I mean I love the language and all, love to hear it spoken. I was playing Literati at Yahoo tonight with an Italian friend and this discussion came up during the game:
2006-09-09 23:09:37 · 7 answers · asked by Evil Wordmonger, LTD LOL 6 in Games & Recreation ➔ Board Games
a a: what is chin????
marryme_alig: um the end of your face...the pointed part on the bottom
marryme_alig: under your mouth
a a: oh k
a a: mento in italian
marryme_alig: oh yeah?
marryme_alig: there's a mint here called mentos
marryme_alig: chins?
marryme_alig: lol
a a: yes here too..but it is not relative to this
marryme_alig: oh
a a: plural of mento is menti
marryme_alig: what's it mean then menthol?
marryme_alig: what’s menti?
a a: plural of mento
a a: 1 mento
a a: 2 or 3 menti
marryme_alig: but what is mento?
marryme_alig: lol
a a: it is chin
2006-09-09 23:11:02 · update #1
marryme_alig: but the mints
marryme_alig: lol
marryme_alig: i'm so confused
marryme_alig: mentos
marryme_alig: the mint
a a: mint is menta
marryme_alig: but the mints are called mentos
marryme_alig: lol
marryme_alig: lmao
marryme_alig: rofl
a a: ty
marryme_alig: i am so damn confused!
marryme_alig: hahaah
a a: italian is difficult
a a: mint=menta
a a: chin = mento
a a: chins=menti
a a: mints=mente
2006-09-09 23:11:30 · update #2
a a: and all these words are of the verb mentire that means lie
a a: so
a a: i lie= io mento
a a: you lie= tu menti
a a: he lie= lui mente
a a: and all these words have no relations between us
marryme_alig: ok, you win…
2006-09-09 23:12:09 · update #3
All I REALLY want to know is...why are the mints called MENTOS? rofl
2006-09-09 23:20:03 · update #4
No, just different!
2006-09-09 23:11:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like any other romance language, Spanish is similar.
Menta is mint; however mente in spanish is mind.
Mentira is a lie and chin is menton.
2006-09-09 23:19:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To answer your question, you would first need to explain the reason(s) why the Italian language is mind-boggling.
2006-09-09 23:15:40 · answer #3 · answered by FeLLowJRO 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well English isn't that easy either.
2006-09-09 23:18:17 · answer #4 · answered by AJK 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it may be
2006-09-09 23:12:42 · answer #5 · answered by babu 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no not really they are simpletons. sex and pizza that is all they want
2006-09-09 23:11:24 · answer #6 · answered by wyamideleted 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
ha ha..... its not mind boggling.....
but its mind blocking....... :-)
2006-09-09 23:21:14 · answer #7 · answered by dromyl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