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What's a random fact about yourself?
Mac- No. 1 Poster
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Yup! I was 6 and a half. My parents had names and they both couldn't agree on one and then they asked me. I gave them one and they liked it a lot. Thing is though, we all call him 'Dedo' and not his real name Abdulrahman. No one can pronounce it at his school, LOL XD
Tia- Posts : 285
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- Post n°52
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Dedo means grandpa in Herzegovinian XD
Mac- No. 1 Poster
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- Post n°53
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WOW.
NO. YOU'RE KIDDING!
Great for when Dedo retires to Bosnia and Herezigovina (sorry can't spell it) LOL can't wait to tell him
NO. YOU'RE KIDDING!
Great for when Dedo retires to Bosnia and Herezigovina (sorry can't spell it) LOL can't wait to tell him
Lizzie- Posts : 272
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- Post n°54
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Herzegovina
My cousin named her little sister. Her parents wanted her to be involved and feel like they're equal. Now she's being ignored and the little twig is getting all the attention
(I really love my cousin...)
My cousin named her little sister. Her parents wanted her to be involved and feel like they're equal. Now she's being ignored and the little twig is getting all the attention
(I really love my cousin...)
Hailey- Posts : 100
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- Post n°55
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xD I named my first niece! MaKayla would be the creative name I chose....
I was 7 leave me alone!
I was 7 leave me alone!
Tia- Posts : 285
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- Post n°56
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That seems like an okay name to me.
Right, my Croatian boy is either Antonio or Ilija, and my Croatian girl is either Magdalena or Marita. Or maybe Zrinka.
Right, my Croatian boy is either Antonio or Ilija, and my Croatian girl is either Magdalena or Marita. Or maybe Zrinka.
Lizzie- Posts : 272
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- Post n°57
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Wow, those are great names. I like Magdalena best
Tia- Posts : 285
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- Post n°58
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Thanks
I spent all of Biology thinking them up XD
I spent all of Biology thinking them up XD
Lizzie- Posts : 272
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- Post n°59
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Haha, the only subjects I actually enjoy and take interest in are Serbian and English. Out of 15
Tia- Posts : 285
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- Post n°60
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It's the same with me. I'm interested mostly in Croatian and English. We've got great teachers in both of them though, so that's probably why. Greek, Latin and History are sometimes okay, when I'm up for it. I just can't stand Biology though. That and math.
I've got 15 classes too. I think its waaay too much. When am I ever going to have to analyze a painting in real life?
I've got 15 classes too. I think its waaay too much. When am I ever going to have to analyze a painting in real life?
Lizzie- Posts : 272
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I've got an okay English teacher, and a new Serbian teacher (well,not really new, we had her three years ago)that haaaaaates me. Don't know why, but she just doesn't like me. And she's turning the subject into maths. It's like the woman can't analyze a two page poem!
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My brother has the same name. Except I didn't name him and it's spelled Abdel Rahman. So the school just calls him Abdel, which is a lot easier to pronounce. Lucky. No one could ever pronounce my name right. Well before we moved anyway.Mac wrote:Yup! I was 6 and a half. My parents had names and they both couldn't agree on one and then they asked me. I gave them one and they liked it a lot. Thing is though, we all call him 'Dedo' and not his real name Abdulrahman. No one can pronounce it at his school, LOL XD
Mac- No. 1 Poster
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- Post n°63
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That reminds me - we originally spelt it as two words but the people kept thinking his name was 'Abdul' and 'Rahman' was his middle name. Hospitals simply don't look at forms - that's what I say. They can't spell his name right. Or my last name. It's got a billion letters that don't need to exist in there.
Your real name is Nada, right? I would've thought that was fairly simple to say... wow...
Your real name is Nada, right? I would've thought that was fairly simple to say... wow...
Tia- Posts : 285
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Nada means hope in Croatian
Mac- No. 1 Poster
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I love how what one thing in one language means another in another language
Nada in Arabic (according to baby names.com) means dew.
Nada in Spanish is something along the lines of nothing.
Nada in Arabic (according to baby names.com) means dew.
Nada in Spanish is something along the lines of nothing.
Joce- Admin
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Your real name is Nada, right? I would've thought that was fairly simple to say... wow...
