What is the difference....?

Discussion in 'Off Topic' started by FaeLuna, Sep 21, 2002.

  1. Helén

    Helén Posting Queen

    Defantum have one at his site,
    Well german is an easy one.. What about the chinese and russian sites? You should see the translations for the sims bars in the game... omg! They really get funny. But then there is no other words to use.. So i run it in english anyway.
    But translations for downloads would be excellent i think. But what's more urgent is translations of instructions for downloads.
     
  2. ManagerJosh

    ManagerJosh Benevolent Dictator Staff Member

    Dunno about Chinese though. The Chinese language has sooo many dialects it is hard to differentiate one from another.

    One character may represent dog in one dialect, but the same character may represent ox in another dialect.



    Sorta confusing to the translator wouldn't it be?
     
  3. FaeLuna

    FaeLuna The One and Only

    Most movies I've seen use Mandarin and Cantoneese as the two Chinese language options, so I guess those are the 2 main ones so people would probably know one or the other??
     
  4. Helén

    Helén Posting Queen

    Why not check that with Drachelord or Lewdini? Lewdini is a member here if I'm not mistaken..
     
  5. ManagerJosh

    ManagerJosh Benevolent Dictator Staff Member


    Those are the two primary dialects used. However I'm accounting for the many different people who visit here. Not all of them who come from China will speak the primary two dialects.

    They are similar, however sometimes you will get completely different meanings. It is hard for a computer to know which dialect to use considering the same chinese character could have several dozen meanings when you translate it.
     
  6. Helén

    Helén Posting Queen

    Real tricky stuff obviously.
     
  7. lewdini

    lewdini Moderate Sith Lord

    Someone should invent a universal translator ...like in Star Trek :)
     
  8. Helén

    Helén Posting Queen

    Lew you ought to know about chinese translators right?
     
  9. lewdini

    lewdini Moderate Sith Lord

    Not 100% workable....
    Well if u want to know Chinese Dialects...theres also teochew...which i am...
    Hokkien, Shanghainese and many more
     
  10. Helén

    Helén Posting Queen

    Aarrgg..
    Well seems chinese will be to tricky then....

    *sighes*

    :D
     
  11. lewdini

    lewdini Moderate Sith Lord

    Thats why we are trying to standardise chinese into one dialect...mandarin
     
  12. Helén

    Helén Posting Queen

    That sound very good.
    Dialects can coexist as well.

    :bunny::bunny::bunny:
     
  13. lewdini

    lewdini Moderate Sith Lord

    Dialects originate from different towns/villages....even within an area...a dialect can be split into different dialects as different villages have different pronounciations....scary huh!?
     
  14. sugar_junkie

    sugar_junkie Active Member

    hey nina,juz one question since were all talkin bout diferent languages, is ur s/n in swedish?
     
  15. Helén

    Helén Posting Queen

    Yes it is Tess. :classic:
    Kanina is a femininum form of Kanin = rabbit/bunny ;)
     
  16. timz2rules

    timz2rules New Member

    oooo now thats an intresting bit of info to learn...
     
  17. Helén

    Helén Posting Queen

    Isn't it? :LOL: *raises an eyebrow*
    And sooooo important right? *raises the other one*

    *looks now incredible silly*
     
  18. ManagerJosh

    ManagerJosh Benevolent Dictator Staff Member

    yEAH! I learned sweedish today :D
     
  19. Helén

    Helén Posting Queen

    Lol Josh!:LOL:
    You're welcome to ask about it anytime - goes for all of you. If it's not "clean" language I'm gonna PM the translation hehehe.. ;)
     
  20. ManagerJosh

    ManagerJosh Benevolent Dictator Staff Member

    Post it here Nina....then we can all learn :) (unless it is vulgar)
     

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