Hetalia kink meme ([personal profile] hetalia_kink) wrote2008-07-23 01:16 pm

Help I need Language!

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Re: dutch

(Anonymous) 2010-02-09 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah well, the context of the whole fic is that Netherlands and Canada are having sex and Canada's a bit put off that Netherlands is being a bit too dominating.

If it's in a situation where one person is being stubborn and the other one's saying 'come on, don't be like that' 'Kom op, niet doen...' would work better.

I THINK that would work better, it's something like.

Canada doing his thing, Netherlands: come on, do so and so, Canada ignores, Netherlands: Kom op, niet doen...

Does that work?

I'd like it if you could link me to the fic afterwards! I will! But it may be some time XD

Just with the endearments, what do they mean? (lol) for translation sake, and also, how would you say 'my *Dutch endearment*' to each of those?

Re: dutch

(Anonymous) 2010-02-10 12:03 am (UTC)(link)
If he's being like 'come on canada, don't be lame by ignoring me', he could say 'Kom op, doe nou niet zo flauw'. It's like come on, don't be a partypooper or something.

they mean like sweetie, darling, honey... I can't really translate them, some of 'em are pretty stupid and I wouldnt'know how to. You'd say 'm'n snoepje' which is literally 'my sweetie'. 'M'n lief' is 'my sweetheart'. 'M'n schattebout' is... possible with a my __ situation, but preferably not. The rest, you can't really say 'my' in front of them without it sounding like you'r emaking fun of the other party.

Re: dutch

(Anonymous) 2010-02-10 12:07 am (UTC)(link)
Ok! So just checking, it'd be something like

'Let's go on, m'n snoepje'
or
'Let's go for a drive, m'n lief'
or
'Let's do this, schattebout/honnepon/rolmops'


Not in the actual fic but the correct context?

Thanks again

Re: dutch

[identity profile] mennybeads.livejournal.com 2010-02-10 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
Yep! Those are pretty darn cheesy, though. Almost on the edge of sarcastic. Sorry I'm so precise about this a;fd

Re: dutch

(Anonymous) 2010-02-10 12:29 am (UTC)(link)
is it less sarcastic without the 'my'?

Thank you so much!

Re: dutch

[identity profile] mennybeads.livejournal.com 2010-02-10 12:31 am (UTC)(link)
Hmm, not really. If you want less cheesy stuff, though, I'd go for stuff like 'm'n lief', 'schat', 'lieverd'. First 2 work with 'm'n', last one doesn't. Those sound sincere, though the first one is a little more... romantic than the other two. More often used by young people.

Re: dutch

(Anonymous) 2010-02-10 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
Ok so I guess I'll go for m'n lief and m'n schat.

Thank you once again!