Well sort of, at school they pronounced it nauh-duh, like in Spanish, so fairly close. Even though my dad chewed me out on it.
I've heard that a million times already, Mac, not kidding, I really have. Its on my list of Things I've Heard Way too Many Times to Count, along with introductions that start off with their name, hi, halo?, um..., hmm..., err... .Nada in Spanish is something along the lines of nothing.
But still , I feel sorry for the guys at the hospitals, how in the world are they supposed to spell Samara or any other name. Trust me , if you read that it looks nothing like what I'm trying to spell, سماره.
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A random fact: I just discovered there was a island called Christmas Island. Its in Austraila.
Emma- Posts : 216
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Joce wrote:
A random fact: I just discovered there was a island called Christmas Island. Its in Austraila.
It has loads of crabs...
Seriously, type "Christmas Island" into google images
Maris- Posts : 197
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- Post n°68
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Klasična? Ja sam u općoj.LadyCobweb wrote:It's the same with me. I'm interested mostly in Croatian and English. We've got great teachers in both of them though, so that's probably why. Greek, Latin and History are sometimes okay, when I'm up for it. I just can't stand Biology though. That and math.
I've got 15 classes too. I think its waaay too much. When am I ever going to have to analyze a painting in real life?
I've got 17 classes as of this year. Sociology is my favorite.
Mac- No. 1 Poster
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I love google translate. It means I understand the above sentenceMaris wrote:Klasična? Ja sam u općoj.
Why is the translation the same in Serbian, Croatian and Slovenian? Is it all the same language or something? Or are the languages extremely close?
@Joce:
Imagine if there was a dude with a really long name... Arabic name actually with all the letters that they don't have in English:
Abu Hussain al ra'3a fee al gharb allathi ya'kol thuhr al Kharoof
I know that name doesn't make any sense and is completely random XD I tried to fit all the letters that aren't in English. Imagine someone having to transliterate AND pronounce THAT!
Since I don't have an Arabic keyboard, I had to use google translate to write it out. It probably messed up this dodgy name even more!:
أبو حسين ورأع في الغرب الذي يأكل ظهرا الخراف
Tia- Posts : 285
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Klasična? Ja sam u općoj.
I've got 17 classes as of this year. Sociology is my favorite.
Aha. Ma ok je tu; nije grčki toliko težak.
17 is way too much. I have trouble with 15, I think I'd have a nervous breakdown with 17.
Mac. all the Slavic languages are extremely close but especially those three. They're not the same language, but they've got the same roots and I can communicate fine with any Slovenian or Serbian. The accents are very different though. I can even understand some Russian, if I really make an effort.
Mac- No. 1 Poster
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Tia:
That's awesome! Three-four languages you know already in a way. Just another accent XD
The only example I know apart from the one you told me is Arabic to Hebrew and Somalian. I can understand some of what my friend's mum says - they're Somalian - and apparently Hebrew's close.
That's awesome! Three-four languages you know already in a way. Just another accent XD
The only example I know apart from the one you told me is Arabic to Hebrew and Somalian. I can understand some of what my friend's mum says - they're Somalian - and apparently Hebrew's close.
Tia- Posts : 285
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- Post n°72
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Eh, not exactly three-four. I can get around, but I'm in no way fluent. I have enough problems with Croatian as it is XD
Lizzie- Posts : 272
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- Post n°73
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In my school, we can learn ether Russian or German. I decided for German, because the grammar in Russian is terrible, the teacher sucks (even more than my German pigface), and when ever I hear the language, I can understand almost every word.
I mean, seriously, what's the point in the subject anyway?????
I think Shane Dawson is one of the best youtubers ever
I mean, seriously, what's the point in the subject anyway?????
I think Shane Dawson is one of the best youtubers ever
Mac- No. 1 Poster
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LOL, everyone is learning English anyway. There are A LOT of English speakers. I guess you could say it's a Lingua Franca (or whatever it was).
In our School, it's French or Spanish. It used to be German though.
In our School, it's French or Spanish. It used to be German though.
Tia- Posts : 285
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- Post n°75
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Yeah, I'm taking German as well. Not that I learned a whole lot... *clears throat*
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