how to say it in English?

[Gość: kk]

1. "Na podłodze są śmieci"?
Thanks

[Gość: erwas]

Gość portalu: kk napisał(a):

> 1. "Na podłodze są śmieci"?
> Thanks

w USA: there's trash (albo garbage) on the floor.
w UK: there's rubbish on the floor.

erwas

[pawel78]

What about "litter"? "There's litter on the floor"? Sounds American, I think.

[Gość: beatak]

that's British

[Gość: BB]

Litter (n):
untidy rubbish droped in public places..... etc...
and also: dry material to absorb cat's excrement :)

pawel78 napisał:

> What about "litter"? "There's litter on the floor"? Sounds American, I think.

[Gość: Aussie]

Gość portalu: BB napisał(a):
In Aussie Language we would say;
"There's garbage on the floor"

> Litter (n):
> untidy rubbish droped in public places..... etc...
> and also: dry material to absorb cat's excrement :)
>
> pawel78 napisał:
>
> > What about "litter"? "There's litter on the floor"? Sounds American, I thi
> nk.

[Gość: beatak]

there is litter on the floor

[Gość: Wojtek]

Gość portalu: beatak napisał(a):

> there is litter on the floor
'Litter on the floor' sounds formal. I think you are more likely to
hear 'rubbish on the floor'

[Gość: E.L.]

"There is garbage on the floor" - this is correct in American English.

[Gość: sylnyc]

THERE IS SHIT ON THE FLOOR.... that's the New York way

[Gość: ipfreely]

There is trash on the floor - most common.
There is garbage on the floor - is not uncommon.

[Gość: Wojtek]

...but not in the UK! In England you will certainly hear: "There is rubbish on
the carpet", since floors there are covered with carpet.

[Gość: Prezes]

Gość portalu: Wojtek napisał(a):

> ...but not in the UK! In England you will certainly
hear: "There is rubbish on
> the carpet", since floors there are covered with carpet.


yeah, right.
I am sure that they have carpet in the kitchen.

[Gość: Wojtek]

...if it is in the kitchen, rubbish will be on the floor. However, as kitchen
floor surface would be on average 1/4 of the total living area of british homes
(ergo, 3/4 would be carpeted), you are most likely to hear, what you heard in
my previous post!

what a forum!

[Gość: erwas]

Gość portalu: Wojtek napisał(a):

> ...if it is in the kitchen, rubbish will be on the floor. However, as kitchen
> floor surface would be on average 1/4 of the total living area of british
homes
>
> (ergo, 3/4 would be carpeted), you are most likely to hear, what you heard in
> my previous post!

I do keep visiting this wretched little forum in the faint, vain hope that
something worthwhile might happen here. Sure enough, there are one or two
threads worth looking at, but...this one is so typical. the complete answer to
the question was given in the first post and since then everyone has been
jumping in excitedly and repeating it. in the immortal words of Captain Kirk of
the starship Enterprise: "get a life, will'ya".

[Gość: together]

erwas, you ARE my man.
I do pretty much the same.
Beam me up, Scottie.

[Gość: rafi]

i dont remember anything about the kitchen but they have carpets in
bathrooms. for sure! (and i am not kiding, man)

[Gość: rafi]

yeah, yeah... but in LA it is: hay basura en el piso.

Nah pohduohdze soh shmeeheahchee

[Gość: Anglik]

[Gość: Artur]

Gość portalu: kk napisał(a):

> 1. "Na podłodze są śmieci"?
> Thanks

To say it in English it could be either "there is rubbish on the floor"
or "there is litter on the floor" or " floor is full of rubbish/litter" or
floor is messy, etc.

These are just some of the examples, you could use many other expressions that
would convey basically the same message.

:-)) Artur

[Gość: Admiral]

Good Day!!!
This is Star Fleet Command Center.
I remind You gentlemen about the Prime Directive.

[Gość: cracovian]

In the U.S., "trash" has a dry, paper-like connotation.
"Garbage" should be used if the problem is serious or the stuff is sticky :-)
It is also used as a demeaning metaphor for things that are old, don’t work
properly, are in the way, or you just want to throw out.
"Litter" is used ONLY to describe the stuff that cats take a dump in (cat
litter)...

In ebonics or regular conversations "shit" is more like it. But you wouldn't
state the fact that there's trash on the floor 'cause that's a waste of time.
You'd tell them what they should do with it: "Take this shit outta here"
(spoken with an attitude) <-

RUBBISH!

[Gość: erwas]

Gość portalu: cracovian napisał(a):

> In the U.S., "trash" has dry, paper-like connotation.

you can put anthing you like in a "trash can", soggy trash too.
how about "White Trash"? does that have a dry, paper-like connotation?
does "trashing the place" involve keeping it crispy and dry?

> "Garbage" should be used if the problem is serious or the stuff is sticky :-)

it does seem a little more serious than trash, but I think it's fair to say
that often both "trash" and "garbage" are interchangable words. however,
correct me if I'm wrong, but a garbage can is something , that lives outside
and is much larger than the in-door trash can. kind of like the difference
between the English "waste paper basket" and "dust bin". tis leads the British
to have "Dust Bin Men" while Americans have "Sanitary Engineers". "garbage" is
also kind of like the UK "rubbish" where you can say: "that's a load of
garbage" refering to someone's statement.



> "Litter" is used ONLY to describe the stuff that cats take a dump in (cat
> litter)...

then how do you understand all the "Do Not Litter" signs all over the US and
UK. you think they're addressed to cats?

> I don't know much about UK but "rubbish" sounds fine. NEVER use that word in
> the States. It's stupid unless you say it with a perfect British accent.

