simple foreign language ques.

[simba928]

I am taking German in school and today we got an assignment. We have to write a letter using different languages all mixed together. It is a "language" called Europanto. Our letter has to have a theme, so I am doing travel. We have to have a minimum of 10 words in another language other than German and English. As soon as I got this assignment, I thought to myself "Hey, I can ask my friends on the DIS!" So, I need to know words from any language other than English or German. I specifically need words relating to travel. You know, modes of trandportation or hotels, etc. You can send me as many or as few as you'd like, but I need the language, word, and English translation of the word. Can someone please help me? TIA!!!!

 

[WebmasterMaryJo]

Spanish:
comida= food
dinero = money
carro/coche = car
hotel = hotel
viajar = to travel viajo=I travel viajamos=we travel
turista=tourist turismo=tourism
autobús = bus
tren = train
semana = week mes = month día = day

 

[twojo21]

POLISH
car = Samochód
airplane/aircraft = Samolot popular airline lot polish airlines
airport = lotnisko
hotel = hotel
train = pociąg Pociag osobowy = local train stops in many towns, slow.
money = pieniądze polish currency is the zloty.
vacation = wakacje resorts on the baltic are popular vacation spots for locals.
food = Żywność popular polish dish is peirogi.
tourist = Turysta some popular tourist sites are warsaw the capitol, the concentration camp auschwitz, hiking & skiing in the mountains, etc.

 

[simba928]

Mary Jo: Thanks so much! A for you!
twojo21: Thanks for the extra info. I will definitely try and use some of it in my letter. And a for you!

 

[Sonya]

French:
nourriture=food
argent=money
voiture=car
hotel=hotel
voyager= to travel - I travel=je voyage
passeport=passport
toilettes=bathroom
autocar=bus
gare=train station


Je veux aller a WDW= I want to go to WDW

 

[simba928]

Thanks Sonya! A goes to you!

I just thought of another question. In the past, my German teachers have marked it wrong when I put Walt Disney World in my papers. They say (well at least one of them said) that World should be Walt, which is world in German. I think it should be World since it is a proper noun. My name is different when I am speaking a foreign language, so we should WDW be any different? What are your thoughts on this?

 

[momsgoofy]

Here are some Dutch words for you...

Travel - riezen
Outing, trip - het uitstapje
enjoy oneself, have fun - pleizer hebben
bathroom - badkamer
hotel - het ho'tel
Did you have a nice holiday? - Leuke vakantie gehad?


And here are few French words for you...

Is there a flight to Paris? - Y a-t-il un vol pour Paris?
Can you recommend a good restaurant? - Pouvez-vous m'indiquer un bon restaurant?
What's the price? - Quel est la prix?
Why - Pourquoi?
Where - Ou
When - Quand

As a student of many languages, I think this is a neat assignment. There are actually languages that are used in international settings that follow a similar format...a smattering of words from many countries' languages. I am a sign language interpreter, and the international equivilent is called "Gestuno".

Hope the assignment goes well.

 

[mommytotwo]

Japanese

Okane-Money
Omiyage-Gifts/Souveniors
Hikoki-Plane
Kuruma-Car
Hoteru-Hotel
Hikojo-Airport
Kamera-Camera
Onesen-Hot Springs
Kaimono-Shopping

 

[Sonya]

I always tell my students that when they are using a company name to not translate it into French. So Taco Bell stays Taco Bell, etc.