UniLang

First sentence for translation:

Let's start the game!

Translate it into any Austronesian, Australian or Papuan language and write the next!

การเปิดเกมเถิดครับ
gaan bpə̀ət geem tə̀ət kráp

Do you speak English?

[flag=]tl[/flag] Magsalita ka ng Ingles?

Yes, I speak English. Are you learning Tagalog?

Irusia wrote:[flag=]tl[/flag] MagNagsasalita ka ba ng Ingles?

You could also say marunong ka bang mag-Ingles? ('do you know (how) to speak English?').

Yes, I speak English. Are you learning Tagalog?

Oo, nagsasalita ako ng Ingles. Nag-aaral ka ba ng Tagalog?

Of course!

vijayjohn wrote:MagNagsasalita ka ba ng Ingles?
You could also say marunong ka bang mag-Ingles? ('do you know (how) to speak English?').

Salamat!

vijayjohn wrote:Of course!

Syempre!

You know so many languages! How long have you been learning them?

Alam mo na ang maraming wika! Gaano katagal ka nang nag-aaral nila?

It depends on the language.

vijayjohn wrote:It depends on the language.

Hindi alam ko paano isalin ito.

"Depende sa wika."

Heto bagong pangungusap:

I speak Tagalog, but do you speak English?

Nagsasalita ako ng Tagalog, pero/ngunit nagsasalita ka ba ng Ingles?

What time is it?

Anong oras na?

Stop at the corner!

Itigil sa sulok!

I am interested in astronomy.

Cang demen jak astronomi.

Our ancestors were truly great sea conquerors.

Tunay na dakilang manlulupig ng dagat ang mga ninuno namin (excl.) / natin (incl.).

The world is full of wonders.

Dunya tèh pinuh kaajaiban.

One must sacrifice a few years of party for decades of freedom.

I have no idea how to translate that (also, do you mean "partying"?), but I'll try anyway.

Kailangan iniwan iilang taon ng kasiyahan para sa mga dekada ng kalayaan.

Irusia wrote: Itigil sa sulok!

Tigil AFAICT means to stop doing something, not just to stop at a place, and I think sulok might mean a corner of a room or something. "Stop at the corner!" AFAIK is para sa kanto!

How many Austronesian languages do you know?

Ilang wikang Austronesyo inaalam mo?

I am learning Tagalog and Indonesian, but I do not speak them well yet.

Nag-aaral ako ng Tagalog at ng Indonesyo, nguni't hindi pa ako nagsasalita niya mabuti.

It's raining.

Umuulan.

It's no longer raining, now the sun is shining.

Hindi na umuulan, sumisikat ang araw ngayon.

What is there at the market?

vijayjohn wrote:Hindi na umuulan, sumisikat ang araw ngayon.

It is also possible to say "umaaraw".

What is there at the market?

Ano ang may ba sa palengke?

The next one: What is your favourite book?