Here is a summary of words meaning "ship."
Thanks to those who have commented on the Facebook page.
-- m --
Welsh: môr
Breton: ar mor
Russian: море
Serbian: more
old Gallic: more
Slovak: mora/more
Bosnian: more
Czech: moře
Slovene: morje
Polish: morze
Portuguese: mar
Spanish: mar
Langue d'Oc: la mar
Rumantsch: la mar
Italian: mare
Romanian: marea (mare)
Corsican: mari
Esperanto: maro [ˈmaro]
French: mer
Kreol Morisyen: lamer
Usik (conlang): mer
German: Meer [meːɐ̯]
Alsatian: s' Mèèr
Belis (conlang): mani
Finnish: meri [ˈmeri]
Estonian: meri
Irish: muir (ocean, old word)
Scottish Gaelic: muir
-- b --
Korean: 바다 [bada]
Somali: badda
Arabic: بحر[bahr(un)]
Maltese: baħar
Afganistan: Bahr
Swahili: bahari
Vietnamese: Biển
Klingon(Star Trek): bIQ'a' [bɪq͡χˈʔɑʔ]
-- z --
Georgian: ზღვა [zghwa/zghva]
Dutch: zee
-- s --
English: sea
Afrikaans: see
Frisian: see
Danish: sø
Hindi: समुद्[samdra]/ समुंदर [samundar]
Urdu: samundar
Indonesian: samudra (ocean)
Malayalam: സമുദ്രം[samudram]
Telugu: samudram, sagaram
Bengali: সমুদ্র [shomudro]
Khmer សមុទ [sàk mort/sámort]
Thai: สมุทร[sà mùt]
Lao: samoot (ocean)
Bengali: সাগর [sagar]
Assamese: sagar
Hindi: sagar
Javanese: segara
Malayalam: സാഗരം[saagaram]
Faroese: sjógvur
-- t --
Hungarian: tenger [ˈtɛnɡɛr]
Thai: ทะเล [tʰáleː]
Lao: tarle
-- th --
Greek: θάλασσα [thálassa]
-- d --
Turkish : deniz
Azerbaijani: deniz
Uzbek : dengiz
Filipino: dagat
Cebuano: dagat
tagalog: dagat
Hiligaynon: dagat
Farsi: دريا [darya]
-- h --
Danish: Hav [haw]
Faroese: hav
Chinese: 海 [hǎi]
Nahuat(Mexico): huey atl
-- k --
Kannada: Kadalu
Malayalam: കടല് [kadal]
Tamil: kadal
Hawaiian: Ke kai
-- g --
Wolof(senegal): gueth
-- u --
Dargi (Sanzhi dialect): урхьу ['urxu]
Japanese: 海(うみ) [umi]
-- f --
Irish/Gaeilge: farraige
-- l --
Malay: laut
Indonesian: laut
-- r --
Tsez: ралъад / raład [rɑˈɬɑd]
-- y --
Hebrew: ים [yam]
Latvian: jūra
Lithuanian: jūra
-- i --
Nahuat: ilhuicaatle
-- a --
Irish/Gaeilge: aigean (ocean)
Armăneashce: amare
-- w --
Nahuat(El Salvador): wey at
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.
Monday, December 30, 2013
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Summary "ship"
Thanks to those who have commented on the Facebook page.
Here is a summary of words meaning "ship."
-- s/sh --
English: ship
Dutch: schip
Norwegian: skip [ʃip]
Afrikaans: skip
Danish: skib
German: Schiff
Alsatian : s' Schiff
Old Italian: schifo
Polish: statek
Esperanto: ŝipo ['ʃipo]
Arabic: سفينة [safina(tun)]
Hebrew: ספינה [sfina]
-- n --
Rumantsch: la nav
Italian: nave
French: navire
Langue d'oc: naviri
Portuguese: navio
Romanian: nava (navă)
Langue d'Oc : la nau
Usik(conlang): Nabi
-- b --
Spanish: barco
Czech: bárka
Slovene: barka (small one)
Filipino: barko
French: bateau
Kreol Morisyen: Bato
Corsican: batéllu
Breton: batimant
Breton: bag
Korean: 배 [bae]
Klingon (Star Trek): bIQ Duj [bɪq͡χ ɖuʤ]
-- v --
Maltese: vapur
Breton : ar vag
-- p --
Greek: πλοίο ['plio]
-- m --
Swahili: meli
Arabic: مركب
Somali: markab (dooni (small))
-- k --
Russian: корабль
Indonesia: kapal (kapal laut)
Greek: καραβι
malayalam: കപ്പല്
Tamil: கப்பல[: kʌ'p]
Dari: کشتی [keshti]
-- g --
Cornish: gorhel
Tsez: гама [ɡama]
Turkish: gemi
Hausa: girgin ruwa
-- ch --
Chinese: 船 [chuán]
Shona (Zimbabwean): chikepe
-- j --
Hindi: जहाज [jahāja]
Bhojpuri: जहाज [jahāz]
-- h --
Hungarian: hajó [hˈɑjoː]
Hawaiian: he moku
Japanese: 船(ふね) [hune]
-- u --
Bemba: ubwato
SiSwati: umkhumbi
-- o --
Basque: ontzia(vessel)/itsasontzia(sea-vessel)
Hebrew: אוניה [onniya]
-- l --
Irish: long
Scottish Gaelic: long
Welsh: llong
Czech: loď
Slovak: loď
Finnish: laiva
Slovene: ladja (big one)
-- r --
Thai: เรือ [rɯ:a]
Monday, December 23, 2013
Sea, mar, and hai (海)
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Huge, enormous and immense.
Where the moon rises, and where the sun sets.
Portuguese: mar
Spanish: mar
French: mer
German: Meer
Dutch: zee
English: sea
Hindi: समुद [samudra]
Chinese: 海 [hǎi]
Japanese: 海(うみ) [umi]
Korean: 바다 [bada]
Arabic: بحر [bahr(un)]
Swahili: bahari
Huge, enormous and immense.
Where the moon rises, and where the sun sets.
Portuguese: mar
Spanish: mar
French: mer
German: Meer
Dutch: zee
English: sea
Hindi: समुद [samudra]
Chinese: 海 [hǎi]
Japanese: 海(うみ) [umi]
Korean: 바다 [bada]
Arabic: بحر [bahr(un)]
Swahili: bahari
Sunday, December 22, 2013
On the water
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The best way to take a leisurely trip.
English: ship
Dutch: schip
German: Schiff
Italian: nave
French: navire
Portuguese: navio
Spanish: barco
Korean: 배 [bae]
Swahili: meli
Russian: корабль
Chinese: 船 [chuán]
Hindi: जहाज [jahāja]
Arabic: سفينة [safina(tun)]
Japanese: 船(ふね) [hune]
The best way to take a leisurely trip.
