Esperanto – 2016-06-11

Esperanto-English False Cognates

From Wikipedia

  • domaĝi (to spare), vs. difekti (to damage)
  • embaraso (jam, obstruction), vs. hontigi (to embarrass)
  • aktuala (current, up-to-date), vs. efektiva (actual), vs. efika (effective)
  • eventuala (contingent), vs. rezulta (eventual)
  • akurata (punctual, on-time), vs. preciza (accurate)
  • kontroli (to check, keep track of), vs. regi (to control)
  • konvena (suitable), vs. oportuna (convenient)
  • rento (dividend income), vs. lupago (rent)
  • paragrafo (section), vs. alineo (paragraph)

Kiswahili – 2016-06-06

From Duolingo:

  • Ninakimbia.I am running.
  • Mnajaribu.You are testing.
  • kujibuto answer
  • Unakimbia.You are running.
  • kutembeato walk
  • kufikirito think
  • Anakimbia. He is running.
  • tenaagain
  • Unajibu.You answer.
  • Ninafikiri.I think.
  • Unatembea.You are walking.
  • Wanafikiri.They are thinking.
  • Hupiki.You are not cooking.
  • Hawaandiki na hawasomi.They are not writing and they are not studying.
  • Wanafika.They arrive.
  • Wanakimbia.They are running.
  • Wanafunzi wangu hawapendi kucheza.My students don’t like to dance.

 

 

Nederlands – 2016-06-02

Van Duolingo:

  • De muizen eten kaas.The mice eat cheese.
  • We lezen de menu’s.We read the menus.
  • Je hebt de aardbeien.You have the strawberries..
  • Koeien eten geen appels.Cows don’t eat apples.
  • schapen en een hondsheep and a dog
  • De jongen eet aardbeienThe boy eats strawberries.
  • De schildpadden zijn dieren. The turtles are animals.

 

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