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[jal]

Heute kann ich einfach nach Hause fahren, ohne Stau. Jeder Niederländer (außer ich) wird WM Fußball anschauen (Niederlände gegen Australien). Es wird ganz ruhig sein.
Today I'll be able to drive home easily, without traffic jams. Every Dutchmen (except for me) will be watching WC football (Netherlands against Australia). It'll be quite quiet.


JAL

[hwhatting]

Heute kann ich einfach nach Hause fahren, ohne Stau. Jeder Niederländer (außer mir) wird WM-Fußball anschauen (Niederlande gegen Australien). Es wird ganz ruhig sein.
Today I'll be able to drive home easily, without traffic jams. Every Dutchmen (except for me) will be watching WC football (Netherlands against Australia). It'll be quite quiet.

außer is a preposition and always takes the dative case (except, of course, when it's used as a conjunction).

Succes!
Powodzenia!
Good luck!

[jal]

außer is a preposition and always takes the dative case (except, of course, when it's used as a conjunction).

Yeah, I even googled that, but got confused by an example where it was some kind of reducted conjunction or whatever... It's about time german sheds its cases :)))

Powodzenia!

Danke!


JAL

[Astraios]

Я возвращалась дома у мамы. Здесь ничего интересного нет, но бесплатные еда и телевизор и есть.
I came home to my mum's. There's nothing interesting here, but there's free food and TV.

[Qwynegold]

この間気持ち悪い経験があった。通勤電車で私の前ヒプスターが座っていた。あのひとはぼうしをかぶっていて、たぶんドレッドズがあって、口髭があって、古風¹ツイードスーツを着ていて、古風くつをした。ある時の後²私は彼が私をじろじろ見たと気づいた。長い時じろじろ見た！私が気づいたと気づいたはずだ。そしてピンクのｉＰｈｏｎｅを持っていた。あんなようで持った、³私が「写真を取らなければいいだ」と考え始めた。電車は私の駅に着いて私は立つ時カメラの音を聞いた！
Kono aida kimochiwarui keiken ga atta. Tsūkindensha de watashi no mae de hipusutaa ga suwatte ita. Ano hito wa bōshi wo kabutte ite, tabun doreddozu ga atte, kuchihige ga atte, kofū¹ tsuiidosūtsu wo kite ite, kofū kutsu wo shita. Aru toki no ato watashi wa kare ga watashi wo jirojiro mita to kizuita. Nagai toki jirojiro mita! Watashi ga kizuita to kizuita hazu da. Soshite pinku no iPhone wo motte ita. Anna yō de motta, watashi ga "shashin wo toranakereba ii da" to kangaehajimeta. Densha wa watashi no eki ni tsuite watashi wa tatsu toki kamera no oto wo kiita!
I had a gross experience the other day. A hipster was sitting in front of me in the commuter train. He was wearing a hat, I think he had dreads, he also had a moustache and he had on an old-fashioned tweed suit and old-fashioned shoes. After a while I noticed that he was staring at me. He stared for really long! He must've seen that I noticed. He was holding a pink iPhone. He was holding it in such a way that it got me thinking "I hope he's not taking pictures". When the train arrived at my station and I got up, I heard the sound of a camera!

¹I thought I had made up a new word, but nope.
²How do you say "after a while"?
³How do you say "he was holding it in such a way that it got me thinking "I hope he's not taking pictures"?

[----]

Përvojat në transportit publik e mia të gjitha është e vështirë. Autobusat në universiteti im vazhdimisht është mbushur plot, kështu unë duhet të rri, shtrydhur nga një tufë të huajve. Për fat, orët mësimi e mia zakonisht është afër njeri-tjetri, kështu mund të eci nga një te tjetri aq lehtë.
All of my experiences with public transportation are gross. The busses at my university are always filled up and so I have to stand up, squished by a bunch of strangers. Luckily my classes are usually close together so I can walk from one to another pretty easily.

[Imralu]

Gestern Abend haben zwei Typen, die ich in der letzten Woche gedatet habe, mich in eine Bar eingeladen. In dieselbe Bar! Passe.
Dün akşam iki bu hafta onlarla (?) çıktığım tip bana bir bara davet ettiler ... aynı bara. ???
Last night, two guys I went on dates with in the last week invited me to a bar. To the same bar. Pass.

[din]

I had a gross experience the other day. A hipster was sitting in front of me in the commuter train. He was wearing a hat, I think he had dreads, he also had a moustache and he had on an old-fashioned tweed suit and old-fashioned shoes. After a while I noticed that he was staring at me. He stared for really long! He must've seen that I noticed. He was holding a pink iPhone. He was holding it in such a way that it got me thinking "I hope he's not taking pictures". When the train arrived at my station and I got up, I heard the sound of a camera!