English: ship
Dutch: schip
German: Schiff
Italian: nave
French: navire
Portuguese: navio
Spanish: barco
Korean: 배 [bae]
Swahili: meli
Russian: корабль
Chinese: 船 [chuán]
Hindi: जहाज [jahāja]
Arabic: سفينة [safina(tun)]
Japanese: 船(ふね) [hune]
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Summary "tower"
Thanks to those who have commented on the Facebook page.
Here is a summary of words meaning "tower."
-- t --
English: tower
Irish: túr
Scottish Gaelic: tùr
Breton : tour
French: tour
Kreol Morisyen: tour
Scots: toor
Sesotho: tora
Corsican: Torra
Italian: torre
Spanish: torre
Portuguese: torre
Scots: Touer
Langue d'Oc: tourre
Catalan: torre
Tagalog: tore
Dutch: toren
Romanian: turn
Icelandic: turn [tʰʏrtn̥]
Hungarian: torony [tˈoroɲ]
Finnish: torni [tˈornɪ]
Swedish: torn [tʰʊɳ]
Danish: tårn [tˢɒːˀn]
Afrikaans: toring
German: Turm
Japanese: 塔(とう)[tou]
Chinese: 塔 [tǎ]
Cantonese: 塔 [tap3]
Vietnamese: tháp (塔)
Korean: 탑 [tab]
-- d --
Alsatian: Durm
-- m --
Hindi: मीनार [minar]
Swahili: mnara
Romani: minar
Urdu: مینار [minar]
Bahasa Indonesia: menara
Malaysian: menara
Hebrew: migdal
-- b --
Russian: башня
Ukrainian: башта [bášta]
Czech: bašta
Arabic: برج [burj(u)]
-- v --
Ukrainian: вежа [véža]
Slovak: veža
Czech: věž
-- w --
Old East Slavic: вѣжа [wiéža]
Polish/Polski: Wieża
-- p --
Greek: Πύργος
-- k --
Turkish: kule
Serbo-Croatian: Kula [kǔːla]
Georgian: კოშკი [k'oshk'i]
Old East Slavic: костьлъ [kóstĭlŭ]
-- h --
Thai: หอคอย
-- g --
malayalam: ഗോപുരം [gopuram]
-- s --
Old East Slavic: стълпъ [stŭlpŭ]
Slovenian: stolp
-- z --
Old East Slavic: забороло [zaborólo]
-- ts --
Mongolian: цамхаг
-- a --
Armenian: աշտարակ [ashtarak]
-- u --
Kirundi: umunara
Saturday, December 14, 2013
From ancient times
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What men have built here and there, and people have looked up and climbed.
English: tower
Italian: torre
Dutch: toren
Spanish: torre
German: Turm
French: tour
Portuguese: torre
Japanese: 塔(とう)[tou]
Chinese: 塔 [tǎ]
Korean: 탑[tab]
Hindi: मीनार [ Mīnāra]
Swahili: mnara
Russian: башня
Arabic: برج [burju]
What men have built here and there, and people have looked up and climbed.
English: tower
Italian: torre
Dutch: toren
Spanish: torre
German: Turm
French: tour
Portuguese: torre
Japanese: 塔(とう)[tou]
Chinese: 塔 [tǎ]
Korean: 탑[tab]
Hindi: मीनार [ Mīnāra]
Swahili: mnara
Russian: башня
Arabic: برج [burju]
Saturday, December 7, 2013
Quiz
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????? bulb
candle ?????
????? emitting diode
traffic ?????
Now you know what it is.
Hindi: प्रकाश [prkash]
Chinese: 光[guāng]
Italian: luce
Dutch: licht
English: light
German: Licht
Spanish: luz
Portuguese: luz
French: lumière
Russian: свет
Korean: 조명 [jomyeong] / 빛 [bich]
Arabic: إضاءة[ida'a]
Japanese: 光(ひかり) [hikari] / 明かり[akari]
Swahili: mwanga
????? bulb
candle ?????
????? emitting diode
traffic ?????
Now you know what it is.
Hindi: प्रकाश [prkash]
Chinese: 光[guāng]
Italian: luce
Dutch: licht
English: light
German: Licht
Spanish: luz
Portuguese: luz
French: lumière
Russian: свет
Korean: 조명 [jomyeong] / 빛 [bich]
Arabic: إضاءة[ida'a]
Japanese: 光(ひかり) [hikari] / 明かり[akari]
Swahili: mwanga
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Summary "language"
Thanks to those who have commented on the Facebook page.
Here is a summary of words meaning "language."
-- l --
Portuguese: língua (linguagem, fala, idioma)
English: language
Italian: lingua (linguaggio)
French: langue
Spanish: lengua (lenguaje)
Catalan: llengua
Vannetais Breton: langaj
Arabic: لغة [luga(tun)]
Swahili: lugha
Usik: lan
Breton: ar langaj
Esperanto: lingvo
Langue d'Oc: la lengo (often [lìngo])
Hebrew: la'ashon
Wolof: laka
Romanian: limbă
-- b --
Hindi: भाषा [bhāṣā]
Indonesian: bahasa
Malayalam: ഭാഷ [bhaasha]
Malay: bahasa
Telugu: basha
Banyumasan: basa
Sundanese: basa
Javanese: basa [bõsõ]
Balinese: basa [ba:seh]
Panjabi: ਬੋਲੀ
-- p --
Thai : pah sar
Sotho: puo
-- t --
Dutch: taal
West-Frisian: taal
Afrikaans: taal
Cornish: tavas (tongue)
Irish: teanga [tjong-ga]
Donegal Irish: teangaidh
Nahuatl: tlahtōlli [t͡ɬaʰ.ˈtoːl.l]
Mayan: t'aan
-- d --
Turkish: dil
-- s --
German: Sprache
Swedish: språk
Norwegian: språk
Alsatian : d'Sprooch
-- z --
Dari: زبان [zaban]
Farsi: zaban
Urdu: zabaan
-- j --
Macedonian: јазик [jazik]
Albanian: gjuha
-- i/y --
Welsh: iaith
Spanish: idioma
Portuguese: idioma
Kirundi: imvugo
Russian: язык
Polish: język
Bosnian: jezik
Serbian: језик
Slovene: jezik
Cornish: yeth
Chinese: 语言/語言 [yǔ yán]
-- e --
Georgian: ენა [ena]
Bulgarian: език [ezik]
-- k/c --
Scottish Gaelic: cànan
Lithuanian: kalba
Wolof: kalama
Finnish: kieli
Estonian: keel
-- g --
Greek: γλώσσα [glóssa]
Japanese: 言語(げんご)[gengo]
-- n --
Old Tupi: nhe'enga
Vietnamese: ngon ngu
Hungarian: nyelv
-- m --
Lingala: monoko (also mouth)
Ukrainian: мова
Nyandja: mutundu
Chewa: mutundu
Shona: mutauro
-- a --
Kapampangan: amanung sisuan (mother language)
-- o --
Korean: 언어[eon eo]
Zulu: olimi (tongue)
-- w --
Tagalog: wika
-- f --
Portuguese: fala
-- r --
Maori: reo
Bodo: Raao
Shona: rurimi
-- p --
Thai: ภาษา [pha sar]
Here is a summary of words meaning "language."
