Copyright 1995-2008 Mark T. Shirey
Hello! Ahoij! Hej! Hallo! Hola! Oi! Aloha! Hyvää päivää! Bonjour! Ciao, Salve! Salvete! Yia sou, kalimera! Konnichiwa! Merhaba! Dzien dobry! Dobar den! Privet! Nee How! Loi Ho! G'day! Guten Tag! Sabah el kheir! Zdravo! Ho Bo! Shalom! Mabuhay! Magandang araw! Goddag! Buna zuia! Anyong haseyo! Tansi! Ellohay! Hi hi hi! Sup? Kia ora! Parev! Szia! Vozdra! Jambo! Shumai! Maayong buntag! Gruezi! Jaimahsey! Tashi delek! Gruezi!
I've collected these words and phrases from chatting and a little research.
Additions/corrections are welcome.
The lines that start with "U - " are translations of the sentence,
"Unfortunately, I only know a few words of [language]".
Some fun languages sites are Travlang.com and Slanguage.com.
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---------------------- Afrikaans ----------------------------
hello - hallo
thank you - dankie
goodbye - totsiens
I love you - Ek het jou lief
Unfortunately - Ongelukkig ken êk net n paar afrikaanse woorde.
--------------------- Arabic ----------------------------
Hello - sabah el kheir
How are you - keefak (very lebanese)
thanks - choucran
goodbye - ila el lika
Welcome - Ahlan
Hello - marhaba
Goodbye - ma'asalam
---------------------- Australian ----------------------------
crap - bog
yorga - "women" in aboriginal Noongan (Noonga tribe in SW Aus)
nong - a nice but silly person
---------------------- Bosnian ----------------------------
hello - vozdra
thanks - hvala
---------------------- Bulgarian ----------------------------
hello - Bulgarian - dobar den / dobar vecher
hello - Russian - dobrii den, privet, spasibo
thank you - blagodarya in Bulgarian, blagadariu - in Russian
bye - dovizdane in Bulgarian - dasvidanya in Russian
hi - privet (privjet?)
bye - poka
good evening - dobrij vecher
glad to see you - rad tebya videt
Yes - da
Great - khorosho
Yasno - I understand ("as I understand?")
U - K sozhaleniyu ya znayu vsego neskolko slov po-Rousski
---------------------- Catalan ----------------------------
good day - bon dia
good luck - bona sort
sweet lady - noia maca
U - desgraciadament conec poques paraules en catala.
Thank you - gracies, merces
---------------------- Chinese ----------------------------
Mandarin Chinese ----------
Hello - Nee How, or Ni Hau - "you good"
Goodbye - Zai Jain
Good morning - zoa an
Xia Xia wa hern how.
I'm fine, how are you - Wo hen hao, ni ne.
Thanks - xie xie
You're welcome - bu keqi
Cantonese ----------
Hello - Loi Ho
Goodbye - Zoi Jin
Thanks - toh zhe (or: mm koi)
U - Mm ho yee si; gnor ching hai sic siu siu chung mun.
U - mm ho yee si; ngor jing hai sek siu siu zhung mun (says "aam")
Singlish -------
you well/ok? - lu ho
Ok, you? Busy? - Ge ho, nah? Mong mm mong.
afraid to lose, everyone wants to be number one - Kiasu
oh dear/eee yikes/good grief/etc. - alamak (Malay expression adopted into singlish)
Hokkien ------------
[you] good/ok? - ho bo
don't care about anything - bochap
---------------------- Cree ----------------------------
Hello - Tansi
How are you - E isi ayayan
Good - Miyweyittam
I'm glad - Miyosiw
Thank-you ("You make me happy") - Nanaskomow-pakitinasuwim
---------------------- Croatian ----------------------------
Hello - zdravo
Thanks - hvala ti
Bye - zbogom ("with god")
No problem - nema problema
U - Nazalost, ja znam samo nekoliko rijeci na Hrvatskom.
---------------------- Czech (see Sloveniiaann below) -------------------------
hello - ahoij
yes - ano
of course - Samozrejme
pity - Skoda!
boyfriend/girlfriend - milenec/milenka
I don't know - Nevim
Mam pravdu?
--------------------- Danish (Denmark) ----------------------------
Hallo - Hej, goddag
Goodbye - farvel
U - Jeg taler uheldigvis ikke dansk.
Thanks - tak
good day - God dag
well done - godt gået
good luck - held og lykke
Sweet Lady - Sød dame
Ice-cream - is
--------------------- Dutch (Netherlands'' Nederlandse) ----------------------
Cheers - proost, op jezelf, skol
U - Jammer genoeg ken ik maar een paar nederlandse woorden.
There are many Dutch people here - Er er zijn er hier anders zat
hello - hallo
good luck - veel geluk
bye - dag, tot ziens! salukes
Thank you - Bedankt!
