Showing posts with label German. Show all posts
Showing posts with label German. Show all posts

Monday, June 30, 2008

Good Afternoon In Different Languages

French:
Bon après-midi (France, Quebec Canada)

German:
Guten Tag (Central Europe)
Gu-ëte Tag (spoken) (Zurich Switzerland)
Gu-etä Tag (spoken)(Zurich Switzerland)
Gute Owend (Südhessisch) (Germany)
Dere (Vienna Austria)

Finnish:
Hyvää päivää (Finland)
Päivää (informal) (Finland)

Galician:
Boa tarde (Spain)
Boas tardes (Spain)

Igbo:
Ezigbo efife (Nigeria)
Imela efife (Nigeria)


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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

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Sunday, June 8, 2008

Do You Speak English?

Indonesian:
Apakah anda bisa berbahasa Inggeris? (Indonesia, Suriname)
Bisa bericara bahasa Inggris? (Indonesia, Suriname)
Situ bisa bahasa Inggeris? (Indonesia)
Lu apa bisa ngomong Inggeris? (Indonesia) [informal]
Lu bisa ngomong Inggeris? (informal) (Indonesia)

Irish Gaelic:
An bhfuil Béarla agat? (Ireland)
An féidir leat Béarla a labhairt? (Ireland)
An féidir Béarla a labhairt leat? (Ireland)
An labharann tú Béarla? (Ireland)

Italian:
Parla inglese? (polite) (Cent. Eur., E Africa)
Parli inglese? (informal) (Cent. Eur., E Afr.)
Parlet l'ingles? (Como Northern Italy)

German:
Sprechen Sie Englisch?(polite)(Central Europe)
Sprichst du Englisch? (informal)(Central Europe)
Choend Sie Aenglisch? (spoken)(Zurich Switzerland)
Babbeln Sie Englisch? (Südhessisch)(Germany)

Greek:
Milate Anglika? (Hellenic)(Greece, Cyprus)

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Friday, June 6, 2008

'My Name Is' In Different Languages

Balti:
Nge ming takpo(name)yin. (India, Pakistan)

Croatian:
Zovem se(name) (Croatia, Bosnia)
Ime mi je(name) (Croatia, Bosnia)

Czech:
Jmenuji se(name) (Czech Republic)

Danish:
Jeg hedder(name) (Denmark)
Mit navn er(name) (Denmark)

German:
Ich heiße(name) (Central Europe)
Mein Name ist(name) (Central Europe)
Ich bin(name) (Central Europe)
Ich bin der(name) (Central Europe) [informal]
Min Name isch(name)(surname)(Zurich Switzerland)
Ich bi d'(name)(first name female) (Zurich Switzerland)
Ich bi dae(name)(first name male) (Zurich Switzerland)

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Sunday, May 25, 2008

Hello And Other Greetings

Tagalog:
Kumusta (also means how are you?)
Mabuti (response to kumusta)(fine)
Mabuhay (Long live)
Hoy (informal)

Cebuano:
Kumusta or 'Musta na (also means how are you?)
Maayo, Maayo man (response to kumusta/Musta na)
Mabuhi (Long live)
Oy, Hoy (informal)

Cantonese:
Néih hóu
Neilhou
Lay ho
Ho yat
Ngh on
Jou san

French:
Bonjour (Europe, Africa, Canada)
Salut (Europe, Africa, Canada)

Korean:
Annyong hashimnikka
Annyong haseyo (informal)
Annyong (informal)

Japanese:
Konnichi wa
Maido (Kansai Ben)(Osaka Japan)
Maido ookini
Mokarimakka
Bochi bochi denna (answer)
Ohayo-sama
Konnyeje wa

Swedish:
God dag
Hej (most common)
Hejsan
hallå
Morsning (informal)(Sweden,Finland)
Tja (Sweden)(very informal)
Tjenare
Tjena
Tjabba
Morjens (Finland)

Hawaiian:
Aloha (Hawaii,USA)

Spanish:
Buenos días (Spain)
Hola
Buenos día (Argentina)

Portuguese:
Olá (Portugal, Brazil)
Oi (informal)
Como vai (informal)
Tudo bem (informal)
Tudo bom (informal)

