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Trade your language HERE!

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by forte_amirul, May 19, 2009.

  1. damanali

    damanali Well-Known Member

    separate kamusta and ka, how are you? is the proper one.
     
  2. forte_amirul

    forte_amirul Well-Known Member

    Thank you.The answer to it?
     
  3. damanali

    damanali Well-Known Member

    If you are ok, you say: Ayos lang ako
    if you are not ok, you say: hindi maganda kasi : state your reason for not being ok
     
  4. forte_amirul

    forte_amirul Well-Known Member

    What if I answer mabuti?
     
  5. damanali

    damanali Well-Known Member

    Its the short answer, you can mostly answer it whatever you want. mabuti, ok lang, ayos lang, okidoks..
    in our language, when talking to a older person, you should answer with a po and opo, but for the same or younger age, you can answer watever you want.

    just when answering questions, just be polite, and make your answer simple and to the point. most people dont like the long answers. hehehe
     
  6. forte_amirul

    forte_amirul Well-Known Member

    Well same with malaysian it gets boring

    I am surely gonna make my philipino friend surprise.Well he's now in Phillipine.You know after our final year exam he dissapeared.He said he is in Phillipine.Heck,summer vacation is not start yet that time.He skipped it and also the new term.Damned it.

    I want to impress him.What is how is your summer vacation?Is it good? In phillipine
     
  7. jevejo777

    jevejo777 Well-Known Member

    yes i'm belgium,
    and yes there's something with a J to,
    "ik hou van je" is also "I love you"
     
  8. damanali

    damanali Well-Known Member

    Do they speak english in Brussels? and is it true that German and Dutch language are the same?
    and how do you say "It's been a long time!, How are you doing now?" in dutch?
     
  9. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    no, german and dutch are not the same. Dutch and Afrikaans are almost the same though.
     
  10. jevejo777

    jevejo777 Well-Known Member

    that's not tottaly true, Dutch and South-Africans  are almost the same.

    and some people think that German and Dutch are the same because Belgium has three parts:
    -a part where they talk Dutch (the biggest part)
    -a part where they speak French (still a great part)
    -a part where they speak German (a little part)

    so that's why we have to learn 4 languages at school (Dutch, English, French, German)
    i will get German next year.

    "It's been a long time!, How are you doing now?" ="Dat is lang geleden! Hoe gaat het met je?"
     
  11. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    Afrikaans is the official language of South Africa.
     
  12. jevejo777

    jevejo777 Well-Known Member

    ow, didn't know that
     
  13. forte_amirul

    forte_amirul Well-Known Member

    How about capetown?What language are they?
     
  14. for people who wants to know something in Dutch ask me! I'm a DutchGUY!:D
     
  15. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    cape town is in South Africa.
     
  16. Phreak Hacker

    Phreak Hacker Well-Known Member

    @1prinnydood: To be honest, I really don't know. However, I do know that 'palak' is the word used for a special kind of farmer's cheese used in a delicacy called Palak Paneer, a vegetarian dish often served in homes and especially Indian restaurants.

    However, from what I remember (and a little bit of googling), chicken is normally referred to as 'murgh'. Then again, this word refers to the chicken used in food, i.e. dead ones. :-\
     
  17. forte_amirul

    forte_amirul Well-Known Member

    What is the language of capetown people?
     
  18. 1prinnydood

    1prinnydood Guest

    Thanks for the info Phreak
     
  19. jazzasidari

    jazzasidari Well-Known Member

    I'm half greek i know a little but not a lot
     
  20. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    Afrikaans mainly, though some people speak tribal languages such as Zulu or Xhosa. English is also widely spoken in South Africa.