Languages - February 2007

According to Wikipedia "Its original meaning is somewhat different, referring to one's expertise in any skill, not necessarily martial."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kung_fu_%28term%29
I've heard about other possible meanings like "free time" or "spare time". How do you think I can make sure that Wikipedia's answer is correct. Thanks.

2007-02-09 00:22:11 · 5 answers · asked by sargahegy 1

Just wondering, because Italian is the only language most closest to original Latin, and is derived from the Latin language, are Italians classed as Latins, such as in the same way Spanish are??

2007-02-09 00:05:34 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

since i've graduated from undergraduate course, i thought it'd be fun to learn another languange. i wanted to learn French but it seems like everyone is learning french. and so i was thinking i should learn someting completely different and i started learning Polish. it's definitely much easier than French, but my brothers and pretty much everyone said i should've learned French instead, because it sounds more beautiful.
should i stop learning Polish and start taking French lessons? or should i do both? it'll be really confusing, because i know those two languages are very different.

2007-02-09 00:05:33 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Could anyone help me with a quotable and reliable online source that shows me why English was chosen as the USA's official language? I seem to remember reading somewhere that a vote took place to choose English over French. If you have access to that, I would appreciate you letting me know where I can look it up.

Many thanks.

2007-02-09 00:03:49 · 11 answers · asked by Superdog 7

2007-02-09 00:02:48 · 1 answers · asked by ancientcityentertainment 2

2007-02-08 23:43:08 · 9 answers · asked by jarynth2 2

Someone taught me how to say "c*ck" (as in penis) in Latvian last night, and I need to remember how to say it. Started with "p", I think.

2007-02-08 23:19:09 · 2 answers · asked by lazer 3

Do you undertasnd my question?

2007-02-08 23:18:57 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi, I am English learner. I am wondering how to say or reply when you are told "Nice to meet you " by new people,

Do you just say "Nice to meet you" back?

2007-02-08 23:02:06 · 13 answers · asked by manbo715 1

2007-02-08 22:31:21 · 2 answers · asked by Osama abdeen 1

2007-02-08 22:19:22 · 35 answers · asked by Secret Monitor 2

i have received these foreign clues from my bf for Valentine's Day except that of course they are in another foreign: one in German and one in Italian. if anyone could help me translate i would appreciate it!

The german-english part:

1)Mietfristen sehen, wie gut Ihr Deutscher ist.

2) ist Sie für Ihre Valentinskarte-Überraschung bereit



Italian to English:

i hanno bisogno di calciare la Sua grossa botte e versare acqua tutti su Lei?

2007-02-08 22:14:43 · 5 answers · asked by icycrissy27blue 5

does anyone know what this means...i have no clue?

2007-02-08 21:55:18 · 4 answers · asked by spam 1

i need english translations for them too..

2007-02-08 21:40:58 · 4 answers · asked by sweetthing 1

2007-02-08 21:36:47 · 37 answers · asked by turbo 1

I noticed they both write the same. Do they have the same language, or the two languages are close.

2007-02-08 21:34:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Meaning many Islands... Why would this group of Islands containing English, French, and Spanish and well as the many many dialects of the local Maori language be named in Greek???

2007-02-08 21:24:13 · 3 answers · asked by NaLani 3

2007-02-08 21:11:58 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-08 21:08:00 · 3 answers · asked by David C 2

2007-02-08 21:02:24 · 4 answers · asked by majolinier 1

2007-02-08 20:59:24 · 13 answers · asked by ll_vyt_mingy_kafc_ll 2

curious, as i've heard that it's a latin name too.

2007-02-08 20:40:07 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-08 20:34:20 · 10 answers · asked by max 2

2007-02-08 20:07:31 · 11 answers · asked by suzie d 1

2007-02-08 20:02:59 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-08 20:01:08 · 1 answers · asked by pumatrax 1

The sentence is Martha, You are wonderful and I love you. Many thanks.

2007-02-08 19:51:19 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

what is the funniest mistake you`ve ever made in speaking a different language? i can speak japanese and i had such a red face in the post office after i asked for a glove instead of a parcel bag,,,and once i said to someone i ate a lot of children instead of saying i ate a lot of fruit,,,the words are very similar so,,,,its cute when japanese speak english but i wonder what japanese think about foreigners speaking with their own accent.....

2007-02-08 19:47:22 · 26 answers · asked by ? 2

I know that devoir when used as a verb means "have to" or "must". But i found a problem when using the interogative forms of this verb, because "dont have to" and "mustn't" mean different things. So, is the interogative form of devoir equivalent to "dont have to" or "mustn't?"

2007-02-08 19:40:38 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

can they figure it out to one another what they say?

2007-02-08 19:40:25 · 23 answers · asked by max 2