Italian:
Buon giorno (Cent. Europe, E Africa)
Salve (familiar)
Ciao (familiar)

German:
Guten Tag (Central Europe)
Hallo (Central Europe)
Grüß dich (informal) (Central Europe)
Tag (informal)(Central Europe)
Hoi (Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein)
Grüß Gott (Austria, Bavaria, Wurttemburg)
Griass God (in spoken language)(Vienna Austria)
Seavas (in spoken language)(Vienna Austria)
Griass di (in spoken language)(Bavarian Alps)
Griass enk (in spoken language)(Bavarian Alps)
Hallo (Bavarian Alps)
Servus (Southern Bavaria)
Hä (Bairische)
Hää
Griàßdigood
Griàßdi nachà
Moin (Northern Germany)
Moin moin
Griezi (polite)(Basel Switzerland)
Grü-essech (spoken)(Bern Switzerland)
Grü-esdi (spoken) (Bern Switzerland)
Grazi (polite form) (Chur Switzerland)
Gruiazi (polite form)(Chur Switzerland)
Ciao (familiar form)
Grüazi (spoken)(Schaffhausen Switzerland)
Ers Gott (Süd-Tirol/South Tyrol) (Italy)
Guude (Hessisch) (Germany)
Ei guude wie (Südhessisch) (Germany)
Moin
Grüezi (polite)(Zurich Switzerland)
Grueziwohl
Salutti
Hoi (familiar)
Salü (familiar)
Tschau (familiar)
Gu-ëte Tag (spoken)
Gu-etä Tag (spoken)
Hoa (by school kids)
Ha (by school kids)
Tag wohl(old fashioned)
Un (in spoken language)(Saarland)

Arabic:
Marhaba (North Africa, Middle East)
Marhabtayn (response to Marhaba)
Ahalan
Ahalayn (response to Ahalayn)
Es salaam aleikom
Wa aleikom es salaam(response to A salaam aleikom)
Salaam
Ahlen
Ahlan
Ahlayn (response to Ahlan)
Labass (informal)(Algeria)
Ahlan wa sahlan (Egypt)
Ahlan bik (answer by male)(Egypt)
Ahlan biki (answer by female)(Egypt)
Ahlan (Egypt) (answer by group)
Ahlan bikum
Sa'ida (informal((Egypt)
Halaw (informal)(Iraq)
Gowwa (informal)(Kuwait)
Ahlen (Morocco)
Ssalamu 'lekum (Morocco)
Labas (Morocco)

Contributor writers: Theresa and Chuchie

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Thursday, May 22, 2008

Thank You

Tagalog:
Salamat
Maraming salamat (very much)
Maraming maraming salamat (so much)

Cebuano/Visayan:
Salamat
Daghang salamat (very much)
Salamat kaayo (informal)(so much)
Daghan kaayong salamat (so much)

Japanese:
Domo Arigato
Arigato
Arigato gozaimasu (act of thanks not ended)
Arigato gozaimashita (act of thanks has ended)
Dan san(Izumo)
Ookini(Kansai Ben)
Ookini arigatou(Osaka Japan)
Kora doshi(Kumamoto)
Ohkini(Kyo Kotoba)(Kyoto Japan)
Ookini(Shodoshima Japan)
Oshoshina(Tohoku Ben)(northeast Japan)
Nihwee-deebiru[(chinaaguchi)(Okinawa Japan)

Korean:
Kamsahamnida
Komapsumnida

French:
Merci beaucoup
Merci

Hindi:
Shukriya
Danyavad
Dhanyawaad

Hawaiian:
Mahalo
Mahalo nui loa(very much)

Hebrew:
Toda
Toda raba(very much)

Kazakh:
Rahmet

Latin:
Gratia
Gratias
Gratias tibi ago
Gratiam habeo

German:
Danke
Danke schön
Vielen Dank
Dank dir (Central Europe) (informal)
Dankschen(Austria)
Danksche(Bavaria)
Dank schön (Switzerland)
Dankë(Zurich Switzerland)
Dank schön
Merci
Merci villmahl (very much)

Contributor writer: Theresa

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