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Kazyan

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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 10:00 pm

Logically, this phrase only really applies to certain concultures and the cultures near them, but whatever. How would you say that in your conlang?

"Fpfejinin ahjles aht." - Ft'olz
Lit: "Speak(negative) English I(Nominative)"

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 7:20 am

Etik ō'English'

"My talk not English"

This is if they only know the name of the language. They would normally just say "I don't speak English", just like they would say "Je ne parlez pas Francais" (if my memory from 12 years ago serves me right, sorry if I'm wrong on this one... spelling too) Basically, they would tell the person they don't speak their language IN their language. If they know absolutely NOTHING about the language, they would say "Etik ō-ūtiktik" or "I don't speak your language".

This is based off of their tendency to use words from other languages and integrate it with their own language when necessary.

(and for the record, I do this in real life. Kinda cool how I just cut and pasted my way of doing things right into my conlang, although I guess that's not unusual)

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Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:41 pm

"Di mi sorrinu dar iyiki dês yi."

Technically means 'I don't speak your language.'
Translated Semi - Literally means: 'I speaknot language of you'
Literally means: '[SUBJECT PARTICLE] I speak[CONJUGATED + NEGATION] [DIRECT OBJECT PARTICLE] language [GENITIVE PARTICLE] you.'

You can also screw with the word order, so it could be any of these:

"Di mi sorrinu dar iyiki dês yi."
"Dar iyiki dês yi di mi sorrinu."
"Dar iyiki dês yi sorrinu di mi."
"Di mi dar iyiki dês mi sorrinu."

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Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 6:29 am

Jeu Einyalaweno zabiele.
I don't speak English

Jeu Einyalawenzi zabio iwebiele (pe).
I can't speak English. (If "pe" is used in the sentence, the speaker is expressing regret, embarrassment, or just a general "it's too bad" type of feeling. Not used for more serious situations.)

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Avis-yam

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Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:52 pm

Ni Ingléyo shanasuruga.
I don't speak English.

Ni Ingléyo shanasuru kéyega.
I can't speak English.

Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 10:55 am

"Inisolere l'Amerikara."

[or if you mean TRUE English, from England]

"Inisolere la Inigira."

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419scambaiterKoko

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Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 4:40 pm

Āsūra ūkoj ërūsa Englandiklö (Kuma-Standard)
Ërūsa sūra Englandiklökoj- (Literary)
Āsūrūkoj Englandiklö ërūsa-(Proper)
Asuruk-lö er-koj Englandiks-a -(Colloquial )
A-srukoj klar-ūsi englan-iks-a-tre Øga-la ol-(Slang/Chat-speak)- incorrect grammar and it's a triple negative. ( lit. I not speak never english nor)
- is their equivelent to "'"
(Ie. I spe'no'engl'ne'er'nor)

Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 11:26 am

"Ki Udac'ze'ne Earc"

"I speak' action 'negative/ language earth"

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Kalathma

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Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 8:41 pm

Sai Bimala-ōd sal porinda.
[Negative] English-[sub.] I to speak/say/talk[present].

Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 11:41 am

"Ki udac'za'ne na'la Ehungar'za"

"I speak language (action/ not) you(plural) earth/human(action)"

works to say to any person of earth regardless of language, English is not a known subject to the Takghan Empire.

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Kalathma

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Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 3:24 am

Inglix bu a-bi.
(English I no-to speak.)

Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 9:42 pm

Mïz says...

Ne falu l'inglès.
([NEG] talk-1st-S-PRES English)

Ne poutu falar l'inglès.
([NEG] can-1st-S-PRES talk-INF English)

... that's what Mïz said.

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Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 6:50 pm

Da huo jing fa ui Meiguo loi.
[i}[negative marker][to speak][present tense marker][in][English][language].
I don't speak English.

Da huo ka'jing fa hi ui Meiguo loi.
[i}[negative marker]['can' prefix]'[to speak][present tense marker][second negative marker][in][English][language].
I can't speak English.

Da kaing fa huoa jing ui Meiguo loi.
[I}[to choose][present tense marker][not][to speak][in][English][language].
I choose not to speak English.

And yes, Meiguo did come from the Chinese 'mei guo', meaning 'America'. (I forgot what tone is used in each word, sooooory!)

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