Stwff a lol http://www.omniglot.com/rywsut Multilingual musings and other nonsense / Synfyfyriadau amlieithog a lol arall Fri, 17 May 2013 18:46:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Les mots de la semaine http://www.omniglot.com/rywsut/?p=1443 http://www.omniglot.com/rywsut/?p=1443#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 18:46:57 +0000 Simon http://www.omniglot.com/rywsut/?p=1443 français English Cymraeg Brezhoneg la brute; le tyran bully bwli tirant tyraniser; rudoyer; intimider to bully gormesu; bwlio gaiet gante; abafiñ la laisse lead tennyn roll le pont deck (of ship) bwrdd pont la passerelle (de commandement) bridge (of ship) pont (lywio) pontenn l’arête (f) / le dos bridge (of nose) cefn ker le chevalet bridge (of violin) pont pontig quand le chat n’est pas là, les souris dansent when the cat’s away the mice will play llon llygod lle ni bo cath ]]> http://www.omniglot.com/rywsut/?feed=rss2&p=1443 0 Les mots de la semaine http://www.omniglot.com/rywsut/?p=1435 http://www.omniglot.com/rywsut/?p=1435#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:31:43 +0000 Simon http://www.omniglot.com/rywsut/?p=1435 français English Cymraeg Brezhoneg se vendre to sell out gwerthu rhth i gyd; gwerthu’r cwbl gwerzhañ holl (?) la sueur sweat chwys c’hwezenn suer; transpirer to sweat chwysu c’hweziñ suer/transpirer comme un boeuf to sweat like a pig chwysu fel mochyn/ceffyl la scène musicale the music scene man cerddoriaeth (?) ouvert aux éléments open to the elements agor i’r gwynt a glaw; agor i’r tywydd mawr le pavé paving stone carreg balmant; fflacsen pavez la gare routière/d’autobus bus station gorsaf fysus gar ar c’hirri-boutin ]]> http://www.omniglot.com/rywsut/?feed=rss2&p=1435 0 New song – A Panda in a Poncho http://www.omniglot.com/rywsut/?p=1385 http://www.omniglot.com/rywsut/?p=1385#comments Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:25:03 +0000 Simon http://www.omniglot.com/rywsut/?p=1385 A panda in a poncho in a park

This is a nonsense song that I wrote in March and finally got round to recording today. It began with the sentence ‘There’s a panda in poncho playing ping-pong in the park’ and developed from there. I made up a tune, and found that it also fits to the tune of ‘She’ll be coming round the mountain’. If anyone feels like doing some illustrations for it, please do.

A Panda in a Poncho
There’s a panda in a poncho in the park
Playing ping-poing with a purple ardvaark
While a pig in a wig sings a song about a fig
And an fox washes rocks in a box.

There’s an fox washing rocks in a box
And giving a lecture about grandfather clocks
While a giraffe in a scarf has a laugh with a calf
And poodles eat noodles with a fork.

There are poodles eating noodles with a fork
While a chimp plays chess with a stork
And baboons in bonnets recite silly sonnets
And a gorilla makes faces in a mirror.

There’s a gorilla making faces in a mirror
And chatting with a cheeky chinchilla
While a goat in a boat plays bagpipes to a stoat
And a weasel weaves teasels on an easel.

Here’s a recording:

