I need to know a word that means "Welcome" preferably in a non-character-based alphabet way. Is that even possible?
Links would be fine, I'm sure this is out there somewhere easy.
Thanks!!
Posted by Matt Lust (Member # 3031) on :
Well for Chinese (I had 2 semesters and a couple months in country once upon a time)
there is no word like "welcome" in these sense of "you are welcome"
what is usually used in place of you are welcome is most literally translated as "no thanks needed" or "don't thank me"
Also The Chinese also don't really have a true "Welcome!" in the sense of bringing you into their house. Its more of a "Hello, please come in" or a "Hello, won't you please come in"
As for exactly what you need you can google it but it depends.
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Posted by Rommel Fenrir Wolf II (Member # 4199) on :
well i dont know eather languedge but i picked this up here in country. keep in mind i dont realy know how it is spelled
assa daya manonna
thank you in Pashtoon and Darie
Posted by MartinV (Member # 5512) on :
I don't speak Russian but my own language is one from the Slavic linguistic group, Russian also among them. If you just need something that sounds Slavic, I can help.
In my language 'welcome' is 'dobrodoshli'.
Posted by debhoag (Member # 5493) on :
Kayti, try omniglot. www.omniglot.com. it is a website for languages, both actual and made up, and i believe you can type in a word and it will give you the translation in the language of your choice. Good luck!
Posted by TaleSpinner (Member # 5638) on :
Apparently 'Welcome' in Chinese is »ΆΣ ... but I'm not sure if that helps! (I had forgotten you actually wanted chinese characters and was kinda hoping it would use our letters and give something pronouncable but Chinese-sounding. Actually it seems to use Chinese characters but when I copy them into this post they go Greek, or something. Computers!)
In hope of being helpful, Pat
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Posted by Robert Nowall (Member # 2764) on :
Unless you've downloaded the right typeface, it'll remain gibberish. (When I ego-search my name, I keep running across this page that's ostensibly in Korean---except my name, in Roman characters, is there, right in the middle of it.)
According to the online dictionary I found, "welcome" in Russian (in Roman characters) is dobro pozhalovat. Unless I was looking at the wrong end of the definition...
Posted by franc li (Member # 3850) on :
I took Russian and Chinese in college. But I don't remember the word for "you're welcome."
In Arabic they say "there is no thanks in doing my duty".
Laa shukr alla wajib.
Posted by Grovekeeper (Member # 5650) on :
If you're referring to "Welcome" in the sense of "You're welcome", then the Russian word for it (when transliterated) comes out to something like "Parhzhalooista", although typical informal pronunciation is usually closer to "Parzhal'sta", and the 'r' is almost silent.
Literally, the word means "Please", and is used both when making a request, and in saying you're welcome.
"Kofye s'molokom, parzhal'sta?" (Coffee with milk, please?) "Da, odna minutka." (Yes, one moment. (Literally, one minute)) "Spaseebah." (Thank you). "Parzhal'sta". (You're welcome).
Edited because I fell back into using Russian pronunciations of English characters. Oops.
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