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by Aleco
Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:43 pm
Forum: L&L Museum
Topic: Weird phrases from real languages
Replies: 323
Views: 187036

Norwegian:

Northern dialect:
Æ e i åa å 'o e i åa 'o å
I am in the river and she is in the river too

And official Norwegian:
Saueøyaeier
Owner of the island of the sheep

I'd love hearing someone say these :lol:
by Aleco
Mon Dec 24, 2007 6:24 am
Forum: None of the above
Topic: OTTER
Replies: 1013
Views: 414350

My doggie :mrgreen:
Húnn minn :mrgreen:

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by Aleco
Sun Dec 02, 2007 6:32 am
Forum: L&L Museum
Topic: I wish English had a word for this!
Replies: 333
Views: 150917

I miss a verb like the Norwegian å grue seg :? It means something like " to be nervous (and think a lot) about something that is going to happen in the future to oneself " :P It's a verb which is used a lot! (at least when in school. You know - tests :roll: ) "Worry". Yeah :oops: One could also use...
by Aleco
Fri Nov 30, 2007 8:21 am
Forum: L&L Museum
Topic: Weird phrases from real languages
Replies: 323
Views: 187036

In Scania, eels ( ål ) are a popular dish, and the ones caught in the stream that runs through the village of Råå ( Råå-ån = The Råå stream) are therefore called Råå-å-ål . :D Swedish pronunciation: /"ro:"o"o:l/ Scanian pronunciation: /"Reo"eo"eol/ So cool :D My village's name is Råå, but it's in N...
by Aleco
Thu Nov 29, 2007 1:04 pm
Forum: L&L Museum
Topic: I wish English had a word for this!
Replies: 333
Views: 150917

Ketsuban wrote:
Aleco wrote:I miss a verb like the Norwegian å grue seg :?

It means something like "to be nervous (and think a lot) about something that is going to happen in the future to oneself" :P It's a verb which is used a lot! (at least when in school. You know - tests :roll: )
"Worry".
Yeah :oops:
by Aleco
Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:57 pm
Forum: L&L Museum
Topic: I wish English had a word for this!
Replies: 333
Views: 150917

I miss a verb like the Norwegian å grue seg :? It means something like " to be nervous (and think a lot) about something that is going to happen in the future to oneself " :P It's a verb which is used a lot! (at least when in school. You know - tests :roll: ) And of course the "Saudade" is a highly ...
by Aleco
Wed Nov 21, 2007 12:08 pm
Forum: L&L Museum
Topic: Languages in Civ IV
Replies: 55
Views: 52475

So, I played a couple of hours ago and wrote down as much as I could :P There were only three sentences I didn't get ;) NOTE: It was a mixture of Bergen dialect and Bokmål :P English: As you wish. Norwegian: Som du ønskar. English: Certainly. Norwegian: Selvsagt. English: We're on it. Norwegian: ???...
by Aleco
Sat Nov 17, 2007 2:09 pm
Forum: L&L Museum
Topic: Languages in Civ IV
Replies: 55
Views: 52475

They are rather weird in Norwegian by using "OK", "aksjon" .. etc :? It's really weird that they did so. Here's at least some (not 100% sure) of the Norwegian (For the Vikings - Bergen dialect): Certainly: - Sjølvsagt Very well: - Okey At your service: - Til din tjeneste Tell me what to do: - Sei me...
by Aleco
Fri Jun 02, 2006 4:06 pm
Forum: Almea
Topic: Learn Verdurian
Replies: 4
Views: 3072

Learn Verdurian

Where do you learn Verdurian?
I'm new here, so I'm not so professional. I have just made one conlang so far :)