tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018311341701044333.post5917811891980759737..comments2024-03-25T20:06:01.587-04:00Comments on Novel Adventurers: “Welcome to the Food” – and other fun phrases in KiswahiliSupriya Savkoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10854983392374596718noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018311341701044333.post-7201772484435263662012-01-07T21:46:00.001-05:002012-01-07T21:46:00.001-05:00Thanks, Heidi. Being out with the animals in their...Thanks, Heidi. Being out with the animals in their natural habitat is simply magic to me. <br />I look forward to contributing again in the future... thanks again for the invitation!Jenny Carlesshttp://www.jennycarless.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018311341701044333.post-70855832680045419872012-01-06T23:13:36.835-05:002012-01-06T23:13:36.835-05:00Jenny, I love your photos. Especially the leopard ...Jenny, I love your photos. Especially the leopard with its tail half hidden in the weeds. The different ways that languages have of expressing the same thing is one of the things that makes it so fun to learn them. It shows how people in different cultures think.<br /><br />Thanks for blogging with us today, and we'll definitely ask you back sometime to write more about Kenya!Heidi Noroozyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03351899620446316075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018311341701044333.post-379938719039747892012-01-06T19:54:10.098-05:002012-01-06T19:54:10.098-05:00Supa, Bianca!
You're right; there are so many ...Supa, Bianca!<br />You're right; there are so many different ways to experience -- and remember -- our journeys. Aromas are very evocative, too. For example, peppermint tea will always remind me of a friend in Switzerland. I'm glad you enjoyed the post.<br /><br />Nancy, I know exactly what you mean about picking up accents. I feel like I'm an "accent chameleon," too, and it's most definitely unintentional, but I notice it.Jenny Carlesshttp://www.jennycarless.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018311341701044333.post-72285280150797554042012-01-06T19:30:51.800-05:002012-01-06T19:30:51.800-05:00What a wonderful post! You make me want to go to K...What a wonderful post! You make me want to go to Kenya for so many reasons! I also love language and love accents. I guess because I am a "language person" and pick things up fairly quickly, if I'm in a place where English is spoken, I tend to start taking on the accent that I hear around me. My kids hate it because they think I'm doing it on purpose, but it just comes out! In fact, I'm in Hawaii now and probably don't sound the way I do when I'm back in California. Would love to go to Kenya and see if some that beautiful accent would stick!<br />NancyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018311341701044333.post-21228482863802087672012-01-06T19:01:40.688-05:002012-01-06T19:01:40.688-05:00Jenny, I enjoyed reading this. So often we remembe...Jenny, I enjoyed reading this. So often we remember trips taken and locations observed through the photographs we take. You've reminded me of something our cameras aren't able to capture--the richness of sound. I am rethinking all of my travels and remembering wonderful accents and intonations. <br />Ashe oleng, <br />BiancaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018311341701044333.post-57783602696285662902012-01-06T13:14:52.538-05:002012-01-06T13:14:52.538-05:00Patricia, I agree that Italian is another beautifu...Patricia, I agree that Italian is another beautiful language. Speaking of "-essa" endings, I love "principessa" (princess). Some friends and I used to tease another friend and call her that. I love the sound of it!<br /><br />Supriya, I'd love to share more about my Kenya experiences; just say the word! Yes, "lala" means sleep (I think the verb is kulala). I hadn't ever thought about "lala land" being tied to this. I'd always thought it referred to Los Angeles (LA)! :-)Jenny Carlesshttp://www.jennycarless.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018311341701044333.post-33025423987569108502012-01-06T12:44:47.049-05:002012-01-06T12:44:47.049-05:00What fun adventures, Jenny! I hope you'll blog...What fun adventures, Jenny! I hope you'll blog with us sometime about what you see in Kenya outside the wildlife reserves as well. In the meantime, "lala salama" is my new phrase, btw. Does "lala" really mean sleep, as in when we say "he's in lala land"?Supriya Savkoorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10854983392374596718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018311341701044333.post-46935493813124285062012-01-06T08:12:42.168-05:002012-01-06T08:12:42.168-05:00Jenny, what fun. I love to listen to the sound of ...Jenny, what fun. I love to listen to the sound of words, even when I don't know them. Years ago, when I had learned very little Italian, three of my favorite words were: fiammifero (match) based on the word for flame; telefanano (they telephone) for the repetition of the an "an" syllables; and professoressa. The ending "essa" is added to nouns to make them feminine. I silently laugh whenever someone calls me professoressa.Patricia Wintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095600674659292509noreply@blogger.com