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merlyn; poni (Shetland) pone (Shetland) la mouette tridactyle kittiwake gwylan goesddu karaveg l’ornithologue ornithologist adaregwr, adaregydd evnoniour l’orinthologue amateur bird-watcher; twitcher gwyliwr adar; sbeciwr ar adar evnoniour amatour la menuiserie woodwork (joinery) gwaith coed munuzerezh sortir d’un peu partout to crawl out of the woodwork la charpenterie carpentry gwaith coed/saer; saernïaeth frammerezh; kilvizerezh l’ébénisterie (f) cabinetmaking gwaith saer ebenouriezh le cil eyelash blewyn amrant; blewyn llygad (blev) malvenn le sourcil eye brow ael abrant pire worse gwaeth gwashoc’h empirer to worsen gwaethygu; mynd yn waeth gwashañ ne faire que empirer to get worse and worse mynd o ddrwg i waeth gwashoc’h-gwashañ au pire if the worst comes to the worst os daw hi i’r pen; ar y gwaethaf ar gwashañ ]]> http://www.omniglot.com/rywsut/?feed=rss2&p=1417 0 Les mots de le semaine http://www.omniglot.com/rywsut/?p=1409 http://www.omniglot.com/rywsut/?p=1409#comments Sun, 31 Mar 2013 17:21:52 +0000 Simon http://www.omniglot.com/rywsut/?p=1409 français English Cymraeg Brezhoneg le mine (de charbon) (coal) mine mwynfa (glofa; pwll glo) poull-glaou le mine (explosive) mine ffrwydryn min se venger (de qn) to take one’s revenge (on sb) dial (ar rywun) venjiñ ingénieux; astucieux clever (device, system) dyfeisgar; medrus ijinek; barrek à double vitrage double-glazed dwbl-wydrog gweradur doubl le double vitrage double glazing ffenestri dwbl; gwydro dwbl le store (window) blind cysgodlen; bleind rideoz le volet (window) shutter caead stalaf le rideau curtain llen; cyrten rideoz le valeurs mobilières; les titres stocks and shares stociau a chyfrannau teulioù toxicomane; accro addict adict drammgaezhiad l’ardoisière (f) slate quarry chwarela llechi meinglazeg la déesse goddess duwies doueez la lance spear gwaywffon goaf la hanche hip clun lez nier; refuser to deny gwadu nac’hañ creuser; bêcher to dig cloddio; palu kleuzañ; palarat ]]> http://www.omniglot.com/rywsut/?feed=rss2&p=1409 0 Les mots de la semaine http://www.omniglot.com/rywsut/?p=1395 http://www.omniglot.com/rywsut/?p=1395#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:41:40 +0000 Simon http://www.omniglot.com/rywsut/?p=1395 français English Cymraeg Brezhoneg la surabondance superfluity gormodedd gourfaoter superflu superfluous gormodol didal; diouverus le pari a bet bet; mentro arian pariadenn parier to bet betio; mentro; chwarae hap pariañ les futilités; les bagatelles trivia pethau dibwys/diwerth raneoù la dune de sable sand dune twyn tywod tevenn (traezh) le gage pawn (in chess) gwerinwr gouestl le paon [pɑ̃] peacock paun paun la paonne [pan] peahen peunes paunez la pantoufle slipper sliper; llopan; esgid nos pañtoufl pantoufler to switch from civil servant to the private sector   luduenniñ pantouflard stay-at-home cartrefol; diantur; difenter ludu se relaxer to chill out ymlacio dibrezañ; dizalc’hen le soap; le feuilleton soap opera sioe sebon; opera sebon heuliadenn tour à tour alternately bob yn ail a bep eil l’échange exchange cyfnewid eskemm intermédiaire go-between canolwr hanterour le relais; l’auberge hotel, inn llety, gwesti leti; ostaleri le relais (electronic) relay relái relae ]]> http://www.omniglot.com/rywsut/?feed=rss2&p=1395 2 Les mots de la semaine http://www.omniglot.com/rywsut/?p=1393 http://www.omniglot.com/rywsut/?p=1393#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:13:20 +0000 Simon http://www.omniglot.com/rywsut/?p=1393 français English Cymraeg Brezhoneg le gratte-papier pen(cil)-pusher clercyn louf-torchenn l’écurie (f) stable (for horses) ystabl kraou (-kezeg) la fausse couche miscarriage erthyliad (naturiol) kolladenn l’erreur judiciaire miscarriage of justice aflwyddiant cyfiawnder fazi barnerezh le mal d’altitude altitude sickness salwch pen mynydd   le vertige vertigo pendro; pensyfrdandod pennfoll ]]> http://www.omniglot.com/rywsut/?feed=rss2&p=1393 0 Peran ha pastiow http://www.omniglot.com/rywsut/?p=1379 http://www.omniglot.com/rywsut/?p=1379#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:24:36 +0000 Simon http://www.omniglot.com/rywsut/?p=1379 St Piran's Flag

As today is St Piran’s Day, here are a few Cornish words and phrases (provided by Sam Brown at the Polyglot conversation group), with equivalents in Welsh, Breton and French:

Kernewek English Cymraeg Brezhoneg français
Goel Peran Lowen Happy St Piran’s Day Gwyl Peran Hapus Gouel Peran laouenn Joyeuse fête de Saint Péran
kerdhva parade parêd; rhodfa prosesion défilé
kebywi party parti fest fête
solempnyans celebration dathliad fest fête
solempnya to celebrate dathlu goueliañ célébrer; fêter
pasti (kernowek) (Cornish) pasty pastai/pasten (Gernyweg) pastez (keneveg ?) petit pâté (en croûte) (cornouaillais) / chausson à la viande et aux légumes
keus hag onyonenn cheese and onion caws a nionyn keuz hag ognon fromage et oignons
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- facilement dégoûté par = to be squeamish = bod yn ddicra = dic’hoantaat
- l’enterrement (m); les obsèques (fpl) = funeral = angladd = interamant; obidoù
- le piano droit = upright piano = piano unionsyth = piano eeun
- le piano à queue = grand piano = piano grand = piano lostek
- la gamme = (musical) scale = graddfa = skeulenn
- l’école maternelle (f); le jardin d’enfants = nursery school; kindergarten = meithrinfa = skol-vamm
- qui se ressemble s’assemble = it takes one to know one; birds of a feather flock together = tebyg at ei debyg
- le larron = thief (obsolete) = lleidr = laer
- l’occasion fait le larron = opportunity makes the thief
- (s’entendre) comme larrons en foire = (to be) thick as thieves = (bod yn) gryn lawiau = en em glevet d’ober droug

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