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Ask questions or just talk about different languages. Since BrainKing is an international game site supporting many languages, this board can be kind of useful.

Since we will be dealing with pronunciation of words rather than their spelling, I think it's useful to have a link to The sounds of English and the International Phonetic Alphabet.


To see translations of some frequently used phrases and sentences in other languages see Languages


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5. October 2006, 19:50:21
Pedro Martínez 
Subject: Re: Can someone translate this please? Also turkish!
Modified by Pedro Martínez (5. October 2006, 20:03:39)
King Reza: Yes, that's because both and are pronounced the same way. What I would like to know from Ebru is how clear the usage of those three letters is for the Turks, in other words if the pronunciation differs and how much. :)

6. October 2006, 12:48:40
Ebru 
Subject: Re: Can someone translate this please? Also turkish!

Pedro Martínez: Hi Pedro,


The pronounciation of i and ı are not so much different, ı is pronounced from throat like some french words but i is from mouth. For example, the word "other" if I write it here as phonetic, it is read as "adır". And that is how ı is pronounced in Turkish also :-) example of i is like this; "ill" while saying the first letter, that is the same sound of i in Turkish. But the hardest part for language beginners is to learn where to use them. In the speech it does not matter, but when writing it matters.


I hope this helped you


Ebru  


9. October 2006, 04:17:34
Pedro Martínez 
Subject: Re: Can someone translate this please? Also turkish!
Ebru: Thank you for the explanation, Ebru. How about the Y letter? I noticed it's almost always followed by a vowel. That suggests me it's probably pronounced as the Y in "yellow". Is that correct?

9. October 2006, 08:01:41
Ebru 
Subject: Re: Can someone translate this please? Also turkish!
Pedro Martínez: That's perfectly right

11. October 2006, 23:41:42
Rose 
Subject: Doubtful this will work
Any chance anyone knows the Korean Symbol for
Strength
Harmony and
Energy?

I have scoured the net and cant find them

11. October 2006, 23:43:34
King Reza 
Subject: Re: Doubtful this will work
Rose:redsales should know.

12. October 2006, 00:26:05
Pedro Martínez 
Subject: Re: Doubtful this will work
Modified by Pedro Martínez (12. October 2006, 00:26:22)
Rose: The dictionary.com server has a very good dictionary and translator, if you want to translate just single words. This is what it says:

strength - 힘
harmony - 하모니
energy - 에너지

http://dictionary.reference.com/translate/text.html

12. October 2006, 13:04:01
Rose 
Subject: Re: Doubtful this will work
Pedro Martínez: Thanks! That is just what I needed. I need to recreate them as graphics for a website. Thank you!

22. October 2006, 17:35:59
Papa Zoom 
Subject: What does this mean?
Dík,dobrá zkušenost.

22. October 2006, 21:07:29
Fencer 
Subject: Re: What does this mean?
Groucho: Thanks, good experience.

22. October 2006, 21:23:41
Papa Zoom 
Subject: Re: What does this mean?
Fencer:  ;)  Thanks

23. October 2006, 13:35:51
Pedro Martínez 
Subject: Can somebody help me with this?
EXPENDITURE(S) OF EFFORTS FROM PAYMENTS.

I'm completely lost....

23. October 2006, 16:52:23
Walter Montego 
Subject: Re: Can somebody help me with this?
Modified by Walter Montego (23. October 2006, 16:55:29)
Pedro Martínez: It needs some context. It doesn't make much sense to me.

Is efforts the right word? Effects would make a little sense, as from a will or estate. Though I have heard of someone trying something or taking a climb up a mountain and they could be said to be "expending a lot of effort" in their attempt.

23. October 2006, 16:57:06
Pedro Martínez 
Subject: Re: Can somebody help me with this?
Modified by Pedro Martínez (23. October 2006, 16:59:58)
Walter Montego: OK, here is some context. :)
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XX shall keep for three (3) years from the conclusion of each year complete and accurate records of its expenditures of efforts from payments received by it from YY under Section 3.2. The records shall conform to good accounting principles as applied to a similar company similarly situated. YY shall have the right at its own expense during the term of this Agreement and during the subsequent three-year period to appoint an independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to XX to inspect said records to verify the accuracy of such expenditures of efforts, pursuant to the Development Plan. Upon reasonable notice by YY, XX shall make its records available for inspection by the independent certified public accountant during regular business hours at the place or places where such records are customarily kept, to verify the accuracy of the expenditures of efforts. This right of inspection shall not be exercised more than once in any calendar year and not more than once with respect to records covering any specific period of time. All information concerning such expenditures of efforts, and all information learned in the course of any audit or inspection, shall be deemed to be XX's Confidential Information, except to the extent that it is necessary for YY to reveal the information in order to enforce any rights it may have pursuant to this Agreement or if disclosure is required by law. The failure of YY to request verification of any expenditure of efforts before or during the three-year period shall be considered acceptance by YY of the accuracy of such expenditures of efforts, and XX shall have no obligation to maintain any records pertaining to such report or statement beyond such three-year period. The findings of such inspection, if any, shall be binding on the parties.
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I have no idea what the "expenditure of efforts" is. *shrugs*

23. October 2006, 17:59:51
Walter Montego 
Subject: Re: Can somebody help me with this?
Pedro Martínez: Ah, Legalese. A very difficult language. It looks like English, but it's something else completely. I'll have to read your passage a few times before I can try to fathom it. Even then it might escape me. Perhaps a lawyer familiar with this type of writing can help you out. :)

23. October 2006, 23:40:28
Pedro Martínez 
Subject: Re: Can somebody help me with this?
Walter Montego: Thank you for your effort anyway. :)

24. October 2006, 01:26:41
voldemort 
can someone translate this for me plz
pojďte si zahrát a ať si ten nejlepší odnese pěknou cenu ty

24. October 2006, 01:33:46
Pedro Martínez 
Subject: Re:
voldemort: Let's play and may the best get a nice prize.

24. October 2006, 13:05:59
voldemort 
Subject: Re:
Pedro Martínez: ty pedro

24. October 2006, 13:11:13
King Reza 
Subject: Re: Can somebody help me with this?
Walter Montego:Whatdidyousay is a lawyer as far as I can remember.  Maybe he can help.