You're welcome - Graag gedaan
sweet guy - lieve jongen
sweet lady - lieve dame
turn signal - pinker (pinkertje = little pink
are you from Holland - kom jij uit nederland
far out - te gek
that's a good one - dat is een goede
I am from Suriname - nee maar uit suriname
Little duck - eendje
Geek - doetje
fun - lol
Dag, hou je taai...
Instead of "It's all Greek to me", Dutch people say:
It sounds like chinese - dat klinkt als chinees
Or "I dont even get a iota of this" - ik snap er geen iota van
Or "Dat ist koeterwaals voor mij"
(b.van.bezooijen@chello.nl writes: It means unintelligeable language.
The word is not derived from the word 'koe' (cow) but from the
Flemisch word 'koeter', small farmer (Cf. Dutch 'keuterboer', small
farmer). 'Waals' means 'Wallon language', i.e. French. The high status
French speaking could not or would not understand Flemish, and the
French those 'koeters' produced was unintelligeable to them. Hence
'koeterwaals', the inconprehensible result of a Flemish farmer trying
to speak French.)
engineer - ingenieur
At least I don't have a cow's brain! -
Nee, Maar ik heb teminste geen KOEIVERSTAND!
Monique: Do you know what Amsterdam means? It was built around the
13th century as a very small fishing village with only wooden houses
located near the Amstel River. It was only in the 17th century that
Amsterdam started to get any economical meaning, the golden age,
when the Dutch started to explore the world and their trade with the
east, we still have all these beautfil building of these rich in the
center, at the channels, big big houses, they are all monuments now,
the whole center of Amsterdam.
---------------------- Ebonics ----------------------------
hello - Sup?
---------------------- Egyptian Arabic ----------------------------
---------------------- Esperanto ----------------------------------
Saluton cxiu!
Thank you - por diras
That is good - Tio estas bona
Till we meet again - Gxis la revido
Cxu vi parolas esparanton.
No I do not speak Esperanto, I speak English -
Mi ne parolas esperanton. Mi parolas bone la anglan linguon.
Bunu anlayan?
--------------------- Estonian -----------------
[related to Finnish and Hungarian, Fino-Uralgic languages]
I love you - Mina armastan sind.
U - Kahjuks ma tean ainult mõnda sõna eesti keeles.
Kahjuks ma tean ainult vähe sõnu eesti keeles
Vabandage, ma ei räägi eesti keelt.
--------------------- Filipino (Phillipinneess) / Tagalog --------------
mabuti - I'm fine
I think you're a dandy dude - mabuhay ang patay sa calamba
Ka pai
hello - mabuhay
I love you - mahal kita
How are you - kumusta ka
Good -
Bye - palaam
U - Pasensiya ka na kaunti lang ang alam kong salitang tagalog
Thank you - salamat
You're welcome - walang ano man
Suvano language:
Hello - Maayong buntag
Tagalog:
Toobig - water
--------------------- Finnish (Suomea) ----------------------------
good day/afternoon - hyvää päivää
from Finland - suomesta
U - ikävä kyllä en osaa sonoa kuin pari sanaa suomea
University town in central Finland - Jyväskylä
I agree - Niinpä
Osaatko hyvinkin Suomea?
Cheers! - kippis!
yes - kylla - KEWla
no - ei - AYi
please - olkaa hyvä - oalka HEWva
thank you - kiitos - KEEtoss
good morning - hyvää huomenta
good afternoon - hyvää päivää
good night - hyvää yötä
good-bye - näkemiin
great - hienoa
see you later - pikaisiin näkemiin
I'm very pleased to meet you. - Hauska tutustua.
How are you? - Mitä kuuluu?
Beautiful and difficult - kaunis ja vaikea
Very well, thank you - Erittäin hyvää, kiitos.
And you? - Enta: teille?
Fine - Kiitos hyvää
Excuse me - Anteeksi
Where? - Missä?
Where is...? - Missä on...?
spring/summer/autumn/winter - kevät/kesä/syksy/talvi
What? - Mikä?
Do you speak English? - Puhutteko englantia?
bad - huono
0 - nolla 1 - yksi 2 - kaksi 3 - kolme 4 - nelja: 5 - viisi 6 - kuusi
7 - seitsema:n 8 - kahdeksan 9 - yhdeksa:n 10 - kymmenen
Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! - Hyvää joulua! Onnellista uuta vuotta!
Cheers/Prost! - - kippis -
U - Valitettavasti osaan vain vähän suomea
HURleken GURleken
yesterday/today/tomorrow - eilen/tänään/huomenna
morning/afternoon/evening/night - aamupäivä/iltapäivä/ilta/yö
Mina ainakin puhun hyvin !!!
