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| Segata Triglot Groupie Germany Joined 4969 days ago 64 posts - 125 votes  Speaks: German*, Japanese, English Studies: Korean, Esperanto | Message 113 of 124 26 March 2011 at 1:10pm | IP Logged | ||
連用形+ずんば is the same as ないなら. According to my dictionary, it used to be ずは。The ん implies emphasis. See, this is why classical Japanese rocks your pants off. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| christian Senior Member United States Joined 5048 days ago 111 posts - 135 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Japanese, German | Message 114 of 124 26 March 2011 at 6:44pm | IP Logged | ||
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German: Fallschirmjäger (paratrooper), Kopfschmerzen (headache)
English: clusterf*** (a big mess) Spanish: naríz (nose), tranquilo (tranquil), ojalá (hopefully) Edited by christian on 26 March 2011 at 6:44pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Mooby Senior Member Scotland Joined 5903 days ago 707 posts - 1219 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Polish | Message 115 of 124 26 March 2011 at 8:24pm | IP Logged | ||
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There's something highly evocative and homely about the Polish word
for grandmother ( = babcia). Like a warm embrace. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| LazyLinguist Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5401 days ago 105 posts - 125 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 116 of 124 27 March 2011 at 5:36pm | IP Logged | ||
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German:
Krankenpfleger (Male Nurse) deswegen (therefore) Anything with the letter combos ch, sch, pf, ug or ön in it. Anything of more than 30 letters long. Engish: Haemophilliac (sufferer from a genetic disorder in which the blood will not clot. Cockup (a mistake, slightly rude) Imbecile Ignoramus (both meaning along the lines of Idiot. Edited by LazyLinguist on 27 March 2011 at 5:41pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| darkwhispersdal Senior Member Wales Joined 5838 days ago 294 posts - 363 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Ancient Greek, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Mandarin, Japanese, Latin | Message 117 of 124 27 March 2011 at 5:51pm | IP Logged | ||
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I love the word serendipitiy in English and бабушка in Russian though whenever I read or hear the latter word I keep singing the song
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| Ubik Senior Member United States ubykh.wordpress.com/ Joined 5114 days ago 147 posts - 176 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Latin, Arabic (Egyptian), German, Spanish | Message 118 of 124 27 March 2011 at 7:41pm | IP Logged | ||
deswegen is indeed awesome. I especially love almost all German words that have 'weg' somewhere in them. 'bewegung' = movement is probably my most favorite word. Also, 'gemütlich' = comfortable was my first favorite German word. Also, I know this is for words, not phrases, but 'Unter vier Augen' is my favorite German phrase. It literally means "under four eyes" which is idiomatically "in private". 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Élan Senior Member United States Joined 5242 days ago 165 posts - 211 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Persian | Message 119 of 124 28 March 2011 at 4:39am | IP Logged | ||
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Persian:
بنفش - banafsh - purple: The "fsh" sound is so fun! Like a sound effect for water pouring quickly out of a tap. دروغ - doroogh - lie: It just sounds fun! دوغ - doogh - sour yogurt drink: I think "doogh" is the perfect name for this drink. Chinese: 舌头 - shétou - tongue: I love the way you have to move your tongue when saying this word. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| jdmoncada Tetraglot Senior Member United States Joined 4832 days ago 470 posts - 741 votes Speaks: English*, German, Spanish, Finnish Studies: Russian, Japanese | Message 120 of 124 29 March 2011 at 4:24am | IP Logged | ||
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I remembered a Spanish phrase I like that makes me happy.
de vez en cuando It means "from time to time" as far as function. :) 1 person has voted this message useful |
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