I was thinking about how we have dopers from so many different countries, and that it would be interesting to share some stuff about our different countries. We can each answer the following questions, and then, if anyone has any specific questions about that country, they can ask them.
What country are you from?
Translate the following (this way, we can have at least rudimentary knowledge of the other languages):
hello
goodbye
thank you
Where is the bathroom?
Do you speak English?
I’m a tourist, I can do whatever I want.
F*** off! :mad:
It was all your fault
What is that? :eek:
Any other phrases you feel would be necessary or comical
An interesting/funny/not well-known fact about your country
If anyone thinks of any other good questions, feel free to add them.
2) Translate the following (this way, we can have at least rudimentary knowledge of the other languages): **
hello - G’Day
goodbye - See ya later mate
thank you - Thanks
Where is the bathroom? - Where’s the dunny?
Do you speak English? - Whadya say mate?
F* off! - Bugger off
It was all your fault - no worries mate
3) An interesting/funny/not well-known fact about your country
Well Australia produced me - what more do you need to know!
2) Translate the following **
hello : G’Day, Hi, Kia ora
goodbye: See ya.
thank you : Ta, Cheers!
Where is the bathroom? : Got a bog?
Do you speak English? : You from around here, or what?
I’m a tourist, I can do whatever I want. : You’ll find out that’s a fallacy right after you step into th’ hot pools at Whaka.
F* off! (Countless variations)
It was all your fault : That is not in my job description.
What is that? : Giz a look. 3) An interesting/funny/not well-known fact about your country:
We are not part of Australia.
What country are you from?
Québec [sub]Canada[/sub] (after all we are a distinct society :p)
Translate the following (this way, we can have at least rudimentary knowledge of the other languages):
hello - Bonjour
goodbye - Au revoir
thank you - Merci
Where is the bathroom? - Où sont les toilettes ?
Do you speak English? - Parlez-vous anglais ?
I’m a tourist, I can do whatever I want. - Je suis un touriste, je peux faire ce que je veux
F*** off! - Va donc chier !
It was all your fault - C’était de ta faute
What is that? - Qu’est-ce que c’est ? or colloquially Kosséça ?
A beer, please - Une bière, s’il-vous-plait
An interesting/funny/not well-known fact about your country
Groucho Marx lost his virginity in Montréal.
1) What country are you from?
Kingdom of The Netherlands
2) Translate the following:
hello: Hallo goodbye: Tot ziens, dag, doei (the latter two are informal) thank you: Dank u, dank je, dankjewel (the latter two are informal, where the last is a phrase that’s become one single word) Where is the bathroom?: Waar is de WC? Waar is het toilet? Do you speak English?: Spreekt u Engels? Spreek je Engels? (the latter is informal) I’m a tourist, I can do whatever I want.: Ik ben toerist, ik kan doen wat ik wil. F* off!**: Flikker op, pleur op, sodemieter op, and about 27 other varieties. Dutch is a great cursing language! It was all your fault: Het was helemaal jouw (uw) schuld (in parenthesis is the formal version) What is that?: Wat is dat?
3) An interesting/funny/not well-known fact about your country
We have the oldest national hymn in the world.
Translate the following (this way, we can have at least rudimentary knowledge of the other languages):
hello Alright
goodbye: Ta ra
thank you Ta, Fanks.
Where is the bathroom? Where’s the khazi?
Do you speak English? Foreign innit?
I’m a tourist, I can do whatever I want. I’m a local, you’re getting a slap
F*** off! :mad: k’off
It was all your fault: You’re in lumber
What is that? :eek: K’in ell! Wozzat?
Any other phrases you feel would be necessary or comical
Lorks a lordy guv’nor and no mistake.
An interesting/funny/not well-known fact about your country
The London underground (which is not a political movement) used to run with steam trains. UNDERGROUND, IN TUNNELS!!!
(Lets assume that I’m Japanese…the people I live with are anyway!).
From Matsuyama City, Japan.