--------------------- Flemish ----------------------------
hello - ela
thank you - bedanktjes
bye - slukes
U - tspitme, kweet alleen e paar woordekes int vlaams
--------------------- French (Francais) ----------------------------
happy birthday - bon anniversaire
how are you -
understand = pige
ok = daccodac, dac
peutetre - perhaps
it's a pity - c'est dommage
welcome - bienvenue
j'ai jamais vu un drole de mec comme toi avant
good luck - bonne chance
peace - paix
how are you? - comment ca va?
good bye - au revoir
you're welcome - De rien
hi all - bonjour tou le monde
U - Malheureusement, Je connais un tres peu mots en francais.
What a bother, but I can help you. - Dommage, mais je peux vous aider
On voit beaucoup de pains dans la boulangerie. (You see many loaves of bread in the bakery.)
Il y a beaucoup de fleurs dans la vallée. (There are many flowers in the valley).
Tous les chatteurs sont differents (Every chatter is different).
- Tous les chatteurs sont differents
On voit beaucoup de pains dans la boulangerie Il y a beaucoup de fleurs dans la vallée … Tous les chatteurs sont differents
Been around - au fait (like "ofay"?)
I think therefore I am - Je pense donc je suis
--------------------- German (Deutsch) ----------------------------
hello - tag! (short for good day, guten tag)
how are you - wie bist du? (wie sind Sie?)
good day, how goes it! - guten tag! wie gehts!
U - Leider kenne ich wenig worte auf Deutsch.
thanks - danke, danke sehr
bye, until I see you again - Tchüss! Auf Weidersehen!
Ich studiere Deutsch seit zwei Semestern an der Penn State Univers.
Ich erkunde, Dein Deutsch ist nicht schlecht.
Wie lange hast Du diese gelernt?
Ich glaube, du wuerdest mir gut folgen, nicht war?
Dein Kenntnis, wie klein ist der?
Wenn hier einer schuld ist, dann immer nur der Computer.
Auf Wiedersehen. Tchüss.
Die Welt ist alles was Zerfall ist.
Fuer die Raupe ist es das Ende der Welt,
Fuer den Rest der Welt ist es ein Schmetterling.
Fakisch German:
Ich bin lernen die fakisch German from die buch
"Alice in Wunderbarland". Es ist much funnisch und
bin sounden almost likisch die real German.
--------------------- Greek ----------------------------
hello - kalimera, yia sou
hello, goodbye - YIA SOU
good luck - kali tihi
thanks - EFHARISTO, euxaristo
you're welcome - Parakalo
hello, how are you? - Ti kaneis? ("teekenesh")
Hello all - Geia sas
fine - Kala
U - Distixos ksero mono merikes lexis sta ellinika.
WOW! - OX!
Spinach pie - spano kopita
Cheese pie - tiro (?) kopita
help - voithia
idiot - malaka
good afternoon/evening - kalispera
good morning - proi (kalimera?)
you're welcome - Tipota
you are very beautiful - ise poli omorfi
happy - opa
no - oxi
my little one - moro mou
LOGIC=LOGIKI, WORD=LEKSI, LOVE=AGAPI.
- ta'xei xasei
Koine greek = biblical greek (2k yrs ago)
Goo-nay = woman
Ancient Greek ------------
Strong - alkis (now a name "Alkis")
--------------------- Hebrew ----------------------------
hello/goodbye - shalom
U - L'tsa 'ari, an lo m'daber ivrit.
thanks - todah, toadah rabah
please/you're-welcome - b'vakasha
Sweet Lady - Ma'tok G'veret
You're welcome - Eyn be adma
--------------------- Hindi ----------------------------
hello - namaste
how are you - aap kaisa hai
good bye - namaste
sweet (food) - mita
Sweet (nice) Lady - ucchi auruth
Male - mard
You are a very nice woman - aap bahut ucchi auruth hai
literally (respectfully, very nice woman you-is)
thank-you - shukriya
love - pyar me - hum you - tum
I love you - Tumse pyar karte ha (I love you is)
I cannot speak in Hindi - Mai Hindi mey bath nahi kar sakta hoo.
Me tumse pyar karti hu
--------------------- Hungarian ----------------------------
hello - szia (cia)
bye - szia (cia)
thanks - köszönöm
you're welcome - szivesen
U - sajnos csak néhány szót tudok magyarul
--------------------- Icelandic ----------------------------
"Þ" and "Ð" are Icelandic characters
(didn't know there was such a thing as "Icelandic"),
and reportedly Ð is Turkish and Serbian and Croatian, too.
---------------------- Iban (AURORA studiieess it in Malay)
Iban is the major tribe in Malaysian state of Sarawak
---------------------- Irish / Welsh / Sccootttish / Gaelic -------
Cymraeg = Welsh (Celtic Language)
Scottish Gaeilic, Irish Gaeilge, Manx (Isle of Mann) and Cornish are
"C-Celtic" languages and are also almost the same.
Welsh (Cymraeg) and Bretton (in NW France) are "Y-Celtic" languages
and are practically the same.
Hello - dia duit, haigh (hey)
U - Bronach, nil ach couple focail gaeilge agam..
