Sunday, September 29, 2013

Summary "autumn/fall"


Thanks to those who have commented on the Facebook page

Here is a summary of words meaning "autumn"

-- a/o --

English: autumn

Italian: autunno

French: automne

Spanish: otoño

Russian: осень

Portuguese: outono

Japanese: 秋(あき) [aki]

-- h --
(harvest)

German: Herbst

Dutch: herfst

Norwegian: høst [ˈhœst]

Welsh: hydref

-- kh --

Arabic: خريف [kharif]

Dari:  خزان

-- k --

Kapampangan: kalagas

Korean: 가을 [ga-eul]

-- f --

Irish: fómhar

Scots Gaelic: fòghar

Manx: fouyr

Greek: φθινόπωρο [fθiˈnɔpɔrɔ]
(φθίνω (to decay, decline, die out) + οπώρα (fruit))
(literally it designates the period where the fruits are scarse... φθίνω: to scarse + οπώρα: fruit)

English: fall

-- s --

Myanmar (Burmese) : Saung Oo (ေဆာင္းဦး)

Malayalam: ശരത്‌ [sarath]

Hindi: शरत्/शरद [sharath/sharad]

Georgian: შემოდგომა [shemodgoma]

German: spätjahr
(spät(late) + jahr (year))

-- t --

Catalan: Tardor

Hiligaynon: tagragas

-- ch --

Chinese: 秋 [Qiū]

-- j --

serbian: (cyr) јесен (lat) jesen [jese:n]

-- r --

Thai: ฤดูใบไม้ร่วง

-- d --

Vannetais Breton: diskar-hañ

-- i --

Tamil: இலையுதிர்காலம் [ilaiyuthirkaalam]

-- e --

Danish: efterår [ˈɛfd̥ɐˌɔːˀ] 
(efter (after) + år (year))

-- n --

Dutch: najaar
(na(after)+jaar(year))

-- m --

Vietnamese: mùa thu (務秋)

-- p --

Iranian Persian: پاييز (pâ'īz)



Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Grapes, pears, persimmons, chestnuts, leaves...

--To read this post in Japanese, click here.

Now it has come.
A beautiful and delicious season.

Russian: осень

Spanish: otoño

French: automne

Italian: autunno

Japanese: 秋(あき) [aki]

German: Herbst

Dutch: herfst

English: fall/autumn

Korean: 가을 [gaeul]

Arabic: خريف [kharif]

Chinese: 秋 [qiū]

Hindi: शरद [sharada]


Sunday, September 22, 2013

Multilingual Birds

Four birds are tweeting in English, Czech, French, and Slovak. Cute!

1

1
EN: It is hot.
CZ: To je horko.
FR: Il fait chaud.
SK: To je teplo.

2
EN: I am thirsty.
CZ: Mám žízeň.
FR: J'ai soif.
SK: Som smädná.

3
EN: We are going for an ice-cream.
CZ: Letíme na zmrzlinu.
FR: Nous allons prendre de la glace.
SK: Letíme na zmrzlinu.

4
EN: Are we there?
CZ: Už tam budeme?
FR: Sommes-nous encore là?
SK: Už tam budeme?

5
EN: You are slow like a turtle.
CZ: Ty jsi pomalá jako želva!
FR: Vous ralentissez comme une tortue.
SK: Si pomalá ako korytnačka!

6
EN: Look, plane!
CZ: Hele letadlo!
FR: Tenez, un avion!
SK: Aha lietadlo!

7
EN: I am afraid.
CZ: Já se bojím.
FR: J'ai peur.
SK: Bojím sa.

8
EN: Don´t be afraid.
CZ: Neboj se!
FR: N'aies pas peur!
SK: Neboj sa!

9
EN: We are already here.
CZ: Už jsme tady!
FR: Nous somme déjà ici
SK: Už sme tu!

10
EN: It´s good. Yummi.
CZ: To je dobré. Mňam.
FR: C'est très bon! Miam !
SK: To je dobré. Mňam.

The script is provided by Jan and the Multilingual Families team
http://www.multilingual-families.eu/

Saturday, September 21, 2013

Summary "summer"


Thanks to those who have commented on the Facebook page

Here is a summary of words meaning "autumn"

-- s --

English: summer

German: Sommer

Dutch: zomer

Arabic: صيف [saifu]

Scots Gaelic: samhradh

Irish: samhradh

Manx: sourey

-- sh/x --

Chinese: 夏天 [Xiàtiān]

-- g --

Hindi: ग्रीष्म  [grīśm]

Malayalam: ഗ്രീഷ്മം (Greeshmam)

Sri Lanka: greeshma

-- h --

Welsh/Cymraeg: haf

Breton : hañv [ˈhã(w)]

Vannetais Breton: hañ

-- e --

Italian: estate

French: été

-- n --

Japanese: 夏(なつ) [natsu]

yanmar (Burmese) : Nway Yarti (ေႏြရာသီ)

-- v --

Spanish: verano

Portuguese: Verão

-- l --

Russian: лето

Croatian: Ljeto

-- t/th --

Persian: Tabestan

SENEGAL: TANGAYE

Karen : tha hgo karr

Tagalog: Tag-init

Ancient Greek: θέρος [tʰéros]

-- k --

manipuri: kalen tha

Modern Greek: καλοκαίρι [kalokéri]

Finish: kesä

-- m --

Indonesian: musim panas

-- u --

Basque : uda

-- y --

Korean: 여름 [yeoleum]

Turkish: Yaz




Friday, September 20, 2013

Now I miss it

--To read this post in Japanese, click here.

