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Bobby King

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« Reply #40 on: 10-06-2003 12:10 »
« Last Edit on: 10-06-2003 12:10 »

öppna en av din munnar och säg: Bender är bäst

this is a good one:

Zoidberg: "I'll have a look but I remind you: I'm an expert on humans, not robots."
Fry: "I'm not Bender. I'm Fry."
Zoidberg: "Really? I thought you were the robot."
Fry: "Nope, human."
Zoidberg: "Alright, alright. Spare me your life story."

and in Swedish:

Zoidberg: "Jag ska ta en titt men påminner er: Jag är exptert på människor, inte robotar."
Fry: "Jag är inte Bender. Jag är Fry."
Zoidberg: "Verkligen? Jag trodde att du var roboten."
Fry: "Ne, människa."
Zoidberg: "okej, okej. Spara mig din livshitoria."
GalFisk

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« Reply #41 on: 10-06-2003 12:13 »
« Last Edit on: 10-06-2003 12:13 »

The word 'great' when translated directly to Nordic doesn't have quite the same meaning as the word 'great' in English. Bender är bäst/Bender er best (Swedish resp. Norwegian, can you say 'Bender er bedst' in Danish or does it have to be 'den bedste' to be correct?)
This phrase also has the benefit of alliteration, which makes it sound cool.

The pronounciation is another story, it's difficult to explain how the r's and ä's are supposed to sound...
 
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Originally posted by Bobby King:
ok... are you from Sweden?
Jäpp.
Bobby King

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« Reply #42 on: 10-06-2003 12:23 »

ok... are you from Sweden?
Teral

Helpy McHelphelp
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« Reply #43 on: 10-06-2003 12:45 »
« Last Edit on: 10-06-2003 12:45 »

 
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Originally posted by GalFisk:
can you say 'Bender er bedst' in Danish or does it have to be 'den bedste' to be correct?)

"Bender er den bedste" is grammatically better than "Bender er bedst", but neither of them carry the same meaning as "Bender is great". Directly translated they mean "Bender is best"/"Bender is the best".

As you mentioned, the meaning of the word "great" in this particular sentence is very difficult to translate. "Storslået", "mægtig", "storartet" and various others just doesn't carry the same punch as the American word does.

Welcome to PEEL. Enjoy it here.
MrBurns

Bending Unit
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« Reply #44 on: 10-06-2003 14:44 »

 
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Originally posted by Evil Fox Exec:
By the way Molly, in German, the way you'd say Bender is great is Bender ist groß.

Bruahaharrr, this time you're wrong!  :D
It would be "Bender ist großartig" (which sounds sooo lame). What you said there would be referring to his height.
Anyway, I'm impressed by your knowledge, esp. that ß-ss thing.  :eek:
Evil Fox Exec

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« Reply #45 on: 10-06-2003 15:30 »

Argh, I hate it when I make such stupid mistakes :/.  But I can justify it:  I haven't been in Germany for about two years, so I'm out of practice with it totally.
MrBurns

Bending Unit
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« Reply #46 on: 10-06-2003 16:14 »

Don't worry, I only know it because I'm German.  ;)
And your German is really good!  :)
Evil Fox Exec

Bending Unit
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« Reply #47 on: 10-07-2003 11:28 »

Gee, thanks for the complement  :)!
MrBurns

Bending Unit
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« Reply #48 on: 10-07-2003 11:43 »

If it weren't for that "proctoren" I would have sworn you're from Germany!  :eek:  :)
Well and for that "Any real German..." bit of course.  ;)
Rover

Bending Unit
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« Reply #49 on: 10-08-2003 18:32 »

In English:
Bender is the best.

In Tamil (According to pronunciation):
Bender than cuticarren.
Not the exact translation, but close enough.
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