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TAM III Language Challenge

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Kiless said:
NOO!!!!!! I hate beaches! I hate sand! Oh, man, no one told us about the fine print about having a Tasmanian marry a blooming prince... should have guessed that there was going to be some sort of revenge for all of our giggling about hats blowing off in the wind.... :( :( :(
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Too late. Prepare to be assimilated.

renata said:
Los i belka dolzhni umeret!
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Two of those, for table 5. With ketchup.

Zep said:
Our new national coat of arms:
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That has nothing to do with Danish Pastry. In the US, DP is a soggy mess. You have to eat the real Danish Pastry.

A.k.a. Crown Princess Mary....(Ooooooh, I'll face a high court treason sentence for that one...:D )
 
Now we're talking.

Danish, Dutch, German, French and Russian in the running so far! Sweet!

Are any of you willing to endure some inane chatter and butchering of your native language at TAMIII?

(I'll only have time for one language, I think. Other considerations include availability of study material in Japan)

FWIW, the tortured grammar I posted above was from English classes I used to teach.

And in the spirit of fair play, I offer some Japanese (though it's *not* my native language)

Hi, I am Loon
Konnichi wa. Loon desu.
‚±‚ñ‚É‚¿‚́B@ƒ‹[ƒ“‚Å‚·B

OR

Konnichi wa. Loon to moushimasu.
‚±‚ñ‚É‚¿‚́Bƒ‹[ƒ“‚Ɛ\‚µ‚Ü‚·B

How's the weather?
Tenki wa dou desu ka?
“V‹C‚Í‚Ç‚¤‚Å‚·‚©H

What kind of food do you like?
Donna tabemono ga suki desu ka?
‚Ç‚ñ‚ȐH‚ו¨‚ªD‚«‚Å‚·‚©H


I don't understand.
Wakarimasen
•ª‚©‚è‚Ü‚¹‚ñB

Potatoes amuse me
Jagaimo ga omoshiroi desu.
‚¶‚Ⴊˆð‚ª–Ê”’‚¢‚Å‚·B
 
Some Aussies actually go to America to escape having to speak "Australian".

BTW, "Aussie" as she are spoke is a distinct dialect AND a separate vocabulary AND a method of producing the spoken word that is quite capable of rendering the average American totally befuddled as to what the heck was said by who and to whom. It happens to employ a few of the operating characteristics of ventriloquism for a start...(it's to do with the summer flies, actually). Incidentally, you can get a similar effect trying to comprehend a drunken Scot in a Glasgow pub toilet on payday night.

So, Loon, if you want to try and converse in genuine Aussie as well, do ask!
 
That sounds interesting, Zep. I know several years ago I was able to hold up a convincing Aussie accent for a short, simple conversation, though I had a lot of Australian friends with very thick accents then.

Are you going to be at TAMIII?
 
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CFLarsen said:


Too late. Prepare to be assimilated.
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Well, all I can say in my favour is that it's just as well I'm posting here. Because I'm willing to negotiate relocation fees.

For a nice two million, in unmarked American bills, you can have the country. Just send it care of my email after you've PMed me. ;)

Then you can do what you like! :D
 
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Kiless said:


Well, all I can say in my favour is that it's just as well I'm posting here. Because I'm willing to negotiate relocation fees.

For a nice two million, in unmarked American bills, you can have the country. Just send it care of my email after you've PMed me. ;)

Then you can do what you like! :D
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Don´t do it, Claus. For two million bucks, I will sell you Bavaria. :)
 
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Kiless said:
Well, all I can say in my favour is that it's just as well I'm posting here. Because I'm willing to negotiate relocation fees.

For a nice two million, in unmarked American bills, you can have the country. Just send it care of my email after you've PMed me. ;)

Then you can do what you like! :D
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....why should I pay for something that is already mine? :)

Chaos said:
Don´t do it, Claus. For two million bucks, I will sell you Bavaria. :)
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....why should I pay for something that I don't want? :)
 
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Originally posted by CFLarsen
....why should I pay for something that I don't want? :)
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Because you CAN. Duh! :rolleyes:
 
So is there anyone willing to put up with some butchering of their native langauge at in exchange for some food/drink at TAMIII?

Languages can't be learned overnight, ya know. Gotta get started...
 
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CFLarsen said:

...why should I pay for something that I don't want? :)
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...because I would view it as a great favor if you take Bavaria?
 
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Chaos said:
...because I would view it as a great favor if you take Bavaria?
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So, why should I pay you? :)
 
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CFLarsen said:


So, why should I pay you? :)
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BECAUSE I'LL LEAVE ALL THE LIGHTS ON, LEAVE ALL THE TAPS RUNNING, TAKE ALL THE GOOD FURNISHINGS, PUT PRAWNS IN THE CURTIN RODS, PUT VASELINE UNDER ALL THE LOUSY LEFT OVER TABLES AND CHAIRS THAT I DON'T WANT, STICK A DEAD CAT UP THE CHIMNEY AND LEAVE THE DOG BEHIND IF YOU DON'T PAY BEFORE YOU TAKE OVER THE COUNTRY!!! ;)
 
Loon said:
Now we're talking.

Danish, Dutch, German, French and Russian in the running so far! Sweet!
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Well Exarch beat me to the French, my third language so I really do not know it that well.

But here is the Swedish version; a comparison with Danish can be interesting since there are some similarities.
For all of you who do not know it, Swedish is known as "äran och hjältarnas språk" -the language of honour and heroes.


Hi, I am Loon
Hej, jag är Loon.

OR

Hej, jag är dåre.

How's the weather?
Hur är vädret?

What kind of food do you like?
Vilken mat gillar du?

I don't understand.
Jag förstår inte?

Potatoes amuse me
Potatis roar mig.

Swedish/Danish versions

Do you like the weather?
Synes du om vejret?
Tycker du om vädret?

What do you like to eat?
Hvad kunne du tænke dig at spise?
Vad vill du äta?

I don't understand most of what you are saying.
Jeg forstår ikke helt hvad du siger.
Jag förstår inte helt vad du säger.

Potatoes are of highly comical value to me.
Kartofler er meget morsomme.
Potatis har ett högt komiskt värde för mig.
 
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CFLarsen said:


So, why should I pay you? :)
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Because I ask you very, very nicely? *waves shotgun menacingly*
 
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Kiless said:
BECAUSE I'LL LEAVE ALL THE LIGHTS ON, LEAVE ALL THE TAPS RUNNING, TAKE ALL THE GOOD FURNISHINGS, PUT PRAWNS IN THE CURTIN RODS, PUT VASELINE UNDER ALL THE LOUSY LEFT OVER TABLES AND CHAIRS THAT I DON'T WANT, STICK A DEAD CAT UP THE CHIMNEY AND LEAVE THE DOG BEHIND IF YOU DON'T PAY BEFORE YOU TAKE OVER THE COUNTRY!!! ;)
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So, how would this be different from what I got now? :D

Chaos said:
Because I ask you very, very nicely? *waves shotgun menacingly*
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That's the American way, not the German way.

.....wait.... ;)
 
Bumpage.

So who's willing to submit to a few minutes mangled conversation in their native (non-English) language?
 
Loon said:
Bumpage.

So who's willing to submit to a few minutes mangled conversation in their native (non-English) language?
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Heh. I bounced up to you at TAM and said "Watashiwa Loon?" and all you said was "Oh, hi." Here endeth the Japanese lesson! :(
 
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