-- l --
Portuguese: língua (linguagem, fala, idioma)
English: language
Italian: lingua (linguaggio)
French: langue
Spanish: lengua (lenguaje)
Catalan: llengua
Vannetais Breton: langaj
Arabic: لغة [luga(tun)]
Swahili: lugha
Usik: lan
Breton: ar langaj
Esperanto: lingvo
Langue d'Oc: la lengo (often [lìngo])
Hebrew: la'ashon
Wolof: laka
Romanian: limbă
-- b --
Hindi: भाषा [bhāṣā]
Indonesian: bahasa
Malayalam: ഭാഷ [bhaasha]
Malay: bahasa
Telugu: basha
Banyumasan: basa
Sundanese: basa
Javanese: basa [bõsõ]
Balinese: basa [ba:seh]
Panjabi: ਬੋਲੀ
-- p --
Thai : pah sar
Sotho: puo
-- t --
Dutch: taal
West-Frisian: taal
Afrikaans: taal
Cornish: tavas (tongue)
Irish: teanga [tjong-ga]
Donegal Irish: teangaidh
Nahuatl: tlahtōlli [t͡ɬaʰ.ˈtoːl.l]
Mayan: t'aan
-- d --
Turkish: dil
-- s --
German: Sprache
Swedish: språk
Norwegian: språk
Alsatian : d'Sprooch
-- z --
Dari: زبان [zaban]
Farsi: zaban
Urdu: zabaan
-- j --
Macedonian: јазик [jazik]
Albanian: gjuha
-- i/y --
Welsh: iaith
Spanish: idioma
Portuguese: idioma
Kirundi: imvugo
Russian: язык
Polish: język
Bosnian: jezik
Serbian: језик
Slovene: jezik
Cornish: yeth
Chinese: 语言/語言 [yǔ yán]
-- e --
Georgian: ენა [ena]
Bulgarian: език [ezik]
-- k/c --
Scottish Gaelic: cànan
Lithuanian: kalba
Wolof: kalama
Finnish: kieli
Estonian: keel
-- g --
Greek: γλώσσα [glóssa]
Japanese: 言語(げんご)[gengo]
-- n --
Old Tupi: nhe'enga
Vietnamese: ngon ngu
Hungarian: nyelv
-- m --
Lingala: monoko (also mouth)
Ukrainian: мова
Nyandja: mutundu
Chewa: mutundu
Shona: mutauro
-- a --
Kapampangan: amanung sisuan (mother language)
-- o --
Korean: 언어[eon eo]
Zulu: olimi (tongue)
-- w --
Tagalog: wika
-- f --
Portuguese: fala
-- r --
Maori: reo
Bodo: Raao
Shona: rurimi
-- p --
Thai: ภาษา [pha sar]
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Love difference
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So fascinating.
Portuguese: língua
English: language
Italian: lingua
French: langue
Arabic: لغة [luga(tun)]
Swahili: lugha
Hindi: भाषा [bhāṣā]
Dutch: taal
German: Sprache
Spanish: idioma
Russian: язык
Korean: 언어[eon eo]
Chinese: 语言/語言 [yǔ yán]
Japanese: 言語(げんご)[gengo]
So fascinating.
Portuguese: língua
English: language
Italian: lingua
French: langue
Arabic: لغة [luga(tun)]
Swahili: lugha
Hindi: भाषा [bhāṣā]
Dutch: taal
German: Sprache
Spanish: idioma
Russian: язык
Korean: 언어[eon eo]
Chinese: 语言/語言 [yǔ yán]
Japanese: 言語(げんご)[gengo]
Friday, November 15, 2013
Summary "Life"
Thanks to those who have commented on the Facebook page.
Here is a summary of words meaning "life."
-- l --
English: life
Here is a summary of words meaning "life."
-- l --
English: life
Dutch: leven
Afrikaans.: lewe
German: Leben
-- v --
Spanish: vida
Portuguese: vida
Italian: vita
French: vie
Romanian: viață
-- b --
Usik: Bis
Greek: βίος [bios]
Welsh: bywyd (masc.) ['bəwɪd]
Vannetais Breton: buhé
Tabalog: buhay
Lingala: bomoyi
Setswana: Botshelo
Irish: beatha
(a concept...as that which separates living things from dead or inanimate things)
Scottish Gaelic: beatha
(a concept)
Iloko: Biag
-- p --
Iloko: Panagbiag
-- j --
Afrikaans.: lewe
German: Leben
-- v --
Spanish: vida
Portuguese: vida
Italian: vita
French: vie
Romanian: viață
-- b --
Usik: Bis
Greek: βίος [bios]
Welsh: bywyd (masc.) ['bəwɪd]
Vannetais Breton: buhé
Tabalog: buhay
Lingala: bomoyi
Setswana: Botshelo
Irish: beatha
(a concept...as that which separates living things from dead or inanimate things)
Scottish Gaelic: beatha
(a concept)
Iloko: Biag
-- p --
Iloko: Panagbiag
-- j --
Russian: жизнь
Ukrainian: життя
Hindi: जीवन [jīvana]
Malayalam: ജീവിതം [jeevitham]
Japanese: 人生(じんせい) [jinsei]
Angloromani: jiaben
-- z --
Urdu: ذندگی [zindgi]
Dari: زندگی
Greek: ζωή [zoe]
Croatian: život
-- ch --
ไทย (Thai) : ชีวิต [chīwit]
-- s --
Irish: saol
(one's existence)
Scottish Gaelic: saoghal
(one's existence)
-- sh --
Ukrainian: життя
Hindi: जीवन [jīvana]
Malayalam: ജീവിതം [jeevitham]
Japanese: 人生(じんせい) [jinsei]
Angloromani: jiaben
-- z --
Urdu: ذندگی [zindgi]
Dari: زندگی
Greek: ζωή [zoe]
Croatian: život
-- ch --
ไทย (Thai) : ชีวิต [chīwit]
-- s --
Irish: saol
(one's existence)
Scottish Gaelic: saoghal
(one's existence)
-- sh --
Chinese: 生活/生活 [shēnghuó]
Chinese: 生命 [sheng ming]
-- i --
Korean: 인생 [insaeng]
Japanese: 命(いのち) [inochi]
-- y --
Nahuatl: Yolli
Chinese: 生命 [sheng ming]
-- i --
Korean: 인생 [insaeng]
Japanese: 命(いのち) [inochi]
-- y --
Nahuatl: Yolli
-- u --
Chewa: umoyo
Bemba: ubumi
Kirundi: ubuzima
-- h --
Arabic: حياة [hayat]
Azerbaijan: Heyat
Shona : Hupenyu
Welsh: hoedl
(one's existence)
Malay: hidup
(We life in this world is to worship God.)
