hi, bonjour, hallo, ciao, witaj...

[Caipra]

You want to learn some words in French, German, Italina, Poland...?
Just ask!

this is how we say in french:
hi : bonjour
goodbye: au revoir
thank you: merci
good night: bonne nuit

[Doubar]

Okay, I will do the German part this time.

hi: Hallo.
goodbye: Auf Wiedersehen
thank you: Danke schön
good night: Gute Nacht



P.S.: I used the most common ones. Just like in every other language you can express things in different ways.
P.P.S.: Love the idea by the way.

[Caipra]

to say "hi" you also use "Guten tag" right?

[Doubar]

Yeah, you can if you want. Well, let's just say that "Hallo" is little more informal than Guten Tag. For example if you're meeting a friend or someone else you know it would be considered kind of strange if you said "Guten Tag" to them. But if you meet strangers or people you only know from work "Guten Tag" will be more appropiate than a simple "Hallo".
But all in all you're right. They both have the meaning of saying hello.

[Caipra]

ok. in French we can say "bonjour" everytime but between friends we can also say "Salut".

I would say that:

Good morning = bonjour= guten tag
Hi = salut = hallo

[firouz]

Japanese:

Romanji:

a - ka - sa -- ta - na - ha -- ma - ya -- ra - wa - n
i -- ki -- shi - chi - ni -- hi -- mi ------- ri --- wi
u - ku - su - tsu - nu - fu -- mu - yu -- ru
e - ke - se -- te -- ne - he - me ------ re --- we
o - ko - so -- to -- no - ho - mo - yo - ro --- wo

"ra" pronounced like "la" similar to German "ra"
read down, not across

Hello: konnichiwa (ossu) - used between close male friends (moshi moshi) - on phone
Good morning: ohayō (informal - between friends) ohayō gozaimasu (formal - to teacher or someone older than you)
Good afternoon: konnichiwa
Good evening: konbanwa
Good night: oyasumi (informal) oyasumi nasai (formal)
Goodbye: sayōnara (ittekimasu) - I'll be back (itterasshai) - come back soon
Thank you: arigatō (informal) arigatō gozaimasu (formal)
I don't understand: wakarimasen
Excuse me: sumimasen
How much is this?: ikura desu ka?
How are you?: o genki desu ka?
I'm fine, thanks.: hai, genki desu.
Cheers/Good health!: kanpai
Said before a meal by those eating it: itadakimasu
Said after a meal by those who have eaten it: gochisōsama
Sorry: gomen nasai
Happy Birthday: otanjōbi omedetō (informal) otanjōbi omedetō gozaimasu (formal)
Happy New Year: akemashite omedetō gozaimasu

Latin:

Hello/good morning: salve
Goodbye/good night: vale
Good night (as in "It was a good night with good weather") = bona nox
I love you: amo te
Sorry: ignosce mihi
Thank you: gratias
Modestus fortissimus adest: Modestus the mighty is here.

[Doubar]

Caipra: Correctly.
@firouz: Cool stuff.

[Scratch]

Enlightening thread here. Time for me to put on some Bangla stuff here if you all don't mind

Basic Greetings

Hello (Muslim): asalaam alaykum
Hello (Hindu): nomaashkaar
Good bye: khudaa hafiz
See you later: pore dakhaa hobe
Excuse me: maaf korun
Yes: ji
No: naa
No problem: tik aache
How are you?: kaamon aachen?
I'm fine: bhaalo aahi
What's your name?: aapnaar naam ki? (formal) tomar naam ki? (informal)
How old are you?: koto boyosh?
I don't understand: aami bujhi naa

Transportation

I want to go to..: aami. jaabo
When does the . leave/arrive?: kokhon . chaarbe/pochaabeh?
Boat: noukaa/launch
Bus: baas
Train: tren
Car: gaari

Directions

Where is.?: . kotaai?
How far is.?: . koto dur?
Left: baame
Right: daane
Here: ekhaane
There: okhaane


Around Town

Bank: bank
Hospital: haashpaataal
Market: baajaar
Mosque: moshjid
Temple: mondir
Chemist: oshuder dokaan

Food

Breakfast: naashtaa
Lunch: dupurer khaabaar
Dinner: raater khaabaar
Beef: gorur maangsho
Bread: ruti
Chicken: murgi
Chilli: morich
Egg: dim
Fish: maach
Fruit: p'hol
Milk: dudh
Rice: bhaat
Salt: lobon
Sugar: chini
Water: paani

Numbers

1: ek
2: dui
3: tin
4: chaar
5: paach
6: ch-hoy
7: shaat
8: aat
9: noy
10: dosh

Gender:

Boy: chele
Girl: may
Man: lok
Woman: moheela

[Sinbad]

That looks like quite some English influence there.
Excuse the stupid question, but where is Bangla spoken? Bangladesh?

