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#Post#: 17722--------------------------------------------------
Writing Challenge: Day 3
By: Nikola Date: July 9, 2019, 4:45 pm
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A bit of context: You are planning a party for someone (you
decide who) and you need to do the shopping. Advanced learners
might consider the following scenario: You can't do the shopping
due to unforeseen circumstances so you ask your husband to do it
for you. He's not a very practical person. You might have to
break things down for him a little bit.
Make a shopping list
You might want to add further instructions (which shops he needs
to visit, what he should get if the particular thing isn't
available, where he can find it etc.)
#Post#: 17725--------------------------------------------------
Re: Writing Challenge: Day 3
By: Aliph Date: July 10, 2019, 1:56 am
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Dear François,
I hope you didn’t forget that we invited Laura and Michel for
dinner next Saturday.
I’ll come back from my business trip Saturday at noon. So it
would be great if you could do the shopping in the morning. I’ll
do the cooking in the afternoon.
I will prepare a light summer meal and we will eat in the
garden, if the weather will stay warm until the end of the week.
Here the shopping list:
Kalamata black olives
Pistachio nuts
A cucumber
1 kilo tomatatoes
Red radishes
A big Roman lettuce
A bunch of fresh coriander
1 kilo aubergines
1 kilo zucchini
1 kilo small potatoes
1 kilo onions
2 kilos red sweet peppers
Lamb chops
A big watermelon
Bread
Different kind of cheese
White paper napkins
An anti-mosquito candle
Please phone to the butcher in Vaison to ask if he has some lamb
chops from Sisteron. I know it’s expensive, but they are better
then those from New Zealand.
I think that in Vaison there will be the weekly street market on
Saturday so you will be able to buy the vegetables there. No
need to go downtown. I am sure that there is also a cheese
vendor in the village. Buy three or four sorts of cheese but not
more! Otherwise we will end up eating cheese for ages.
We need a big watermelon for desert. Go to the Turkish grocer
whose shop is near the roundabout of Cluny. His name is Alif. He
is a nice guy but check the price. He has some difficulties
making multiplications.
His pistachios aren’t good. If you go downtown these next days
you could go to a new shop. There is an Iranian nut seller near
the Mega Department Store. It’s opposite the main entrance, on
the left side of the vegetarian coffee shop where we ate lunch,
last week. He imports high quality pistachios from Rafsanjan.
You also should check if we still have some white paper napkins
and an anti-mosquito candle for the garden. They sell them in
any department store. As for the wine, I think that we have some
light red wine in the basement.
Do not forget to verify if the gas cylinder of the barbecue
grill is still full. Otherwise you have to go to buy a new one
at a gas station.
Thank you very much!
Love.
Sophie
P.S. can you check if the white linen tablecloth from aunt Lidia
has been washed? Otherwise you should wash it on Friday at 60
degrees. Do not forget to hang it up so that it dries
#Post#: 17726--------------------------------------------------
Re: Writing Challenge: Day 3
By: SHL Date: July 10, 2019, 3:08 am
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[quote author=Sofia link=topic=1212.msg17725#msg17725
date=1562741813]
Dear François,
I hope you didn’t forget that we invited Laura and Michel for
dinner next Saturday.
I’ll come back from my business trip Saturday at noon. So it
would be great if you could do the shopping in the morning. I’ll
do the cooking in the afternoon.
I will prepare a light summer meal and we will eat in the
garden, if the weather will stay warm until the end of the week.
Here the shopping list:
Kalamata black olives
Pistachio nuts
A cucumber
1 kilo tomatatoes
Red radishes
A big Roman lettuce
A bunch of fresh coriander
1 kilo aubergines
1 kilo zucchini
1 kilo small potatoes
1 kilo onions
2 kilos red sweet peppers
Lamb chops
A big watermelon
Bread
Different kind of cheese
White paper napkins
An anti-mosquito candle
Please phone to the butcher in Vaison to ask if he has some lamb
chops from Sisteron. I know it’s expensive, but they are better
then those from New Zealand.
I think that in Vaison there will be the weekly street market on
Saturday so you will be able to buy the vegetables there. No
need to go downtown. I am sure that there is also a cheese
vendor in the village. Buy three or four sorts of cheese but not
more! Otherwise we will end up eating cheese for ages.
We need a big watermelon for desert. Go to the Turkish grocer
whose shop is near the roundabout of Cluny. His name is Alif. He
is a nice guy but check the price. He has some difficulties
making multiplications.
His pistachios aren’t good. If you go downtown these next days
you could go to a new shop. There is an Iranian nut seller near
the Mega Department Store. It’s opposite the main entrance, on
the left side of the vegetarian coffee shop where we ate lunch,
last week. He imports high quality pistachios from Rafsanjan.
