My native language has a word, «erdara», that designates every language that isn’t my native language (Euskara). It’s not exactly the same thing as «foreign language», because a language can be both native and foreign at the same time (for example, Spanish is native to Spain and foreign in France). Every language that isn’t Euskara is Erdara, and always Erdara.
Does your native language have a similar concept?
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Fremdsprachen (we are German, we have at least one or two words for everything)
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Främmandespråk in Swedish
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Huh your vocab is better than mine, i could only think of «Ausländisch» on the spot haha
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again, I think you all missunderstood OP. German is Erdara also for you.
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But this is a compound noun, right?
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I’m not sure I understand. That’s what foreign language means.
In Hungarian we have the word “idegen nyelv” literally “stranger/foreign tongue”. Every language other than Hungarian is an “idegen nyelv”.
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You got it right. Edara and idegen nyelv are the same. Edara is every language that is not Euskera.
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‘Béarla’ means English in Irish but was originally used to refer to any language as opposed to Irish (Gaeilge).
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The full name for English is “Sacs-Bhéarla”, literally “Saxon language/speech”.
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Vieraskieli, basically just «foreign language» in two words that are combined for shits and giggles, as per usual for finnish.
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And võõrkeel [võõras+keel] in Estonian 
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Vieraskieli
Eipä ole yhdyssana.
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Same in danish, norwegian and swedish «fremmedsprog » which is also just «foreign language «
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The problem is that in some cases that means «a language other than Finnish, Swedish or Sami», as they are usually classified as «kotimainen kieli» (lit. homelandic language), at least by Statistics Finland.
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Not really i think. There’s the archaic word „Welsch“ that was basically used as the opposite of „Deutsch“ (German), but that usually just refers to the romance languages…
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I believe that word is closely related to English word for Wales/the Welsh.
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На основании Вашего запроса эти примеры могут содержать грубую лексику.
На основании Вашего запроса эти примеры могут содержать разговорную лексику.
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всех языках
каждом языке
любом языке
все языки
каждого языка
любой язык
любого языка
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каждым языком
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We also learned clearly what every language is specified for.
Кроме того, мы ясно узнаем, для чего определен каждый язык.
Pretty much every language allows this.
Так что, по сути, почти каждый язык может сделать эту работу.
There are thousands in every language.
А их там насчитываются многие тысячи на всех языках.
Yet this happens all the time in every language.
И так, собственно, происходит во всех языках во все времена.
However, the words he gives in his example do not have the same meaning in every language.
Однако слова, которые он дает в своем примере, не имеют одинакового значения в каждом языке.
They work in every language, and often they communicate complex information much more effectively than words.
Они работают в каждом языке и часто они передают сложную информацию гораздо более эффективно, чем слова.
So every language that a child learns becomes native to him.
Таким образом, каждый язык, который изучает ребенок, становится родным для него.
It is said that every language is a world in itself.
Также было отмечено, что каждый язык — это целый мир.
Of course, every language has its pitfalls.
Несомненно, каждый язык обладает своими трудностями.
German professor notes that every language and dialect have a lot of information for scientists.
Немецкий профессор отмечает, что каждый язык и говор носят в себе очень много информации для ученых.
So it’s no coincidence that nearly every language has invented parental words to suit the abilities of babies.
Поэтому не случайно, что почти каждый язык изобрел родительские слова, чтобы соответствовать способностям детей.
Most words in nearly every language have several possible meanings.
Большинство слов почти в каждом языке есть несколько возможных значений.
Shouldn’t every language have that word?
The whole region is cosmopolitan, free and easy and tolerant, likes to party and speaks every language.
Весь регион является космополитическим, свободным и легким и терпимым, любит проводить вечеринки и говорить на всех языках.
The word for tea in practically every language of the world is derived from one or other of these two pronunciations.
Слово чай почти на всех языках мира происходит от любого из этих двух произношений.
According to his theories, every language is unique in its description of reality.
Согласно его теории, каждый язык является уникальным в своем описании реальности.
There is only one word spoken the same way in nearly every language known to humankind.