[Dermott]

You always open interesting treads Caipra

Ehi, Firouz, thanks
I've finally understand the difference between a sentence with or without "gozegaimasu ;D

Question: In the dorama subtitles, the translators always adapt "Ittekimass/Ittekimasu" with "I'm leaving". Do you think it's alright?

Scratch
This is really interesting . How do you know Bangla?



In Italian it would be:

Hi: Ciao
Hello: Ciao/Salve
Good Morning: Buongiorno
Goodbye: Arrivederci (in the sense of "see you soon")...but also
Goodbye: Addio (in the sense of "we will never see each other again" it depends on the contex

Good Night: Buona Notte
Good Evening: Buona Sera

[Caipra]

@dermott: Thank you dear!
I have some members of my family who live in Italia so I know some of those words!

@firouz and Scratch: thanks for sharing this with us! It's pretty cool!

[Scratch]

@ Sinbad: *nods* Yes, Bangladesh.

@ Dermott: My heritage is Bengali, that's why

[firouz]

Oh, I forgot some important words.

Yes/I agree: Hia
No/No thank you: Iie
Never: Zenzen arimasen
Really (surprised): E?
Really: Hontou
I see: Soudesuka
Wait: Choto matte
Please wait: Choto matte kudasai
Die: Shinu
Please die: Shinde kudasai

Some words to be careful

Manicipal hospital: Shimin Byoin
Hospital for the dead: Shinin Byoin
Pretty: Kerei
Dislike: Kerai
Well: Genki
Weather: Tenki
Temple: Otera
Bathroom: Oterai
Tastes bad: Mazui
Matsui: New York Yankees player ;D

Questions

What: Nani?
When: Itsu?
Where: Doko
Which: Dore
Which: Dare

Numbers (standard)

1. ichi
2. ni
3. san
4. yon (shi after 10)
5. go
6. roko
7. nana (hichi after 10)
8. hachi
9. kyuu
10. jyuu
11. jyuu ichi
12. jyuu ni
13. jyuu san
14. jyuu shi
15. jyuu go
16. jyuu roko
17. jyuu hichi
18. jyuu hachi
19. jyuu kyu
20. ni jyuu

Days of the week

Monday: getsuyoubi
Tuesday: kayoubi
Wednesday: suiyoubi
Thursday: mokuyoubi
Friday: kinjoui
Saturday: doyoubi
Sunday: nichiyoubi

Minutes

1. ippun
2. nihun
3. sanpun
4. yonpun
5. gohun
6. ropun
7. nanahun
8. happun
9. kyuuhun
10. zipun

@dermott: Almost always a consinant is followed by a vowel. Exceptions are: tsu, kyo, sho, cho, pyo, hyo, gyo, fyu, and the like. www.linguanaut.com/japanese_alphabet.htm Thus, Ittekimasu is the correct spelling. And it means "I am leaving, but I will be back."

Me: Ittekimasu
Mom: Itterashai (please go and come back)
Me (when returning): Tadaima
Mom: Okaniasai

Ittekimass is a bad foreigner spelling. (And I am so frustrated that Americans can't pronounce Ichiro's name correctly. )

Scratch: So that's why you don't look Canadian decent.

[Doubar]

Aug 31, 2009 17:13:14 GMT -5 Scratch said:

My heritage is Bengali, that's why

Ah, I've always wondered ... your pic showed that there was more to you than the "simple" European/American origin. Pretty cool stuff you posted.

[Scratch]

@ Doubar: Thanks. I even remembered one time when I was counting the bengali numerals from one to hundred and something during late at night back when I was 7-8 ish.

@ Firouz: Mmhmm. And to get your verification, does "fun time is over" mean "asobi wa owarida" in Japanese?