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Hi there;

I had an interesting thought this morning...

What are common parent sayings in the many languages that are spoken by the members here?
I mean things like:

1.) Listen to your mother.
2.) Don't argue with your sister.
3.) Clean your room {and that's not cleaned}.
4.) Do your homework.
5.) Practice makes perfect.
6.) Time for bed {or get ready for bed}.

I think that if I could use such sayings, it may help my daughters to explore things with a more "international viewpoint". So, what better place to begin my own exploration, than the "International Community" that is PosetteForever.

What do you think?


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English meaning

1.) Listen to your mother. Or else!
2.) Don't argue with your sister. Or else!
3.) Clean your room {and that's not cleaned}. Or your grounded for a month!
4.) Do your homework. Because your not getting any smarter!
5.) Practice makes perfect. Because your going to make mistakes without practice!
6.) Time for bed {or get ready for bed}. Or else the Sock Monster will eat you!


I guess that covers it. :D :lmao:

Whazizname wrote: [View Post]

1.) Listen to your mother.
2.) Don't argue with your sister.
3.) Clean your room {and that's not cleaned}.
4.) Do your homework.
5.) Practice makes perfect.
6.) Time for bed {or get ready for bed}.

1) Ascolta tua madre
2) Non litigare con tua sorella
3) Pulisci la tua stanza
4) Fai i compiti
5) L'esercizio rende perfetti
6) Vai a letto

These are the translation in italian, obviously they are often seasoned with some bad words depending on the stress level of the parent :bad-words: ...

Five

:mmmh: This should have some implications...

1) Hà¶r auf deine Mutter!!
2) Streite nicht mit deiner Schwester!
3) Rà¤um dein Zimmer auf!
4) Mach deine Hausaufgaben!
5) àœbung macht den Meister!
6) Zeit ins Bett zu gehen! (Mach dich bettfertig!) / Zeit zum Schlafen gehen!

:lmao:

:redface: Oops, Posfan was quicker... ;)

Thank you all (you too Posy) for your assistance.
:friends:

Now, I need to develop a "mutual frame of reference"; so the daughters will want to explore further. {Hmm... maybe the "11 Home Rules" from their Tae Kwon Do school...?}



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1) ¡Escucha a tu madre!
2) ¡No discutas con tu hermana!
3) ¡Limpia tu cuarto!
4) ¡Haz tus deberes!
5) La prà¡ctica hace la perfeccià³n

:D

Thank you Balaoo!

Now I need to hear from our friends on the "East Side"... :D



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Whazizname wrote: [View Post]

1.) Listen to your mother.
2.) Don't argue with your sister.
3.) Clean your room {and that's not cleaned}.
4.) Do your homework.
5.) Practice makes perfect.
6.) Time for bed {or get ready for bed}.


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In Portuguese:

1.) Ouà§a sua mà£e!
2.) Nà£o brigue com sua irmà£!
3.) Limpe seu quarto (e ele nà£o foi limpo).
4.) Faà§a seu dever de casa.
5.) Prà¡tica leva a perfeià§à£o.
6.) Hora de ir para a cama (ou de estar pronto para a cama).

Thanks Jan!

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balaoo wrote: [View Post]

1) ¡Escucha a tu madre!
2) ¡No discutas con tu hermana!
3) ¡Limpia tu cuarto!
4) ¡Haz tus deberes!
5) La prà¡ctica hace la perfeccià³n

OK balaoo sayed it in spanish, I don't know where is he/she from but here in Argentina we use
a little more imperative way:

1) ¡Hacele caso a tu madre!
2) ¡No pelees con tu hermana!
3) ¡Limpià¡ tu pieza!
4) ¡Hacà© tus tareas!
5) Persevera y triunfarà¡s (this is not a translation of you phrase but is the one we use for this, persevere and you'll triunph )

Hope you see the phonetic differences :mmmh:

Thank you Rayera!

Just after I read your post, my eleven year old daughter gave me a perfect opportunity to say "Persevera y triunfarà¡s".

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