Lexiophiles TGIF Selection No. 157
Mar 30th, 2012 | By Areli | Category: English, TGIFWhy wait for the weekend to have fun? Let’s do it now!
Why wait for the weekend to have fun? Let’s do it now!
Are local dialects more often spoken in a country than the national language? Shall we forget about our territorial traditions? In Italy, dialects are different one from another and even from Italian…
I dialetti locali sono usati più spesso della lingua ufficiale nei diversi paesi? La tua risposta probabilmente è no, ma in alcuni Stati può succedere, come in Italia. A volte accade di chiedere delle informazioni stradali ad un passante e la risposta viene data in dialetto, o comunque con un pesante accento del luogo. Di [...]
Um dos pratos mais famosos do Brasil é a feijoada, feita com o também muito conhecido feijão. Mas embora esteja quase sempre presente no prato diário do brasileiro, o Brasil não tem só feijoada – graças ao céus. Então se você não é lá um grande fã de feijão, pode respirar aliviado. Como você já [...]
Brazil does not have only feijoada! If you are not a big fan of beans, here you’ll find the most popular delicacies in Brazil that you should try when visiting the country! Enjoy!
México es aún un país tradicional y a pesar de que las nuevas generaciones son diferentes a las de hace 30 años, todavía se conservan algunas tradiciones, estereotipos y creencias que han sido heredadas por nuestra familia. Algunos viejos estereotipos, y que a la fecha ya están desapareciendo, son: los hombre deben trabajar y las [...]
Mexico is a very traditional country and in spite of the fact that youth is quite different from what it used to be 30 years ago, it still keeps some traditions, stereotypes and beliefs. What still remains intact are legends and scary tails about ghosts and places where you should not go after midnight…
إنّ اللغة الإنجليزيّة لغة مركّبة ومرنة في لآن ذاته، و بالرّغم من قدرتها التعبيريّة، إلاّ نّا في تغيّر متواصل. فبتلاقح الحضارات و تلاقيها تتأثّر اللغات و تكثر الإستعارات اللغويّة. فلقد تأثّرت اللغة الإنجليزيّة باللغة العربيّة ليس فقط إبّان تواجد البربر في إسبانيا، بل أيضا إثر الحملات الصليبيّة و المسالك التجاريّة مع العالم العربيّ. فالعديد من [...]
The English language is a complex, flexible and a highly expressive one. It is constantly changing, responding to the world around it and absorbing elements from every other language… one of those languages is Arabic!
Spring’s here! Let’s go outside to enjoy the sun!