cool sayings in forgein languages?

Question

so does anyone know any cool sayings in foreign languages along the lines of carpe diem (by foreign language i mean anything but english idk just wonderin so yea thanxs anyways

Answer 1

que sera sera - what will be will be
italian

Answer 2

Let me share some sayings from my language - Malayalam and we call them as 'Pazhamchollukal'.

1. Padikkal Konduvannittu Kalamudachu - Every thing was done cautiously, but in the last minute got spoiled.
2. Pada pedichu Pandalathu chennappol panthavum kutthi pada - Seeing trouble you have tried for a safe place, but you find that place is still worse than the present place.
3. Natu otumbol natuve otanam - Go what the majority does rather than thinking as if you are a junior Bernard shaw!
4. Ishatamillatha acchi thottathellam kuttam - Bad workers always blame their tools.
5. Kothiyan Elaikku poyi, Enikku nilathu tha - A too much hungry person’s statement interpreting other is hungry.

Answer 3

I'm not sure if this counts but there's a funny story my spanish teacher told me about a spanish-speaking man in the united states trying to find some socks. It had a form of billingual pun in it. Here's Wiki's list. Good question!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilingual_pun

Answer 4

I am Greek and we use the saying : "To dis eksamartin ouk andros sofou" to describe a mistake that has been done in the past and we are still doing it.... In other words, when we don't learn from our mistakes, we say this expression. It is a greek ancient one and says word by word "Making the same mistake twice isn't a good man's quality"... It is a bit difficult to pronounce, but ... !!!

Answer 5

Jag är so glad ot jag är svenske,

I seem to remember it meaning, "I'm so glad that I'm Swedish."

Je suis un grand canard, quand vous êtes les paraplouilles dans les épaules des fées.

"I am a large duck, but you are the umbrellas upon the shoulders of faeries.


But seriously, remember that when the French say "Baise toi!" they are not asking for a kiss.

Qapla'!
General toast, like our "Cheers!" only in Klingon. "Success!"
Pronounced, cup-LAW

Answer 6

In korean sheeba means something along the lines of ****/****. I have a korean friend that says that all the time. Don't know if that's your idea of cool, but whatever!

Answer 7

Pura Vida!!
It means the sweet life (or good life) in spanish and they say it everywhere in Cost Rica!!

Answer 8

Que Pasa? That means what's up in spanish.

Answer 9

spanish: espanol ok heres some phrases: coma estas? how r u? si yes juo abla espanol i speak spanish i think thats how u spell it el sofa the sofa(couch) ummmmmmmmmm shalom hello in hebrew boker tov (response)

Answer 10

je suis ton pere (juh-swee-tun-pair)

Translation:I AM YOUR FATHER!