Language lesson - what have we learned?

[aFinn]

Thought I´d put a little summary at this stage of what we have learned so far :D

We have learned these in many languages: (feel free to add more languages to the words we have already had, we still miss a few ;) )

*Chocolate
*Good night
*Good morning
*yes
*no
*thank you
*Happy Birthday
*your own country in it´s own language

and various other words.

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Chocolate

Finnish = suklaa
Danish = chokolade
Spanish = chocolate
Basque = txokolatea
Welsh = siocled
Filipino = tsokolate
German = schokolade
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*Good night
*Good morning

Finnish:
Good night = Hyvää yötä
Good morning = Huomenta

Danish:
Good night = god nat
Good morning = god morgen

Spanish:
Good night = Buenas noches

Basque:
Good Morning = Egun On
Good Afternoon = Arratsalde On
Good Night = Gabon

Welsh:
good night = nos da
good morning = bore da
good evening = noswaith dda
good afternoon = prynhawn da

Filipino:
good morning = magandang umaga
good evening = magandang gabi
good afternoon = magandang hapon

German:
good night - Gute Nacht
good morning - Guten Morgen

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YES/NO

Finnish: kyllä/ei
Danish: ja/nej
Dutch: ja/nee
Spanish: si/no
Filipino: oo/ ayaw or hindi (depending on how you use it)
German: ja/nein

Welsh:
yes is either ydw, ie, ydy, do and many other variations
no is either na, nag ydw, nag ydy, donaddo
it depends on the verb and the context

In Shania-speak: Yes = Yeah! No = Nah! ;)

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Assignment: Please tell us what is Thank You in your language

Finnish : Kiitos
Danish : Tak
Filipino : Salamat
Welsh : diolch
Spanish : Gracias
Valenciano : Gracies
Dutch : dank je

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Happy Birthday in your own languages!

In Finnish : Hyvää syntymäpäivää!
---
In Scottish it's:
" 'appee BiRRRthdae! ....let's have us a weeee drink!!!" :p
---
in German : Alles Gute zum Geburtstag
---
In Filipino:
Maligayang Kaarawan
---
SPANISH----> FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS
---
Tillykke med fødselsdagen in Danish
---
Gratulerer med dagen in Norwegian
---
French : Joyeux anniversaire
---
In Dutch - Hartelijk gefeliciteerd
-Fijne verjaardag!
the first Congratulations and second one is Happy Birthday

---
Welsh - Penblwydd Hapus
---
Afrikaans -- Gelukkige Verjaarsdag
Arabic -- Aid milad Saeed
Bengali -- Janmadivas mater Shubhkamona
Bulgarian -- Chestit Rojden Den
Catalan -- Per molts anys
Chinese -- Sh?ng rì kuaì lè
Croatian -- Sretan Rodjendan
Dutch -- Hartelijk Gefeliciteerd met je verjaardag
Hawaiian -- Hauoli la hanau
Italian -- Buon compleanno
Korean -- Saeng il Chuk ha hae
Latin -- Boenos Anos
Mongolian -- Tursun udriin mend hurgey
Polish -- Wszystkiego najlepszego z okazji urodzin
Punjabi -- Sode janamdin diya lakh lakh badhaiya
Romanian -- La multi ani
Sindhi -- Thuhinji zindagi mein hamesha khush-haali rahe
Turkish -- Mutlu Yillar/Iyi yaslar
Vietnamese -- Chuc Sinh Nhat Vui Ve
Yiddish -- freylekhn geburtstog
Zulu -- Usuku lokuzalwa olumnandi


And of course it would not be complete without...
Happy Birthday in "1960's Austin Powers English"

You say it's your birthday? Oh I just love that groovy black dress you're wearing! It's very shagadelic! So why don't you REALLY get dressed for the occasion baby? I'd love to see you in your..."birthday suit!" Oh you're so groovy baby! So...shall we shag now or shall we shag later?...Then again, why wait at all? ...Mmmmmmm! Oh baby, BEHAVE! Reooooowrrrrrr! Oh yeah baby! Yeah baby!Yeaaaaahhhhhhh!.....Say...can we pretend it's MY birthday tomorrow? I already know what I want for a present baby! The only thing that looks good on me is you! Groovy baby! Yeah!

