Guest Posted November 25, 2000 Report Share Posted November 25, 2000 Okay, I will need everyones help here. Lets see how many ways we can say "hello!" HelloBarevParev(Lipanahay dialect LOL!)SalamShalomDorud( Old Persian greeting)Merhaba(Our dear friends the Turks)Yasso(Greek, right Kazza?)Shlama(Assyrian)Namaste(Hindi)HolaOla(Portuguese)Osiyo(Cherokee)Buon giorno(used almost all day)Anyong hashimnika(Korean)Jiao(Vietnamese)Jo napot(Hungarian) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 25, 2000 Report Share Posted November 25, 2000 quote:Originally posted by Half Breed:Yasso(Greek, right Kazza?)hmm, yes. It is pronounced "yassou" also, "welcome" is "galas orises" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 25, 2000 Report Share Posted November 25, 2000 Farsisteve Dorud is New Persian.Hoy was informal old persian greeting. I hear the Greeks say Yassas too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 25, 2000 Report Share Posted November 25, 2000 Youre right - in a way! Yassas is the plural, for example, if addressing a group of people, and Yassou is is the singular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 25, 2000 Report Share Posted November 25, 2000 Kazza, you speak Greek? I wanted to learn greek, but God it's TOO difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 25, 2000 Report Share Posted November 25, 2000 also Farsisteve in Dutch it is Dag means day. In Georgian is Gamarjoba or Salam(i)in Caucasus. In Iran it can be Salam, Salamebi, or Dorud or Dorudebi BTW Dag is pronounced as Dakh (its a nasal a but the non-native Dutch usually say simple a, and a softer x which sounds better anyway [This message has been edited by Iranyar (edited November 25, 2000).] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 26, 2000 Report Share Posted November 26, 2000 Dorud Iranyar Hoy! I got my wires crossed on those words. I thought dorud was the old form. Personally I have never heard any Iranians use "dorud", is it more prevalent among a certain group or region? I was thinking maybe the Zardushtis use it. As for Greek being hard, I am surprised you say that when you are obviously very clever with languages and speak some really difficult ones (Georgian and Dutch!) To me Greek seems very easy, and so many words are familiar to me via the Greek words in Spanish. Kazza jan, is the Greek of Cyprus different from the Mainland? Here are some more greetings: Ciao(Used in Italy for hello as well as goodbye)Magadan umaga(Tagalog)Aloha(Who could forget this one?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 26, 2000 Report Share Posted November 26, 2000 Ise gala bobse? Ine ewo gala.(How are you tonight? I am fine.)Iranyar friend, HOW can you say it's difficult?? The only thing that is really tricky to learn is the dipthongous, which are grammar pronounciations of three particular combinations of letters.Ne, jeest! (yes, correct!) (that's how my grandparents would have learned when they were six years old in short trousers and pigtails! Isnt it weird to think of it?) Yes, there are different dialects. On the mainland, greece, and athens, they speak the "proper" or "posh" way. Now this is they way which is encouraged in greek schools, to learn first befire the parents own dalect. That is probably hated it and didnt go to class and dad had a fit!Digressing, ..The cypriots dialect is more rough and having sounding. Not that much, but more down to earth, if you see what I mean! This is the greek i speak. For example, you dont go, "thelis tsai" like mainlanders do , but "thelis chai" (do you want tea?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 26, 2000 Report Share Posted November 26, 2000 Oisiyo Farsisteve. Dorud is more used by the young Iranian guys, not by the Zoroasterian, indeed these love Zoroasterianism as a cultural value. Old Persian greeting was Hoy for the masses, the Kings were greeted by Anushik or Anushak. BTW. Dutch is not more difficult than German, but it sounds ugly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 26, 2000 Report Share Posted November 26, 2000 what?Kazza I thought you lived in London England, as in was in your profile, but it seems that you live in Cyprus. I must say that the Greek music of Cyprus sounds better than the Greek music of Greece. I like Anna Vissi very much, has she a new album? [This message has been edited by Iranyar (edited November 26, 2000).] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 28, 2000 Report Share Posted November 28, 2000 guys you forgot my beloved German!!! Hallo!!(Hello,hi)Guten Tag!(good day!)Guten Morgen!(good morning)Guten Abend (good evening)wie geht's? (how are you?)Auf Wiedersehen!(Good bye,see you later)chus!(Bye!)BTW,Kazza, are you really from London??????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 28, 2000 Report Share Posted November 28, 2000 Zdravstvyute,privet-hello,hi in russian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 28, 2000 Report Share Posted November 28, 2000 Steve, could you do one of these for "Thank you"? It would come in handy at certain shops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 28, 2000 Report Share Posted November 28, 2000 spasibo-thank u in russiangracias-spanishlol thats all i know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armeniangirl83 Posted March 13, 2001 Report Share Posted March 13, 2001 in dutchgoeden avond-good nightdankjewel-thank youhoe gaat het?-how are you?met mij gaat het goed-i'm good in frenchmerci-thank youca va?-how are youca va bien-i'm good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamavor Posted March 14, 2001 Report Share Posted March 14, 2001 In Turkish - Hello, gion surat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
levonyeshilian Posted March 15, 2001 Report Share Posted March 15, 2001 What about Armenian in other languages? It's ' Ermeni ' in Turkish.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiner Posted March 15, 2001 Report Share Posted March 15, 2001 quote:Originally posted by levonyeshilian:What about Armenian in other languages? It's ' Ermeni ' in Turkish..Armenio in Spanish, Armean in Romanian... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
levonyeshilian Posted March 16, 2001 Report Share Posted March 16, 2001 hello in Finnish' moi ',and thanks is 'kiitos' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armeniangirl83 Posted March 16, 2001 Report Share Posted March 16, 2001 Armeens in Dutch Armenian in Engilish!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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