I've decided not to let diabetes get in the way of my dream of traveling the world. In order to do this, I want to be able to say certain phrases in as many languages as possible. This is a list of these phrases. My sources are:
-English (my native language)
-Spanish (years of studying it and a dictionary)
-German (Melilotona, a native speaker)
-Arabic (99meemo99, a native speaker)
-Dutch (xDROPDEADGORGEOUS, a native speaker)
-European Portuguese (xDROPDEADGORGEOUS and her mother, a native speaker)
-Brazilian Portuguese (H4RRY5, a native speaker)
-French (b1oody4r0se, Melilotona, and Beidirsein, longtime students)
-Norwegian (b1oody4r0se, student)
-Finnish (Xichotl, a native speaker)
-Malay (Kamikazepilze, a native speaker)
-Estonian (Beidirsein's friend, a native speaker)
-Italian (xxWeskerLadyKazama93, a native speaker)
-Hebrew (DISCOnnected90, a native speaker)
Thanks to all those listed above! :)
Please do the following:
-Let me know if I'm saying it all correctly; if not, correct.
-Give me better phrases, if they exist (as in, a phrase you would actually hear in the country).
-Fix the grammar, if needed.
-Tell me if any countries are missing from the language lists.
-If a certain dialect uses something different (word, grammar concept, or idiomatic way of saying it), let me know what it is and where it is used. (I'm fairly certain this applies to Spanish, but other languages might have it, too.)
-Tell me what I'm doing properly!
-Give me other languages to do! (If they have a significantly non-Roman alphabet, please provide transliteration as well.)
Thanks in advance! Enjoy!
Language: English (English)
Countries: United States of America, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand
I have diabetes. If I faint, take me to a hospital as soon as possible. May I eat here, please?
Language: Spanish (español)
Countries: Equatorial Guinea, Spain, Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay
Tengo diabetes. Si me desmayo, lléveme a un hospital a la mayor brevedad posible. Puedo comer algo aquí, ¿por favor?
Language: German (deutsch)
Countries: Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Luxemburg, Belgium
Ich habe Diabetes. Falls ich ohmächtig werde, bringen Sie mich so schnell wie möglich ins Krankenhaus. Darf ich hier bitte essen?
Language: Classical Arabic (Al'arabiyya Al'Fusha)
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Qatar, Yemen, Sudan, Bahrain, Syria, Tunisia, Mauritania, Somalia, Djibouti, Comoros Islands, Oman, Kuwait
Ana musaba bil'sukkari. Itha ugh'ma alay, chuthuni ila al'mustashfa bi'sur'a. Hal min al'mumkin an a'akul huna?
أنا مصابة بالسكري. إذا أغمى علي, خذوني الى المستشفى بسرعة. هل من الممكن أن أأكل هنا؟
Language: Dutch (Nederlands)
Countries: The Netherlands, Belgium
Ik heb suikerziekte. Mocht ik flauwvallen, breng me dan zo snel mogelijk naar een ziekenhuis. Mag ik hier eten, alstublieft?
Language: European Portuguese (português europeu)
Country: Portugal
Tenho diabetes. Se eu desmaiar, leve-me para um hospital o mais rápido possível. Posso comer aqui, por favor?
Language: Brazillan Portuguese (Português Brasileiro)
Country: Brazil
Tenho diabetes. Se eu desmaiar, me leve para um hospital o mais rápido possível. Posso comer aqui, por favor?
Language: French (français)
Countries: France, Haiti, Switzerland, Quebec
J'ai du diabète. Si je perds conscience, emmenez-moi à l'hôpital le plus tôt possible. Est-ce que je peux manger ici, s'il-vous-plaît?
Language: Norwegian (Norsk)
Country: Norway
Jeg har diabetes. Hvis jeg besvimer, bring meg å hospitalen, er du snill. Kanskje jeg spiser her?
Language: Finnish (Suomi)
Country: Finland
Minulla on diabetes. Jos pyörryn, viekää minut sairaalaan mahdollisimman pian. Voisinko syödä täällä?
Language: Malay (Bahasa Melayu)
Countries: Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia
Saya ada kencing manis. Kalau saya pengsan kat sini, boleh bawa saya ke hospital? Boleh makan sini tak?
Language: Estonian (eesti)
Country: Estonia
Mul on diabetes. Kui ma ära minestan, kas te viiks mind siis ruttu haiglasse! Kas ma võin siin süüa? Aitän.
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Countries: Italy, Switzerland, Malta, Slovenia
Ho il diabete. Se svengo, portami in ospedale il prima possibile. Sarebbe possibile mangiare qui, perfavore?
Language: Hebrew (Ivrit)
Country: Israel
Yesh li sukeret. Im et'alef, kchu oti le'veit-cholim ba'hekdem ha'efshari. Ha'im uchal le'ehol kan, be'vakasha?
יש לי סוכרת. אם אתעלף, קחו אותי לבית חולים בהקדם האפשרי. האם אוכל לאכל כאן, בבקשה?
What a great initiative! :)
Your Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation was pretty good. The only advice I can give you is to watch out for close/open vowels! The "e" in "eu" is actually a close (close-mid?) vowel, while the first "e" in "leve" and the first "o" in "posso" are open(-mid).
Your intonation on "Posso comer aqui, por favor?" is a bit different too, but it's not such a big deal - I doubt a Brazilian would have problems understanding what you mean :)
Keep it up! ;)
BRDisney 10 months ago
@BRDisney What do you mean by closed/open vowels?
ChanahEmiliania 10 months ago