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[-] chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 1 week ago
[-] drolex@sopuli.xyz 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Ha ha

Means 'lmao'

ala teu pai

Apparently means 'no way' in Maori (Google translate with auto detection)

ETA: Google translate is unsurprisingly shit. Thanks to contentedness for taking the time to prove why

[-] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 15 points 1 week ago

Teu pai is also "your dad" in Portuguese. But I'm not aware of "ala" as an expression on Portuguese.

[-] Staden_@pawb.social 16 points 1 week ago

"ala" is the short form of "olha lá" (means "look there")

[-] Contentedness@lemmy.nz 10 points 1 week ago

Fun fact: The Te Reo Maori alphabet doesn't contain the letter "L". So I don't think "ala" could be a valid Maori word at all.

The Te Reo Maori Alphabet

[-] drolex@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 week ago

Could you give some context to the linked image please? I'm intrigued

[-] Contentedness@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 week ago

It's the kind of thing they use in school in New Zealand (Aotearoa) to teach kids the basics of Te Reo Maori pronunciation. Here's a video with a lesson in pronunciation.

Here's a similar resource used to teach colours.

If you want to hear some spoken Te Reo here's a short video which tells the story of the great hero Maui taming the sun.

[-] drolex@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 week ago

Thanks a lot! Super cool stuff, I'll be learning a bit of Maori, then.

[-] Contentedness@lemmy.nz 1 points 1 week ago

You're welcome!

If you can track it down there's a 2002 movie called Whale Rider which is a good watch and features some Te Reo as well as portraying some other aspects of traditional Maori culture.

[-] blinfabian@feddit.nl 3 points 1 week ago

zzzzzzzzz

what does this mean?

[-] StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Isn't that just the sound of the razor?

[-] blinfabian@feddit.nl 2 points 1 week ago

no thats in english (US). but how does zzzzzzzz translate to american from french?

[-] subiprime@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 week ago

ズズズズズズズズズズ

[-] blinfabian@feddit.nl 2 points 1 week ago

ずずずずずずずずずずずず

[-] drolex@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago

If I follow the Maori hypothesis, I think you would have to rotate the text 180° because it's in the southern hemisphere

So it would mean zzzzzzzz

The fuck if I know

[-] Darkmuch@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

What does “ala teu pai” mean?

[-] GeneralVincent@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

Portuguese for "look at your father" according to Google translate

[-] yum@lemmy.eco.br 3 points 1 week ago

Kinda. It's Brazilian Portuguese for "Look, your father" in a very mocking tone.

[-] njordomir@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

If it was a German story, someone would have shaved all the heads of all the little snot-noses laughing at him, a la "The Inky Boys"

[-] groats_survivor@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Nice guy Jerry Garcia

[-] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Fucking skinheads...

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