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    .........? To tell you the truth, I just went on dictionary.com and went to the translation part...

    What to tell me what it means....?

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    no Azrael, i havent used it yet heh heh, and there was me thinking Link was an intellectual! anyways, if u know that translation is bull, could you please tell me the correct way to say it, Az?
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    *hirr* nah, I'm afraid that phrase doesn't make much sense

    pas presque aussi beau que vous = not almost also beautiful as you

    The expression has to be modified when translated, which is a bitch without the entire context. Er, it gets better if you exclude the 'presque'. Depending on the sex of the person you might want to change 'beau' to 'belle' or 'jolie', and if it's for someone you know, you probably want to use 'toi' instead of 'vous'. And you could use 'si' instead of 'aussi' Er, and if you wish to make it grammatically correct you should write n'est pas.

    Much clearer, eh?

    n'est pas si jolie que toi/pas aussi belle que toi etc.

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    thanks mate. i wish id listened to my french classes in school more
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    Quote Originally Posted by Derosian
    Anyway, I know Duetch. Erh that is probably spelled wrong.

    German:
    Langsam=Slowly
    Halt Die Klapper=Shut-up
    Wie Hießt Du?=What are you called?
    Ich Hieße=I am called.
    No problem to help you out - since I'm a native speaker:
    Halt die Klappe - Shut up
    Wie heisst Du? - What are you called?
    Ich heisse - I am called

    And if you like - some other useful phrases:
    Mein Name ist - My name is
    Ich liebe Dich - I love you
    Guten Morgen - Good morning
    Guten Tag - Good day
    Guten Abend - Good evening
    Gute Nacht - Good night
    Dein Lächeln ist wie der erste Sonnenschein an einem Frühlingsmorgen - Your smile is like the first sunshine on a spring morning *g*
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    I can do any spanish...pronuctation, grammer, vocabulary pretty much anything. and i can speak a little japanese...just...not write it. I can do pronucations and some grammer for japanese but again...I can't write it ><.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ToroMor
    No problem to help you out - since I'm a native speaker:
    Halt die Klappe - Shut up
    Wie heisst Du? - What are you called?
    Ich heisse - I am called

    And if you like - some other useful phrases:
    Mein Name ist - My name is
    Ich liebe Dich - I love you
    Guten Morgen - Good morning
    Guten Tag - Good day
    Guten Abend - Good evening
    Gute Nacht - Good night
    Dein Lächeln ist wie der erste Sonnenschein an einem Frühlingsmorgen - Your smile is like the first sunshine on a spring morning *g*
    Just to add to this, these are a few of the words and phrases I came to use during my trip to Heidelberg a few years back.

    -Gebe ich ungefähr fünfzehn Minuten - Could I have about fifteen minutes? (use when needing more time to order at a restaurant or something)
    -Sprechen Sie langsam bitte - Speak more slowly please (used frequently)
    -Ich verstehe das nicht - I don't understand that (also used frequently)
    -Vieleicht - Perhaps
    -Ich weiss nicht - I don't know
    -Ich weiss noch nicht - I don't know yet
    -Ein bisschen - a little (someone asks you if you speak German and you know only so much, just say this to clarify)
    -Willst du einen Glasse Wein - Would you like a glass of wine (I made a lot of friends with this one down at the Schwimmbad XD)
    -Schwansnase (sp?) - ****nose (sorry, funny curse word I picked up ^^)

    ToroMor: I'm gonna have to remember that Spring Morning one. Could make a handy pickup line in a pinch. Heh.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Zaphod Beeblbrx
    Just to add to this, these are a few of the words and phrases I came to use during my trip to Heidelberg a few years back.

