/lang/ - Words that mean things in other languages.

Name: Anonymous 2012-04-09 18:40

The Japanese word for "to flee / escape / run away" is にげる (nigeru).

Discuss...

(Also, post words in other languages that have meanings in other languages, like this.)

Name: Anonymous 2012-04-10 9:07

nigeru doesn't mean a goddamn thing in English

It resembles nigger in spelling and only tangentially in pronunciation

Name: Anonymous 2012-04-10 13:10

The Nips are wise as they know to flee from niggers if they spot one.

Name: Anonymous 2012-04-12 8:23

The Japanese word for "meow" is にゃ (nya)

In Swedish, nya means "the new" like in "vårtat barn gillar den nya leksaken vi köpte" which means "our child likes the new toy we bought."

Name: Anonymous 2012-04-12 23:56

so is this a thread about japanese words that sound like completely different words in other languages?

Name: Anonymous 2012-05-23 21:28

I think the proper term for this is Cognates.

Name: Anonymous 2012-05-23 22:06

>>6

There is absolutely no etymological relation between Nigger and にげる. And this thread is shit.

Name: PENIS EXPERT 2012-06-12 12:02

>>4
It's also the plural and genitive form of "new", right? Like "nya bilar", and "vår nya bil", and "stora snoppar"

Name: Anonymous 2012-06-14 12:57

Sein in german means "to be".

Sein in French means breasts. Imagine my surprise/delight, when I found this out using google image search, in the computer room in grade 12.

Name: Anonymous 2012-06-14 17:20

>>4
Yeah, but it doesn't sound the same, Knee-ah in Swedish. It's only written the same in romaji.

>>9
That means late in Norwegian.

Name: Anonymous 2012-06-15 12:12

>>10
That means late in Norwegian.
Interesting. Maybe it means other stuff in other languages.

Name: Anonymous 2012-06-15 23:41

買那個
meaning: "buy that"
pronounced: "my nigger"

Name: Anonymous 2012-06-16 4:56

Pregnant means to be in labor in English.
Prägnant in German means succinct or concise.

You might hear a German native speaker say "She has a very pregnant personality".

Another thing that is different is who and where.

Who means "wer" in German.
Where means "wo" in German.
Someone who´s English is very bad might mix up the two. It´s not a problem if you pronounce the English words properly, but beginners usually don´t do that and get confused.

Name: Anonymous 2012-06-22 2:10

>>13
Interessante

Also here's a few false friends from German:

Gift means poison
Smoking is a dinner Jacket

Name: Anonymous 2012-06-25 15:08

>>11
Sein means "Sign" in Dutch.

Name: Anonymous 2012-06-26 2:54

People who are learning Arabic often mispronounce the letter Qaf (ق) and simply pronounce the letter Kaf instead (ك).

This can be quite funny since words like Qalb and Kelb can become mixed up.

Qalb means heart and Kelb means dog.

I love you and you'll be forever in my dog...

Doesn't go down quite as well as you might think.

Name: Anonymous 2012-06-28 7:39

There's
내가 (naega - I am) and 너가/니가 (neoga/niga - You are) in Korean.

Name: Anonymous 2012-06-29 18:34

"You're a sensible person" does not mean the same as "Eres una persona sensible"

You're a sensible person = Eres una persona sensata
Eres una persona sensible = You're a sentient person

Name: Anonymous 2012-07-01 20:00

Kalt (german for cold) sounds like caldo (italian for warm).

Name: Anonymous 2012-07-05 15:10

>>19
Bet that if fucks with someone in Switzerland.

Name: Anonymous 2012-07-07 23:18

I heard the Croatian word for year Godina is the Polish word for hour or something. can anyone confirm?

Name: Anonymous 2012-07-10 6:11

kaksteist kuud - Estonian
twelve months - English

The Estonian words are pronounced "kahks-TAYST (g)kood"

Totally sounds like cocks taste good. True.

Name: 2012-07-11 21:44

Name: Anonymous 2012-07-12 7:51

macskak meaning cats in Hungarian sounds like Much Cock when you say it fast

Name: Anonymous 2012-07-18 6:21

>>22
haha

Name: Anonymous 2012-07-24 1:01

in chinese, the most common form of "umm" is 哪个，which is pronounced "neighguh"

Name: Anonymous 2012-07-24 14:13

火照る (hoteru) means to be hot or flushed, and sounds kind of like the English "hot"

Name: Anonymous 2012-07-25 13:49

Finnish and Japanese have words that are pronounced the same way.

Few examples (japanese word - finnish meaning)

かに、rabbit
すし、wolf　(actually written susi in finnish)
りす、twig
はい、shark
そら、gravel
あき、aki(name)
なる、rope

Name: Jojo Bizarro 2012-07-26 5:59

The Czech word for “no” is «ne,» which is pronounced just like «네», the Korean word for “yes.” The Czech word for “yes” is «ano,» which almost sounds like «아뇨» («aňo» in Czech spelling), the Korean word for “no.”

Also, the Turkish word for “good” is «iyi», which sounds like the Japanese word for “good”: «良い».

Name: Anonymous 2012-07-26 21:50

In Mexico, the word "cajeta" means "caramel", but if you're in Argentina, then the word will mean "shit".
So never say you love or enjoy eating "cajeta" with Argentinian people. They'll just look at you with horror

Name: Anonymous 2012-07-26 23:10

mmmm cajeta means pussy in Argentina

Name: Anonymous 2012-08-05 9:51

>>21
To be exact it is "godzina".

Name: Anonymous 2012-08-06 14:22

убегать, уходить (oobegat, oohodeet) Same as nigeru but in Russian

Name: Anonymous 2012-08-09 1:23

"Carai" In portuguese is an ofensive word, In spanish is a silly way to express surprise.

"Caramba" In portuguese is a silly way to express surprise. In spanish is an ofensive word

Name: Anonymous 2012-08-10 7:45

well at least in argentina caramba and carai are both words to express surprise. but its rarely used, and pretty corny.

Name: Anonymous 2012-08-30 19:43

>>12
True shit

http://translate.google.com/?q=%E8%B2%B7%E9%82%A3%E5%80%8B&sugexp=chrome,mod%3D11&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&sa=N&tab=wT#zh-CN/en/%E8%B2%B7%E9%82%A3%E5%80%8B

Name: Anonymous 2012-09-02 8:38

>>2
>>7

>Hey guys, let's talk about words from different languages that sound similar but have different meanings! Bonus points for comedy or irony.
>Those two words mean entirely different things, idiot.

Have you ever herped so bad you derped?

Yes, you have. You just did.

Name: Anonymous 2012-09-02 13:21

喫茶 - kissa means (to) pee in Swedish.

Name: Anonymous 2012-09-08 13:07

[lattjolajban] in Swedish is TV-show for kids, in some parts of China it means you should come back and play.

Name: Anonymous 2012-09-13 0:11

>>21
Yes. It's godzina.

Words that mean things in other languages.

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2 Name: Anonymous 2012-04-10 9:07

3 Name: Anonymous 2012-04-10 13:10

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5 Name: Anonymous 2012-04-12 23:56

6 Name: Anonymous 2012-05-23 21:28

7 Name: Anonymous 2012-05-23 22:06

8 Name: PENIS EXPERT 2012-06-12 12:02

9 Name: Anonymous 2012-06-14 12:57

10 Name: Anonymous 2012-06-14 17:20

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12 Name: Anonymous 2012-06-15 23:41

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