Other Indo-European Text Examples

While I am very familiar with the Cyrillic, Greek, and Hebrew scripts, I have much less familiarity with the other writing systems found on this page.  If you notice errors in my transcriptions, please send me an email and I'll fix them.

Albanian (1999, Tr. Ilir I. Baçi), Kryezoti i Unazave

Kur zoti Bilbo Baginsi i Sarajit të Bagëve hapi lajmin se me rastin e kremtimit të njëqindenjëmbëdhjetëvjetorit të tij shumë shpejt do të organizonte një festë me një madhështi të rrallë, në Hobitaj u ndezën biseda të shumta.

(When Mr. Bilbo Baggins of Bag End announced that, on the occasion of his one hundred and eleventh birthday, he would soon organize a party of rare magnificence, many conversations were sparked in Hobbiton.)

Greek (1978, Tr. Evgenía Chatzithanási-Kóllia), Ο Άρχοντας των Δαχτυλιδιών  [O Árchontas ton Dachtylidión]

Όταν ο κύριος Μπίλμπο Μπάγκινς του Μπαγκ Εντ ανακοίνωσε ότι σε λίγο καιρό θα γιόρταζε τα εκατόν έντεκα χρόνια του και θα 'δινε ένα πάρτι με εξαιρετική μεγαλοπρέπεια, όλοι ηλεκτρίστηκαν οτο Χόμπιτον κι άρχισαν το κουτσομπολιό.

[Ótan o kýrios Mpílbo Mpággins tou Bag Ent anákoinose óti se lígo kairo tha giórtaze ta ekatón énteka chrónia tou kai tha 'dine éna párti me exairetikí megaloprépeia, óloi ilektrístikan sto Chómpiton ki árchisan to koutsompolió.]

(When Mr. Bilbo Baggins of Bag End announced that, in a short time, he would be celebrating his one hundred and eleventh birthday and would throw a party of exceptional grandeur, everyone in Hobbiton got excited and started gossiping.)

Armenian (1989, Tr. Emma Makaryan), Պահապանները  [Pahapannery]

Երբ Բիլբո Պարկինըս՝ Զառիթափի Պարկուտի տիրակալը՝ հայտարարեց՝ որ ուզում է շքեղ տոնել իր մոտալուտ հարյուր տասնմեկամյակը՝ ողջ Նորգորդր բզզաց ու իրար անցավ։

[Yerb Bilbo Parkhines: Zarrit'api Parkuti tirakaly haytararats' : vor uzum e shkhegh tonyel ir motalut haryur tasnmekam'yake: voghch' Norgord bzzats' u irar ants'av.]

(When Bilbo Parkhines, the lord of Zarrit'ap of Parkuti, announced that he wanted to celebrate his upcoming hundred and eleventh anniversary in grandeur, all of Norgord buzzed and became agitated.)

Farsi (2002, Tr. Riza Alizadih), ارباب حاقه ها   [arbab halgheh cpeha]

وقتی آقای بل​بو بگینز اهل بگ​اند اعلام کرد که به زودی يکصد و يازدهميز سالگرد تولدش را با یک میهمانی باشگوه از نوعی جشن خواهد گرفت، اين موضوع حرف​ و حديث​ها و هيجان زیادی را در هابیتون برانگيخت.

[Vaghti āghāy-e Bilbo Baggins ahl-e Bag End e'lām kard ke be zoodi yek-sad o yāzdahomīn sālgard-e tavallodash rā bā yek mihmānī-ye bāshkūh az no'ī jashn khāhad gereft, in mozū' harf o ḥadīth-hā va heijān-e ziādī rā dar Hobbiton barangizht.]

(When Mr. Bilbo Baggins of Bag End announced that he would soon celebrate his 111th birthday with a magnificent party of a special kind, it sparked a lot of chatter and excitement in Hobbiton.)

Marathi (2015, Tr. Mughda Karnik), स्वामी मुद्रिकांचा  [Svāmī mudrikān̄cā]

बॅग एन्डच्या मि.  बिल्बो बॅगिन्सने आपला शंभराक्राव्वा वाढदिवस लवकरच आपण जरा खासच थाटामाटात साजरा करणार असल्याची घोषणा केली तेव्हापासून हॉबिटॉनमध्ये चर्चेला नि उत्साहाला नुसतं उधाण आलं होतं.

