Промежуточный день / In-between Day (Pyc/Eng)

Русский / Russian

Взгляд вперед, чтобы видеть мужа.

Английский / English

Looking forward to seeing my husband.

Dienstag / Tuesday (De/Eng)

Deutsch / German

Orientierungs Tag.

Englisch / English

Orientation day.

Måndag / Monday (Sv/Eng)

Svenska / Swedish

Väntade hela dagen på elen som skulle slås på.

Engelska / English

Waited all day for the electricity to be turned on.

یکشنبه / akeshenbh / Sunday (Far/Lat/Eng)

 فارسی / faresa / Farsi 

برق است

لاتین / latan / Romanization

berq aset.

انگلیسی / anegulasa / English

No electricity.

शनिवार / Śanivāra / Saturday (हिंदी/Hindi)

हिंदी / Hindī / Hindi

लंबी सैर.

ध्वन्यात्मक / Dhvan'yātmaka / Phonetic

Lambī saira.

अंग्रेजी / Aṅgrējī / English

The long drive.

星期五 / Xīngqí wǔ / Friday (汉词/Pīn/Eng)

汉词 / Hàn cí / Chinese Characters

周五〜包装离开。

拼音 / Pīnyīn / Phonetic

Zhōu wǔ〜bāozhuāng líkāi.

英文 / Yīngwén / English

Friday ~ packing to leave.

Ménage / Cleaning House (Fr/Eng)

Français / French

Le nettoyage et de se préparer pour le voyage.

Anglais / English

Cleaning and getting ready for the journey.

Тихий День / Quiet Day (Pyc/Eng)

Русский / Russian

Прочитали и сортировали вещи.

Английский / English

Have been reading and sorting through things.

Gartenarbeit / Yard Work (Eng/De)

Deutsch / German

Heute geht alles um das Erbe und Haus.

Englisch / English

Today was all about the estate and house.

Arbetarklassens Dag / Labor Day (Sv/Eng)

Svenska / Swedish

Var ut och fotvrandade idag till ungefär 3240 meter över havet.

Engelska / English

Hiked up to 9712 feet elevation today.

روز یکشنبه / rewz akeshenbh / Sun Day (Far/Lat/Eng)

 فارسی / faresa / Farsi

خواندن

لاتین / latan / Romanization

khewanedn

انگلیسی / anegulasa / English

Reading...

शनिवार वृद्धि / Śanivāra vr̥d'dhi / Saturday Hike (हिंदी/Dhv/Eng)

हिंदी / Hindī / Hindi

सिल्वर लेक.

ध्वन्यात्मक / Dhvan'yātmaka / Phonetic

Silvara lēka.

अंग्रेजी / Aṅgrējī / English

Silver Lake.

星期五 / Xīngqí wǔ / Friday (汉词/Pīn/Eng)

汉词 / Hàn cí / Chinese Characters

太极拳和一天的休息。

拼音 / Pīnyīn / Phonetic

Tàijí quán hé yītiān de xiūxí.

英文 / Yīngwén / English

Tai chi chuan and a day of rest.

Entretien de pelouse / Lawn care (Fr/Eng)

Mountain pass with air pollution. On my way to the town.

Français / French

Droit de succession. Voyage à la ville pour prendre soin de la maison et pelouse.

Anglais / English

Estate business. Travel to the town to take care of the house and lawn.

Среда / Wednesday (Pyc/Eng)

Русский / Russian

Напряженный день. Ожидание, чтобы услышать о здоровье сестры.

Английский / English

Stressful day. Waiting to hear about sister's health.

Hollywood! (De/Eng)

Love this place! :)

Deutsch / German

Hatte eine fantastische Zeit in Los Angeles. Ich liebe diese Stadt, besonders das Hollywood Gebiet.

Englisch / English

Had a fantastic time in Los Angeles. I love that city, especially the Hollywood area.

Måndag (Sv)

Var himla upptagen idag. Hittade lägenheten. Måste skicka mer information till lägenhetsmanageren.

یکشنبه / Sunday / akeshenbh (Far/Lat/Eng)

This is it!

