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  24 Sep 2005, 07:46 PM
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 Regular Member  Group: Members Posts: 79 Joined: 24-September 05 Member No.: 369 Gender:   |
I learnt through a topic that some people in here are interested in languages.
How about a topic where we can share our languages? I'll suggest a greeting for example and members who are interested can post their translation of it in their own languages. (In English letters plz, so that we can all pronounce it) I'm an Arab, so I hope I can be useful as one  Good Morning "Sabah el kheir" -----------> Arabic " Ohayoo Gozaimus" ------> Japanese " Bonjour" ------------------> French Anybody interested to add to my list? -------------------- Maya G.
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29 Sep 2005, 07:52 PM
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Regular Member Group: Members Posts: 79 Joined: 24-September 05 Member No.: 369 Gender: |
Thank you NickTheGreek, i'se charitome'nos , lol
Deacon, sorry I couldnt recognize the guy  I'm not a LOTR fan, in fact i kinda hate it  I like mah iss-TAN-yell more than IST-on leh in translation to Do I know u? QUOTE Btw can you explain why is that you speak and write differently, and not speak e.g. the way you write? well. Arabic, to Arabs in general and to Muslims in particular, is kinda a holy language, since the Qur'an, the holy book of Islam is written in Arabic. Arabs in SA, where Islam started, spoke Arabic fluently and most of them were great poets too, even though most of them could neither read or write. But other countries, like Egypt, did not speak Arabic at the time. So Egyptians learnt Arabic and embraced Islam. But I think they couldnt be so good at Arabic. I think languages change constantly, to suit the requirements of society. This age of imformation and globalization we live in, has a great impact on everything we say, do and learn, so why not affect language too. I guess that's what happened to Arabic. It kept on changin, till it reached the point where there's no turning back, lol. Egyptian Colloquial Arabic is derived from Standard Arabic, but its like it has its own grammatical structure and its own sets of vocab. I read that on a site, you might b interested in: Diglossia Psichari (1928) - In what is perhaps the earliest use of diglossia, this writer refers to the situation of Greek at the end of the 19th century, describing Greece as "a country that doesn’t want its language." This observation refers to the fact that while Dimotiki ("popular language, " "people’s language") is used as the everyday medium of communication, Katharévusa ("pure language") is used for writing, and reflects Classical Greek more than the popular form. Marçais (1930) - This writer described the situation in the Arabic world in the thirties, when the gulf between spoken Arabic dialects and the classical standard was particularly large. Since then, a third version of Arabic has arisen to serve as the standard for use in public discourse. I hope I made any sense here. and was able to answer your Q., deacon
-------------------- Maya G.
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29 Sep 2005, 10:15 PM
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 Lifetime commited  Group: Elite Members Posts: 1370 Joined: 3-June 05 From: Athens, Greece Member No.: 11 Zodiac Sign:  Gender: |
QUOTE(Maya @ 28 Sep 2005, 06:58 PM) QUOTE Nice topic Maya! 2 years ago I was searching where to go and learn Arabic. I found something but unfortunately I didn't make it.... I like Arabic a lot, so please post more... Sure, Viv, my pleasure. But can I ask u if there are any reasons behind your interest in Arabic. Maya, I'm not very sure if I understood well.... Reasons: I like a lot Arabic music and dance, I find the language interesting (the writing, the letters), your culture.... -------------------- Imagination sets the spirit free,
Into distant lands of fantasy, Close your eyes and you will see, within your mind there, lies the key. |
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29 Sep 2005, 10:41 PM
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Regular Member Group: Members Posts: 79 Joined: 24-September 05 Member No.: 369 Gender: |
Yea Viv, this is what i was askin about, thank you. So u like Arabic music and culture? So if there's a question u have plz go ahead and ask
-------------------- Maya G.
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29 Sep 2005, 10:44 PM
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Lifetime commited Group: Elite Members Posts: 1370 Joined: 3-June 05 From: Athens, Greece Member No.: 11 Zodiac Sign: Gender: |
Thanx Maya.... I will!!
