Harry and hermione are on a slog together, and unfortunately we the readers are along for the. The name harry is the middle english form of the name henry, a name which was favoured by many an english king. However, he finds a glass sphere bearing his and voldemorts names. Harry potter has had his story translated into more than 60 languages, and is the best selling book series of all time. This was the most expensive of the three to buy including shipping and definitely feels the cheapest to hold. On his eleventh birthday, orphan harry potter learns the shocking truth. Many of the names in the harry potter series have been changed in their various translations, but a lot of them arent all that funny or weird. How many of you have read the harry potter books in french. Play sporcles virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. The characters become an exotic mix of french and english names, with dumbledore, harry, hermione and ron remaining unchanged, but now finding themselves sharing classrooms with neville londubat longdubas, or longinthebottom, severus rogue haughty, and olivier dubois, who has to be repatriated from his original identity as. All the books are just as interesting in french as they are in english. Harry potter and the halfblood prince harry potter.
Harry potter and the chamber of secrets published in u. Rowling, best selling author of the harry potter series, uses mythology to add layers of meaning to her own creative storylines, to provide insight into the characters and. Ive read all the harry potter books and it was a lot of fun to see how the french translation works with this series. He compares the name to a sneeze, but if the stew is good. Nov 18, 2014 the characters become an exotic mix of french and english names, with dumbledore, harry, hermione and ron remaining unchanged, but now finding themselves sharing classrooms with neville londubat longdubas, or longinthebottom, severus rogue haughty, and olivier dubois, who has to be repatriated from his original identity as. I am going to assume that if youre looking at book 6 of the harry potter saga, you know what the book is about. The wand collection hardcover harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban. Translating names in harry potter 1 language realm. This includes languages diverse as azerbaijani, malayalam and welsh as well as the dead languages latin and ancient greek. The names of the book in order are harry potter and the philosophers stone harry potter and the chamber of secrets harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban harry. The books concern a wizard called harry potter and his journey through hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. Translating harry potter challenges in translating fantasy. I find myself comparing every single book i read to harry potter, and everything else pales in comparison. The french translations of the harry potter books, by jeanfrancois.
Harry potter collection seven harry potter titles french edition. I am learning french and bought the harry potter books to supplement my textbook and the languagelearning apps i put on my phone. Harry potter book 5 name harry potter and the order of the phoenix is a fantasy novel written by british author j. While writing the book, jk rowling named her characters after classic latin, french and british, and also strange and witty names. Childrens books quiz, french quiz, harry potter quiz, literary character quiz, translation quiz, character, name top quizzes today red literature match 754. Lord voldemort is back and is growing stronger and more powerful each day.
The german publisher of the harry potter books, carlsen verlag, filed a cease and desist against the fan translators. Aug 06, 2014 published on aug 6, 2014 so maybe im a little late on the uptake, but holy cow guys, these translations between the english and french harry potter books are so interesting. The books have been made into movies by warner bros. Harry potter names in french clickable quiz by allwaswell151. Harry potter paperback box set books 17 paperback harry potter. French translations of harry potter all the pretty book. And finally, the illustrated covers for the french harry potter books are. This is a list of characters from the harry potter series of books by author j. Some characters names give readers clues to their hidden motivations and feelings. Harry potter is a series of fantasy novels written by british author j. Diagon alley is one of the most magical places in the harry potter world. Thought we were ordering a set of hardcover books as was stated in the listing, but. Harry potter book inspired dog names popular male and. I already have all 7 books of the harry potter series in french, but decided to add the kindle version before a recent holiday.
Place the harry potter books in order according to your favourite score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it. This makes it the longest published work in ancient. But the wizarding world of harry potter is so much more than just books or a movie series or a. For example, wormtails name immediately conjures an image, which quedver replicates perfectly in french, whereas leaving the english name, as was done in many other versions of the books, would not produce any particular impression in the reader, particularly not in japanese, which uses waamu. The main story arc concerns harrys struggle against lord voldemort, a dark wizard who intends to become immortal, overthrow the. The challenge of translating harry potter into french. This is a list of characters in the harry potter series. Before the future harry potter creator arrived at the university of exeter in 1983, rowlings mother and father had dissuaded her from focusing on english literature. Rons owl is named coquecigrue in the french version of the books, which comes from the name of a mythical creature born from a rooster and a crane. With over 500 million copies sold worldwide, harry potter is the bestselling book series in history. Below is the order of all of the harry potter books, as well as recommendations for other books like harry potter. They are all characters who have appeared in a harry potter related book by j.
