https://www.posetteforever.com/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=3370 ----------------------------------- Whazizname Friday, 24 October 2008, 12:34 PM Translation requests... ----------------------------------- 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? (: ----------------------------------- tda42 Friday, 24 October 2008, 02:57 PM Re: Translation requests... ----------------------------------- English meaning 1.) Listen to your mother. [color=red] [/color][color=red]Or else![/color] 2.) Don't argue with your sister. [color=red] [/color][color=red]Or else![/color] 3.) Clean your room {and that's not cleaned}. [color=red] [/color][color=red]Or your grounded for a month![/color] 4.) Do your homework. [color=red] [/color][color=red]Because your not getting any smarter![/color] 5.) Practice makes perfect. [color=red] [/color][color=red]Because your going to make mistakes without practice![/color] 6.) Time for bed {or get ready for bed}. [color=red] [/color][color=red]Or else the Sock Monster will eat you! [/color] I guess that covers it. :D :lmao: ----------------------------------- Tormie Friday, 24 October 2008, 06:08 PM Re: Translation requests... ----------------------------------- [quote user="Whazizname" post="40667"] 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}. [/quote] 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: ... ----------------------------------- Posy Friday, 24 October 2008, 06:08 PM ----------------------------------- Five ----------------------------------- Tormie Friday, 24 October 2008, 06:09 PM Re: Translation requests... ----------------------------------- :mmmh: This should have some implications... ----------------------------------- posfan Friday, 24 October 2008, 11:26 PM Re: Translation Requests... ----------------------------------- 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: ----------------------------------- ahjah Saturday, 25 October 2008, 06:33 AM Re: Translation requests... ----------------------------------- :redface: Oops, Posfan was quicker... ;) ----------------------------------- Whazizname Sunday, 26 October 2008, 01:17 AM Re: Translation requests... ----------------------------------- 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...?} (: ----------------------------------- balaoo Sunday, 26 October 2008, 12:43 PM Re: Translation Requests... ----------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------- Tormie Sunday, 26 October 2008, 08:46 PM Re: Translation requests... ----------------------------------- :D ----------------------------------- Whazizname Tuesday, 28 October 2008, 01:52 AM Re: Translation requests... ----------------------------------- Thank you Balaoo! Now I need to hear from our friends on the "East Side"... :D (: ----------------------------------- JanReinar Wednesday, 29 October 2008, 01:51 PM Re: Translation requests... ----------------------------------- [quote user="Whazizname" post="40667"] 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}. (:[/quote] 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). ----------------------------------- Whazizname Wednesday, 29 October 2008, 11:07 PM Re: Translation requests... ----------------------------------- Thanks Jan! :friends: (: ----------------------------------- rayera Sunday, 02 November 2008, 03:33 PM Re: Translation Requests... ----------------------------------- [quote user="balaoo" post="40696"]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[/quote] 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: ----------------------------------- Whazizname Monday, 03 November 2008, 01:10 AM Re: Translation requests... ----------------------------------- 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". :) (: ----------------------------------- Whazizname Saturday, 15 November 2008, 04:17 PM Re: Translation requests... ----------------------------------- The daughters and I, have had some interesting, and educational conversations about this thread. {I guess my idea is paying off...} I hope that some members from other parts of the globe join in...; It'd be really nice to see these statements in French, Japanese, Swedish, Romanian, ... {I hope to remember to mention Rayera's comment about "Marco's cow"...} Thanks again, friends! :hug2: (: