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Index: L : Languages

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In Japanese, "hajimemashite". In French, "salut". In Italian, "ciao".

    Hello. The Italian word ciao means both hello and goodbye.

In Spanish, "agua". In Persian, "ob". In Maori, "wai".
    Water. The drink of life is known as "wasser" in German.

In Hindi, "nan". In Italian, "pane". In German, "brot".
    Bread. Next time you go to your local Greek restaurant, ask for some "artos".

In Arabic, "madrassa". In Spanish, "escuela". In Mandarin, "xue xiao".
    School. In French, the word for school is "école" and high-school is "lycée".

In Finnish, "aurinko". In Indonesian, "matahari". In Latin, "sol".
    Sun. In the Land of the Rising Sun, Japan, sun is "taiyo".

In Hebrew, "ken". In Russian, "da". In Finnish, "kyllä".
    Yes. In Hungarian, there are three words for yes: "igen", "igenis", and "sõt".

In Afrikaans, "vandag". In Italian, "oggi". In Portuguese, "hoje".
    Today. In German, today is "heute".

In Swedish, "fågel". In French, "oiseau". In Chinese, "niao".
    Bird. In Spanish, bird is "pájaro" or "ave".

In French, "bouche". In Hungarian, "torkolat". In Latin, "os."
    Mouth. In Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, the word for mouth is "boca".

In Norwegian, "utløpe". In Portugueuse, "extremidade". In Italian, "fine".
    End. In French, end is simply "fin".


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