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| apatch3 Diglot Groupie United Kingdom Joined 6186 days ago 80 posts - 99 votes  Speaks: Pashto, English* Studies: Japanese, FrenchA2 | Message 97 of 124 09 May 2010 at 1:00am | IP Logged | ||
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If we're going to talk about English then "ombudsman" just has to be one of the most mysteriously sounding, disappointingly boring words in existence! I mean, look it up! The first time I encountered it (while perusing my A level law book) I had visions of a superhero who fed off budding flowers and meditated making that Ommm sound yogis make.
My Japanese word of the day is kizutsukeru "to hurt" it uses that lovely "tsu" sound I adore so vehemently. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| xevi Newbie United States Joined 5321 days ago 1 posts - 1 votes Speaks: English* | Message 98 of 124 09 May 2010 at 4:57am | IP Logged | ||
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Dutch has the most fun way to say "do you understand?" - Snap je dat?
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| ThisIsGina Groupie United Kingdom languageblogbygina.w Joined 5319 days ago 56 posts - 72 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Romanian, Catalan, Greek, German, French | Message 99 of 124 09 May 2010 at 7:21pm | IP Logged | ||
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I love the word "palabras" ("words" in Spanish). I have no idea why, it just sounds so awesome!
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| Ubik Senior Member United States ubykh.wordpress.com/ Joined 5317 days ago 147 posts - 176 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Latin, Arabic (Egyptian), German, Spanish | Message 100 of 124 09 May 2010 at 10:50pm | IP Logged | ||
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I love Palabras as well! There is a great film in fact called Palabras Encadenadas. Literally that means word chains and thats part of the movie, but the American title is Killing Words.
My favorite words to say (ones that Ill make excuses to try and fit into sentences whenever possible): Gemuetlich (comfortable). I can say it over and over again Also 'verzeihung' (formal excuse me) and 'geschichte' (I want to say this means story, but I cant recall at the moment) Edited by Ubik on 09 May 2010 at 10:51pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Sprachprofi Nonaglot Senior Member Germany learnlangs.comRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6471 days ago 2608 posts - 4866 votes Speaks: German*, English, French, Esperanto, Greek, Mandarin, Latin, Dutch, Italian Studies: Spanish, Arabic (Written), Swahili, Indonesian, Japanese, Modern Hebrew, Portuguese | Message 101 of 124 23 March 2011 at 7:32pm | IP Logged | ||
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I really like the word 天下 (tiānxià) in Chinese, not really for its sound but for the
way it is. 天 = heaven / sky 下 = under, underneath 天下 = everything under heaven, the world, China German: Fernweh - often translated as "Wanderlust", but "Wanderlust" is another German word with a somewhat different meaning. In my interpretation, "Wanderlust" means a desire to move on and see other places. "Fernweh" is like "Heimweh" (being homesick), except it's about a far-away place. "Fernweh" is a longing to be somewhere else, some specific place that has good memories or great expectations, but unlike "Wanderlust" the goal is not to be on the move, the goal is to be sedentary in that far-away place. My favorite words in other languages: Greek: θάλασσα (sea) French: soleil (sun) Esperanto: homarano (roughly translated: member of mankind) Swahili: ndugu (brother, sister, cousin, relative or friend; comes with a sense of cherishing) (Is there a separate thread about favorite words rather than nice-sounding words? Seems that there should be) Edited by Sprachprofi on 23 March 2011 at 7:34pm 4 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Matheus Senior Member Brazil Joined 5082 days ago 208 posts - 312 votes Speaks: Portuguese* Studies: English, French | Message 102 of 124 23 March 2011 at 7:57pm | IP Logged | ||
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Bull, Sky, Way - English
Mastodonte (Mastodon) - Portuguese Ore - Japanese (I've seen it here already) Kokoro, tora, sakura, katana, gozaimashita - A little more of Japanese. I really enjoy the words in Japanese language. They're all cool in my opinion. They sound good to my ears, and I also like to speak them. Edit: Nicht - German Edited by Matheus on 23 March 2011 at 7:58pm 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| jdmoncada Tetraglot Senior Member United States Joined 5035 days ago 470 posts - 741 votes Speaks: English*, German, Spanish, Finnish Studies: Russian, Japanese | Message 103 of 124 23 March 2011 at 8:54pm | IP Logged | ||
This is beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing it. My favorite words are mundane ones. For example lechuga, the Spanish word for "lettuce." In Russian, I like днём ("in the afternoon"), and I make silly sounds like a car racing around a bend in the road every time I say it. It has nothing to do with the meaning of the word, but that's what it sounds like to me. Edit: A few words I like in my native English are quotidian (a rather amazing word despite the fact that it represents the ordinary day to day things) and discombobulated. Edited by jdmoncada on 23 March 2011 at 9:02pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Phantom Kat Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5064 days ago 160 posts - 253 votes Speaks: Spanish*, English Studies: Finnish | Message 104 of 124 24 March 2011 at 1:22am | IP Logged | ||
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"Rompecabezas" - puzzle - It literally means "breaks heads," and I just find it so hardcore, like the puzzle is going to be a living nightmare or something. "Tragalenguas" - tonguetwisters - sounds cool, too. "Parangaricutirimícuaro" - this is actually from a tonguetwister I learned as a kid, but it wasn't until I tried to find the actual tonguetwister (because I think I may have heard it differently) that I realized it's an actual place. Yeah, call me oblivious. xD Website, which includes the tongue twister at the bottom. :D English "Medulla Oblongata" - Part of the brain that controls things such as breathing and heart rate. I love saying it, and whenever I remember it or come across it I can't help but sing it. "Despite the fact." - not a word, but a phrase I love writing and saying to the point of, "Okay, this needs proofreading." Finnish "Perkele" - Damn - I don't know why, but I find this to be the cutest curse I've come across. I love rolling the 'r'. "Yö" - night - The u-like 'y' and the almost-like-an-o sound just sounds awesome to my ears. - Kat Edited by Phantom Kat on 24 March 2011 at 1:23am 1 person has voted this message useful |
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