Jan 4, 2023 15:43
1 yr ago
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English term
Denmark
Native in: Danish 
y'all
Not for points
English to Danish
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
I'm translating a non-fiction novel in the genre feelgood/romance with a teen audience.
From English to Danish.
The word "y'all" is mentioned in a line:
"I assumed most of y'all would hate the snow."
It's talked about afterwards, so I need to find a way to incorporate it into the story in Danish.
We don't say "y'all" in Danish and have no equivalent to it.
Maybe someone has had the same issue before?
I'd love to know how it can be solved.
Please do give me suggestions, if you've translated "y'all" into other languages, and not just Danish.
That might be helpful, too. Especially in the Nordic languages.
Thank you!
From English to Danish.
The word "y'all" is mentioned in a line:
"I assumed most of y'all would hate the snow."
It's talked about afterwards, so I need to find a way to incorporate it into the story in Danish.
We don't say "y'all" in Danish and have no equivalent to it.
Maybe someone has had the same issue before?
I'd love to know how it can be solved.
Please do give me suggestions, if you've translated "y'all" into other languages, and not just Danish.
That might be helpful, too. Especially in the Nordic languages.
Thank you!
Proposed translations
(Danish)
| 5 | I/JER |
Thomas Krogh
|
| 4 | folkens |
Marie Nørgaard
|
| 4 | Jer alle |
Yula Dalberg
|
| 3 | I al'sammen |
Jannie Sørensen
|
Change log
Jan 4, 2023 15:43: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Jan 4, 2023 16:23: Andrea Capuselli changed "Vetting" from "Needs Vetting" to "Vet OK"
Proposed translations
8 days
I/JER
Y'all = I / JER
Y'all did that for me
= I gjorde det for mig
I did that for y'all
= Jeg gjorde det for jer
Y'all did that for me
= I gjorde det for mig
I did that for y'all
= Jeg gjorde det for jer
Note from asker:
| Tak, Thomas! Det ved jeg nu godt er den direkte oversættelse. Mit problem er, at de i den originale bog snakker om, at hun lyder sydstatsagtig idét hun siger 'y'all'. Og på dansk er 'I' og 'jer' bare 'I' og 'jer', der er ikke forskellige dialekter af de ord. Så hvordan kan samtalen gå på dansk? Jeg kan omskrive teksten, så det er dialekten, han kommenterer på og ikke ordet 'y'all', men tænkte bare på om der var andre muligheder. Min redaktør ønsker fx ikke at jeg bruger ordet 'y'all' i den danske oversættelse. Tak igen fordi du brugte tid på at skrive et svar :) |
66 days
Jannie Sørensen
Denmark
Denmark
Native in Danish
Specializes in field
Denmark
Detail freak/geek with life experience
Native in: Danish
Works in: English to Danish, Swedish to Danish, Norwegian to Danish, and 1 more.
I al'sammen
Hej Laura
Det er lidt søgt men det kunne være en genkendelig måde at tilpasse et dansk udtryk så man senere i teksten ikke er i tvivl om at det er specielt for hende at hun taler på den måde.
Det er lidt søgt men det kunne være en genkendelig måde at tilpasse et dansk udtryk så man senere i teksten ikke er i tvivl om at det er specielt for hende at hun taler på den måde.
76 days
Marie Nørgaard
Denmark
Denmark
Native in Danish
Denmark
12 years' experience / tourism & e-com
Native in: Danish (Variants: Standard (rigsdansk), Jutlandic) 
Works in: English to Danish, Danish
folkens
"Folkens" passer udmærket med y´all.
Example sentence:
"Folkens, jeg regnede med at de fleste af jer ville hade sneen."
Reference:
223 days
Yula Dalberg
Denmark
Denmark
Native in Danish
Denmark
Writer, translator, editor
Native in: Danish
Works in: English to Danish, Norwegian to Danish, Swedish to Danish, and 3 more.
English term (edited):
y\'all
Jer alle
Y'all er en sammentrækning af 'you' og 'all'. Her er der tale om flertal pga. 'all'. Derfor bliver 'you' til Jer og 'all' bliver til alle.
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