply #2 on:** February 21, 2007, 06:10:20 PM

Finnish (English is only language I speak beside Finnish, and I doubt you want me to teach you that.)

Thank you! = Kiitos
You are great = Sinä olet mahtava
I love you = Minä rakastan sinua
Go away! = Mene pois!
Girl = Tyttö
Boy = Poika
I hate you = Minä inhoan sinua
Yes = Kyllä
No = Ei
Day = Päivä
Night = Yö

There you go =]

Sander · **Reply #3 on:** February 21, 2007, 07:00:46 PM

And some more Finnish:

Mannsikka (jäädellö/jäätellö (not really sure about the spelling))- Strawberry (ice-cream)
Päärünä jäätellö- Pear ice-cream
Suklaa jäätellö- Chocolate ice-cream
Vanilliaa jäätellö- Vanilla ice-cream
Karamelli rommi rusina jäätellö- Caramel ice-cream with rum and rasins
Sitruna jäätellö- Lemon ice-cream

... I worked as an ice-cream seller in like 6 summers row... About 40% of the buyers were Finns :lol:

ferret · **Reply #4 on:** February 21, 2007, 07:12:39 PM

Dank je wel xScQ and Kiitos Mii and Hypno (you forgot the most important flavour: Melon!)

Some Spanish, if you please

Hello/Hi, how are you? = Hola, qué tal?
my name is = me llamo
boy/girl = el/la chico/a

and French

car = la voiture
very good = trés bien
f*ck off = bouge de la

Hurley · **Reply #5 on:** February 21, 2007, 07:41:13 PM

Quote from: "Hypno"

And some more Finnish:

Mannsikka (jäädellö/jäätellö (not really sure about the spelling))- Strawberry (ice-cream)
Päärünä jäätellö- Pear ice-cream
Suklaa jäätellö- Chocolate ice-cream
Vanilliaa jäätellö- Vanilla ice-cream
Karamelli rommi rusina jäätellö- Caramel ice-cream with rum and rasins
Sitruna jäätellö- Lemon ice-cream

... I worked as an ice-cream seller in like 6 summers row... About 40% of the buyers were Finns :lol:

Mansikka, Jäätelö, Päärynä, Sitruuna. Otherwise, good job ;P

PanthereNoire · **Reply #6 on:** February 22, 2007, 12:41:52 AM

Quote from: "Hurley"

Quote from: "Hypno"
And some more Finnish:

Mannsikka (jäädellö/jäätellö (not really sure about the spelling))- Strawberry (ice-cream)
Päärünä jäätellö- Pear ice-cream
Suklaa jäätellö- Chocolate ice-cream
Vanilliaa jäätellö- Vanilla ice-cream
Karamelli rommi rusina jäätellö- Caramel ice-cream with rum and rasins
Sitruna jäätellö- Lemon ice-cream

... I worked as an ice-cream seller in like 6 summers row... About 40% of the buyers were Finns :lol:

Mansikka, Jäätelö, Päärynä, Sitruuna. Otherwise, good job ;P

Are you a school teacher, by chance, Hurley?

And maybe some Japanese later . . .

dianne_dejarjayes · **Reply #7 on:** February 22, 2007, 01:31:13 AM

nice topic

now I knew some other language, but still I didnt know how to pronounciation it :lol:

some Indonesian here

Good Morning: Selamat Pagi

How are you: Apa Kabar mu?

I : saya / aku

You : Kamu

I Love You : Aku Cinta Kamu

Good bye : Selamat Tinggal

Cr@zyBitch · **Reply #8 on:** February 22, 2007, 03:59:25 AM

woaa.....greek?lol,ok
but greeks have their own handwriting,am i supposed to write ehm...greeklish?otherwise you won't understand a thing...

ferret · **Reply #9 on:** February 22, 2007, 12:20:26 PM

Thanks all for the contibutions

@CB: Well, Russian is written in kryllic (or however you write that) as well but you can still write it in Latin letters (like I did in the Spam thread).
@Unfinished: Hm, maybe you know some accent, like Irish or an Southern accent or something?

I wuldn't mind the slang, as well.

