User:Ardonik/I ate my cat
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[edit] Welcome
It seems that you have eaten your cat...
...is it true? Are you the legendary cat eater of грибы? коровы?
Welcome to User:Ardonik/I ate my cat. You couldn't possibly be in a more obscure corner of the World Wide Web right now.
I'm using this page to record translations of the English phrase "I ate my cat" in (hopefully) every written language ever conceived by man. You can help by adding to the table right now! In fact, I won't really mind if you edit the rest of this page as long as the result looks good. This is a Wiki, be bold and all that.
As part of my Master Plan, I've had a page like this in mind for a long time now. However, I thought that it would take several years to do the research, make the phone calls, and send the e-mails required to complete this list. But then, suddenly, I discovered this addictive little thing called Wikipedia, already populated by hundreds of thousands of users. Before long, I realized that out of all these Wikipedians, someone, somewhere had to know how to translate "I ate my cat" into any given language. Are you that someone?
[edit] The Master Plan
Now you're going to ask me what my Master Plan is all about. I conceived it as a contingency and survival plan; it answers the question "what would you do if you were teleported, without food, money, or any contact information, into the middle of a strange foreign land?" The Master Plan calls for the following procedure:
- The subject places his pants atop his head.
- The subject (having memorized the following table) yells "I ate my cat," appropriately translated, in his loudest voice, preferably in the direction of authority figures.
- The police (or the foreign land's equivalent) arrest the subject for disruption and detain him, either in
- Regardless of the place of incarceration, the subject now has access to free food and water (though the precise proportions will be at the whim of the authority figures — admittedly, a flaw in the Master Plan, but not a huge one.)
- The Americans, having learned about the subject's detention, will clamor for his release — or at least for his extradition so he can be tried on American soil.
- The President of the United States will sign the instruments granting aforesaid release, stating officiously that "it was all a big misunderstanding."
- The subject will be returned to American soil whilst cheering crowds wave the good old red, white, and blue. After a memorable parade, the subject will get a chance to shake the President's hand amid streaming confetti and glorious military marching band tunes.
- (Optional) The subject is tried on American soil for domestic disturbances abroad.
- (Optional) Movie deal, or jailtime followed by a movie deal.
There are a few kinks in the plan, but overall, I feel that it is a sound one.
[edit] I ate my cat
For languages where the sex of the cat is important, you may assume that the cat is a tom (that is, a male cat), though the sex of the cat being eaten has no bearing on my Master Plan.
| Language (alpha-3) | Written | Pronunciation or English pseudo-transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| abh | E yda so lyd | "EAY ae-deah seeoh luae-de" |
| afr | Ek het my kat geêet | "Ek het may cut che-EE-et (ch as in loch)" |
| ang | [Hƿæt!] Iċ æt mīnne catt | [Hwaht!] Ich at mine-eh cot |
| ara | أكلت قطتي | Akalto qetati |
| chi | 我吃了我的猫 | listen (Mandarin) / O tse jo o ge mao (Cantonese) / Wah jya gwa-eh neow (Taiwanese) |
| deu | Ich habe meine Katze aufgegessen / Ich aß meine Katze |
listen |
| ell | Έφαγα το γάτο μου | Éfaga to gáto mou |
| eng | "I ate my cat" | (Same) |
| epo | Mi manĝis mian katon | Me MAN-jis ME-on CAUGHT-ohn |
| fas | ? | Gorbamo chor-dam (ch as in Loch) |
| fin | Söin kissani | S-eux-ing KISS-ah-ni /'søiŋ 'kis:ɑni/ |
| fra | J'ai mangé mon chat | Zhay mon-zhay mon sha |
| gem | i/ich h myni Chatz ufgfrässe | "[i/ɪx hɑ mi:ni: xɑts ʊfgfrasə]" |
| gle | "D'ith mé mo chat" | Dih may muh chot (ch as in loch) |
| heb | אכלתי את החתול שלי | Achalti et ha-chatul sheli |
| hin | मैंने अपनी बिल्ली खाई | Mae-nay ap-ni bil-lee khah-yee |
| hun | Megettem a macskámat | Meg-AT-tem ah mahch-ka-mahtt (ch as in check) |
| ibo | Ereielem pussym | Ereyelem pussim |
| isl | Ég át köttinn minn | Ye-gh ou-t ku-tt-inn mi-n~ |
| ita | Ho mangiato il mio gatto | O mangiAto il mio gAtto |
| jpn | 私の猫を食べました | listen |
| lat | Felem meam devoravi | Fay-lem may-am day-worr-ah-wee |
| ndl | Ik heb mijn kat opgegeten | Ik [with i as in mint] hebb mein kott awpchechaiten [with ch as in Bach] |
| pol | Zjadłem mojego kota | zya-dwhem mo-yego koh-ta |
| por | Eu comi o meu gato | eu koo-me oo maeu getoo |
| rus | "Я съел мою кошку" | listen |
| san | मम बिडालः मया भक्षितः | Muh-muh bi-dah-luh-a muh-yah bhuh-kshi-tuh-m |
| scr | Pojeo sam moju maĉku | Po-yeo sam moi-yu match-ka |
| tha | ผมกินแล้วแมวของผม | phohmR ginM laaeoH maaeoM khaawngR phohmR |
| spa | Me comí a mi gato | Meh co-ME Ah me GA-toh |
| swe | Jag åt upp min katt | listen |
| tam | நான் என் பூனையை சாப்பிட்டேன் |
Nah-n en poo-nai-yai sah-pit-tay-n |
| tel | నేను నా పిల్లిని తినేశాను | Neh-nu nah pil-li-ni thi-neh-sah-nu |
| tur | Kedimi yedim | Khe- dee-mhi yhe-dim // Kɛdɪmɪ jɛdɪm |
| Add a language or correct mistakes here :-) | ||
