Random 13 Various

Question 1

what do you want? Put down that phaser! (Klingon)

Answer 1

nuqneH! Pu’vetlh yIroQ

Question 2

Hi, well met, my name is … (Elvish)

Answer 2

A, mae g’ovannen, I eneth nîn

Question 3

Do you speak Valerian? Dragon Fire! (High Valerian)

Answer 3

Ydra ji Valyre? Dracaris!

Question 4

do you speak English? (JP)

yes, just a little

Answer 4

英語話せますか？
- Eigo hanasemasu ka?

はい、少しだけです。
- Hai, sukoshi dake desu.

英語 (Eigo) - English
話せます (Hanasemasu) - can speak (polite)
か (ka) - question marker
はい (Hai) - Yes
少し (Sukoshi) - a little
だけ (Dake) - just
です (Desu) - is (polite)

Question 5

or do you speak Chinese? (JP)

No I don’t!

No I don’t speak Chinese

Answer 5

それとも、中国語話せますか？
- Soretomo, Chūgokugo hanasemasu ka?

いいえ、話せません！
- Iie, hanasemasen!

いいえ、中国語は話せません。
- Iie, Chūgokugo wa hanasemasen

それとも (Soretomo) - or
中国語 (Chūgokugo) - Chinese (language)
話せます (Hanasemasu) - can speak (polite)
か (Ka) - question marker
いいえ (Iie) - No
話せません (Hanasemasen) - cannot speak (polite)
は (Wa) - (topic marker, pronounced “wa” in this context)

Question 6

Are you here to practice English? Maybe we can practice together! (Farsi)

Answer 6

آیا تو اینجا هستی تا انگلیسی تمرین کنی؟ شاید بتونیم با هم تمرین کنیم!
- Āyā to injā hasti tā engelisi tamrīn koni? Shāyad betūnīm bā ham tamrīn konīm!

āyā - آیا - Are (formal start for a question, but still used informally)
to - تو - you (informal)
injā - اینجا - here
hasti - هستی - are (informal)
tā - تا - to
engelisi - انگلیسی - English
tamrīn koni? - تمرین کنی - practice (informal question)
shāyad - شاید - maybe
betūnīm - بتونیم - we can (more colloquial form of بتوانیم)
bā ham - با هم - together
tamrīn konīm! - تمرین کنیم - practice (informal plural suggestion)

Question 7

Can you please say that again? (Tagalog, RU, Indo)

Answer 7

Tagalog:
Pwede mo bang ulitin yun?

Russian:
Можешь повторить это, пожалуйста?
- Mozhesh’ povtorit’ eto, pozhaluysta?

Indonesian:
Bisa ulangi itu lagi?
(ulangi = repeat)

Question 8

why can you speak Tagalog so well?

why can you speak English so well?

Answer 8

bakit ang galing mong mag-tagalog?

Bakit ang galing mong mag-Ingles?

bakit - why
mong - you (formal)

Question 9

do you speak any other languages? (Farsi)

Answer 9

زبان دیگه‌ای هم صحبت می‌کنی؟
- Zabān digeh-i ham sohbat mi-koni?

digeh-i - another (with “-i” being an ezāfeh, indicating possession or connection)
• ham - also
• sohbat - talk/speak
• mi-koni? - do you do? (present tense verb conjugation for “to do”)

Question 10

I’m much older than you, why don’t you call me daddy? (RU)

much, by far

Answer 10

Я намного старше тебя, почему бы тебе не называть меня папочкой?
- Ya namnogo starshe tebya, pochemu by tebe ne nazyvat’ menya papochkoy?

намного

Question 11

awesome (Tagalog)

that’s so cool

I love Filipinos

Answer 11

kahanga-hanga (soft G)

ang galing naman

Mahal ko ang mga Pilipino

Question 12

do you speak English or Chinese?

Yes, a speak a little Chinese! (JP)

Answer 12

英語か中国語話せますか？
- Eigo ka Chūgokugo hanasemasu ka?

はい、少し中国語が話せます！
- Hai, sukoshi Chūgokugo ga hanasemasu!