;)



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Finland = Suomi
Holland, = NEDERLAND
Denmark = Danmark
Philippines = Pilipinas

[Silly Dreamer]

Danke!!! :D:D

Ben

[aFinn]

Merci! :D

[La Diablesa]

Originally posted by aFinn


Finland = Suomi
Holland, = NEDERLAND
Denmark = Danmark
Philippines = Pilipinas

SPAIN= ESPAÑA!!!!! :p


:devil:

[Stephania5]

Gracias!!!

(All the languages I can speak were already stolen :funny: :p)

[aFinn]

Any French or Italian speakers? Care to fill us on the missing words?


LMAO Steph! :p

[Curti]

Originally posted by aFinn
Any French or Italian speakers? Care to fill us on the missing words? which French words do you need?

[Curti]

FRENCH
chocolate = chocolat
good night = bon nuit
good night = bon matin
yes/no = oui/non
thank you = merci
please = s'il vous plaît
you're welcome = de rien

[Silly Dreamer]

Originally posted by Stephania5
(All the languages I can speak were already stolen :funny: :p)

traurig :( (I hope I got that right :o)

Ben

[hockey_fan]

OK, (* he says, feeling like the tardy, slacker student that he is *)
Here are some other French words and/or phrases:

(Remember even if they look the same, imagine I am saying them with an
outragously flamboyant French accent !!) :D

*your own country in it´s own language
Canada = Canada (English and French, Canada is Bilingual)

and of course:

Hockey game = jeu d'hockey ;)

I speak French badly = Je parle français mal :( :sad:

[Annette]

:shocked: You forgot the most important one:shocked: How could you forgot suklaa on hyvää???:uhh::p

[cheryl15nl]

Chocolate in Dutch is chocolade.
Good night is goede nacht.
Good morning is goede morgen.

[Twain Fan 97]

OMG! :funny: Too funny Marika! :funny:
Kiitos for including Austin Powers! LMAO! :funny:

[beddoe79]

Wales is Cymru and welsh is cymraeg

[Ammoguy]

:shocked: Ohh, thanks Marika for doing this!! Very impressive :up:

[blue_tears]

wow I'm gonna print this!! it's so cool! :D
Ok, thank you in basque is either eskerrik asko or mila esker (this actually would be thank you very much)
Then, Yes = Bai and No= Ez
Happy Birthday= Zorionak! the song would be:
Zorionak zuri
zorionak beti
zorionak (the person's name)
zorionak beti!
Gosh I missed posting here!

[blue_tears]

oh and the language is Euskara, Basque= Euskara

[ka-ching]

Originally posted by blue_tears
wow I'm gonna print this!! it's so cool! :D
Ok, thank you in basque is either eskerrik asko or mila esker (this actually would be thank you very much)
Then, Yes = Bai and No= Ez
Happy Birthday= Zorionak! the song would be:
Zorionak zuri
zorionak beti
zorionak (the person's name)
zorionak beti!
Gosh I missed posting here!


Hahah I'm gonna print the happy birthdaysong lol :) It's cool!!

[ka-ching]

Originally posted by blue_tears

Happy Birthday= Zorionak! the song would be:
Zorionak zuri
zorionak beti
zorionak (the person's name)
zorionak beti!
Gosh I missed posting here!

Our happy birthday song is this:

Lang zal hij/ zij leven
Lang zal hij/ zij leven
Lang zij hij/ zij leven in de gloria
In de gloria, in de gloria
Hieper de piep hoera
Hieper de piep hoera
Hieper de piep hoera

[ka-ching]

Originally posted by ka-ching
Our happy birthday song is this:

Lang zal hij/ zij leven
Lang zal hij/ zij leven
Lang zij hij/ zij leven in de gloria
In de gloria, in de gloria
Hieper de piep hoera
Hieper de piep hoera
Hieper de piep hoera

BTW This isn't the full songle you have to put this part before the other part I posted up here Yeah we Dutch people are so so complicated lol

Er was er een jarig hoera hoera
Dat kun je wel zien dat is hij/ zij
We vinden het allen zo prettig ja ja
En daarom zingen wij blij blij blij
Hij/ zij leve lang hoera hoera
Hij/ zij leve lang hoera hoera


:kiss: :p

[blue_tears]

oh, and here's another song we sing, Ka-ching gave me the idea of posting it:

Mila kilo zorion
dizugu eskeintzen,
beste urte berri bat,
duzulako hasten.
Baietz asmatu zenbat,
dituzun betetzen, zergatik ez ditugu
txaloka kontatzen? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ...

