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Èdè Yorùbá

Èdè Yorùbá – 2017-05-01

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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’
[Tests], हिन्दी / اُردُو‎

हिन्दी / اُردُو‎ – 2017-05-01

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Match the columns:

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

Abañe’eng – 2017-04-29

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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!
[Duolingo], [Tests], עברית

עברית – 2017-04-18

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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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Cymraeg

Cymraeg – 2017-04-10

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Match each Cymraeg word with its translation in English:

CymraegEnglish
bara beer
bwyta to do
caws vegetables
cerdded cheese
cig to swim
cwrw to walk
dŵr water
gwneud meat
llysiau to drink
nofio to eat
yfed bread
Correct answers:
CymraegEnglish
barabread
bwytato eat
cawscheese
cerddedto walk
cigmeat
cwrwbeer
dŵrwater
gwneudto do
llysiauvegetables
nofioto swim
yfedto drink
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עברית

עברית – 2017-03-01

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Present Tense (Present Participle)

A verb in the present tense (הוֹוֶה‎, hoˈve) agrees with its subject in gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural), so each verb has four present-tense forms:

Form Root Singular Plural Translation
M F M F
paˈʕal שׁמר‎ שׁומר‎ שׁומרת‎ שׁומרים‎ שׁומרות‎ guards
sh-m-r ʃoˈmeʀ ʃoˈmeʀet ʃomˈʀim ʃomˈʀot
piˈʕel גדל‎ מגדל‎ מגדלת‎ מגדלים‎ מגדלות‎ raises, grows (something)
g-d-l məɡaˈdːel məɡaˈdːelet məɡadːəˈlim məɡadːəˈlot
hifˈʕil קטנ‎ מקטין‎ מקטינה‎ מקטינים‎ מקטינות‎ shrinks (something)
q-t’-n makˈtin maktiˈna maktiˈnim maktiˈnot
hitpaˈʕel בטל‎ מתבטל‎ מתבטלת‎ מתבטלים‎ מתבטלות‎ belittles oneself, loafs
b-t’-l mitbatˈ(t)el mitbatˈ(t)elet mitbat'(t)lim mitbat'(t)lot
hufˈʕal קטן‎ מקטן‎ מקטנת‎ מקטנים‎ מקטנות‎ is shrunken by
q-t’-n mukˈtan mukˈtenet muktaˈnim muktaˈnot
puˈʕal גדל‎ מגדל‎ מגדלת‎ מגדלים‎ מגדלות‎ is raised
g-d-l məɡuˈdːal məɡuˈdːelet məɡudːaˈlim məɡudːaˈlot
nifˈʕal שׁמר‎ נשׁמר‎ נשׁמרת‎ נשׁמרים‎ נשׁמרות‎ is guarded
sh-m-r niʃˈmaʀ niʃˈmeʀet niʃmaˈʀim niʃmaˈʀot
Example conjugations in the present tense.