英語 (Eigo) - English
か (Ka) - or
中国語 (Chūgokugo) - Chinese (language)
話せます (Hanasemasu) - can speak (polite)
か (Ka) - question marker
はい (Hai) - Yes
少し (Sukoshi) - a little
中国語 (Chūgokugo) - Chinese (language)
が (Ga) - (subject marker)
話せます (Hanasemasu) - can speak (polite)

Question 13

do you speak any other languages? (Tagalog)

Answer 13

May iba pa bang wika kang nasasalita?

May - May - have/there is
iba - iba - other
pa - pa - still/additional
bang - ba + ng (combines the question particle “ba” and the linker “ng”)
wika - wika - language
kang - ka + ng (shortened form of “ka ang”, where “ka” is the informal second person singular pronoun “you”)
nasasalita? - nasa + salita (root word “salita” meaning “speak” with prefix “na-“ and infix “-sa-“ indicating an action that is habitually done or capable of being done)

Question 14

do you speak any other languages? (Indo)
.
please ask me in another language (informal)
.
to add
.
dalam

Answer 14

Apakah kamu berbicara bahasa lain?
.
tolong tanya aku dalam bahasa lain
.
menambah - to add
.
dalam - in, inside, within

.
* Apakah - (question marker)
* lain - other

Question 15

(RU)
Russian grammar blows my mind. I really hate it. Why does it have to be so complicated?

Answer 15

рУсская граммАтика взрывАет мнЕ мОзг. Я её прям ненавижу. Почему она должна быть такой сложной?
- rUsskaya grammAtika vzryvayet mnE mOzg. Ya yeyo pryam nenavizhu. Pochemu ona dolzhna byt’ takoy slozhnoy?

взрывАет - blows up
мОзг - brain
её - it/her
прям - just
ненавижу - hate
должна - must
быть - be
такой - such
сложной - complicated

Question 16

The arabic language is beautiful

Answer 16

اللغة العربية جميلة جداً.
- Allugha-tu laarabiya-tu Jamila-tan jidan

Allogha (اللغة) - The language
laarabiya (العربية) - Arabic
Jamila (جميلة) - beautiful
jidan (جداً) - very

Question 17

What languages do you know? (Tagalog)

Answer 17

Ano ang mga lenggwahe na alam mo?

• ano means “What”.
• ang mga is a combination where “ang” is a definite article often used to specify a noun and “mga” indicates plurality, translating to “the” in English when referring to multiple items or a group.
• lenggwahe means “languages”.
• na is a linker that connects words or phrases to denote possession or association, similar to “that” in English in this context.
• alam means “know” or “knows”.
• mo means “you” in the possessive form, indicating ownership or relation to the person being spoken to.

Question 18

Are you from Iran? (plural)

Are you Iranian? I love Iranian people!

Answer 18

شما از ایران هستید؟
- Shoma az Iran hastid?

ایرانی هستید؟ من عاشق مردم ایرانم!
- Irānī hastid? Man āshegh-e mardom-e Irānam!

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āshegh-e - عاشق - in love with
mardom-e - مردم - people

Question 19

Russian grammar, this is fucked up

Answer 19

рУсская граммАтика Это пиздЕц
- rUsskaya grammAtika Eto pizdEts

Question 20

Why? For what reason? (Tagalog)

You can call me Mae, like

Answer 20

Bakit? Sa anong kadahilanan?

Pwede mo akong tawagin Mae, tulad ng

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anong - what
mo - you
tawagin - call

Question 21

My name is Manuel but you can call me Manu (Tagalog)

what is your job?

Answer 21

Ang pangalan ko ay Manuel ngunit maaari mo akong tawaging Manu

Anong trabaho mo?

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ngunit - but
maaari - can
mo - you
tawaging - call (by specific name)
Anong - is a contraction of “Ano ang,” where “Ano” means “what” and “ang” is a marker used for the focus of the sentence

Question 22

How many languages can you speak? (Tagalog)

What languages do you know?

Answer 22

Ilang lenggwahe ang kaya mong sabihin?

