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OH, YES! That's exactly what I wanted to know.
Ugghhh, "lengthy", "proliferation" and "tense summit"...!?
I had totally no idea what they could be, and that "tense summit" sounded to me as if it was one word...
There were other parts I didn't get either but, those 3 were the most confusing ones.
Thank you so much for your help, Glenn. It was indeed helpful.

And now I need to look up what "proliferation" means... LOL
No...I don't read any news in English. ^^;
 
Hahahhaha! XD Wowww!! Well, actually,... never mind... Norwegian sounds nothing like English XD But some words do because Norwegian comes from German, and English comes from German... also =)

here's what I read:

AHHH! I can't find it =(

Fine -____- I know you're going to make me listen to what I said and then type it *cries* the next post I make with have what I said in it
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I found it =D







President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin held lengthy meetings Thursday followed by a joint news conference that dealt with issues ranging from efforts to curb nuclear proliferation to differences about democratic reform in Russia.


Many had expected that this would be a very tense summit. For several days on this European tour, President Bush has publicly scolded President Putin for his rollback of democratic reforms and his crackdown on dissent.

In their two and a half hours of meetings, the two leaders discussed the president's concerns. But when they appeared before cameras in public, they agreed that Putin would move forward in democratic reforms that recognize the cultures and traditions of Russia.
 
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Hahahhaha! XD Wowww!! Well, actually,... nevermind... Norwegian sounds nothing like English XD But some words do, because Norwegian comes from German, and English comes from German... also =)
Um.. I think it's a bit incorrect to say "English comes from German". English is more like a mix of Gaelic, Latin, Nordic and probably some other influences.

But I'm no scientist, so nevermind.
 
Oh! Thank you very much, Tomii! I'm glad you found the article! xD

Oh boy, I was only able to get about half of what I heard. I only got those words in Bold.

LOL, the second paragraph was a disaster!!

There were many "??" marks flying around my head, I was like, "What? Bush had a meeting with someone on Thursday over something about nuclear, and...???"
I thought those 3 parts I asked earlier were the most difficult ones, but after reading the actual sentences, I found out that I couldn't have been more wrong!

Anyway, so, it's about Russia!
I never expected Vladimir Putin would be pronounced that way, because in Japanese, ウラジーミル・プーチン

Thank you again, Tomii and Glenn, you've been so helpful!
And thanks to you too, Kyoko san, for having asked Tomii for the original sentences!

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No...I don't read any news in English. ^^;

Cue-san, again, you are far better than me, cus I don't listen to any news in English nor in Japanese. (もちろん冗談だけどね、何しろ新聞屋の人 間ですので。)
 
ウラジーミル・プーチン

I think the way I've usually heard it is more like ヴラダミール・プーティン.

And no problem. I have to return the favor sometime.
 
Yes, Kyoko_desu chan, I know the answer, but will wait just a while to see if others get it. MM (as usual, a nice clear voice...)
 
Oh! Now it clears the mystery why you're always up so early in the morning!!!

I don't watch much news on TV or read newspapers (sorry!), either..seriously...
I gave my family a big shock when I confessed that I didn't know the prime minister now was Abe until just recently. xD
 
I don't watch much news on TV or read newspapers (sorry!), either..seriously...I gave my family a big shock when I confessed that I didn't know the prime minister now was Abe until just recently. xD

You ... just ...gave me a big shock ... too ...
OK! I will deliver you a newspaper every morning, on Shinkansen!!
 
Um.. I think it's a bit incorrect to say "English comes from German". English is more like a mix of Gaelic, Latin, Nordic and probably some other influences.
But I'm no scientist, so nevermind.

English comes from French, Spanish, Latin, and all that other crap...
 
English is originally a germanic language, and then there was a lot of French influence, and at some point there was a "great vowl shift" but I forget when. English has a tremendous amount of words of foreign origin.

