English Topic

[Madridista]

my english is bad too :D but I want to learn jamaican english (patois or what) :D

There's jamaican english? :huh: What's the difference between that and american english? :unsure:

[kid8]

There's jamaican english? :huh: What's the difference between that and american english? :unsure:

look this.It has got some episodes :)

[Raven]

look this.It has got some episodes :)

lol its not even close to what we call english... its like saying we speak english in hungary but in a different dialect lol.

[kid8]

lol its not even close to what we call english... its like saying we speak english in hungary but in a different dialect lol.

no problem, I want to learn it :P

edit: then i think i said it with the wrong words :) it isn't jamaican english, it's english in jamaican dialect. am i right? or i say the same again? :D

[bullet50]

look this.It has got some episodes :)

why do you want to learn jamaican english? i guess you want to sound like a rastaman lol

[Raven]

no problem, I want to learn it :P

edit: then i think i said it with the wrong words :) it isn't jamaican english, it's english in jamaican dialect. am i right? or i say the same again? :D

Jamaican English or Jamaican Standard English is a dialect of English spoken in Jamaica. It encompasses, in a unique way, parts and mergers of both American English and British English dialects. Typically it uses British English spellings but does not reject American English spellings.[1]

Although the distinction between the two is best described as a continuum rather than a solid line,[2] it is not to be confused with Jamaican Patois (what linguists call Jamaican Creole), nor with the vocabulary and language usage of the Rastafarian movement.[3] ("Patois" or Patwa is a French term referring to regional languages of France, which include some Creole languages, but in Jamaica it refers to Jamaican Creole, which Jamaicans have traditionally seen as "broken" or incorrect Standard English).

Jamaican Standard English is grammatically similar to British Standard English (see British English). Recently, however, due to Jamaica's proximity to the United States and the resulting close economic ties and high rates of migration (as well as the ubiquity of American cultural/entertainment products such as movies, cable television and popular music) the influence of American English has been increasing steadily. As a result, structures like "I don't have" or "you don't need" are almost universally preferred over "I haven't got" or "you needn't".

source: wikipedia

[kid8]

why do you want to learn jamaican english? i guess you want to sound like a rastaman lol

I want to try it on the english teacher :) what'll she say if i write my homework in this language? :P

[SasOri-Sama]

Patwa is originated from english language, but it's much more easier to learn.

[kid8]

Patwa is originated from english language, but it's much more easier to learn.

it's possible that it's only a fool plan and i'll forget it in some days :D

[Madridista]

Patwa is originated from english language, but it's much more easier to learn.

I like it more, than :P Patwa? It's Patois, isn't it?

[SasOri-Sama]

I like it more, than :P Patwa? It's Patois, isn't it?

Patwa and patois is the same. :D

[Madridista]

Patwa and patois is the same. :D

Do not complicate it xD

[Gagabol]

Hi everybody!

Anyone knows what the hell does 'schmuck' mean in Hungarian?

It's in a text which I have to translate but I can't find it in any dictionary. :rolleyes:

[Raven]

Hi everybody!

Anyone knows what the hell does 'schmuck' mean in Hungarian?

It's in a text which I have to translate but I can't find it in any dictionary. :rolleyes:

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/schmuck

took me 1 sec through google :]

[Gagabol]

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/schmuck

took me 1 sec through google :]

Oh,thank you.I searched for it,too,but it wasn't in the first page of "search results",so I stopped looking for it...

[Flame_of_Aiur]

Hi everybody!

Anyone knows what the hell does 'schmuck' mean in Hungarian?

It's in a text which I have to translate but I can't find it in any dictionary. :rolleyes:

Let me introduce you the matchless service of the SZTAKI (that's an institution of the MTA):

http://szotar.sztaki.hu

It can translate English, Deutch, French, Italian, Dutch and Polish into Hungarian, and vica versa. It also offers a lot of cool features, like pronunciation help (IPA and sound, but as i remember only for english :S), search plugin, collegiate dictionary (it found this on schmuck), etc.

Gl with teh interwebz!

[Gagabol]

Let me introduce you the matchless service of the SZTAKI (that's an institution of the MTA):

Yeah,I know sztaki,but it didn't help me.I didn't spot the line referring to the Collegiate Dictionary,however,so thanks for the advice!

[Arwy]

Let me introduce you the matchless service of the SZTAKI (that's an institution of the MTA):

http://szotar.sztaki.hu

It can translate English, Deutch, French, Italian, Dutch and Polish into Hungarian, and vica versa. It also offers a lot of cool features, like pronunciation help (IPA and sound, but as i remember only for english :S), search plugin, collegiate dictionary (it found this on schmuck), etc.

Gl with teh interwebz!

yeah, i use that, too

but sometimes i have to use a dictionary book, because some words are missing from sztaki

[Niclas]

yeah, i use that, too

but sometimes i have to use a dictionary book, because some words are missing from sztaki

Yep, and there are a few interesting traslation of words, like "bukta" is translated into fuckup, which makes sense in a way becouse you can translate "bebuktad" into you fucked up, but apart from the fact that its rude, they almost always describe dishes that they can't actually translate, like the chicken soup újházi style, so "bukta" could be a "stuffed sweet croissant" or something like that. Anyways I don't usually use SZTAKI, only if I want to translate something very quick, but if I want to translate precisely, I prefer Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary or for more unusual words Cassel's Dictionary of Slang.

[Arwy]

Yep, and there are a few interesting traslation of words, like "bukta" is translated into fuckup, which makes sense in a way becouse you can translate "bebuktad" into you fucked up, but apart from the fact that its rude, they almost always describe dishes that they can't actually translate, like the chicken soup újházi style, so "bukta" could be a "stuffed sweet croissant" or something like that. Anyways I don't usually use SZTAKI, only if I want to translate something very quick, but if I want to translate precisely, I prefer Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary or for more unusual words Cassel's Dictionary of Slang.

Yeah, it's true :D

Well, I need to use it because I only have an English - Hungarian dictionary... but maybe soon I'll buy a Hungarian - English.

[Ante]

Let me introduce you the matchless service of the SZTAKI (that's an institution of the MTA):

http://szotar.sztaki.hu

It can translate English, Deutch, French, Italian, Dutch and Polish into Hungarian, and vica versa. It also offers a lot of cool features, like pronunciation help (IPA and sound, but as i remember only for english :S), search plugin, collegiate dictionary (it found this on schmuck), etc.

Gl with teh interwebz!

A lot of words are missing from that stuff. Use Cambridge Dic: way more helpful if you really wanna learn English on a higher level.

Anyway, Flame, do you happen to be a member of the Sztaki crew or you're just a satisfied user?

[Raven]

my fav online dictionary: clicky

edit: it uses ameriacn pronunciation so some of you might not like it but w/e :)

Oh,thank you.I searched for it,too,but it wasn't in the first page of "search results",so I stopped looking for it...

well if you search for "schmuck dictionary" on google the link i gave you will be the first result... just saying

[BajuszGG]

By the way, how about a 'Russian topic', like this? As I've realised, many of us could be interested in it.

Just make one... I'm not against it [sm52] But I think the writing can be very interesting... Or I don't know. Do you know something virtual cyrillic keyboard?

[Raven]

russian topic? im in. ivan B)

:lol:

[Niclas]

Just make one... I'm not against it [sm52] But I think the writing can be very interesting... Or I don't know. Do you know something virtual cyrillic keyboard?

I think there is some kind of program which can convert the normal letters to cyrillic. Unfortunately, I don'T klnow its name, I used to use it when I learned Russian and visited some Russian forums. You can google it.