Cr@zyBitch · **Reply #10 on:** February 22, 2007, 12:25:07 PM

hmmmm......
*the pronunciation isnt as ridiculous as it may seem XDDD*

hello---geia sou
good morning---kalimera
i love you---se agapao*that sounds much much better,trust me XD*
I---ego
you---esi
cat---gata
i hate you---se miso
girl---koritsi
boy---agori
how are you?---pos eisai?
etc etc

ferret · **Reply #11 on:** February 22, 2007, 12:27:25 PM

Quote from: "Cr@zyBitch"

good morning---kalimera

haha, gotta keep that in mind

Cr@zyBitch · **Reply #12 on:** February 22, 2007, 12:30:51 PM

lol,why??i told you it sounds more beautiful than it may seem

XD

ferret · **Reply #13 on:** February 22, 2007, 12:37:37 PM

@CB: Because it reminds me of this guy here

:lol:

@Unfinished: I've been learning French for about three years now and all I gotta say is...they're crazy, why the hell would someone write letters if they aren't heard/spoken anyway? :roll:
German is fun, especially all the different accents ^^

Cr@zyBitch · **Reply #14 on:** February 22, 2007, 12:41:54 PM

@ferret:thats sweet

and french is strange but i like them...german...i can speak a little....5 years lessons but i never really liked them...because my teacher sucked.he was yelling at me

Hurley · **Reply #15 on:** February 22, 2007, 12:45:26 PM

Quote from: "Unfinished"

By the surveys..french is considered the most beautiful language and german to be the most ugly so they say.

As for slang I cant think of much but I hear alot
one is

friend - "mate"

How about "homeboy"?

Sander · **Reply #16 on:** February 22, 2007, 12:52:42 PM

Quote from: "Unfinished"

By the surveys..french is considered the most beautiful language and german to be the most ugly so they say.

I just read somewhere that Italian was the most pretty and Estonian is second

ferret · **Reply #17 on:** February 22, 2007, 12:53:53 PM

Quote from: "Hypno"

and Estonian is second

Only for Estonians

Hurley · **Reply #18 on:** February 22, 2007, 01:00:34 PM

Estonian sounds very stupid to me, cause it's so close to finnish, so it just sounds like some finnish guy has lost his mind and talks just some random gibberish

Hurley · **Reply #19 on:** February 22, 2007, 01:07:52 PM

Haha, I'm sure they feel the same about finnish ;P

Sander · **Reply #20 on:** February 22, 2007, 01:10:59 PM

Hurley, the same goes for Finns... The overflow or üü's and ää's and weird vocal soulutions sounds totally stupid to us, Estonians

ferret · **Reply #21 on:** February 22, 2007, 01:12:16 PM

To me both sound really strange (not back in my Estonian days, tho).

Lights · **Reply #22 on:** February 22, 2007, 01:12:46 PM

Dian, is saya/aku different based on gender of a speaker?

Orkrist · **Reply #23 on:** February 22, 2007, 02:10:15 PM

Quote from: "ferret"

German is fun, especially all the different accents ^^

Haha, I gotta tell that when we were biking in Luxembourg with my family, one French guy thought that we were from Bavaria, because of my mom's German speaking

Hypno, sometimes I still can't help laughing at some Estonian words, because they are written on same way but the meaning is totally different

Right now I can't remember any, but if they come to my mind, I'll come and tell.

And very useful phrase in Finnish: Minulla on krapula. = I have a hangover.

Lol.

Hurley · **Reply #24 on:** February 22, 2007, 02:26:53 PM

Quote from: "Orkrist"

Quote from: "ferret"
German is fun, especially all the different accents ^^

Haha, I gotta tell that when we were biking in Luxembourg with my family, one French guy thought that we were from Bavaria, because of my mom's German speaking

Hypno, sometimes I still can't help laughing at some Estonian words, because they are written on same way but the meaning is totally different Right now I can't remember any, but if they come to my mind, I'll come and tell.

And very useful phrase in Finnish: Minulla on krapula. = I have a hangover.

Lol.

I think the word "home" means government or something similiar in Estonian and it means mould in Finnish. (I don't know if mould is the right word, but you know the stuff when food gets old and starts to get all green and stuff)

Mii · **Reply #25 on:** February 22, 2007, 02:29:09 PM

Quote from: "Orkrist"

And very useful phrase in Finnish: Minulla on krapula. = I have a hangover.

Yes, you can hear that alot.. :lol: But not from me. If you ever caught me drinking, you shall be happy person

Sander · **Reply #26 on:** February 22, 2007, 02:45:51 PM

Home in Estonian is 'kodu'...

And as words having different meanings, 'kull' means eagle in Estonian but I have heard it means dirty stuff in Finnish

Hurley · **Reply #27 on:** February 22, 2007, 02:52:02 PM

Quote from: "Hypno"

Home in Estonian is 'kodu'...

And as words having different meanings, 'kull' means eagle in Estonian but I have heard it means dirty stuff in Finnish

But I wasn't talking about the English "home", but the Estonian and Finnish "home". I just remembered my old teacher saying something like that, but I'm not sure.

And well, "kull" doesn't really mean anything but "kulli" does

Sander · **Reply #28 on:** February 22, 2007, 03:00:01 PM

Well...

I saw an eagle- Ma nägin kulli

Mii · **Reply #29 on:** February 22, 2007, 03:07:16 PM

Quote from: "Hypno"

Well...
I saw an eagle- Ma nägin kulli

Edit: Changet my mind, wont say anything.

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