Hey guys can you name some loan words that English language has taken from other languages?
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Kung Fu CN Tsar RU Curry IN Algebra AR Karaoke JP Pizza IT Kindergarten DE Plaza ES Déjà vu FR
Doppelgänger — German Duvet - French Wok — Chinese Pajamas — Urdu Yoga — Sanskrit Banana — West Africa (possibly Wolof)
English is a thief. More than 30% of English vocabulary comes directly from French! Words such as "attention", "cuisine" and "table" are very obvious examples, but there are others that are probably not quite so obvious, such as "mansion" which comes from the french word "maison", "palace" from the word "palais"; the list goes ever on! However, the thievery is not just limited to French, here are some common English words that have been taken from other languages: Shampoo (Hindi), Bungalow (Bengali), Kowtow (Mandarin), poppycock (Dutch), kangaroo (Aborigine), armada (Spanish), crescendo (Italian). Again, the list goes ever on. English does not just stop at stealing words. It takes whole phrases for itself, again, mainly from french. These include: "bon voyage", "entre nous", "double entendre", "pied a terre" to name but a few. English doesn't borrow words. It steals them on an industrial scale. Like what you have just read? Why not book a lesson.
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Deja vu (French) Cinema (French) Ketchup (Chinese) Karaoke (Chinese) Safari (Arabic) Avatar (Sanskrit) Ballet (Italian)
From Japanese: Sushi, karaoke, Tsunami, Samurai and Tycoon From Italian: Pizza, Piano, Opera Spaghetti From Hindu: Shampoo, Jungle, Bungalow ,Pajamas
from French: Ballet, Cafe, deja vu from German: Kindergarten, Schadenfreude, Doppelganger from Spanish: Patio, Siesta, Plaza from Italian: Pasta, Opera, Piano From Japanese: Tsunami, Karaoke, Origami From Arabic: Algebra, Alcohol, Sofa
Hurricane, tornado and barbecue from Native Americans. Shampoo from Hindi. Via and versus from Latin. Naïve and restaurant from French.
Wow, there are hundreds that we use everyday but just do not know it!! Sushi, tortilla, baguette, and shawarma are just four from completely different cultures and languages. Notice that the most common ones are foods.
Tappas,pizza,pyjamas
Words like entrée, cinema, apostrophe, fiancée and many others were either taken directly from French or have their roots in that language.
Ballet, Cafe, Entrepreneur, cuisine, fiance are French Kindergarten, doppelganger, hamburger are German Tsunami, karaoke, emoji are Japanese Alcohol, algebra, cotton are Arabic But I'm sure there are More
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