(Unfortunately, none but a couple of words irish with me..)
I have sadness on me - Ta bron orm
yourself - tu fein
myself - me fein
ourselves - sinn fein
Ireland = Eire
I'm from Ireland - Is as eireann mé
Irish Bus - Bus Eireann
I'm Irish - Eireanach Mé
goodbye - slán
how are you - Conas ta tu?
Slainte naoimh
How - Cona
100,000 welcomes - caed mille failte
thank-you - go raibh maith agat
you're welcome - tá fáilte romhat
I'm fine, how are you? - go raibh maith agat, taim go maith
Praise youth and she'll come on. (Kick her in the backside and she'll
fall.) - Mol an óige agus tiocfaidh sí. (Buail sa tóin í agus titfidh
sí.)
4 past tenses - it happened, it's after happening, it's nearly
after happening, it has happened
Welsh -----
hello - Failte, shumai
Olde English --------------
Hello / Listen up - Hewte (JRR Tolkein used it to start his classes)
--------------------- Italian (Italia) ----------------------------
hello - ciao, salve
I am sorry not to speak italian - Mi dispiace di non parlare italiano.
U - Purtroppo, conosco soltanto alcune parole di italiano.
Not bad, man! - pero niente male
bathroom - bagno (euphemism)
beautiful - bella (male is bello)
culture/intelligence/persona - "cultura"
evening - sera
good grief - misericordia
good luck - buona fortuna
I love you - Ti amo
loved one - innamorati (in-love) or amanti (lovers)
Merry Christmas - Buon Natale
my love - mia/mio amore
mysterious woman - Donna misteriosa
no - no
peace - pace
thank you - grazie, tante grazie
welcome - benvenuto (for a male), benvenuta (for a female)
yes - si
I am sorry not to speak italian - Mi dispiace di non parlare italiano
I am not fortunate - Io non sono fortunato
Do you know only this question - Conosci solo questo
--------------------- Japanese (Nihongo) ---------------------------
Japanese people - Nihonjin
Yes - hai
good bye - sayonara
good evening - konbanwa
hello - konnichiwa
thank you - arigatou
good morning - ohiogozaimasu
greetings - mush mushi
Please may I ask your name? - Anata no na wo oshiete kudasai masuka?
Sumimasen kedo, Nihongo wa sukoshi dake shika shirimasen.
how are you? - O genki desu ka?
1 2 3 4 - ichi, ni, san, shi
little bit - sukoshi
naughty - warui
stupid - bakatore
cussword - shinjimai
good afternoon - Konnichiwa
Watasi no na ha T,Kazu desuyo.
Zipper company - Yoshida Kogyo Kabushibaisha (YKK)
Anatano Nihongo wa Very Nice desu!!
Wonder - FUSIGI
Bluesky - AOZORA
Gomai nasi
ok - Daijobu
--------------------- Klingon ----------------------------
Koplah - cheers
--------------------- Korean ----------------------------
hello - ON-yung, ahn-young, anyong haseyo
good - JOO-tah
beer - MOCK-joo - mekjoo
thank-you - go-MOB-dah
beautiful woman - meeny-DAH - mee-in-ida - mian hamnida
beautiful person - mee-in
she is - ida
--------------------- Latin ----------------------------
hello - salvete
bye - ave
friend - amicus/amica
thanks - gratium
thank you friend - gratias, amica mea (fem)
in situ - in place
mirabile visu - wonderful to behold
om mani padme
now we should drink - nunc bibendum est
--------------------- Macedonian ----------------------------
hello - zdravo
--------------------- Malay (Bahasa Indonneessia dan Malaysia) & Indonesian ----------
Hello - Halo
Thank You - Terima Kasih
Goodbye - Selamat Tinggal
cool - hebat
you're welcome - kembali
see ya - sampai jumpa
U - malangnya, saya hanya tahu beberapa perkataan melayu.
Hello - Hello
Til we meet again - sampa jumpa lagi
Good luck - semoga berjaya
Good morning - Selamat pagi
You - kamu
Me - saya
Intellectual - minda
How are you - Apa Khabar
Fine - Baik
Thank You - Terima kasih
You're welcome - sama-sama (same-same), Terima kasih kembali
Bye - Selamat Tinggal
Why - Kenapa When - bila like - suka happy - gembira
I'm happy to be here - Saya gembira untuk berada di sini.
Awak dari mana - where are you from
Don't bluff - jangan tipu
Where did you learn the Malay language -
Dari mana awak belajar bahasa Melayu
Hello. Selamat pagi, kamu. Selamat pagi buat(for) kamu juga (also) .
good bye - selamat tinggal (tinggal = stay)[said by person leaving]
bon voyage - selamat jalan (jalan = journey) [said by person staying]
The word "selamat" is used in most greetings in Bahasia Malayu.
