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===Encore une autre question de langue !=== | ===Encore une autre question de langue !=== | ||
Thanks ! (Now I know your full name... though it's gonna take me a little effort to pronounce it.) '''[[User:Troisnyxetienne|<font color="black">TNÉ</font>]]''' <sub>'''[[User talk:Troisnyxetienne|<font color="#1E90FF">En avant</font>]] [[User:Troisnyxetienne/Mensa|<font color="#00BFFF ">Bravo !</font>]]'''</sub> | |||
{{Xiggie|text=hehe :P | {{Xiggie|text=hehe :P | ||
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also, just wandering, how do you pronounce ''Singh''? (is it like ''sængh'' (Æ = I) or is it like ''sigh'' with a ''n'' added...?)}} | also, just wandering, how do you pronounce ''Singh''? (is it like ''sængh'' (Æ = I) or is it like ''sigh'' with a ''n'' added...?)}} | ||
Pronounce it as you pronounce "sing". With a very hard "ng" sound. '''[[User:Troisnyxetienne|<font color="black">TNÉ</font>]]''' <sub>'''[[User talk:Troisnyxetienne|<font color="#1E90FF">En avant</font>]] [[User:Troisnyxetienne/Mensa|<font color="#00BFFF ">Bravo !</font>]]'''</sub> | |||
{{Xiggie|happy=thanks :P | {{Xiggie|happy=thanks :P | ||
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does that help...}} | does that help...}} | ||
Okay, I get it ! Thanks ! :DDDDDDDDD So it's pronounced "hey-mer" and not "high-mer". '''[[User:Troisnyxetienne|<font color="black">TNÉ</font>]]''' <sub>'''[[User talk:Troisnyxetienne|<font color="#1E90FF">En avant</font>]] [[User:Troisnyxetienne/Mensa|<font color="#00BFFF ">Bravo !</font>]]'''</sub> | |||
{{Xiggie|text=yeah, it's like ''hey-mer'' :P}} | {{Xiggie|text=yeah, it's like ''hey-mer'' :P}} | ||
Nice. ^_^ Guess it wasn't so tongue-tying after all... '''[[User:Troisnyxetienne|<font color="black">TNÉ</font>]]''' <sub>'''[[User talk:Troisnyxetienne|<font color="#1E90FF">En avant</font>]] [[User:Troisnyxetienne/Mensa|<font color="#00BFFF ">Bravo !</font>]]'''</sub> | |||
{{Xiggie|text=hehe :P | {{Xiggie|text=hehe :P | ||
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well, Icelandic is however sort of a rough language to speak (also, kinda hard to learn)...}} | well, Icelandic is however sort of a rough language to speak (also, kinda hard to learn)...}} | ||
Well... to me I guess it doesn't matter. I love languages (and judging from the amount of Babel I have on my userpage !). It might be sort of an uphill task at the beginning, but as I once told [[User:Unbirth]], learning any language for that matter, is easy, but mastering it is hard. | |||
Heck, I wonder how I managed to pronounce every syllable in Annika Ljungberg's ''Song of Mana'' from Square's ''Legend of Mana'', when I'm not entirely familiar with Swedish phonetics.} | Heck, I wonder how I managed to pronounce every syllable in Annika Ljungberg's ''Song of Mana'' from Square's ''Legend of Mana'', when I'm not entirely familiar with Swedish phonetics.} '''[[User:Troisnyxetienne|<font color="black">TNÉ</font>]]''' <sub>'''[[User talk:Troisnyxetienne|<font color="#1E90FF">En avant</font>]] [[User:Troisnyxetienne/Mensa|<font color="#00BFFF ">Bravo !</font>]]'''</sub> | ||
{{Xiggie|text=just a tip: if you learn any one of these languages, ''Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, German, Icelandic, Faroese'', it is very easy to learn the basics of the others... | {{Xiggie|text=just a tip: if you learn any one of these languages, ''Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, German, Icelandic, Faroese'', it is very easy to learn the basics of the others... | ||
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and, do you know, Faroese is just like a language of Icelandic slang... :P}} | and, do you know, Faroese is just like a language of Icelandic slang... :P}} | ||
Yep, as quite a lot of English words originate from Scandinavian languages, right ? | |||
Ya know, I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw that "Wednesday", "Thursday" and "Friday" originated from Swedish. | Ya know, I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw that "Wednesday", "Thursday" and "Friday" originated from Swedish. | ||
