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Originally Posted by shane My fiancee also thought of two more:
1. Kung Fu (Gong Fu)
2. Tofu (Dou fu)
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Chinese also borrows words from us:
1. Ke Kou Ke Le (Coca-Cola)
2. Sha Fa (Sofa)
3. Qiao Ke Li (Chocolate)
4. Ka Fei (Coffee)
5. Tan Ke (Tank)
6. Jia Ke (Jacket) |
It's interesting to discover what words other languages borrow from English. Fascinating stuff.
I once read that there are three English words that are almost universally known. Two of them are (according to that source)
hello and
OK. (Perhaps somebody else can come up with the third.)
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