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Unread postby okrane » 25 Jun 2007, 12:07

Don't mean to spoil your fun here... but writing them down won't do...

We surely need to hear them spoken, or else our pronunciation will be impossible to understand...

For example the portugese Bom dia I would have written it Bon Gia as I heard it pronounced here...
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Unread postby Panda Tar » 25 Jun 2007, 12:24

okrane wrote:Don't mean to spoil your fun here... but writing them down won't do...

We surely need to hear them spoken, or else our pronunciation will be impossible to understand...

For example the portugese Bom dia I would have written it Bon Gia as I heard it pronounced here...
Oh, yes. :) I thought it was about writing stuff only. Based on English, then? Sounds like RR or R will be kind of a problem, but we'll try. Well:

Hello - Olá (O-lah) / Oi (O-ee :D)
2. Goodbye - Tchau / Adeus (Ah-deoos - that e as in Enter)
3. Water - Água (Ah-gooah :lol:)
4. Food - Comida (Ko-mee-dah)
5. Bathroom - Banho (Ba-nyo - this sound NH is similar to NY, but you pronounce it more nasal. And the A, before N, sounds more nasal too...)
6. Car - Carro (ka-ho, similar to HOME)
7. Bed - Cama (Kah-mah, se CA sounds more nasal than "ma")
8. House - Casa (Kah-zah, some words in Portuguese sounds like Z when written S or X. No nasal vowels here).

1. Good day/morning - Bom dia (Bom dia or Bom gia or Bom dzia - it depends on where in Brazil you are. It's more common GIA, but at Northeast, they speak DIA, and at this state where I live mainly, they pronounce funny, like DZIA).
2. Good afternoon - Boa tarde (Boa tah-hu-de. The deaf kind of sound of the R, sounds like the throaty pronunciation of the beginning of "HOW". It's likely that in Northeast and South of the country, you'll hear TARDE. At the other parts of the country, you may find - it's like 50%/50% - TARGI.)
3. Good night/evening - Boa noite (Boa noh-ee-teh. Again, you may find NOICHI or NOITE (Northeast and South)).

Does that help a bit? :D
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Unread postby Orfinn » 25 Jun 2007, 12:32

ThunderTitan wrote:Da cum?! :oex:

CUM???? 8|

You have sick fantasies I sez :ill:
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Unread postby okrane » 25 Jun 2007, 12:39

CUM means HOW in Romanian...

So Da cum? would mean: but how?... so I guess you're the one with fantasies :tongue:
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Unread postby ThunderTitan » 25 Jun 2007, 14:12

okrane wrote: For example the portugese Bom dia I would have written it Bon Gia as I heard it pronounced here...
Parca ar merge mai bine Bon Jia.


CUM???? eyes wide open

You have sick fantasies I sez
You watch too much pr0n. And i never got why they had to spell Come differently anyhow.
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Unread postby winterfate » 25 Jun 2007, 21:18

@Panda: Thanks for the pronounciation key Panda!

I'll see what I can do. :)
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Unread postby Orfinn » 25 Jun 2007, 22:36

okrane wrote:CUM means HOW in Romanian...

So Da cum? would mean: but how?... so I guess you're the one with fantasies :tongue:
Oh....I see :-D

Yeah who couldnt let that word lead to another..dirtier meaning..
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Unread postby Kalah » 26 Jun 2007, 01:05

"Quitted", Orfinn? "Quitted"? Dude, you'd better stick to Norwegian.

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Unread postby winterfate » 26 Jun 2007, 01:30

Kalah wrote:"Quitted", Orfinn? "Quitted"? Dude, you'd better stick to Norwegian.
Well, you're right Kalah...but that was kind of mean. :)

@Orfinn: You mean stopped or ceased right? ;)
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Unread postby watcher83 » 26 Jun 2007, 11:14

Cum nu am un subiect de conversatie am sa spun doar o observatie facuta in ultima vreme. La Iasi, cel putin, lumea care intra in salile de sedinta nu se spala. Noroc ca banca avocatilor e in fata, dar tot trebuie sa ajungi pana acolo. La tribunal si la curte e aer conditionat dar la judecatorie unde am eu voie sa intru deocamdata e groaznic. Si sunt sigur ca e aceeasi situatie peste tot, nu doar in justitie. La fel am patit stand la rand la finante, CEC, primarie. Ar trebui facuta o campanie pentru folosirea sapunului.
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Unread postby theLuckyDragon » 26 Jun 2007, 11:31

Poate unii oameni transpiră mai mult decât de obicei, oricâte duşuri ar face înainte să plece de acasă, mai ales cu toată canicula asta.
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Unread postby Panda Tar » 26 Jun 2007, 11:36

winterfate wrote:@Panda: Thanks for the pronounciation key Panda!

I'll see what I can do. :)
Hum, é difícil colocar a pronúncia do português ou espanhol em comparação ao inglês, né? :D Soa engraçado, afinal.
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Unread postby okrane » 26 Jun 2007, 11:54

Daca mai vb mult de canicula nici nu ma vin acasa in vara asta... ca aici e racoare si bine ... :(
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Unread postby watcher83 » 26 Jun 2007, 12:17

In clipa asta sunt 37 de grade
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Unread postby okrane » 26 Jun 2007, 12:19

La mine 15... e clar ca nu mai vin in tara :D
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Unread postby theLuckyDragon » 26 Jun 2007, 12:50

Hai la Cluj. Aici plouă acum şi bate vântul.
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Unread postby ThunderTitan » 26 Jun 2007, 20:52

theLuckyDragon wrote:Hai la Cluj. Aici plouă acum şi bate vântul.
Hmm... ai unde sa ma cazezi? :D Ca aici e crima.
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Unread postby theLuckyDragon » 27 Jun 2007, 06:30

Păi e canapeaua liberă... Da' în timpul zilei e cald şi aici. Afară doar. Că la mine în casă dacă deschid ambele geamuri se face un curent aşa mic şi plăcut. :D
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Unread postby ThunderTitan » 27 Jun 2007, 12:32

Pe langa cum e aici pun pariu ca la tine e numa bine (cu rime).
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Unread postby Veldrynus » 28 Jun 2007, 16:49

So? No more spanish lessons? ;|
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