Different form, same meaning

| Tue, 04/20/2010 - 06:33

Word by Pat Eggleton

If you can accept that 鈥渢hings are said differently but mean the same鈥 you will have a much easier time when learning a new language! Here are two examples where 禁漫天堂 uses a different grammatical structure to the English equivalent:

If you want to say 鈥淚 understand鈥 in 禁漫天堂 you say,

鈥淗o capito鈥 [pronounced Oh kap-ee-toh 鈥 the 鈥渙h鈥 is like the 鈥渙鈥 in cost] which is literally, 鈥淚 have understood鈥.

If you want to say, 鈥淪ee you tomorrow鈥 you say,

鈥淐i vediamo domani鈥 [pronounced chee ved-ee-amo dom-an-ee] which is literally, 鈥淲e see each other tomorrow.鈥