By itself, it means "congratulations," but when combined with other
Bahasa words, the combination becomes a common greeting.
selamat datang = welcome (datang = come)
selamat pagi = good morning (pagi = morning until 11 AM)
selamat siang = good afternoon (siang = afternoon from 11 AM to 3 PM)
selamat sore (so-ray) = good afternoon (sore = 3 PM until nightfall)
selamat malam = good evening (malam = after dark)
selamat tidur = good night (tidur = sleep)
Malays often shorten phrases or words by leaving out some of the words.
Often you'll hear just "pagi" or "siang," without the "selamat" tacked
on in the beginning, similar to the shortened "g' morning" or "mornin'"
in English. Although Bahasa is for the most part a phonetic language,
you'll hear some slurring on very common words: selamat, for instance,
will more often be sla-MAT than SE-la-mat. Such slurring (and the use
of heavy duty slang) is more common among the Indonesians than among
the Malaysians.
Apa khabar = How are you? ("what's the news?" Apa=what, khabar=news)
Respond to someone's "Apa khabar?" with "Khabar baik" or "Baik baik."
Both phrases mean "I'm fine." "Baik" is also the word for "good."
Goodbye - Mari. Saya pergi dulu. "Excuse (me). I - go - first"
To say good-bye more informally, Malays use the phrase
Sampai jumpa lagi - "until we meet again / see you later
Common in Indonesia is "da-da," from Dutch, like "bye-bye"
It is not advisible to use this term in Malaysia because
it also means "illegal drugs," which are very dangerous to possess.
*** Thanks to Bill, YDerwydd@aol.com, for much of this info.
Iban -------
Name - nama
News - berita
How are you - nama berita (what is the name of the news?)
--------------------- Maltese ----------------------------
hello - hello
thanks - grazzi
U - Sfurtunatament, naf biss ftit kliem bil- malti.
Bye - sahha
G'night - il lejl it-tajjeb
Good - tajjeb
--------------------- Maori (New Zealand)) --------------------------
hello - kia ora
how are you - e pai ana koe
bye - E noho ra
--------------------- Nadsat (from Clockwwoorrk Orange) --------------
hello - hi hi hi
apology - appy polly loggy
friend - droog
god - bog
speak - govoreet
--------------------- Nepali ----------------------------
hello - jaimahsey
hello (buddhist) - tashi delek
thank you - danubat
friend - sati
my - mero
your - tapaico
--------------------- Norwegian ----------------------------
hello - hallo
good luck - lykke til
i love you - jeg elsker deg
du skal ikke selge skinnet før bjøren er skutt - don't sell the pelt before you have shot the bear.
Thank you very much - Tusen takk
Welcome - Velkommen
How are you - Hvordan går det (med deg)
Hi - Hei
Glad to see you - Det gleder meg å se deg
Great - Stor
I am great - Det går kjempebra
Giant - Kjempe
Yes - Ja
No - Nei
I understand - Jeg skjønner / forstår
I don't understand - Jeg skjønner / forstår ikke
I don't know - Jeg vet ikke
Of course - Ja selvfølgelig
I agree - Jeg er enig
I disagree - Jeg er uenig
Good morning - God morgen
Good day (hello) - God dag
Good evening - God kveld / aften
Good night - God natt
Good-bye - Ha det bra
Where is... - Hvor er...
Do you speak Norwegian/English - Snakker du norsk/engelsk
It's a pity - Det er synd
I am sad - Jeg er lei meg
I don't speak Norwegian/English - Jeg snakker ikke norsk/engelsk
How much does it cost - Hva koster det
My name is - Jeg heter
To the left/right - Til venstre/høyre
Sorry / exuse me - Unnskyld / unnskyld meg
--------------------- Persian ----------------------------
hello - khush waktam
U - Kammi az zebaane farsi medunum.
thank you - mamnun
are you well - haal e shoma khube
I'm well - khubum
bye - khudahafiz
--------------------- Polish ----------------------------
cheers - na zdrowie!
curse - Psia krew cholera.
good luck - powodzenia or najlepszego
hello - dzien dobry
it's horrible weather - Dzis jest okropna pogoda.
Thank you and same to you - Dziekuje nawzajem
Thank you - dzienkuje
Sweet Lady - Slodka pani or Slodka dziewczyna
Thank you very much - Dzienkuje bardzo
Unfortunately - Niestety
Welcome - Witaj
How are you - Jak sie masz or Co slychac
Thanks - Dzieki
Hello - Witaj or Czesc
Glad to see you - Ciesze sie ze cie widze
Great - Swietnie or Wspaniale
Yes - Tak
No - Nie
I understand - Rozumiem
I don't understand - Nie rozumiem
good luck - Powodzenia
No problem - Nie ma problemu or Bez problemu
I don't know - Nie wiem
Of course - Oczywiscie or Jasne
I agree - Zgadzam sie
I disagree - Nie zgadzam sie
Good morning - Dzien dobry
Good afternoon - Dzien dobry
Good night - Dobranoc
Good evening - Dobry wieczor
Good-bye - Do zobaczenia
Excuse me - Przepraszam
Where is... - Gdzie jest...
