--To read this post in Japanese, click here.
It is fun to climb up, and it t is fun to climb down.
Spanish: escalera
French: escaliers
Portuguese: escada
English: stairs, steps, staircase
Italian: scala, gradino
Hindi: सीढ़ी[srihi]
Arabic: سلالم ، الدرجات
Dutch: trap
German: Treppe
Russian: лестница
Chinese: 楼梯/樓梯 [lóutī]
Korean: 계단 [gyedan]
Japanese: 階段
Swahili: ngazi
Multilingual Days
This page is for those who are thrilled when picking up a new language book, for those who like to relax in a cafe, reading a book in a foreign language, for those who like to chit chat with friends having different backgrounds, and for those who like to learn various languages.
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Monday, January 26, 2015
Summary "Market, mercato, and ichiba"
Here is a summary of words meaning "market."
Thanks to those who have commented on the Facebook page.
-- m --
English: market
Dutch: markt
German: Markt
Danish: marked
Hawaiian: mākeke
Alsatian: d'r Markt
Kannada: maarukatte
Irish: margadh
Manx: margey
Welsh: marchnad
Vannetais Breton: marhad
Breton: marc'had
French: marché
Franco-Provencal: marçhi
Scots: mercat
Corsican: mercatu/marcatu
Latin: mercatus
Italian: mercato
Spanish: mercado
Zamboangueño: mercado
Portuguese: mercado
-- r --
Russian: рынок
Polish: rynek
-- s/sh --
Maltese: suq
Swahili: soko
Arabic: سوق [suːk(un)]
Hebrew: שוק [shook]
Polish: stragan
Chinese: 市场/市場 [shìchǎng]
Korean: 시장 [sijang]
Kannada: santhe
Tamil: சந்தை [Santhai]
-- j --
Usik (conlang): Juki
-- t --
Lithuanian: turgus
Polish: targ, targowisko
Thai : ตลาด (ตะ-หลาด) [talaad]
Zamboangueño: tiangue
Malagasy: tsena
Czech: trh
Slovak: trh/trhovisko
Vietnamese: chợ (𢄂), thị trường (市場)
-- d --
Turkish: dükkan
-- p --
Malay: pasar
Indonesian: pasar
Javanese: pasar, peken
Turkish: pazar (originated from Sogdian language)
Hungarian: piac
Tagalog: Palengke, Pamilihan
-- b --
Hindi: बाजार [bazar]
Nepali: बजार [bajār]
Bangali/Bengali: বাজার [bazar/bajar]
Kazakh: Базар [bazar]
Kyrgyz language: базар [baza:r]
Esperanto: bazaro
Tagalog: Baraka
Turkish: bakkal
-- v --
Hungarian: vásár
Alsatian: d'r Vertràg
-- f --
Latin: forum
-- h --
Alsatian: d'r Hàndel
-- k/q --
Quechua: Qhatu
-- i --
Japanese: 市場(いちば)[ichiba]
-- a --
Greek: αγορά [agorá]
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Market, mercato, and ichiba
--To read this post in Japanese, click here.
A place noisy, cheerful, and full of energy.
English: market
Dutch: markt
German: Markt
Italian: mercato
Spanish: mercado
Portuguese: mercado
French: marché
Russian: рынок
Swahili: soko
Arabic: سوق [suːk(un)]
Chinese: 市场/市場 [shìchǎng]
Korean: 시장 [sijang]
Hindi: बाजार [bājāra]
Japanese: 市場(いちば)[ichiba]
A place noisy, cheerful, and full of energy.
English: market
Dutch: markt
German: Markt
Italian: mercato
Spanish: mercado
Portuguese: mercado
French: marché
Russian: рынок
Swahili: soko
Arabic: سوق [suːk(un)]
Chinese: 市场/市場 [shìchǎng]
Korean: 시장 [sijang]
Hindi: बाजार [bājāra]
Japanese: 市場(いちば)[ichiba]
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Society 6: FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING + $5 off each item
--To read this post in Japanese, click here.
I now have a shop on Society6 where you can buy
prints, mugs, phone cases, and more.
http://society6.com/porarap
Society6 is having an Artist promotion event until
November 9th at midnight PST.
That is, FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING + $5 off each item in my shop
except for Framed Art Prints, Stretched Canvases and Rugs.
Please make sure to use the link below to get the deal.
http://society6.com/porarap?promo=4Y287K3NDP29
Many thanks!
I now have a shop on Society6 where you can buy
prints, mugs, phone cases, and more.
http://society6.com/porarap
Society6 is having an Artist promotion event until
November 9th at midnight PST.
That is, FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING + $5 off each item in my shop
except for Framed Art Prints, Stretched Canvases and Rugs.
Please make sure to use the link below to get the deal.
http://society6.com/porarap?promo=4Y287K3NDP29
Many thanks!
Friday, October 31, 2014
Summary "Railroad, reli, and ferrovia"
Here is a summary of words meaning "railroad."
Thanks to those who have commented on the Facebook page.
-- f/v --
Portuguese: ferrovia (ferro = iron)
Italian: ferrovia (ferro = iron)
Maltese: ferrovija
Spanish: ferrocarril (hierro = iron)
Esperanto: fervojo (fer (iron) + voj (way))
Hungarian: vasút (vas = iron, út = road/way/path)
-- e --
German: Eisenbahn (Eisen = iron)
-- i --
Irish: iarnród (iron road)
Alsatian: d'r Isabàhn
-- r --
British English: railway
American English: railroad
Punjabi : reilpatty
Swahili: reli
Hindi: रेलवे [rēlavē]
Turkish: ray
Tagalog: riles
Indonesian: rel kereta (api)
-- l --
Klingon (conlang): lupwI' mIr
Malay: Landasan kereta api (Landasan =path, Kereta = car, Api = fire)
-- s --
Dutch: spoorweg
Arabic: سكة حديدية [sikka(tun) hadiidiya(tun)]
(حديد = iron)
Greek : σιδηρόδρομος [siđiróđromos] (σίδηρος (iron) + δρόμος (road))
-- sh --
French: chemin de fer (fer = iron)
-- z/j --
Russian: железная дорога (железо = iron)
Croatian: željeznica (željezo = iron)
Czech: železnice (železo = iron)
Slovak: železnice
-- t/ch --
Chinese: 铁路/鐵路[tiělù] (铁/鐵 = iron)
Korean: 철도 [cheoldo] (철 = iron)
Japanese: 鉄道(てつどう) [tetsudou] (鉄 = iron)
Choctaw: tʋli hina (iron road)
Uzbek : temir yo'l (iron way)
-- d --
Turkish: demir (iron) yolu (way, road)
Azerbaijani: demiryolu
Czech: dráha
Vietnamese: đường sắt (road iron)
Vietnamese: đường xe lửa (road vehicle fire)
Vietnamese: đường ray (road "rail")
-- k --
Corsican: caminu di ferru
Kadazandusun: kulitapui
-- h --
Breton: hent(où)-houarn
Cornish: hyns horn (iron path)
-- b --
Usik (conlang): Boste
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