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Teach me your language I teach you mine

if someone want to know some other words in french just ask
 
I'm pretty darned good at French after taking 5 years.

Here are my favourites:
vaincre (Vahn-krah)-to conquer-I like it because it's horrendously irregular and I annoyed my French teacher.
On ne peut pas tout avoir-You can't have your cake and eat it too!
dessiner-to draw
un saison-season
Il ne faut pas qu'on suit un regime si on mange les repas bons et on fait les activites physiques-It's not necessary to diet if you eat well and exercise.
suivre un regime-to follow a diet, or to diet.
Salut-hello (to people you know, friends, etc.)
Bonjour-hello (to authority people, strangers, parents, teachers, etc.)
Je donne ma longue au chat-The cat's got my tongue!
 
fashion terms in Italian:

moda: fashion
borsa: handbag
portafogli: wallet
borsellino: purse
scarpe: shoes
cappotto: coat
occhiali: glasses
occhiali da sole: shades
stivali: boots
vestito: dress
sandali: sandals
maglione: jumper
camicia: shirt
gonna: skirt
sciarpa: scarf
bracciale: bracelet / bangle
anello: ring
orecchini: earrings
collana: necklace
cappello: hat
 
some expressions:

how are you: come stai
what's your name: come ti chiami
my name is...: mi chiamo...
how old are you: quanti anni hai
I love you: ti amo
how much does it cost: quanto costa
nice to meet you: piacere di conoscerti
would you like something to eat/drink : vorresti qualcosa da bere/mangiare
thank you: grazie
you are welcome: prego
I like this...: mi piace questo/questa
where is: dov'è
where are: dove sono
what time is it: che ore sono
 
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I love this thread!

Welcome - Selamat datang
How are you? - Apa khabar?
My name is ... - Nama saya ...
Thank you - Terima Kasih
You are welcome - Sama-sama
Excuse me - Maafkan saya
 
^i also like this thread ^_^

lets see.. :ermm:

Welcome - bienvenido/a
How are you? - ¿como estás?, ¿que tal estás?, ¿como te encuentras? ..theres a million ways..
My name is ... - me llamo..., mi nombre es...
Thank you - gracias
You are welcome - de nada (or just " 'na " -slang-ish)
Excuse me - disculpe, perdone..

B)
 
I speak Japanese and I have 5 favorite words/phrases to add:
Cool: Sugoi!
I'm speechless!: Kotoba mo nai wa!
Cheers: Kampai
Delicious: Oishii
Crap!: Kuso!!
 
Cool thread!

My language is Afrikaans:

hello: goeiedag
love: liefde
fashion: modes
cool: koel
smile: glimlag
 
Princess_Ayana said:
I speak Japanese and I have 5 favorite words/phrases to add:
Cool: Sugoi!
I'm speechless!: Kotoba mo nai wa!
Cheers: Kampai
Delicious: Oishii
Crap!: Kuso!!

Oh I love oishii too!!
Specially when my granny says it!! It´s so funny!!
 
fashionbutterfly said:
this is the first time i hear about a language called Kreyol!i feeel naive hehe..where is dis language spoken at? nice way of explaining

My boyfreind is Mauritian and he and his family Speak Mauritian Creole..not sure if this is the same as Kreyol..but spelt differentley..i think there is also Jamaican Creole

Here are some words in tagalog (main language in Philippines)..you basically say as you read it

How are you - Kamusta Ka? (Ka-moosta ka)
Where are you going? - Saan ka papunta? (Sah-an ka papoonta)
I love you - Mahal Kita (Ma-hal kiita)
i miss you - Miss na miss kita (miss nah miss kiita)

i don't speak fluent tagalog...but i tried :blush:
 
TaTa said:
My boyfreind is Mauritian and he and his family Speak Mauritian Creole..not sure if this is the same as Kreyol..but spelt differentley..i think there is also Jamaican Creole

Here are some words in tagalog (main language in Philippines)..you basically say as you read it

How are you - Kamusta Ka? (Ka-moosta ka)
Where are you going? - Saan ka papunta? (Sah-an ka papoonta)
I love you - Mahal Kita (Ma-hal kiita)
i miss you - Miss na miss kita (miss nah miss kiita)

i don't speak fluent tagalog...but i tried :blush:

kewl where do they speack mauritian cerole TaTa?

ok newwwwww post from meeee:(this is slang arabic easier to say!!!)
I love you-ana bahebak(for a guy) ana bahebek(for a girl)
i miss you-meshtagatlak(mesh-ta-gat-lak)
you're cute-enta amor(for a guy) ente amora(for a girl):blush:

*i like that word oishii too it kinnda stuck in my brain hehehe*^_^
 
^ They speak Mauritian Creole in Mauritius. off the topic.. but i soooo wanna go there..it's beautiful...
i went to mauritian dance for NYE...the music is mad..very trpoicla and happy type..reminds me of a mix of latin/jamaican.carribean..it's great.....
anways back on topic.....


i think this is a great thread...good way to learn some of the real basic words of another language
 
fashionbutterfly said:
this is the first time i hear about a language called Kreyol!i feeel naive hehe..where is dis language spoken at? nice way of explaining

It's spoken by about 7.5 million people in Haiti. It's also spoken in the US, France, Canada, Dominica (they speak a dialect of our Kreyol), Dominican Republic, St.Martin, St. Martinque, etc...
 