    -Gebe ich ungefähr fünfzehn Minuten - Could I have about fifteen minutes? (use when needing more time to order at a restaurant or something)
    -Sprechen Sie langsam bitte - Speak more slowly please (used frequently)
    -Ich verstehe das nicht - I don't understand that (also used frequently)
    -Vieleicht - Perhaps
    -Ich weiss nicht - I don't know
    -Ich weiss noch nicht - I don't know yet
    -Ein bisschen - a little (someone asks you if you speak German and you know only so much, just say this to clarify)
    -Willst du einen Glasse Wein - Would you like a glass of wine (I made a lot of friends with this one down at the Schwimmbad XD)
    -Schwansnase (sp?) - ****nose (sorry, funny curse word I picked up ^^)

    ToroMor: I'm gonna have to remember that Spring Morning one. Could make a handy pickup line in a pinch. Heh.
    Hey Zapho this is really good German. Just some minor mistakes:

    -Gebe ich ungefähr fünfzehn Minuten - Could I have about fifteen minutes? (use when needing more time to order at a restaurant or something)
    >Kann ich noch fünfzehn Minuten haben? "Gebe" means the opposite, like "I give you 15 minutes"

    -Vieleicht - Perhaps
    >Vielleicht (double l)

    -Willst du einen Glasse Wein - Would you like a glass of wine (I made a lot of friends with this one down at the Schwimmbad XD)
    >Glas (single s)

    -Schwansnase (sp?) - ****nose (sorry, funny curse word I picked up ^^)
    >Schwanznase (with z) - Schwanz means d*ck

    Btw I live in the area where Heidelberg is located. About 1,5 hours car drive to the south.
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    It seems there are no Filipinos here. If you need to translate any Philippine dialect, I (and a friend who will join here soon) might be able to help.

    Japanese? I think we can buy that. ^^

    Here's a sample.

    Kumusta na kayong lahat?

    It means, "How are you?", "How's your day", etc. ^^

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    I am currently studying Japanese and French at school ,and have the choice of going to France to stay with a host family, or going to Japan with a tour group

    I am better with French than Japanese, and would like to know if anyone has been two one/both of these countries, and whether or not they found it hard to communicate while they were there

    PS: Laine, boku-wa isn't used by girls, but by boys

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    I've been to France for numerous times. I learned French for about 5-6 years and I found it quite difficult to communicate. It's always advisable to have someone there who can show you around and help you with the language. And be prepared that the French people refuse to speak other languages even if they are able to.

    I'm currently learning Japanese but still on a bloody noob level. My sensei told me that it is difficult to communicate in Japan and that English is less helpful than you may think. I wasn't there for myself though.
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    I've always known that English was useless . . . and I've spoken it for my entire life.

    Ich sprech' eine bisschen Deutsch also. My teacher only teaches us a little slang, so I probably wouldn't make it in Germany for long. How do you make the umlaut with an American keyboard?

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    Quote Originally Posted by priority7
    ...Ich sprech' eine bisschen Deutsch also. My teacher only teaches us a little slang, so I probably wouldn't make it in Germany for long. How do you make the umlaut with an American keyboard?
    If you have any questions just ask, I'm a native speaker and can help you. For the umlauts - just look them up in an (extended) ASCII table and type Alt-xxx (xxx=decimal ASCII Code), like e.g. Alt-142 for 'Ä'.
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    Lo and Behold, For I am The New Christ
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    Man, you guys are lucky that you get to speak/learn German

    My school is the only one in Melbourne that doesn't learn Germany. AaagggggHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

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    Psh, my school is the only school in town...all we have is Spanish, and to think...if I hadn't moved, I'd be taking Japanese...

    Anyways, two things that confuse me with Japanese is grammar and when to use what word, since many words mean the same thing...it's just confusing, I guess I'll learn by example for the two weeks while I'm in Japan...I'll be staying with host families.

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    Lucky you. My old high school only taught Spanish or Latin. Both very useful in America, (The latter for doctor wanna-bes) but who said it has to be useful? Anybody know Klingon or Elvish? Queyna dialect preferably for the latter?
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    Spanish, a little latin, and l337 are my languages.

    And of course English, but it's doubtful many are going to need help with that.

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    How can you speak 1337 ?

    anyways, I can speak:

    -Latin
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    -Dutch (very good)
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    -English (of course)
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    This thread seems to be a bit dead...

    I can speak fluent english (Doubt anyone needs it though) and quite a bit of Korean. Don't even ask what my Japanese vocabulary consists of...

    I need a bit of help, would anyone who actually knows the language tell me how Japanese grammer is shaped? And if the noun and verbs change in any way in a situation, I'd appreciate help with that too.

    For the people who need to learn Korean from way back in page 1 or 2...

