10 Hardest Words to Pronounce
gebruik “use” rak “shelf” Die rak is vol stof. more “morning” Ek gaan more kom kuier. lekker “nice/delicious” Die kos is baie lekker. rol “roll” Die pen het gerol “The pen rolled.” gek “crazy” Die man is gek om te spring. lag “laugh” Ek lag elke dag vir my hond. raas “noise”
Afrikaans. Tweedehandsemotorverkoopsmannevakbondstakingsvergaderingsameroeperstoespraakskrywerspersverklaringuitreikingsmediakonferensieaankondiging is the longest word in Afrikaans. It has 136 letters!
What is the longest South African word?
According to the Total Book of South African Records, the longest word in the language is Tweedehandsemotorverkoopsmannevakbondstakingsvergaderingsameroeperstoespraakskrywerspersverklaringuitreikingsmediakonferensieaankondiging (136 letters), which means “issuable media conference’s announcement at a press release
What is the longest word in the world that takes 3 hours to say?
You will be surprised to know that the longest word in English has 1, 89,819 letters and it will take you three and a half hours to pronounce it correctly. This is a chemical name of titin, the largest known protein.
What is the shortest word in the world?
In terms of quantity, the smallest word in English is ‘quark’, the smallest known entity. The largest would have to be ‘universe’. The shortest words in the English language are “A” and “I” at both one letter long. Originally Answered: What are the shortest words in English?
What does Poopol mean?
The anus; (derogatory) a stupid or unpleasant person. Not generally in polite use, but used by some speakers who are unaware of the literal Afrikaans meaning.
Is there a word longer than pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis?
The longest words in the dictionary are: antidisestablishmentarianism – opposition to the disestablishment of the Church of England – 28 letters. floccinaucinihilipilification – the estimation of something as worthless – 29 letters. pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis – a supposed lung disease – 45 letters.
Is Afrikaans easy to learn?
Afrikaans is actually quite simple to learn, and many language learners consider it one of the easiest languages to master. Most Germanic languages have two or even three genders, but Afrikaans, like English, uses a singular gender. The verb conjugations were removed, simplifying the language even further.
What word takes 3.5 hours to say?
That’s called: Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia and it’s one of the longest words in the dictionary.
What is the oldest word?
The oldest word in English is ‘dub’ meaning to write or name something.
In the section on “Vocabulary” in the article just linked to, the claim is that the oldest words include:
pal = ‘two’akwa = ‘water’tik = ‘finger’kanV and/or boko = ‘arm’buŋku = ‘knee’sum = ‘hair’putV = ‘vulva’čuna = ‘nose’ and/or ‘smell’
What is the most beautiful word?
The Top 10 Most Beautiful English Words
1 Sequoia (n.) (A seven-letter word that has the letter Q and all five vowels) A redwood tree, especially the California redwood.2 Euphoria (n.) 3 Pluviophile (n.) 4 Clinomania (n.) 5 Idyllic (adj.) 6 Aurora (n.) 7 Solitude (n.) 8 Supine (adj.)
What is the hardest language to learn?
Mandarin
As mentioned before, Mandarin is unanimously considered the toughest language to master in the world! Spoken by over a billion people in the world, the language can be extremely difficult for people whose native languages use the Latin writing system.
What is the longest Japanese word?
It is read as “toragahitowokamoutosurutokinounarigoe”. It is 37 letters long and is comprised of 18 syllables. It is a very odd word, as it is defined as “the growl a tiger makes when it is about to about to bit someone”.
What word has no vowels and no y?
Words with no vowels. Cwm and crwth do not contain the letters a, e, i, o, u, or y, the usual vowels (that is, the usual symbols that stand for vowel sounds) in English. Shh, psst, and hmm do not have vowels, either vowel symbols or vowel sounds. There is some controversy whether they are in fact “words,” however.
What is the shortest name?
Originally Answered: What’s the shortest name? “E” or “E” (鄂) is a common Chinese surname, and one found in the classic book The Hundred Family Surnames from the early Song Dynasty.
Is there a word with all 26 letters?
An English pangram is a sentence that contains all 26 letters of the English alphabet. The most well known English pangram is probably “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”. My favorite pangram is “Amazingly few discotheques provide jukeboxes.”
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