I know only...
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Adari:
Yg cyv tol fer aćca tetytjo azentimy zen gygym.
1SG no.more GEN DEF six word-PL azenti-ADJ DESTINATION think-MIDDLE
(Lit. "I know to no more than of six azenti words")
Yg cyv tol fer aćca tetytjo azentimy zen gygym.
1SG no.more GEN DEF six word-PL azenti-ADJ DESTINATION think-MIDDLE
(Lit. "I know to no more than of six azenti words")
Nūdenku waga honji ma naku honyasi ne ika-ika ichamase!
female-appearance=despite boy-voice=PAT hold boy-youth=TOP very be.cute-3PL
Honyasi zō honyasi ma naidasu.
boy-youth=AGT boy-youth=PAT love.romantically-3S
female-appearance=despite boy-voice=PAT hold boy-youth=TOP very be.cute-3PL
Honyasi zō honyasi ma naidasu.
boy-youth=AGT boy-youth=PAT love.romantically-3S
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:eus: Basque:
Bakarrik bost hitz euskaraz dakizkit.
bakarr-ik bost hitz euskara-z dakizki-t
alone-PART five word Basque.language-INS know.3P.ABS.PRES-1S.ERG
I only know five words in Basque.
Mivaduì:
Uvà gagisàmbuva mivaduìra lùnggira ng avànga.
[ɔˈβa gəgəˈʃambɔβə məβʲəˈdwiɾʲə ˈluŋgəɾʲəŋ əˈβaŋə]
uvà ga-gisàmbu-va mivaduì-ra lù-ngg-ira=ng avànga
be.PL EXPERIENCED.LIKED-word-CONS Mivaduì-CONS six-CLASS-CONS=1S.OBL alone
I only know six Mivaduì words.
(Lit. "There are my six Mivaduì words alone.")
(clitics count as words)
Bakarrik bost hitz euskaraz dakizkit.
bakarr-ik bost hitz euskara-z dakizki-t
alone-PART five word Basque.language-INS know.3P.ABS.PRES-1S.ERG
I only know five words in Basque.
Mivaduì:
Uvà gagisàmbuva mivaduìra lùnggira ng avànga.
[ɔˈβa gəgəˈʃambɔβə məβʲəˈdwiɾʲə ˈluŋgəɾʲəŋ əˈβaŋə]
uvà ga-gisàmbu-va mivaduì-ra lù-ngg-ira=ng avànga
be.PL EXPERIENCED.LIKED-word-CONS Mivaduì-CONS six-CLASS-CONS=1S.OBL alone
I only know six Mivaduì words.
(Lit. "There are my six Mivaduì words alone.")
(clitics count as words)
知らず知らず 歩いてきた 細く長い この道
振り返れば 遥か遠く 故郷が見える
でこぼこ道や 曲がりくねった道
地図さえない それもまた人生
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振り返れば 遥か遠く 故郷が見える
でこぼこ道や 曲がりくねった道
地図さえない それもまた人生
Current languages I'm interested in: Kiribati, Slovenian, Mixe
Speaks: English, Basque, Mandarin
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Omlűt
Omlűt am qaks zhórfën grim skröptëm.
[ˌom.ˈlyːt ʔam qaks ˈʒoːr.fən grim ˈʃkrøp.təm]
Omlűt am qaks zhurf\au-ën grim skrapt\iu-ëm
Omlűt out_of just word\-ACC.PL.M six know\-1.SG.IPFV
I know only six words in Omlűt.
Omlűt am qaks zhórfën grim skröptëm.
[ˌom.ˈlyːt ʔam qaks ˈʒoːr.fən grim ˈʃkrøp.təm]
Omlűt am qaks zhurf\au-ën grim skrapt\iu-ëm
Omlűt out_of just word\-ACC.PL.M six know\-1.SG.IPFV
I know only six words in Omlűt.
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Ook & Omlűt & Nautli languages & Sperenjas
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Produce, Analyze, Manipulate
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Ook & Omlűt & Nautli languages & Sperenjas
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Ahau ravam Utagasvrimahikeń jhayasma nu.
1sg.SBJ six.ACC English-speak-bit.pl.ACC know-1sg.PRES REGRET
I know only six Utagasvrimahi words *nuu*.
Aham ṣaṣam Saṃskṛtamvākapadān eva bodhāmi.
