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Re:What language is this in?
> Can someone tell me what language pokezi
> and bolee is in?
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Did you find these words in speech or
in writing?
According to Internet dictionaries
"pokezi" means "acceptance", "agreement",
"tradition", and "superstition" in Swahili.
"Bolee" could mean several things because
it appears in several languages.
Puti
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Juha-Petri T.
April 8, 2005
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Peter Piper in Spanish?
Check this out!
Pepe puso un peso en el piso del pozo; en el piso del pozo Pepe puso un peso.
Bet you can find more like this if you search for it on the Internet!
How cool is that?
Mark
Sacramento, CA USA
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Mark S.
April 7, 2005
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Tradcir las noticias al español 040605
Favor de corregir mi traducción. Tomé la noticia abajo, y lo traduje al español. Déjame saber todo que he escrito equivocado. Gracias por su ayuda!
Con recuerdos,
Mark Springer
Sacramento, CA USA
Kurdo escogió por presidente provisional de Irak.
Hace 2 horas, 36 minutos. Oeste mediano, AP
Por Antonio Castaneda, escritor de AP
Bagdad, Irak—El parlamento iraquí escogío el miércoles al lidero Jalal Talaban, quien durante todo su vida se oponía a la dominacíon árabe, como nuevo presidente intermedio del país, alargando la mano a la minoridad kurda represado durante larga rata, acercando el país a su primero gobierno seleccionado por elecciones demacrados desde hace 50 años.
Miembros desbancados del régimen antiguo, incluso el líder derribado Saddam Hussein, miraron el suceso en el televisor en sus celdas de cárcel, dijo el ministro de derechos humanos.
El anuncio que Talaban hubo ganado levantó aplausos en el Asamblea Nacional. En el norte, Kurdos bailaron en las calles al oír la noticia.
Kurd Picked As Iraq Interim President
2 hours, 36 minutes ago Middle East - AP
By ANTONIO CASTANEDA, Associated Press Writer
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The Iraqi parliament picked Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani, who has spent a lifetime resisting Arab domination, as the country's new interim president Wednesday, reaching out to the nation's long-repressed Kurdish minority and bringing the country closer to its first democratically elected government in 50 years.
Ousted members of the country's former regime — including toppled leader Saddam Hussein — watched the event on television in their prison cells, Human Rights Minister Bakhtiyar Amin told Al-Arabiya television.
The announcement that Talabani won drew applause in the National Assembly. In the north, Kurds danced in the streets upon hearing the news.
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Mark S.
April 6, 2005
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Re:Re:Is it an error of the grammar book?
I may be misunderstanding what you are saying here, but maybe I can help clarify.
In English, regular common and proper nouns (that is, everything but pronouns like us, you, him, her, it) are made plural by adding -s or -es:
Caroline --> Carolines (meaning two people named Caroline)
And possessive by adding -'s
Caroline --> Caroline's (something belongs to Caroline)
Plural and possessive by adding -s'
Carolines (plural) ---> Carolines' (Something belongs to everyone named Caroline, or to several people named Caroline --not a very useful example -- used more often with a last name, so let's look at that:)
Jones (a person named Jones) ---> Joneses (several, maybe the Jones family)
Joneses (The whole family) ---> Joneses' (belongs to the whole family --say, their house, for example: The Joneses' house--plural and possessive at the same time, so the apostrophe follows the s).
Caroline's does not show plural of any kind, because the apostrophe is before the s. This means one Caroline with a possession. The English Language is very consistent about distinguishing from possession and plural. Plurals have s before the apostrophe, and if there's no apostrophe, it's not possessive.
It can get confusing with pronouns, because the rule is just the opposite. Pronouns never use apostrophes: my, his, her, its, your, my, their. And the possessive pronoun "its", is naturally confused often with "it's," which is not a possessive at all, but a contraction of "it is."
Your suggestion of saying: She is a good friend of Mark and Caroline is excellent, because it is always correct, and will save you face if you get confused about the rules.
Nonetheless, the suggestion I gave in my previous message on this topic is a good practice, because native speakers will very often use the other forms, and you'll want to be able translate them correctly.
Mark and Caroline's house (belonging to both gets only one -'s)
Mark's and Caroline's toothbrushes (separate possessions get separate -'s)
Follow this rule and you'll get it right every time.