We wish you a thousand happy birthdays
because you're turning another year now,
I bet we can guess what age you're turning
we don't we count them clapping? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

[Cheyenne55]

Originally posted by aFinn
Thought I´d put a little summary at this stage of what we have learned so far :D

We have learned these in many languages: (feel free to add more languages to the words we have already had, we still miss a few ;) )

*Chocolate
*Good night
*Good morning
*yes
*no
*thank you
*Happy Birthday
*your own country in it´s own language

and various other words.



:shocked: Wow, I missed this thread until now. Do yo have summer school so I can make it up? :)


Good Job Marika!:up: Enroll me for the next course!!

[aFinn]

Hihihihi, thanks for all the additions!!! :D:up:

Annette, I have no idea how I could have forgotten that :shocked: :sad:

[aFinn]

Originally posted by hockey_fan
I speak French badly = Je parle français mal :( :sad: Je parle français mal aussi :p

[aFinn]

Originally posted by Twain Fan 97
OMG! :funny: Too funny Marika! :funny:
Kiitos for including Austin Powers! LMAO! :funny: ;) :p :kiss:

[La Diablesa]

Originally posted by aFinn
Je parle français mal aussi :p

JE NE PARLE PAS :p


:devil:

[Annette]

Originally posted by aFinn


Annette, I have no idea how I could have forgotten that :shocked: :sad:

I'm still in shock:shocked: Good thing I remembered:]

[La Diablesa]

THE HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONG IN SPANISH WOULD BE:

CUMPLEAÑOS FELIZ!!!!
CUMPLEAÑOS FELIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIZ!!!
TE DESEAMOS TODOOOOOOOOOOOOS!!!
CUMPLEAÑOS FELIIIIIIIZ!!!

AND ANOTHER SONG IS.....

FELIZ, FELIZ EN TU DIAAAAA!!!
AMIGUITOS QUE DIOS TE BENDIGAAAA!!!!
QUE REINE LA PAZ EN TU DIAAAAAA!!!!
Y QUE CUMPLAAAAAAAS MUCHOOOOOS MAAAAAAAAAS!!!

:devil:

[aFinn]

Originally posted by Annette
I'm still in shock:shocked: Good thing I remembered:] Yup! You have such a good memory :]

[aFinn]

Originally posted by La Diablesa
JE NE PARLE PAS :p


:devil: Tu ne parles pas? :shocked:

[aFinn]

Originally posted by La Diablesa
THE HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONG IN SPANISH WOULD BE:

CUMPLEAÑOS FELIZ!!!!
CUMPLEAÑOS FELIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIZ!!!
TE DESEAMOS TODOOOOOOOOOOOOS!!!
CUMPLEAÑOS FELIIIIIIIZ!!!

AND ANOTHER SONG IS.....

FELIZ, FELIZ EN TU DIAAAAA!!!
AMIGUITOS QUE DIOS TE BENDIGAAAA!!!!
QUE REINE LA PAZ EN TU DIAAAAAA!!!!
Y QUE CUMPLAAAAAAAS MUCHOOOOOS MAAAAAAAAAS!!!

