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Re: Language Practice (Help your fluency)
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2018 4:31 pm
by Imralu
Linguoboy wrote: ↑Mon Dec 03, 2018 10:17 am
Wie hast du das gefeiert?
Conas a dheinis comóradh air?
How did you celebrate it?
Kāore au i mahi i tētahi mea. Kāore au i kī ki tētahi tangata atu i ō konei.
I didn't do anything. I didn't tell anyone except for people here.
Travis B. wrote: ↑Mon Dec 03, 2018 4:55 pm
Ja, das ist die Forth-Programmiersprache.
Yes, that is the Forth programming language.
Die ist erhältlich hier.
It is available here.
* The usual word order is
hier erhältlich. I remember seeing a sign in a train station kiosk that proudly said
"Fahrkarten hier erhältlich! / Tickets here available!"
Haere mai anō, Whinirei!
Welcome back, Finlay!
Re: Language Practice (Help your fluency)
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2018 2:25 am
by jal
Wilkommen zurück! Es ist nicht notwendig, ein Kultürshock zu bekommen, wir sind noch immer dieselbe!
Welcome back! It's not necessary to get a cultuer shock, we're still the same!
JAL
Re: Language Practice (Help your fluency)
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2018 10:55 am
by Linguoboy
jal wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 2:25 amWilkommen zurück! Es ist nicht notwendig, einen Kulturschock zu bekommen, wir sind noch immer dieselben!
Ich bin wohl anders.
I'm different though.
Re: Language Practice (Help your fluency)
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2018 11:12 am
by mèþru
Moi aussi.
As am I.
J'ai parlé des manifestations en France en classe aujourd'hui. J'ai cité l'argument d'Ars Lande.
I talked about the protests in France in class today. I quoted Ars Lande's argument.
Re: Language Practice (Help your fluency)
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 12:51 am
by finlay
ただいまね
Glad to be back
Re: Language Practice (Help your fluency)
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:24 am
by jal
Linguoboy wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 10:55 amI'm different though.
Wirklich? Dass habe ich nog nicht gemerkt (aber ich bin auch nicht ganz aufmerksam).
Really? I didn't notice that (but I'm not very perceptive).
mèþru wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 11:12 amI talked about the protests in France in class today. I quoted Ars Lande's argument.
Welcher Argument ist das?
What argument is that?
JAL
Re: Language Practice (Help your fluency)
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:32 am
by mèþru
«Argument» n'est peut-être pas le bon mot.
"Argument" might not be the right word.
Re: Language Practice (Help your fluency)
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:39 am
by Linguoboy
jal wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:24 amLinguoboy wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 10:55 amI'm different though.
Wirklich? Dass habe ich noch nicht gemerkt (aber ich bin auch nicht ganz aufmerksam).
Natürlich. Meine Rolle hier ist nicht das, was sie früher war.
Of course. My role here isn't what it was before.
Re: Language Practice (Help your fluency)
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 2:02 pm
by Imralu
Linguoboy wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:39 am
jal wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:24 amLinguoboy wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 10:55 amI'm different though.
Wirklich? Dass habe ich noch nicht gemerkt (aber ich bin auch nicht ganz aufmerksam).
Natürlich. Meine Rolle hier ist nicht das, was sie früher war.
Of course. My role here isn't what it was before.
He kaiwhakataurite koe i reira, nē?
You were a moderator there, weren't you?
Re: Language Practice (Help your fluency)
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 2:35 pm
by Linguoboy
Imralu wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 2:02 pmHe kaiwhakataurite koe i reira, nē?
You were a moderator there, weren't you?
Des bin i gsi, oba i bi nett dr Einzigsch gsi.
I was, but I wasn't the sole
moderator.
Re: Language Practice (Help your fluency)
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 2:35 pm
by jal
Imralu wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 2:02 pmYou were a moderator there, weren't you?
Jetzt bin ich neugierig, wie du "Moderator" übersetzt hast.
Now I'm curious how you translated "moderator".
JAL
Re: Language Practice (Help your fluency)
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 3:21 pm
by Nerulent
Imralu wrote: ↑Tue Dec 04, 2018 4:31 pm
Kāore au i mahi i tētahi mea. Kāore au i kī ki tētahi tangata atu i ō konei.
I didn't do anything. I didn't tell anyone except for people here.
