Showing posts with label Chinese. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chinese. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Good Evening In Different Languages

Chinese:
Maan ngon (Cantonese) (China)

Bulgarian:
Dobar vecher (Bulgaria)

Catalan:
Bona tarda (Andorra, Spain, France)
Bon vespre (Balearic islands)

Croatian:
Dobro veche (eastern Croatia, Bosnia)
Dobra vecher (western Croatia)
Dobar vecher (Croatia, Bosnia)

Dagaare:
Fo zimaane (Ghana, Burkina Faso)
Ye zimaane (Ghana, Burkina Faso)
Zie maangee (Ghana, Burkina Faso)


Subscribe
Add to Technorati Favorites

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Good Morning In Different Languages

Afrikaans:
Goeie môre (Southern Africa)

Albanian:
Mirëmëngjes (Albania, Yugoslavia)

Arabic:
Sabaah al-khayr (N Africa, Middle East)
SabaaH el kheer (Egypt)
SabaaH el nuur (Egypt) [answer]
Sabar el rir (Egypt)
Sabah el-khayr (Lebanon)
Sbah lkhir (Morocco)

Bosnian:
Dobro jutro (Bosnia and Hercegovina)

Chinese:
Jo san (Cantonese) (China)
Zan san (Cantonese) (China)


Subscribe
Add to Technorati Favorites

Thursday, June 26, 2008

'I Love you' In Different Languages

Chinese:
Moi oiy neya
Ngo oi ney (Cantonese)
Wo ai ni (Mandarin)

Albanian:
te dua
te dashuroj

German:
Ich liebe Dich

Bavarian:
I mog di narrisch gern

Subscribe
Add to Technorati Favorites

Saturday, June 14, 2008

'I Don't Understand' In Different Languages

Tagalog:
Hindi ko naintindihan (polite)
Di ko naintindihan (informal spoken)

Cebuano:
Wala ko kasabot (polite)
Wa ko kasabot (informal spoken)
Di ko kasabot (informal spoken)

Chinese:
M-ming bak (Cantonese)(China)
Ngoh m-ming (Cantonese)(China)
Ngoh m-ming bak (Cantonese)(China)

Japanese:
Wakarimasen (Japan)
Wakaranai desu (polite)(Japan)
Wakaranai (informal spoken)(Japan)
Wakannai (informal spoken)(Japan)
Wakannee (informal spoken)(Japan)
Wakaran (informal spoken)(Japan)
Wakarahen (Kansai Ben)(Kansai, Osaka Japan)
Wakarehen (Kansai Ben)(Kansai, Osaka Japan)
Wakaran (Kansai Ben)(Kansai, Osaka Japan)

Korean:
Morugessumnida (Korea)
Jal morugessumnida (Korea)
Jonun ihe haji mot-hagesseumnida (formal polite)(Korea)
Mollayo (informal)(Korea)
Molla (very informal) (Korea)

Subscribe
Add to Technorati Favorites

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

How are you?

Albanian:
Si jeni? (Albania)
Si je? (informal)(Albania)
Mirë (fine)(Albania)
Mirë faleminderit (fine thank you) (Albania)
Si ja kaloni? (Albania)

Arabic:
Kif Haalak? (to man) (Middle East)
Kif Haalik? (to woman) (Middle East)
Wach rak? (Algeria)
Izzayak? (to a man)(Egypt)
Izzayik? (to a woman)(Egypt)
Izzayukum? (to a group)(Egypt)
Kwayyis ilHamdu lillah (answer by a man) (Egypt)
Kwaysa ilHamdu lillah (answer by a woman)(Egypt)
Kwaysin ilHamdu lillah (answer by a group) (Egypt)
Akhbaarak eh? (Egypt)
Eshlonik? (Kuwait)
Ibkhair (answer)(Kuwait)
Kif el sahha? (Lebanon)
Labas? (Morocco)
Kif Halek? (Morocco)
Labas, barak llahu fik (answer)(Morocco)
Kulshi bikhair? (Morocco)
Bikhayr lHamdu llah (answer)(Morocco)
Ki dayer? (to a man)(Morocco)
Ki dayra? (to a woman)(Morocco)
Ki dayrin? (to a group of people)(Morocco)
Ash khbarak? (informal)(Morocco)
Kifak? (to a man) (Palestine)
Mneeh (answer)(Palestine)
Kifek? (to a woman)(Palestine)
Mneeha (answer)(Palestine)
Shnoowa hawaalik? (informal) (Tunisia)

Bulgarian:
Kak ste? (Bulgaria)
Kak si? (informal)(Bulgaria)
Dobre (fine) (Bulgaria)

Chinese:
Nei ho ma? (Cantonese) (China)
Lei ho ma? (Cantonese) (China)
Ngo gei ho (fine) (Cantonese) (China)
Ni hô ma? (Cantonese) (Hoisan) (China)

Welsh:
Sut mae? (North Wales)
S'mae? (North Wales)
Sut ydych chi? (North Wales)
Sut rydych chi? (North Wales)
Sut 'dach chi? (North Wales)
Sut wyt ti? (informal)(North Wales)
Shwd mae? (South Wales)
Shwmae? (South Wales)
Shwd ych chi? (South Wales)
Da (answer = good)(Wales)
Da iawn (answer = very good)(Wales)
Iawn (answer = fine)(Wales)
Eitha da (answer = quite well)(Wales)
Go dda (answer = quite wel)(Wales)
Gweddol (answer = fairly well)(Wales)

Turkish:
Nasilsiniz? (Turkey)
Nasilsin? (informal)(Turkey)
Nasil gidiyor?(informal)(Turkey)
Iyi (fine) (Turkey)
Çok iyiyim tesekkür ederim (Turkey)


Subscribe
Add to Technorati Favorites

Monday, June 2, 2008

Thank You

Arabic:
Shukran(Middle East, North Africa)
Shukran gazilan (very) (Middle East, North Africa)
Mamnuun (Syria)
SaHHa (North Africa)
El-hamdullah (Morocco) [lit. Praise to Allah]
Barak llahu fik (Morocco)

Irish Gaelic:
Go raibh maith agat (to one) (Ireland, Britain)
Go raibh maith agaibh (to more than one)(Ireland)
Go raibh maith 'ad (Ireland, Britain)
Go raibh mile maith agat (to one )(Ireland, Britain)
Go raibh mile maith agaibh (to more than one) (Ireland)

Indonesian:
Terima kasih (formal) (Indonesia)
Makasih (Indonesia) [informal]
Thanks ya (very informal)(Indonesia)
Trims (slang)(Jakarta Indonesia)

Lithuanian:
Achiu (Lithuania)
Dekoju (Lithuania)
Labai achiu (very much)(Lithuania)
Dekui (Lithuania)
Labai dekoju (Lithuania)
Nuoširdziai dekoju (very sincere) (Lithuania)

Polish:
Dziekuje (Poland)
Dziekujemy (spoken by several people)(Poland)
Dzieki (familiar)(Poland)
Dziynki (Silesia region, Southern Poland)
Dziynkuja (Silesia region, Southern Poland)

Chinese:
Xie xie (Mandarin) (China)
Toa chie(Mandarin) (China)

Malay:
Terima kasih (Malaysia, Brunei)
Terima kasih banyak-banyak (very much) (Malaysia, Brunie)

Subscribe
Add to Technorati Favorites