You also should check if we still have some white paper napkins
and an anti-mosquito candle for the garden. They sell them in
any department store. As for the wine, I think that we have some
light red wine in the basement.
Do not forget to verify if the gas cylinder of the barbecue
grill is still full. Otherwise you have to go to buy a new one
at a gas station.
Thank you very much!
Love.
Sophie
P.S. can you check if the white linen tablecloth from aunt Lidia
has been washed? Otherwise you should wash it on Friday at 60
degrees. Do not forget to hang it up so that it dries
[/quote]
Nice job, Sofia. Excellent.
A few minor improvements (and Jerry and Neal told me in chat
that I can‘t spell and they might think my grammar is a bit off
too, so take it with a grain of salt as they say):
A lot of what you wrote is probably correct, but the charges are
what just sounds a bit more common to me:
„I‘ll be (instead of come) back from my business trip at noon on
Saturday (instead of Saturday at noon, but what you wrote is
probably okay - not sure why it sounds better to me to say noon
on Saturday).
„I‘ll prepare a light meal so we can eat in the garden. (Summer
meal is okay, it just sounds a bit different is all, and I will
sounds a bit too formal to me. English is a lazy language so we
do say and write „I‘ll“ a lot instead of spelling out I will).
„....if the weather stays warm....(instead of if the weather
will stay warm...I tend to omit unnecessary words, like „will“
in that sentence).
„ Here IS the shopping list:“ (that was probably just a typo.
God knows I make em all the time).
„Different kinds of cheese“ instead of „kind of cheese“
„Please phone the butcher“ (leave out the „to“)
I don’t know if it‘s just an American thing, but we don’t use
the word „village“ much. It sounds archaic, so people would
just say town.... village might be okay, but I would just say
„town“ myself.
In any event it would be „in town“ instead of „in the“ if you
choose to use town.
„Buy three or four sorts of cheese but no more (instead of
not).“
„Roundabout at (instead of on) Cluny“
„He has some difficulties making multiplications.“....This, hum,
is tough. You could say „he’s a dummy“. (Kidding) or you could
say he has trouble with math. The later is probably better (or
he can‘t add or something like that).
„If you go downtown these next days“.. I‘d say „If you go
downtown in the next few days“
„Do not forget to verify that (instead of if ) the gas cylinder
...is still full.“
Other than a few minor changes, good job!!
This has nothing to do with your note, but how come no one has
dryers?
#Post#: 17729--------------------------------------------------
Re: Writing Challenge: Day 3
By: Nikola Date: July 10, 2019, 4:58 am
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Globus:
2x 2l Glas Krüge (neben Trinkgläsern, drittes Regal links)
Servietten
2x 1l Tanqueray (kauf nicht die Geschenkbox mit dem Glas, ich
weiß, dass du sie magst, aber davon haben wir wirklich genug)
3x 2l Kinley Tonic
4 Gurken
1 kg Zitronen
Wassermelone
1 kg Tomaten
Eisbergsalat (ganz, nicht geschnitten)
1 kg Karotten
Stangensellerie
3 kg Hühnerflügel
2 kg Rinderhackfleisch
200g Blauerkäse (nichts Teures, es ist für den Dip)
200g Emmentaler (Scheiben)
2x Mini-Burger Brötchen (8 Stück, verpackt) = 16 Stück
Mittelscharfer Senf (zweites Regal nach verpackter Bäckerei)
Lebkuchenmann (Konditorei, gegenüber dem Postamt)
Die Torte abholen. Ich habe schon bezahlt. Die Quittung ist
unter diesem Zettel.
Es ist eine gesalzener Karamell Torte mit Schlagsahne. "Maria
28" sollte darauf geschrieben sein. Bitte, überprüfe das.
Freds Weinladen
Grüß Fred und hol uns 6 Flaschen Grauburgunder.
Danke! Du bist fantastisch!
N.
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Re: Writing Challenge: Day 3
By: Aliph Date: July 10, 2019, 5:27 am
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Hola mi amor,
Mi avión está retrasado por la huelga de los pilotos de Iberia.
Por lo tanto volveré a casa solamente sábado a mediodía. Que
lastima. Por la noche hemos invitado Consuelo y Begonia y sus
parejas .Entonces te pido de ir de compras por la mañana.
Haremos algo sencillo.
Encontrarás todas las cosas en el gran supermercado Mercadona
que han inaugurado el mes pasado en el Paseo de Gracias.
Necesitamos:
Pistachios
Aceitunas griegas de Kalamata (con huesos!)
