Victoria Picking
Victoria Picking answered Anonymous' question

Tagalog's official name is actually Filipino, and the phrase 'Kiss me I'm hot' in Tagalog is said as follows: 

Kiss: Halik

Me: Sa akin

I: Ako

Am: Am

Hot: Mainit

The language of Tagalog is spoken only by a quarter of the population of the Philippines as their first language. But most of the population have it as … Read more

Tim Cook
Tim Cook answered ABK ABK's question

If you are looking for a Hindi version of a question and answer website like Blurtit, the closest I could find is italki.com/questions/hindi, although there seems to be a lot of English users there as well. Why not join up and ask around?

The lack of a Hindi Q&A site is … Read more
Victoria Picking
Victoria Picking answered Rosie Prefer not ot state.'s question

In Polish, the name Paul has several different variants... 

The most popular  Polish equivalent is spelt 'Pawel'. But some alternative spellings to this are 'Pawelek' and 'Pawlik.'

Although common in England and in Poland, the name originated from Latin, and was one of the original RomanRead more

Victoria Picking
Victoria Picking answered

The Hebrew language has a different script to English. This means that to write in Hebrew, a whole new type of alphabet has to be learnt.

This is what peace, love and happiness looks like when written in the Hebrew language.

  • Peace: שלום
  • Love: אוהב
  • Happiness: אושר

If you wish to say the words then they are said … Read more

Victoria Picking
Victoria Picking answered

The word 'food' in Hindi is said 'Khaa-naa'. This is how you would say the word if you were using it in conversation.

If you wish to write the word, then it is written like 'भोजन'. As the the Hindi language uses a different script to us.

There are sites that provide useful words … Read more

Victoria Picking
Victoria Picking answered Anonymous' question

'Hello sexy' in Welsh, is actually pretty similar to how we say it in England. This is unusual as the Welsh language is quite different to English.

This is the Welsh translation: Helo sexy

The only difference to English here is the one 'l' in hello.

If you want a similar phrase, there are a … Read more

Sara Lewis
Sara Lewis answered

One translation for crazy bitch in Spanish would be "perra loca".

This is a literal translation, loca meaning crazy and perra meaning bitch. (Note, the word order in Spanish is different than in English, so technically it is translated as "bitch crazy").

Another translation could be "puta loca".

I would be careful how you use these phrases, though. … Read more

Sara Lewis
Sara Lewis answered

Literally, "chuck roast" translated to Spanish is "chuck asado".

However... I would be wary of taking this at face value, some terms do not really have a like-for-like translation. 

A chuck roast is a colloquial term that originates from the US. There are englishRead more

Tim Cook
Tim Cook answered

The difficulty in translating the phrase 'have a nice weekend' into Latin comes in the different approach to the calendar taken by the Romans compared to ourselves. 

Although they also had the seven days as we do, the Romans did not count time in weeks, and so would not consider Saturday and Sundays to be the … Read more

Zakiya Media
Zakiya Media answered

Breadfruit grows in Jamaica where I'm from and that's what we call it. Lately it has been across social media as a wonder fruit that's helpful for diabetes, full of vitamin C and a staple food in different countries across the world.

In Spanish it is called "árbolRead more

Tim Cook
Tim Cook answered

The direct translation of 'a daughter's love is eternal' in Latin is 'filiae, occisus est a quoniam in aeternum'. 

However, just a slight change in the original sentence can show you how difficult in can be to translate English into Latin...

If you amended the English phrase to more formal 'the love … Read more
Tim Cook
Tim Cook answered

The direct translation of 'thank you for everything' in Japanese is すべてをありがとう or 'subete no tame ni arigatōgozaimashita'

Remember however, in a society which places such emphasis on respect and custom as Japan, this phrase may not fit the situation in which you find yourself.

You also need to be aware … Read more
Tim Cook
Tim Cook answered

The Korean symbol for the English word 'family' is 가족, or 'gajog'. This is also the symbol for the the word 'families'. The Korean for 'my family' is 내 가족, or 'nae gajog'. 

Some other useful Korean word symbols connected with family:

mother - 어머니

father - 아버지

son - 아들

daughter - 딸

brother … Read more

Tim Cook
Tim Cook answered Anonymous' question

A direct translation of the phrase "grab them by the balls and their hearts and minds will follow" into Latin would be "animum per globos iaculis sequetur," but this might not carry across the intended meaning.

As 'grab' and 'balls' are more modern and informal words that may not have been … Read more

Bianca da Silva
Bianca da Silva answered

Pampanga is a province that is situated in Central Luzon – the Philippines. When saying “good morning” in Filipino, you say:

"magandang umaga"

You could add “sa iyo” at the end of the sentence, which just means “to you”, but it isn’t integral.

This area is particularly well known for its food. Remember, when saying “good morning” in this … Read more

Tim Cook
Tim Cook answered lynzheeliciouz gurlalush's question

There are two words for 'mathematics' in Tagalog: 'matematika' and 'sipnayan'. 

Sipnayan appears more popular, with 'matematika' perhaps a more formal name for the subject. You could also use 'palatuusan', which means 'arithmetic.'

As a former US colony that still has close ties to the US, a former possession of Spain, and as a nation … Read more
Jon Horvath
Jon Horvath answered

Japanese has a few different dialectic variants but basically uses two different types of writing known as Hiragana and Katakana.

In Hirabgana 'John' looks like this:  ジョン

In Katakana 'John' looks like this:  じょん

If you want to look up another name in Japanese, a good website to use is Kanjizone, which … Read more