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Slovenčina – 2014-09-12

Farba

  • Akej farby je vaša nová košeľa? – What color is your new shirt?
  • Tento modrý sveter je veľmi pekný, ale nie je čistý. – This blue sweater is very nice, but it is not clean.
  • Ich mladá sestra nie je škaredá, ale veľmi atraktívna a milá. – Their young sister is not ugly, but is very attractive and nice.
  • Prečo sa nemáš dobre? Lebo som smutný. – Why aren’t you feeling good? Because I am sad.

 

Vocabulary

  • čierny – black
  • biely – white
  • červený – red
  • zelený – green
  • modrý – blue
  • žltý – yellow
  • hnedý – brown
  • ružový – pink
  • fialový – violet, purple
  • béžový – beige
  • zlatý – golden; cute, nice
  • strieborný – silver
  • tmavomodrý – dark blue
  • svetlomodrý – light blue
  • tmavozelený – dark green
  • svetlozelený – light green

 

Shqip – 2014-09-10

Verbs: Present / Perfect / Imperfect

rri “to stay”
Present Perfect Imperfect
unë rri ndenja rrija
ti ndenje rrije
ai ndenji rrinte
ne rri ndenjëm rrinim
ju rrini ndenjët rrinit
ata rri ndenjën rrinin

 

Sentences:

  • Më pëlqen të rri këtu.I like to stay here.
  • Ai rri këtu çdo ditë.She stays here everyday.
  • Ne nuk rrimë bashkë.We don’t stay together.
  • Ku po rrinë ato?Where are they staying?
  • Ku ndenjët? Where did you stay?
  • Ata rrinin prapa.They were staying behind.
  • A ndenjët bashkë?Did you stay together?

 

 

Slovenčina – 2014-09-10

Čísla

  • 0 = nula
  • 1 = jeden (m.), jedna (f.), jedno (n.)
  • 2 = dva (m.), dve (f. and n.)
  • 3 = tri
  • 4 = štyri
  • 5 = päť
  • 6 = šesť
  • 7 = sedem
  • 8 = osem
  • 9 = deväť
  • 10 = desať
  • 11 = jedenásť
  • 12 = dvanásť
  • 13 = trinásť
  • 14 = štrnásť
  • 15 = pätnásť
  • 16 = šestnásť
  • 17 = sedemnásť
  • 18 = osemnásť
  • 19 = devätnásť
  • 20 = dvadsať
  • 30 = tridsať
  • 40 = štyridsať
  • 50 = päťdesiat
  • 60 = šesťdesiat
  • 70 = sedemdesiat
  • 80 = osemdesiat
  • 90 = deväťdesiat
  • 100 = sto
  • 1 000 = tisíc
  • 1 000 000 = milión
  • 1 000 000 000 = miliarda
  • 1 000 000 000 000 = bilión

Some examples:

  • 35 = tridsaťpať
  • 142 = stoštyridsaťdva
  • 3251 = tritisícdvestopäťdesiaťjeden
  • 83% = osemdesiattri percent
  • 1997 = tisícdeväťstvodeväťdesiatsedem
  • 2011 = dvetisícjedenásť

 

 

Deutsch – 2014-09-05

Wörter für heute:

  • einschüchtern [ˈaɪ̯nˌʃʏçtɐn]: Furcht bei jemandem auslösen; jemanden unsicher machen. (auch: eingeschüchtert)
  • Furcht (f.): Emotion angesichts drohender Gefahr.
  • auslösen: etwas in Gang oder in Bewegung setzen; Lösegeld oder änderes zahlen für eine Geisel; einleiten, veranlassen
  • Geisel [ˈɡaɪ̯zl̩] (f.): Person, die von Verbrechern zum Schutz (z. B. vor der Polizei) oder zur Forderung eines Lösegeldes festgehalten wird; Leibbürge.
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Shqip – 2014-08-29

Verbs: Present / Perfect / Imperfect

quaj “to call”
Present Perfect Imperfect
unë quaj quajta quaja
ti quan quajte quaje
ai quan quajti quante
ne quajmë quajtëm quanim
ju quani quajtët quanit
ata quajnë quajtën quanin

