I know of "one, two, buckle my shoe" and "Einz Vie Politzie"
2007-01-09 22:14:38 · 10 answers · asked by SLH 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
munye,mbili,mtathu (one two three)
inja bhamba iswenza (dog caught a flea)
iswenza yifile (flea died)
inja khalile ( dog cried)
munye, mbili, mtathu (one two three)
Translated from Zulu, (please excuse spelling)
2007-01-14 01:38:52 · answer #1 · answered by bothalezi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Einn og tveir, inn komu þeir
þrír og fjórir, furðu stórir
fimm, sex, sjö og átta, svo fóru þeir að hátta
níu, tíu, ellefu og tólf, lögðu plöggin sín á gólf.
That's a part of an Icelandic poem/song where counting rhymes are used.
2007-01-09 22:50:35 · answer #2 · answered by undir 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just for the spelling....
Eins, zwei, Polizei (police)
Drei, vier, Offizer (officer)
Fünf, sechs, alte Hex (old witch)
Sieben, acht, gute Nacht (good night)
Neun, zehn, schlafen gehen (go to sleep)
Was actually sampled in a techno song sometime in the 70s/80s!
2007-01-10 09:46:48 · answer #3 · answered by dot254 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"Um (1), Dois (2) - feijão com arroz
Três (3), Quatro (4) - feijão no prato
Cinco (5), Seis (6) - feijão inglês
Sete (7), Oito (8) - comer biscoito
Nove (9), Dez (10) - comer pastéis"
Brazil - children sang when this when I ws a boy
2007-01-09 22:33:59 · answer #4 · answered by M.M.D.C. 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Eine kleine Micky-Maus zieht sich mal die Hose aus, zieht sie wieder an und du bist dran. Dran bist du noch lange nicht, sag mir erst wie alt du bist...(the person sais a number) XX ist keine hohe Zahl, sag mir erst, wer dein aller-bester Freund ist...(person sais a name) XX hat ins Bett geschissen, gerade aufs parate Kissen, Mama hat's geseh'n, und du musst gehen...
or
Ene mene miste, es rappelt in der Kiste, ene mene meck und du bist weg
2007-01-10 01:20:42 · answer #5 · answered by tine 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Eene meene Kuh, und raus bist du!
Eene meeny miney moe
get a tinker on the toe
if it bites let it go
eeny meeny miney moe
(or something similar, can't remember it properly)
2007-01-10 06:52:08 · answer #6 · answered by hekki 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In Swedish;
Ett, två, tre, fyra goda råd äro dyra.
("One, two, three, four good advice is expensive.")
Now I wish I could remember the rest of it too.
2007-01-09 22:45:10 · answer #7 · answered by *duh* 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
1,2,3,4,5 once I caught a fish alive, 6,7,8,9,10, then I let him go again. Why did you let him go? Because he bit my figure so. Which finger did he bite. This little finger on the right.
2007-01-09 22:21:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
1,2,3 allons dans les bois
4,5,6, ceuillir des cerises
7,8,9 dans un panier neuf
10,11,12 elles seront toutes! rouges
2007-01-12 10:12:37 · answer #9 · answered by naya 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Welsh: un,dau,tri...mam yn dal y pry';pry' wedi marw,mam yn crio'n arw.
2007-01-09 23:33:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