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Translation of a Vietnamese letter needed - into English or German
Hello everyone!
I hope there's a Vietnamese-speaking person out there. I have a letter here which needs to be translated, I'd scan it and send it by email. I used to sponsor a little girl in Vietnam but the sponsorship ended because the family didn't need the help anymore. However, now I've received a letter and can't read it and there's nobody who I could ask for a translation. The letter is one page long, written by the mother, plus half a page written by a 7-years old girl. I suppose it's not difficult to read and I don't need a perfect translation, just some info about the content. There seems to be an address at the end of the letter, so if I had the possibility to continue writing to the family, I'd love to do so but do need someone for the translations - so any volunteers are welcome! By the way, I'm German, so a translation into German is also possible, course!
Greetings,
Daniela
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Language pair: Vietnamese; English
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Daniela
November 27, 2004
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Re:The Word
Hello,
Reatl means Rotwein (red wine)
bye
Reinhard
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Language pair: English; German
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Reinhard
November 23, 2004
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Konkani
Please, please preety please I need to learn konkani and I cannot find anybody to teach me!
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Language pair: Romanian; English
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Loredana M.
November 22, 2004
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Andreas O.
November 22, 2004
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Re:Indirect and direct Objects
This will be a very basic explanation
Direct object:
First and foremost you must know the gendre and number of the noun, ie, if it’s female, masculine, plural or singular.
If the noun is singular and masculine, you replace it by LO, whereas if it’s plural you replace it by LOS ( before the verb)
Compré un LIBRO >>> LO compré (I bought it)
Compré tres LIBROS >>> LOS compré(I bought them)
No compré el LIBRO >>> No LO compré. (I did’t buy it)
No compré los LIBROS >>> No LOS compré. ( I did’t buy them)
If the noun is singular and feminine , you replace it by LA, whereas if it’s plural you replace it by LAS.
Horneé una TORTA >>> LA horneé
Horneé unas TORTAS >>> LAS horneé
(Negative form as above: No LA horneé/ No LAS horneé)
Indirect object: ( it replaces the structure ‘preposition + alguien/algo’)
You replace the structure by LE ( singular form) or LES (plural form) regardless of the gendre.
Puse un moño AL PAQUETE >>> LE puse un moño.
Puse unos moños A LOS PAQUETES >>> LES puse unos moños.
Hablé CON LA NIÑA >>>LE hablé
Hablé CON LAS NIÑAS >>> LES hablé
(negative form as above : No LE hablé/ No LES hablé)
Hope it helps you!!!!!!!
Remeber that la, las, los are also used as articles
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Language pair: English; Spanish
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November 20, 2004
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Re:What's the English for...
Thank you all for your replies.
So, I guess "sleeping bus" is an awful invention!
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Language pair: Spanish; English
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american version
November 20, 2004
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american version
November 20, 2004
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Re:Indirect and direct Objects
Hi Jackie:
I can try to help you . Please send a partial of the lesson where you are studying this and I will see what is exactly.
Is it when the action go to the noum like in:
Yo te LO dije. It means I sais it to YOU
No la ví .= I didnt see to HER
Give me more details. If you are Golden write to my e-mail.in yahoo. If not to the B Board. I will help the same.,
Mary(maryjaponte)
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Language pair: English; Spanish
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maryjaponte l.
November 19, 2004
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Latest: November 20, 2004
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Help with German
Hi, I need help with a couple of expressions in German (?).I think it’s supposed to be a joke.
Man 1:Sprechen Sie Deutsch?
Man 2:Jawohl
Man 1:Then droppen Sie dead.
Man 2:Always mit the jokes.
Question 1: is the expression “droppen sie dead” good German or is it just words taken from English that look German?
Question 2: what’s the meaning of “mit” in this context?
I’d be grateful if someone can give me a hand!!
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Language pair: English; German
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american version
November 16, 2004
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these vs. them in Modern Greek
Hi! I have a question. If I wanted to say "I want those" in Modern Greek and "those" referred to one thing that is male and another that is female, would I say it as "autoi tous thelo"? Or can I only refer to "them" and therefore cannot use "those"? What if I were saying one male thing and one neuter thing or one female thing and one male thing? If someone could help I'd be very thankful!
Renee
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Language pair: English; Greek
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Renee M.
November 15, 2004
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