Ano ang mga lenggwahe na alam mo?

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Ilang - “How many”
lenggwahe - “languages” (from the Spanish “lenguaje”)
ang - a marker that often indicates the subject or focus of the sentence
kaya - “can” or “able to”
mong - “you” (the form of “mo” used when followed by a verb, indicating possession or relation)
sabihin - “say” or “speak”

• Ano - “What”; a question word used to ask for information about something.
• ang - a marker that often indicates the subject or focus of the sentence.
• mga - a plural marker
• na - a linker that connects nouns to descriptive phrases or clauses; in this case, it links “mga lenggwahe” to the clause that follows.
• alam - to know

Question 23

my mothertongue is German (Tagalog)

Answer 23

Ang katutubong wika ko ay Aleman

Ang - a marker indicating the subject or focus of the sentence.
katutubong - “native” or “indigenous”. It is a compound word, with “katutubo” meaning native, and the suffix “-ng” linking it to the following noun.
wika - “language” or “tongue”.
ko - “my”, indicating possession.
ay - is a verb that often functions as a copula to equate the subject with the complement, similar to the verb “to be” in English.
Aleman - “German”, referring to the German language.

Question 24

Tagalog 1-10

Indonesian 1-10

Answer 24

1 - Isa
2 - Dalawa
3 - Tatlo
4 - Apat
5 - Lima
6 - Anim
7 - Pito
8 - Walo
9 - Siyam
10 - Sampu

Indonesian:
satu, dua, tiga, empat, lima, enam, tujuh, delapan, sembilan, sepuluh

Question 25

I speak English like a native (Tagalog)

and I also speak French, Spanish and Portuguese fluently

I speak only a little Tagalog

Answer 25

Nagsasalita ako ng Ingles na parang katutubo

at mahusay din akong nagsasalita ng Pranses, Espanyol, at Portuges

Konti lang ang alam ko sa pag-sasalita ng Tagalog

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• Nagsasalita - speak (present progr.)
• pag-sasalita - speaking (noun, action)
• na parang - “like/as if”
• katutubo - “native”
• at - “and”
• mahusay - “fluent” or “skillfully”
• din - “also”
• konti - a little
• lang - just

Question 26

I’m currently learning Chinese (Tagalog)

Answer 26

Sa ngayon, natututo ako ng Tsino

Sa ngayon - “Currently” or “right now”. It sets the time frame of the action being discussed.
natututo - “learning”. This is the active form of the verb that indicates the action of learning.
ako - “I”. This is the pronoun used to refer to oneself.
ng - a particle used before the object of the action. In this case, it indicates what is being learned.
Tsino - “Chinese”

Question 27

and on the side I’m also learning Indonesian, Tagalog, Russian and Farsi
(Tagalog)

Answer 27

At bilang karagdagan, natututo rin ako ng Indones, Tagalog, Ruso, at Persyano.

At - “And”
bilang karagdagan - “on the side” or “as an addition”
natututo - “learning”. Indicates the action of acquiring knowledge or skill.
rin - “also”
ako - “I”
ng - a marker indicating the object of the action.
Indones - “Indonesian”
Tagalog - “Tagalog”
Ruso - “Russian”
Persyano - “Farsi/Persian”

Question 28

I’m producing a video game to learn languages, it’s called Speechbound
(Tagalog)

Answer 28

Gumagawa ako ng video game para matuto ng mga wika, ito ay tinatawag na Speechbound.

Gumagawa - producing/making
ako - I
ng - of (particle indicating the object of the action)
para - for
matuto - to learn
ng - of (used before the object of action)
mga wika - languages
ito - it
ay - is (linking verb)
tinatawag - called
na - that (particle often used for specification or emphasis)

Question 28

I’m also a youtuber, I’m recording right now (Tagalog)

Answer 28

YouTuber din ako, nagre-record ako ngayon.

din - also
ako - I
nagre-record - recording
ako - I
ngayon - now

Question 29

I love Japanese food, I’m a Ramen addict and sushi is delicious too
(zh)

Answer 29

我超爱日本菜，拉面上瘾，寿司也超好吃的。
- Wǒ chāo ài Rìběn cài, lāmiàn shàngyǐn, shòusī yě chāo hǎo chī de.

