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Foreign Word of the Day

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by LCAhmed, Mar 9, 2013.

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  1. LCAhmed

    LCAhmed Member

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    Bebsi

    arabic for pepsi or coke (soda)

    Territorial for the most part, Like here in Texas most people would say "Coke" when referring to a soda.

    Bebsi
     
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    A very useful word in Korean that I find does not exist in English is 눈치, or "nunchi".

    Per wiki:

     
  3. James Gabriel

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    In Tagalog(national language of the Philippines) the word Tita = Aunt, Tito = Uncle

    Tita Marie, look at this suppository
    Tito Ortiz is my Tito
     
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    In Tagalog, leche = semi expletive, annoying.

    Leche ka David Stern! (David Stern you annoying man!)
    *ka means literally "you"

    Interestingly, we also use leche to call a certain dessert the Leche Flan

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    maybe a case of missing 't'?

    Titta på mig.
    Look at me.
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    skoulikomirmigotripa
    (school lee gho mee r mee gho tree paa)

    greek for worm hole. I love this word (you've gotta say it fast).





    Bepsi!






    "nickel" in French is awesome too. As in something is awesome = "c'est nickel!" Which is a derivation of "nickel chrome", representing "the coolest/finest". I love how our culture permeates foreign languages. S**k it!!
     
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    continuing from
    Huo ​Jian dui [hwo ​jien duey]: "The Rockets" (team)
    bi ​sai [b-psy]: "game"


    Huo ​Jian dui de bi ​sai:

    "The Rockets game"
     
  8. LCAhmed

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    Sayarah (Say yar uh)

    Arabic for Car

    Sayarah
     
  9. GIGO

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    To learn by visual memory...

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    veni, vidi, veni
     
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    To learn by visual memory...
    [​IMG]

    plus,

    in Maa or Maasai

    ayeh [ah-ee] = yes
    ah ah [ah ah] = no



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    In Mexico [​IMG]:
    BEER = cerveza, cheve (slang), chela (slang), helodias (slang), cebadas (slang), birongas (slang), espumosas (slang), güeras (slang), helada (slang), muertas (slang)
    [​IMG] :confused: ???
     
  13. SK34

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    شايان (shayan) ;)
     
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    الله (Allah)
    بيت (house) right?
     
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    Apple in Mandarin:
    平果 (ping guo)
     
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    LUND = PENIS

    good bye.
     
  18. SK34

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    Choot = vagina
     
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    bich nga

    apparently it can mean nails,insurance,hairdresser.
     
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    ロケッツ [roh-ketz] = Rockets
     

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