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wedwardlinz, Upper Austria Austria680 Threads 7,252 Postswouldnt it be fun if we culd learn a little about each others clture and language ... like if i ask smoky what is the africaan word for mountain or i say kurbis that is german for pumkin give it a try it might help us get on a little better and do you ask the relatives permission still to take a girl out say in greece
*mope* That's a shame. When it comes to cursing, swearing and blaspheming the Maltese really can push the boat out far.
Oh well *shrugs and puts on a deep-sea diver's helmet*
I'll see what others come up with.
Oh well *shrugs and puts on a deep-sea diver's helmet*
I'll see what others come up with.
bloody hell in maltese please
Wed, i'm not a language expert but it doesn't always pan out as we do not always have literal translations.
In the old days my grandfather would use "Ghall-infern" which literally translated would mean "to hell with it". That was used to express frustration when something went wrong. Others use "U X-xjafek" which could mean "Damned". When someone says "ghamel li x-xjafek tridt" it would mean "do what the hell (damn) you like" As you can see connotations change.
Others might be able to correct me on this...
In the old days my grandfather would use "Ghall-infern" which literally translated would mean "to hell with it". That was used to express frustration when something went wrong. Others use "U X-xjafek" which could mean "Damned". When someone says "ghamel li x-xjafek tridt" it would mean "do what the hell (damn) you like" As you can see connotations change.
Others might be able to correct me on this...
thats interesting but confusing
*laughing* today we use something else but it is not appropriate for forums...not this one at least.
Maybe you could start with something simpler?
Maybe you could start with something simpler?
Well, as you know there are 11 official languages in South Africa... thats just the southern tip of Africa! ... including English and Afrikaans which is spoken by most people, depending on the regions.
The Bantu (Black) languages have some realy cute idioms.... like if someone is realy annoyed and wishes bad luck on a person... what he says will translate into "I wish him a sick dog"... because they keep dogs for hunting, and a sick dog is a drain on vital resources and costs money for treatment.
The Bantu (Black) languages have some realy cute idioms.... like if someone is realy annoyed and wishes bad luck on a person... what he says will translate into "I wish him a sick dog"... because they keep dogs for hunting, and a sick dog is a drain on vital resources and costs money for treatment.
Well let me answer my question since i'm from greece.No you don't need permission any more.Things have changed and is following the rest of the world(most of it that is).
wow that is a big change because in the 70,s they were so strict
i must revisit greece
so now u can look at ladies without getting into trouble wow
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