-- k --
Quechua: Kawsay
Hawaiian: Ke ola
Vietnamese: cuộc đời (局𠁀), cuộc sống (局𤯨)
-- m --
Chewa: umoyo
Bemba: ubumi
Kirundi: ubuzima
-- h --
Arabic: حياة [hayat]
Azerbaijan: Heyat
Shona : Hupenyu
Welsh: hoedl
(one's existence)
Malay: hidup
(We life in this world is to worship God.)
-- k --
Quechua: Kawsay
Hawaiian: Ke ola
Vietnamese: cuộc đời (局𠁀), cuộc sống (局𤯨)
-- m --
Saturday, November 9, 2013
Ordinary day
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Just an ordinary day again.
Perhaps life is a collection of ordinary days.
To relish my one and only life,
maybe I have to commit to something every ordinary day,
or I have to cherish small things in an ordinary day.
English: life
Dutch: leven
German: Leben
Spanish: vida
Portuguese: vida
Italian: vita
French: vie
Russian: жизнь
Hindi: जीवन [jīvana]
Chinese: 生活/生活 [shēnghuó]
Japanese: 人生 (じんせい) [jinsei]
Korean: 인생 [insaeng]
Arabic: حياة [hayat]
Swahili: maisha
Just an ordinary day again.
Perhaps life is a collection of ordinary days.
To relish my one and only life,
maybe I have to commit to something every ordinary day,
or I have to cherish small things in an ordinary day.
English: life
Dutch: leven
German: Leben
Spanish: vida
Portuguese: vida
Italian: vita
French: vie
Russian: жизнь
Hindi: जीवन [jīvana]
Chinese: 生活/生活 [shēnghuó]
Japanese: 人生 (じんせい) [jinsei]
Korean: 인생 [insaeng]
Arabic: حياة [hayat]
Swahili: maisha
Monday, November 4, 2013
Summary "seasons"
Thanks to those who have commented on the Facebook page
Here is a summary of words meaning "seasons."
-- s --
English: seasons
Dutch: seizoenen
Afrikaans: seisone
French: saisons
Italian: stagioni
rumantsch : las stagiuns
auvergnat (langues d'oc) : lei sazous
provençal (langues d'oc) : li sesoun
cévenol (langues d'oc) : las sasous
gascon (langues d'oc) : erai sasous
-- c (s) --
Russian: cезона
-- e --
Spanish: estaciones
Catalan: estacions [esta'sions]
hungarian: évszakok
-- h --
breton : ar hourz (the season)
-- a --
breton : ar pewar-amzer (the four times)
swedish: årstiderna
romanian : anotimpurile
-- m --
Hindi: मौसमों[mausam]
Arabic: مواسم [mawasim]
Swahili: misimu
Indonesian: musim
Kyrgyz: мезгил [mezgil]
-- j (y) --
German: Jahreszeiten
alsatian : d'Johrszite
-- j (ch)--
Chinese: 季节/季節 [jìjié]
-- t --
Portuguese: temporadas
-- g/k --
Croatian: godišnja doba
Korean: 계절 [gyejeol]
Japanese: 季節(きせつ)[kisetsu]
-- r --
Malayalam: ഋതുക്കള് [hrtukkal]
Sanskrit : ऋत ु[ritu/hrutu]
Irish: ráithí
-- f --
Dari: فصل
-- y(u) --
Mongolian: улирлууд [ulirlud]
Here is a summary of words meaning "seasons."
-- s --
English: seasons
Dutch: seizoenen
Afrikaans: seisone
French: saisons
Italian: stagioni
rumantsch : las stagiuns
auvergnat (langues d'oc) : lei sazous
provençal (langues d'oc) : li sesoun
cévenol (langues d'oc) : las sasous
gascon (langues d'oc) : erai sasous
-- c (s) --
Russian: cезона
-- e --
Spanish: estaciones
Catalan: estacions [esta'sions]
hungarian: évszakok
-- h --
breton : ar hourz (the season)
-- a --
breton : ar pewar-amzer (the four times)
swedish: årstiderna
romanian : anotimpurile
-- m --
Hindi: मौसमों[mausam]
Arabic: مواسم [mawasim]
Swahili: misimu
Indonesian: musim
Kyrgyz: мезгил [mezgil]
-- j (y) --
German: Jahreszeiten
alsatian : d'Johrszite
-- j (ch)--
Chinese: 季节/季節 [jìjié]
-- t --
Portuguese: temporadas
-- g/k --
Croatian: godišnja doba
Korean: 계절 [gyejeol]
Japanese: 季節(きせつ)[kisetsu]
-- r --
Malayalam: ഋതുക്കള് [hrtukkal]
Sanskrit : ऋत ु[ritu/hrutu]
Irish: ráithí
-- f --
Dari: فصل
-- y(u) --
Mongolian: улирлууд [ulirlud]
Thursday, October 31, 2013
The passage of seasons
--To read this post in Japanese, click here.
The passage of seasons makes me feel like a philosopher.
English: seasons
Dutch: seizoenen
French: saisons
Italian: stagioni
Spanish: estaciones
Hindi: मौसमों[mausamō]
Arabic: مواسم [mawasim]
Swahili: misimu
German: Jahreszeiten
Portuguese: temporadas
Chinese: 季节/季節 [jìjié]
Korean: 계절 [gyejeol]
Japanese: 季節(きせつ)[kisetsu]
The passage of seasons makes me feel like a philosopher.
Russian: сезонов
English: seasons
Dutch: seizoenen
French: saisons
Italian: stagioni
Spanish: estaciones
Hindi: मौसमों[mausamō]
Arabic: مواسم [mawasim]
Swahili: misimu
German: Jahreszeiten
Portuguese: temporadas
Chinese: 季节/季節 [jìjié]
Korean: 계절 [gyejeol]
Japanese: 季節(きせつ)[kisetsu]
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Summary "colours"
Thanks to those who have commented on the Facebook page
Here is a summary of words meaning "colo(u)rs."
