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by Iron
23 Aug 2013 14:44
Forum: Language Learning & Non-English
Topic: Language practice thread
Replies: 6104
Views: 1004275

Re: Language practice thread

Gestern ich war in einen Partei. Es war ein deutscher in da. Ich hätte ihm in deutsch sprechen sollen.
I was in a party yesterday. There was German guy in there. I should have spoken to him in German.

The last sentence is a mess and I've no idea how to word it otherwise.
by Iron
21 Aug 2013 12:15
Forum: Language Learning & Non-English
Topic: Language practice thread
Replies: 6104
Views: 1004275

Re: Language practice thread

Danke, Yagia. Leider hab ich die meistens dem Niederländisch vergessen, als wegen den nicht üben. Thanks, Yagia. Unfortunately I've forgotten most of my Dutch as a result of not practicing. :c EDIT for Iron: It's not proper to translate titles of things, and I think besonders might be a better word...
by Iron
21 Aug 2013 00:18
Forum: Language Learning & Non-English
Topic: Русский язык | Russian Conversation Thread
Replies: 140
Views: 58407

Re: Русский язык!

...не похоже на то.
by Iron
21 Aug 2013 00:11
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: What kind of conlanger are you?
Replies: 195
Views: 104450

Re: What kind of conlanger are you?

Scrapper. 100% scrapper. Even if a gun were to be pointed at my hand, I wouldn't be able to settle on one.
by Iron
21 Aug 2013 00:07
Forum: Language Learning & Non-English
Topic: Language practice thread
Replies: 6104
Views: 1004275

Re: Language practice thread

Die Band Habe ein schönes Leben ist ein trauriges Bild meinen Lebens... speziell der Lied Bluthagel.
The band Have a Nice Life is a tragic picture of my life... especially the song Bloodhail.

Don't know how to treat those damn adverbs.
by Iron
04 Aug 2013 21:58
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Conlang Conversation Thread [2010–2019]
Replies: 8666
Views: 1442331

Re: Conlang Conversation Thread

Grimon agnator halini cestetir.
hate.1S.PRS create.SUPINE languages.ACC new.ADJ-ACC
I dislike making new languages.

Because I just can't settle on one.
by Iron
04 Aug 2013 21:51
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: What did you accomplish today? [2011–2019]
Replies: 11462
Views: 1631649

Re: What did you accomplish today?

I got the idea to make a descendant of some Slavic language, probably my dialect of Croatian. The general idea behind the language is to have a weird phonology with a somewhat skewed vowel inventory and a full-fledged tone system, while the morphology is replaced with new affixes and voicing contra...
by Iron
25 Jun 2013 09:58
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: CBB Lexicon Building [2010–2019]
Replies: 2299
Views: 381102

Re: CBB Lexicon Building

Lao Kou wrote:Next: wistful
þokkfösmýri
[θɔkʰfœ'smui̯:rɪ]

Next: monastery
by Iron
24 Jun 2013 14:56
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2019]
Replies: 7086
Views: 1317801

Re: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

Question: How did Icelandic develop the weird syllabic sonorants, and the plosives before them in some words? Example: ['hauːkʰadl̥] <hákarl>, [jœːkʏtl̥] <jökull>, etc. A ring below marks voicelesness, not syllabicness. [;)] Yea, my bad. I can't pronounce them voiceless, so I just pronounce as them...
by Iron
24 Jun 2013 14:45
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexicon sculpting [2013–2019]
Replies: 2345
Views: 447659

Re: Lexicon sculpting

Lao Kou wrote:heftaíaürs [ˌhɛ.ftaja'yɾs] n. squirrel
heféri [hə'vɑi̯:rɪ] n. squirrel

Next: kjyrbý ['cʰui̯rpʏi̯] n. volcano
by Iron
23 Jun 2013 13:49
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: CBB Lexicon Building [2010–2019]
Replies: 2299
Views: 381102