Mark Springer
English Major and composition instructor
California State University, Sacramento
Re:Is it an error of the grammar book? Kasia
I don't think it is an error. But I think you should say...She is a good friend of Mark and Caroline. Because when you have Caroline's with the apostrophe that means that there is more than one object..ex:more than one Caroline...or it is also used when you are talking about her possession. ex: Caroline's book. I hope that helped.
This is a reply to message # 48509
Language pair: Spanish; English
Category: Vocabulary/Translations
Post date: April 3, 2005
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Mark S.
April 4, 2005
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Re:Is it an error of the grammar book?
> Reply to message # 48509
> Is it an error of the grammar book? Laura Gil
> I found this sentence in a grammar book, could you tell me if > > > this is a mistake?
> She is a good friend of Mark and Caroline's.
> Thanks!
This is correct. What makes you think it is a mistake? How would you have said it differently?
There are two ways of doing possessive for plural possessors. Either the two or more share some possession in common, as Mark and Caroline share their girlfriend, or there are multiple objects and each possessor has their own, in which case you have to put both owners in the possessive:
She brought Mark's and Caroline's toothbrushes to them.
Here, since Mark and Caroline each have their own toothbrush, we say it a little differently.
Likewise, you could say, "David and Leslie were good friends of Mark's and Caroline's," if David is Mark's friend and Leslie is Caroline's friend.
Does that help? Let me know if I've missed your point.
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Mark S.
March 31, 2005
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Is it an error of the grammar book?
I found this sentence in a grammar book, could you tell me if this is a mistake?
She is a good friend of Mark and Caroline's.
Thanks!
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Laura G.
March 30, 2005
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Re:Hi Guys!
Hello Eva. Here are some of the spanish numbers from zero to 1000:
0: cero (Tsair-oh)
1: Uno
2: dos
3: Tres
4: Quatro
5: Cinco
6: seis (Sais)
7: siete (see-yeh-teh)
8: ocho
9: nueve
10: diez (dee-ehs)
11: once (ohn-say)
12: doce (doh-say)
13: trece (tray-say)
14: quatorce (kah-tohr-say)
15: quince (keen-say)
16: diez y seis
17: diez y siete
18: diez y ocho
19: diez y nueve
20: veinte
21: veinte y uno
22: veinte y dos
23: veinte y tres
24: veinte y quatro
25: veinte y cinco
30: treinta (train-tah)
40: cuarenta (kwar-en-tah)
50: cinquenta (seen-kwen-tah)
60: sesenta
70: setenta
80: ochenta
90: noventa
100: cien (see-en)
105: cien y cinco
125: cien veinte cinco
500: quinientos
1000: mil
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Colin B.
March 25, 2005
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Re:Hi Guys!
Hello Eva. I know a little bit of Spanish so I hope I can help.
A=Ahhh
B=Beh
C=Ce
D=Day
E=Ehh
F=Eh-fe
G=He (Sort of, I't's the closest I can get)
H=Ah-che
I=Ee
J=Ho-ta
K=Ka
L=Ele
M=Eme
N=Ene
Ñ=Eñe
O=Oh
P=Pay
Q=Koo
R=Erre
S=Ese
T=Tay
U=Oo
V=Oo-veh
W=Oo-ve-duv-le or duv-le-veh
X=Eh-kees
Y=Eeg-ree-eg-ah
Z=Tsay-tah
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Colin B.
March 25, 2005
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Re:I sPeAk EnGliSh, i Am LoOkiNg 4 sUm1 2 tEaCh Me SpAniSh
Ok here's how it works. There are like 3 gold members here and hundreds more regular members. We all post our desperate requests for contact and wait for one of the 3 (or 4 or 50) to find us out of the hundreds (or thousands?).
Not much hope. I was lucky enough to be contacted. but only by one person.
If you want to learn spanish I recommend listening to spanish music/radio, bilingual books, movies, and pimsleur program (check your library) in addition to this site. If there's anything specific that you want to ask, people can help you on the board. However most people aren't welcoming the idea of teaching whole lessons here... I wonder why?
Good luck
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Camille T.
March 25, 2005
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Re:Re:Re:Puede alguien ayudarme con el espanol
HI I´M XAVIER FROM ECUADOR AND I CAN HELP YOU TO IMPROVE YOUR SPANISH BECAUSE I´M A SPANISH TEACHER. I WOULD LIKE YO LEARN GERMAN CAN YOU HELP ME..
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xavier e.
March 24, 2005
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