serious answer only pls.
2007-12-29 04:09:04 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
As not all languages of the world are connected, but have developed without having been in touch over centuries, there is not a single word that is alike in literally .every. language on the planet. Not even "stop", even though that is very widely spread will not be understood by everybody. In the Western Hemisphere, probably. The rest of this world, no safe bet.
You can see that some languages take over words from other languages, such as English simply uses "kindergarten" as well (that one is German) etc. you can also spot which languages belong to the same, let's say: language "family", by looking at words. Both the French "père" and the Spanish "padre" derive from its Latin origin "pater" - all Romanic Languages. Next higher level would be all Indoeuropean Languages, including "father" in English and "Vater" in German ... you can see the relations, even though those languages don't use the same single word.
2007-12-29 04:29:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I guess just the names of internationally known companies as Sony, Nokia, IKEA, Shell, Microsoft, Coca-Cola etc. are similar or known in (almost) every country!?
2007-12-29 13:10:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
*Every* country? No. But if I recall correctly, according to a book called "The Meaning of Tingo", which I read a few months ago, two words with the most international recognition are "OK" and "taxi".
2007-12-29 12:19:57 · answer #3 · answered by tgra 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think every country except for France uses the word "computer".
2007-12-29 13:16:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
"Okay"
2008-01-01 01:01:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and No. ( and that is the answer - not no I don't know.) Even countries that have others words for no or yes - most people understand no and yes.
2007-12-29 12:13:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
yes....the word is GOAL.... as in when a player scores a goal in soccer....there isn't another term for it. From europe to africa, asia, north and south america....the only word that unifies us is GOAL.
2007-12-29 12:31:19 · answer #7 · answered by kler829 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
brands like pepsi and stores like aeropostle will stay the same every were
2007-12-29 12:29:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Taxi and sauna.
2007-12-29 13:58:20 · answer #9 · answered by forceimustbebrief 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the word no
2007-12-29 12:16:32 · answer #10 · answered by Sarah 1 · 1⤊ 3⤋