1sg.SBJ six.ACC Sanskrit-speech-words.ACC certainly know-1sg
I certainly know/understand 6 Sanskrit words.
1sg.SBJ six.ACC English-speak-bit.pl.ACC know-1sg.PRES REGRET
I know only six Utagasvrimahi words *nuu*.
Aham ṣaṣam Saṃskṛtamvākapadān eva bodhāmi.
1sg.SBJ six.ACC Sanskrit-speech-words.ACC certainly know-1sg
I certainly know/understand 6 Sanskrit words.
Sikatāyām kaṇam lokasya darśasi, svargam phale vanye ca.
See a world in a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wild flower.
Ānantam tava karatalena darasi, nityatām ghaṇṭabhyantare ca.
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in an hour.
See a world in a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wild flower.
Ānantam tava karatalena darasi, nityatām ghaṇṭabhyantare ca.
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in an hour.
Re: I know only...
Kinuiltawir nauloloutšiem darespelimai.
Kinuiltys-ABL word-six-ACC certainly-know-1SG-PRES
I certainly know only six Kinuiltys words.
Kinuiltys-ABL word-six-ACC certainly-know-1SG-PRES
I certainly know only six Kinuiltys words.
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Kuth enecthiøthará fengkual kuaun tsatamuatøn.
[ kútʰ ʔenextʰjɔtʰaʁá féŋkwal kwáwn tsátamwatøn. ]
kuth e-Necthiøth-rá fénkual kuaun tsata-mua-tø-n.
word ADJ-Necthioth-LOC five notmorethan speak-can-1SG-BAD.
I can say no more than five Necthioth words.
[ kútʰ ʔenextʰjɔtʰaʁá féŋkwal kwáwn tsátamwatøn. ]
kuth e-Necthiøth-rá fénkual kuaun tsata-mua-tø-n.
word ADJ-Necthioth-LOC five notmorethan speak-can-1SG-BAD.
I can say no more than five Necthioth words.
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Re: I know only...
Salthan (or also called karathnai):
kas da-əsa chi-karathnai-darade-hasashi-nai
know SUBJ-1 OBJ-Karathnai-word-6-PL
OR:
kas da-əsa chi-karathnai-rathə-hasashi-nai
know SUBJ-1 OBJ-Karathnai-word-6-PL
The difference? Darade is generally correct for either spoken or written words, but rathe would be used if you were specifically talking about writing in Salthan.
kas da-əsa chi-karathnai-darade-hasashi-nai
know SUBJ-1 OBJ-Karathnai-word-6-PL
OR:
kas da-əsa chi-karathnai-rathə-hasashi-nai
know SUBJ-1 OBJ-Karathnai-word-6-PL
The difference? Darade is generally correct for either spoken or written words, but rathe would be used if you were specifically talking about writing in Salthan.
Re: I know only...
Dimath
Ank dak yan shis dimathimin dimathas.
[aŋk dak yan ʃis dimaˈðimin diˈmaðas]
ank dak yan shis dim-ath-im-in dim-ath-as
1SG only know six speak-OBJNOUN-PL-ACC speak-OBJNOUN-GEN
I only know six words in Dimath.
Ank dak yan shis dimathimin dimathas.
[aŋk dak yan ʃis dimaˈðimin diˈmaðas]
ank dak yan shis dim-ath-im-in dim-ath-as
1SG only know six speak-OBJNOUN-PL-ACC speak-OBJNOUN-GEN
I only know six words in Dimath.
Skribajon mean vi esas lektant, kar amiki.
Native: American English. Knows: some Hebrew/Judaeo-Aramaic, some Ido, bit of La Esperanton, a couple of Yiddish words, and bits and pieces of others.
Native: American English. Knows: some Hebrew/Judaeo-Aramaic, some Ido, bit of La Esperanton, a couple of Yiddish words, and bits and pieces of others.
Re: I know only...
Vede Rogelistut hareta asamci.
five-ATTR Roguel-GEN word-ACC know-1SG-only
I only know five Roguel words.
five-ATTR Roguel-GEN word-ACC know-1SG-only
I only know five Roguel words.
Re: I know only...
I know only six English words.
Jeg kjenner bare seks norske ord.
Ich kenne nur sechs deutsche Wörter.
Jag kan bara sju ord på svenska.