:devil: :p Loved the way you sang!!! :D:up:

[La Diablesa]

Originally posted by aFinn
Tu ne parles pas? :shocked:

NOPE :p


:devil:

[hockey_fan]

Originally posted by Ammoguy
:shocked: Ohh, thanks Marika for doing this!! Very impressive :up: Quite right, Matti!
Two thumbs UP! :up: :up: for Marika!
Great job! :D

[hockey_fan]

Originally posted by La Diablesa
NOPE :p
:devil: Un peu? :confused:

[aFinn]

Originally posted by hockey_fan
Un peu? :confused: :p mebbe Silvi parle un peu? :huh:

[Annette]

Man!!! you people are confusing:shocked: I don't understand anything:uhh::p

[Cheyenne55]

Originally posted by Annette
Man!!! you people are confusing:shocked: I don't understand anything:uhh::p


:) And the point is??:p

[Annette]

There has to be a point?:shocked: I just wrote what poped into my head:p

[Cheyenne55]

Originally posted by Annette
There has to be a point?:shocked: I just wrote what poped into my head:p

:funny: :funny: I hate when that happens:)

[La Diablesa]

Originally posted by aFinn
:p Loved the way you sang!!! :D:up:

GRACIAS GUAPITO :p ;)


:devil:

[La Diablesa]

Originally posted by hockey_fan
Un peu? :confused:

RIEN!!! :p


:devil:

[La Diablesa]

Originally posted by aFinn
:p mebbe Silvi parle un peu? :huh:

RIEN DE RIEN!!! :funny: :p


:devil:

[aFinn]

Originally posted by La Diablesa
GRACIAS GUAPITO :p ;)


:devil: :kiss:

I wonder if anybody know what guapito mean :huh: ;)

[aFinn]

Originally posted by La Diablesa
RIEN DE RIEN!!! :funny: :p


:devil: Tu ne parles pas francais? :p

[La Diablesa]

Originally posted by aFinn
Tu ne parles pas francais? :p
NO :p JE PARLE SPAGNOL :p


:devil:

[La Diablesa]

Originally posted by aFinn
:kiss:

I wonder if anybody know what guapito mean :huh: ;)

ASK RAULITO :p HE KNOWS IT :p FIRST TIME I CALL HIM THIS HE THOUGHT I WAS INSULTING HIM :funny: :p


:devil:

[aFinn]

Originally posted by La Diablesa
NO :p JE PARLE SPAGNOL :p


:devil: Qui es? :p

[aFinn]

Originally posted by La Diablesa
ASK RAULITO :p HE KNOWS IT :p FIRST TIME I CALL HIM THIS HE THOUGHT I WAS INSULTING HIM :funny: :p


:devil: :funny: :funny: ;)

[La Diablesa]

Originally posted by aFinn
Qui es? :p

:huh: QUI ES........QUI?? :huh: :p


:devil:

[Cheyenne55]

Originally posted by aFinn
Qui es? :p

:shocked: a veces my traductor keeps breaking arriba

I think I need ayuda here.

Im soooo confuso :rolleyes:

Maybe more Chocolate would socorro

Ok, now I'm really confused:shocked: :)

[hockey_fan]

Originally posted by aFinn
I wonder if anybody know what guapito mean Originally posted by La Diablesa
ASK RAULITO :p HE KNOWS IT :p FIRST TIME I CALL HIM THIS HE THOUGHT I WAS INSULTING HIM :funny: :p
:devil: Well according to my infamous translation service it means "handsome".

So, you are calling Marika "handsome"? :confused:

Well, maybe Marika is the one who should be insulted and not Raul!! :funny: :D

:huh: Of course, there is NO chance of this translation being wrong, is there?? :confused: :uhh:

[Cath]

Originally posted by hockey_fan
Originally posted by aFinn
I wonder if anybody know what guapito mean Well according to my infamous translation service it means "handsome".

So, you are calling Marika "handsome"? :confused:

Well, maybe Marika is the one who should be insulted and not Raul!! :funny: :D

:huh: Of course, there is NO chance of this translation being wrong, is there?? :confused: :uhh:

Yup. you're right! GUAPITO means handsome. We also use that word to describe some body who is good looking here in our country (some word in our language were borrowed from the Spanish language :D )

example: "Napakaguapo ni Raul!" or "Guapito si Raul!"---!"Raul is so handsome!" :D

[hockey_fan]

Originally posted by Cath
Yup. you're right! GUAPITO means handsome. We also use that word to describe some body who is good looking here in our country (some word in our language were borrowed from the Spanish language :D )

example: "Napakaguapo ni Raul!" or "Guapito si Raul!"---!"Raul is so handsome!" :D Thanks, Cath! :D
So Guapito can be used for a woman as well?