 

Sentences:

  • Unë po të quaj!I’m calling you.
  • Kush më quante?Who was calling me?
  • A më quajte ti?Did you call me?
  • Ata i quajtën “qen”.They called him “a dog”.
  • Ne e quanim policinë. We were calling the police.
  • A po në quani ju?Are you calling us?
quhem “to be called”
Present Perfect Imperfect
unë quhem u quajta quhesha
ti quhesh u quajte quheshe
ai quhet u quajt quhej / quhesh
ne quhemi u quajtëm quheshim
ju quheni u quajtët quheshit
ata quhen u quajtën quheshin

Sentences:

  • Unë quhem Mark.I’m called Mark.
  • Si quhesh?What’s your name?
  • Si quhej ajo?What was her name?
  • Ai quhen vëllezër.They are called brothers.
  • U quajtëm “mjeshtrat”.We were called “the masters”.

 

Slovenčina – 2014-08-25

 

  • Ten chlapec nie je dosť inteligentný. – That boy is not intelligent enough.
  • Jeho nová škola nie je dostatočne dobrá. – His new school is not good enough.
  • A už dosť! – That’s already enough!
  • Jeho auto je dosť pekné, ale jeho motorka nie je dosť silná. – His car is pretty nice, but his motorbike is not strong enough.

 

  • dosť – enough
  • dostatočne – enough

 

Shqip – 2014-08-21

Verbs: Present / Perfect / Imperfect

pres “to wait”
Present Perfect Imperfect
unë  pres prita prisja
ti  pret prite prisje
ai  pret priti priste
ne  presim pritëm prisnim
ju  prisni pritët prisnit
ata  presin pritën prisnin

Sentences:

  • Unë po të pres.I’m waiting for you.
  • Ai priti tre orë.He waited for three hours.
  • Kujt prisnit?Whom were you waiting?
  • Ata presin këtu.They wait here.
  • Po ju prisnim.We were waiting for you.
  • Unë i prita natën e gjatë. –  I waited for her all night long.

 

pyes “to ask”
Present Perfect Imperfect
unë pyes pyeta pyesja
ti pyet pyete pyesje
ai pyet pyeti pyeste
ne pyesim pyetëm pyesnim
ju pyesni pyetët pyesnit
ata pyesin pyetën pyesnin

 

Sentences:

  • Unë po të pyes. I’m asking you.
  • Çfarë pyete ti?What did you ask?
  • Ajo pyeste emrin tuaj.She was asking your name.
  • Ne i pyesim çdo ditë.We ask that everyday.
  • Ata pyetën emrin tuaj.They asked your name.
  • Çfarë pyesnit ju?What were you asking?
  • Unë e pyesja emrin e saj. I was asking her name.

 

Slovenčina – 2014-08-20

 

  • Táto hnedá topánka je veľmi úzka. – This brown shoe is very tight.
  • Moja nová vetrovka je celkom pohodlná, ale je príliš veľká. – My new winter coat is quite comfortable, but it is too big.
  • Tá jeho zelená mikina vôbec nie je škaredá. Naopak, je naozaj pekná.  – That green sweatshirt of his is not ugly at all.
  • Som tak dobrý ako ty. – I am as good as you are.
  • Naozaj neviem, prečo je vaša teta taká príšerne šialená. – I really don’t know why your aunt is so terribly crazy.
  • To je taký pekný sveter a je pomerne lacný. – That’s such a nice sweater, and it is relatively cheap.

Vocabulary:

  • veľmi – very
  • celkom – quite
  • príliš – too, excessively
  • vôbec – at all
  • naozaj – really
  • skutočne – really
  • úžasne – awesomely
  • príšerne – monstrously; very
  • hrozne – awfully; very
  • strašne – horribly; very
  • relatívne – relatively
  • pomerne – relatively
  • tak – so
  • taký (m.), taká (f.), také (n.) – so; such a…