tongue / teanga / kieli.

29 October 2021.

 

English: tongue.

Irish: teanga.

Finnish: kieli.

 

*Please translate to your own language in the comments.*

 

#inktober #inktober2021 day 29.

Rapidograph on strathmore 100 lb drawing paper.

3 1/2 inch square.

 

Examples:

 

Gaeilge:

 

Do chínn go minic í sarar phós sí, nuair a bhíomair ag foghlaim na teangan.

 

(I used to see her often before she married, when we were learning the language.)

 

Tá a theanga amuigh leis an tart aige.

 

(His tongue is hanging out from thirst.)

 

Fuair sé a theanga leis.

 

(He found his tongue.)

 

Tá mo theanga caite leo.

 

( I am tired talking to them.)

 

 

Suomi:

 

»Ja mitä kieltä puhutte?»

 

("And what language do you speak?")

 

Luemme englanninkieltä.

 

(We read in English.)

 

Eri kielet ovat rakenteeltansa ja hengeltänsä erilaisia.

 

(Different languages are dissimilar in their structure and spirit.)

 

Kahvilla on se suuri etu, että se irroittaa kielet.

 

(Coffee has the great advantage of detaching the tongues.)

 

Mutta, kuten tiedät, en ole kielimies.

 

(But, as you know, I am not a linguist.)

Done