    Korean Grammer 101
    (ShinRa is not responible for language and translation errors, divorces, or any other sort of problem pertaining to this tut)

    Korean grammer is shaped completely different from english, so english will be of little use in that aspect. English does not have many sounds that Korean does either. In other words, screw english.

    The phrase "An young ha seh yo" (Rough pronounciation) translated means "Hello", "Hi", etc in a formal manner. (yo at the end of a phrase shows respect, formalality, or in conversation with an elder)

    Direct translations give us this: Hello (respectfully or to an elder)

    That wasn't so hard, now was it? Now for sentences.

    Om ma, on jeh bap mu guh yo?

    You should be able to realize off the bat that it's to an elder. Loosely translated, it means "Mom, when are we eating?" (formal, etc)

    Directly, it means "Mom, when food (we) eat?" (formal, etc)

    Many times, the direct noun, in this case Mom, comes first. The first verb follows, sometimes showing time. The secondary noun follows, and the secondary verb comes after that.

    Let's look at another sentence format.

    Bab ga dehgeh mashise se ke yo. (Don't kill me; this is about the roughest pronounciation you'll ever see)

    Loose translation- The food looks wonderful! (Formal, etc)
    Direct- Food (does, is) very good seems. (formal, etc)

    Again, the direct noun is first, then the first verb, but the secondary verb changes. Let's look at it from another viewpoint.

    The direct noun usually goes first, then the first verb. Adjectives are inserted in between nouns and verbs. Things of the same class (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, etc) rarely touch.

    So that's Korean 101. Please don't kill me for my numerous pronounciation errors and NEVER EVER use my pronounciations. You can add, edit, change, etc to this post to make it as accurate as possible.

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    Im fluent in english as it is my native language... being from England and that!

    Anyways I also know...
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    I know two or three words of greek and spannish so pleasedont ask me about either of those!
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    Any japanese guides?

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    I only know English fluently, sometimes I can't even speak that correctly lol.
    I know a bit of German because I learned a fair amount in high school, I forget most of it though. It would be nice to learn more of it because it is a handly language to learn. I have always wanted to learn Japanese but there were no choices of languages to learn at school, only German. I'm not complaining though, Germany is a lovely place and the Geman's have a lovely language!

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    I am learning Norwegian as I plan to move there in a few years, but I have kind of lost it as I haven't had somebody to practise with besides darkVIVI. Anyway if anybody is interested then here is a good site. I also wouldn't mind learning Japanese, Japan is the only really interesting Asian country, and they have heaps of interesting shows and games that don't get released to the rest of the world.

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    I have about a 4th year study proficiency in Japanese and a 3rd year in Spanish. I also can speak a good amount of french, spelling and grammar is what gets me. Writing it is always harder. That goes for any other language. And then I have basic conversation skills in American Sign Language.

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    This thread seems really dead...shame it looks as though it would come in handy. Maybe someone will see this post and start posting again on it. I have a question. I have been learning Spanish at school for 2 years now. I am currently doing Spanish at GCSE.

    Could anyone write out a small list of everyday simple phrases that would be used. For example; Lo siento, that kind of thing. Thanks, it would come in handy and save me some time.
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    Quote Originally Posted by zell_dincht0808
    I have been learning Spanish at school for 2 years now. I am currently doing Spanish at GCSE.

    Could anyone write out a small list of everyday simple phrases that would be used. For example; Lo siento, that kind of thing. Thanks
    yeah i can do that.. sorta. but if youve been doing spainish for 2 years, why do you need a list?

    i figure a lotta people know some spainish just cause of immigration and such. or spainglish. so here goes.

    hola - hello

    adios - good bye.

    si - yes

    no - no

    me gusta - i like

    no me gusta - i don't like

    muy - very

    espanol - spainish

    anaranjado - orange

    verde - green

    azul - blue

    perro - dog

    rojo - red

    blanco - white

    negro - black

    rosado - pink

    no me gusta el clase de espanol, muy mal, anarjado, grr. - i dont like spainish class, it's very bad, i'm angry, grr.

    (long story behind that one.)

    umm. yeah, thats it for now, i'll add some phrases maybe tomorrow..

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