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| hombre gordo Triglot Senior Member Japan Joined 5381 days ago 184 posts - 247 votes  Speaks: English*, Spanish, Japanese Studies: Portuguese, Korean | Message 41 of 124 15 December 2009 at 2:48pm | IP Logged |
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I forgot to mention that I am obsessed with this Japanese expression.
(insert name)の逆鱗に触れる (^no gekirin ni fureru) Its meaning is "to arouse ones imperial anger"! In other words to p￥ss off a superior. I also love to use the word "automobile" instead of the boring word "car". I also prefer 自動車 (jidousha) over 車 (kuruma). And in Spanish "auto" is way cooler than "coche". I also find the wording of the expression "to apply for a sex change" hilarous. Why the verb "to apply for"? I have only ever heard it on the radio of Vice City. I wonder if it makes sense to say 性転換を申し込む in Japanese. For example 俺が性転換を申し込んだのは嘘だ! 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Muz9 Diglot Groupie Netherlands Joined 5322 days ago 84 posts - 112 votes Speaks: Dutch*, English Studies: Spanish, Arabic (Written), Somali | Message 42 of 124 23 December 2009 at 3:00pm | IP Logged |
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Desafortunadamente :)
^Learned from the Pimsleur Spanish course, such a nice long word, lol. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Morak99 Newbie United States Joined 5283 days ago 19 posts - 20 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French | Message 43 of 124 24 December 2009 at 4:12am | IP Logged |
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English: Vanquish (It's got both v and q, which make it sound really sweet)
French: Papmlemousse (Just a fun word to say) Yiddish: Schmuck (It sounds so in your face, as schmucks [a dimmwitted or annoying person] often are.) 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Lindsay19 Diglot Senior Member United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5619 days ago 183 posts - 214 votes Speaks: English*, GermanC1 Studies: Swedish, Faroese, Icelandic | Message 44 of 124 24 December 2009 at 5:13am | IP Logged |
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I like saying "sluta" and "busschaufför" (Swedish)
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| Walshy Triglot Senior Member Australia Joined 6740 days ago 335 posts - 365 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, German | Message 45 of 124 24 December 2009 at 6:06am | IP Logged |
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Nichtsdestotrotz = nonetheless.
It demonstrates the sound of German wonderfully, for a single word. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Warp3 Senior Member United States forum_posts.asp?TID= Joined 5333 days ago 1419 posts - 1766 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Korean, Japanese | Message 46 of 124 24 December 2009 at 6:20am | IP Logged |
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I've found myself repeating the word 따뜻한 (dda-ddut-han) lately, because I just like the way the word sounds. (It means "warm" in Korean.)
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| ymapazagain Senior Member Australia myspace.com/amywiles Joined 6757 days ago 504 posts - 538 votes Speaks: English* Studies: SpanishB2 | Message 47 of 124 24 December 2009 at 12:41pm | IP Logged |
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[QUOTE=ymapazagain] My favourite Spanish word has always been "desafortunadamente." It just feels great to say!
Oddly, I also really like the word "infelizmente" which is unfortunately in Portuguese. There's something quite cute about it! Edited by ymapazagain on 24 December 2009 at 12:47pm 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Margarita Diglot Newbie Netherlands Joined 5373 days ago 19 posts - 22 votes Speaks: Dutch*, EnglishC2 | Message 48 of 124 24 December 2009 at 3:11pm | IP Logged |
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My favourite English word is 'shrubbery'. It just sounds so funny! :D
ARTHUR: O Knights of Ni, you are just and fair, and we will return with a shrubbery. HEAD KNIGHT: One that looks nice. ARTHUR: Of course. HEAD KNIGHT: And not too expensive. ARTHUR: Yes. Edited by Margarita on 24 December 2009 at 3:12pm 2 persons have voted this message useful |
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