 فارسی / faresa / Farsi 

شکار آپارتمان.فکر می کنم که من پیدا کردم یکی است

لاتین / latan / Romanization

shekear apearetman. feker ma kenem keh men peada keredm akea aset. 
 

انگلیسی / anegulasa / English

Apartment hunting. Think I found one.

शनिवार / Śanivāra / Saturday (हिंदी/Hindi)

हिंदी / Hindī / Hindi

प्रतिबिंब के लिए एक दिन (और घास काटने).

ध्वन्यात्मक / Dhvan'yātmaka / Phonetic

Pratibimba kē li'ē ēka dina (aura ghāsa kāṭanē).

अंग्रेजी / Aṅgrējī / English

A day for reflection (and lawn mowing).

今天 / Jīntiān / Today (汉词/Pīnyīn/Eng)

汉词 / Hàn cí / Chinese Characters

收稿我们的第一次报价的房子。

拼音 / Pīnyīn / Phonetic

Shōu gǎo wǒmen de dì yīcì bàojià de fángzi.

英文 / Yīngwén / English

Received our first offer on the house.

Blanchisserie jour (Fr)

Rattrapage sur tâches ménagères.

Очень горячий (Pyc)

Температуры были более чем 100 гра́дусов, и я очень усталa.

Verkaufsangebot / Up for sale (De/Eng)

Deutsch / German

Das Haus ist zum Verkauf!

Englisch / English

The house is for sale!

Mycket trött! (Sv)

Usch, men jag är trött. Kl. 1.20 på morgonen och jag försöker lugna ner mig att kunna sova.

اوایل صفحه اصلی

awaal sefhh asela

शनिवार

कुतिया

星期五 / Xīngqí wǔ / Friday (汉词/Pīnyīn/Eng)

 汉词 / Hàn cí / Chinese Characters

非常忙碌.

拼音 / Pīnyīn / Phonetic

Fēicháng mánglù.

英文 / Yīngwén / English

Very busy.

(Fr)

"Soeur Karen, Soeur Karen,
Dormez-vous? Dormez-vous?"

Espérant que pour dormir plus ce soir.

(Pyc)

Истощение начинает начинаться.

Packen / Packing (De/Eng)

Deutsch / German

Ich helfe meinem Mann zu packen.

Englisch / English

I'm helping my husband to pack.

Vilken känslomässig dag! (Sv)

Mannen åker snart bort och i dag har vi hälsat på hans farmor som är nittio två så att han kan säga hejdå till henne. Mycket känslofull dag.

آماده سازی / amadh saza / Preparing (Far/Eng)

فارسی / faresa / Farsi 

آماده برای خروج همسر
 

انگلیسی / anegulasa / English
amadh beraa kherwej hemser. (Romanization)
Getting ready for husband's departure.

पेड़ स्टंप / Pēṛa sṭampa / The tree stump (हिंदी/Hin)

अलविदा! / Alavidā! / Bye-bye!

हिंदी / Hindī / Hindi

...अब चला गया!

ध्वन्यात्मक / Dhvan'yātmaka / Phonetic

... aba calā gayā!

अंग्रेजी / Aṅgrējī / English

... is now gone!

再次累星期五 / Zàicì lèi xīngqí wǔ / Once Again Tired Friday (汉词/Pīnyīn/Eng)

汉词 / Hàn cí / Chinese Characters

做了的遗嘱。非常累。

拼音 / Pīnyīn / Phonetic

Zuòle de yízhǔ. Fēicháng lèi.

英文 / Yīngwén / English

The will got done. Very tired.

Journée difficile (Fr)

Y sommes-nous encore ???

Мэтт Живописец (Pyc)

Должнa красить весь дом. Тьфу.

Lange Woche (De)

Ich will nur auf die Sprache ich praktisiere schreiben. :) Ich bin müde...

Tårig Måndag (Sv)

I dag har redan varit mycket jobbig. Trött, mycket arbete att göra, försenad avresa...

خواب آلودگی یکشنبه / khewab alewdegua akeshenbh / Sleepy Sunday (Far/Eng)

فارسی / faresa / Farsi 

وظایف خانگی و یک دیدار است
 

انگلیسی / anegulasa / English
wezaaf khanegua w ak dadar aset. (Romanization)
Household tasks and a visit.

