Thursday, August 28, 2014

Summary "Teatime, hora do chá, and Teezeit"


Here is a summary of words meaning "tea time."

Thanks to those who have commented on the Facebook page.

-- t --

English: teatime

Dutch: theetijd

Esperanto: teotempo

German: Teezeit

Swedish: tedags

Hungarian: teaidő

Armenian:  թեյի ժամը [tey jamë]

Spanish: hora del té

Italian: l'ora del the

French: l'heure du thé

Irish: Am tae

Malay: minum teh

Indonesia: saat minum teh, (waktunya minum) teh́,  waktunay)a nge-thé

Khmer: ពេលផឹកតែ

Usik (conlang): Tamja

-- ch/ts --

Portuguese: hora do chá

Zamboangueño: hora de chá

Russian: время чая

Thai: เวลาดื่มชา

Chinese: 下午茶时间/下午茶時間[xiàwǔ chá shíjiān]/喝茶时间

Cantonese: 下午茶 [ha6 ng5 tsa4]
       
Korean: 차 시간       [cha sigan]

Vietnamese: Giờ uống trà (𣇞㕵茶)

Japanese: お茶の時間(おちゃのじかん)[ocha no jikan]

Swahili: wakati chai

Uzbek: Choy vaqti

Hindi:  चाय के समय[cāya kē samaya]

Turkish: cay zamani/çay saati

Azerbaijani: cay zamani

-- sh --

Arabic: وقت الشاي [waktalshaai]

Amharic: Yeshay Se'at

-- h --

Polish: czas na herbatę

-- a --

Lithuanian: Arbatos valandėlė

-- f --

Swedish: Fika

-- m --

Kapampangan: merienda, minindal

Tagalog: merienda

Ilocano: merienda (snack time)

Zamboangueño Language: merienda (break time)

-- p --

Ilocano: panagkakafe (coffee break), panagiitsa, panagtsatsaa, panagtsatsa (tea break)






Saturday, August 16, 2014

Teatime, hora do chá, and Teezeit

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

If you feel like you are bogged down, perhaps it is time for a cup of tea.

English: teatime

Dutch: theetijd

German: Teezeit

Spanish: hora del té

Italian: ora del tè 

Portuguese: hora do chá

French: l'heure du thé

Russian: время чая

Chinese: 下午茶时间/下午茶時間[xiàwǔ chá shíjiān]
   
Korean: 차 시간 [cha sigan]

Japanese: お茶の時間(おちゃのじかん)[ocha no jikan]

Hindi:  चाय के समय[cāya kē samaya]

Arabic: وقت الشاي [waktalshaai]

Swahili: wakati chai



Monday, August 11, 2014

Summary "ivy, lierre, and 常春藤"


Here is a summary of words meaning "ivy."

Thanks to those who have commented on the Facebook page.

-- a --

English: ivy

Hindi: आइवी लता [ā'ivī latā]

Thai: ไม้เลื้อยชื่อต้นไอวี่

-- i --

German: Efeu

Danish: efeu

Norwegian: eføy

Romanian: iederă

Spanish: hiedra

-- e --

Italian: edera

Portuguese: hera

Donegal Irish: eidheann

Usik (conlang): Efir

-- h --

Esperanto: hedero

-- u --

Arabic: عُلَّيْق    ['ullaik(un)]

-- k --

Dutch: klimop

Greek: κισσός

Vietnamese: cây thường xuân

-- l --

French: lierre

Arabic: لَبْلاَب[lublaab(un)]

-- ch --

Chinese: 常春藤 [cháng chūnténg]

-- d/t --

Korean: 담쟁이 덩굴 [damjaeng-i deong-gul]

Vannetais Breton: dehial, dehiaù

-- ts --

Japanese: 蔦(つた)[tsuta]

-- s --

Turkish: sarmaşık

-- p --

Russian: плющ

Ukrainian: плющ

-- b --

Czech: břečťan

Croatian: bršljan

Polish: bluszcz

Hungarian: borostyán

-- m --

Finnish: muratti

Swedish: murgröna



Sunday, August 10, 2014

Ivy, lierre, and 常春藤

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

Strong in the rain

Strong in the wind

Strong against the summer heat and snow

(Quotes from "Strong in the rain," Kenji Miyazawa)

English: ivy

Hindi: आइवी लता [ā'ivī latā]

German: Efeu

Italian: edera

Spanish: hiedra

Portuguese: hera

Arabic:   عُلَّيْق ['ullaik(un)]

Dutch: klimop

French: lierre

Chinese: 常春藤 [cháng chūnténg]

Korean: 담쟁이 덩굴 [damjaeng-i deong-gul]

Japanese: 蔦(つた)[tsuta]

Russian: плющ



Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Summary "Cave, caverna, and grotta"


Here is a summary of words meaning " (limestone) cave."

Thanks to those who have commented on the Facebook page.