Hello = Konnichiwa
Goodbye = Sayonara
Thankyou = Arigato
Where is the bathroom? = Toire wa doko desuka?
Do you speak English? = Eigo wo hanasemasuka?
I’m a tourist, I can do whatever I want = Gaijin dakara nani wo shitemo daijoubu.
Fuck off = kutabare (well, that’s what they say in my area, anyway).
It was all your fault = Zenbu ga anata no sei
What is that? = Sore nan desuka?
Yes, I can use chopsticks. Can you use a fork? = Hai, hashi wo tsukaemasuyo. Anata wa fouku wo tsukaeruno?
Where is the nearest love hotel? = Ichiban chikai rabu hoteru wa doko desuka?
An interesting fact…hmm…the oldest hot spring in Japan is located in Matsuyama, and is over 3000 years old. Most hot springs in Japan require you to bathe naked. And yes, some of them aren’t segregated by sex!
From ireland, but living in Sweden.
Cant remember a word of irish almost, so I will do this as “Rent-a-Swede”.
hello Hej (hey)
goodbye Hejdå (heydough, like playdough)
thank you Tack (like its spelt)
Where is the bathroom? Var är toaletten? (var ee toLETten)
Do you speak English? Talar du engelska? (like its spelt)
I’m a tourist, etc. Jag är tourist, jag gör som jag vill. (yaag ee tooRIst, yaag yuhr som yaag vill)
F*** off! Dra åt helvete (Draw oat HELLvette)
It was all your fault Det är helt ditt fel. (dee ee heelt ditt feel)
What is that? Vad är DET? (vadd ee DEE?)
Useful phrase? Well, they almost all speak really good english, so go with “Lorks a lordy guv’nor and no mistake”.
Fascinating fact…
The cartons used for milk, wine, juice etc (Tetrapaks) were invented by Swedes They are very into inventing things, the Swedes…
What country are you from? Wokingham, England (and thus I will give posher versions than owlstretching time. Heh.)
**2) Translate the following (this way, we can have at least rudimentary knowledge of the other languages):
hello ** Hello goodbye Bye
**thank you ** Thanks
**Where is the bathroom? ** Can you tell me where the toilet is?
**Do you speak English? ** DO… YOU… SPEAK… ENGLISH?
*I’m a tourist, I can do whatever I want. ** I’m afraid I’m not from round here. F off! ** Fuck off.
**It was all your fault ** I’m terribly sorry, it was all my fault. What is that? What’s that you’ve got there?
**Any other phrases you feel would be necessary or comical **
Americans, please mention your fanny pack at every single opportunity.
**3) An interesting/funny/not well-known fact about your country **
We don’t use euros. Really. Still pounds and pence for now.
Translations: Hello: Annyong Haseyo Goodbye: Annyonghi Kaseyo (if saying goodbye to someone leaving) Annyonghi Kayseyo (if you are the one leaving) Thank you: Komopsubnida Where is the bathroom?: Hwajang-shil Odi Issoyo? Do you speak English?: Yong-o Haseyo? I’m a tourist, I can do whatever I want. : err… not really sure how to translate that one. I have noticed, however, that I can get away with OUTRAGEOUS things by pretending that I speak no Korean, so I offer this: “I don’t speak Korean! DO… YOU… SPEAK… ENGLISH?” Usually, the policeman will leave if you repeat that slowly and loudly several times. F off!: S** Sekiya! What is that?: Kugo Muyeya? Nice ass!: Ondongi Chota! Who’s yer daddy?: Appa Nugueyo? Whose p** is this?: Ee bojee Nuguayo? (use with caution… high slappage probablitity!) F your mother!*: Tuvyo Mat! (oh, wait… that’s Russian! Sorry!)
An interesting/funny/not well-known fact about your country:
The teddy bear was invented by a guy who saw an article about Teddy Roosevelt refusing to shoot a bear during a bear hunt. (I’m American, remember?)