Jeg kender kun seks danske ord.
Je sais seulement sept mots en français.
Sólo sé seis palabras en español.
Znam tylko sześć słów po polsku.
(Lakota) Oíye Lakȟóta záptaŋla uŋmáspe epȟé.
:roc: 我只知道九個中文字。
Osaan/tiedän vain kuusi suomen sanaa./ kuusi sanaa suomea.
Mun máhtan áidnu guhta sámegiela sánni. ??
日本語の言葉は六つだけ知っている。
Emyt: Kehzan ral'ęmy-rỹśunak-gurtǫren.
keh-zan ral'ęmy rỹ-śunak gurtǫ-ren
one-adv Emyt.gen four-word.gen know.verb-gno.1sg
I know only four Emyt words.
Proto-Vdangku: miiztå tevgev veli roqqer
know.1s.imp four.PL only.PL entity.PL
Agyonnar: Azaya tyela Agyonnar tia. (I only remember four Agyonnar words.)
Wistra Gutisk: Ek kann þatain saihs Aggilisks waurda.
Inyauk: Txír nahyúgbatxagitsaurat kúmatxinyaukiahi.
ʧí-ir nax-júg-ba-ʧag-iʦa<u>r-at kúmaʧiɲauki-axi
1sg-PSR IDF-bottom-PSS-three-word<pl>-PSD speak.inyauk-RST
Kankonian: Is hauess oul sem arikes Kankonik.
I know+PRESENT only six word+PLURAL Kankonian
Hǫnhuęn: Ro tlęjąn hǫnhuęn te xi cǫ tar
1ps ablility-speech national-language-INST seven counting_word stative_verb-indicative_mood-active_voice
[ro tɬ͡ɜ.jæn xən.xwɜn tɛ ɕi kə tɑr]
Tō Taiōn: Lōs (īa) katalenō iētha hīlōv tō Taiōn.
Ngolu: Tuhu ene zu zeje kilo ilia.
be.known DAT.1s.MASC NOM.3s.SPEC.INAN.REL be.group.of.six be.word be.speech
Jeg kjenner bare seks norske ord.
Ich kenne nur sechs deutsche Wörter.
Jag kan bara sju ord på svenska.
Jeg kender kun seks danske ord.
Je sais seulement sept mots en français.
Sólo sé seis palabras en español.
Znam tylko sześć słów po polsku.
(Lakota) Oíye Lakȟóta záptaŋla uŋmáspe epȟé.
:roc: 我只知道九個中文字。
Osaan/tiedän vain kuusi suomen sanaa./ kuusi sanaa suomea.
Mun máhtan áidnu guhta sámegiela sánni. ??
日本語の言葉は六つだけ知っている。
Emyt: Kehzan ral'ęmy-rỹśunak-gurtǫren.
keh-zan ral'ęmy rỹ-śunak gurtǫ-ren
one-adv Emyt.gen four-word.gen know.verb-gno.1sg
I know only four Emyt words.
Proto-Vdangku: miiztå tevgev veli roqqer
know.1s.imp four.PL only.PL entity.PL
Agyonnar: Azaya tyela Agyonnar tia. (I only remember four Agyonnar words.)
Wistra Gutisk: Ek kann þatain saihs Aggilisks waurda.
Inyauk: Txír nahyúgbatxagitsaurat kúmatxinyaukiahi.
ʧí-ir nax-júg-ba-ʧag-iʦa<u>r-at kúmaʧiɲauki-axi
1sg-PSR IDF-bottom-PSS-three-word<pl>-PSD speak.inyauk-RST
Kankonian: Is hauess oul sem arikes Kankonik.
I know+PRESENT only six word+PLURAL Kankonian
Hǫnhuęn: Ro tlęjąn hǫnhuęn te xi cǫ tar
1ps ablility-speech national-language-INST seven counting_word stative_verb-indicative_mood-active_voice
[ro tɬ͡ɜ.jæn xən.xwɜn tɛ ɕi kə tɑr]
Tō Taiōn: Lōs (īa) katalenō iētha hīlōv tō Taiōn.
