Favorite "non-English" phrases?

[JimC]

Pukkukkta

A kifish term. Loosely translated, it means complete, total and unexpected vengeance on all your enemies. May you eat their hearts...

[nellikin]

Du kannst mich mal!

German for "you can (do) me" - i.e. fuck off.

[Hermit]

Du kannst mich mal!

German for "you can (do) me" - i.e. fuck off.

Shortened version of Du kannst mich mal am Arsch lecken, which in turn was shortened to Leck mich am Arsch.

Mozart wrote a couple of pieces on that theme.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leck_mich_im_Arsch
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leck_mir_d ... B6n_sauber

I like the expression Bist du von 'ner Leiter gefallen? Literally, Have you fallen off a ladder? it means something like You're crazy.

[Ronja]

Swedish: "Stå på dig - annars gör nån annan det!"

Approx. "Stand up for yourself - or someone else will walk all over you!"

[Berthold]

Du kannst mich mal!

Shortened version of Du kannst mich mal am Arsch lecken, which in turn was shortened to Leck mich am Arsch.

Which was not meant as an endearment. Consider especially the old attitudes about bathing and washing.

[Svartalf]

Du kannst mich mal!

Shortened version of Du kannst mich mal am Arsch lecken, which in turn was shortened to Leck mich am Arsch.

Which was not meant as an endearment. Consider especially the old attitudes about bathing and washing.

Who cares about washing? It mentions "Arsch", which makes it calling the other party a turd eater anyway.

[owtth]

I don't know why I forgot to add the Catalan "Cagum Déu" which is literally translated as 'I shit on God', but is used in a similar way as 'holy shit'

[floppit]

I've meant to do a thread on it.

Onae - Sinhala for both want and need.

There's no distinction linguistically and chatting there seemed to be little in terms of a concept difference for sinhala speakers, although learning english forced them to learn because tourists are unforgiving of interchanging want and need - in either direction!

[wolfréalt]

Fear Gorm.......Blue Man

Irish for ..Black Man (negro)

We just have to be different.

[Svartalf]

Fear Gorm.......Blue Man

Irish for ..Black Man (negro)

We just have to be different.

You're different alright... Irish and Scottish are easily identifiable at first glance in writing, and from each other since Irish got the spelling reforms.

[DRSB]

"Pazhivjem-uvidim": Russian for "live some, see some" but in 1person pl.

[Ulven]

I always got a kick out of the German "Donnerwetter". Directly translated it means thunder weather, but it is used as an exclamation comparable to "damn" or "shit".

[maiforpeace]

I always got a kick out of the German "Donnerwetter". Directly translated it means thunder weather, but it is used as an exclamation comparable to "damn" or "shit".

German is a great language for swearing and exclamations.

[DRSB]

Holera Yasna! (a Polish swearing).

[leo-rcc]

Donnerwetter is one I use as wel.

And "Verdammt noch mahl" .