Greetings (review)
- Mirë se vini! (Welcome)
- Përshëndetje!
- Mirëmëngjes!
- Mirëdita!
- Mirëmbrëma!
- Mirupafshim! (Goodbye)
- Ju lutem. (Please)
- Më falni. (I’m sorry; excuse me)
- Faleminderit / Falemnderit! (Thanks)
- Faleminderit shumë / Falemnderit shumë!
Español – 2014-05-19
Vocabulario – 2014-05-19
- resbalar: desplazarse involuntariamente, deslizarse, arrastrarse.
- sobornar: corromper.
- punta cabeza: he encontrado esta expresión pero ningún diccionario me la confirma; el significado seria el mismo de “de cabeza” o bien “al revés“.
- almíbar: tipo de jarabe hecho con azúcar y agua.
- balón: recipiente para contener gases; pelota grande; pelota (fútbol)
- aficionado: que siente afición por algo; que cultiva o practica un oficio, deporte &c. de manera informal.
- gimnasia: práctica de ejercicios físicos.
English – 2014-05-19
A few words that came to my attention this last week.
- miscarriage: natural death of an embryo or fetus while still in the womb.
- buckle down: to focus; become serious; apply oneself (to work, study &c.); to put forth the needed effort.
- flop: to fall heavily, because lacking energy. fail completely; pretend to be fouled (in sports).
Shqip – 2014-05-15
Disa fjali
- Duke u mbajtur në mënyrë të vendosur në litarë, erdha i sigurte në tokë.
- Mbaje në mend që ju mund te vdisni.
- Duke e konsideruar bashkëpunimin rajonal dhe marrëdhëniet e fqinjësisë së mirë, si shtylla që garantojnë paqen.
- Parimet e Kartës së Procesit të Bashkëpunimit të Europës Jug-Lindore.
- Ju përdorni një thikë për të më prerë kryet dhe pastaj qani pasi unë kam vdekur. Kush jam unë?
Vocabulary
- mbajtur – held
- mënyrë – manner, mood, way
- vendosur – decided, firm, resolute
- litarë – rope, cord
- erdha – came
- sigurte – safely
- tokë – land
- mbaje – maintain
- mend – mind
- vdisni – die
- bashkëpunimin – collaboration
- rajonal -regional
- marrëdhëniet – relations, relationships
- fqinjësisë – neighbourhood
- shtylla – columns
- paqen – peace
- parimet – principles
- kartës – card, paper
- jug – south
- lindore – east
- përdorni – use
- thikë – knife
- prerë – to cut
- kryet – head
- pastaj – later, afterwards
- qani – weep
- pasi – after
- vdekur – dead
Español – 2014-05-14
Hoy (2014-05-14) tengo solamente una palabra:
- escalera: serie de escalones para subir a los pisos de un edificio.
Español – 2014-05-12
Esperanto – 2014-05-10
Table of Correlatives
| Interrogative (What) | Demonstrative (That) | Indefinite (Some) | Universal (Each, every) | Negative (No) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ki- | ti- | i- | ĉi- | neni- | ||
| Kind of, sort of | ‑a | kia (what kind of, what a) |
tia (that kind of, such a) |
ia (some kind of) |
ĉia (every kind of) |
nenia (no kind of) |
| Reason | ‑al | kial (why) |
tial (therefore) |
ial (for some reason) |
ĉial (for all reasons) |
nenial (for no reason) |
| Time | ‑am | kiam (when) |
tiam (then) |
iam (at some time, once) |
ĉiam (always) |
neniam (never) |
| Place | ‑e | kie (where) |
tie (there) |
ie (somewhere) |
ĉie (everywhere) |
nenie (nowhere) |
| Motion | ‑en | kien ([to] where, whither) |
tien ([to] there, thither) |
ien ([to] somewhere) |
ĉien ([to] everywhere) |
nenien ([to] nowhere) |
| Manner | ‑el | kiel (how, as, like, in what way) |
tiel (thus, as, so) |
iel (somehow) |
ĉiel (in every way) |
neniel (no-how, in no way) |
| Possessive | ‑es | kies (whose) |
ties (its, that one’s) |
ies (someone’s) |
ĉies (everyone’s, everybody’s) |
nenies (no one’s) |
| Demonstrative pronoun | ‑o | kio (what) |
tio (that) |
io (something) |
ĉio (everything) |
nenio (nothing) |
| Amount | ‑om | kiom (how much) |
tiom (that much) |
iom (some, a little, a bit) |
ĉiom (all) |
neniom (none) |
| Demonstrative determiner | ‑u | kiu (who, which one, which X) |
tiu (that one, that X) |
iu (someone, a certain X, some X) |
ĉiu (everyone, each X, all X’s) |
neniu (no one, no X) |
Español – 2014-05-07
Revisando algunas palabras:
- canasta: cesto.
- carnicería: tienda donde se vende carne; también: herida con efusión de sangre.
- verdulería: tienda donde se venden verduras.
Español – 2014-05-05
Para hoy tengo sólo una palabra:
- chorro: líquido o gas saliendo con violencia por una parte estrecha.
English – 2014-05-05
A few verbs with the prefixes out- and over-:
- outdo: to surpass, excel, go beyond in performance.
- outlast: to live, last or remain longer than something else.
- outmaneuver: to perform movements more adroitly or successfully.
- outsize: to exceed in size.
- outcast: to banish. Obs.: /ˈaʊtkɑːst/ (noun, adjective); /aʊtˈkɑːst/ (verb).
- outnumber: to be more in number, to exceed in number.
- outdraw: to extract; remove a gun from its holster & fire it faster than an opponent; to attract a larger crowd than.
- overcharge: to charge more money than what would be fair; to put an excessive load; to exaggerate.
- overdress: to wear too many clothes or too elaborate or formal clothes for a particular occasion.
- overcome: to surmount, win, surcharge.
- overflow: to flow over the brim or edge of a container; to superabound. Obs.: /ˌəʊvəˈfləʊ/ (verb), /ˈəʊvəˌfləʊ/ (noun).
- overhear: to hear something that wasn’t meant for one’s ears.
- overkill: to destroy something with more force than is required.
- overrate: to esteem too highly or with greater praise than due.
- overtake: to pass a more slowly moving object.
- overheat, overuse, overcook, overcomplicate, overburn &c.: most of these compounds are self-explanatory, just adding the idea of “excessively” to the original verb.
