The Protestant Reformation

To understand the present, one needs to understand the events leading up to the present. And to understand the present, it is good to get more than one perspective. Below is one perspective of the Reformation. More will be posted in separate posts.

Martin Luther: The Father of the Reformation

A somewhat entertaining look at the Reformer, Martin Luther.

Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Learn this by Heart! (Romance)

 Google Translate was used to translate this useful phrase:


Learn this by heart!


French: Apprenez cela par cœur!

Italian: Imparalo a memoria!

Portuguese: Aprenda de cor!

Spanish: ¡Aprenda esto de memoria!


Learn this by Heart! (West Germanic)

 Google Translate was used to translate this useful phrase:


Learn this by heart!


Dutch: Leer dit uit het hoofd!

Frisian: Learje dit út 'e holle!

German: Lerne das auswendig!

Luxembourgish: Léiert dëst auswenneg!


Monday, February 8, 2021

Genesis 1:1 (Romance)

Google Translate was used to translate Genesis 1:1 from English to various Romance languages:


English: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.


French: Au commencement, Dieu créa les cieux et la terre.

Italian: In principio Dio creò i cieli e la terra.

Portuguese: No princípio, Deus criou os céus e a terra.

Spanish: En el principio, Dios creó los cielos y la tierra.


Genesis 1:1 (West Germanic)

 Google Translate was used to translate Genesis 1:1 from English to various other West Germanic languages.


English: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.


Dutch: In het begin schiep God de hemel en de aarde.

Frisian: Yn it begjin makke God de himel en de ierde.

German: Am Anfang schuf Gott Himmel und Erde.

Luxembourgish: Am Ufank huet Gott den Himmel an d'Äerd erschaf.


Nothing is Impossible (Romance)

 Google Translate was used to translate the following quote from Adolf Dassler (founder of Adidas):


Nothing is impossible.


French: Rien n'est impossible.

Italian: Niente è impossibile.

Portuguese: Nada é impossível.

Spanish: Nada es imposible.



Nothing is Impossible (Germanic)

 Google Translate was used to translate the following quote from Adolf Dassler (founder of Adidas):


Nothing is impossible.


Danish: Intet er umuligt.

Dutch: Niets is onmogelijk.

Frisian: Neat is ûnmooglik.

German: Nichts ist unmöglich.

Norwegian: Ingenting er umulig.

Swedish: Inget är omöjligt. 



I Got Up Late this Morning (Romance)

 Google Translate was used to translate the phrase, "I got up late this morning" into the following Romance languages:


French: Je me suis levé tard ce matin.

Italian: Stamattina mi sono alzato tardi.

Portuguese: Eu acordei tarde esta manhã.

Spanish: Me levanté tarde esta mañana.


I Got Up Late this Morning (Germanic)

 Google Translate was used to translate the phrase, "I got up late this morning."


Dutch: Ik ben vanmorgen laat opgestaan.

Frisian: Ik kaam fannemoarn let oerein.

German: Ich bin heute morgen spät aufgestanden.


Danish: Jeg stod op sent i morges.

Norwegian: Jeg sto opp sent i morges.

Swedish: Jag gick upp sent i morse.