Kāore koe i kai i te keke? He tikanga rā whānau inarā i Tiamana?
You didn't eat cake? Does Germany have any unique birthday traditions?
So apparently the way that you have been using tētahi as an indefinite marker is totally fine - it can largely be used anywhere the determiner he is used, and isn't necessarily specific.
Having said that, I don't think you need the tētahi there at all, and I don't think the konei can be possessive like that (although correct me if I'm wrong). My attempt: kāore au i mahi i te aha, kāore au i kī ki ētahi atu ngā tangata i konei or even i kī anake au ki ngā tangata i konei
Re: Language Practice (Help your fluency)
Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2018 9:37 am
by Imralu
Linguoboy wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 2:35 pm
Imralu wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 2:02 pmHe kaiwhakataurite koe i reira, nē?
You were a moderator there, weren't you?
Des bin i gsi, oba i bi nett dr Einzigsch gsi.
I was, but I wasn't the sole
moderator.
Āe! Nō reira au i kī he kaiwhakataurite koe, kīhai au i kī ko koe te kaiwhakataurite.
Yeah, that's why I said "you were a moderator" not "you were the moderator".
jal wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 2:35 pm
Imralu wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 2:02 pmYou were a moderator there, weren't you?
Jetzt bin ich neugierig, wie du "Moderator" übersetzt hast.
Now I'm curious how you translated "moderator".
taurite = be balanced, be alike, be average etc. (not sure exactly what the
tau is as it means a lot of different things on its own, but
rite on its own means "be alike, be similar, compare with")
+
whaka- = cause, make [causative prefix]
=
whakataurite = to cause to be alike, put into perspective, compare etc.
+
kai- = -er [human agent prefix]
=
kaiwhakataurite = moderator
Nerulent wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 3:21 pm
Imralu wrote: ↑Tue Dec 04, 2018 4:31 pm
Kāore au i mahi i tētahi mea. Kāore au i kī ki tētahi tangata atu i ō konei.
I didn't do anything. I didn't tell anyone except for people here.
Kāore koe i kai i te keke? He tikanga rā whānau inarā i Tiamana?
You didn't eat cake? Does Germany have any unique birthday traditions?
Kāore au i kai i te keke. Kāore au i mahi i tētahi mea mō te rā whānau. Kāore ngā Tiamana e hunahuna ana ō rātou rā whānau.
I didn't eat cake. I didn't do anything for my birthday. Germans don't keep their birthdays secret.
So apparently the way that you have been using tētahi as an indefinite marker is totally fine - it can largely be used anywhere the determiner he is used, and isn't necessarily specific.
Great! Yeah, I remember seeing in some book that
(t)ētahi is a good replacement of
he where
he can't be used, but it didn't explain much else, and then seeing elsewhere that it means "a certain" was weird, because that's a specific meaning of "a".
Having said that, I don't think you need the tētahi there at all, and I don't think the konei can be possessive like that (although correct me if I'm wrong). My attempt: kāore au i mahi i te aha, kāore au i kī ki ētahi atu ngā tangata i konei or even i kī anake au ki ngā tangata i konei
So, would you just say
i te mea? And I'm sure I've seen konei/konā/korā used with possessives but when I went looking for examples to get the possessive right, I couldn't really find any. I don't know why, but I feel uneasy with that
i ... but then I also feel uneasy with what I wrote, so ... hey.
Re: Language Practice (Help your fluency)
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2018 3:16 pm
by Nerulent
Ināianei, kei te mātou whare he tina Kirihimete tōmua me te whānau o tōku māmā. He tāhū Āhia - e taka ana au ngā motumotu poaka, me te huamata kihu parāoa.
Today we're having an early Christmas lunch at our place with my mum's family. It's Asian-themed - I'm making pork dumplings and a noodle salad.
Re: Language Practice (Help your fluency)
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2018 6:50 am
by Imralu
Kei roto ahau i te moenga. Kua kotahi wiki au i te māuiui. Ko Rātapu te rā nei. Kua katikatia ngā toa. He rorirori!
Niko kitandani. Nimekuwa mgonjwa kwa wiki moja. Leo ni jumapili. Maduka yamefunguliwa. Ni ujinga!
Ich bin im Bett. Ich bin seit einer Woche Krank. Heute ist Sonntag. Geschäfte haben zu. Blöd.
