It’s Hard to Learn French in Middle Age

Re:It’s Hard to Learn French in Middle Age by inferiorhuman on Tuesday April 30, 2019 @11:56AM (#19789081)

Your translation is word-for-word correct, but I've never heard somebody say "from nothing" in English in a situation where you might say "no worries", "no problem", or "you're welcome".

From nothing is an overly literal translation. You'll hear it in Spanish for sure as de nada (of/from nothing) or por nada (literally for nothing) depending on context though.

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Re:It’s Hard to Learn French in Middle Age by marvin on Tuesday April 30, 2019 @12:43PM (#19789535)

I _love_ overly literal translations. They express, in the purest translatable form, the idiomatic differences between languages and the cultures they belong to. You'll find many fascinating insights about culture and history by learning how different cultures express the same complex concept, situation or emotion.

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