Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Why are you crying?
Albanian translation:
Pse po qan?/Pse qan?
Added to glossary by
Monika Coulson
Jul 4, 2002 13:25
22 yrs ago
English term
Why are you crying?
Non-PRO
English to Albanian
Other
General speech toward a patient in a nursing home
Proposed translations
(Albanian)
5 +3 | Pse po qan? | Monika Coulson |
5 -1 | Pse jeni duke qare? Pse po qani? | Kozeta Elzhenni (X) |
Proposed translations
+3
2 hrs
Selected
Pse po qan?
Pse po qan-why are you crying?
Pse qan?-why do you cry?
Hello,
If you do not have any knowledge of the written Albanian language, it would be best to write it down and show it to your patient, since the pronunciation could be an issue.
Sincerely,
Monika
Pse qan?-why do you cry?
Hello,
If you do not have any knowledge of the written Albanian language, it would be best to write it down and show it to your patient, since the pronunciation could be an issue.
Sincerely,
Monika
Reference:
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement. KudoZ."
-1
3 hrs
Pse jeni duke qare? Pse po qani?
Dear Emma:
This question has a couple of translations.
Why are you crying?
Pse jeni duke qare? oe Pse po qani?
This question has a couple of translations.
Why are you crying?
Pse jeni duke qare? oe Pse po qani?
Reference:
Peer comment(s):
disagree |
Albina
: Your translation is too literal. In the spoken Albanian we almost never use "pse jeni duke qare"
13 hrs
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