-- c/k --

English: (limestone) cave

Portuguese: (calcário) caverna

French: caverne (calcaire)

Spanish: cueva (de piedra caliza)

Catalan: cova (de pedra calcària)

Esperanto: (kalkoŝtona) kaverno

Ilocano: kueba (ti bato apug)

Basque: (kareharrizko) koba

langue d'oc: cauna (de calcari)

Arabic:  كهف الحجر الجيري 

Usik (conlang): kauni

Tagalog: kweba

-- g --

Italian: (calcare) grotta

Corsican: grotta (di calcariu)

Maltese: grotta (franka)

French: grotte (de calcaire)

Dutch: (kalksteen)grot

Breton: groc'h/groh (grec'hier)

Hindi: (चूना पत्थर ) गुफा[cuna pt'thr gupha]

Nepali: ( चुन ढुङ)्गा ग[chn-dhunga-gufa]

Sindarin (conlang): gath, gathrod, (n)groth

-- h --

German: (Tropfstein)höhle

Vietnamese: hang (đá vôi) (𥧎𥒥𥔦)

Alsatian: d' Hehla/d'Hehl (vu Kàlchänthàltig)

-- m --

Georgian: მღვიმე [mghvime]

Azerbaijani: mağara

-- p --

Swahili: pango (la chokaa mawe)

Russian: (известняк) пещера

Bulgarian: пещера

-- b --

Franco-Provencal: bârma

langue d'oc: balma (de calcari)

Hungarian: barlang

-- f --

Sindarin (conlang): fela

-- d --

Chinese: (石灰岩溶)洞 [shíhuīyán róngdòng]

Korean: (석회)동 [seoghoedong]

Japanese: (鍾乳)洞(しょうにゅうどう) [shounyudo]

-- l --

Finnish: luola

Tagalog: langob

-- r --

Ilocano: rukib (ti bato apug)

-- s --

Corsican: sapara (di calcariu)

-- y --

Slovak: (vápencové) jaskyne

Czech: jeskyně

Polish: jaskinia

Tagalog: yungib

-- u --

Irish: uaimh (aolchloiche)

-- o --

Welsh/Cymraeg: ogof






Monday, August 4, 2014

Cave, caverna, and grotta

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Drop by drop, it has been shaped.

English: (limestone) cave

Portuguese: (calcário) caverna

Spanish: cueva (de piedra caliza)

Arabic:  كهف الحجر الجيري

Hindi: (चूना पत्थर ) गुफा[cuna pt'thr gupha]

Italian: (calcare) grotta

French: grotte (de calcaire)

Dutch: (kalksteen)grot

German: (Tropfstein)höhle

Russian: (известняк) пещера

Swahili: pango (la chokaa mawe)

Chinese: (石灰岩溶)洞 [shíhuīyán róngdòng]

Korean: (석회)동 [seoghoedong]

Japanese: (鍾乳)洞(しょうにゅうどう) [shounyudo]



Sunday, August 3, 2014

Summary "Fruit, frutta, and फल [phala]"


Here is a summary of words meaning "fruit."

Thanks to those who have commented on the Facebook page.

-- f --

English: fruit

Dutch: vrucht/fruit

French: fruit

Catalan: fruita

Spanish: fruta

Albanian: fruta

Italian: frutta

Portuguese: fruta/fruto

Galician: froita

Danish: frugt

Ilocano: frutas

Vannetais Breton: fréh

Greek: φρούτο

Russian: фрукт

Esperanto: frukto

Arabic: فاكهة [faːkiha(tun)]

Hindi: फल [phala]

-- v --

Croatian: voće

-- p --

Filipino: prutas

Tagalog: prutas

Ilocano: prutas

Cebuano: prutas

Urdu: پھل

-- b --

Indonesia: buah

Malay: buah

Tagalog: bunga, bungang kahoy

Ilocano: bunga

Cebuano: bonga

-- m --

Swahili: matunda

Lingala: mbuma

Shona: muchero

Dari: میوه

Scottish/Gàidhlig: meas

Uzbek language: meva

-- h --

Finnish: hedelmä

-- k/g --

Japanese: 果物(くだもの) [kudamono]

Korean: 과일 [gwail]

Vietnamese: (hoa) quả

Hungarian: gyümölcs

-- o --

German: obst

Polish: owoc

-- sh --

sesotho: shanaphola

Chinese: 水果 [shuǐguǒ]

-- j --

Mongolia: jims

-- t --

Swazi: titselo

Burma: သစ္သီး[thit tee]

Vietnamese: trái (cây),

Donegal Irish: toradh

-- n --

Kachin:  နမ္ဆီ[namsi]



Saturday, August 2, 2014

Fruit, frutta, and फल [phala]

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A gift from the earth.

English: fruit

Dutch: fruit

French: fruit

Spanish: fruta

Italian: frutta

Portuguese: fruto

Russian: фрукт

Arabic: فاكهة [faːkiha(tun)]

Hindi: फल [phala]

Japanese: 果物(くだもの) [kudamono]

Swahili: matunda

German: obst

Korean: 과일 [gwail]

Chinese: 水果 [shuǐguǒ]