विजय! / Vijaya! / Victory! (हिंदी/Hindi)

हिंदी / Hindī / Hindi

पेड़ स्टंप हटा दिया है!

ध्वन्यात्मक / Dhvan'yātmaka / Phonetic

Pēṛa sṭampa haṭā diyā hai!

अंग्रेजी / Aṅgrējī / English

The tree stump is removed!

疲劳星期五 / Píláo xīngqí wǔ / Tired Friday (汉词/Pīnyīn/Eng)

汉词 / Hàn cí / Chinese Characters

旧地毯走了。

拼音 / Pīnyīn / Phonetic

Jiù dìtǎn zǒuliǎo.

英文 / Yīngwén / English

Old carpet gone.

Un Jeudi Occupé / A Busy Thursday (Fr/Eng)

Français / French

Sorti le vieux tapis de la maison. Nettoyée au sous-sol et a balayé les autres planchers.

Anglais / English

Pulled out the old carpet from the house. Scrubbed the basement floor and swept the other flooring.

Progress! / Прогресс! (Pyc/Eng)

Русский / Russian

Встреченный с внутренним консультантом проекта сегодня. Она дала нам цвета для краски и ковра, и предложила монтажника ковра. Ура!

Английский / English

Met with the interior design consultant today. She gave us colors for the paint and carpet, and suggested a carpet installer. Hooray!

♥ (De/Eng)

Deutsch / German

Heute war ein guter Tag, weil ich mit meinem Mann am meisten war. Wie seine Abreise näher kommt, bekomme ich feuchte Augen. Ich will so viel Zeit wie möglich zuzammen verbringen.

Englisch / English

Today was a good day because I was with my husband most the day. As his departure gets closer, I get teary-eyed. I want to spend as much time together as possible.

Samband / Connection (Sv/Eng)

Svenska / Swedish

Efter att ha läst om alla möjliga mobiltelefon planer, nu har jag kommit till att köpa en satellit mobil åt min man till hans utomlands resor. Det blir faktiskt billigare än inte. För ungefär USD500 kan man köpa en som tillåter gratis inkommande samtal och epost. Det kostar bara 85c/min. för utgående samtal ~ det är billigaste priset som jag har sett i det områedet dit han reser.

5 Augusti 2011 Uppdatering:  Har forskat om att få min man en inrikesmobil i utomlands (lite billigare kostnad för utgående samtal), men mobiltäckning är ju så lite i detta land ~ bara tre städer. Bättre att ha satellitmobil eftersom han reser utanför städer.

Engelska / English

After reading about all possible cell phone plans, I've decided to buy a satellite phone for my husband to use in his overseas travels. It is actually cheaper than not. For about $500 one can buy a phone that allows free incoming calls and E-mail. It only costs 85 cents per minute for outgoing calls ~ that's the cheapest price I've seen for the area to which he's traveling.

5 August 2011 Update: Have researched getting my husband a domestic cell phone overseas (a little cheaper for outgoing calls), but the coverage is so tiny in that country ~ only three cities. Better to have a satellite phone because he travels outside cities.

آنقدر خسته / aneqder khesth / So Tired (Far/Eng)

فارسی / faresa / Farsi 

تمیز کردن
 

انگلیسی / anegulasa / English
temaz keredn. (Romanization)
More cleaning...

सुशी! / Suśī! / Sushi! (हिंदी/Hindi)

हिंदी / Hindī / Hindi

कामों के भाग गया और एक फिल्म देखी थी.

ध्वन्यात्मक / Dhvan'yātmaka / Phonetic

Kāmōṁ kē bhāga gayā aura ēka philma dēkhī thī.

अंग्रेजी / Aṅgrējī / English

Ran errands and saw a movie.

七月热 / Qī yuè rè / July Heat (汉词/Pīnyīn/Eng)

汉词 / Hàn cí / Chinese Characters  

它是伏天。这是烤热两个月，然后10个月的雨水和雪的严寒。

拼音 / Pīnyīn / Phonetic

Tā shì fútiān. Zhè shì kǎo rè liǎng gè yuè, ránhòu 10 gè yuè de yǔshuǐ hé xuě de yánhán.

