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Title: Favorite Foreign Language Word
Post by: AKKuya on September 27, 2025, 10:20:52 PM: I studied German for 2 years in high school. There were many great words, but a Spanish word later in life took its place.

Tortuga. Turtle.

I pronounce the word in a deep voice. That makes it very commanding and scary. It gives the impression of a mother using that word to scare her children into doing their chores or the Boogeyman will get them.
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Post by: RUSH1 on September 27, 2025, 11:02:26 PM: Good, Lord ...
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Post by: uptown on September 28, 2025, 03:43:43 PM: Puta. And I blame MCRD San Diego :old:
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Post by: Busher on September 28, 2025, 05:46:27 PM: Lèche-cul I believe is a French compliment.
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Post by: LCADolby on September 28, 2025, 06:29:18 PM: Japerdole :D
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Post by: Meatwad on September 28, 2025, 07:15:07 PM: Verschlimmbessern
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Post by: Bizman on September 29, 2025, 01:40:16 AM: Quote from: Busher on September 28, 2025, 05:46:27 PM
Lèche-cul I believe is a French compliment.
:D :D :D

Quote from: Meatwad on September 28, 2025, 07:15:07 PM
Verschlimmbessern
Isn't that what Microsoft does to all good apps and programs they buy!
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Post by: Eagler on September 29, 2025, 07:05:06 AM: schadenfreude

The world is sadly engulfed in it currently..

Eagler
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Post by: icepac on September 29, 2025, 07:08:09 AM: The low booming voice works better with "RRRrrico...........Suave.
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Post by: -gg- on September 29, 2025, 03:58:25 PM: this is what this forum is reduced to? lol

:bhead
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Post by: Vulcan on September 29, 2025, 05:48:04 PM: Joy... in cambodia means either help ... or umm intercourse, the difference in pronunciation is very subtle.

Also going to a sports game when they play the Happy happy JOY JOY song with someone from cambodia is awesome to watch.
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Post by: Chris79 on September 29, 2025, 08:35:47 PM: ничего
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Post by: DmonSlyr on September 29, 2025, 08:39:32 PM: izquierda - left , in Spanish. Such a complicated word for such a simple concept. Fun to say as well.
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Post by: Bizman on September 30, 2025, 12:44:54 AM: Smörgåsbord.

The Swedish word consist of three parts: Smör=butter, gås=goose and bord=board/table. Smörgås means bread and butter, or more widely understood a sandwich. Originally it meant just a lump of soft butter small enough to cover a slice of bread. Those small lumps resembled tiny geese. And soon enough the nickname covered both the butter and bread. But on a smörgåsbord there's rarely neither available or at least they're playing a very small side role.
Title: Re: Favorite Foreign Language Word
Post by: fd ski on October 04, 2025, 03:47:43 AM: Quote from: LCADolby on September 28, 2025, 06:29:18 PM
Japerdole :D

it's spelled "Ja pierdolę"
;)
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Post by: toddbobe on October 09, 2025, 05:21:23 PM: 那个 nage can get you out of a sticky situation. :-)
Funny story, I was in the Wuhan train station in 2015 and this Chinese cop pointed to the black woman infront of me and pointed to a ticket clerk. I had to do some quick translating.
Todd…