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SSC Administrator	posted 29 August 2006 16:26 ...and on a totally different topic, how would you say this phrase in some other languages? ça va? come va? how's it going? Wie gehts? IP: Logged
KX Member	posted 29 August 2006 19:03 la bes alik' (arabic) IP: Logged
HectorBenard Member	posted 29 August 2006 20:49 Qué tal? (Spanish) or Qué onda? (Mexican Spanish) IP: Logged
SSC Administrator	posted 29 August 2006 20:54 la bes alik' What would be the literal translation? I think that "bes" is "day"? "alik" is barley? IP: Logged
SSC Administrator	posted 29 August 2006 20:56 Qué onda Is the literal translation "What's on the wave" (as in riding on a wave?) IP: Logged
KX Member	posted 30 August 2006 01:05 quote: Originally posted by SSC: la bes alik' What would be the literal translation? I think that "bes" is "day"? "alik" is barley? Arabic is not my native language (neither english!). Alik' is short for alikoum wich means "you" or "to you". For the other words I'm not so sure about literal translation. That's moroccan dialect that I learnt to speak for courtesy... so cab drivers don't swindle me completely! [This message has been edited by KX (edited 30 August 2006).] IP: Logged
armand Member	posted 30 August 2006 07:15 hoe gaat het? (Dutch) IP: Logged
HectorBenard Member	posted 30 August 2006 07:46 quote: Originally posted by SSC: Qué onda Is the literal translation "What's on the wave" (as in riding on a wave?) It would probably be more something like "what's the wave?", as in what's the frequency? What's the kyma? IP: Logged
flo Member	posted 30 August 2006 14:03 wie geit? (plattdeutsch) IP: Logged
wallerian Member	posted 31 August 2006 20:27 quote: Originally posted by HectorBenard: It would probably be more something like "what's the wave?", as in what's the frequency? What's the kyma? hehehe - I like that! A "onda" in mexican lingo is like something that's happening, but literally in spanish (as Hector described) "onda" is a wave. So when you greet someone with "¿qué onda?", it's like saying "what's happening in your life?" or "what's up?". IP: Logged
SSC Administrator	posted 01 September 2006 20:08 Thanks for your help! I noticed that in several languages, you ask something like the equivalent of "how goes it" to inquire how a friend is doing. And I was curious whether that might be a universal metaphor that shows up in every language. IP: Logged
Frank Kruse Member	posted 02 September 2006 06:22 Just a side note: The equivalent of "ça va?" is rather "everything ok?" because the answer to that question is "oui" or "non". frank. [This message has been edited by Frank Kruse (edited 02 September 2006).] IP: Logged
KX Member	posted 02 September 2006 16:59 quote: Originally posted by Frank Kruse: Just a side note: The equivalent of "ça va?" is rather "everything ok?" because the answer to that question is "oui" or "non". frank. [This message has been edited by Frank Kruse (edited 02 September 2006).] Exactly! But if you add "comment" before, the exact meaning is "how are you". Since we never really want to know in details how the person feels, we suppressed the "comment" in french so the answer is always "oui"!! (I have to admit that I often answer "non" just to see the reaction...) IP: Logged
SSC Administrator	posted 03 September 2006 11:48 What interest me is the use of the verb "go". It seems to imply that we think of things "moving along" or in motion. And I was curious whether every language reflected that metaphor. IP: Logged

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