Ngolu: Tuhu ene zu zeje kilo ilia.
be.known DAT.1s.MASC NOM.3s.SPEC.INAN.REL be.group.of.six be.word be.speech
Glossing Abbreviations: COMP = comparative, C = complementiser, ACS / ICS = accessible / inaccessible, GDV = gerundive, SPEC / NSPC = specific / non-specific, AG = agent, E = entity (person, animal, thing)
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MY MUSIC | MY PLANTS
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MY MUSIC | MY PLANTS
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Yélian
Re miatquinrai matayyéliani perta.
[rɛ ˌmiatˈkiːnr͜ai ˌmataʃ͜ˈɛliani ˈpɛrta]
1PS just-know-1SG word-yélian-GEN four
I only know four Yélian words.
Re miatquinrai matayyéliani perta.
[rɛ ˌmiatˈkiːnr͜ai ˌmataʃ͜ˈɛliani ˈpɛrta]
1PS just-know-1SG word-yélian-GEN four
I only know four Yélian words.
Wipe the glass. This is the usual way to start, even in the days, day and night, only a happy one.
Re: I know only...
This hardly counts as double post, does it...?
Caelian
Rar kön matajobrez cühahaly gertë kyunguril.
[raɾ kʰœn ˌmatʰajɔbˈrɛs çyhaˈhaʎ gɛrˈtə kʲʊŋuˈril]
1SG only word.PL.INST Caelian.PL.FEM six know-SUB.1SG-OBJ.3PL
I know only six Caelian words.
Orkish
Shels gradebz ba batɦaso hekdannzhti knast.
[ʂɛls ˈgʁadɛ͡bz ba ˈbatˤasoː hɛkˈdanːʐti knast]
POT know-1SG.ERG just Ork.GEN word.ABS.PL six
I know only six words of the Orks.
Anto
Da hal wike-wike anto a'ja ke'ne-da.
[taː hal ˈwɪkʰɛˌwɪkʰɛ ˈantʰoː ˈaːja kʰɛːnɛta]
1SG only word.PL Anto six know-1SG
I know only six Anto words.
Caelian
Rar kön matajobrez cühahaly gertë kyunguril.
[raɾ kʰœn ˌmatʰajɔbˈrɛs çyhaˈhaʎ gɛrˈtə kʲʊŋuˈril]
1SG only word.PL.INST Caelian.PL.FEM six know-SUB.1SG-OBJ.3PL
I know only six Caelian words.
Orkish
Shels gradebz ba batɦaso hekdannzhti knast.
[ʂɛls ˈgʁadɛ͡bz ba ˈbatˤasoː hɛkˈdanːʐti knast]
POT know-1SG.ERG just Ork.GEN word.ABS.PL six
I know only six words of the Orks.
Anto
Da hal wike-wike anto a'ja ke'ne-da.
[taː hal ˈwɪkʰɛˌwɪkʰɛ ˈantʰoː ˈaːja kʰɛːnɛta]
1SG only word.PL Anto six know-1SG
I know only six Anto words.
Wipe the glass. This is the usual way to start, even in the days, day and night, only a happy one.
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Kala:
na ke mila tsa'o kalayo unyampe
1sg O word six Kala-GEN know-LIM
I know only six Kala words.
na ke mila tsa'o kalayo unyampe
1sg O word six Kala-GEN know-LIM
I know only six Kala words.
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Re: I know only...
Wouldn't this be "I only know nine Chinese characters", not "I only know nine Chinese words"? I think it should be 我只知道九個中文詞。xinda wrote: :roc: 我只知道九個中文字。
Also, since that sentence is in traditional characters, here's the simplified version, with pinyin and a gloss:
:zho: 我只知道九个中文词。
Wǒ zhǐ zhīdào jiǔ ge Zhōngwén cí.
1[SG] only know nine CL Chinese word
Re: I know only...
I'm not a native speaker, but in this context, xinda's "字" just feels more natural than "词". They can both translate as "word" in English*, but I think if you asked a Chinese person walking down the street how many "words" were in a sentence, you'd get a 字-count. My initial reaction to your change was: "Well, what if one of the nine Chinese "words" you know is 'Marxist'?" (馬克思主義者) Counting that as "one" when, in fact, you have to "know" six feels counter-intuitive. But should you not trust my viscera, I went for back-up, and lo:GrandPiano wrote:Wouldn't this be "I only know nine Chinese characters", not "I only know nine Chinese words"? I think it should be 我只知道九個中文詞。xinda wrote: :roc: 我只知道九個中文字。
Also, since that sentence is in traditional characters, here's the simplified version, with pinyin and a gloss:
:zho: 我只知道九个中文词。
Wǒ zhǐ zhīdào jiǔ ge Zhōngwén cí.