Do you speak English - Mowisz po angielsku
It's a pity - Przykro mi or Wspolczuje
I don't speak polish - Nie mowie po polsku
How much does it cost - Ile to kosztuje
My name is - Nazywam sie
To the left/right - W lewo/prawo
I'm looking for.... - Szukam....
Niestety, ale tylko znam pare slowek po Polsku
Wszystkiego Najlepszego w 1997 Roku!
--------------------- Portuguese (Portuguujjss) -------------------------
hello - oi or ola?
U - infelizmente, apenas conheco algumas palavras em portugues
U - Infelizmente, so' conhec,o algumas palavras em portugue^s
good luck - boa sorte
speak - falo
thank you - muito obrigado
sou um otario
SOB - feeleea dapoota
mandau bem
--------------------------- Romanian ----------------------------
hello - salut
thank you - multimesc
U - Din pacate, vorbesc foarte putin in romaneste.
Vampire - vampir
Werewolf - Vurculac (Bram Stoker's Hungarian version) / varcolac
how are you - ce mai facet'I
dumb foreign language - limbi straine
like what you have - dacã n'ai ce-ti place sã-ti placã ce ai
walk the same path - "bike the same bike"
--------------------------- Russian ----------------------------
hello - Bulgarian - dobar den
hello - Russian - dobrii den, privet,
U - K sozhaleniyu ya znayu vsego neskolko slov po-Rousski.
thank you - spasibo (short for spasi bog ("save God"); "May God save you")
thank you - blagodarya in Bulgarian, blagadariu - in Russian
bye - dovizdane in Bulgarian - dasvidanya in Russian
hi - privet (privjet?)
bye - poka
good evening - dobrij vecher
Yes - da
good - khorosho
I understand ("as I understand?") - Ya ponimayu
OK - Yasno
--------------------------- Serbian ------------------------------------
U - nazalost znam samo nekoliko reci na srpskam
ja sam
jebo te
odakle
--------------------------- Slovak -------------
--------------------------- Slovenian - sseeee Croat ----------
Hello - zdravo
U - Zal, or Na Zalost
Goodbye - Adijo
God - bog
SweetLady - Lepa Gospodiena (GOSPDICNA?) (Gospa is married)
What is your name - Kako ti je ime
Sorry - Lo non sono stupida
I am a dumb american - Jaz sem neumen Amerikanec
Friend - prijatelj (same in Russian/Croat)
Sweet dreams - sladke sanje
--------------------------- Spanish (Espaannool) -------------------------
Hello - Hola
Good Morning - Buenos días
U - Desgraciadamente, sé pocas palabras en Español.
I'm pregnant - estoy embarazada
Bye - Adiós, Chau (latter is mainly from Argentina and Uruguay)
See you - Hasta la vista is 'See you' and 'Vaya con Dios' is the
Take Care (go with god) - Vaya con Dios
good luck - buena suerte
you're welcome - de nada
take care - cuidate
Where are you from? - ¿De dónde eres?
Boss - Jefe
That one - ese (ese is also the letter s)
n~ - en~e
thanks - gracias
Stupid blonde - Tonto rubio (man) or rubia (woman)
please - por favor
12345 - uno dos tres quatro cinco
de donde eres
religion is instinctual - la religión es instintiva
religion is almost like an instinct - la religión es casi como un instinto
help - ayda
I speak a bit of Spanish - Yo hablo un poco de español
(unlike in English you don't use capital letters for languages, days or months)
I am a poet - soy un poeta
lost day - Día perdido, diem perdidi (in latin)
---------------------------- Swahili
hello - habari, jambo
I don't speak much swahili - sisema Kiswahili sana
what - nini
goodbye - kwa heri
yes - ndiyo
Thank you very much - asante sana
I love you much - Ninapenda wewe sana
Would you like to learn Swahili? - Unatake kuja Kiswahili sana?
--------------------------- Swedish ----------------------------
hello - hej
U - Oturligtvis, kan jag endast få ord på svenska.
good luck - lycka till
thanks - tack
you're welcome - varsågod
it's cool - det är lugnt
really - verkligen
Now I can type Swedish - jag kan skriva pä svenska språket nu
Many small streams have become a big river -
Många bäcker små blir en stor å
Laugh - skrattar / skratta / skratt
....
I love you - Jag älskar dig
What is your name? - Vad heter du?
Shall we dance? - Ska vi dansa?
Do you want to have something to drink? - Vill du ha något att dricka?
Do you speak english? - Talar du engelska?
Have a good time! - Ha det så trevligt!
Good bye - Hej då! / Ha det så bra!
We´ll see each other some time - Vi ses!
