Just stumbled upon a hilarious video on youtube called Omni-Lingual. To not share with the ZBB would be selfish.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI0SNw7-v3w
Omni-Lingual
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Omni-Lingual
Sheogorath wrote:You know, I was there for that whole sordid affair. Marvelous times! Butterflies, blood, a Fox and a severed head... Oh, and the cheese! To die for.
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Re: Omni-Lingual
The Dutch isn't very good. I'd transcribe what he says in Dutch like this:
[ˈwɑn.əɹ hɛt ˈon.læŋs wɪɹd vɛɹˈnʉwt]
<wanneer het onlangs werd vernieuwd>
But first of all, it should be pronounced more like:
[wɑˈnɪɹ ət ɔnˈlɑŋs wɛɹt vəɹˈniuwt]
And secondly, it's translated wrong, the correct translation being:
<wanneer was het voor het laatst vernieuwd>
[wɑˈnɪːɹ ˈwɑst ˈvɔːɹ ət ˈlast vəɹˈniuwt]
(Note that <het> is almost always [t] or [ət], not [hɛt] as you'd expect.)
The other languages also seem off, but I can't comment much about that.
[ˈwɑn.əɹ hɛt ˈon.læŋs wɪɹd vɛɹˈnʉwt]
<wanneer het onlangs werd vernieuwd>
But first of all, it should be pronounced more like:
[wɑˈnɪɹ ət ɔnˈlɑŋs wɛɹt vəɹˈniuwt]
And secondly, it's translated wrong, the correct translation being:
<wanneer was het voor het laatst vernieuwd>
[wɑˈnɪːɹ ˈwɑst ˈvɔːɹ ət ˈlast vəɹˈniuwt]
(Note that <het> is almost always [t] or [ət], not [hɛt] as you'd expect.)
The other languages also seem off, but I can't comment much about that.
Re: Omni-Lingual
The Spanish speaking guy's German pronunciation has a strong accent but would be understandable. However, "Sie sind ernst." doesn't mean "Are you serious". It means "You're being serious." Kiiinda funny. Kiiiiiiinda.
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Re: Omni-Lingual
Very, very old. Also not that funny.
Re: Omni-Lingual
Wow, tough crowd!
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Re: Omni-Lingual
I demand that you present that video in Mandarin Chinese!
[bɹ̠ˤʷɪs.təɫ]
Nōn quālibet inīquā cupiditāte illectus hoc agō
Yo te pongo en tu lugar...
Taisc mach Daró
Nōn quālibet inīquā cupiditāte illectus hoc agō
Yo te pongo en tu lugar...
Taisc mach Daró
Re: Omni-Lingual
Amusing.