29. October 2006, 01:01:43
vic 
Subject: Re:
Pedro Martínez: probably it is a beautiful legalese way to say "costs made (in any direct or indirect form)",

but i´m not going to stake anything on that :)

29. October 2006, 01:59:05
Pedro Martínez 
Subject: Re:
Modified by Pedro Martínez (29. October 2006, 01:59:39)
vic: Yes, that's (to some extent) what I'm thinking it is as well. The problem I have now is how to put in a similarly beautiful Czech version of the Legalese. LOL

2. November 2006, 10:23:25
Pedro Martínez 
Subject: Re: Legalease or legaldifficulty?
playBunny: The text I provided below is the only part of the document I was translating where these expenditures of efforts were mentioned. In the end, used quite a general term to tranlate it. Thanks for the link, I think I already understand the sense of the term, the problem is (for me) that there is absolutely no equivalent for it in Czech.

4. November 2006, 13:07:18
Adaptable Ali 
please could somebody translate the following intom czech for me thank you.

The Bishop membership is being offered to pawns, i would like to buy you this membership so you can try the brainking site out properly and enjoy all its features, free for one month.

4. November 2006, 14:15:37
Pedro Martínez 
Subject: Re:
EatTurkeynotHam: Ráda bych Ti koupila členství Brain Střelec nabízené Pěšcům v rámci listopadové akce, abys tak mohl (or mohla, if it's a woman) po dobu jednoho měsíce bezplatně vyzkoušet a využít všechny možnosti a funkce BrainKingu.

4. November 2006, 21:33:33
Adaptable Ali 
Subject: Re:
Pedro Martínez: awwwww thank you now what does this mean ?

Nazdar lidi.

4. November 2006, 23:00:51
Pedro Martínez 
Subject: Re:
EatTurkeynotHam: Nazdar lidi = hi people. :)

5. November 2006, 00:32:23
Adaptable Ali 
Subject: Re:
Pedro Martínez: Can u give me something to say back, i would like to respect his language

5. November 2006, 02:35:23
Pedro Martínez 
Subject: Re:
EatTurkeynotHam: How about "Zdravím i Tebe" (Hi back atcha)...:)

24. November 2006, 11:05:21
ScrambledEggs 
could someone translate this message into English please
neumím anglicky..smůla

24. November 2006, 11:08:20
aaru 
Subject: Re:
"IceCold": I don't speek English
;)

24. November 2006, 11:11:21
Fencer 
Subject: Re:
aaru: speak

24. November 2006, 11:18:35
aaru 
My English is not good :D

24. November 2006, 11:19:42
King Reza 
Subject: Re:
aaru:Ahh, just like my Polish! 

24. November 2006, 11:28:00
aaru 
Subject: Re:
King Reza: Yeah, but your English is fantastic!

24. November 2006, 11:31:45
King Reza 
Subject: Re:
aaru:Been studying it for quite a few years now!  Thanks for the compliment. 

24. November 2006, 11:38:49
ScrambledEggs 
i didnt even realise there was a language board until Fencer pointed it out its lurking right at the bottom of the list..lol

24. November 2006, 11:45:42
King Reza 
fenceeeeeeer  "It's lurking right at the bottom of the list" 

24. November 2006, 11:49:43
Fencer 
Subject: Re:
King Reza: It must be lurking somewhere.

24. November 2006, 11:51:00
King Reza 
Subject: Re:
Fencer What an answer!

24. November 2006, 13:40:41
ScrambledEggs 
this board should be under the members only board
ive been on BK 3 yrs and ive only just found it

24. November 2006, 14:33:28
pauloaguia 
Subject: Re:
"IceCold": Check this. You can comment on it if you wish ;)

24. November 2006, 17:03:27
Pedro Martínez 
Subject: Re:
"IceCold": "Neumím anglicky..smůla." = I don't speak English. You're out of luck.

24. November 2006, 17:10:39
ScrambledEggs 
Subject: Re:
Pedro Martínez: okay thanks

27. November 2006, 00:15:53
ScrambledEggs 
felicitaciones!!!!
i keep getting that message of someone and ive know idea what it means

27. November 2006, 00:46:09
ScrambledEggs 
Subject: Re: Felicitaciones
playBunny: oh thanks for that wonders now what im being congratulated for mmmmmmmm

28. November 2006, 21:52:04
Pedro Martínez 
I have just come across the following sentence: "But for Duncan to be here he would have had to have been on the same flight as us."

Is it proper English? I would say just "...he would have had to be on the same flight..."

28. November 2006, 22:44:35
King Reza 
Subject: Re:
Pedro Martínez:That's grammatically very proper English.  I'm sure about it.

28. November 2006, 22:50:26
Rose 
Subject: Re:
King Reza: I'm quite sure it is proper as well.
Pedro, the way you would have said it doesn't sound quite right. BUT it is how I talk, unfortunately, my English has gotten quite laxidazical. (Love that word!)

28. November 2006, 22:54:57
Pedro Martínez 
Subject: Re:
King Reza, Rose: Thank you both. Every day one learns something new...:)

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