英文 / Yīngwén / English

It is the dog days of summer. It is broiling hot for two months and then freezing cold with rain and snow for 10 months.

Ooh La La (Fr/Eng)

Français / French

Nettoyé la plupart des tapis à l'autre maison. Continué enlever papier peint des murs. Longue journée!

Anglais / English

Cleaned most carpet at the other house. Continued removing wallpaper from walls. Long day!

Массивная очистка / Massive cleaning (Рус/Eng)

Русский / Russian

Ковер, убирающий в нашем доме. Более измельчения бумаги.

Английский / English

Carpet cleaning at our house. More paper shredding.

Dienstag / Tuesday (De/Eng)

Deutsch / German

Machte einen Termin mit meinem Mann. Er muss eine Reise sobald machen und braucht viele Terminen bevor er reist.

Englisch / English

Went to an appointment with my husband. He has a trip upcoming and requires many appointments before he travels.

Hushållsarbete / Housework (Sv/Eng)

Svenska / Swedish

Min man och jag körde massor av pappor genom dokumentförstörareköra. Också rengjorde huset.

Engelska / English

My husband and I shredded masses of paper in a shredder. Also cleaned the house.

سه شنبه ، یکشنبه / sh shenbh , akeshenbh / Sunday, Sunday (Far/Eng)

فارسی / faresa / Farsi 

رفتن به تمرکز صرفا بر فارسی و اضافه کردن دری بعد
 

انگلیسی / anegulasa / English
reften bh temrekez serfa ber faresa w adafh keredn dera b'ed. (Romanization)
Going to focus solely on Farsi and add Dari later.

Notes

Remember, right to left for Persian script...

सैन जोस / Saina jōsa / San Jose (हिंदी/Hindi)

हिंदी / Hindī / Hindi

मैं प्यार संस्कृत और हिंदी की आवाज.

ध्वन्यात्मक / Dhvan'yātmaka / Phonetic

Maiṁ pyāra sanskr̥ta aura hindī kī āvāja.

अंग्रेजी / Aṅgrējī / English

I love Sanskrit, and the sound of Hindi.

Notes

Hindi is written in Devanāgarī script, based on Sanskrit, and mutually intelligible with Urdu. Urdu is written in Perso-Arabic script, spoken in Pakistan, and bases new words in the sci-tech sector on Arabic/Persian.

一天的工作 / Yītiān de gōngzuò / Work Day (汉词/Pīnyīn/Eng)

汉词 / Hàn cí / Chinese Characters  

星期五我擦洗墙壁和踢脚板和水洗的窗户和纱窗。

拼音 / Pīnyīn / Phonetic

Xīngqí wǔ wǒ cāxǐ qiángbì hé tījiǎobǎn, hé shuǐxǐ de chuānghù hé shāchuāng.

英文 / Yīngwén / English

Friday I scrubbed walls and baseboards, and washed windows and window screens.

Très fatigué / Very Tired (Fr/Eng)

Français / French

Les murs et les plinthes à nettoyer. Papier peint pour être supprimé. Tapis d'être un shampooing et enlevé.

Anglais / English

Walls and baseboards to be cleaned. Wallpaper to be stripped. Carpet to be shampooed and removed.

Сегодня / Today (Pyc/Eng)

Русский / Russian

Сегодня - о зданиях снова. Краска, ковер, очистка, и так далее.

Английский / English

Today is about the houses again. Paint, carpet, cleaning, etc.

Igitt! / Ugh! (De/Eng)

Deutsch / German

Neulich ist es sehr feucht und heiß Wetter. Es erinnert mich an mittlerer Westen oder Nordosten der USA zur Sommerzeit.

Englisch / English

Lately it is really humid and hot weather. It reminds me of the Midwest or Northeast of the U.S. in summertime.

Måndagen den 18:e / Monday the 18th (Sv/Eng)

Svenska / Swedish

I dag skulle vara allt om de husen som vi sköter. ~ Har huvudvärk.

Engelska / English

Today should be all about the houses for which we are responsible. ~ Have a headache.