[Bæg Endchya Mi. Bilbo Bæginsne apla shambarākrāvā vāḍhdivas lavkarach āpaṇ jarā khāsaṭh ṭhāṭāmāṭāt sājrā karṇār āhētyācī ghoṣaṇā kelī tevhāpasūn Hōbiṭōnmadhyē carcēlā ni utsāhālā nusta ūdhāṇ ālāṁ hōtāṁ.]

(Mr. Bilbo Baggins of Bag End announced that he would soon celebrate his 111th birthday with a grand and special celebration. Since then, there has been a flurry of conversation and excitement in Hobbiton.)

Bengali (Bangladeshi) (2020, Tr. Moheul Islam Mithu), দি লর্ড অফ দ্য রিংস   [Di larḍa apha dya rinsa]

মিস্টার  বিলবো ব্যাগিন্স । ব্যাগএভের অধিবাসী এই সম্মানিত হবিট মহাশয় যেইমাএ যোষণা করলেন যে কিছুদিনের মধ্যেই তিনি তার একশ এগারোতম জন্মদিনটি খুব ধুমধাম করে উদযাপন করবেন, তখন থেকেই পুরো হবিটন এলাকায় একটা চাপা উৎসাহ-উদ্দীপনা লক্ষ্য করা যেতে লাগল । দেখতে দেখতে সেই চাপা উৎসাহ-উদ্দীপনা একেবারে হইহই কাণ্ড রইরই ব্যাপারে রপ নিল ।

[Mistar Bilbo Baggins. Bagaver odhibasi ei sommanito hobit mohashoy jeimayoshona korlen je kichudin er modhye tini tar eksho egorotom jonmodintti khub dhumdhame kore udjapon korben, tokhon thekei puro Hobbiton elakaye ekta chapa utshaho-uddipona lokkho kora jete laglo. Dekhte dekhte sei chapa utshaho-uddipona ekebare hoihai kando roiroi byapare rop nil.]

(Mr. Bilbo Baggins. The esteemed hobbit of Bag End, who announced that in the near future he would celebrate his 111th birthday with a grand celebration, from that moment onwards, a subtle excitement began to be noticed throughout Hobbiton. Gradually, that subtle excitement turned into a full-blown commotion and buzz.)

Bengali (Indian) (2012, Tr. Aniruddha), সর্বাধিপতি আংটি   [Sarbādhipati Āṅṭi]

ব্যাগ এণ্ডের শ্রীযুক্ত বিলবো ব্যাগিন্স যেদিন ঘোষনা করলেন যে শীঘ্রই তিনি তাঁর একশত এগারোতম জন্মদিন উপলক্ষ একটা বিশেষ চমকপ্রদ উৎসব অনুষ্ঠিত করবেন, সেদিন থেকেই হবিটন গ্রামে পড়ে গেল বিরাট ন্থলস্থুল আর জপ্লনা ।

[Bag End-er Shreejukto Bilbo Baggins jedin ghoshona korlen je shighroi tini tar ekshoto egorotom jonmodin upolokkhe ekta bishesh chomokprodo utsob onushthito korben, sedin thekei Hobbiton grame pore gelo birat nholosthul ar japlona.]

(The honorable Mr. Bilbo Baggins of Bag End announced that he would soon celebrate his one hundred and eleventh birthday with a particularly splendid festival. From that day onward, great commotion and chatter swept through the village of Hobbiton.)

Sinhala (2018, Tr. Kaveesha Nadun Kaggodaarachchi & Upekha Draupadhi Rajapaksha ), මුදු වල අධිපතියා   [Mudu Wala Adhipathiyā]

බෑගෙන්ඩිහි බිල්බෝ බැගින්ස් මහතා සිය එකොළොස් චන උපන්දිනය විශේෂ උත්සවාකාරයකින් සමරන බවට කළ නිවෙිදනයත් සමගම එය හොබිටන් පුරා බොහෝ උනන්වට හා කතාබහට ලක් වූ තේමාවක් බවට පත් විය.

[Bægendihi Bilbo Bægins Mahathā siya ekolasa chana upandiniya viśēṣa utsavākārayakin samarana bāvata kaḷa nivēdanayath samagama eya Hobiton purā bohō unanvata hā kathābahata lak wu thēmāvak bāvata patu viya.]

(With the announcement that Mr. Bilbo Baggins of Bag End would be celebrating his eleventy-first (111th) birthday with a special party, it became a topic of much excitement and discussion throughout Hobbiton.)