-------------------- Imagination sets the spirit free,
Into distant lands of fantasy, Close your eyes and you will see, within your mind there, lies the key. |
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30 Sep 2005, 03:06 AM
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 Newbie Group: Members Posts: 16 Joined: 25-August 05 From: Old Europa Cafe Member No.: 202 Zodiac Sign:  Gender:  |
Maya: The books are better than the movie actually
 I am glad you answered the wuestion, upon researching I also found out that the Qur'an was written using arabic. You are correct, it shouldn't seem so strange since it has happened in my country also There is an explanation for this: After four hundred years under Turkish occupation (and not limited to, as other parts of Greece where controlled by western countries as well), the greek language got influenced alot. A great part of the scholars viewed the foreign elements as an "infection" and thus tried to "purify" the greek language, by adapting it to archaic forms. This lead to a failure over the years as you cannot enforce how people should communicate
--------------------  We Are The Lust that comes from nothing... |
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30 Sep 2005, 08:12 AM
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 Administrator  Group: Admin Posts: 118202 Joined: 3-June 05 From: Athens, Greece Member No.: 1 Zodiac Sign:  Gender: |
i 100% agree with the last part : a language is evolving under its own rules
--------------------    c:\ When the going gets tough, the tough get going ... |
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30 Sep 2005, 11:48 AM
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Regular Member Group: Members Posts: 79 Joined: 24-September 05 Member No.: 369 Gender: |
Yes I agree too. Well, I learnt in Uni. that there's no such thing as good grammar and bad grammar, so this is a misconception. We should be descriptive and not prescriptive when it comes to language; meaning that a linguist should be interested in what people actually say, the way they use language, and not merely in what the linguist think language SHOULD be (based on social circumstances maybe)
-------------------- Maya G.
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3 Oct 2005, 08:39 AM
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 ex - Member Staff Group:  Platinum MembersPosts: 8117 Joined: 3-June 05 From: Athens, Greece Member No.: 5 Zodiac Sign:  Gender: |
maya means spells in Greek language!
--------------------  You are working for a living, not living for working ! |
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4 Oct 2005, 07:34 PM
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Regular Member Group: Members Posts: 79 Joined: 24-September 05 Member No.: 369 Gender: |
Maya is a charmin person, i gotta tell u. lol Thank u hlias_gr, did u tell me that before?
-------------------- Maya G.
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5 Oct 2005, 02:13 AM
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 Dr. Frank-N-Furter  Group: Private Members Posts: 1042 Joined: 8-June 05 From: Behind your back... Member No.: 29 Zodiac Sign:  Gender: |
Yes he did, but with so many personalities that he has maybe he logged in with the wrong one!!!!
nice thread maya! I like your seriousness, something surely missing from this forum in the past!! -------------------- I'm so cool that when I go to sleep sheep count me...
We enter this world naked, screaming, and covered in blood...the fun doesn't have to end there... |
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5 Oct 2005, 02:29 AM
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Administrator Group: Admin Posts: 118202 Joined: 3-June 05 From: Athens, Greece Member No.: 1 Zodiac Sign: Gender: |
well, i can do nothing but agree with sabbattack 100%
-------------------- c:\ When the going gets tough, the tough get going ... |
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5 Oct 2005, 02:30 AM
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Administrator Group: Admin Posts: 118202 Joined: 3-June 05 From: Athens, Greece Member No.: 1 Zodiac Sign: Gender: |
in fact, i will help clearing things up : no more split personalities.. we will have bans again for doing this
-------------------- c:\ When the going gets tough, the tough get going ... |
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5 Oct 2005, 10:20 PM
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 Newbie Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 2-October 05 Member No.: 393 Zodiac Sign:  Gender: |
German (I wonder if someone is interested
 )Hello - Hallo Good morning - Guten Morgen How are you - Wie geht's Bye - Tschüss Goodnight - Gute Nacht Sleep well - Schlaf gut Happy birthday - Alles Gute zum Geburtstag Have a nice day/evening - Einen schönen Tag/Abend noch Do you speak English? - Sprechen Sie Englisch? Do I know you? - Kenne ich Sie? blue - blau red - rot purple - lila orange - orange yellow - gelb gray - grau green - grün black - schwarz white - weiß You're cute - Du bist süß Life sux - Das Leben ist Scheiße I want a coke, plz - Ich hätte gern eine Cola (if you buy, also: Eine Cola, bitte) -------------------- Your lucky number is 326-068-929 ;-)
Watch for it everywhere... |
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5 Oct 2005, 10:23 PM
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Administrator Group: Admin Posts: 118202 Joined: 3-June 05 From: Athens, Greece Member No.: 1 Zodiac Sign: Gender: |
Starf.cker, there is 100% german support in this site, haveyou checked ? you can change language in the bottom
-------------------- c:\ When the going gets tough, the tough get going ... |
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5 Oct 2005, 10:33 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 2-October 05 Member No.: 393 Zodiac Sign: Gender: |
oh sry, my bad again... be honored I wasted time on you
 well then.. how about russian? (now I don't have so much time...) Hallo - Prevet Good morning - Dobroye utro How are you? - Kac dela? Bye - Paka Goodnight - Spakoinoi nochi Happy birthday - Z dnoem radzdenyam Do you speak English? - Vi govorite po angliskii? Do I know you? - Ya vas znayu? -------------------- Your lucky number is 326-068-929 ;-)
Watch for it everywhere... |
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