เหนื่อย / H̄enụ̄̀xy / Tired (ไทย/S̄ạthṣ̄ās̄tr̒/Thai)

ไทย / Thai 

ความอ่อนเพลีย 

S̄ạthṣ̄ās̄tr̒ / Phonetics

Khwām x̀xnphelīy

ภาษาอังกฤษ / English

Exhaustion.

روز شنبه / روز شنبه / Saturday (Far/Dar/Eng)

فارسی / Farsi

شنبه فروش املاک بود. بسیار شلوغ

 

دری / Dari

شنبه فروش املاک بود. بسیار شلوغ

 انگلیسی / English

shenbh ferwesh amelak bewd. besaar shelwegh! (Romanization)
Saturday was the estate sale. Very busy!

预演 / Yùyǎn / Preview (汉词/Pīnyīn/Eng)

汉词 / Hàn cí / Chinese Characters  

星期五是商品房预售预演. 

拼音 / Pīnyīn / Phonetic

Xīngqí wǔ shì shāngpǐnfáng yù shòu yùyǎn.

英文 / Yīngwén / English

Friday was the estate sale preview.

Vieux livres / Old books (Fr/Eng)

Français / French

J'ai une pile de vieux livres français du début des années 1900 que j'ai trouvé dans une boîte. Ils ont beau cuir recouvre. Livres étaient certainement plus cher de faire à l'époque

Anglais / English

I have a stack of old French books from the early 1900s that I found in a box. They have beautiful leather covers. Books certainly were more expensive to make back then.  

Прежние времена / Old Times (Pус/Eng)

Русский / Russian

Я нашелa большую коробку книг, которые были сохранены много лет. Это была забава, чтобы видеть вещи, которые я убралa в течение всех тех лет.

Английский / English

I found a big box of books that had been stored for many years. It was fun to see the things that I had put away for all those years.

Dienstag / Tuesday (De/Eng)

Deutsch / German

Heute ist alles über das Haus.

Englisch / English

Today is all about the house.

Måndag / Monday (Sv/Eng)

Svenska / Swedish

I dag var hemsk! Verkligen. Många konstiga känslor för hela familjen. Hoppas att få fram positiva känslor för alla.

Engelska / English

Today was terrible! Really. Many strange emotions for the whole family. I hope to pull out positive feelings for everyone.

วันภาษาไทย! / Wạn p̣hās̄ʹā thịy! / Thai Day! (ไทย/S̄ạthṣ̄ās̄tr̒/Thai)

ไทย / Thai

วันนี้ผมเขียนเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของบทความของฉัน

S̄ạthṣ̄ās̄tr̒ / Phonetics

Wạn nī̂ p̄hm k̄heīyn pĕn s̄̀wn h̄nụ̀ng k̄hxng bthkhwām k̄hxng c̄hạn

ภาษาอังกฤษ / English

Today I wrote part of my article.

روز شنبه / روز شنبه / Saturday (Far/Dar/Eng)

فارسی / Farsi
  

به پایان رسیده خواندن کتاب فرشته.اما در هر حال برخی از لحظات خوب است ، اما من به خواندن نا امید شد که آن را یک رمان و خاطرات بود.پایان دادن به غمگین

دری / Dari

به پایان رسیده خواندن کتاب فرشته. اما در هر حال برخی از لحظات خوب است ، اما من به خواندن نا امید شد که آن را یک رمان و خاطرات بود. پایان دادن به غمگین

 انگلیسی / English

bh peaaan resadh khewanedn ketab fersheth.ama der her hal berkha az lhezat khewb aset, ama men bh khewanedn na amad shed keh an ra ak reman w khaterat bewd.peaaan daden bh ghemguan (Romanization)

Finished reading the book, Farishta. It had some good moments, but I was disappointed to read that it was a novel and not a memoir. Sad ending...

Notes

Farsi and Dari so far seem identical in written form. Need to hear them spoken...

星期五 / Xīngqí wǔ / Friday (汉词/Pīnyīn/Eng)

汉词 / Hàn cí / Chinese Characters


今天是忙碌的一天。我们做了很多房子周围的工作，并会见了一些我们没有看到很长一段时间的人。

周末快乐！

拼音 / Pīnyīn / Phonetic

 
Jīntiān shì mánglù de yītiān. Wǒmen zuò le hěnduō fáng zǐ zhōuwéi de gōngzuò, bìng huìjiàn le yīxiē wǒmen méiyǒu kàn dào hěn zhǎng yīduàn shíjiān de rén.

