Showing posts with label Irish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Irish. Show all posts

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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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)

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Friday, May 30, 2008

'I Love you' In Different Languages

Iranian:
Mahn doostaht doh-rahm

Irish:
Taim i' ngra leat

Italian:
Ti amo (if it's a relationship/lover/spouse)
Ti voglio bene (if it's a friend, or relative)

Latin:
Te amo
Vos amo
amo te (old Latin)(Ego)(ego, for emphasis)

Thai:
Phom Rak Khun (formal, male to female)
Ch'an Rak Khun (formal, female to male)
Khao Raak Thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)
Phom Rak Khun

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