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Foreign Words That Are Fun To Say

Posted By: Danny Licht on 04.12.11

Ignorant American love making fun of foreign people and their languages... but there are SO many foreign words that are so fun to say! Here are some of my favorites!

Luftwaffe

(Pronounced LOOFT-vah-fuh) The German air force in World War II may not have been particularly fun to be around, but it sure is fun to say.

Flugvöllur

(Pronounced flug-VOO-luhr) The Icelandic word for airport sounds more like a Shakespearean insult than a place.

Bonheur

(Pronounced BONE-uhr) The French word for happiness sounds more like a specific type of happiness in English.

Handschuh

(Pronounced HAND-shoo) The German word for glove. It’s a shoe (or schuh), but for your hand. You know, if you have feet for hands...

Schmutzig

(Pronounced SHMUTZ-ich) The German word for dirty is so fun to say that I’d clean my German room with dirt.

Bupkes

(Pronounced BUP-kiss) The Yiddish word for nothing. E.g. Babies are adorable and all, but in return for all your loving care, they give bupkes.

Krankenschwester

(Pronounced KRAN-kin-shvest-uhr) Another German word. This one literally means “sick sister,” but it’s used to address a nurse. Those sick sisters.

Utrolige

(Pronounced OOCH-choh-lee) The Danish word for “incredible” sounds more like a simultaneous cough and choke.

What other foreign words are fun to say? Tell us in the comments below!

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MiniMaus

1 week ago

I'm from Germany so it wasn't so much fun saying german words! xD
oh and btw 'Krankenschwester' means 'nurse' ;)

HeyDay

1 week ago

Nice xD so many german words xD
let's try some autrian words

Kazos

1 week ago

Google Translate has an audio function, Danny.... Do your homework next time, as you've only got 50% of these right!

CoqLeBlanc

1 week ago

"Ciao" in italian means Hello, but in chinese it sounds like "F*ck you"
Ciao!

leif234

5 weeks ago

how about bezz vous a french word for fuck u it is dirty fun to say and easy to pronounce

thefenixfamily

14 weeks ago

it isnt foreign, but i love to say "schlepping". :3 and "flummoxed".

WrestlingWaffle

15 weeks ago

well, I'm not American (seriously people in the States think the world goes round because of them!) but I still laughed at the French one. Btw, I study German, so I know those in German, and Krankenschwester is more like "sister of the il (people)l" or something. Where I come from, we call nurses "sisters" :/

densyrligseje

15 weeks ago

utrolige is actually pronounced u-tro-li-ye i know because i am dane too and danish people rock!

BlackAnxiety

18 weeks ago

It's not true. Utrolige is unbelieveable in danish. I know, because im a dane

Smoshliwi

33 weeks ago

No swedish words...? :(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpHniCEHY7I

zahraaaa

35 weeks ago

actually "krankenschwester" means something like sister of the invalids :)

SugarHoofs

36 weeks ago

Krankenschwester heeheehee

Farimira

40 weeks ago

there's a station in Brussels, Parvis de Saint-Gilles/ Sint-Gillisvoorplein, which each time I hear it announced on the tram in Dutch it sounds like St jillie's foreplay.

I don't know why, but everything seems funnier in Dutch especially if don't understand a word of it :P

Phanaoshot

42 weeks ago

LOL!!
"Utrolige" is called "utrolig" when referring to singularis and is pronounced "ooh-trro-ly" xD

amy11897

45 weeks ago

ha germany ftw!

danitatiana

49 weeks ago

clearly you like german words xD

Sw33ter

50 weeks ago

I'd like to hear you try to speak Swedish...

ManniCool

50 weeks ago

lol im mannicool?

Lærke

50 weeks ago

GOOOOO DENMARK!!!!

siblings

50 weeks ago

If you want to say "incredible" in Denmark, it is actually "Utroligt" and not "Utrolige" which is only used if it's plural. And it is pronounsed oo-tró-lee-ye.
I sentence that every single person in

metal_girl_lol

50 weeks ago

Utrolige is also norwegian for the same word, but we pronounce it different. :) But it's not pronounced like that in Denmark either. xD You should try put it into the danish google translator. cx But

RebeccaBlackSuxx

51 weeks ago

@ limegreenpenguins i think u mean Ausgezeichnet

limegreenpenguins

51 weeks ago

Ausgesteichet (ow-guess-stigh-schnit)
It means 'excellent' in German :)

Maroth

51 weeks ago

actually Dunkel is the german word for Dark. Dunkelblau means Darkblue. The Night is Dark - Die Nacht ist Dunkel. The word you looking for is Onkel - uncle. Einfamilienhaus means a single house for 1

Ellza11

52 weeks ago

Dunkel (doon - call) is german for.... i'm not sure, i think its german for Uncle? and
Einfamillienhaus (i-en-fam-ee-lee-an-house) is some type of house lol i dont really listen that much in my germa

kefco

53 weeks ago

you thought english was easy ? check this out!

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Anthony.is.hot o3o

55 weeks ago

Coza asy ;3

TheEpicChloe

55 weeks ago

This doesnt really fit into this topic but the Irish word craic (pronounced: 'Crack') means fun :D

Lol so we say things like: 'Did you have much craic?' 'Any craic?' and it sounds wrong to foreign

Kath.

55 weeks ago

"OOCH-choh-lee" HAHA, it's not pronounced like that at all! (:

rSplatterd

55 weeks ago

Krankenshwester literally means "sister for the sick" :P
"sick sister" is transated "krake schwester" :)))

07pr12

55 weeks ago

vergnugungspark is german for amusement park

astr0903

56 weeks ago

im sorry hun, but utrolig (utrolige is the plural version) is not pronounced like that.. at all.. :D

chocomint13

57 weeks ago

ananas french word for pineapple
Pronounced A-na-na

chocomint13

57 weeks ago

ananas french word for pineapple
Pronounced A-na-na

chocomint13

57 weeks ago

ananas french word for pineapple
Pronounced A-na-na

michellaSR

57 weeks ago

Haha not used to have Denmark mentioned :D
There aren't that many people who actually know where our country are ;D
Hehe but utrolige are more pronounced as ootrollieh <3

kennerdy

57 weeks ago

"phoque" is the french word for the animal the seal

"pamplamousse" is french for grapefruit.

larananne

57 weeks ago

Utrolige is pronounced more like "Uo-truuoo-li-goe" .. I would say as a dane xD

LiLaLottie

57 weeks ago

i KNEW there'd be many german words! and.. by the way.. "krankenschwester" doesn't mean "sick sister" it means something like "sister for the ill"

TheNinjamaniac

57 weeks ago

I'm not gonna lie, I only clicked on this for the super hot french girl on the picture.

ka-P.O.W.

57 weeks ago

ha the word "bonheur" literaly means good hour.
gotta love the french

Smoshley25

57 weeks ago

Hell yeah, German :DD

alankar

58 weeks ago

in india hindi language mu means mouth and gu mean candy but in russian mu means life
and in french gu means happiness so i looks like there will be gu in ur mu....

pronounsation mu=moo and gu=go

Nego

58 weeks ago

Epäjärjestelmällisyydellistyttymättömyydel länsäkään.

It's Finnish.

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