Zhōumò kuàilè !

英文 / Yīngwén / English

Today was a busy day. We did a lot of work around the house and met some people we had not seen for a long time. 

Happy weekend!

Français Jeudi / French Thursday (Fr/Eng)

Français / French

Je me sens prêt pour un repos soir après une longue journée de projets ménagers.

Un peu plus d'une semaine, jusqu'à la vente. J'espère qu'il va aller bien et de nombreuses personnes.

J'ai pensé à une chose que je vais revenir de la vente ~ un ensemble de lampes de style marocain. J'ai oublié pourquoi je ont obtenu, mais se rappeler aujourd'hui. Lampes sur le balcon ... Lampes pendus sur des crochets ... De nombreuses utilisations!

Anglais / English

I feel ready for a restful evening after a long day of household projects.

A little more than a week until the sale. I'm hoping it will go well and many people will show up.

I've thought of one thing that I will fetch back from the sale ~ a set of Moroccan style lamps. I forgot why I got them, but remembered today. Lamps on the balcony... Lamps hanging from hooks... Many uses!

В среду / On Wednesday (Рус/Eng)

Русский / Russian 

Я прочиталa почти половину книги, Фаришта. То, что является самым незабываемым, - то, как никто не знает то, что должно быть сделано в Афганистане. Каждый имеет мнение и расстроен, но проблемы кажутся непреодолимыми. Вероятно подобный всюду еще...  

Рассказчик, кажется, жалуется на ее пищу и условия жизни довольно много, однако по сравнению с военной жизнью, ее ситуация кажется весьма роскошной. Она - весьма неприятный характер и даже неприятный.

Она также кажется мысленно непостоянной. Она - действительно пример дипломатического корпуса Соединенных Штатов?  

Тем не менее, она все еще может иметь немного интересных пониманий.


Английский / English

I've read almost half the book, Farishta. What is most memorable is how no one knows what should be done in Afghanistan. Everyone has an opinion and is frustrated, but the problems seem insurmountable. Probably similar to everywhere else...

The narrator seems to complain about her food and living conditions quite a lot, however compared with military life, her situation seems fairly luxurious. She is rather an unsympathetic character and even unlikable. She also seems mentally unstable. Is she really an example of the United States diplomatic corps? 

Nonetheless, she still may have some interesting insights. 

Baum Dienstag / Tree Tuesday (De/Eng)

Deutsch / German

Heute arbeitete mein Mann an einem gigantischem Baumstumpf. Er versucht die Baumwurzeln herauszunehmen. Es war sehr schwer! Er muß in das großes Loch sitzen und durchsägen die Wurzeln. Nicht so bequeme eine Lage zu haben. :)

Unter diesen Blogeintrag siehst Du ein Foto von dem Baumstumpf. Ziemlich groß, oder?

Englisch / English

Today my husband worked on a huge tree stump. He is trying to remove the tree roots. It was really difficult! He has to sit in the big hole and saw through the roots. Not so comfortable a position to have. :)

Under this blog entry you can see a photo of the tree stump. Pretty big, isn't it?

Der Stumpf / The Stump

Den Fjärde / The Fourth (Sv/Eng)

Svenska / Swedish

I dag var den fjärde juli. I USA är den en stor helgdag med fyrverkerier och parader. Jag var i dag på en parad i en liten stad och tittade på allt. Jag tror att paraderna är roligaste för barnen för att de ta upp godiserna som folk som står i de öppna flakvagner kastar mot dem. :)

Engelska / English

Today was the Fourth of July. In the United States it's a big holiday with fireworks displays and parades. I was at a parade today in a little city and watched everything. I think that the parades are most fun for the children because they grab up all the candy that people standing in open trucks throw towards them. :)

อาทิตย์ไทย / Xāthity̒ thịy / Thai Sunday (ไทย/S̄ạthṣ̄ās̄tr̒/Thai)

ไทย / Thai

แนะนำโดยสามีของฉันก็ไทยอาทิตย์!