The characters, spells, pets and magical or mythical creatures in harry potter can influence or motivate the name choice for our dogs. Jan 01, 2005 spoiler free harry potter is the best of the best. When adding or editing titles, please add a transliteration of the title in english, and the meaning, if different from the original. Worse, the minister for magic, cornelius fudge, has appointed a new defense against the. So far, just from flipping through the pages, i know that it will be both rewarding and challenging to learn harry potter through the lense of another language and culture. The changes work nicely, capturing the feeling of the english original for the french reader. First of all, this is more of an etymology post, so not sure if it fits, but i wanted to share some fun facts about the different versions of harry potter.
I currently own the first harry potter book in english, french and chinese, which is an interesting combination of books to compare. The harry potter books available in the french language from a usabased seller. The best french translations of harry potter vocabulary frenchly. But what set the names apart was the touch of fantasy flair. The harry potter books make up the popular series written by j. Here are the few of the spells translated in hindi, explliarmus nirastra bhava nirastradisarm bombarda it makes a explotion lohbhasmam lohiron, bhasmburned to ashes avada kedavra mrityu dansham the bite of death crucio peditto. Hagrid, for example, simply becomes ogrid when translated in russian, and in turkey, dementors were given the name ruh emici, which translates to soul suckers. Get e books harry potter on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free. Nov 30, 2019 harry potter and the order of pheonix was translated into harry potter et le lrdre du phenix. I was familiar with the story, so i was curious how they would translate j.
The books carried a number of words that are considered loaded names by linguists and. This page is part of the harry potter in translation series a list of the harry potter book titles in languages other than the original english. In naming her characters, beasts, spells, places, and objects, author j. In harry potter and the order of the phoenix, harry returns for his fifth year of study at hogwarts only to discover that much of the wizarding community has been led to believe that the story of the teenagers recent encounter with the evil lord voldemort is a lie, putting harry s integrity in question.
Harry potter boxed set of 7 volumes in french books in french. Rowling reportedly named her after the unlucky queen in shakespeares the winters tale, but i think the name is ultimately derived from the greek god hermes, originally a messengergod of thieves, the marketplace, and allaround cleverness who became in the late classical period the patron. The main story arc concerns harry s struggle against lord voldemort, a dark wizard who intends to become immortal, overthrow the. Harry potter et le sang mele french edition of harry potter and the. List of titles of harry potter books in other languages. Like many people, i grew up with the harry potter books, which i read either in spanish or french, depending on which edition i could get my hands on first. Harry potter and the halfblood prince is the sixth novel in the harry potter series written by j. Harry potter and the halfblood prince harry potter series. The harry potter theme is certainly a theme that suits all.
Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in the book search column. Published on aug 6, 2014 so maybe im a little late on the uptake, but holy cow guys, these translations between the english and french harry potter books are so interesting. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. Jul 15, 20 here are the few of the spells translated in hindi, explliarmus nirastra bhava nirastradisarm bombarda it makes a explotion lohbhasmam lohiron, bhasmburned to ashes avada kedavra mrityu dansham the bite of death crucio peditto. Ive actually been reading on my ipad, and my only complaint is navigation between the books. Especially since a lot the translations are verg clever well, here are some names they translated in dutch. The joy of harry potters name was that it seemed like one so delightfully ordinary for someone who achieved so much. In harry potter and the goblet of fire, hermione introduces ron to this french seafood dish. If youre a harry potter fan, or even just someone who was alive in the late.