超 - chāo - to exceed, to surpass, to overtake, super-

Question 30

how is your day going? (Farsi)

Answer 30

روزت چطور میگذره
- Roozet chetor migzareh?

roozet - your day
chetor - how
migzareh - is going/passing

Question 31

have a nice day (Farsi)

Answer 31

روز خوبی داشته باشید
- Rooz-e khobi dashte bashid.

rooz - day
khobi - good
dashte bashid - have

Question 32

I can probably understand more than I can say, my vocabulary is very limited (RU)

Answer 32

Наверное, я понимаю больше, чем могу сказать, у меня очень ограниченный словарь.
- Navernoye, ya ponimayu bol’she, chem mogu skazat’, u menya ochen’ ogranichennyy slovar’.

Наверное (Navernoye) - Probably
понимаю (ponimayu) - understand
больше (bol’she) - more
чем (chem) - than
могу (mogu) - can
сказать (skazat’) - say
ограниченный (ogranichennyy) - limited
словарь (slovar’) - vocabulary

Question 33

currently it’s all a bit insane, I have a full time job and at the same time I’m also learning 5 languages, I always work hard to achieve my goals (Zh)

Answer 33

目前有点疯狂，我有全职工作，同时还在学习5门语言，我总是努力工作来实现我的目标。
- Mùqián yǒudiǎn fēngkuáng, wǒ yǒu quánzhí gōngzuò, tóngshí hái zài xuéxí 5 mén yǔyán, wǒ zǒng shì nǔlì gōngzuò lái shíxiàn wǒ de mùbiāo.

Question 34

it’s quite interesting, last year I could barely speak Chinese. But then I pushed really hard and now I added even more languages to my study list, hard work really pays off!
(zh)

Answer 34

挺有意思的，去年我几乎不会说中文。但后来我真的很努力，我把更多语言加到了我的学习列表里，努力真的有回报！
- Tǐng yǒuyìsi de, qùnián wǒ jīhū bù huì shuō zhōngwén. Dàn hòulái wǒ zhēn de hěn nǔlì, wǒ bǎ gèng duō yǔyán jiā dàole wǒ de xuéxí lièbiǎo lǐ, nǔlì zhēn de yǒu huíbào!

但后来 - dàn hòulái - But then
列表 - lièbiǎo - list
回报 - huíbào - to return, to payback

Question 35

why are you so surprised? Did you underestimate me? (zh)

Answer 35

你怎么这么惊讶？是不是小看我了？

惊讶 (jīngyà) - surprised
小看 (xiǎokàn) - underestimate

Question 36

Are you Korean? That’s so cool! Nice to meet you! Do you speak English or Chinese? (Ko)

I’m starving (Indo)

Answer 36

너 한국 사람이야? 진짜 멋져! 만나서 반가워! 영어나 중국어 할 수 있어?
- Neo han-guk saram-iya? Jinjja meotjyeo! Mannaseo bangawo! Yeong-eona jung-gugeo hal su isseo?

aku kelaparan - I’m starving

너 (neo) - you
한국 사람이야? (han-guk saram-iya?) - Are you Korean?
진짜 멋져! (jinjja meotjyeo!) - That’s really cool!
만나서 반가워! (mannaseo bangawo!) - Nice to meet you!
영어나 (yeong-eona) - English or
중국어 (jung-gugeo) - Chinese
할 수 있어? (hal su isseo?) - Can you do/speak?

Question 37

Yes, I speak a little English (Ko)

No, I don’t speak Chinese

Answer 37

응, 영어 조금 할 수 있어
- eung, yeong-eo jogeum hal su iss-eo
네, 영어 조금 할 수 있어.
- Ne, yeongeo jogeum hal su isseo.
(‘Ne’ is more polite)

아니, 중국어는 못해.
- Ani, junggukeoneun mothae.

