Language Exchange?
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I got the link fixed, http://blog.chess.com/RedSoxpawn/chess-pieces
Vance917 wrote: Maybe, except for two saving graces. First, I highly doubt that any language is spoken by one, and only one, member of Chess.com. Start posting profanities in another language and somebody will call you out. Second, there is a natural grouping of languages, so even though one cannot anticipate exactly what a particular word will be in a particular language, one can, after being told what that word is, verify it against the same word in similar languages.
I'm not talking profanities. But I could translate 'How are you' as 'You suck', or 'Hello' as 'Move'. And no - you wouldn't be able to figure it out, unless you spoke my language.
she got you there
I will not take the bait and dig into my position. No statement of the sort "Oh yeah, can too, nah nah". My original statement was not one of absolute certainty, as in "I can always tell". It was more like "There are indicators". I still stand by this. Moreover, are you the only one here who speaks Polish?
English - Polish translations (use at your own risk).
hello - Czesc.
how are you? - Jak leci?
I am doing well, thank you - Dobrze, dzieki.
good luck in the game - Powodzenia.
you are a strong chess player - Jestes silnym graczem.
shall we play again? - Gramy jeszcze raz?.
would you be up for a game - Czy masz ochote na gre.
Thank you! I guess I was surprised not to see a "dobre" anywhere in there!
Vance917 wrote:Moreover, are you the only one here who speaks Polish?
There wouldn't be much point to the joke if I was, now would there?
OK, I guess now I need to find out what these really mean!
Yeah, I already knew that I could find all of this out on the Internet, but where's the fun in that? My ulterior motive was the use this as a way to -- gasp, dare I say it? -- maybe make a few new chess friends.
Vance917 wrote: Yeah, I already knew that I could find all of this out on the Internet, but where's the fun in that? My ulterior motive was the use this as a way to -- gasp, dare I say it? -- maybe make a few new chess friends.
Nah, USA is the place to be :). Screw the rest.
Well I am new and I haven't come across any Afrikaans people (sort of german and Netherlands mix but sort of not at all.) This is an interesting thread so I'll add my bit if you like!
hello - Hello
how are you? - Hoe gaan dit met jou?
I am doing well, thank you - Ek is goed, dankie!
good luck in the game - Sterkte met die spel.
you are a strong chess player - Jy is 'n baie goeie speeler
shall we play again? - Kan ons weer speel?
would you be up for a game - Wil jy dalk teen my speel?
I was looking at something about Afrikaans earlier today, thanks for posting that
Croatian (hrvatski)
hello bok!
how are you? Kako si?
I am doing well, thank you Dobro sam, hvala
good luck in the game Sretno u partiji!
you are a strong chess player Ti si jak šahist! (or "šahistica" for female)
shall we play again? Da igramo još?
would you be up for a game?
Huh, I don't realy understand the last sentence. What is "be up"? Literally, it's "biti gore" (to be up at the first flour, in the clouds etc.), but it's not good in a phrase.
Thank you! I guess it's slang for "Would you like to play a game of chess?".
Vance917 wrote:
Hola, wie gehts, priviet, como sa va, shalom, salam, zdravei, ce mai faci, chetori, yakshemash, kok si, nee hao, anyung hasayoh, koneecheewah, manh khoe khong, and, well, I'm afraid that may be all I know. At least all I can think of at the moment, and apologies if my transliterations are not quite right, but hey, I'm just a dumb American. But at least this dumb American would like to learn more languages, and is happy to help others who may want to improve their English. That said, it does amaze me how well my chess opponents from all over the world write English, so maybe my offer will not be an especially useful one. Whatever. It might be nice if we as a group could come up with a table, indexed by language in one direction, and by phrase in the other direction, so that a member could refer to this table and greet an opponent in his or her own language. My ignorance prevents me from being able to complete such a table myself, which is why I am reaching out and seeking help. I was hoping to include such phrases and words as:
hello
how are you?
I am doing well, thank you
good luck in the game
you are a strong chess player
shall we play again?
would you be up for a game?
OK, so with that, I leave it to the group to hopefully fill in all the blanks. Thank you, gracias, merci, danke, spaceba, mange takk, obrigado, mulumesc, shokaran, toda, gahmsahmneedah, sheh sheh, arigato, ...
Hi, just a little contribution:
in armenian
hi - barev
how are you? - vonc es?
i am doing fine - es lav em
thanks - shnorhakalutjun
bye - arajm
IN russian
hi - privet
how are you? - kak dela?
i am doing fine - u menja vsjo xorosho
thanks - spasibo
bye - poka
i hope it helps
cheers
arpine
Hi, just a little contribution:
in armenian
hi - barev
how are you? - vonc es?
i am doing fine - es lav em
thanks - shnorhakalutjun
bye - arajm
IN russian
hi - privet
how are you? - kak dela?
i am doing fine - u menja vsjo xorosho
thanks - spasibo
bye - poka
i hope it helps
cheers
arpine
Yes, it does help -- thank you!
hello- konichiwa
are you well?- genki wa nan desu ka?
yes, i am very well!- hai, genki desu, yo!
umm....lol....yeah, sorry i couldnt be more help ^.^' (japanese, by the way)