Ashika Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Wow....and you say I stereotype...speak for yourself.I AM a Newfoundlander.I can poke fun at my culture all I want.It's the same thing anywhere.People say the word "******" is controversial, and yet African Americans use it all the time and it's acceptable for them.This isn't the topic for this thread though.PM me if you really want to hash it out. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruan Chun Xian Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 in korean, the literal translation of a hot guy is flower boyDoes this have anything to do with the naming of the current drama Boys Over Flowers? (Or Before Flowers, there's apparently 2 English titles. Not that I watch it.) 'do you want to die?' is clasified as a jocular response of : stop it, are you crazyDo you want to die in Korean sounds like Chocolate. Sorta. I just find Korean "What?" (Mo? or something or other) extremely funny. It always sounds like you're biting the other person's head off. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelleee Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 the chinese language in general.i'm pretty sure that almost everyone has gotten a few laughs out of someone mimicking chinese or when someone randomly tries to read pin-yin - which sucked since I actually had a speaking test right after - didn't do to well but yer~(p.s- i am chinese ^^v) Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilia Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Come to think about some other funny Swedish expressions such as"Får får får?""Nej, får får lamm."Literally meaning:"Does sheep get sheep?""No, sheep get lambs.""En hel del", which is funny because1. It rhymes2. It's a paradox3. It's commonly usedAlso, some English words are really funny in SwedishKiss and pink mean peeThe sentence "I buy pink sheet" makes children laughBuy is almost pronounced as the Swedish word for pooSheet is almost pronounced as the Swedish word for **** Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnicornsandDaisies Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 the best german word is probably schadenfreude, wihch means that you are happy for other peoples' displeassure x) as in, if someone falls down the stairs and you laugh, or maybe if you are applying for a job and someone else fails but you get the position ... Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilia Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 We have that word as well, it's strange that it doesn't exist in English Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocoa.puff Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 In Fijian, the word "cici" (pronounced "thithi") means "to run" and "to fart." Also, the Fijian word "Fakawela" (sounds like f*** a wella) is when people from the audience give money (like tips) to performers of cultural dances. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARMADA Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 In Italian the word "burro" means butter, wheather in Spanish "burro" means donkey.So guys be careful if u are Italian and order some butter in Spain, they might kick u out from the restaurant, like they did almost to me aww Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biochem Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 "Får får får?""Nej, får får lamm."Literally meaning:"Does sheep get sheep?""No, sheep get lambs."they have similar things in China. Like when I learn some of the words/expressions, they mean somethnig like horse horse tiger horse horseand it means something about having a strong character, but the horse part comes from a legendary story. there are several expressions which derive from tradition Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneyfaery Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 they have similar things in China. Like when I learn some of the words/expressions, they mean somethnig like horse horse tiger horse horseand it means something about having a strong character, but the horse part comes from a legendary story. there are several expressions which derive from tradition Oh, that reminds me... when you say "go pee" it sounds like gǒu pì (literally "dog fart") in Mandarin, which is an insult (or is supposed to be insulting... I didn't grow up in a "Chinese" environment so I'm kind of insensitive to profanity) Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biochem Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Oh, that reminds me... when you say "go pee" it sounds like gǒu pì (literally "dog fart") in Mandarin, which is an insult (or is supposed to be insulting... I didn't grow up in a "Chinese" environment so I'm kind of insensitive to profanity)I cant wait to take Mandarin at a university level. They beat it into you, and success comes from how much you put in. I am soooo going to move close to China town in New York! I need to always have asians around. My favorite language/culture/race/food/most beautiful people to me. Hehe In my Spanish class we have "Profanity Day" =) And the teacher basically goes on a rant about her travels and what she said, and how she was felt up, and how she threw back insults. Better than food day lol Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneyfaery Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 I cant wait to take Mandarin at a university level. They beat it into you, and success comes from how much you put in. I am soooo going to move close to China town in New York! I need to always have asians around. My favorite language/culture/race/food/most beautiful people to me. Hehe In my Spanish class we have "Profanity Day" =) And the teacher basically goes on a rant about her travels and what she said, and how she was felt up, and how she threw back insults. Better than food day lol It's always interesting how people pick up profanity so quickly. Me + friend learned French profanities in a day, haha. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biochem Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 It's always interesting how people pick up profanity so quickly. Me + friend learned French profanities in a day, haha. It's an germane part of linguistics But my teacher always has someone say something on the oral they shouldn't. Like F***. and then she has to re-do the tape.you know what's even weirder !? translating some of them. Oh gawd. they make me embarrassed. Dont really understand what the words trully are until you look at each of them individually. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abu Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 I don't understand how they even swear, teachers shouldn't be allowed to swear, no matter what language. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilia Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 I don't understand how they even swear, teachers shouldn't be allowed to swear, no matter what language.My history teacher in Pre-DP said that we weren't allowed to swear in any language but our mothertongue. So if I would have swore in Swedish, it would have been fine Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vvi Posted March 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Haha I was looking at the French Oxford Revision Guide Booklet today, and it said something like "Using the informal register when writing a diary does not mean that you can use swear words or inappropriate language!" With an exclamation mark at the end. Who does that in an IB exam? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahuta ♥ Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 I dont take IB French..but I do it in my DELF/DALF classes. LOLThe teacher goes crazy about it. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruan Chun Xian Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 It's always interesting how people pick up profanity so quickly. Me + friend learned French profanities in a day, haha. biggrin.gifMy expat friends in high schol swear in Vietnamese better than I can But my teacher always has someone say something on the oral they shouldn't. Like F***. and then she has to re-do the tape.You're not really supposed to do that . I think examiners would get about a couple swear words per session when marking orals. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneyfaery Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 Oh yeah.... we watched Au Revoir Les Enfants the other day (French "field trip" to the auditorium) and some guy in the film said "FOUTEZ LE CAMP!!!!" The subtitles translated it to "get the hell away" or something. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashika Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 You're not really supposed to do that . I think examiners would get about a couple swear words per session when marking orals. Haha very true... my teacher didn't redo mine Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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