-- c --
Italian: colori
Spanish: colores
French: couleurs sing. couleur)
English: colo(u)rs
Portuguese: cores (sing. cor)
Langue d'Oc: lei coulours (sing. la coulour)
-- k --
Dutch: kleuren
Afrikaans : kleur
Haitian Creole: koulé
Ukrainian: кольори [kol'ory]
Esperanto: koloroj
Tagalog/Filipino: mga kulay (sing. kulay)
Usik : Keli/kelu
Kapampangan: kule
-- ch (throat) --
Greek: χρώμα/χρώματα - chróma/chrómata
-- r --
Hindi: रंग [raṅg]
Swahili: rangi
Nepali: rang
Azerbaijan: reng
Turkish : renk
Somali: rinji
Dari: رنگ
Urdu: رنگ
-- l --
Breton : liwioù/ar liùaj (sing. al liw)
Vannetais Breton: liùajeu (sing. liù)
Welsh: lliwiau (sing. lliw )
Cornish: Liwyow (sing. Liw)
-- p --
Georgian: ფერები [pherebi] (sing. ფერი [pheri])
Finnish: päävärit (primary colours)
-- b --
Madurese: Bârna
Czech: barvy
Serbian: боја [boja]
-- w --
Bahasa Melayu (Malay): warna
Indonesian: warna
Javanese: Werna
-- v --
Finnish: värit
Sanskrit वर्ण [varNa]
-- f --
German: Farben
Slovak: Farby
Norwegian: farger (sing. farge)
-- s --
Hungarian: szinek
Korean: 색 [saeg]
Thai: สี [sĭ:]
-- ts --
Russian: цвета
-- t --
Nahuatl: tlapālli [t͡ɬa.ˈpʌ̞ːl.lɪ]
Náhuat de El Salvador: Tachishka
-- d --
Irish: Dathanna (sing. Dath)
Donegal Irish: dathannaí (sing. dath)
Scottish Gaelic: dathan (sing. dath)
Hiligaynon: duag
-- m --
Sotho: mmala
-- i --
Japanese: 色(いろ)[iro]
Kirundi (Burundi): irangi
-- y --
Chinese: 颜色/顏色 [yánsè]
-- a --
Arabic: الوان [alwan]
Sunday, October 20, 2013
So unreasonable
--To read this post in Japanese, click here.
Actually, I (as a native Japanease speaker) don't quite understand why it is always necessary to differentiate between one apple and more than one apple.
Actually, I (as a native Japanease speaker) don't quite understand why it is always necessary to differentiate between one apple and more than one apple.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Summary "orange (colour)"
Thanks to those who have commented on the Facebook page
Here is a summary of words meaning the colour "orange"
-- o --
English: orange
German: orange
French: orange
Swedish: orange
Russian: оранжевый
Dutch: oranje
Afrikaans: oranja
Norwegian: oransj(e)
Czech: oranžový/á/é (m/f/n)
Alsatian (France): vùn Orangefàrb, orangefärbi(g)
rumantsch (Switzerland): culur d'oranscha [orànža]
-- a --
Italian: arancione
Puerto Rican Spanish: Anaranjado
Faroese: appilsingulur
Danish: appelsingul
Langue d'Oc (France) : coulour d'arange.
-- n --
Spanish: naranja
Hungarian: narancs
Hindi: नारंग [nāraṅgī]
Malayalam: നാരങ്ങ [Naranga]
Dari: نارنج [narenji]
-- l --
Portuguese: laranja
-- b --
Arabic: برتقالي [burtuqali]
Swedish: brandgul
-- p --
Turkish : Portakal
Romanian : portocaliu
Piemontese (Italia) : giaun pourtigal.
-- ch --
Chinese: 橙色 [chéngsè]
Puerto Rican Spanish: China
-- m --
Swahili: rangi ya machungwa
-- j --
Korean: 주황색 [juhwangsaeg]
-- d --
Japanese: 橙色(だいだいいろ) [daidaiiro]
Usik: Dam ( also Damel)
-- z --
Piemontese (Italia) : grousoun, giaun pourtigal
Haitian Creole: zoranj
-- s --
Thai: สีส้ม [sǐ sôm]
Nepali: suntala
-- g --
Piemontese (Italia) : grousoun
-- k --
Vietnamese: (màu) cam 牟柑
English: orange
German: orange
French: orange
Swedish: orange
Russian: оранжевый
Dutch: oranje
Afrikaans: oranja
Norwegian: oransj(e)
Czech: oranžový/á/é (m/f/n)
Alsatian (France): vùn Orangefàrb, orangefärbi(g)
rumantsch (Switzerland): culur d'oranscha [orànža]
-- a --
Italian: arancione
Puerto Rican Spanish: Anaranjado
Faroese: appilsingulur
Danish: appelsingul
Langue d'Oc (France) : coulour d'arange.
-- n --
Spanish: naranja
Hungarian: narancs
Hindi: नारंग [nāraṅgī]
Malayalam: നാരങ്ങ [Naranga]
Dari: نارنج [narenji]
-- l --
Portuguese: laranja
-- b --
Arabic: برتقالي [burtuqali]
Swedish: brandgul
-- p --
Turkish : Portakal
Romanian : portocaliu
Piemontese (Italia) : giaun pourtigal.
-- ch --
Chinese: 橙色 [chéngsè]
Puerto Rican Spanish: China
-- m --
Swahili: rangi ya machungwa
-- j --
Korean: 주황색 [juhwangsaeg]
-- d --
Japanese: 橙色(だいだいいろ) [daidaiiro]
Usik: Dam ( also Damel)
-- z --
Piemontese (Italia) : grousoun, giaun pourtigal
Haitian Creole: zoranj
-- s --
Thai: สีส้ม [sǐ sôm]
Nepali: suntala
-- g --
Piemontese (Italia) : grousoun
-- k --
Vietnamese: (màu) cam 牟柑
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Fruit or ... ?
--To read this post in Japanese, click here.
The color orange reminds me of ...
an orange (fruit), a persimmon, a papaya, a carrot, a pumpkin,
Chinese lantern plants, autumn leaves, a sunset, and the Netherland.
English: orange
The color orange reminds me of ...
an orange (fruit), a persimmon, a papaya, a carrot, a pumpkin,
Chinese lantern plants, autumn leaves, a sunset, and the Netherland.
