HW: I've got a Silver Machine

[Tom Clark]

Here it is is Scottish:

Oi've gought uh sil-vuh ma-choine

Keith Henderson wrote:

> >In a message dated 7/24/99 11:19:27 AM, boclist at HWIND.GLOBALNET.CO.UK writes:
> >
> >A request from the band. They want to find how to say "I've got a silver
> >machine" in as many different languages as possible. Could you include
> >phonetic pronunciation guides! Or send attach voice samples (is this
> >possible?) I think that they are going to sample them all for use in a live
> >gig?????
> >
> >Kris
>
> Awhile ago, someone posted about Alta Vista's translation engine, so I tried
> it out.  These are the not-so-perfect results....
>
> http://babelfish.altavista.digital.com/cgi-bin/translate?
>
> English-French:                         French-English reverse check:
> j'ai argentée une machine               I silver plated a machine
>
> English-German:                         German-English reverse check:
> ich habe eine silberne Maschine         I have a silver machine
>
> English-Italian:                        Italian-English reverse check:
> (have.got) d'argento una macchina       (have.got) of silver one machine
>
> English-Portugeuse:                     Portugeuse-English reverse check:
> eu (have.got) de prata uma máquina      I (have.got) of silver a machine
>
> English-Spanish:                        Spanish-English reverse check:
> tengo de plata una máquina              I have of silver a machine
>
> Using 'I have a silver machine' for the two that couldn't understand 'have
> got', produced these answers (not much difference)...
>
> English-Italian:                        Italian-English reverse check:
> ho d'argento una macchina               I have of silver one machine
>
> English-Portugeuse:                     Portugeuse-English reverse check:
> eu tenho de prata uma máquina           I have of silver a machine
>
> I hardly think these are absolutely correct.  I'd be inclined to think that
> the article (whether une, uma, or una) should precede the 'silver' in all
> these cases, as the German one ended up.
>
> I work with a Russian and several Chinese people...I'll ask them next time I
> see them.
>
> Keith H. (FAA)