Well, she's an old lady. I wouldn't want to make her sleep on the couch. Besides, as you pointed out, it never hurts to be kind to the Dutch. As all Ottawa residents know, if you're really nice, they give you lots of tulips.
Yup, I know. I like to learn things, so that knowledge is part of having lived in Europe and Ottawa. Tonight, I played Majong with Oma and Betty and Ellie. I learned to count in Dutch. I'm working on some other stuff, but it's hard. Betty isn't fluent enough and half the time, Oma doesn't know which language she's speaking. It's kinda funny.
As long as you know how to pronounce them, that should be enough. You don't nearly write swearwords as often as you use them in every day spoken word. AND swearing in another language can give you plenty of relief sometimes!
Oma is having trouble sticking to English today, now's my chance. We'll see how it goes. Betty's getting annoyed at me though, because I learn too quickly.
Well, let's see. There's rotsac? And potferdicky? And something that means something about a penis... maybe a rotten penis. But I've forgotten how to say that one which is a shame since it was the best one she said.
Rotzak is almost perfect, potverdikkie is used by people who do not dare to say godverdomme (God damned) and the last one probably ended with lul. Oetlul?
umm... ok. Signs, which sounds much like the English. Circles which sounds like kringlejes or something and bamboo which is... well, bamboo. Then there's Wind which are winds and dragons which are drak?
Umm... kinda, but there's not board. You play with two dice and then three suits pf fat tiles that have nine in each suit and then four of each of the four winds, four of each of the four flowers and four of each of the green ,red, and white dragons.
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Date: 2004-01-16 06:23 pm (UTC)I know how to say some mild ones, but I would have NO IDEA how to spell them.
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Date: 2004-01-18 08:47 pm (UTC)(how can I refuse a lady who says 'I do' to me?)
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Date: 2004-01-18 09:00 pm (UTC)Okay... I'm saying the words out loud right now. :P
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Date: 2004-01-18 10:26 pm (UTC)Perhaps write them down phonetically might work...
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Date: 2004-01-19 07:23 am (UTC)Any decent words as well?
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Date: 2004-01-19 09:28 pm (UTC)The other one you mean is Eet Smakelijk.
I'm not familiar with Mahjong, so I'm afraid I can't help you on that one.
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Date: 2004-01-20 03:57 am (UTC)I like Lekker.
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Date: 2004-01-20 09:43 pm (UTC)Signs doesn't ring any bell. Circles will be Kringetjes. Bamboo is the same, and a dragon is a Draak. Boardgame isn't it?
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