Greetings from - Hälsningar från
---------------------- Swiss -----------------------------------
hello - gruezi
---------------------- Thai -----------------------------------
Hello - sawas dee krap
U - choke rai, choke mai dee
It's crappy here sometimes - Ne znayu, chto-to zdes' inogda hrenovato
Very beautiful - suay mak
12 hour time difference
--------------------- Turkish ----------------------------
7 hours ahead
hello - merhaba
U - Dogal olarak, cok az Turkce kelimeler biliyorum.
fine - iyilik
good morning - gunaydin
good day - iyi gunler
good luck - iyi sonslar (EE-YEE-SHONCE-LOR)
making fun of / fooling - caking
How are you - naaber?
I love you - Seni seviyorum
and - ve
I love you - seni seviyorum
I'm going - ben gidiyorum (gid = go, yor = ing, um = i am)
you're going - gidiyorsun (sun = you are)
I dont speak turkish - turkce konusamam.
Thank you - tesekkur ederim / sagol / or in soft slang we use "eyvallah" or
"eyvallah birader" is better (birader=brother).
How are you - Nasilsiniz
Thank you - Tesekkur ederim
dung - bog
I understand - anladim
--------------------- Vietnamese ----------------------------
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"Sweet Lady"s collected by my friend Bobbie (aka SweetLady)
Domina Dulcis.............Latin Beldame...................Patois
Bonne Fille...............French Doux Dama.................French
Sod Kvinde................Danish Dobraya Dama..............Russian
Dulce Dama................Spanish Docinho...................Portugese
Glikia Kyria..............Greek Jarazho...................Romanian
Tatli Kiz.................Turkish Anica Naame...............Lebanese
Leibfrau..................German Makea Nainan..............Finnish
Dulce Donella.............Italian Kwiyuowoon Yeiya..........Korean
Leive Dama................Dutch La Sukeravirino...........Esperanto
Slod Kapani...............Polish Lepa Gospodiena...........Slovenian
Tian Nieu.................Mandarian Tien Loi..................Cantonese
Benet Laziza..............Egyptian Ma'tok G'veret............Hebrew
Ucchi Auruth..............Hindi Sladke Gospozitsa.........Bulgarian
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From: edwin@hcrvax.UUCP (Edwin)
Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny.reruns
This is a list of humourous linguistics in various languages that
I've encountered:
In America, if you want to split the cost of an evening out, you say
you are "going Dutch," since the Dutch are well known for their
frugality. The Dutch, on the other hand, call the same arrangement
"op z'n Amerikaans" (going American) because the Americans are
known for their egalitarian nature!
In English, the bird "turkey" was named as though it came from Turkey.
In Turkish, the bird is named "hindi" as though it came from "Hindistan",
which is Turkish for India. (Any Hindi speakers wish to comment on
the Hindi name of a turkey?)
Also, in Turkish, the word for cannibal is "yam yam", pronounced
"yum yum" as if it tasted good. Really.
French fries aren't really French. In fact, they were invented by the
English (so greasy, you know), who call them chips. The French call
them "pommes frites" or "fried apples [of the earth]".
In Wien (the German name for Vienna), they like to eat Frankforters.
In Frankfort, they eat the same thing, but call them Wieners.
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Thanks! Dankie! Choucran! Hvala! Blagodarya! Blagadariu! Aitäh! Kiitos!
Euxaristo! Todah! Shukriya! Köszönöm! Grazie! go raibh maith agat!
Arigatou! Gomobdah! Gratium! Grazzi! Danubat! Takk! Mamnun! Merci!
Muito obrigado! Multimesc! Gracias! Tack!
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Adeu! Adeus! Adiaux! Adieu! Adios! Adjø! Ahoj! Ajuus! Ajö! Aloha!
Arrividerci! Ate' logo! Au revoir! Auf Wiedersehen! Bakia Musuri!
Beannachd leibh! Bless! Ciao! Czesc! Dag! Do svidan'ya! Doei!
Fare ye weill! Farvel! G^is la revido! Goodbye! Ha det bra! Hajje!
Hamba gabotse! Hamba gahle! Hasta la vista! Hastaluego! Heippa!
Hej då! Hoi! Hou Doe! Hwyl! Joi Gin! Khoda hafez! Kwaheri!
Kwenda Musuri! Lehitraot! Lekker bly! Ma salaama! Mar sin leibh!
Mata ashita! Moj! Näkemiin! Na shledanou! På gensyn! Poka! Sakha!
Sala gahle! Sayonara! Sepala gabotse! Shalom! Slan leibh! Take care!
Tchao! Tchau! Tioraidh! Tot ziens! Totsiens! Tschüss! Tutaonana tena!
Vasbyt! Zai Jian! - Tor Slettnes (slettnet@gaia.ecs.csus.edu) on sci.lang
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"I Love You" - translated (sent by Debbe A Morningstar)
Afrikaans..........Ek het jou lief.