To be fair, in English we sometimes use the word "handsome" when referring to a woman. But I think generally it is not used, particularly because it usually is regarded as "fainter" praise of her looks than say, "beautiful" or "gorgeous".

[Cath]

Originally posted by hockey_fan
Thanks, Cath! :D
So Guapito can be used for a woman as well?

To be fair, in English we sometimes use the word "handsome" when referring to a woman. But I think generally it is not used, particularly because it usually is regarded as "fainter" praise of her looks than say, "beautiful" or "gorgeous".

Guapito is not generally used to refer to a woman(he,he you might get evil looks from a pretty woman if you address her with this term) :D. The word "MAGANDA" is better suited to praise the looks of a beautiful woman.:D

[La Diablesa]

THANKS CATH TO EXPLAIN IT ;)

YEAH GUAPITO MEANS *LITTLE HANDSOME* BUT OOOPS I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT I CALLED HER GUAPITO!!! :shocked: :funny: *LOL* SHE IS NOT GUAPITO *LOL* I REALLY MEANS *GUAPITA*!!!! CAUSE SHE IS A FEMALE :p :funny: :funny: DAMN SORRY MARIKITA :funny: SOMETIMES I WRITE SOOO FAST THAT I DON'T KNOW WHAT IM SAYING ;) :p

SOOOO NOW A NEW SPANISH WORD ALL OF U LEANT ;)

GUAPO-----> HANDSOME (BUT I PREFER SAY *GUAPITO* ;) )
GUAPA-----> PRETTY (BUT I PREFER SAY *GUAPITA* :p )

MOST OF THE WORDS ENDED IN *O* MEANS IS MALE AND IF END IN *A* THEN IS FEMALE BUT THIS RULE IS NOT ALWAYS RIGHT BUT ALMOST ALWAYS ;)


:devil:

[Cath]

Originally posted by La Diablesa
THANKS CATH TO EXPLAIN IT ;)

You're Welcome!!!:D


SOOOO NOW A NEW SPANISH WORD ALL OF U LEANT ;)

GUAPO-----> HANDSOME (BUT I PREFER SAY *GUAPITO* ;) )
GUAPA-----> PRETTY (BUT I PREFER SAY *GUAPITA* :p )

Oh, i forgot, we also use guapa to refer to pretty women (but not always,he,he):)

MOST OF THE WORDS ENDED IN *O* MEANS IS MALE AND IF END IN *A* THEN IS FEMALE BUT THIS RULE IS NOT ALWAYS RIGHT BUT ALMOST ALWAYS ;)

Same in our language-- words ending in "O" are for males and in "A" for females (but there are few exceptions). :D :)

[hockey_fan]

Thanks to all the "Guapita" girls for straightening this out! :D

[aFinn]

Woooooooooow, we got a good lesson here, thanks so much :D:up:

[La Diablesa]

Originally posted by aFinn
Woooooooooow, we got a good lesson here, thanks so much :D:up:

DIDNT U MIND my little wrong?? :uhh: :shocked: :p


:devil:

[aFinn]

Originally posted by La Diablesa
DIDNT U MIND my little wrong?? :uhh: :shocked: :p


:devil: :funny: :funny: :funny:

I knew about o and a, but I don´t care about such small details :funny: :funny:


Although I am very happy to be a woman rather than a man :funny: :funny:

[La Diablesa]

Originally posted by aFinn
Although I am very happy to be a woman rather than a man :funny: :funny:

WE ARE ALWAYS TOO AGREE!!! :D ;) :funny:


:devil:

[aFinn]

Originally posted by La Diablesa
WE ARE ALWAYS TOO AGREE!!! :D ;) :funny:


:devil: Too true ;) :funny:

[La Diablesa]

Originally posted by aFinn
Too true ;) :funny:

:p :D BETTER THE HANGOVER??? :p


:devil:

