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Cymraeg – 2017-05-02

Match the words in Cymraeg & English:

CymraegEnglish
bacwn soup
cawl chocolate
cyri too
hefyd pizza
mêl curry
nac ydw no
pitsa yes
siocled bacon
tegannau toys
tost toast
ydw honey
Correct answers:
CymraegEnglish
bacwnbacon
cawlsoup
cyricurry
hefydtoo
mêlhoney
nac ydwno
pitsapizza
siocledchocolate
tegannautoys
tosttoast
ydwyes
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Èdè Yorùbá – 2017-05-01

So, Yorùbà is a tonal language, ok. It is *not* monosyllabic, though. Not so OK :/

  • igba ‘two hundred’
  • igbá ‘calabash’
  • ìgbà ‘time’
  • ìgba ‘the season when perennial crops have the least production’
  • ìgbá ‘garden egg’
  • igbà ‘climbing rope’

 

  • ọkọ ‘husband’
  • ọkọ́ ‘hoe’
  • ọ̀kọ̀ ‘spear’
  • ọkọ̀ ‘vehicle’

हिन्दी / اُردُو‎ – 2017-05-01

Match the columns:

हिन्दीEnglish
यह रही तुम्हारी चाय। Have some tea.
मेरे पास पहले से ही यह किताब है। Does it taste good?
बच्चों के साथ हमें सहनशीलता से पेश आना चाहिए। One must be patient with children.
जरा सी चाय लीजिए। I already have this book.
क्या इसका स्वाद अच्छा है? Here’s your tea.
Correct answers:
हिन्दीEnglish
यह रही तुम्हारी चाय।Here’s your tea.
मेरे पास पहले से ही यह किताब है।I already have this book.
बच्चों के साथ हमें सहनशीलता से पेश आना चाहिए।One must be patient with children.
जरा सी चाय लीजिए।Have some tea.
क्या इसका स्वाद अच्छा है?Does it taste good?
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Abañe’eng – 2017-04-29

From tatoeba.org:

 

  • Maitei!Hello!
  • Upearõ, mba’épa marandu pyahu?So, what’s new?
  • Huã ou Paraguáipe. Ha’e Paraguaigua.Juan is from Paraguay. He is Paraguayan.
  • Kuarahy omokã yvy.The sun has dried up the ground.
  • Ygarata osẽta ko’ẽro Honolulupe guarã.The ship leaves for Honolulu tomorrow.
  • Oikopa yperana Yvate Yvýpe?Do penguins live at the North Pole?
  • Omba’apo kuri peteĩ ary ha mbyte Holandape.He worked for one and a half years in the Netherlands.
  • Taro, ikatu reipytyvõ chéve?Taro, could you help me?
  • Tojejapo tendy!Let there be light!

עברית – 2017-04-18

Translate to English:

1. היא רוצָה את היין.

Correct answer:
She wants the wine.

2. אני רוצֶה מלח

Correct answer:
I want salt

3. אין לי שמן, סליחה

Correct answers:
I do not have oil, sorry.; I don’t have oil, sorry.

4. אני אוכל ארוחת ערב.

Correct answers:
I am having dinner.; I’m having dinner.

5. ארוחת בוקר או ארוחת צהריים?

Correct answer:
Breakfast or lunch?

6. יש להן לימון

Correct answers:
They have a lemon.; They’ve got a lemon.

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