네 (Ne) - Yes
영어 (Yeongeo) - English
조금 (Jogeum) - a little / slightly
할 수 있어 (Hal su isseo) - can do / can speak
아니 (Ani) - No
중국어는 (Junggukeoneun) - Chinese (with “는” indicating the topic of the sentence)
못해 (Mothae) - cannot do / cannot speak

Question 38

I greet you! (Elvish)

Do you speak Elvish?

Answer 38

Gi suilon!
/gi ˈsuj.lɔn/

Pedig edhellen?
/ˈpɛ.dig ɛ.ˈðɛl̡.lɛn/

Question 39

Your head is empty (Elvish)

Be gone, kiss an orc

I can say what I wish, and you won’t understand me

Answer 39

Dôl gîn lost
/ˈdɔ:l ˈgi:n ˈlɔst/

Ego, *mibo orch
/ˈɛ.gɔ ˈmi.bɔ ˈɔrx/

Pedin i phith in aníron, a nin ú-cheniathog
/ˈpɛ.din if ˈfiθ in a.ˈniˑ.rɔn a ˈnin uˑ.xɛ.ˈni.a.θɔg/

Question 40

I’m now learning about 5 languages at the same time, that’s really rather tricky especially when working a full time job like me. You need to maintain a strict schedule, focus is key!
(zh)

Answer 40

我现在同时在学大概五门语言，真是挺难的，尤其是像我这样全职工作的时候。得严格遵守时间表，专注是关键！

• Wǒ xiànzài tóngshí zài xué dàgài wǔ mén yǔyán, zhēn shì tǐng nán de, yóuqí shì xiàng wǒ zhèyàng quánzhí gōngzuò de shíhòu. Děi yángé zūnshǒu shíjiānbǐao, zhuānzhù shì guānjiàn!

小型 - xiǎoxíng - small scale, small size
型 - xíng - type, model, pattern
得 (děi) - “must” / “need to”
严格 (yángé) - “strictly”
遵守 (zūnshǒu) - “adhere to” / “abide by”
时间表 (shíjiānbiǎo) - “schedule” / “timetable”
专注 (zhuānzhù) - “concentration” / “focus”
关键 (guānjiàn) - “key” / “crucial

Question 41

you know what my dream is?
My dream is to become a better version of myself
To be able to let myself feel proud of myself,
to be to able to withstand the blows of life
able to seize all opportunities
Able to see a bigger stage
Then try your best
grab it

to breathe calmly

Answer 41

你知道我的梦想是什么吗？
我的梦想是成为一个更好的自己
是能够让我觉得骄傲的自己
是能够扛住生活的打击
能够抓住所有的机会
能够看到更大的舞台
然后拼尽全力
抓住它

Nǐ zhīdào wǒ de mèngxiǎng shì shénme ma?
Wǒ de mèngxiǎng shì chéngwéi yīgè gèng hǎo de zìjǐ
shì nénggòu ràng wǒ juédé jiāo’ào de zìjǐ
shì nénggòu káng zhù shēnghuó de dǎjī
nénggòu zhuā zhù suǒyǒu de jīhuì
nénggòu kàn dào gèng dà de wǔtái
ránhòu pīn jìn quánlì
zhuā zhù tā

平静呼吸 - Píngjìng hūxī

;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-

扛住 - káng zhù - to withstand
扛 - káng - to carry on one’s shoulder, to bear
住 - zhù - to live, to reside
打击 - dǎjī - blow, to hit, to strike, to attack
舞台 - wǔtái - stage
拼尽 - pīn jìn - to exert to the utmost
拼 - pīn - to join together/to spell,
尽 - jìn - to exhaust/to use up
全力 - quán lì - all one’s strength
全 - quán - whole/entire
力 - lì - strength/effort

Question 42

(ZH)
I’m the CEO of a small video games company. We’re building a cross-platform RPG video game in which players can learn languages, it’s going to be amazing!