S̄ạthṣ̄ās̄tr̒ / Phonetics

Næanả doy s̄āmī k̄hxng c̄hạn k̆ thịy xāthity̒!

ภาษาอังกฤษ / English

As suggested by my husband, it's Thai Sunday!

Notes

According to what I've read, a person who can read Thai can learn to read Lao in a few hours (the reverse does not hold true). The languages share about 70 percent of vocabulary, with high-level words in both languages deriving from Sanskrit/Pali.

فارسی / دری / Farsi / Dari (Far/Dar/Eng)

فارسی / Farsi

!آموزش زبان دری است ، که یک نسبی فارسی. دو یک  

دری / Dari 

!آموزش از ، شمالی یکی از بستگان از ایران است. دو یک

 

انگلیسی / English

amewzesh zeban dera aset , keh ak nesba faresa. dew ak  (Romanization) 

Learning Dari, which is a relative of Farsi. Two for one!

Notes

Farsi provides a linguistic/grammatical structure for Dari, while Pashto/Pakhto, sometimes called a "stand-alone" language, is once removed from Dari. It seems logical to begin with Farsi and add Dari vocabulary lists. 

I've seen Farsi's and Dari's linguistic relationship compared to learning British English to work in a certain area of the United States. The written languages are similar, but the pronunciation and vocabulary differ.

回家 / Huí jiā / Home Again (汉词/Pīnyīn/Eng)

汉词 / Hàn cí / Chinese Characters

 
我很高兴，因为我丈夫已经回到了一会儿回家。我们正在看电影战役：洛杉矶。我喜欢洛杉矶的场景和陆战队。当然，我也很喜欢军队，但我永远有一个偏爱的陆战队。:)

拼音 / Pīnyīn / Phonetic

Wǒ hěn gāoxìng, yīnwèi wǒ zhàngfū yǐjīng huí dàole yīhuǐer huí jiā. Wǒmen zhèngzài kàn diànyǐng Zhànyì: Luòshānjī. Wǒ xǐhuan luòshānjī de chǎngjǐng hé lù zhàn duì. Dāngrán, wǒ yě hěn xǐhuan jūnduì, dàn wǒ yǒngyuǎn yǒu yīgè piānài de lù zhàn duì. :)

英文 / Yīngwén / English

I'm happy because my husband has returned home for a while. We're watching the movie Battle: Los Angeles. I like the Los Angeles scenes and the Marines. Of course, I also like the Army, but I will always have a soft spot for the Marines. :)

Le Russe Français / The Russian French (Fr/Eng)

Français / French

Quand je pense à la langue russe je pense à la langue française. Ma prof russe nous a montré le film Anna Karenina (dans le russe, évidemment) et a expliqué que la plupart des Russes d'aristocratie ont parlé le français à cette époque.

Il y a aussi quelque chose de semblable dans le caractère expressif des peuples, j'imagine. Le style russe d'enseignement est aussi, je pense, de ce style. Très intense, soudain et l'explosif. Dans la classe notre professeur châtierait fort n'importe quel étudiant qu'elle a pensé ne jouait pas jusqu'au niveau attendu.

La classe était surtout la question et la réponse et le ciel aide l'étudiant qui ne pouvait pas répondre! C'était toujours un défi et a encouragé des étudiants à faire leurs devoirs.

Anglais / English

When I think about the Russian language I think about the French language. My Russian instructor showed us the movie Anna Karenina (in Russian, of course) and explained that most upper-class Russians spoke French at that time.

There is also something similar in the expressiveness of the people, I imagine. The Russian style of teaching is also, I think, from that style. Very intense, abrupt, and explosive. In class our instructor would loudly castigate any student whom she thought was not performing up to the expected level.

Class was mostly question and answer, and heaven help the student who could not answer! It was always a challenge and encouraged students to do their homework.

МЕР / LED (Рус/Eng)

Русский / Russian 

Сегодня я исследую местное экономическое развитие (МЕР). Давать больше информации, Международный банк имеет хороший документ, который обсуждает МЕР.  

