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Hi there. I'm not actually learning learning Luxemburgisch, but I'm writing a fiction novel, where a character who is from Luxembourg says just one phrase in his mother tongue, and that phrase is (in English) "functional literacy". And he says that in resonse to the question "What do you expect from them?", so it's like:
Character A: "What do you expect from them?"
Character B: "Functional literacy."
Google Translate translates this phrase as:
Funktionell Alphabetiséierung
Is this translation correct? Is this how you would express this concept in this context? In case you wonder what functional literacy means, here is a definition:
http://uis.unesco.org/en/glossary-term/functional-literacy
Thanks a lot for your answers!
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Particle čak/чак in Bosian / Croatian / Serbian
Dear italkians,
I am a linguist fascinated with Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian languages, and right now my colleague and I are conducting a study on the particle "čak/чак" in these languages. If you are a native speaker of Bosnian, Croatian or Serbian, you could help us a lot with our study if you would fill in a short online questionnaire at
http://goo.gl/forms/pTYW7lTeWf
It asks you to translate seven sentences from English into your language and asks you some questions about the possibility of using the particle "čak" in these sentences. It should not take longer than 15 minutes (please complain if it does take longer!). I will post a summary of the results once we get some responses. It would be really so great if you found a few minutes to help us!
Many many thanks in advance! Hvala lijepo unaprijed!
And I wish you a very merry Christmas! Sretan Božić!
M.
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Komplet za preživljavanje u Hrvatskoj
Kako molim? (njemački Wie bitte?) - to kažem ako nešto nisam čula ili nisam razumjela, i samo želim, da osoba ponovi što je upravo rekla.
Čekaj(te) malo! / Samo malo! / Samo trenutak! - to kažem ako želim prekinuti osobu koja vrlo mnogo i brzo govori, da mogu pitati o nečemu, što je ta osoba rekla ranije i što nisam razumjela.
Što znači "..."? / Što je "..."? - to pitam da mi prevedu neku hrvatsku riječ na njemački/engelski/... ili da mi ju objasne drugim riječima.
Govorite sporije, molim Vas. - to kažem da osoba govori sporije.
Kako se kaže na hrvatskom "..."? - to pitam da mi osoba prevede neku riječ sa njemačkog/engelskog/... na hrvatski.
Kako se to zove/kaže na hrvatskom? - to mogu pitati kada mogu pokazati prstom na neku stvar, da mi kažu kako se ta zove.
Još jedna fraza nedostaje u mojem kompletu za preživljavanje: Kako se kaže na hrvatskom "What do you mean (by ...)?" / "Was meinen Sie (mit ...)?" - to bih pitala kada znam što doslovno znači neka riječ ali ne razumjem što znači u tom konkretnom kontekstu, ili možda ako riječ je upotrjebljena u nekom značenju, koje mi nije poznato.
Hvala lijepo na ispravcima i komentarima.
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Uskoro idem u Hrvatsku!
Imam divnu vijest: Idem u srpnju na odmor u Hrvatsku! Još nikad nisam bila tamo i to će biti moj prvi put! Nadam se da ću moći mnogo vježbati hrvatski.
Idem s mojom obitelji. Letimo u Dubrovnik, onda idemo brodom do otoka Šipana, gdje ćemo boraviti deset dana.
Vrlo sam oduševljena!
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A question about particles ни, ниту, и, дури
Dear Macedonian speakers,
please could you help me translate the following sentences into Macedonian? I am particularly interested in the question whether it is appropriate or not to use the particles ни, ниту, и or дури in these sentences.
(1) Pavle didn't say a (single) word.
(2) In a whole week, Pavle didn't drink a single bottle.
(3) In a whole week, Pavle didn't even drink two bottles.
(4) Arsenal didn't even try to win from us.
(5) Ivana didn't even tell anything to her BEST FRIEND!
I would also very much appreciate answers from different speakers. I wonder if there are varying opinions on the translations of the English "even".
Thanks a lot to everyone!
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sentences with the verb zaboraviti
I've added some example sentences to the Wiktionary entry of the verb zaboraviti. It would be very nice if someone could check if the sentences are all right and are translated correctly?
(with accusative) Zaboravio sam novac. - I forgot the money.
(with na + accusative) Zaboravi na to! - Forget it!
(with infinitive) Zaboravio je to spomenuti. - He forgot to mention it.
(with da + subordinate clause) Nemoj da zaboraviš da zatvoriš kapiju! - Don't forget to lock the gate!
(with embedded question) Nemoj zaboraviti s kim pričaš! - Don't forget who you are talking to!
Does zaboraviti combine with other cases, prepositions or clause types? Thank you very much!
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My first note in Croatian
Pozdrav svima! Ja sam nova ovdje. Počela sam da učim hrvatski prije mjesec dana. Ovo je moj prvi tekst na hrvatskom jeziku. Bilo bi lijepo kad biste ga mogli ispraviti.
Ja sam iz Rusije. Živim u Nizozemskoj, jer je moj muž nizozemac. Imamo dvoje djece. Ja sam lingvistica i radim u institutu za istraživanje.
Pokušavam čitati moju prvu hrvatsku knjigu - "Kamen Tvrtko" autorice Sonje Smolec. To je knjiga za djecu, u kojoj je glavni heroj kamen. Volim čitati knjige za djecu, jer su zabavne i uvijek imaju sretan konac.
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