I'm in bed. I've been sick for a week. Today is Sunday. The shops are closed. Stupid!
Re: Language Practice (Help your fluency)
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2018 1:38 pm
by Nerulent
Imralu wrote: ↑Sun Dec 16, 2018 6:50 am
Kei roto ahau i te moenga. Kua kotahi wiki au i te māuiui. Ko Rātapu te rā nei. Kua katikatia ngā toa. He rorirori!
Niko kitandani. Nimekuwa mgonjwa kwa wiki moja. Leo ni jumapili. Maduka yamefunguliwa. Ni ujinga!
Ich bin im Bett. Ich bin seit einer Woche Krank. Heute ist Sonntag. Geschäfte haben zu. Blöd.
I'm in bed. I've been sick for a week. Today is Sunday. The shops are closed. Stupid!
Kua katikatia ngā toa? Engari tonu! Ko Rātapu, nē rā?
The shops are closed? But of course! It is Sunday (lit. holy day) isn’t it?
He rorirori hoki te mate; ākuanei kia pai ake!
Being sick is also stupid; get better soon!
Re: Language Practice (Help your fluency)
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2018 6:02 pm
by Imralu
Nerulent wrote: ↑Sun Dec 16, 2018 1:38 pm
Imralu wrote: ↑Sun Dec 16, 2018 6:50 am
Kei roto ahau i te moenga. Kua kotahi wiki au i te māuiui. Ko Rātapu te rā nei. Kua katikatia ngā toa. He rorirori!
Niko kitandani. Nimekuwa mgonjwa kwa wiki moja. Leo ni jumapili. Maduka yamefunguliwa. Ni ujinga!
Ich bin im Bett. Ich bin seit einer Woche Krank. Heute ist Sonntag. Geschäfte haben zu. Blöd.
I'm in bed. I've been sick for a week. Today is Sunday. The shops are closed. Stupid!
Kua katikatia ngā toa? Engari tonu! Ko Rātapu, nē rā?
The shops are closed? But of course! It is Sunday (lit. holy day) isn’t it?
Engari kāore tōku whakapono. Kāore Tiamana i te whenua whakapono. Ko "Honotāka" tē rā o te rā. Kāore he tapu. Kīhai ahau i kai i te rā nei nā Ihu.
Lakini mimi sina dini. Ujerumani haina dini.
Sonntag ni siku ya jua. Sio takatifu. Sikula chochote leo kwa sababu ya Yesu.
But I'm not religious. Germany is not a religious country. "Sonntag" is the day of the sun. It's not holy. I didn't eat today, thanks to Jesus.
He rorirori hoki te mate; ākuanei kia pai ake!
Being sick is also stupid; get better soon!
Tēnā koe! Ki a au nei kua ora kē ahau. E ngenge tonu ana tōku tinana. Āpōpō ka haere ahau ki te mahi.
Asante sana! Nadhani kwamba nimeshapona. Mwili wangu ungali umechoka. Nitakwenda kazini kesho.
Thank you! I think I'm better already. My body is still tired. I'm going to go to work tomorrow.
Re: Language Practice (Help your fluency)
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2018 7:23 pm
by Vijay
Nimefurahi kwa sababu uliandika kwa Kiswahili! 
I'm happy because you wrote in Swahili!
Re: Language Practice (Help your fluency)
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2018 9:31 am
by jal
Imralu wrote: ↑Sun Dec 16, 2018 6:50 amToday is Sunday. The shops are closed.
Ich bin ganz überrascht! Du lebst in Berlin, oder? So ein großer Stadt, und alle Laden sinds geschlossen? Hier in der Niederlande sind Supermärkte meistens geöffnet am Sonntags.
I'm very much surprised! You're living in Berlin right? Such a big city, and all shops are closed? Here in the Netherlands supermarkets are mostly open on Sundays. [And fastfood restaurants must be opened, right?]
JAL
Re: Language Practice (Help your fluency)
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 11:33 am
by Zju
Wie kann man sich etwas holen, wenn die Geschäfte am Sonnentag geschlossen sind?
Come prendersi qualcosa, quando tutti i magazzini sono chiusi domenica?
Como comprar algo, quando todas as lojas são fechadas em demingo?
Nola erosten zara zerbait, dendak itxita igandean daudela?
How are you supposed to get something if shops are closed on Sunday?