Berenjenas
Calabacines
Pepinos
Tomates
Papas
Una gran lechuga Romana
Algo de cilantro
Chuletas de cordero
Queso manchego semi-curado
Una sandía sin semillas
Pan
Una botella de Ribeira del Duero
Por favor averigua si todavía tenemos servilletas blancas de
papel. Quiero utilizar el mantel blanco con bordados de
Venezuela. Averigua también si está limpio y planchado.
Si está sucio tendrías que ponerlo en la lavadora el viernes y
después colgarlo en la azotea porque se seque.
Te lo agradezco mucho. Un beso muy grande, hasta pronto
Sofia
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Re: Writing Challenge: Day 3
By: Aliph Date: July 10, 2019, 6:13 am
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Guess the language:
Pistaċċi
Żebbuġ Grieg minn Kalamata
Pjanti tal-bajd
Zucchini
Ħjar
Tadam
Patata
Ħass kbir
Ġobon
Dulliegħa
Ħobż
biċċiet tal-ħaruf
Flixkun tal-inbid
#Post#: 17738--------------------------------------------------
Re: Writing Challenge: Day 3
By: Alharacas Date: July 10, 2019, 7:05 am
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[quote author=Nikola link=topic=1212.msg17729#msg17729
date=1562752730]
Globus:
2x 2l Glaskrüge (neben Trinkgläsern, drittes Regal links)
Servietten
2x 1l Tanqueray (kauf nicht die Geschenkbox mit dem Glas, ich
weiß, dass du sie magst, aber davon haben wir wirklich genug)
3x 2l Kinley Tonic
4 Gurken
1 kg Zitronen
Wassermelone
1 kg Tomaten
Eisbergsalat (ganz, nicht geschnitten)
1 kg Karotten
Stangensellerie
3 kg Hühnerflügel
2 kg Rinderhackfleisch
200g [s]Blauerkäse[/s] Blauschimmelkäse (nichts Teures, es ist
für den Dip)
200g Emmentaler (Scheiben)
2x Mini-Burger Brötchen (8 Stück, verpackt) = 16 Stück
Mittelscharfer Senf (zweites Regal nach verpackter Bäckerei)
Lebkuchenmann (Konditorei, gegenüber dem Postamt)
Die Torte abholen. Ich habe schon bezahlt. Die Quittung ist
unter diesem Zettel.
Es ist eine [s]gesalzener Karamell[/s] Torte mit gesalzenem
Karamell und Schlagsahne. "Maria 28" sollte darauf geschrieben
sein. Bitte, überprüfe das.
Freds Weinladen
Grüß Fred und hol uns 6 Flaschen Grauburgunder.
Danke! Du bist fantastisch!
N.
[/quote]
I sympathize about the Torte, but the only other possibility
would be "Salzkaramelltorte" (if you wanted to be extremely
German about it). You probably realized that "gesalzene
Karamelltorte" would suggest the whole cake was salty, but
"gesalzener Karamelltorte" really makes us blink.
That's the problem with German compound nouns - you can't really
not join them up (see "Glaskrüge"), not even when you feel it
would give you an elegant way out of the "adjective declined in
accordance with the last noun" dilemma. ;)
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Re: Writing Challenge: Day 3
By: NealC Date: July 10, 2019, 7:21 am
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"Ciao tesoro, ho ricevuto il tuo messaggio, ma non penso che
abbiamo bisogno di tutti questi. Ho preso pizza, birra e piatti
di carta, queste e' basta! Anche ho invitato mio fratello e ho
spostato la televisione in veranda per poter guardare il calcio.
Hai ragione, sarà una grande festa!"
#Post#: 17740--------------------------------------------------
Re: Writing Challenge: Day 3
By: Nikola Date: July 10, 2019, 7:22 am
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[quote author=Alharacas link=topic=1212.msg17738#msg17738
date=1562760305]
I sympathize about the Torte, but the only other possibility
would be "Salzkaramelltorte" (if you wanted to be extremely
German about it). You probably realized that "gesalzene
Karamelltorte" would suggest the whole cake was salty, but
"gesalzener Karamelltorte" really makes us blink.
That's the problem with German compound nouns - you can't really
not join them up (see "Glaskrüge"), not even when you feel it
would give you an elegant way out of the "adjective declined in
accordance with the last noun" dilemma. ;)
[/quote]
Thank you! I did better than I thought I would. Compound
words... get it. The only thing I don't know, ironically, is the
English expression you used: "makes us blink". I can't find it
anywhere on the internet. I'm guessing it has a negative
meaning?
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Re: Writing Challenge: Day 3
By: NealC Date: July 10, 2019, 7:24 am
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Confuses, surprises or makes us pause
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