Re: CBB Lexicon Building

Click wrote:Next: staff
tanur [' tʰɑ:nur] n. magical staff

next: oven, furnace
by Iron
22 Jun 2013 20:09
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: CBB Lexicon Building [2010–2019]
Replies: 2299
Views: 381102

Re: CBB Lexicon Building

Click wrote:
DesEsseintes wrote:Next: obstacle
nàlao [nàlao̯] n obstacle
- from nàla 'stop' and -o agent nominalizer

Next: spark
óspila [ɔu̯'spɪ:lɑ] n. spark

Next: necromancy
by Iron
22 Jun 2013 13:35
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Lexicon sculpting [2013–2019]
Replies: 2345
Views: 447659

Re: Lexicon sculpting

adödíls [adø'dils] n. comedian, comedienne, comic. Sōkoan: ādaðeiní ['aːdaðeɪ'ni] n female minstrel skilled in performing light-hearted songs and relating amusing anecdotes Next: gatna ['gatn̥a] n entrails, tripe gatna ['kɑtnɑ] n. the digestive system Next: kjyrsúrgur [cʰui̯r.'sʏrkur] n. burn wound...
by Iron
22 Jun 2013 01:09
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Conlang Conversation Thread [2010–2019]
Replies: 8666
Views: 1442331

Re: Conlang Conversation Thread

Insva dvesrar sindaun - ulfet sindaunsven. Af u eris ar grún ísar rítir. "I finished school yesterday - the eleventh grade (to be precise). But I still have four more exams." Roa páo, ka pi mási haori rixi ka ì inòi. [:)] On a bright note, I enrolled in the high school I want to attend. [...
by Iron
21 Jun 2013 21:44
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2019]
Replies: 7086
Views: 1317801

Re: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

Question: How did Icelandic develop the weird syllabic sonorants, and the plosives before them in some words?

Example: ['hauːkʰadl̥] <hákarl>, [jœːkʏtl̥] <jökull>, etc.
by Iron
14 Jun 2013 18:16
Forum: Language Learning & Non-English
Topic: Language practice thread
Replies: 6104
Views: 1004275

Re: Language practice thread

Ich war an einem Konzert gestern Abend. Ich habe Spaß gehabt.

"I went to a concert last night. I had fun."
by Iron
11 Jun 2013 10:31
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: To-Infinitive in Hebrew
Replies: 14
Views: 5138

Re: To-Infinitive in Hebrew

I know I'm going off-topic with this, but do I detect a Sephardic/Mizrahi-ish pronunciation (kamatz as [a] instead of [ɔ])? I generally speak with an Ashkenazi accent (Cholam as [ɔj]/[oj], not [o] or [ej]), but I like distinguishing the qof [q], aleph [ʔ], `ayin [ʕ] and cheth [ħ]; bet , gimel [g], ...
by Iron
05 Jun 2013 21:31
Forum: Language Learning & Non-English
Topic: Русский язык | Russian Conversation Thread
Replies: 140
Views: 58407

Re: Русский язык!

Дело в том что это и есть мой "родной язык". В беседах, ни кто не замечает, но дело в том что я веду беседы только дома; я всю свою жизнь провел в Израиле, так что мой письменный русский довольно "ржавый". Но мое произношение буквы "р" всегда замечали, и сразу понимали ...
by Iron
05 Jun 2013 20:39
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2020]
Replies: 11605
Views: 2043936

Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

Is it natural to have both an alveolar /r/ and a uvular /ʁ/ (not /ʀ/) in the same language? It does happen. Like, half of Caucasus has both. Although the uvular mostly works like a fricative there rather than an approximant (which you probably meant). But I don't think this difference is too import...
by Iron
05 Jun 2013 14:25
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2020]
Replies: 11605
Views: 2043936

Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

Is it natural to have both an alveolar /r/ and a uvular /ʁ/ (not /ʀ/) in the same language?