I need 4 words from five of the following language traditions that are now widely and commonly used by native English-speaking Americans:
German
Italian
Chinese
Japanese
any African language
any native American language
French
Spanish
Arabic
Slavic
Hebrew
Thank you so much!!
2006-10-09 10:53:48 · 5 answers · asked by DeAnna 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Basing it on English English.
German: (modern, about 55% of English has a Germanic root) Zeitgeist, Blitz, pumpernickle, Panzer, Angst
Italian: Ciao, cappucino, expresso, pasta, zucchini
French (modern, about 40% of English has a French root): Cul de sac, baguette, amour, billet doux, nom de plume
Hebrew: Schmuck, schmutter, oy vey, already, pretzel (some of those may actually be Yiddish)
2006-10-09 11:07:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Fiance is french and commonly used. I can't think of any other ones right know.
2006-10-09 18:00:16 · answer #2 · answered by evie ♥'s her Dodgers 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can try an online translator. Here are few that are free:
http://www.freetranslation.com/
http://www.google.com/language_tools?hl=en
http://www.appliedlanguage.com/free_translation.shtml
2006-10-09 18:02:43 · answer #3 · answered by nobody 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Init...like..a..fish
2006-10-09 17:55:59 · answer #4 · answered by Steven P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to babelfish.com
2006-10-09 18:02:25 · answer #5 · answered by russell 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