Bicycle

@nawala123 (20871)
Indonesia
September 21, 2020 5:28pm CST
During this corona, more people go biking. Local bike selling is also growing. But i just want to share about bicycle term in my language. In Indonesia bicycle is called "sepeda" from French word "velocipede". In my Javanese is called "pit" from Dutch word "fiet". In Malay used in Malaysia it is called "basikal" from English word "bicycle,".
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21 Sep 20
that's interesting, I'm from South America so it's good to know new things
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
21 Sep 20
What do you call it your language?
21 Sep 20
@nawala123 in my country we call it "bicicleta", it is very similar to the English word "bicycle"
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@rakski (123463)
• Philippines
21 Sep 20
@andresbp6 we call it "bisikleta" in my language
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• Santiago, Chile
22 Sep 20
Those are many ways of calling them. I wish I could ride one.
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
22 Sep 20
what is in spanish?
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
22 Sep 20
@jvicentevalera similar in english
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• Santiago, Chile
22 Sep 20
@nawala123 it is called "bicicleta"
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
22 Sep 20
Interesting.
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
22 Sep 20
@nawala123 You sound like a pirate.
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
22 Sep 20
thank you mate
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
22 Sep 20
@toniganzon pirate of caribbean
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@JudyEv (340256)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Sep 20
That's a lot of different words for bicycle. Sales of bikes have been booming in Australia too.
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@JudyEv (340256)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Sep 20
@nawala123 There have been just a very few benefits.
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
22 Sep 20
@JudyEv yeah, but we can say blessin in disguise
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
22 Sep 20
yeah you are rgight. good point of corona
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@thelme55 (77080)
• Germany
22 Sep 20
In German, it is called Fahrrad. It has been years since I last used my bicycle.
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
22 Sep 20
Yeah i know,das Fahrrad, buat Austrian German say Velo, from Velocipede, Frenc word
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