Showing posts with label B. Show all posts
Showing posts with label B. Show all posts

Saturday, June 14, 2014

Summary "bonfire, falò, and takibi"


Here is a summary of words meaning "bonfire."

Thanks to those who have commented on the Facebook page.


-- f/v --

Italian: falò

Thai:  ไฟ [faii]

Swedish: våreld

Swedish: våreld

Terlan: fedan

German: Feuer

Dutch: vreugdevuur/kampvuur

Afrikaans: vuur

Usik (conlang): Fokun

Portuguese: fogueira

Spanish: fogata

Sardinian: fonchiláda

-- h --

Spanish: hoguera

-- k/g --

Chinese: 篝火 [gōuhuǒ]

Finnish: kokko

Russian: костер

Georgian: კოცონი [kotsoni]

Tshiluba : kadilu, kapia

Papiamento: kandela

Ilocano: gayebgen

Dutch: kampvuur

Slovene: kres (Kresnik = slovene prechristian god)

Swedish: kase

French: feu de joie

Thai: กองไฟ [kɔːŋ faj] (a pile of fire(wood))

Cymraeg/Welsh: coelcerth

-- b --

English: bonfire

Swahili: bonfire

Filipino: bonfire, bonpayr

Scots: banefire

Telugu: bogi manta

Nordwegian: bål

Swedish: bål, brasa

-- p --

Greek: Πυρά [pirá]

-- m --

Hebrew: מדורה [medura]

Korean: 모닥불 [modagbul]

Arabic: مَشْعَل[mash'ala(tun)]

Swahili: moto

Lingala : moto

Bemba : mulilo

-- a --

Hindi: अलाव [alāva]

Urdu: aag آگ

Dari:آتش بازی

Indonesian: Api Unggun

-- e --

Swedish: eld

-- o --

Polish: ognisko

-- u --

Kirundi: Umuriro, Umucanwa

Malay: Unggun Api

-- t --

Tagalog (Marinduque Dialect): Tap-ong

Breton: un tantad tan (a fireful of fire)

Cornish: tansys

Japanese: 焚き火(たきび) [takibi]

Azerbaijani: tonqal

Scottish/Gàidhlig: teine-aighir (teine=fire aighir = joy)

Irish: Tine chnámh

-- d --

Vietnamese: Đống lửa

Haitian Creole: dife

Kreol Morisyen: dife

-- l --

Lithuanian: laužas

German: Lagerfeuer, Leuchtfeuer

Swedish: lägereld

-- n --

Finnish: nuotio

Arabic: نار [nar]

-- s/sh --

Tagalog: Sigâ

Arabic: شُعْلَة[shu'ala(tun)]




Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Bonfire, falò, and takibi

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

Watching a bonfire makes me recall the old days.

Italian: falò

French: feu de joie

German: Lagerfeuer/Leuchtfeuer

Dutch: vreugdevuur/kampvuur

Portuguese: fogueira

Spanish: fogata/hoguera

English: bonfire

Swahili: bonfire

Hindi: अलाव [alāva]

Chinese: 篝火 [gōuhuǒ]

Russian: костер

Korean: 모닥불 [modagbul]

Arabic: مَشْعَلَة [mash'ara(tun)]

Japanese: 焚き火(たきび) [takibi]




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






Sunday, August 18, 2013

Let's cross the bridge when ...

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

"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]


Friday, May 10, 2013

The sky is blue,

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

So is the ocean.

English: blue

Italian: blu

French: bleu

German: Blau

Dutch: blauw

Japanese: 青色(あおいろ)[aoiro]

Korean: 파랑색[palangsek]

Chinese: 蓝色/藍色

Spanish: azul

Arabic: [azraq] أزرق

Thursday, February 14, 2013

A premium seat


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

In the morning I took a bus, which was jam packed.

I was forced to stand next to the farebox at the front of the bus, jostled and shoved.

Then I realized it was a special position.

The view out of the front window was spectacular.

Such small things make me happy.

English: bus

French:bus

German:Bus

Dutch: bus

Japanese: バス[basu]

Korean: 버스 [bosu]

Italian: autobus

Spanish: autobús

Chinese:巴士/公車/公交車