|
Thistle
|
 |
« Reply #30 on: September 23, 2007, 11:43PM » |
|
Aangenaam Linde! Ik ben Thistle.  Ik spreek een klein, klein beetje Nederlands... but I'm very much out of practice.  I'm certainly glad to have the chance to get started again, though!  Also, here's something for Rich: Since he's interested in Dutch culture, here's the official website for one of the Netherlands' great 20th-century printmakers & graphic designers. Enjoy! http://www.mcescher.com/ |
|
|
|
« Last Edit: September 24, 2007, 12:01AM by Thistle »
|
Logged
|
"Listen, my child," you say to me;
"I am the voice of your history!"
|
|
|
|
Lotte
|
|
« Reply #31 on: September 24, 2007, 01:42PM » |
|
Cool  Where'd you learn Dutch? Should I be very ashamed that I didn't know Escher was Dutch?? I thought he was German or Brittish |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
OldFatGuy
|
|
« Reply #32 on: September 24, 2007, 01:45PM » |
|
Also, here's something for Rich: Since he's interested in Dutch culture, here's the official website for one of the Netherlands' great 20th-century printmakers & graphic designers. Enjoy! http://www.mcescher.com/Cool! Thank you! |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
If anyone has my r_ropes@bellsouth.net email address saved, you can delete it. I got tired of subsidizing AT&T. |
|
|
|
Thistle
|
|
« Reply #33 on: September 24, 2007, 08:50PM » |
|
Rich: You're very welcome! Missy Holland: Most of what (little  ) I know about Dutch I learned from a few online sources (like this one ) & chatting with a Dutch-speaking friend I knew from another board. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
"Listen, my child," you say to me;
"I am the voice of your history!"
|
|
|
|
Lotte
|
|
« Reply #34 on: September 25, 2007, 12:03AM » |
|
Cool Nice to hear you've got a Dutch-speaking friend |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Thistle
|
|
« Reply #35 on: September 25, 2007, 02:29PM » |
|
OK, I have a question for Linde: What are the Dutch equivalents of each of the girls' names? (If it helps, I think someone once said that the English version of Máiréad is Margaret. ) Pronounciation-wise, I think spelling them using Dutch rules comes out something like this (feel free to correct me on any mistakes): Lisa — Liese Méav — Meev Órla — Oorle Chloë — Klooi Máiréad — Maareed Deirdre — Dierdre Hayley — Heilie or Hijlie Lynn — Linn (or no difference) Hayley in particular would probably appreciate knowing a Dutch-style spelling for her name, since she definitely seems to like learning about different languages (& because New Zealand has a large, historic Dutch community ). |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
"Listen, my child," you say to me;
"I am the voice of your history!"
|
|
|
|
Jammalot
|
|
« Reply #36 on: September 26, 2007, 08:18AM » |
|
I think you pretty much nailed it, Thistle Only Órlagh is rponounced the same, but with a different 'r', and Chloë is pronounced exactly the same |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Wel, here's a map and here's a bible, if you ever lose your way  By Scott  Ty Rich! |
|
|
|
Lotte
|
|
« Reply #37 on: September 26, 2007, 11:12AM » |
|
Nicely done Thistle! |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Thistle
|
|
« Reply #38 on: September 26, 2007, 11:59PM » |
|
Thanks! Jammalot: True, Dutch (like its cousin English ) has a different kind of R from either the Irish "broad R" (like in Órlagh) or "slender R" (like in Máiréad), so I guess that would change across languages. Though I'm not exactly sure what you meant, you're likely right that the name "Chloë" — itself from Greek — is spelled the same everywhere. If you wanted to spell it like a native Dutch name, though, I think " Klooi" is at least pretty close. ...Unless it comes out like "cloy" or something  ... ...& of course Klowie ("clovey") is out of the question...  |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
"Listen, my child," you say to me;
"I am the voice of your history!"
|
|
|
|
Lotte
|
|
« Reply #39 on: September 27, 2007, 08:34AM » |
|
Actually I don't think it would, because Klooi is actually a Dutch verb. It means something like 'to just do something utterly useles' So I don't think we'd name it like that. But on the other side it could be, since I'm not really an expert on native Dutch names.... bad me |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Thistle
|
|
« Reply #40 on: September 27, 2007, 11:21AM » |
|
 Original spelling it is, then! |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
"Listen, my child," you say to me;
"I am the voice of your history!"
|
|
|
|
Lotte
|
|
« Reply #41 on: September 29, 2007, 09:22AM » |
|
Yeah, let's stick with original spelling |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Jammalot
|
|
« Reply #42 on: September 30, 2007, 02:02AM » |
|
Good idea, me likes ! |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Wel, here's a map and here's a bible, if you ever lose your way By Scott Ty Rich! |
|
|
|