Saying that English came from German is like saying that French came from Italian, only a bit more extreme.
 
i don't mean only German, parts of came from German
 
You ... just ...gave me a big shock ... too ...
Hahahahaha, sorry! ^^;

OK! I will deliver you a newspaper every morning, on Shinkansen!! :jama:
LOL, wow, that'd be great!
Great... but..., that'd be a quite expensive newspaper too!! *sweats*
 

I'm with Kyoko here. Well, I know about it because it came up in class (), but still.
 
I'm sure there are tons of these kind of sites around on the net.

If you got more questions, don't hesitate to ask!!


Bedankji ... leonmarino-san


I am not proficient in Japanese,there is English language one I can use available on the net.Audacity is one awesome website,thanks for all the info's.


I have some karaoke ( sing-along ) Japanese albums at home,I want to record my amateur singings in Japanese on my personalized voiceblog.
 
Bedankji ... leonmarino-san
Hey!! Bedankji.. The proper spelling is "bedankt" but I fully accept your feeling of gratitude and say: "Graag gedaan!" (You're welcome!)

So where did you learn to speak Dutch so fluently?
I have some karaoke ( sing-along ) Japanese albums at home,I want to record my amateur singings in Japanese on my personalized voiceblog.
Oh I'm pretty sure we all want to hear that!! Keep us posted!!
 
So um, yeah. I had nothing to do for a minute, and here is the result.
 
English comes from French, Spanish, Latin, and all that other crap...
As Mikawa Ossan said, English primary roots are Germanic in origin. Not from German, but from the area that gave rise to German, Dutch and English. The language came across to England with the continuing invasion and settlers from the Germanic ttribes better known as the Angles, Saxons and Jutes. They forced the native English into Wales, and is why the Welsh refer to themselves as the true English. The settlers would have used their own language along with native words from the latin, left over from the Romans and the Celtic languages used in Britian, being Welsh,Gaelic (in its three forms; Manx, Erse and Gallic), and Cornish. The French influence came from the Norman invasion in 1066. despite being from Normandy the Normans originated from Scandinavia, not France, but had absorbed the French as their primary language. French was the language used by the nobility, but the English still used the Anglo-saxon. As time went by the native language took in French words, but also kept English words for the same thing, Hence Cow and Beef, Pig and Pork. Cow and Pig are Anglo-saxon in origin, but pork and beef are French in origin.
Over the years, as the British expanded around the world English has taken in a lot of new words that aren't even European in nature, but the English you and I still speak uses approx 80% to 90% anglo-saxon still and thus making it a primarily Germanic langauge.
@ Mikawa - I think the great vowel shift happed around the 17th to 18th century. hence the difference that American pronunciation is slightly different to British pronunciation, as the shift was more prevelant in the UK rather than the US, especially after indepedence. Less influence from the UK.
I have heard mentioned several times that if you wish to hear an accent close to Elizabethan English visit New England.
 
So um, yeah. I had nothing to do for minute, and here is the result.

I got it!!!!!!!! Darng! The title is about my current age, but I don't wanna break up with my bf~~~! (Hehehe, this should be a good hint.) But ... I don't know the name of the band/singer. It's an old Japanese folk song, isn't it?
 
I knew it...Kyoko chan's young...
So, I never expected that she'd know that song...

Hmm...I wonder what I was doing at that time when I was at her age...
hahahaha...ha... *sweats*

Well, Kyoko chan, hope you have a long, happy life with your bf!
 
Hehehe, Cue-san, I sang this song at a 合唱コンクール at school. It's a nice song, but a bit sad, isn't it?
Now, may I post the answer? The title is 22歳の別れ. leon, send me a trophy or hmmm, maybe your underwear for the prize? uso uso, I'm not that hentai~~!
 
OMG, leon! This is my first time to see a post without any typed letters!
 
I just listened to leonmarino's voiceblog for the first time, and I have to say....his voice is not quite what I was expecting.....

Kyoko, you know, your voice is very sexy in a cute cute kind of way!
 
Wow, I only just recently decided to click on your signature link, cool blog, YOUR VOICE IS SO UNREAL!, very cutsey!, but in a nice way.

Also your English is excellent!.

Keep up the good work.
 
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