It is almost over in the northern hemisphere.
A fascinating and passionate season.

English: summer

German: Sommer

Dutch: zomer

Italian: estate

French: été

Arabic: صيف [saifu]

Chinese: 夏天 [Xiàtiān]

Japanese: 夏(なつ) [natsu]

Korean: 여름 [yeoleum]

Spanish: verano

Hindi: ग्रीष्म  [grīśm]

Russian: лето



Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Summary "circle"

Thanks to those who have commented on the Facebook page

Here is a summary of words meaning "sand."

-- c --

English: circle

Italian: cerchio

Spanish: círculo

Português: círculo

Dutch: cirkel

Danish: cirkel [siɐ̯ɡ̊əl]

French: cercle [sɛʁkl]

Irish: ciorcal

-- s --

Kreol Morisyen: Serk

-- ts --

Georgian: წრე [ts're]

Hindi: चक्र

-- q --

Chinese:圈 [Quān]

-- k --

Hungarian: Kör

Polish: koło

Ukrainian: коло [kolo]

German: Kreis

Russion: круг

Czech: Kruh

Greek κύκλος [kýklos]

-- g --

Hindi गोल [goal], गोलाकार

Bhojpuri: गोल [gol]

Wolof: géew

-- d --

Arabic: دائرة [da'ira(tun)]

Urdu: daerah/daira

Korean: 동그라미 ['doŋgrami/dongrami]

-- v --

Tamil : வட்டம் [Vaṭṭam]

Hindi: वृत् [vrtta]

Marathi वृत्त [vrʊtˈə]

Malayalam: വൃത്തം [vrʊtˈəm/vrttam], വട്ടം [vʌtˈʌm]

Viet: vòng tròn (𠺯𧷺)

-- b --

Bengali: britto

Javanese (boso Jowo): bunderan

-- m --

Kapampangan: mabilug

Kiribati: Mironron

Japanese: 丸(まる) [maru]

-- l --

Bahasa Indonesia: lingkaran

-- e --

Japanese: 円(えん) [en]

-- a --

Burmese (Myanmar): Awine အဝိုင္း

-- w --

Korean: 원 [won]

Thai: วงกลม [wongglom]

-- u --

Ikirundi: Umuzingi

-- y --

Finnish: ympyrä




Friday, September 6, 2013

Going round in ...

--To read this post in Japanese, click here.

There is no starting point or ending point.

English: circle

Italian: circhio

Spanish: círculo

Dutch: cirkel

French: cercle

German: Kreis

Russion: круг

Arabic: دائرة [da'ira(tun)]

Hindi: वृत्  [vrtta]

Japanese: 円(えん) [en] /丸(まる) [maru]

Korean: 원 [won]/동그라미 ['doŋgrami/dongrami]

Chinese:圈 [quān]



Monday, September 2, 2013

Summary "sand"

Thanks to those who have commented on the Facebook page

Here is a summary of words meaning "sand"

-- s/sh --

English: sand

German: Sand

Norwegian: sand [sɑnː]

Afrikaans: Sand

Danish: sand

kabalasan: sands

Faroese: sandur

Scots: saund

lingua lisia:sando

Batie: sansan

Italian: sabbia

French: sable

Esperanto: sablo

Catalá: sorra

Latvian: smilts/smiltis

Japanese: 砂 (すな) [suna]

Cantonese: 砂 [saa1]

Chinese: 沙 [sha]

Persian: shen

-- z --

Dutch: zand

Lingala; zelu

-- r --

Arabic: [ramla/rmal] رمل

Hindi: रेत [ret]

Farsi (Persian): ریگ [reg]

-- a --

Spanish: arena

Portuguese: Areia

Baoule: aougnan

Quechua: aqu

Greek άμμος [ámmos]

Armenian: ավազ [avaz]

-- e --

linge ense:essent

-- p --

Indonesian : pasir

Javanese: pasir

Russion песок

polish: piasek

Slovak: piesok

Bulgarian: Pyasak

Czech: písek

-- f --

Malagasy: fasika

-- k/c --

Turkish: Kum

Kyrgyz: кум [kum]

Azerbaijan: qum

Kiswahili: kichanga

Georgian: ქვიშა [kwisha]

Hawaiian: Ke one

Vietnamese: cát (𣻅)

-- g --

Irish: Gaineamh

Scottish Gaelic: gainmheach

Manx Gaelic: geinneagh

-- t --

Malay : Tanah

Kiribati: Tano

Welsh: tywod.

Malinke: tchintchin

Cornish: Treath

-- l --

Sonrai: Labou tashi

manipuri: lei-ngoi

-- b --

Bengali: বালি [bəli]

Assamese: Baali

Cebuano: Balas

Visaya: balas

Hiligaynon: balas

Tagalog: buhangin

-- v --

Dhivehi: veli

-- d --

Morisyen: Disab

Bete: dodo

Ilocano: darat

-- h --

Hungarian: homok

Finnish: hiekka

Hebrew: חול

Tigrina: Hutsa

Basque: hondar, harea

-- m --

Tamil : மணல் [maṇal]

Korean: 모래 [more]

Persian: maseh

-- u --

Chamorro: Unai

Kirundi: Umusenyi

Kinyarwanda: umucanga

-- n --

Romanian: nisip

-- w --

basa jawa: wedhi