1[SG] only know nine CL Chinese word
"字" are single units; "词" are compounds of two or more "字".**
Ergo, 馬克思主義者 is a 词, but again, I don't think the average 周 would count that as "one" in a "word" count.
What that also means is that xinda's rendition should be parsed this way:
(我)(只)(知)(道)(九)(個)(中)(文)(字) = 9
which fits the in-joke of the sentence.
Change it to 词, and now you get a befuddling:
(我)(只)(知道)(九)(個)(中文)(詞) or
(我)(只)(知道)(九個)(中文)(詞) or
(我)(只)(知道)(九)(個)(中文詞) or
(我)(只)(知道)(九個)(中文詞)
Pick one you like, I don't have a dog in that fight. But the point is that none of those come to nine, so -- in-joke, in tatters.
I think a 詞-count is more applicable to the languages we barbarians use, because what would a 字-count even mean? Which may also be why I initially balked at your change; sounded a little Chinglishy in reverse (so for that matter, why not go for the even further-distancing, foreign-sounding "单词"?). At any rate, I'd leave xinda's version alone.
* Note the English translation of "字" here and of "词" here
** 字是一个 词由两个或两个以上的字组成
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Re: I know only...
I stand corrected, then. I also didn't initially see the correlation between the number of words/字 in the sentence and the number stated to be known. In that case, here's the better simplified version:
:zho: 我只知道九个中文字。
Wǒ zhǐ zhīdào jiǔ ge Zhōngwén zì.
1[SG] only know nine CL Chinese character
:zho: 我只知道九个中文字。
Wǒ zhǐ zhīdào jiǔ ge Zhōngwén zì.
1[SG] only know nine CL Chinese character
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Re: I know only...
Correcting French. When you want to translate "know" and it has a direct object, connaître is usually the way to go, not savoir.
Je connais seulement sept mots en français.
/ʃ kɔ.nɛ sœl.mɑ̃ sɛt mo ɑ̃ fʁɑ̃.sɛ/
1SG.NOM know{1SG} only seven word{PL} in French
I only know seven French words.
If you want to know even more French words, you can use another construction for "only", one which I'm rather enamored with.
Je ne connais que huit mots en français.
/ʒə n kɔ.nɛ k ɥi mo ɑ̃ fʁɑ̃.sɛ/
1SG.NOM PTCL know{1SG} only eight word{PL} in French
I only know eight French words.
Je connais seulement sept mots en français.
/ʃ kɔ.nɛ sœl.mɑ̃ sɛt mo ɑ̃ fʁɑ̃.sɛ/
1SG.NOM know{1SG} only seven word{PL} in French
I only know seven French words.
If you want to know even more French words, you can use another construction for "only", one which I'm rather enamored with.
Je ne connais que huit mots en français.
/ʒə n kɔ.nɛ k ɥi mo ɑ̃ fʁɑ̃.sɛ/
1SG.NOM PTCL know{1SG} only eight word{PL} in French
I only know eight French words.
Re: I know only...
Ular
语咱一对字五四知我。
Jōlăr ówthŏ mô õnvûrh óng lăn.
[jōˈlæ̂̄ɚ̯ óʊ̯tʰɛ̂́ mǒ̄ ȭːʋǔ̄ɾ ɔ́ŋ læ̂́n]
Ular only word nine know 1SG
As for Ular, I only know nine words.
As for Chinese, the concept of "word" is closely related to a character.
语咱一对字五四知我。
Jōlăr ówthŏ mô õnvûrh óng lăn.
[jōˈlæ̂̄ɚ̯ óʊ̯tʰɛ̂́ mǒ̄ ȭːʋǔ̄ɾ ɔ́ŋ læ̂́n]
Ular only word nine know 1SG
As for Ular, I only know nine words.
As for Chinese, the concept of "word" is closely related to a character.
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Re: I know only...
Then you must love English's: "I know but eight French words."Dormouse559 wrote:If you want to know even more French words, you can use another construction for "only", one which I'm rather enamored with.
Je ne connais que huit mots en français.
I only know eight French words.
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