A-Z of words in any language but English

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I just love how the little shapes go together to form the words

It also has always made more sense to me to read from right to left so this works for my brain

هولندا

Holanda
Holland

هو huwa (the و + ه together)
ل la
ن n
د d
ا a

It's just took me the best part of 20 minutes to work that out

isla

“island” in Spanish

جديد

Jadid
New

My favourite word because it's the first one I learned

ج j
د d
ي i
د d

كبير

Kabir (Arabic)
Big (انجليزي)

ك ka
ب b
ي i
ر r

Another of my favourites. I like it when I can just mingle them into my everyday use of language

A favorite of mine:

libro

“book” in Spanish

ممتاز another favourite for me

Mumtaz
Amazing or excellent

م mu
م m
ت t
ا a
ز z

nublado or nublada

“cloudy” in Spanish

Overstappen

To transfer (in Dutch)

I love this word because it reminds me of the public transport in Amsterdam

This word is fun to say, and I like the different meanings that it has.

pensamiento

“thought”/“thinking” or “pansy” in Spanish

queso

“cheese” in Spanish

رانيا

Rania (girls name)

ر r
ا a
ن n
ي i
ا a

Soleil

“Sun” in French

Thee

Tea in Dutch

And I'm just having my first cup of the day

Umami (/uːˈmɑːmi/ from Japanese: うま味 Japanese pronunciation: [ɯmami]), or savoriness, is one of the five basic tastes.[1] It is characteristic of broths and cooked meats.[2][3][4][5]: 35–36 

from Wikipedia

Verboden

Forbidden in Dutch

Another of my favourites because I just like the sound of it