Ah non, il te trouvait beau. Quelle horreur . D'accord, prendre des photos, c'est un peu louche.

Oh no! He thought you were handsome. How terrible Okay, taking pictures is a little creepy

Last night, two guys I went on dates with in the last week invited me to a bar. To the same bar. Pass.

J'espère pour toi qu'ils ne se sont pas tombés amoureux!

I hope for you that they didn't end up falling in love with each other!

[Qwynegold]

今日あめを買った。全部は丁度新鮮！甘草はうんんんまい！
Kyō ame wo katta. Zembu wa chōdo shinsen! Kanzō wa ummmmai!
I bought some candy today. All of it is really fresh! The liquorice is sooo good!

[hwhatting]

Я возвращалась дома к маме. Здесь ничего интересного нет, но есть бесплатные еда и телевизор и есть.
I came home to my mum's. There's nothing interesting here, but there's free food and TV.

I bought some candy today. All of it is really fresh! The liquorice is sooo good!

Smacznego!
Enjoy!

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Vetura ime është rregulluar! Unë po pata problemet me motorin, por tani e besoj se është në rregull!
My car is fixed! I was having problems with the engine but now I think it's okay!

[Qwynegold]

I bought some candy today. All of it is really fresh! The liquorice is sooo good!

Smacznego!
Enjoy!

そうした。でもちょっと残った。
Sō shita. Demo chotto nokotta.
I did. But a little was left over.

[finlay]

I bought some candy today. All of it is really fresh! The liquorice is sooo good!

Smacznego!
Enjoy!

そうした。[/size]
I did.

日本語でそんな言葉と言わないよ。動詞を繰り返して。
You don't say like that in japanese. Repeat the verb.

例えば、「楽しかった!」
Eg "I enjoyed myself!"

(毎日、その逆を教えなきゃ。)
(Every day i have to teach my students to do the opposite.)

[Qwynegold]

I bought some candy today. All of it is really fresh! The liquorice is sooo good!

Smacznego!
Enjoy!

そうした。[/size]
I did.

日本語でそんな言葉と言わないよ。動詞を繰り返して。
You don't say like that in japanese. Repeat the verb.

例えば、「楽しかった!」
Eg "I enjoyed myself!"

(毎日、その逆を教えなきゃ。)
(Every day i have to teach my students to do the opposite.)

あっ、そうか。
Ah, sō ka.
Oh, is that so?

でも、「楽しかった」は「ｉｔ　ｗａｓ　ｆｕｎ」の意味がない？
Demo, "tanoshikatta" wa "it was fun" no imi ga nai?
But doesn't "tanoshikatta" mean "it was fun"?

[Qwynegold]

うわ！一冊のビルマ語の本は蜘蛛をべたんこするために使われた。気持ち悪い！彼氏も帰った。だれか私を手伝う？
Uwa! Issatsu no Biruma-go no hon wa kumo wo betanko suru tame ni tsukawareta. Kimochiwarui! Kareshi mo kaetta. Dare ka watashi wo tetsudau?
Ew! One of my Burmese books has been used for squishing a spider. Gross! And my boyfriend has returned home. Who will help me now?

[finlay]

でも、「楽しかった」は「ｉｔ　ｗａｓ　ｆｕｎ」の意味がない？
Demo, "tanoshikatta" wa "it was fun" no imi ga nai?
But doesn't "tanoshikatta" mean "it was fun"?

そう。同じだよ。
yeah, it's the same.

その２つの英文の意味はどう違うの？
what difference in meaning between those two sentences is there in english, really?

[----]

うわ！一冊のビルマ語の本は蜘蛛をべたんこするために使われた。気持ち悪い！彼氏も帰った。だれか私を手伝う？
Uwa! Issatsu no Biruma-go no hon wa kumo wo betanko suru tame ni tsukawareta. Kimochiwarui! Kareshi mo kaetta. Dare ka watashi wo tetsudau?
Ew! One of my Burmese books has been used for squishing a spider. Gross! And my boyfriend has returned home. Who will help me now?

Askush mund të ndihmojë ty. Tani duhet të merresh me merimangat dërrmuar e jeta jote vetëm.
No one can help you. You'll have to deal with the squished spiders in your life alone for now.

[ol bofosh]

うわ！一冊のビルマ語の本は蜘蛛をべたんこするために使われた。気持ち悪い！彼氏も帰った。だれか私を手伝う？
Uwa! Issatsu no Biruma-go no hon wa kumo wo betanko suru tame ni tsukawareta. Kimochiwarui! Kareshi mo kaetta. Dare ka watashi wo tetsudau?
Ew! One of my Burmese books has been used for squishing a spider. Gross! And my boyfriend has returned home. Who will help me now?

