FUNNY WAYS OF SAYING THINGS Tell me if in your culture also you have such weird dialogues.
By Sheali
@Sheali (7461)
India
April 13, 2023 1:50am CST
FUN FACT: In Bengali we use the verb eat even when we want to say "I drink".
in Bengali, how would you say ' I want to eat pizza'.
Ami pizza khete chai.
How would you say 'I want to drink water'
Ami Jol khete chai.
It is kind of saying 'I want to eat water'.
Here 'khete' means eat and 'chai' means want.
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@arunima25 (87854)
• Bangalore, India
13 Apr 23
Ami Jol khabe.... I have not spoken Bengali in a while but if I get someone to talk to, I will get back the fluency that I had.
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@arunima25 (87854)
• Bangalore, India
14 Apr 23
@Sheali Thank you for the reminder
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@rainbowsalt (129)
• India
13 Apr 23
Oh really lolsAnyway its factual to eat our water and drink our foodfor better health
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@toniganzon (72533)
• Philippines
13 Apr 23
When translated yeah we do have the same. I guess it is so in almost all languages. In South Korea they use the verb eat the same way. So when they translate it in English they say eat an don't drink. They even say eat a pill.
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@Jenaisle (14078)
• Philippines
13 Apr 23
In Tagalog, we often have a joke that goes this way:' Kung hindi mo makikita,makikita mo." which when literally translated means: "When you can't see it, you will see it." The correct meaning however of the phrase is like a threat., "If you can't find it, watch out or be ready for the consequences.
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@merrybelle2021 (1393)
• Philippines
13 Apr 23
I guess it would be the old elevator example. Let's say you're waiting for the elevator. When the door opens, you ask, "Bababa ba? (Is it going down?) and the people inside will answer, "Bababa" (Going down).
Baba, though, can also refer to your "chin" depending on how you pronounce it. BA-ba means chin, ba-BA means down.
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