English: orange
German: Orange
French: orange
Russian: оранжевый
Dutch: oranje
Italian: arancione
Spanish: naranja
Hindi: नारंग [nāraṅgī]
Portuguese: laranja
Swahili: rangi ya machungwa
Arabic: برتقالي [burtuqali]
Chinese: 橙色 [chéngsè]
Korean: 주황색 [juhwangsaeg]
Japanese: 橙色(だいだいいろ) [daidaiiro]
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Summary "leaf"
Thanks to those who have commented on the Facebook page
Here is a summary of words meaning "leaf"
Here is a summary of words meaning "leaf"
-- b --
German: Blatt
Dutch: blad
Swedish: blad
Norwegian: blad
Alsacian : Blàtt
Afrikaans: blaar
Bemba: bula
Thai: ใบ [bai]
Lao: ໃບໄມ [້[baimai]
Kapampangan: bulung
Dari: برگ
-- f --
Portuguese: folha
Italian: foglia
catalan : fulla [fulyë]
greek: φύλλο [filo]
Usik : fol
French: feuille
Langue d'oc of Provence : fueio [fœyo]
Langue d'oc of Auvergne (in the Massif Central in France) : fueio [fœyo]
Langue d'oc of Gascogne: huèlho [huèlyo]
-- l --
English: leaf
Hungarian: levél
Russian: лист [list]
Ukrainian: листок [lystok]
Tsez: лIеIб [ƛˁeb]
Polish: liść
Vietnamese: Lá 蘿
Hawaiian: Lau
(or a prefix lā-)
Latvian: lapa
Swedish: löv
Norwegian: løv
-- i --
Malayalam: ഇല [ila/ela]
Tamil: ilai
Nahuatl: izhuatl [ˈɪs.watɬ]
Korean: 잎[ip]
-- p --
Hindi: पत्ती [patti]
Georgian: ფოთოლი [potoli]
-- h --
Japanese: 葉っぱ (はっぱ) [happa]
Spanish: hoja
Basque: hosto
-- j --
Swahili: jani
-- g --
Javanese: Godhong
Kurdish Sorani: Gaalah
-- k --
Lingala: kasa
Wolof: khop
-- d --
Vietnamese: diệp 葉
Indonesia: daun
Tagalog: dahon
Cebuano (visayan): dahun
Breton: délienn
Vannetais Breton: délen
Welsh: Deilen
Irish: duilleog
Malayalam: ദളം [dhalam]
-- w --
Arabic: ورق [waraku]
Hausa: war̃ƙā
(pl.: warƙoƙi?)
Sranantongo (Surinaams): w'wiri
-- o --
Basque: orri, orbel (when fallen)
-- y --
Azerbaijani: yarpaq
Chinese: 叶子/葉子 [yèzi]
-- r --
Malagasy: ravina/ravin-kazo
Iloko: rabong
-- s --
Santali: Sakam
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POSTCARD
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English: postcard
Japanese: 葉書(はがき) [hagaki]
Swedish: Vykort
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Leaf writing
--To read this post in Japanese, click here.
"Hagaki" (leaf writing) means a postcard in Japanese.
German: Blatt
Dutch: blad
French: feuille
Portuguese: folha
Italian: foglia
English: leaf
Russian: лист [list]
Korean: 잎 [ip]
Hindi: पत्ती [patti]
Japanese: 葉(は) [ha] /葉っぱ (はっぱ) [happa]
Spanish: hoja
Swahili: jani
Arabic: ورق [waraku]
Chinese: 叶子/葉子 [yèzi]
"Hagaki" (leaf writing) means a postcard in Japanese.
German: Blatt
Dutch: blad
French: feuille
Portuguese: folha
Italian: foglia
English: leaf
Russian: лист [list]
Korean: 잎 [ip]
Hindi: पत्ती [patti]
Japanese: 葉(は) [ha] /葉っぱ (はっぱ) [happa]
Spanish: hoja
Swahili: jani
Arabic: ورق [waraku]
Chinese: 叶子/葉子 [yèzi]
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]
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/
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
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
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]
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
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
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Dolphin
Friday, August 23, 2013
Summary "bridge"
Thanks to those who have commented on the Facebook page
Here is a summary of words meaning "bridge."
-- b --
English: bridge
Scots: Brig
German: Brücke
Dutch: brug
Afrikaans: brug
Swedish: Bro
Danish: bro
Norwegian: bru/bro
Sesotho: Borokho
Setswana: Borogo
Gilbertese: Buri'ti
-- p --
French: pont
Welsh: pont
Catalan: pont
Breton : pont
Ticinées: poont
Italian: ponte
Portuguese: ponte
Spanish: puente
Esperanto: ponto
Seychellois creole: pon
Latin: Pons
Cornish: pons
Hindi: पुल [pula]
urdu: پل [pul]
Dari Persian: pul
Persian: pol
Tamil: Palam
-- t --
Malagasy : tetezana
Kapampangan: Tete
Latvian: tilts
chamorro: tollai
Tagalog : tulay
manipuri: thong
-- d --
Irish: Droichead
Gaelic: drochaid
Manx: droghad [drɔxəd]
Korean: 다리 [dari]
-- k/g --
Turkish: Köprü
Azerbaijan: korpu
Kyrgyz : копуро [kopuro]
Georgian: ხიდი [khidi]
Ancient Greek: Γέφυρα ['gefyra]
-- q/c/ch
Quechua: Chaka
Chinese: 桥/橋[Qiáo]
Vietnamese: cầu (橋 )
-- j --
Indonesian : Jembatan
Arabic: جسر [jisr]
-- h --
Hungarian: híd
Japanese: 橋 (はし) [hashi]
-- m --
Czech: most
Russion: мост
Serbian: мост/most
-- y --
Modern greek : γέφυρα [ˈʝɛ.fi.ɾa]
-- r --
Usik : Ribno
-- i --
Kirundi: Ikiraro
-- b --
English: bridge
Scots: Brig
German: Brücke
Dutch: brug
Afrikaans: brug
Swedish: Bro
Danish: bro
Norwegian: bru/bro
Sesotho: Borokho
Setswana: Borogo
Gilbertese: Buri'ti
-- p --
French: pont
Welsh: pont
Catalan: pont
Breton : pont
Ticinées: poont
Italian: ponte
Portuguese: ponte
Spanish: puente
Esperanto: ponto
Seychellois creole: pon
Latin: Pons
Cornish: pons
Hindi: पुल [pula]
urdu: پل [pul]
Dari Persian: pul
Persian: pol
Tamil: Palam
-- t --
Malagasy : tetezana
Kapampangan: Tete
Latvian: tilts
chamorro: tollai
Tagalog : tulay
manipuri: thong
-- d --
Irish: Droichead
Gaelic: drochaid
Manx: droghad [drɔxəd]
Korean: 다리 [dari]
-- k/g --
Turkish: Köprü
Azerbaijan: korpu
Kyrgyz : копуро [kopuro]
Georgian: ხიდი [khidi]
Ancient Greek: Γέφυρα ['gefyra]
-- q/c/ch
Quechua: Chaka
Chinese: 桥/橋[Qiáo]
Vietnamese: cầu (橋 )
-- j --
Indonesian : Jembatan
Arabic: جسر [jisr]
-- h --
Hungarian: híd
Japanese: 橋 (はし) [hashi]
-- m --
Czech: most
Russion: мост
Serbian: мост/most
-- y --
Modern greek : γέφυρα [ˈʝɛ.fi.ɾa]
-- r --
Usik : Ribno
-- i --
Kirundi: Ikiraro
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Summary "flower"
Thanks to those who have commented on the Facebook page,
-- FL --
English: flower
French: fleur
Spanish: flor
Portuguese: flor
Morisyen: Fler
Most Occitan: flor [flu], [flur]
Latin: FLOS
-- F --
Italian: fiore
lumbard: fiùr
Lingala: fololo
Awadhi: फूल fool فول
cantonese: Fa
-- HL --
Gascon hlor
Gascon Occitan: hlor [hlu].
