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My friend and I are tyring to learn cool sayings. So how do you say moon?

2007-12-07 13:48:10 · 4 answers · asked by free_2_be_a_nut 2 in Society & Culture Languages

how do you pronounce it?

2007-12-07 14:02:53 · update #1

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Ok. First you must remember that different things convey different messages to different people, based on culture, language and experience. Hence, what the word "moon" may convey in English language and in American culture and experience might not be the same to the African people, who speak Swahili and live in a very distinctive society. Translating it into Swahili: which is "Mwezi" might give not only adifferent meaning but also a different message. Hence, do not try to take one word from one language, translate it and then use it in that language.

Rather, try to think of the actual messege meant by the word MOON in American culture and then find its equivalent in the other languige you intend to use, and use it as such. That is the best and safest way of conveying an identical message.

Hence, I presume, I am not sure, that the word "moon" is used to express coolness,! If that is true, then in Swahili modern culture, the common expession used is POA! Literally means: cool down, but culturally meant to say: Peacful! In other words, POA is used to mean that everything is peacful, beautiful, friendly and nice.

In most cases, the word POA will be used as a reply to a question of Mambo? I.e. Someone would say: Mambo? The other would reply, POA!

In other words, its the equivalent of saying:How r things? and the reply: Cool!

Q. Mambo?

A. Poa!

Your better use those two words, instead of translating the word moon into swahili.It does not convey the same meaning or message.

All the best!/

2007-12-10 05:02:27 · answer #1 · answered by Dully 3 · 2 0

Moon In Swahili

2016-11-12 03:47:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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Das blaue Eis hat die Flamme gefrieren lassen, der Schneesturm hat die Wärme zerstört, der Schnee hat die Trockenheit weggewischt und wenn der Frühling kommt, die Blume blüht, der Hase rennt, die Gänse fliegen die Schmetterlinge erscheinen das Leben hat angefangen meine Liebe hat die Kälte erwärmt und deine Gestik hat das gefrorene Eis schmelzen lassen unsere Liebe wird für immer bleiben und existieren und wird nie enden immerwährend wie die Sonne romantisch wie der Mond und stark wie ein Diamant this is the no-babelfish german translation, do you want it in dutch as well?

2016-04-08 01:45:58 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

Moon = mwezi, which, also means "month".

2007-12-07 13:58:30 · answer #4 · answered by steiner1745 7 · 1 0

mwezi and its pronounced phonetically as it is.

All the best!/

2007-12-09 06:46:06 · answer #5 · answered by Ebby 6 · 1 0

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