If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. The harry potter series provides a highprofile example of the many skills and talents essential to. Harry potter is definitely filled with many, given the numerous amount of fictitious words and expressions. Jun 21, 2017 so i read both the dutch version and english version of harry potter, and can easily say i really liked the translation. Harry potter collection seven harry potter titles french edition j. In the translations of harry potter, are the spell names. Rowlinglimited edition boxed set containing the following 7 titles. The first nonassigned french book i read in high school was the first harry potter book. The series is almost old enough to legally crack open a butterbeer. Nov 16, 2019 many of the names in the harry potter series have been changed in their various translations, but a lot of them arent all that funny or weird. Jul 31, 2014 today, july 31, is harry potters birthday. What are the harry potter characters called in other languages.
The books and films have been a craze all over the world. Shop for harry potter books collection online at target. When translating books from one language to another, there always poses many issues. Rowling is one of the most translated series of all time, with the first book, harry potter and the philosophers stone, having been translated into over 76 languages. Naturally, the first thing any translation is going to change is going to be the title. Hogwarts library hardcover dobby bookend by noble collection. Rowling a special new edition in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the publication of harry potter and the sorcerers stone, with a stunning new cover illustration by caldecott medalist brian selznick.
There are definitely some shops in the area that are more. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone published in u. List of titles of harry potter books in other languages harry potter wiki. I bought it during my first trip abroad, and i have fond memories of turning the pages on the beach. Rowling brought us the world of harry potter and endowed it with an impressive number of secrets. The stories tell of him overcoming dangerous obstacles to defeat the. Harry potter lovers always have several reasons to rejoice, and now heres one more. Harry is of course the young wizard featured in numerous incredibly famous books written by author jk rowling. A vocabulary list featuring harry potter and the sorcerers stone by j. Like many people, i grew up with the harry potter books, which i read either in spanish or french, depending on. The characters have names that have french, british, or latin origin.
Mar 24, 2018 just a bit of fun this could be used when teaching french on a themed day such as world book day or maybe a harry potter themed event is taking place at your school. The harry potter series gained worldwide popularity, and all seven books in the series ranked on international bestseller list across the planet. The translator is jeanfrancois menard, and his handling of the books is pure alchemy for example, his french names for the various houses, characters and his rendering of some of the magic spell instructions. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, harry potter, and his friends hermione granger and ron weasley, all of whom are students at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. From owl shops to broomsticks, diagon alley has it all. Its the first place harry is introduced to the magical world in the books, and its filled with a variety of shops full of interesting magical objects. Place the harry potter books in order according to your favourite score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Harry potter has been around for over 20 years now. So from the halls of hogwarts, momjunction brings you the coolest, harry potter baby names. Even today harry potter and its characters are loved and admired. Harry potters vocabulary jessy randall boulder, colorado the harry potter books, so mindbogglingly popular in england, the united states, and all over the world, are not just good literature but a treasury of wordplay and invention. Just a bit of fun this could be used when teaching french on a themed day such as world book day or maybe a harry potter themed event is taking place at your school. Dec 14, 2017 what if the characters of harry potter looked like they did in the books. In france in 2003 the fifth book, harry potter and the order of the phoenix, became the.
Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. Harry potter a lecole des sorciers folio junior ed. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban became harry potter et le prisonnier dazkaban. Apr 07, 2020 harry potter lovers always have several reasons to rejoice, and now heres one more. Jun 30, 2017 harry potter has been around for over 20 years now. It is a short 5 question quiz that shows how the titles of harry potter books have been translated, and the characters, so it could be used as a starter. Very faithfully translated, although there are a few editing mistakes dropped periods being the most common error but nothing that would really detract from the reading experience. The french traslator, jeanfrancois menard, stated that towards the end of the series he would work every day of the week from 6 am to midnight to be able to finish the translations on time for the strict deadlines around 4 6 weeks.
But when we dig a little deeper, it seems to be a very fitting name for the boy who lived. The books have also launched the infamous movie series. If not, a little french knowledge will help you to guess answers. Ron scans the obituary pages of the daily prophet, looking for familiar names. April 6, 2016 crests via warner bros studio tour london the hogwarts houses in the harry potter series stay pretty much the same in most of translations of the books. So, i thought it would be fun to post something about harry potter in french. This page is part of the harry potter in translation series a list of the harry potter book. As featured in the first year set texts reading list in harry. There are names to suit dogs of all breeds, sizes, shapes, and temperaments.
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