Но есть одно-единственное слово, которое произносится одинаково в почти что всех языках, известных человечеству.
This word exists in every language I am sure.
Эта фраза существует во всех языках, насколько мне известно.
As a child, I wanted to learn every language in the world.
В детстве я мечтала уметь говорить на всех языках мира.
Our goal is to provide free patient information handouts on every disease and in every language.
Наша цель — предоставить пациенту информацию бесплатно раздаются на каждом болезни и в каждом языке.
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The word ‘huh’ will unite the world
According to Mark Dingemanse and his colleagues, ‘huh’ is a word that is actually native to all languages. Their fascinating in-depth article talks about the word ‘huh’ as in “Huh?”, or to put it another way “What did you say?” It is claimed that this universal word occurs in a large sample of unrelated languages.
Why “huh”? Based on our previous article on ‘The Root of All Human Languages’, we showed that some languages share the same words within a particular family tree. However, for the most part different languages will have a completely different sound for the same word. (‘dog’: inu in Japanese, chien in French) There is no connection between sound and meaning in words. ‘Huh?’ is a rare exception to this otherwise strong rule.
Here is a sample from the article. Question words (“what?”) and interjections (“huh?”) being roughly the same form in eleven languages: English hã↗
Some points of interest:
- While there were subtle differences in each country, all had a near-identical sound.
- Some languages, like English, use rising intonation, whereas others, like Icelandic, use falling.
- “huh?” Is short, easy to produce, easy to hear, and capable of carrying a questioning tone.
- The sound is calibrated to the local language system, therefore it’s actually a word rather than just a grunt.
- It requires being spelled and conforms to the general principles of each language.
- Although it may seem almost primitive in its simplicity, it still has to be learnt. In fact, it takes children until the age of five to master its use.
It is ironic how the only word that everyone understands, is the word that means you don’t understand.
In Singlish we can write “huh” as ‘ar’ or ‘ah’.
Singapore Has Expanded the Use of ‘Huh’
When time is really limited, please use “ah”. The Versatility of the ‘ah’ sound with the help of intonations.
N.B: ‘ah’ is also inserted between topic and comment to give a negative tone:
“This minion ah, always so naughty one!”
Source article:
Is “Huh?” a Universal Word? Conversational Infrastructure and the Convergent Evolution of Linguistic Items
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When expanding a business abroad, marketers have the difficult task of applying global brand values to a localised marketing campaign. Translation is a significant part of this process, but the subtle differences between words and their equivalents make it a challenge for direct translation to unite a global brand with its local audiences.
However, a recent study may have some shed light on why marketers are struggling to successfully translate their message from country to country; every other word is different and the meaning and associations that go with them bring many subtle differences that need to be factored in to any translation work.
One Single Word
According to scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, there is only one word in existence that’s the same in every language, and that word is ‘huh’. By recording segments of informal language from across five continents, the scientists have revealed that the world ‘huh’ is the same in 31 different languages, making it the most universally understood term in the world.
The researchers have suggested that the reason ‘huh’ is the only word to have spontaneously adopted the same meaning in almost every language is because there is no other word that is capable of filling its place. According to the study, ‘huh’ is the only word capable of stating that there is a problem, signalling that it has to do with a lack of knowledge and asking for a response without being aware of what that response may be.
Implications for Global Marketing
Although many have argued that ‘huh’ is more of a noise than a word, this research can be applied to the process of translating brand messages for use overseas. In many cases direct translation won’t work, and will simply leave companies with a message that’s irrelevant or confusing to other cultures. However, words and colloquialisms like ‘huh’ could be one way of tapping into truly universal marketing that appeals across cultures.
With the introduction of social media sites it’s becoming increasingly necessary for contrasting cultures to develop universal terms that effectively translate from country to country while remaining within the restricted character limits that dictate much of our communication.
While the complexity of language renders terms like ‘huh’ extremely rare, this new age process of rapid language development could see an increase in the number of colloquialisms understood across borders and across seas, which is good news for marketers and people across the world seeking greater understanding and unity.
Naseem Jeewa
Naseem is the project director at Bubbles Translation Services and has spent over 25 years in the translation service industry.