-- BL --
Gol: blath
Gaeilge(Irish): Bláth
German: Blume
Dutch: bloem
Afrikaans: Blom
Swedish: Blomma
Norwegian: blomst
Cebuano: bulak
--B --
Khmer: បុប្ផា Bopha
Indonesian: bunga
Vietnamese : bông
Boro: bibar
-- T/TS/C --
sicilian: ciure
Russion цветок
Bulgarian: цвете [tsvete]
Serbian: cvet/цвет [tsvet]
Turkish: çiiçek
Kadazandusun: tusak
Mongolian: цэцэг - [ˈt͡sit͡sɪk]
-- Z --
Arabic: زهرة [zahra]
-- K --
Korean: 꽃 [kot]
Polish: kwiat
Java : kembang
-- L --
Basque lore, lili
("lore" comes from Latin FLOREM)
Modern Greek: λουλούδι [lu'luði]
Estonian: Lill
-- G --
Persian: [gol] گل
Uzbek: Gul
Kyrgyz. Гул [gul]
Kazakh: Gül
Lithuanian: Gele
Tsez: гагали [ga'galɪ]
-- H --
Chinese: 花 [Huā]
Vietnamese : hoa
Japanese: 花 (はな) [hana]
-- P --
Khmer: ផ្កា [Phka]
Hindi and Bhojpuri: फूल [Phool]
Urdu: Phool
Bengali: ফুল [Phool]
sesotho: Palesa
Latvian: Puke
Sanskrit: pushpa
Kerala: poov,
Hindi: pushpak.
Tamil: பூ [Pū]
-- S --
Kapampangan: sampaga
Setswana: Sethunya
Javanese: sekar
Genoese: scjôa ['ʃu:a], plural scjoî ['ʃwi:]
-- V --
Hungarian: virág
malagasy: voninkazo
-- K --
Petya Kundurjieva
Javanese: kembang
Indonesian: kembang
Polish: kwiat
-- M --
Swahili: mauwa
Dhivehi: maa / mau
-- I --
kikuyu: ihua
Kirundi: Ishurwe.
-- A --
Modern Greek: άνθος ['anθos]
Ethiopia Amharic :abeba
-- U --
Somali : ubax
Gilbertese: Ue
here is a summary of words meaning "flower."
-- FL --
English: flower
French: fleur
Spanish: flor
Portuguese: flor
Morisyen: Fler
Most Occitan: flor [flu], [flur]
Latin: FLOS
-- F --
Italian: fiore
lumbard: fiùr
Lingala: fololo
Awadhi: फूल fool فول
cantonese: Fa
-- HL --
Gascon hlor
Gascon Occitan: hlor [hlu].
-- BL --
Gol: blath
Gaeilge(Irish): Bláth
German: Blume
Dutch: bloem
Afrikaans: Blom
Swedish: Blomma
Norwegian: blomst
Cebuano: bulak
--B --
Khmer: បុប្ផា Bopha
Indonesian: bunga
Vietnamese : bông
Boro: bibar
-- T/TS/C --
sicilian: ciure
Russion цветок
Bulgarian: цвете [tsvete]
Serbian: cvet/цвет [tsvet]
Turkish: çiiçek
Kadazandusun: tusak
Mongolian: цэцэг - [ˈt͡sit͡sɪk]
-- Z --
Arabic: زهرة [zahra]
-- K --
Korean: 꽃 [kot]
Polish: kwiat
Java : kembang
-- L --
Basque lore, lili
("lore" comes from Latin FLOREM)
Modern Greek: λουλούδι [lu'luði]
Estonian: Lill
-- G --
Persian: [gol] گل
Uzbek: Gul
Kyrgyz. Гул [gul]
Kazakh: Gül
Lithuanian: Gele
Tsez: гагали [ga'galɪ]
-- H --
Chinese: 花 [Huā]
Vietnamese : hoa
Japanese: 花 (はな) [hana]
-- P --
Khmer: ផ្កា [Phka]
Hindi and Bhojpuri: फूल [Phool]
Urdu: Phool
Bengali: ফুল [Phool]
sesotho: Palesa
Latvian: Puke
Sanskrit: pushpa
Kerala: poov,
Hindi: pushpak.
Tamil: பூ [Pū]
-- S --
Kapampangan: sampaga
Setswana: Sethunya
Javanese: sekar
Genoese: scjôa ['ʃu:a], plural scjoî ['ʃwi:]
-- V --
Hungarian: virág
malagasy: voninkazo
-- K --
Petya Kundurjieva
Javanese: kembang
Indonesian: kembang
Polish: kwiat
-- M --
Swahili: mauwa
Dhivehi: maa / mau
-- I --
kikuyu: ihua
Kirundi: Ishurwe.
-- A --
Modern Greek: άνθος ['anθos]
Ethiopia Amharic :abeba
-- U --
Somali : ubax
Gilbertese: Ue
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Let's cross the bridge when ...
