New Languages thread

[andave_ya]

I've been mulling this as an idea for a thread for a long while now. Not sure if it'll work but here goes! Post any word in another language. Tell us what language and what the word means.

Marhaba is Arabic (Lebanese dialect) for hello.


And book languages like Elvish or Latin are invited too! :)

[Pensive]

Aadaab (Urdu): Hello

[Niamh]

Dia duit (irish) Hello. dia means god it irish so saying hello is like giving the blessing of god. the reply is Dia is Mhuire Duit.-may god and mary bless you. so basicly its hello for short.

[GothMan]

Isten (Hungarian) - God

[lenoka]

Nihao (chinese)-Hello :)

[Niamh]

agus- Irish for AND.

[Moira]

I've been mulling this as an idea for a thread for a long while now. Not sure if it'll work but here goes! Post any word in another language. Tell us what language and what the word means.

Marhaba is Arabic (Lebanese dialect) for hello.


And book languages like Elvish or Latin are invited too! :)

Great idea......

In Tunis i stayed at a hotel called MARHABA, now i know what the word really means:). Thanks.

[AC_fan]

Olá (portuguese) means hello.

[quasimodo1]

onomatopoeia English when the sound of a word or phrase indicates the meaning

[Taliesin]

Tere - hello in estonian (pronounciation about like Teh-reh)

[Pendragon]

abyssus is supposed to be Latin for hello. If you meet a dead guy that looks like Ceaser, find out! http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/AbsalomKane/Smilies/Soccar.gif

[Weisinheimer]

shalom (Hebrew), means peace

[Madhuri]

Namaskar / Pranam -- meaning Hello or Welcome

Shanti -- meaning Peace / Quiet

in Hindi :D

[andave_ya]

agus- Irish for AND.


A familiar word! It's in a song I like and now I know exactly what it means!

gibnae Arabic for cheese :p

[AC_fan]

Paz - peace
Queijo - Cheese

The words above are in portuguese. :)

[SleepyWitch]

onomatopoeia English when the sound of a word or phrase indicates the meaning

kikeriki - cockadoodledoo in German

so much for onamatopo-thingy

[tulysg1982]

"Bhalo" means good in bengali ( bangla).

[Silvia]

addio - goodbye in Italian
sorriso- smile in Italian
desiderio- wish in Italian
these are some of the words I like of my own language:D

[Niamh]

A familiar word! It's in a song I like and now I know exactly what it means!

gibnae Arabic for cheese :p

You know that all you have to do is ask me what certain words are and i'll help!

Bothar na bui- yello road in irish. (it is also used as the irish translation for the town Enfeild in Co.Meath)

[manolia]

onomatopoeia English when the sound of a word or phrase indicates the meaning

Ahemmm..that's not an english word!

[andave_ya]

oo - Arabic for and

[AC_fan]

Paix in french, mean peace.

Amor (portuguese) means love. In french to say the same thing, you say Amour

[GothMan]

Paix in french, mean peace.

Amor (portuguese) means love. In french to say the same thing, you say Amour
...and in Hungarian it sounds "szerelem"! ;)

[Lote-Tree]

Kapla - sucess - in vernacular Klingonese :-)

[Pendragon]

afrim yes, in a language not spoken by man these days... http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/AbsalomKane/Type.gif

[Taliesin]

You know that all you have to do is ask me what certain words are and i'll help!

Bothar na bui- yello road in irish. (it is also used as the irish translation for the town Enfeild in Co.Meath)

Niamh, we are quite familiar about the phoneticalness of Irish (we were shown a little in a linguistics camp) or rather, the lack of it and it seemed to us the,at it was probably the most unphonetic language ever, even worse than french or english, and totally different from English and Estonian concerning phonetics.
So, for the sake of pronounciation, could you provide one?

Back to the topic:

Armastus (arm- ah-st- uhs) - love
Naine (nai pronounced like in the word night- neh) - woman
Mees (e is like in word "met but pronounced much longer)- man

[Monica]

A few Polish words (hope all the weird letters will stay intact):

książka - book
cześć - hello (or bye)
szczęście - luck

As to the pronunciation, well I've no idea how to convey it in English.....

[dramasnot6]

Mamahuhu (chinese)- "So-so", "Okay"

[Niamh]

A few Polish words (hope all the weird letters will stay intact):

książka - book
cześć - hello (or bye)
szczęście - luck

As to the pronunciation, well I've no idea how to convey it in English.....

I think the second one is Ches-sh-t.


Niamh, we are quite familiar about the phoneticalness of Irish (we were shown a little in a linguistics camp) or rather, the lack of it and it seemed to us the,at it was probably the most unphonetic language ever, even worse than french or english, and totally different from English and Estonian concerning phonetics.
So, for the sake of pronounciation, could you provide one?

Back to the topic:

Armastus (arm- ah-st- uhs) - love
Naine (nai pronounced like in the word night- neh) - woman
Mees (e is like in word "met but pronounced much longer)- man

Woops sorry!
Bothar na Bui is pronounced Bo-her na Boowee.

na paisti- (na paw sh-tea) children

[andave_ya]

Le suilon ~ Elvish for greetings!

[Brigitte]

sonno - Italian for sleep.

[Monica]

I think the second one is Ches-sh-t.

Thanks Niamh, you're quite right. Though maybe the last letter should be more like 'ch' so, all in all, hello in Polish is ches-sh-ch :) Good luck with the pronunciation everybody.......

[toni]

In Filipino!

Kasaysayan - History

Pangarap - dreams

Pag-ibig - love

;)

[kratsayra]

na nga def? - "hello, how are you" in Wolof

[andave_ya]

Where is that spoken? Curious; a new language :P

[kratsayra]

Where is that spoken? Curious; a new language :P

Primarily Senegal and the Gambia. And somewhat in neighboring Mauritania.

[symphony]

much like hindi, "welcome/hello/greetings" is "nomoshkar" in bengali. however, the ppl in bangladesh mostly use "salam/adab" for greetings since this is an islamic state.

[Niamh]

bon nuit- good night in french

[andave_ya]

benadora ~ Arabic for tomato

[Niamh]

bualadh bos (boo-le-bus) clapping in irish.

[andave_ya]

hartakeh ~ as in noise "What a lot of noise!" in Arabic.

[Enchanted]

"duniya" means "world" in hindi

[andave_ya]

huine-elvish for darkness

[Pensive]

"duniya" means "world" in hindi

In Urdu, we also call world, duniya. :)

[Niamh]

An Bhile cad agum dul go dti an leithreas mas e do thoil e?
(on will key-ad a-gum dull go Dee on Lae-h-rus mas ae duh hull ae.)
Can i go to the toilet please? in Irish!:p

[Shurtugal]

eka fricai un shurtugal!

anciant launge for: I am a Rider and a friend!

[Niamh]

eka fricai un shurtugal!

anciant launge for: I am a Rider and a friend!

from Paolini right?