[aFinn]

Originally posted by La Diablesa
:p :D BETTER THE HANGOVER??? :p


:devil: Much better :p

[TwainMan]

FRENCH
chocolate = chocolat
good night = bon nuit
good night = bon matin
yes/no = oui/non
thank you = merci
please = s'il vous plaît
you're welcome = de rien
LATVIAN
chocolate=šokolāde
good night=ar labu nakti
good morning=labrīt
good day=labdien
good evening=labvakar
yes/no=jā, nē
thank you=paldies
please=lūdzu
you`re welcome=laipni lūdzu!!!! :) :) :)

[Afonso]

LATVIAN
chocolate=šokolāde
good night=ar labu nakti
good morning=labrīt
good day=labdien
good evening=labvakar
yes/no=jā, nē
thank you=paldies
please=lūdzu
you`re welcome=laipni lūdzu!!!! :) :) :)

Portuguese :D

Chocolate= Chocolate
Good night = Boa Noite
Good morning = bom dia
Good day= bom dia
Yes/no= sim/não
Thank you= Obrigado
Please= por favor
You're welcome= és bem-vindo :):)

[marianstfn4ever]

TALKING ABOUT CHOCOLATE:
It comes from the nahuatl language, spoken by the aztecs in Mexico. Its ethimology is: xococ (sour) , atl (water).-----> xococatl

In Spanish: Chocolate

[Terjeriuke]

Lithuanian

chocolate=šokoladas
good night=labanakt
good morning=laba ryta
good day=laba diena
good evening=laba vakara
yes/no=taip, nė
thank you=ačiū
please=prašom
you`re welcome=prašom

:p

[melli]

German............http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b9/mel_88/Smilies/smile66.gif


chocolate= Schokolade
good night= Gute Nacht
good morning= Guten Morgen
good day= Guten Tag
good evening= Guten Abend
yes/no= ja/nein
thank you= danke
please= bitte
you`re welcome= bitte

[shania megafan]

Italian...

Chocolate - Cioccolata
Good night - Buona notte
Good morning - Buongiorno
Good day - Buongiorno
Good evening - Buonasera
Yes, No - Sì, No
Thank you - Grazie
Please - Perfavore
You're welcome - Prego

[Annette]

Danish!:D

Don't remember if I have already posted those:uhh:

Chocolate - chokolade
Good night - god nat
Good morning - god morgen
Good day - god dag
Good evening - god aften
Yes, No - ja, nej
Thank you - tak
Please - Eeehh, don't think we have a word as such for please:uhh: So I will try to explain...:eek: There are 2 senses of please in Danish:

1.
"Please pass me the chocolate" = "Ræk(pass) mig(me) venligst(please) chokoladen(the chocolate)" but no one really says that.
We would say: "Vil du være venlig at række mig chokoladen?" = "Would(vil) you(du) please(være venlig) pass(at række) me(mig) the chocolate(chokoladen)?"

2.
"2 pieces of chocolate, please" = 2 stykker(pieces) chokolade(chocolate), tak(please) "
Here please actually means thank you.

But no one is ever that friendly to use please in Denmark.

You're welcome - velbekomme, or det var så lidt. Again it depends on the context.

Could give you a long grammatical and semantical explanation but I think you are already confused:p Isn't Danish just a lovely language? :huh:

[melli]

Yep, it's lovely...but how do you write this---> æ... :uhh: ?

[Annette]

Uhmm, it is on my keyboard. I don't know how you write it on other keyboards. You can just write ae in stead.

[melli]

OK, thanks for teaching me :p .

[Annette]

No problem:p Was a pleasure :]

[randine]

lol... it's a key combination => æ means "alt" key + 0230....

[Annette]

In case you are wondering, it's pronounced like the German ä...

