Showing posts with label C. Show all posts
Showing posts with label C. Show all posts

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]



Thursday, July 17, 2014

Summary "Countryside, campo, and 시골"


Here is a summary of words meaning "countryside."

Thanks to those who have commented on the Facebook page.

- c/k --

Italian: campagna

French: campagne

Portuguese: campo

Spanish: campo

Catalan: camp [kam]

Indonesian: kampung (a group of houses in a village), kampung halaman (homeland)

Tagalog: Kabukiran, Kaparangan

Cymraeg/Welsh: cefn gwlad

English: countryside

Bosnian: krajolik

-- h --

Dari:  حومهء شهر

-- d/t --

Hindi: देहात [dehat]

Chinese: 田园/田園 [tiányuán]

Donegal Irish: an tuath

-- s/c --

Bosnian: selo

Russian: сельская местность

Korean: 시골[sigol]

Chinese: 鄉下 [xiāngxià]

-- l --

German: Landschaft, Land, die Lande

-- r --

Arabic: ريف [riːf(un)]

-- n --

Swahili: nchi

Vietnamese: Nông Thôn

-- m --

Kapampangan: Marangle

Vannetais Breton: er mézaou

Vietnamese: miền quê

-- b --

Usik (conlang): bausi

-- p --

Dutch: platteland

Afrikaans: platteland

Indonesian: pedesaan (villages and surroundings), pinggiran kota (suburb, rural area)

Bosnian: priroda

-- v --

Czech: venkov

Slovak: vidiek

Hungarian: vidék

Vietnamese: vùng quê

-- i --

Japanese: 田舎(いなか)[inaka]

-- a --

greek: agros




Sunday, July 13, 2014

Countryside, campo, and 시골

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A place to refill my energy.

Italian: campagna

French: campagne

Portuguese: campo
                                                           
Spanish: campo

English: countryside

Dutch: platteland

Hindi: देहात [dehat]

Chinese: 田园/田園 [tiányuán], 鄉下 [xiāngxià]

Russian: сельская местность

Korean: 시골[sigol]

Swahili: nchi

German: Landschaft, Land, die Lande

Arabic: ريف [riːf(un)]

Japanese: 田舎(いなか)[inaka]




Sunday, July 6, 2014

Summary "Cake, торт, and bolo"


Here is a summary of words meaning "cake."

Thanks to those who have commented on the Facebook page.

-- k/c --

English: cake

Hindi:  केक [kek]

Korean: 케이크 [keikeu]

Japanese: ケーキ [keːki]

Persian: [kejk]

Swahili: keki 

Nepali: kek

Malay: kek

Sorani Kurdish: kek

Shona zimbabwean: Keke

Arabic: كعكة [ka'aka(tun)] كيكة [kiːka(tun)]

Donegal Irish: cáca

Norwegian: kake

German: Kuchen

Esperanto: kuko

Latvian: kūka

Hebrew: עוגה

Indonesian: kue

Bosnian: kolac(h)

Vannetais Breton: katèuen

-- g --

French: gâteau

-- d --

Chinese: 蛋糕 [dàngāo]

Czech: dort

-- t --

Italian: torta

Spanish: torta

Bosnian: torta

Venezuela: Torta

Russian: торт

Romanian: tort

Polish (polski): Tort (for birthday cake)

Dutch: taart

Swedish: tårta

Cornish : Tesen

-- ch --

Polish (polski): Ciasto

-- n --

Georgian: ნამცხვარი [namtskhvari]

-- b --

Manx: Berreen

Portuguese: bolo

Spanish: bizcocho

-- p --

Spanish: pastel

Romanian: prăjitură

-- r --

Javanese: roti




Saturday, July 5, 2014

Cake, торт, and bolo

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No one can resist this.

English: cake

Hindi: केक  [kek]

Korean: 케이크 [keikeu]

Japanese: ケーキ [keːki]

Swahili: keki 

Arabic: كعكة [ka'aka(tun)]

German: Kuchen

French: gâteau

Chinese: 蛋糕 [dàngāo]

Italian: torta

Dutch: taart

Russian: торт

Portuguese: bolo

Spanish: pastel




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

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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.

Anyway, Here is a list of words meaning "colo(u)rs"

Italian: colori

Dutch: kleuren

Spanish: colores

French: couleurs

English: colo(u)rs

Portuguese: cores

Hindi: रंग [raṅg]

Swahili: rangi

Arabic: الوان [alwan]

German: Farben

Russian: цвета

Chinese: 颜色/顏色 [yánsè]

Korean: 색 [saeg]

Japanese: 色(いろ)[iro]


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




Friday, September 6, 2013

Going round in ...

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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]



Friday, May 24, 2013

Plop Plop Blog

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A flock of clocks clop on blocks.

A flock of clocks plod on clods. 

A flock of clocks plot some blots. 


English: clock

German: Uhr

Dutch: klok 

Arabic: [assa'a] ساعة 

Italian: orologio 

French: horloge 

Spanish: reloj 

Japanese: 時計(とけい) [tokei] 

Korean: 시계 [shike] 

Chinese: 时钟/時鐘 [shizhong]