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[Duolingo], Kiswahili

Kiswahili – 2016-08-15

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From Duolingo:

  • Nitakwenda mjini kwa baiskeli. – I will go to town by bicycle.
  • Nililala kwa nusu saa. – I slept for half an hour.
  • Nitapiga simu kwa mama. – I will phone (to) my mother.
  • Tulifua nguo kwa sabuni. – We washed clothes with soap.
  • Waliishi nyumbani kwa mjomba wao. – They lived at their uncle’s home.
  • Watakufa kwa njaa. – They will die of hunger.
  • Anatoka kwa jirani. – She is coming from the neighbor’s house.
  • Wamekuja peke yao. – They have come alone.
  • Ingawa nilienda sikuwaona. – Even though I went, I did not see them.
  • Nilienda peke yangu. – I went by myself.
  • Utakuwa peke yako. – You will be alone.
  • Anasoma peke yake. – He is reading alone.
  • Andika kila siku ila Jumapili. – Write every day except Sunday.
  • Wamekuja peke yao. – They have come alone.
العَرَبِية‎

العَرَبِية‎ – 2016-08-14

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Examples of the different forms of a sound verb (i.e. with no root weaknesses), from the root k-t-b ‘write’ (using ḥ-m-r ‘red’ for Form IX, which is limited to colors and physical defects):

Form Past Meaning Non-past Meaning
I kataba

كتب

 ‘he wrote’ yaktubu

يكتب

 ‘he writes’
II kattaba

كتب

 ‘he made (someone) write’ yukattibu

يكتب

 ‘he makes (someone) write’
III kātaba

كاتب

 ‘he corresponded with, wrote to (someone)’ yukātibu

يكاتب

 ‘”he corresponds with, writes to (someone)’
IV ʾaktaba

أكتب

 ‘he dictated’ yuktibu

يكتب

 ‘he dictates’
V takattaba

تكتب

 nonexistent yatakattabu

يتكتب

 nonexistent
VI takātaba

تكاتب

 ‘he corresponded (with someone, esp. mutually)’ yatakātabu

يتكاتب

 ‘he corresponds (with someone, esp. mutually)’
VII inkataba

انكتب

 ‘he subscribed’ yankatibu

ينكتب

 ‘he subscribes’
VIII iktataba

اكتتب

 ‘he copied’ yaktatibu

يكتتب

 ‘he copies’
IX (iḥmarra

احمر

 ‘he turned red’ yaḥmarru

يحمر

 ‘he turns red’)
X istaktaba

استكتب

 ‘he asked (someone) to write’ yastaktibu

يستكتب

 ‘he asks (someone) to write’

 

IsiXhosa

isiXhosa – 2016-08-13

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Verbs – Present Tense (Negative)

Singular Plural
Umfazi akaveli. Abafazi abaveli.
Ubawo akaveli. Oobawo abaveli.
Umthi awuveli. Imithi ayiaveli.
Ilifu aliveli. Amafu akaveli.
Ihashe liyaveli. Amahashe akaveli.
Isilo asiveli. Izilo aziveli.
Into ayiveli. Izinto aziveli.
Intaka ayiveli. Iintaka aziveli.
Imoto ayiveli. Iimoto aziveli.
Uluvo aluveli.
Usana aluveli. Iintsana aziveli.
Ubusuku abuveli.
Ukutya akuveli.
Français

Français – 2016-08-10

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Language Checklist – Français – p. 1

  • Êtes-vous étudiant?
    1. Oui, je suis étudiant.
    2. Non, je ne suis pas étudiant.
  • Où est-ce que je suis en train d’aller maintenant?
    1. Vous êtes en train d’aller à l’école.
    2. Vous n’êtes pas en train d’aller au travail.
  • Qu’est-ce qu’il nous disait?
    1. Il nous disait de bonnes choses.
    2. Il ne vous disait pas de mauvaises choses.
  • Qui est-ce que sait tout sur la Science?
    1. Elle ne sait pas tout sur la Science.
    2. Mais elle sait tout sur l’Histoire.
  • Comment est-ce que ça ressemblait?
    1. Ça ne semblait pas bien.
    2. En fait, ça semblait terrible.

 

Čeština

Čeština – 2016-08-06

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  • Za těchto okolností nemohu tu nabídku přijmout. – Under these circumstances, I cannot accept the offer.
  • Můj dědeček byl zraněn ve válce. – My grandfather was wounded in the war.
  • Nemusela jsi tak spěchat. – You didn’t have to hurry so much.
  • Paul je přesný, jak hodinky. – Paul is punctual like a clock.
  • Prosím smaž tento soubor. – Please delete this file.
[Duolingo], Ελληνικά

Ελληνικά – 2016-08-05

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From Duolingo:

  • Εγώ τρώω μεσημεριανό. – I have lunch. / I am having lunch.
  • Εγώ περιμένω μωρό. – I am having a baby.
  • Εγώ διασκεδάζω. – I have fun. / I am having fun.
  • Αυτός παθαίνει εγκεφαλικό. – He is having a stroke.
  • Εγώ πίνω μια μπύρα. – I am having a beer.
  • Εγώ πίνω ένα ποτό. – I am having a drink.
  • Έχω πονοκέφαλο. – I have a headache. /I’m having a headache.
  • Έχω πρόβλημα με αυτό. – I’m having trouble with this.
  • Εμείς έχουμε ρούχα. – We have clothes.
  • Αυτές είναι γάτες. – They are cats.
  • Αυτοί έχουν ένα παλτό. – They have a coat.
  • Εσύ έχεις μία γάτα. – You have a cat.
  • Εσείς έχετε άλογα. – You have horses.
  • Είμαστε χελώνες . – We are turtles.
  • Εμείς έχουμε ένα μήλο. – We have an apple.
  • Αυτοί είναι άντρες. – They are men.
  • Αυτή είναι μία πίτσα. – This is a pizza.
  • Αυτά έχουν ένα παλτό. – They have a coat.
  • Εσύ είσαι ένα παιδί. – You are a kid.
  • Εμείς έχουμε ένα καρπούζι. – We have a watermelon.

 

 

[Duolingo], Türkçe

Türkçe – 2016-08-05

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Duolingodan:

 

    • polis – police
    • sekreter – secretary
    • sanatçı – artist
    • kariyer – career
    • Senin işin yok. – You have no job.
    • Polisler genç. – The policemen are young.
    • O asker çay içer. – That soldier drinks tea.
    • Şarkıcılar ekmek yer. – Singers eat bread.
    • Bu iş onun. – This is his job.
    • Bu onun mesleği. – This is his profession.
    • O iyi bir sekreterdir. – He is a good secretary.
    • Yaşlı adam işsiz ve çok hasta. – The old man is unemployed and very sick.
    • Bu benim işim. – This is my job.
    • Ressam sanatçıdır. – A painter is an artist.
    • Duo bir asker değil. – Duo is not a soldier.