EDIT : No kidding ??????? :D Well, somewhere along the line... every language is closely linked, I guess. | EDIT : No kidding ??????? :D Well, somewhere along the line... every language is closely linked, I guess. '''[[User:Troisnyxetienne|<font color="black">TNÉ</font>]]''' <sub>'''[[User talk:Troisnyxetienne|<font color="#1E90FF">En avant</font>]] [[User:Troisnyxetienne/Mensa|<font color="#00BFFF ">Bravo !</font>]]'''</sub> | ||
{{Xiggie|text=hehe :P see this: | {{Xiggie|text=hehe :P see this: | ||
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it's like in Icelandic, ''Sæng'' means duvet, but in Danish, ''Seng'' means bed!}} | it's like in Icelandic, ''Sæng'' means duvet, but in Danish, ''Seng'' means bed!}} | ||
Hm.... Not bad. ^_^ Guess I can be my very own ''petite linguiste'' (though there aren't any prospects for linguists over here...). I'm beginning to like this '''a lot''' ! | |||
EDIT : Remember the userbox ? The word ''kunattu'' (mind the spelling and the accents) - does it mean "command" (of a language), or knowledge, or something like that ? I mean, what's the exact word ? | EDIT : Remember the userbox ? The word ''kunattu'' (mind the spelling and the accents) - does it mean "command" (of a language), or knowledge, or something like that ? I mean, what's the exact word ? '''[[User:Troisnyxetienne|<font color="black">TNÉ</font>]]''' <sub>'''[[User talk:Troisnyxetienne|<font color="#1E90FF">En avant</font>]] [[User:Troisnyxetienne/Mensa|<font color="#00BFFF ">Bravo !</font>]]'''</sub> | ||
{{Xiggie|text=''Kunnátta'' means knowledge, the Icelandic row of words is kinda messed up from the English perspective... while you say: | {{Xiggie|text=''Kunnátta'' means knowledge, the Icelandic row of words is kinda messed up from the English perspective... while you say: | ||
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''This user is able to contribute with a basic level of English.'', we say: ''Þessi notandi hefur grundvallarskilning á Íslensku. (this user has a basic understanding of the Icelandic language)''}} | ''This user is able to contribute with a basic level of English.'', we say: ''Þessi notandi hefur grundvallarskilning á Íslensku. (this user has a basic understanding of the Icelandic language)''}} | ||
Wait. ''Kunnátta'' means knowledge. The French ''connaissance'' means knowledge. They're linked !! '''[[User:Troisnyxetienne|<font color="black">TNÉ</font>]]''' <sub>'''[[User talk:Troisnyxetienne|<font color="#1E90FF">En avant</font>]] [[User:Troisnyxetienne/Mensa|<font color="#00BFFF ">Bravo !</font>]]'''</sub> | |||
{{Xiggie|text=hehe, isn't everything :P}} | {{Xiggie|text=hehe, isn't everything :P}} | ||
Impressive. Though of course, when said verbally, it'll all sound like a Tower of Babel... '''[[User:Troisnyxetienne|<font color="black">TNÉ</font>]]''' <sub>'''[[User talk:Troisnyxetienne|<font color="#1E90FF">En avant</font>]] [[User:Troisnyxetienne/Mensa|<font color="#00BFFF ">Bravo !</font>]]'''</sub> | |||
{{Xiggie|text=...Tower of Babel...? | {{Xiggie|text=...Tower of Babel...? | ||
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''(hehe, you know, Babel is similar to an Icelandic slang, "babbl" = bullcrap :P)''}} | ''(hehe, you know, Babel is similar to an Icelandic slang, "babbl" = bullcrap :P)''}} | ||
Tower of Babel... you know, from that biblical story where they wanted to build a tower as high as the heavens... but how God caused confusion among them and all the languages were formed ? | |||
Oh, and there's also the English word ''babble'' - to babble is to ramble or to speak nonsense. | Oh, and there's also the English word ''babble'' - to babble is to ramble or to speak nonsense. '''[[User:Troisnyxetienne|<font color="black">TNÉ</font>]]''' <sub>'''[[User talk:Troisnyxetienne|<font color="#1E90FF">En avant</font>]] [[User:Troisnyxetienne/Mensa|<font color="#00BFFF ">Bravo !</font>]]'''</sub> | ||
{{Xiggie|text=oh... that rings a bell... | {{Xiggie|text=oh... that rings a bell... | ||
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and... oh, so babble is a word :P}} | and... oh, so babble is a word :P}} | ||
Yep. ^_^ Funny how we can draw so many connections, ya ? '''[[User:Troisnyxetienne|<font color="black">TNÉ</font>]]''' <sub>'''[[User talk:Troisnyxetienne|<font color="#1E90FF">En avant</font>]] [[User:Troisnyxetienne/Mensa|<font color="#00BFFF ">Bravo !</font>]]'''</sub> | |||
{{Xiggie|happy=ya :D | {{Xiggie|happy=ya :D | ||