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What's Funny in One Language isn't Funny in Another.

Saying "Wow, goth mommy, please lemme smash that booty" doesn't translate to Spanish well. It's only a joke that's really funny in English. We should appreciate how funny our jokes are. The rest of the world don't got humor like we do. Just thinking about our "I need me a goth Latina" jokes gots me cracking up! Sorry if I made a typo. I'm cackling over here!

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u/laidangelsegg — 3 days ago
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English & Brazilian:

"Oi" in Brazilian (Portuguese) is "oi" in English: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/oi#English

"Oi oi" in Brazilian (Portuguese) is "oi oi" in English: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/oi\_oi#English

"Chapa" in Brazilian (Portuguese) is "chap" in English: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chap#English

"Salve" in Brazilian (Portuguese) is "salve" in English: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/salve#English

"Colega" in Brazilian (Portuguese) is "colleague" in English: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/colleague#English

"Camarada" in Brazilian (Portuguese) is "camerade" in English: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/camerade#English

"Te" in Brazilian (Portuguese) is "thee" in English: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/thee#English

"Compadre" in Brazilian (Portuguese) is "compadre" in English: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/compadre#English

"Muito obrigad@" in Brazilian (Portuguese) is "much obliged" in English: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/much\_obliged#English

"Au" in Brazilian (Portuguese) is "aw" in English: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/aw#English

"Bom companhão" in Brazilian (Portuguese) is "boon companion" in English: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/boon\_companion#English

"Perdão" in Brazilian (Portuguese) is "pardon" in English: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pardon#English

"Amigo" in Brazilian (Portuguese) is "amigo" in English: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/amigo#English

"Amiga" in Brazilian (Portuguese) is "amiga" in English: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/amiga#English

"Amor" in Brazilian (Portuguese) is "amour" in English: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/amour#English

"Amor" in Brazilian (Portuguese) is "amor" in English: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/amor#English

"Amore" in Brazilian (Portuguese) is "amore" in English: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/con\_amore#English

"(T)chau" in Brazilian (Portuguese) is "ciao" in English: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ciao#English

u/DoNotTouchMeImScared — 4 days ago
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You now know all languages, how long can you hide this fact?

You know every language ever, including the conlanguage Timmy invented in 1294 in his farm house.

However, for every day you pretend to not understand all languages, you get 100 bucks. If anyone finds out your secret, the payments end!

How long can you last?

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u/Deep-Cheesecake-4699 — 3 days ago
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I'm so happy

Yesterday i was showing my 5 years old brother random languages, he was fascinated seeing new alphabets and whatnot, but he got more attracted to Georgian language and he told me he wants to learn it, even though i don't speak Georgian but i want him to learn it and so will i.

The only issue is that he doesn't speak English because it's simply not his native language

So I don't know whether i let him learn both languages but i think it'll be exhausting, start with Georgian which he wants or English which is important

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u/def_not_a_window — 3 days ago