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English: bridge
German: Brücke
Dutch: brug
French: pont
Italian: ponte
Spanish: puente
Japanese: 橋 (はし) [hashi]
Chinese: 桥/橋[Qiáo]
Korean: 다리 [tali]
Arabic: جسر [jisr]
Russion: мост
Hindi: पुल [pula]
"Let's cross the bridge when we come to it." means
"Let's not worry about what has not happened yet."English: bridge
German: Brücke
Dutch: brug
French: pont
Italian: ponte
Spanish: puente
Japanese: 橋 (はし) [hashi]
Chinese: 桥/橋[Qiáo]
Korean: 다리 [tali]
Arabic: جسر [jisr]
Russion: мост
Hindi: पुल [pula]
Saturday, August 10, 2013
Little airy happiness
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One of those that makes me happy.
English: flower
French: fleur
Spanish: flor
Italian: fiore
Chinese: 花[Huā]
Japanese: 花 (はな) [hana]
German: Blume
Dutch: bloem
Russion цветок
Arabic: زهرة [zuhra]
Korean: 꽃 [kot]
English: flower
French: fleur
Spanish: flor
Italian: fiore
Chinese: 花[Huā]
Japanese: 花 (はな) [hana]
German: Blume
Dutch: bloem
Russion цветок
Arabic: زهرة [zuhra]
Korean: 꽃 [kot]
Thursday, August 8, 2013
A little bit explanation
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Here is an explanation for the previous post on July 27
If you cut a square by a straight line, you will get:
two rectangles;
two triangles;
two trapezoids;
one triangle and one trapezoid; or
one triangle and one pentagon.
Here is an explanation for the previous post on July 27
If you cut a square by a straight line, you will get:
two rectangles;
two triangles;
two trapezoids;
one triangle and one trapezoid; or
one triangle and one pentagon.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Goal
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Reaching a goal is exciting.
The process of trying to solve it is also exciting.
English: labyrinth
Italian: labirinto
French: labyrinthe
Spanish: laberinto
German: Labyrinth
Dutch: labyrint
Russion лабиринт
Japanese: 迷路(めいろ) [meiro]
Korean: 미로 [milo]
Chinese: 迷宮 [Mígōng]
Arabic: تيه [taiyah]
Reaching a goal is exciting.
The process of trying to solve it is also exciting.
English: labyrinth
Italian: labirinto
French: labyrinthe
Spanish: laberinto
German: Labyrinth
Dutch: labyrint
Russion лабиринт
Japanese: 迷路(めいろ) [meiro]
Korean: 미로 [milo]
Chinese: 迷宮 [Mígōng]
Arabic: تيه [taiyah]
Saturday, July 27, 2013
If you cut a square
If you cut a square by a straight line, you will get:
two rectangles;
two triangles;two trapezoids;
one triangle and one trapezoid; or
one triangle and one pentagon.
French: carré
Italian: quadrato
Spanish: cuadrado
German: Quadrat
Russion квадрат
Dutch: vierkant
Arabic: مربع [murubaA]
Korean: 사각형 [sakak hyong]
Chinese: 方[fāng]
Ting ting ting
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There is a musical instrument called a triangle, which is shaped as a triangle.
In Japanese, the shape triangle is called "sankaku"
but the musical instrument triangle is called "toraianguru".
English: triangle
Italian: triangolo
French: triangle
Spanish: triángulo
German: Dreieck
Dutch: driehoek
Arabic: مثلث
Russian: треугольник
Japanese: 三角形(さんかくけい)[sankakukei]
Korean: 삼각형[samkakuhyong]
Chinese: 三角形[Sānjiǎoxíng]
There is a musical instrument called a triangle, which is shaped as a triangle.
In Japanese, the shape triangle is called "sankaku"
but the musical instrument triangle is called "toraianguru".
English: triangle
Italian: triangolo
French: triangle
Spanish: triángulo
German: Dreieck
Dutch: driehoek
Arabic: مثلث
Russian: треугольник
Japanese: 三角形(さんかくけい)[sankakukei]
Korean: 삼각형[samkakuhyong]
Chinese: 三角形[Sānjiǎoxíng]
Sunday, July 7, 2013
When you hit the wall
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You still have options.
You can climb over it,
take another route to avoid it, or
may be it is a time for a change.
English: wall
German: Wand
Italian: muro
French: mur
Dutch: muur
Spanish: pared
Japanese: 壁 (かべ)[kabe]
Korean: 벽[byok]
Chinese: 墙/牆[Qiáng]
Arabic: [ha:'it]حَائِطٌ
You still have options.
You can climb over it,
take another route to avoid it, or
may be it is a time for a change.
English: wall
German: Wand
Italian: muro
French: mur
Dutch: muur
Spanish: pared
Japanese: 壁 (かべ)[kabe]
Korean: 벽[byok]
Chinese: 墙/牆[Qiáng]
Arabic: [ha:'it]حَائِطٌ
Friday, June 28, 2013
Between red and blue
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A noble color.
English: purple/violet
French: pourpre/violette
Spanish: púrpura/violeta
Dutch: paars/violet
German: lila/Violett
Italian: viola
Japanese: 紫(むらさき) [murasaki]
Korean: 보라색 [borasek]
Chinese: 紫色 [zisè]
Arabic: أرجواني [urujuwani]
A noble color.
English: purple/violet
French: pourpre/violette
Spanish: púrpura/violeta
Dutch: paars/violet
German: lila/Violett
Italian: viola
Japanese: 紫(むらさき) [murasaki]
Korean: 보라색 [borasek]
Chinese: 紫色 [zisè]
Arabic: أرجواني [urujuwani]
Friday, June 21, 2013
Green green green.
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Reap Greek reed.
Greet your dream.
Breathe green breeze.
English: green
German: grün
Dutch: groen
Italian: verde
French: vert
Spanish: verde
Japanese: 緑(みどり)[midori]
Korean: 녹색 [noksek]
Chinese: 綠色/绿色 [luse]
Arabic: ['akhdaru] أَخْضَرُ
Reap Greek reed.
Greet your dream.
Breathe green breeze.
English: green
German: grün
Dutch: groen
Italian: verde
French: vert
Spanish: verde
Japanese: 緑(みどり)[midori]
Korean: 녹색 [noksek]
Chinese: 綠色/绿色 [luse]
Arabic: ['akhdaru] أَخْضَرُ
Saturday, June 15, 2013
You find it everywhere
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An ordinary, yet special color.
English: white
German: weiß
Dutch: wit
French: blanc
Spanish: blanco
Italian: bianco
Japanese: 白(しろ) [shiro]
Korean: 흰색 [huansek]
Chinese: 白 [bei]
Arabic: أبيض ['abyadu]
An ordinary, yet special color.
English: white
German: weiß
Dutch: wit
French: blanc
Spanish: blanco
Italian: bianco
Japanese: 白(しろ) [shiro]
Korean: 흰색 [huansek]
Chinese: 白 [bei]
Arabic: أبيض ['abyadu]
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