Thursday, April 23, 2015

Stairs, Treppe, and 楼梯

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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



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

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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

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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