Define language… Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, English, French, German, BHS (Bosnian Croatian, Serbian), Esperanto, Czech, Russian, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish… i think that’s it.
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But what about cobol and C++? /s
Pretty cool that you can say "please" in Danish since the word doesn't exist in the language.
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I can only speak three but I really used to try to learn some others but suck at it. I praise people who can learn grammatically challenging languages
I’ve found that most people really appreciate even just the attempt at their own language. The fact that you’re trying goes a long way with most people.
Excepting Americans and sometimes the French. /s
I fully agree! Paraphrasing the Nelson Mandela quote that got me into college and grad school “if you speak to a man in a language he understands it goes to his head, but if you speak to a man in his language it goes to his heart.”
Idk I feel my partners English is received well by Americans but yes French and Parisians are something else
I actually really like most Parisians the only people in France I found to be rude were those who worked in the tourist areas like the Riviera. But honestly I can’t blame them tourists can be so annoying
Only English. The words are entirely different in the other languages I know.
You know don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Just trying fucking it up is still heaps better then not even trying.
English and Japanese (I don't speak much Japanese at all but I know these specific word!)
2 English and German
I am unsure how to best do the pronouncing, but en Español: por favor (last part of favor is more pronounced) gracias (first part is more pronounced) In English: please thank you (pronounce more the part that makes sense for the situation)
What about you :)
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English
German
Spanish
Arabic
Korean
Please + thank you
Sil vous plait et Merci
Bitte + Danke
Por favor + Gracias
Shukran thanks in Arabic but I don't know how to say please.
6
Please & cheers.
S'il vois plait & merci (beaucoup)
Terog & multzumesc/multzumeme (singular vs. plural thank you)
Bitter & danke
-- & spaseba
-- & tak
Qîng & xìexìe
-- & diàhdiah
Had more, but forgot them. Have forgotten at the Turkish and a Miao language phrases.
please two. thank you five.
Mostly thanks because that's the only word I learned when I'm visiting.
obrigado, obrigada - Portuguese Bitte/Danke - Deutsch dack - Dutch Gratzi - Italian Por favor/Gracias - Spanish Takk - norge Merci - French 不好意思。/ 謝謝 - Chinese ありがとう - Japanese Oi cunt / thank ye cunt
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Please (English)
- kiitos (Finnish)
- chōdai / kudasai (Japanese)
- s’il vous plaît (French)
- por favor (Spanish)
- bitte (German)
Thank you (English)
- kiitos (Finnish)
- arigatō (gozaimas) / dōmo (Japanese)
- gracias (Spanish)
- merci (French)
- grazie (Italian)
- kamsahamnida (Korean)
- xiexie (Chinese)
- tänan (Estonian)
- danke (German)
- spasiba (Russian)
- tack (Svedish)
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English: Please : Thank you
French: Aujourd'hui : Merci
Spanish: Por Favor : Gracias
German: Regenbogen : Danke
Swedish: tillhör alla : tack
EDIT: This was just a small play at poetry as I wish I knew all of these languages but do not
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