[UllaCountryGal]

ICELANDIC
Chocolate - Súkkulaði
Good night - Góða nótt
Good morning - we dont have that phrase in the language
Good day - Góðan daginn, góðan dag
Good evening - góða kvöldið, gott kvöld
Yes, No - já, nei
Thank you - Takk, þakka þér
Please - That word simply does not exist in our language. The dictionary explains is at such" A polite word". The please in icelandic is pretty much the same way as Annette discribed for Danish. And since I really enjoy lechture people on grammar I'm gonna do an example like Annette did did ;) NOTE: the Icelandic people are one of the most illmannered nations in the world.
Please pass me the chocolate" = "Gjörðu svo vel(please)að(at) rétta(hand) mér (me) súkkulaðið(the chocolate)" thats mildly polite
More polite would be:
Viltu(Do you want to(yes thats right we have a 1 word for those 4 english words) vera(be) svo(so) væn/n(kind) að(to) rétta(hand) mér (me) súkkulaðið(the chocolate)
But we would never say this unsless we were at a dinner with royalty, we would just say:
Réttu(hand) mér(me) súkkulaðið(the chocolate) With out a please
2 súkkulaðistykki (2 pieces chocolate), takk(please)
You're welcome - Again another word that doesnt really exist ekkert að þakka(nothing to thank for(like if you are given a gift and you have thanked the giver)). Verði þér að góðu(may it be good for you(like after thanking for a dinner somebody has given you, after you have thanked them))

oh i feel so good now after this lesson, which I think was educating about Icelandic manners

[MiniShaniaTwain]

Italian...

Chocolate - Cioccolata
Good night - Buona notte
Good morning - Buongiorno
Good day - Buongiorno
Good evening - Buonasera
Yes, No - Sì, No
Thank you - Grazie
Please - Perfavore
You're welcome - Prego

I learned about half of that from you. ;)

[beddoe79]

The happy birthday song in welsh is...

Penblwydd Hapus i ti,
Penblwydd hapus i ti,
Penblwydd hapus i (insert name),
Penblwydd hapus i ti.

The Longest place name is...
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio gogogoch
and it means...
Saint Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of Saint Tysilio of the red cave.

[Annette]

Please - [I]That word simply does not exist in our language. The dictionary explains is at such" A polite word". The please in icelandic is pretty much the same way as Annette discribed for Danish. And since I really enjoy lechture people on grammar I'm gonna do an example like Annette did did ;) NOTE: the Icelandic people are one of the most illmannered nations in the world.


Heh, let's face it... we are just not very polite in our countries. Actually in Danish when asking for someone to hand you something, you'd just say "giv mig chokoladen" as in "give me the chocolate". More of a command than asking.

[Terjeriuke]

Russian :D

Chocolate - шоколад
Good night - спокойной ночи
Good morning - доброе утро
Good day - добрый день
Good evening - добрый вечер
Yes, No - да, нет
Thank you - спасибо
Please - пожалуйста
You're welcome - на здоровье

:p

[UllaCountryGal]

Heh, let's face it... we are just not very polite in our countries. Actually in Danish when asking for someone to hand you something, you'd just say "giv mig chokoladen" as in "give me the chocolate". More of a command than asking.

Hehe yeah, its the same thing here. We hardly ever ask for anything like that. Infact my French teacher who's from France, was talking about it the other day, that Icelandic people arent polite when they go to resurants. We say like "I am going to have a chocolate cake" to the waitor when he hask what we want, instead of saying "Can I please have some chocolate cake?". He is so shocked over this rudeness

[uniquestar]

This is an interesting thread!



Oh, i forgot, we also use guapa to refer to pretty women (but not always,he,he):)
"Guapa" is the official term of Beautiful in "Visayan" but when we say "Maganda" that is a "Tagalog" term of Beautiful. But since the official language of the Philippines is Tagalog, so "Maganda" is always being used.



Same in our language-- words ending in "O" are for males and in "A" for females (but there are few exceptions). :D :)

:nod:

[uniquestar]

There's so many languages in Philippines :D

[Navi]

SPANISH
(It's similar to Italian in some words...because they are member of the Indo-European language family derived from Latin (Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, French, Romanian, etc.)

Chocolate - Chocolate
Good night - Buenas noches
Good morning - Buenos días
Good day - Buen día
Good evening - Buenas tardes
Yes, No - Sí, No
Thank you - Gracias
Please - Por favor
You're welcome - De nada