Here is some Kreyol terms:

Hello — Allo [Basically say HELLO minus the H and replace the e with an A]

Good morning — Bonjou [bõN_jou] <---Bon is said like bon bons. Jou is said like shoe.

Good evening — Bonswa [bõswa] <---It might be easier to say it like this: bon SOIR. Soir is said like Noire.

Goodbye — Na wè [nawe] or Nap we [napwe]<---Either one is okay whether you are in a formal or informal setting.

Please — Silvouple [silvuple]<---This one is used mainly in formal settings. The latter is informal. Souple [suple]

Thank you (very much) - Mèsi (bokou) [ Meh-Sea] [Bo-Kou]

How? — There are two words for how in Kreyol. Once you start learning how to put grammatically correct sentences together, you’ll know which one to use. Kijan? or Koman? [komã]<---Not to be confused with Kouman which is used in Kouman ou yele. Both are pronounced the same. Just spelled differently.

Who? — There are two words for who as well. I’ll explain these differences and uses later. Ki moun? or Kiyes? The Ki is pronounced like KEY. Moun is MOON. Yes is YES.

Which? — Ki lès?

Where? — Ki Kote?

When? — Ki lè?

Why? — Pouki(sa)?
 
TaTa said:
^ They speak Mauritian Creole in Mauritius. off the topic.. but i soooo wanna go there..it's beautiful...
i went to mauritian dance for NYE...the music is mad..very trpoicla and happy type..reminds me of a mix of latin/jamaican.carribean..it's great.....
anways back on topic.....


i think this is a great thread...good way to learn some of the real basic words of another language

Great thread!! Sorry to be off topic but, I so agree with you TaTa!! Mauritius is sooooo beautiful!!!!! :wub: And you have a Mauritian bf????? :o Lucky you..... The guy I have a crush on is Mauritian (and sooooo gorgeous)..... :crush:
 
Cool thread. Some language from New Orleans. I myself cannot understand some of the people at times. It is truly a language of its own :lol:

"Yat" ("Where yat?") - Kind of like saying "hello, how are you?"
F'True - Really?
"Lagniappe" (Lan-yap) - Extra
"Cher" - My love
"Beaux Beaux" - a bruise or scrape
"fixin to" - about to
"y'all" - you all

Can't think of any more just yet :P
 
Neo_Classic said:
Here is some Kreyol terms:

Hello — Allo [Basically say HELLO minus the H and replace the e with an A]

Good morning — Bonjou [bõN_jou] <---Bon is said like bon bons. Jou is said like shoe.

Good evening — Bonswa [bõswa] <---It might be easier to say it like this: bon SOIR. Soir is said like Noire.

Goodbye — Na wè [nawe] or Nap we [napwe]<---Either one is okay whether you are in a formal or informal setting.

Please — Silvouple [silvuple]<---This one is used mainly in formal settings. The latter is informal. Souple [suple]

Thank you (very much) - Mèsi (bokou) [ Meh-Sea] [Bo-Kou]

How? — There are two words for how in Kreyol. Once you start learning how to put grammatically correct sentences together, you’ll know which one to use. Kijan? or Koman? [komã]<---Not to be confused with Kouman which is used in Kouman ou yele. Both are pronounced the same. Just spelled differently.

Who? — There are two words for who as well. I’ll explain these differences and uses later. Ki moun? or Kiyes? The Ki is pronounced like KEY. Moun is MOON. Yes is YES.

Which? — Ki lès?

Where? — Ki Kote?

When? — Ki lè?

Why? — Pouki(sa)?

WOW...this is really interesting...i didn't know there is a language Kreyol.....i'm just starting ot learn a few words of Kreyol.....i guess this is my lesson for the day ^_^ Thanks Neo_Classic :flower: Some of it is very simliar to the Mauritian Creole..i guess they have liek a basic language then it kinda branches out a bit and depending on where your from it differs..am i right..kinda liek a different dialect?
In Philippines they have like a crazy amount of dialects....like 1200 or something..but they all sound really different...like one person will not understand another persona t all if they are speaking a different dialect..it's liek a whole new language
 
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Neo_Classic said:
It's spoken by about 7.5 million people in Haiti. It's also spoken in the US, France, Canada, Dominica (they speak a dialect of our Kreyol), Dominican Republic, St.Martin, St. Martinque, etc...

Thank you for the great info Neo Classic..:flower:

mmmm i like the language it seems a bit french to me isnt it?:huh:

in the middle east we got different accents that seem sooo different youll think its another language.the hardest of them all is the morrocan i cant understand anything coz its a bit of arabic mixed with alooot of french!:rolleyes:
 
Hello —merhaba
Good morning —günaydın
Good evening —iyi akşamlar .
goodbye-güle güle
Thank you _teşekkürler
Welcome - hoşgeldiniz
how are you?-nasılsın?
fashion-moda
model_manken
designer_modacı
i love you-seni seviyorum!
(turkish)
 
Princess_Ayana, I also love oishii!!!:heart:

I'm originally from the Philippines! ^_^

Here's some Tagalog slang:

Cool or Awesome -------astig!
Clique/Group of Friends -barkada
Trouble ----------------dedma
Crazy ------------------praning
 

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