Почему эта тема интересует меня? Мой отец воздействовал на местные экономические проблемы развития всюду по Центральной и Восточной Европе, и Азии. Я предполагаю, что Вы могли сказать, что я рос с этим.

Теперь я вижу это как метод, который в немного измененной форме может использоваться, чтобы поддержать развитие и операции стабильности в Юго-западной Азии и другие порванные войной области. Мы имеем материалы, это только применяет их к ситуации и обеспечивает тренерам, которых мы знаем, начинать оценивать и работать с местными поселениями.

Чего метод достиг бы лучше всего людям и продвинул бы их взаимодействие? Какую структуру мы использовали бы? Кто финансировал бы это? Они - вопросы, которые я обдумываю теперь. 

Стабильность в одной области может только продвинуть мир. 

Английский / English 

Today I'm researching local economic development (LED). To give more information, the World Bank has a good document that discusses LED.

Why does this topic interest me? My father has worked on local economic development issues throughout Central and Eastern Europe, and Asia. I guess you could say I grew up with it.

Now I see it as a method that in a slightly modified form can be used to support development and stability operations in Southwest Asia and other war-torn areas. We have the materials, it is only applying them to the situation and providing trainers, who we know, to begin assessing and working with local populations.

What method would best reach the people and promote their interaction? What structure would we use? Who would fund it? These are questions I'm pondering now.

Stability in one region can only promote peace.

Afghanistan (De/Eng)

Deutsch / German

Letzens lese ich ein Buch das heißt Farishta von Patricia McArdle. Es geht sich um eine US Diplomatin, die in Aghanistan lebt und arbeitet, und die Herausforderungen dass sie erlebt. Was ich denke so Wichtig von diesem Buch zu lernen ist, ist Anhaltspunkte oder Methoden/Abwebge zu erfolgreich arbeiten innerhalb dieser Kultur.

Mein Interesse an diesem Thema wirklich begann wann ich neulich mit einem Soldat bei der Flughafen redete. Er war unterwegs züruck nach Afghanistan für die zweite Hälfte seinen Ensatz. Was er hat mir gesagt lässt mich zu denken an welche Verhälltnisse für erfolgreichen Wiederaufbaubemühungen die nötige Vorarbeit leisten.

Was ich habe gehört von dem Soldat der selbst kommt aus Migrationshintergrund und versteht diesen Themenkomplex ist wie wichtig es ist für die ausländische Unterhändler in Afghanistan traditionelle Zeichen von Respekt zu benutzen wann sie Lokalbevölkerung grüßen, und nach Familienmitgliedern zu fragen Vertrauen in die Beziehung zu aufbauen.

Der Soldat erzählte mir über eine Gruppe Soldaten die regelmäßig den traditionellen Austausch Höflichkeiten und Handgesten die bezeichnen Herzlichkeit nicht benutzten. Die Lokalbevölkerung über die wahrgenommenes Respektlosigkeit nahmen übel und sie erzählten die Taliban die Route von diesen Soldaten für gezeilten Tötungen. Glücklicherweise kamen die Soldatengruppe von meinem Erzähler zu den belagerten Soldatens Hilfe und nur die Humvees wurden zerstört.

Schlechte Manieren können tödlich sein...

Englisch / English

Lately I've been reading a book called Farishta by Patricia McArdle. It's about a U.S. diplomat, living and working in Afghanistan, and the challenges she faces. What I think is so important to learn from this book is clues or methods/ways to work successfully within this culture. 

My interest in this subject really began when I recently talked to a soldier at the airport. He was en route back to Afghanistan for the second half of his tour of duty. What he told me led me to think about which conditions prepare the ground for successful reconstruction efforts.

What I have heard from this soldier, who himself comes from an immigrant background and understands this set of issues, is how important it is for the foreign negotiators in Afghanistan to use traditional signs of respect when they greet locals, and to ask after family members to build trust in the relationship.

The soldier told me about a group of soldiers who customarily did not use the traditional exchange of pleasantries and hand gestures that denote sincerity. The local population took offense at the perceived lack of respect and told the Taliban the soldiers' route for targeted killing. Luckily my narrator's group of soldiers came to the besieged soldiers' rescue and only the Humvees were destroyed.

Bad manners can be deadly...