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What's your favourite word in your native language and in English? What does it mean? (If it's not in English)

kyramoon

kyramoon

Hungary

My favourite Hungarian word is 'kőszikla' and it means 'stone cliff' if I translate it from word to word.

01:10 PM Aug 17 2007 |

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zeus2006

zeus2006Super Member!

Turkey

My favorite Turkish word is ''Alçakgönüllü'',it means in English ''Modest''.

02:50 PM Aug 17 2007 |

fjface

fjface

China

my favorite chinese word is " 勇气 " it  mean "courage" in english

02:53 PM Aug 17 2007 |

nice tiger

Bahrain

my favorite arabic word "Al Aklaas" , it means in English "layalty"

03:00 PM Aug 17 2007 |

Michellita

Michellita

Brazil

I love my language, there are many words that I like in Portuguese. I'll opt to "verdade" which means in English "truth"

05:56 PM Aug 17 2007 |

Lily :)

Lily :)

Russian Federation

And my favourite Russian word is булькать! Ha! Maybe not even the favourite, but it's so funny and nice! It sounds really amazing I think… It's a verb and it means 'to gurgle'Wink Btw I also like how it sounds in English… To gurgle… Nice! And I also like English words – consequence and constellation)

10:14 PM Aug 21 2007 |

Michellita

Michellita

Brazil

In English I like the word naïve, which in my language is inocente. I also like wise, which is sábio in Portuguese, happiness in Portuguese felicidade… and many others!

01:19 AM Aug 26 2007 |

you9920

you9920

China

My favourite word is "轻松点“,It means"Take it easy"

02:02 AM Aug 26 2007 |

nice tiger

Bahrain

I like my language very much, and my favorite word in arabic is الاسترخاء  it means in english relaxation

07:08 PM Aug 27 2007 |

Amaru

Amaru

Saudi Arabia

Hi, my favourite word in Arabic is "الصداقه"="Al sadaka" which means Friendship in English!..... also in English i like the words Sensibility & Spontaneous ^^

09:20 PM Aug 27 2007 |

erdene-ochir

Mongolia

my favourite word in mongolian is''

ganz mod gal bolohgui

ganz hun ail bolohgui is translated into English

one wood won't make a fire

one person can not be a family

my favourite english word is – becareful. keep going etc

10:03 PM Aug 27 2007 |