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1. Armed Floatzel said on January 7, 2014, 10:13:23 AM (-08:00)

Volcarona
491 posts

It can be anything, including places, names, and things.

For me,

Croatian:

tvrda = hard (e.g. hard surface)
Zagreb = Capital of Croatia

Serbian:

Prokuplje = Serbian city (pronounced pro-ku-plieh)
Džigerica = A Serbian dish made with liver (pronounced Jiggerizza)
Zdravo = Serbian greeting, not sure if also used as a goodbye

Spanish:

Tonto = idiot

Romanian:

bună dimineaţa = good morning

Brazilian Portuguese:

Pão = bread (pronounced like "pow" but nasalized.)

European Portuguese:

Espreita = to ambush or to peek (pronounced esh-prai-ta)
Cidade = City (pronounced See-da-de)

Czech:

Vlk = wolf (pronounced like vulk but the U is pronounced like the u in careful)
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There's a ton of others that I currently haven't learned the meaning of yet.

But what are your favorites?

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2. Ayunnuya said on January 7, 2014, 10:28:54 AM (-08:00)

Regigigas
794 posts

Haha, what a cool thread idea!

I really like the word Metchka in Croatian, meaning cat (I think).

And ya can't really beat the classic omelette au fromage from Dexter's Lab.

The rest is just a bunch of Japanese words I learned in High school.

Baka: fool
Tonndemonai: "No way!"
Shimatta/Kuso:"Darn it/Crap!"

3. Dragonite said on January 7, 2014, 11:34:50 AM (-08:00)

Keldeo
1,083 posts

English:
"Ambiguous" (not clear in meaning): added bonus that nobody I know knows what this one means.

Italian:
"Dimenticare" (to forget): it's been so long since I sat in an Italian class that I've forgotten what I liked about that word, but apparently whatever it was good enough to be one of my alternate usernames in several web sites.

4. TurtwigX said on January 7, 2014, 02:22:29 PM (-08:00)

Giratina
3,060 posts

Japanese
Renkinjutsushi (Alchemist <3333). Pretty much the only long Japanese word I know by heart.

Italian
Vecchio (Old)
Pomodoro (Tomato, my favorite thing)
Sognare (To dream)
Ciao (Hello, Goodbye)
Attaccato (Attached)

English
Superfluous (more than necessary)
Ingenuity (cleverness)
Discombobulated (Confused)
Fluffernutter (PB&M)

5. Cat333Pokémon said on January 7, 2014, 03:17:09 PM (-08:00)

Administrator
10,307 posts

Atatakakunakatta (Japanese, 暖かくなかった or あたたかくなかった), "wasn't warm"

La araña anaranjada (Spanish), "orange spider"

6. Yoshi648 said on January 7, 2014, 06:20:18 PM (-08:00)

Administrator
3,147 posts

Shenanigans

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7. blueumbreon said on January 8, 2014, 04:18:04 AM (-08:00)

Haxorus
470 posts

English

Anarchy (extreme disorder/without government)
Melancholy (deep sadness)
Ludonarrative Dissonence (the disconnect between the player and the character)
Kerfuffle (fight or disturbance)
Applejack(s) (the cereal or pony)

Spanish

Quince (15)
tararear (to la-la-la; to sing to oneself)

Words are fun sometimes. I like this thread.

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8. CinnabarPyro said on June 28, 2014, 06:37:49 AM (-07:00)

Charizard
119 posts

English:
-DEFICIT (Lack of something)
-DEMONSTRABLE (something you can demonstrate)
-ABSTENTIOUS (not indulging in excess)

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9. Tarellethiel said on December 31, 2014, 02:07:45 PM (-08:00)

Floatzel
194 posts

Old Norse
Fenrisulfr: meaning Fenris Wolf, the beast destined to devour Odin. It also sounds like sulfur when you slur the syllables.
Gjöll: meaning scream.
Dovahzul
Sovngarde: Skyrim's equivalent of Valhalla, where slain warriors go after death to feast and spar for eternity. Although it isn't clear whether this word is actually in Dovahzul or not, it is definitely fun to say, especially quickly. S'vingaard!
Kruziik: meaning ancient, make sure to roll the r and the z can be pronounced as if German, so more like a ts sound.
German
Feuer: meaning fire.

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10. CinnabarPyro said on January 5, 2015, 02:01:21 PM (-08:00)

Charizard
119 posts

English:
- ANTIDISESTABLISHMENTARIANISM (Political position that originated in 19th-century Britain, opposes proposals for the disestablishment of the Church of England)

I just love this word. Look at it, just LOOK at it!

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11. Dragonite said on January 5, 2015, 05:27:37 PM (-08:00)

Keldeo
1,083 posts

Quote:
Originally Posted by Tarellethiel View Post
Dovahzul
Sovngarde: Skyrim's equivalent of Valhalla, where slain warriors go after death to feast and spar for eternity. Although it isn't clear whether this word is actually in Dovahzul or not, it is definitely fun to say, especially quickly. S'vingaard!
Did you read my mind? I was legitimately thinking about fun words to say in Dovahzul about twenty minutes before I read this 0.0 Also according to most sources I see, "Sovngarde" is canon Dovahzul, but it's longer than a lot of other words in the language and doesn't seem to be compounded from anything else. (Also, it comes from the phrase "resting place" in Scandinavian. So that's fun, I guess.)

Anyway, from said language . . .

Lingrah: "Long." It sounds like a type of pasta. Be quiet. Don't ask. Also it was one of the first words I learned the translation of, so that's fun.

Boziik: "Bold." It sounds like a sound effect you'd see in a comic book or something. Right?

Mahfaeraak: "Forever." Mahfaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaeraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaak . Also it's been pointed out to me that it's the only known canon word that uses the "ae" letter combination, so that's sort of interesting.

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12. Kaveman said on March 22, 2015, 02:56:13 PM (-07:00)

Charizard
107 posts

English
-Conundrum:
1. a riddle, the answer to which involves a pun or play on words, as What is black and white and read all over? A newspaper.
2. anything that puzzles.

13. GreenMan said on March 23, 2015, 04:00:35 PM (-07:00)

Keldeo
1,016 posts

German
Schmetterling
-A butterfly

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14. Dragonite said on March 23, 2015, 10:19:20 PM (-07:00)

Keldeo
1,083 posts

Quote:
Originally Posted by GreenMan View Post
German
Schmetterling
-A butterfly
I think you might have won the thread.

15. Pepsi said on July 28, 2015, 06:17:24 PM (-07:00)

Magikarp
2 posts

Du Haust in German word for English means You have or you hate I think

16. GreenMan said on July 28, 2015, 08:12:02 PM (-07:00)

Keldeo
1,016 posts

Quote:
Originally Posted by Pepsi View Post
Du Haust in German word for English means You have or you hate I think
Just looked it up and

Du haust - you hit.
Du hast- you have
Du hasst- you hate

This program is made possible by viewers like you.

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17. The Villain of Scams said on August 16, 2015, 02:08:07 AM (-07:00)

Cyndaquil
21 posts

Lyublyu. It's so cute to say. It means love in Russian, I think.

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