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Re: translation exercise

From:Jan van Steenbergen <ijzeren_jan@...>
Date:Tuesday, April 9, 2002, 12:24
In Hattic:

Alãd zo muj jagua:
" imäj ha pu šãdveler!
Faflãsu jãz flašu!"
Saschu ašimäjam af ha apum šãdveler.
Ha ajärsenad flašu.

> A voice said to me: > "Smile and be happy! > Things could be worse!" > So I smiled and was happy. > And things got worse.
Word list: lauz = to say (imperf. 3 sg. alãd) zo (+ dat.) = to af = I (dat. muj) jagua = voice šimäjaz = to smile (imperat.sg. šimäj; imperf. 1 sg. ašimäjam) ha = and jãz = to be (imperat.sg. pu; imperf. 1 sg. apum) šãdveler = happy flãz = can, to be able (cond. 3 sg. faflãsu) feler = bad (compar. flašer) saschu = so järsenaz = to become (imperf. 3 sg. ajärsenad) ===== "You know, I used to think it was awful that life was so unfair. Then I thought, wouldn't it be much worse if life were fair, and all the terrible things that happen to us come because we actually deserve them? So, now I take great comfort in the general hostility and unfairness of the universe." --- J. Michael Straczynski __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com

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Jan van Steenbergen <ijzeren_jan@...>
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