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Title: Foreign Language Word Association
Post by: Explorer on February 26, 2009, 10:20:46 AM

A little variant of Word Association I thought of. It might be a little difficult to play, but I think its an interesting challenge that also allows to know more words from other languages.

For instance, a word in a foreign language - preferably, a language different from English - is put up.

Like this:

Computador (which is Portuguese for Computer)

And the next person can say in other languages - of course, he chooses only one.

For instance, French to it:

Ordinateur, I believe

So, whos' up for it? =D

I'll go ahead and give out the computer example:

Computador

Title: Foreign Language Word Association
Post by: Malte279 on February 26, 2009, 10:26:48 AM

Comprehendere - (Latin: comprehend, understand)

Title: Foreign Language Word Association
Post by: DarkWolf91 on February 26, 2009, 10:52:38 AM

Wakarimasen - (Japanese: don't understand... I think. It's been a while since I took Japanese :p )

Title: Foreign Language Word Association
Post by: Nick22 on February 26, 2009, 11:43:30 AM

Verschtae?(sp) _ Understand- German

Title: Foreign Language Word Association
Post by: Myrkin on February 26, 2009, 12:05:26 PM

Rozumieć - (Polish: undestand)

Title: Foreign Language Word Association
Post by: Malte279 on February 26, 2009, 12:13:41 PM

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Verschtae?(sp) _ Understand- German

The spelleing would be "verstehen".

Ruckzuck - Now that one is difficult to translate literally but it would mean something like "in no time" / "in a jiffy". The term is German (am I within game rules if I come up with German terms? German is not a foreign language to me same as English is not for most of you.

Title: Foreign Language Word Association
Post by: Nick22 on February 26, 2009, 12:27:24 PM

Well, it is  a foreign language to the rest of us..

Title: Foreign Language Word Association
Post by: Explorer on February 27, 2009, 10:50:18 AM

Quote from: Malte279,Feb 26 2009 on  04:13 PM

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Verschtae?(sp) _ Understand- German

The spelleing would be "verstehen".

Ruckzuck - Now that one is difficult to translate literally but it would mean something like "in no time" / "in a jiffy". The term is German (am I within game rules if I come up with German terms? German is not a foreign language to me same as English is not for most of you.

Yup, don't see a problem. Eheh, I also used portuguese, so.

Veloz - (Which is portuguese for fast, and other synonimes)

Title: Foreign Language Word Association
Post by: Malte279 on February 27, 2009, 10:54:21 AM

Verlust - (German for loss or in the respective context casualty).

Title: Foreign Language Word Association
Post by: Nick22 on March 08, 2009, 01:55:07 PM

gestorben- to die or pass away- German

Title: Foreign Language Word Association
Post by: Malte279 on March 08, 2009, 05:24:29 PM

sterben would be the infinitive (to die), gestorben would be a past tense form (died).

Scherben - German for fragments.

Title: Foreign Language Word Association
Post by: Nick22 on March 08, 2009, 05:30:38 PM

brennen- burn,to burn?