Like "Gesundheit" instead of "Bless you"
2007-04-05 11:46:40 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
English is full of "foreign" words. Here are a few you might not have thought of
Bungalow, khaki - from Hindi
Tomahawk - Algonquin
Kangaroo - Guugu Yimidhirr
Corroboree, dingo - Dharuk
Jumbo - Swahili
Albatross, emu - Portuguese
Ghetto - Italian
Chic, naive, buccaneer - French
Chow - Mandarin
Platypus, rhinoceros, hippopotamus - Greek
There are plenty more. English has borrowed words from dozens if not hundreds of languages.
2007-04-05 12:03:50 · answer #1 · answered by tentofield 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it truly is been stated that English as a language would not certainly exist. that's developed from the languages of the previous tribes of the area and those of invaders such because of the fact the various norse and norman communities as properly as words taken from ecu families that have been married with.
2016-10-02 05:56:19 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rendezvous
2007-04-05 11:56:43 · answer #3 · answered by Michele H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hola, adios, asta la vista, baby. Pretty much any Spanish salutation. I have a whole crowd of friends who natively speak a Spanish language, so I find myself saying, "Hey, chico!" way more than I nerdy white guy my age should.
2007-04-05 12:00:14 · answer #4 · answered by eine kleine nukedmusik 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Macho is a spanish word, impossible to translate to english.
It means male, but saying macho it sounds like a compliment.
2007-04-05 12:06:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think of some food.
Chances are, it's a foreign word.
2007-04-05 11:55:11 · answer #6 · answered by Belie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cliche, valet, sushi, gallant, et cetera (etc), spaghetti, piano, forte. Pianoforte (Italian for soft-loud) was the original word for piano.
2007-04-05 12:08:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Besides all the previous ones also encore, hors d'oeuvres,
2007-04-05 12:15:03 · answer #8 · answered by mstrywmn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Coup d'état
Coup de grâce
Rendez-vous
2007-04-05 11:57:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
*"Hola como estas" > Hi how are you
*"Buenos dias" > Good morning
*"Nos vemos manana" > See you tomorrow
*"Adios" > Bye
*"Sabes decir algunas palabras en espanol?" > Do you know how to say some words in Spanish?
2007-04-05 12:05:33 · answer #10 · answered by mayelaine2 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