Albanian..........Une te dua.
Alentejano (Portugal) ..........Gosto de ti, porra!
Alsacien..........Ich hoan dich gear.
Amharic..........Afekrishalehou.
Arabic..........Ana behibak (to a male), ana behibek (to a female).
Armenian................Sirem kez.
Assamese..........Moi tomak bhal pau.
Basc..........Nere maitea.
Batak..........Holong rohangku di ho.
Bavarian..........I mog di narrisch gern.
Bengali..........Ami tomake bhalobashi.
Berber..........Lakh tirikh.
Bicol..........Namumutan ta ka.
Bolivian..........Quechua qanta munani.
Bulgarian..........Obicham te.
Burmese..........Chit pa de.
Cambodian..........Bon sro lanh oon.
Cantonese..........Moi oiy neya.
Catalan..........T'estim.
Cebuano..........Gihigugma ko ikaw.
Chickasaw..........Chiholloli.
Corsican..........Ti tengu cara (to female), ti tengu caru (to male).
Croatian..........Ljubim te.
Czech..........Miluji te.
Danish..........Jeg elsker dig.
Dutch..........Ik hou van jou.
Ecuador..........Quechua canda munani.
Eskimo..........Nagligivaget.
Esperanto..........Mi amas vin.
Estonian..........Mina armastan sind.
Farsi..........Tora dust midaram.
Filipino..........Mahal ka ta.
Finnish..........Mina rakastan sinua.
Flemish..........Ik zie oe geerne.
French..........Je t'aime.
Friesian..........Ik hald fan dei.
Gaelic..........Ta gra agam ort.
German..........Ich liebe dich.
Greek............S'agapo.
Greenlandic..........Asavakit.
Gujrati..........Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.
Hausa..........Ina sonki.
Hawaiian..........Aloha i'a au oe.
Hebrew.........Ani ohev otakh.
Hindi..........Main tumse prem karta hoon.
Hokkien..........Wa ai lu.
Hopi..........Nu' umi unangwa'ta.
Hungarian......Szeretlek.
Icelandic..........Eg elska thig.
Indi..........Mai tujhe pyaar kartha ho.
Indonesian..........Saya cinta padamu.
Iranian..........Mahn doostaht doh-rahm.
Irish..........Taim i' ngra leat.
Italian..........Ti amo.
Japanese..........Kimi o ai shiteru.
Kannada..........Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene.
Kiswahili..........Nakupenda.
Klingon..........Qabang.
Korean..........No-rul sarang hae.
Lao..........Koi muk jao.
Latin..........Te amo.
Latvian..........Es milu tevi.
Lebanese..........Bahibak.
Lingala..........Nalingi yo.
Lithuanian..........Tave myliu.
Lojban..........Mi do prami.
Luo..........Aheri.
Macedonian..........Sakam te.
Malay..........Saya cintakan mu.
Maltese.......Jien inhobbok.
Mandarin..........Wo ai ni.
Marathi..........Mi tuzya var prem karato.
Mohawk..........Konoronhkwa.
Navaho..........Ayor anosh'ni.
Ndebele..........Niyakutanda.
Norwegian..........Eg elskar deg.
Op..........Op lopveop yopuop.
Osetian..........Aez dae warzyn.
Pakistani..........Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai.
Persian..........Tora dost daram.
Pig Latin..........Ie ovele ouye.
Polish..........Kocham cie.
Portuguese..........Amo-te.
Portuguese (Brazilian) ..........Eu te amo.
Punjabi..........Mai taunu pyar karda.
Quenya..........Tye-mela'ne.
Romanian..........Te iu besc.
Russian..........Ya vas liubliu.
Serbian..........ljubim te.
Serbocroatian..........Volim te.
Shona..........Ndinokuda.
Sinhalese..........Mama oyata adarei.
Sioux..........Techihhila.
Slovak..........lubim ta.
Slovene..........ljubim te.
Spanish..........Te amo.
Srilankan..........Mama oyata arderyi.
Swahili..........Naku penda.
Swedish..........Jag a'lskar dig.
Swiss-German..........Ch'ha di ga'rn.
Syrian/Lebanese..........Bhebbek (to a female), Bhebbak (to a male)
Tagalog..........Mahal kita.
Tahitian..........Ua here vau Ia oe.
Tamil..........Naan unnai kadalikiren.
Telugu..........Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu.
Thai..........Phom rak khun (male to female), ch'an rak khun (female to
male)
Tunisian..........Ha eh bak.
Turkish..........Seni seviyurum.
Ukrainian..........Ja tebe kokhaju.
Urdu..........Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai.
Vietnamese..........Toi yeu em.
Vlaams..........Ik hue van ye.
Vulcan..........Wani ra yana ro aisha.
Yiddish..........Ich libe dich.
Yugoslavian..........Ya te volim.
Zulu..........Ngiyakuthanda.
Zuni..........Tom ho' ichema.
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