Answer 42

我是一家小型视频游戏公司的首席执行官。我们正在开发一个跨平台的角色扮演视频游戏，玩家可以在游戏中学习语言，会非常棒的。
- Wǒ shì yī jiā xiǎoxíng shìpín yóuxì gōngsī de shǒuxí zhíxíng guān. Wǒmen zhèngzài kāifā yīgè kuà píngtái de juésè bànyǎn shìpín yóuxì, wánjiā kěyǐ zài yóuxì zhōng xuéxí yǔyán, huì fēicháng bàng de.

跨平台 - Kuà píngtái - cross platform
玩家 (wánjiā) - “players” / “gamers”
席 - xí - a mat, a seat

Question 43

When you feel that you’re stressed, taking a deep breath somewhat helps, breathing calmly can relax the body and mind
(zh)

I am recording right now (zh)

Answer 43

当你感到有压力时，深呼吸会有所帮助，平静地呼吸可以放松身心
- Dāng nǐ gǎndào yǒu yālì shí, shēnhūxī huì yǒu suǒ bāngzhù, píngjìng dé hūxī kěyǐ fàngsōng shēnxīn

我正在录像 - Wǒ zhèngzài lùxiàng

I am recording right now (zh)

呼吸 - hū xī - to breathe, a breath
有所 - yǒu suǒ - somewhat, to some extend
平静 - píngjìng - calmly, quietly

Question 44

nice to meet you (jp)

please be kind to me, please look favorably upon me

I am recording right now (zh)

Answer 44

はじめまして
- Hajimemashite

よろしくお願いします
- Yoroshiku onegaishimasu

我正在录像 - Wǒ zhèngzài lùxiàng

Question 45

Excuse me, I don’t understand. I can only say a few things in Japanese (jp)

Answer 45

すみません、わかりません。日本語は少ししか話せません
- Sumimasen, wakarimasen. Nihongo wa sukoshi shika hanasemasen.

Sumimasen - Excuse me/I’m sorry
Wakarimasen - I don’t understand
Nihongo - Japanese language
wa - (topic marker particle)
Sukoshi - A little/few
Shika - Only/just
Hanasemasen - Cannot speak

Question 46

where are you from (jp)

Answer 46

どこから来ましたか？
- Doko kara kimashita ka?

どこ (Doka) means “where.”
から (kara) means “from.”
来ました (kimashita) is the past tense of 来る (kuru), which means “to come.”
か (ka) is the question marker.

Question 47

I’m German, I’m from Germany. But I live in Canada (jp)

Answer 47

ドイツ人です。ドイツ出身ですけど、カナダに住んでいます。
- Doitsujin desu. Doitsu shusshin desu kedo, Kanada ni sunde imasu.

Doitsujin desu - I’m German.
Doitsu shusshin desu - I’m from Germany.
Kedo - But
Kanada ni - In Canada
Sunde imasu - I live/am living.

Question 48

Please give me one bowl of ramen and one soft-boiled egg (JP)

Answer 48

ラーメン一つと半熟玉子を一つください。
- Rāmen hitotsu to hanjuku tamago wo hitotsu kudasai.

Rāmen - Ramen
Hitotsu - One (object counter)
To - And
Hanjuku tamago - Soft-boiled egg
Wo - (object marking particle)
Hitotsu - One (object counter, repeated for the egg)
Kudasai - Please (making a request)

Question 49

I can give you some advice (Indo)

your answer is wrong, I think/feel you are wrong

Answer 49

aku bisa memberimu beberapa saran

Jawaban kamu salah, aku rasa kamu salah

Question 50

(Indo)
the other day I ate some delicious nasigoreng. I ate so much until I fell into a deep slumber. When I woke up, I suddenly could speak Indonesian, weird right?

Answer 50

Beberapa hari yang lalu aku makan nasigoreng yang enak banget. Aku makan sampai kekenyangan sampai-sampai aku terlelap dalam tidur yang nyenyak. Pas bangun, tiba-tiba aku bisa ngomong bahasa Indonesia, aneh kan?

• sampai - until
• kekenyangan - full
• sampai-sampai - to the extent that
• terlelap - fell asleep
• nyenyak - deep
• Pas - When (colloquial)
• bangun - wake up
• tiba-tiba - suddenly
• aneh - weird