Botes. ¿Por qué no usas un bote y la tiras por la ventana?
Jars. Why don't you use jars and throw it out the window?

¡Y toma una foto antes para tener un documento de la biodiversidad local!
And take a photo before so have a record of the local biodiversity.

(claro, está demasiado tarde para eso, pero bueno...)
('course, it's too late for that now, but oh well,,,)

[finlay]

奥多摩に行って来た！キャンプ場は楽しかった。でも、4時半に起きて（夜に友達に会った）ので今（翌日の2時頃）眠くて疲れた。
I went to Okutama! Camping was fun. But i got up at 4:30 (and met my friend in the evening) so currently (next day's 2:00 ish) i am tired.

[linguoboy]

Acht Tage Nebel und Feuchtigkeit. Heute hab ich fast den Flanell ausgepackt. Seit wann leb ich im Pazifischen Nordwesten?
Eight days of fog and dampness. Today I almost broke out the flannel. Since when do I live in the Pacific Northwest?

[hwhatting]

Acht Tage Nebel und Feuchtigkeit. Heute hab ich fast den Flanell ausgepackt. Seit wann leb ich im Pazifischen Nordwesten?
Eight days of fog and dampness. Today I almost broke out the flannel. Since when do I live in the Pacific Northwest?

Brzmi jak niemiecka pogoda.
Sounds like German weather.

[Qwynegold]

でも、「楽しかった」は「ｉｔ　ｗａｓ　ｆｕｎ」の意味がない？
Demo, "tanoshikatta" wa "it was fun" no imi ga nai?
But doesn't "tanoshikatta" mean "it was fun"?

そう。同じだよ。
yeah, it's the same.

その２つの英文の意味はどう違うの？
what difference in meaning between those two sentences is there in english, really?

食べることについて別に「楽しい」と言わない。（あのトッフィフィーの標語は違い！）
Taberu koto ni tsuite betsuni "tanoshii" to iwanai. (Ano Toffifii no hyōgo wa chigai!)
You don't exactly say "fun" about eating. (That Toffifee slogan is wrong!)

[Qwynegold]

うわ！一冊のビルマ語の本は蜘蛛をべたんこするために使われた。気持ち悪い！彼氏も帰った。だれか私を手伝う？
Uwa! Issatsu no Biruma-go no hon wa kumo wo betanko suru tame ni tsukawareta. Kimochiwarui! Kareshi mo kaetta. Dare ka watashi wo tetsudau?
Ew! One of my Burmese books has been used for squishing a spider. Gross! And my boyfriend has returned home. Who will help me now?

Askush mund të ndihmojë ty. Tani duhet të merresh me merimangat dërrmuar e jeta jote vetëm.
No one can help you. You'll have to deal with the squished spiders in your life alone for now.

やだ！Ｄ：
Yada! D:
Noes! D:

うわ！一冊のビルマ語の本は蜘蛛をべたんこするために使われた。気持ち悪い！彼氏も帰った。だれか私を手伝う？
Uwa! Issatsu no Biruma-go no hon wa kumo wo betanko suru tame ni tsukawareta. Kimochiwarui! Kareshi mo kaetta. Dare ka watashi wo tetsudau?
Ew! One of my Burmese books has been used for squishing a spider. Gross! And my boyfriend has returned home. Who will help me now?

Botes. ¿Por qué no usas un bote y la tiras por la ventana?
Jars. Why don't you use jars and throw it out the window?

ジャーはあれをページから外すためによくない。
Jaa wa are wo peeji kara hazusu tame ni yokunai.
Jars aren't exactly suited for removing that from the page.

[Nesescosac]

Jach yaaj in wóol tumen ti le veranoa' mina'an teen u k'iinil maaya t'aan. Kexi' le ku taal ja'abo' u pajtak in k'ajóoltiko'ob le jach ku t'aan maaya'o.
I'm very sad that this summer I won't have an opportunity to practice Maya. I hope that next year I can meet some actual Maya speakers.

[----]

Mo ní ìṣòro bakannà lórí èdè Yorùbá. N kò mọ̀ bí n máa lò nígbà tí kò ní ẹnikẹ́ni tí lè sọ̀rọ̀ ẹ̀ níbí. mo ti gbàgbé púpọ̀ nísìsìyí.
I have the same problem with Yoruba. I don't know how I'm going to practice it when no one around here can speak it. I've already forgotten so much ):