small world
My classrooms both real and virtual have students
from all over the world. Many of them speak another language as their
first language. Very bravely they are learning English at the
same time that they are mastering new skills. The very least I can
do is learn a few words in their language. I hope to achieve
a closer bond with my students and in the process I want to remind myself
of what a difficult challenge they are meeting as they learn how to communicate
in my language.
What phrases can be used to make these
connections? I invite your participation in this project. Please
send me your interpretation of these words and phrases in other languages.
Dr.
Selia Karsten, professor
French | German
| Greek | Spanish
Hello - Hi
How's it going?
Good.
So-so.
Good morning
Good evening
Yes. No.
I don't know.
Please.
Thank You
You're Welcome
Do you understand?
Goodbye |
Bonjour (bone joor)
Ca Va? (sahvah?)
Bon (bun)
comme ci comme ca (kom see kom saw)
Bon matin (bon matan)
Bon soir (bon swahr)
Oui (wee) Non (non)
Je ne sais pas (juhnuhsaypah)
S'il vous plait (seevooplay)
Merci (maresee)
De rien (duh-ree-yen)
Comprend? (kompron?)
Au revoir (aw-ree-vwah) |
FRENCH
|
Good Day
How's it going (informal)
How's it going? (formal)
Good.
So-so.
Good morning
Good Night
Good evening
Yes. No.
I don't know.
Please.
Thank You
You're Welcome
Do you understand?
Goodbye |
Guten Tag (gooten tahk)
(Wie gehts Dir? Wie geht es Ihnen?
(Vee-gaytz deer?)
(Vee-gayt-es-eenen?)
Gut! (goot)
Es geht (Es-gayt)
Guten Morgen (goot en morgen)
Gute Nacht (goote naht)
Guten Abend
Ja. (Yah) Nein. (Nine)
Ich weiss nicht. (Ich-vice-nicht)
Bitte (Bit-teh)
Danke Schoen (Dun-keh shoen)
Bitte Schoen (Bit-teh-shoen)
Verstehen Sie? (faire--shtay-en-see?)
Auf Wiedersehen (Owf-vee-der-zay-hen) |
GERMAN
|
Hello - Hi
How's it going?
Good.
So-so.
Good morning
Good evening
Yes. No.
I don't know.
Please.
Thank You.
You're Welcome
Do you understand?
Goodbye |
Yasou (yahsue)
Ti kannes? (teekahnees?)
Kala (kalah)
etsi ketsi (etsee ketsee)
Kali mera (kahlee mare-ah)
kali nichta (kahlee neektah)
Nai (nay) Oxi (oh-hee)
Den Xero (then-ksair-owe)
Parakalo (pahrah kahlow)
Efharisto (ef-fair-ees-toe)
Parakalo (pahrah kahlow)
katalaves? (kah-tah-leh-ves?)
adio (ah-thee-oh) |
GREEK
|
Hello - Hi
How's it going?
Good.
So-so.
Good morning
Good evening
Yes. No.
I don't know.
Please.
Thank You.
You're Welcome
Do you understand?
Goodbye |
Hola (oh-la)
Como esta? (kom-estah?)
Bueno (way-no)
mas o menos (moss-o-maynos)
Buenos dias (waynos deeyas)
Buenos noches (waynos no-chis)
Si (see)
No
Yo no se (yo-no-say)
Por favor (poor fah-voor)
Gracias (grah-see-yas)
De nada (day-natha)
Comprende? (kom-pren-day?)
Adios (ah-dee-os) |
SPANISH
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Created April 2011
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French, Greek and Spanish by Selia drkarsten@astralsite.com
German content by Char CG.Consult@gmail.com
Thanks to Sabine SBLanguageServices@rogers.com