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Re: Duolingo discussion/friend exchange
« Reply #105 on: April 28, 2015, 09:13:54 PM »
Quote from: Solovei on April 28, 2015, 04:31:46 PM
Just seems a little odd, I guess, coming from a company like Duo? It's like of Rosetta Stone started offering Elvish or Dothraki
That would be awesome.
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Re: Duolingo discussion/friend exchange
« Reply #106 on: May 04, 2015, 05:42:12 PM »
So, now you guys have finally succeeded... I am on Duolingo trying to learn some swedish but I only gotten started yesterday.  My name there would be Viiskielinenkant (I had to truncate it a little - stupid constraint of signs...)
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Re: Duolingo discussion/friend exchange
« Reply #107 on: May 04, 2015, 06:34:59 PM »
Quote from: Viisikielinenkantele on May 04, 2015, 05:42:12 PM
So, now you guys have finally succeeded... I am on Duolingo trying to learn some swedish but I only gotten started yesterday.  My name there would be Viiskielinenkant (I had to truncate it a little - stupid constraint of signs...)

What does your name mean? Something about five languages? :)
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Re: Duolingo discussion/friend exchange
« Reply #108 on: May 04, 2015, 06:47:40 PM »
Quote from: ryagami on May 04, 2015, 06:34:59 PM
What does your name mean? Something about five languages? :)

Five-string kantele I think?
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Re: Duolingo discussion/friend exchange
« Reply #109 on: May 05, 2015, 03:13:27 AM »
Quote from: starfallz on May 04, 2015, 06:47:40 PM
Five-string kantele I think?

Correct  :) The five-stringed kantele is a finnish folk-instrument and is the accompanying instrument when singing the Kalevala.
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Re: Duolingo discussion/friend exchange
« Reply #110 on: May 05, 2015, 05:18:54 AM »
Quote from: Viisikielinenkantele on May 05, 2015, 03:13:27 AM
Correct  :) The five-stringed kantele is a finnish folk-instrument and is the accompanying instrument when singing the Kalevala.

I'm guessing it's also the thing in your avatar :)
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Re: Duolingo discussion/friend exchange
« Reply #111 on: May 05, 2015, 05:21:55 AM »
Sure, I wouldn´t have it otherwise  ;D I bought her (my avatar) a few years ago in Oulu along with a "Children learn the kantele"-book so I can play a little too.  :)
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Re: Duolingo discussion/friend exchange
« Reply #112 on: May 05, 2015, 05:46:01 AM »
Sorry for the slight OT but I couldn't stop myself on the topic of "viisikielinen"... I just found it kinda hilarious that it can actually be translated as "with five strings", "with five languages" and "with five tongues", all three. And now I'm picturing a kantele blowing raspberries all around.
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Re: Duolingo discussion/friend exchange
« Reply #113 on: May 05, 2015, 06:15:47 AM »
Quote from: Laufey on May 05, 2015, 05:46:01 AM
I just found it kinda hilarious that it can actually be translated as "with five strings", "with five languages" and "with five tongues", all three. And now I'm picturing a kantele blowing raspberries all around.
And *I* wonder whether Ctulhund, with his stringy wriggly protrusions, might be the embodiment of multilinguality and spiritually tied to a certain school ...

... oh. Finnish. Right. ::)
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Re: Duolingo discussion/friend exchange
« Reply #114 on: May 05, 2015, 08:51:14 AM »
Quote from: Laufey on May 05, 2015, 05:46:01 AM
Sorry for the slight OT but I couldn't stop myself on the topic of "viisikielinen"... I just found it kinda hilarious that it can actually be translated as "with five strings", "with five languages" and "with five tongues", all three. And now I'm picturing a kantele blowing raspberries all around.

Oh yes, the pleasure of double meaning  ;D We should probably start a new thread for this...
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Re: Duolingo discussion/friend exchange
« Reply #115 on: May 05, 2015, 09:34:02 AM »
Quote from: Viisikielinenkantele on May 05, 2015, 08:51:14 AM
Oh yes, the pleasure of double meaning  ;D We should probably start a new thread for this...

Nah, this totally is a Duolingo and not a General Discussion topic *nods*.

;) though these translations are really interesting indeed. Back to duo: Norwegian aimes at being released on May 18th!
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Re: Duolingo discussion/friend exchange
« Reply #116 on: May 05, 2015, 12:56:53 PM »
I just added the user-names I could find and now I'm stalking you all  ;D If you don't mind  :-[ ...
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Re: Duolingo discussion/friend exchange
« Reply #117 on: May 19, 2015, 01:50:10 PM »
Some wonderful things Duolingo has taught me to say in Danish:

De sidste tre dage brugtes til at spise chokolade.
(The last three days were spent eating chocolate.)

Arbejder giraffen for pressen?
(Does the giraffe work for the press?)

Enhjørningerne bruger lægemidlet hver dag.
(The unicorns use the drug every day.)

And my personal favourite:
Min datter døde og blev til en zombie som prøvede at spise min hjerne.
(My daughter died and became a zombie that tried to eat my brain.)
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Re: Duolingo discussion/friend exchange
« Reply #118 on: May 20, 2015, 12:50:06 AM »
Quote from: Feartheviolas on May 19, 2015, 01:50:10 PM
Some wonderful things Duolingo has taught me to say in Danish:

De sidste tre dage brugtes til at spise chokolade.
(The last three days were spent eating chocolate.)

Arbejder giraffen for pressen?
(Does the giraffe work for the press?)

Enhjørningerne bruger lægemidlet hver dag.
(The unicorns use the drug every day.)

And my personal favourite:
Min datter døde og blev til en zombie som prøvede at spise min hjerne.
(My daughter died and became a zombie that tried to eat my brain.)

All of these are hilarious, but the last is simply priceless.
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Re: Duolingo discussion/friend exchange
« Reply #119 on: May 22, 2015, 12:09:08 AM »
Norwegian just came out on Duolingo! YAY!  ;D
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