LanguageSponge Triglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5764 days ago 1197 posts - 1487 votes Speaks: English*, German, French Studies: Welsh, Russian, Japanese, Slovenian, Greek, Italian
| Message 161 of 1208 01 October 2009 at 5:34am | IP Logged |
das Gift - poison, German
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Levi Pentaglot Senior Member United States Joined 5565 days ago 2268 posts - 3328 votes Speaks: English*, French, Esperanto, German, Spanish Studies: Russian, Dutch, Portuguese, Mandarin, Japanese, Italian
| Message 162 of 1208 01 October 2009 at 8:54am | IP Logged |
le poisson
'fish', French
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luncai Diglot Newbie Malaysia Joined 6125 days ago 17 posts - 17 votes Speaks: Malay*, English Studies: Arabic (Written)
| Message 163 of 1208 01 October 2009 at 12:22pm | IP Logged |
air
'water', Malay
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Levi Pentaglot Senior Member United States Joined 5565 days ago 2268 posts - 3328 votes Speaks: English*, French, Esperanto, German, Spanish Studies: Russian, Dutch, Portuguese, Mandarin, Japanese, Italian
| Message 164 of 1208 01 October 2009 at 9:14pm | IP Logged |
汽 (qì)
'steam', Mandarin
The left part of the character means "water" and the right part means "air".
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LanguageSponge Triglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5764 days ago 1197 posts - 1487 votes Speaks: English*, German, French Studies: Welsh, Russian, Japanese, Slovenian, Greek, Italian
| Message 165 of 1208 02 October 2009 at 10:11pm | IP Logged |
das Dampfbügeleisen - a steam iron, German
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Levi Pentaglot Senior Member United States Joined 5565 days ago 2268 posts - 3328 votes Speaks: English*, French, Esperanto, German, Spanish Studies: Russian, Dutch, Portuguese, Mandarin, Japanese, Italian
| Message 166 of 1208 02 October 2009 at 11:28pm | IP Logged |
железо (železo)
'iron (the element)', Russian
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LanguageSponge Triglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5764 days ago 1197 posts - 1487 votes Speaks: English*, German, French Studies: Welsh, Russian, Japanese, Slovenian, Greek, Italian
| Message 167 of 1208 02 October 2009 at 11:32pm | IP Logged |
Kalium - Potassium, Latin. - Hence why the chemical symbol for potassium on the periodic table is K, if I remember correctly. Damn, I wish I had known Latin when I did my chemistry exams!
Edited by LanguageSponge on 02 October 2009 at 11:33pm
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Levi Pentaglot Senior Member United States Joined 5565 days ago 2268 posts - 3328 votes Speaks: English*, French, Esperanto, German, Spanish Studies: Russian, Dutch, Portuguese, Mandarin, Japanese, Italian
| Message 168 of 1208 02 October 2009 at 11:47pm | IP Logged |
香蕉 (xiāngjiāo)
'banana', Mandarin
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