Author Topic: Sayings you picked up... and you have no idea where from? (Read 12998 times)

Tshern · « **Reply #41 on:** August 26, 2008, 04:27:03 PM »

Quote from: AstralFire on August 26, 2008, 04:24:00 PM

Ah, thank you for the clarification.

Translation? "AstralFiren käännös is nevertheless glorious really , no then impeachment apprehension" is far too botched for me to understand.

So how are all the consonants pronounced?

Not that difficult really. The pro side of Finnish is that each and every letter is pronounced the same way with no exception apart from some foreign names. All Finnish words always are pronounced the same way, which makes it easier. We have no set word order though, so we can put words in whatever order we wish and I know only three definite rules in Finnish...

AstralFire · « **Reply #42 on:** August 26, 2008, 04:32:06 PM »

AstralFire · « **Reply #43 on:** August 26, 2008, 04:37:31 PM »

Quote from: Prime32 on August 26, 2008, 04:35:42 PM

Well, it wasn't really a saying...

...That was blatantly obvious. I mean, I'm 90% sure it was an unwarranted insult, but I do like to know things for sure when possible.

Tshern · « **Reply #44 on:** August 26, 2008, 04:38:14 PM »

AstralFire · « **Reply #45 on:** August 26, 2008, 04:39:33 PM »

Ah, interesting, thanks. (And this is why I like to know for sure. Jumping to conclusions makes me look dumb.

And I really don't need any help in that department.)

Prime32 · « **Reply #46 on:** August 26, 2008, 05:03:15 PM »

Eh, I said "I do not understand the clown" in Irish. Well, if I said "", it would be obvious who I was talking about.

I do odd things when my mind wanders.

Tshern · « **Reply #47 on:** August 26, 2008, 05:10:22 PM »

Quote from: Prime32 on August 26, 2008, 05:03:15 PM

Eh, I said "I do not understand the clown" in Irish. Well, if I said "", it would be obvious who I was talking about.

I do odd things when my mind wanders.

I actually cheated you sentence. Sorry.

Anyway, I was asked to translate, not you. What kind of racism is this people?

AstralFire · « **Reply #48 on:** August 26, 2008, 05:24:13 PM »

Quote from: Tshern on August 26, 2008, 05:10:22 PM

Quote from: Prime32 on August 26, 2008, 05:03:15 PM
Eh, I said "I do not understand the clown" in Irish. Well, if I said "", it would be obvious who I was talking about.

I do odd things when my mind wanders.
I actually cheated you sentence. Sorry.

Anyway, I was asked to translate, not you. What kind of racism is this people?

I wasn't thinking very hard since I'm altogether unfamiliar with Finnish AND Irish and I assumed you and Prime were both speaking it, so I was getting very bewildered at the fact that there was suddenly a (non-existent, apparent) Finnish conversation with smirking with my name mentioned. I asked you because I'd been talking to you already, Sorry. *sheepish*

Tshern · « **Reply #49 on:** August 26, 2008, 05:34:20 PM »

Twas a joke, don't worry. All in good fun, I am not mad because of that. Just had to get around poking people because of it.

CountArioch · « **Reply #50 on:** August 27, 2008, 12:56:39 AM »

I wish I spoke a cool language. All I know is English, and a little Spanish for preparation. They estimate that by 2050, hispanics will outnumber white dudes in America, and I want to be ready.

Tshern · « **Reply #51 on:** August 27, 2008, 07:20:08 AM »

Learn Swedish, it's easy and from your point of view relatively exotic too.

Bozwevial · « **Reply #52 on:** August 27, 2008, 06:35:36 PM »

I know a little French, but I'm wondering if that was a soft option.

Tshern · « **Reply #53 on:** August 27, 2008, 06:36:41 PM »

Gets you chicks.

CountArioch · « **Reply #54 on:** August 27, 2008, 06:55:53 PM »

Quote from: Tshern on August 27, 2008, 07:20:08 AM

Learn Swedish, it's easy and from your point of view relatively exotic too.

They have Rosetta Stone programs at the local library for Swedish.

I'm wondering if I should wait until I'm not taking Spanish anymore though. On one hand, it might be confusing. On the other hand, Swedish might be fairly easy for me since I grew up speaking a Germanic language, and Spanish is a romance language.

Eh, I won't lose anything by borrowing it for a week, I might try it out.

Tshern · « **Reply #55 on:** August 27, 2008, 07:51:53 PM »

Swedish is quite close to English actually, the grammar is very similar and diction has plenty of similarities too...

Bozwevial · « **Reply #56 on:** August 30, 2008, 12:04:32 PM »

Are there very many cognates?

CountArioch · « **Reply #57 on:** August 30, 2008, 10:14:19 PM »

It seems to me that they're fairly common, after scanning several swedish websites briefly. More importantly though, as a Germanic language, it's probably going to work in a similar fashion as other germanic languages.

SixthDeclension · « **Reply #58 on:** August 30, 2008, 10:25:01 PM »

I always have those weird Latin sayings that no one actually knows what they mean, after four years of latin.

Akalsaris · « **Reply #59 on:** September 04, 2008, 11:41:22 AM »

Oddly enough, the saying that came to mind for me is "Ciao!" I don't speak Spanish (though living in California means I've picked up a bit anyhow), but I started saying instead of good-bye at some point back in my university (in Pittsburgh...), and now my friends look at me strangely if I say good-bye. Not as cool as Swedish though :-(

Along the same line, I work in Japan, and at some point when talking I stopped referring to America as the States/the US", and started saying "America" like all the Japanese do. It's weird, especially when actual Japanese words haven't really worn off on me too much.

As for sayings I use a lot, I know where most of them come from. I picked up "No way!" from a co-worker, and "He's just too cool for school" and "I guess that makes me the cock of the walk!" from my old roommate. I don't know anyone else besides him and myself who uses 'cock of the walk' though.

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Author Topic: Sayings you picked up... and you have no idea where from? (Read 12998 times)