About Korea: Hmmm… Ah! Koreans tend to ask negative questions if there is a possibility of rejection; this is done to save face for the person replying. For example, instead of asking “Do you know what time it is?” Koreans will ask “Don’t you know what time it is?”. This saves the person answering from losing face if he doesn’t know the answer, or cannot satisfy the questioner.
What country are you from? The Deep South (personally from Georgia, with true hillbilly relatives in North Carolina)
Translate the following (this way, we can have at least rudimentary knowledge of the other languages):
hello heeeeey!
goodbye bye now
thank you much obliged
Where is the bathroom? Where’s the can? (note: it does actually mean bathroom; not a soda can)
Do you speak English? I cain’t understand a damn thing you’re sayin’.
I’m a tourist, I can do whatever I want. aw hell yeah!
F*** off! F* you and the horse you rode in on.**
It was all your fault Someone needs to open up a can of whoopass on you. (note, ‘can’ as in soda-type can this time)
What is that? What the Sam Hill? or What in tarnation?
Any other phrases you feel would be necessary or comical A’ight All right. Damn Nation! separated into two words for emphasis I ain’t got none/nothing I don’t have any/anything. I ain’t studyin’ you. …this is hard to translate. Quit whutterin’. Stop fidgeting. sigadlin spelling unsure. Means ‘cock-eyed’ or ‘off whack’ off whack not aligned properly
An interesting/funny/not well-known fact about your country We don’t actually worship Coca-Cola here.
Tsubaki-san, hajimemashite. celestina desu. Amerikajin desu.
Thanks for the translations. I never learned how to say f**koff in Japanese. I haven’t learned more colloquial versions of Japanese, only the standard Tokyo variety so I have a couple of questions.
Could you not also say: Eigo ga dekimasu ka?
Should you not say: Sore wa nan desu ka?
Jean Grey, heeeey! Fellow Southerner in the house. Much obliged you put the translations in to save me the trouble.
I will add that a probable translation of “I ain’t studyin’ you” is: I ain’t got time for this, or I ain’t payin’ you no mind, or get out of my face, or you better go on with that mess, or I couldn’t give a rat’s ass about ____.
I’ll post more Southernisms later if I get the time and can think of some.
And I agree, I know plenty of folks who ain’t studyin’ 'bout no Coca-Cola, myself included.
I take no resposibility for any mistakes made here, but this is a rough guess from my mostly forgotten schooling.
I’ve added a rough estimation of the phonetic pronunciation for you, as Irish (Gaelic) can be a bit odd to pronounce.
hello - Dia dhuit (gee-a gwit)
goodbye - Slan (Slawn)
thank you - Go raibh maith agat (guh rev mauh agut)
Where is the bathroom? - Ca bfhuil an leithreas? (caw will on let-ris)
Do you speak English? - An bfhuil aon Bearla agat? (on will ain bare-la agut)
I’m a tourist, I can do whatever I want. - Is as meiricea dom (iss oss mer-ik-aw dum)
F*** off! - Don’t know if there is a translation, try these— To hell with you - Go hifreann leat (guh hiff-fran lat)
kiss my ass - Pog mo thoin (po-ig muh thoin)
It was all your fault - Ta tu ag churami (thaw to egg cure-aw-me)
What is that? - Cad e sin (cod ey shin)
**3) An interesting/funny/not well-known fact about your country **
Irish people don’t actually wear Aran sweaters…
Can I add another interesting fact? (gonna anyhow)
leithreas as mentioned above means toilet, it is probably the only Irish noun known by everyone in Ireland. Irish is taught in such a deplorable manner that most of the population have only “coupla focail” (a few words)… but EVERYONE can say “An bfhuil cead agam dul go dti an leithreas” (on will kyad agum dull gu dee on leh-ris), means can I go to the toilet, and if you didn’t ask in Irish you werent allowed out. YMMV, but that was sure as heck the case for every Irish person I know I bet yer average Dubliner would laugh their asses off if you threw that one at them.
