Yep, what's your favorite foreign word, sentence or expression? In which language is it? And why?
2006-09-28 09:06:13 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Ta Tu Es Smalin Failin. "you have a beautiful heart."
Its in old irish Gaelic. My grandmother used to tell me that when I was a little boy. I still hear it in my head.
2006-09-28 09:41:39 · answer #1 · answered by mcbrian2000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Knackered. It's a Britishism meaning tired. (Sometimes British English is like a foreign language.
*I'm knackered.*
2006-09-28 17:28:25 · answer #2 · answered by djsugarmuffin 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Habibi - It's Arabic for "darling"or "beloved". I also like Erin go Braugh which is Gaelic but that's my Irish roots showing....
2006-09-28 16:08:58 · answer #3 · answered by PaganPoetess 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
After moving here I was surprised to find out that Americans use words such as
"gesundheit" and "gleichweiss" which are german words!
My favorite is:
Mia casa e su casa. (spelling!?)
2006-09-28 16:10:13 · answer #4 · answered by Jax4all 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Goonga Galoonga.its tibetan.the Dalai lama said it to me.
2006-09-28 16:11:40 · answer #5 · answered by msf 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"here is your million dollars" - it's in English, my favorite foreign language.
2006-09-28 16:08:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
My favorite word is Eifersucht, it means jealousy.
2006-09-28 17:13:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Scheisse, German, and I'm not allowed to write what it means I'm sure you can guess. I've got German roots and a sailors mouth.
2006-09-28 16:17:21 · answer #8 · answered by Phoenixsong 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ani Ohevet Otcha / otach...in hebrew it means I love you.
2006-09-28 16:11:05 · answer #9 · answered by NY gal 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Galinha, which means "chicken" in Portuguese. I love that word because you can say it any day of your life...
2006-09-28 17:56:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