RUBBISH!!!

erwas

[Gość: cracovian]

Ehh, whatever, dude... My post was half-serious but you need to get a life, man
or stick some of that rubbish up your ass. As far as your "do not litter" sign
goes, the word there is used as a verb, not a noun. Tell someone in the
US "there's litter on the floor" and they'll know you're a dumb ass. But
they'll know that just by looking at you anyway :-)

[Gość: Wojtek]

Order!!! Order, gentlemen!

[Gość: erwas]

Gość portalu: Wojtek napisał(a):

> Order!!! Order, gentlemen!

OK Wojtek, OK. it does pay not to fall into flaming forum-rage, so I will take
a deep breath, clench my teeth, and not respond in-kind to cracovian's
invective.

however, dealing with issues is another matter. I guess there are people here
who are learning English, it just ain't nice to misinform them.

Litter: three meanings (in noun form) (po polsku): 1.lektyka 2.smieci 3.
nowourodzona grupa zwierzat. the word existed long before cat litter was
invented, and was used to describe bedding for aimals (straw etc.) or odds and
ends, untidy accumulation of stuff. since English nouns become verbs unchanged,
you get: to litter, meaning to scatter.
there is also litterbag (temporary refuse disposal) and litterbug (s/he who
litters)

and now that I got this off my chest I will head down the stairs to the fridge
and 'ave me a nice cold beer.

erwas

[Gość: cracovian]

WTF??? I have NEVER in my life seen such a stupid mofo without a hint of sense
of humor. You're like a bad case of herpes that just doesn't go away! Like I
said, it would be best if you stick your comments and your British dictionary
up your ass.

Now go and translate some more Polish sentences - maybe they'll pay you for it
this time...

If you'd like to respond, please do, I eat scum like you for breakfast everyday.

[Gość: MM]

yeah, he's a mofo
no sense of humor at all, but what can you expect?
it's almost polish tradition

[Gość: erwas]

Gość portalu: cracovian napisał(a):

stick your comments and your British dictionary
> up your ass.

British language? no such language.

> If you'd like to respond, please do, I eat scum (......) for breakfast
everyday

smacznego

there is a problem, you know. if you let forth like some authority, and yet you
know very little, you will mislead and confuse people who are trying to learn
English. if you keep posting misinformation, get used to having it corrected.

erwas

[Gość: cracovian]

Ok... last time I'm gonna post this and I'm done with you... First of all, no
one has any doubts that your initial translation was correct.

And we're still talking about some trash on the floor, not some "white trash"
or ""bugs" or "signs" or any other crap you've brought up, aren't we?

In the States you wouldn't refer to the most common trash, some miscellaneous
pieces of paper, as "garbage" but "trash" - agreed?

If there's food or a trash bag full of junk on the floor then you could call
it “garbage.”

In the U.S. you do not use “litter” or “rubbish” in that context, period. If
you say "rubbish" then you're a Brit or you're some other foreigner who
doesn't know yet that the word sounds weird and you’ll immediately call
attention to yourself.

“Litter” might, in most circumstances, refer to some trash on a highway or in
a park, etc. but it’s not very common. The verb, yes, but not the noun.

Now... you're a self-proclaimed expert and I don't claim I know it all. You
just haven’t lived in the States all your life and I have. Sometimes it’s good
to listen to people (or in your case, you could ignore those people to protect
your sensitive ego) who know more about a certain thing and stop claiming that
they're wrong, put words in their mouths, or make some other shit up. You make
yourself look stupid plus you lose any credibility you might have had...

[Gość: Wojtek]

May I propose to refer this to the Sopranos, Tony &Co. Garbage is their line

Cracovian, you feel better now? It struck me how angry you were last night
(night in Europe) on every thread you visited. Personally, I am of an opinion
that anger arises in response to ego problems, only then it finds fault with
others. Living happily in the US should make one less prone to this.

What's wrong with rubbish, Craco?

[Gość: mishy]

This is English we're talking, right?
Well then, the words "garbage" and "trash" sound pretty starnge to me!
And what's with all the b***** attitude?
Spoken like a true xenophobic yankee who doesn't see past his nose!
Remeber, the English invented the English language FF'sS!!!
So, differences aside, we will not learn "regional dialects" from you!
I'd rather get it from the horse's mouth!

M.

[Gość: Cracovian's mommy]

I am open for business. any colour, any size, any shape, all welcome. one size fits all.
oh, and don't mind that bit of trash on the floor.

[Gość: wacko jacko]

Boys and girls, why but why are you beating the dead horse?
The fucking horse is dead since the second or third post.
Tony Soprano is in waste management business so he can answer this question the
best. There is a fucking trash on the fucking floor. That's it. In Jersey.

wacko jacko.....

[Gość: MISHY]

f****** hell!
at last some sense!
"prawde gada, dac mu wodki"
...now, how shall I put that in English?!
www.polskishop.com

[Gość: nat]

what medication are YOU on? cut the dose.

[Gość: mishy]

Gos´c´ portalu: nat napisa?(a):

" what medication are YOU on? cut the dose."

Huh? "Au naturelllllleeee", Mate!
...naturally "F"-ed-up in the head!

www.polskishop.com/WELCOME%201_10_02.htm

[Gość: nat]

that figures! sorry to disturb. you're free to return to your cave. oh, and
don't forget to lock the door - it's not Halloween yet/

[Gość: nat]

there is rubbish (litter) on the floor
the floor is littered

[Gość: wacko jacko]

We already know this.
Zoloft, take Zoloft.
Don't be so cheap. Take more.

[Gość: nat]

Thanks, but no thanks. Effects of overdosing are all too clear on your example.
Look what's happened to your namesake.