Showing posts with label languages. Show all posts
Showing posts with label languages. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

verb-nouns-adjectives !!!!

1) The bandage was wound around the wound.


2) The farm used to produce produce .


3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.


4) We must polish the Polish furniture.



5) He could lead if he would get the lead out.

6) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.

7) Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present

8) A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.

9) When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.

10) I did not object to the object.

11) The insurance was invalid for the invalid.

12) There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row

13) They were too close to the door to close it.

14) The buck does funny things when the does are present.

15) A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.

16) To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.

17) The wind was too strong to wind the sail.

18) Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.

19) I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.

20) How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?

Thursday, January 01, 2009

New Year Greetings

Afrikaans: Gelukkige nuwe jaar / Voorspoedige Nuwe jaar

Arabic: (helol alseneh aljedīdah) حلول السنة الجديدة

Bulgarian: Щастлива Нова Година (Štastliva Nova Godina)

Catalan: Feliç Any Nou

Chinese:
新年快樂 [新年快乐] - Gregorian New Year;
恭喜發財 [恭喜发财] – Lunar New Year

Mandarin: xīn nián kuài lè / gōng xǐ fā cái Cantonese: sàn nìhn faai lohk / gung héi fáat chōi

Hakka: sin ngien kwai lok / giung hi fat coi Shangainese: sin ni kua loq / kong shi fuh ze

Danish: Godt nytår

Esperanto: Feliĉan novan jaron

French: Bonne Année

German:
Ein gutes neues Jahr (A good new year),
Ein gutes Neues (A good new)
Ein gesundes neues Jahr (A healthy new year),
Einen guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr (A good slide into the new year),
Guten Rutsch (good slide).

Greek: Ευτυχισμένο το Νέο Ετος (Eutukhismeno to Neo Etos) / Καλὴ χρονιά (Kalí hroniá)

Hindi: नये साल की हार्दिक शुभकामनायें (Naye sāl kī hārdik śubhkāmnayeṅ)

Irish:
Athbhliain faoi mhaise duit/daoibh (Prosperous New Year)
Bliain úr faoi shéan is faoi mhaise duit/daoibh (Happy New Year to you)
Go mbeire muid beo ar an am seo aris! (May we be alive this time next year!)

Italian: Felice Anno Nuovo

Japanese:
新年おめでとうございます (shinnen omedetō gozaimasu)
明けましておめでとうございます (akemashite omedetō gozaimasu)
旧年中大変お世話になりました (kyūnenjū taihen osewa ni narimashita)
本年もよろしくお願いいたします (honnen mo yoroshiku onegai itashimasu)

Malay: Selamat Tahun Baru

Polish: Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku

Portuguese: Feliz Ano Novo / Próspero Ano Novo

Russian: С наступающим Новым Годом (S nastupayuščim Novym Godom)

Spanish: Feliz Año Nuevo / Próspero Año Nuevo

Welsh: Blwyddyn Newydd Dda