New York, NY (February 7, 2000) - Eu Te Amo (That's how the Portuguese say I love you)! Tired of the same gifts year
after year for Valentine's Day? Roses, chocolates, cologne and teddy bears - why not spice up the holiday and learn to say
"I love you" in Nepali -- Ma timi sita prem garchhu! Parlo, a new language and cultural web site, is making language
fun this Valentine's Day by featuring the phrase "I love you" in almost two hundred languages on its site.
Now there's a cool, new way for consumers to send their love to family and friends this holiday. Beginning Monday, Feb. 7,
consumer can click on www.parlo.com to send an email message from Parlo's site and surprise their Valentine by saying "I love you"
in more ways than ever before. Following is a sampling:
| Portuguese |
Eu Te Amo |
| Klingon (from Star Trek!) |
:bangwl' SoH |
| French |
:Je t'aime |
| Gaelic |
:Ta gra agam ort |
| Hawaiian |
:Aloha wau ia 'oe |
| Japanese |
:Kimi o ai shiteru |
| Russian |
Ya tibya lyublyu |
| Nepali |
:Ma timi sita prem garchhu |
| Filipino |
:Mahal ka ta |
| Greenlandic |
:Asavakit |
| Pig Latin |
:le ovele ouye |
"Language is a community experience and we wanted to help people reach out with a phrase that is universal," said Michelle Gnyp,
Director of Marketing, Parlo Inc. "It's a fun and creative way to surprise mates, boyfriends, friends and family with an interesting
twist on 'I love you' - something everyone likes to hear." said Gnyp.
Parlo (www.parlo.com) is the premier online destination to learn languages and explore cultures.
More than just a language site, Parlo dimensionalizes language by providing a complete cultural experience via Virtual Immersion.
Parlo has created a unique environment where its members not only personalize their experience by choosing from a comprehensive
menu of audio and visual learning tools, but also "travel" abroad without ever leaving their homes. Parlo students learn languages,
read magazine articles at their skill level, sample foreign music, chat with people all over the world and purchase language and
cultural products and services. This approach allows members to guide their own study programs and experience language in a
deeper, more meaningful way.