Happy Friday to everyone!
Most languages named #friday after the #roman goddess Venus or the #norse goddess Frigg. Other languages just call it the fifth day or #portugese "sixth day". In #arabic is the "day of gathering" but for in Icelandic is the "day of fasting".
What about other languages?
#mapologies #time #day #etymology #map #friday #freitag #viernes #mapologic #week #map #etymology #vendredi #divendres #vineri #cuma #patek #piatek #pentek #fredag #pjatnica
#friday #roman #norse #portugese #arabic #mapologies #time #day #etymology #map #freitag #viernes #mapologic #week #vendredi #divendres #vineri #cuma #patek #piatek #pentek #fredag #pjatnica
"To kill two birds with one stone" in other languages might not to be about birds. Or about killing at all! Tell us the #translation in your language Source: https://mapologies.com/two-birds-one-stone/… #mapologies #map #idioms #languages #expression #languagecomparison
#translation #mapologies #map #idioms #languages #expression #languagecomparison
Γρεεκ το με ??? This seems "Greek to me" but it is not! Did you know that this #expression in other languages might refer to a different #language than #Greek?
Check our blog:
https://mapologies.com/greek-to-me/
#mapologies #culture #translation #sterotype #comparedlanguages #Greek #Spanish #chinese #Arabic #idiom #expression #language
#expression #language #greek #mapologies #culture #translation #sterotype #comparedlanguages #spanish #chinese #arabic #idiom
Armadillos are a group of mammals in the order Cingulata. What are they called in different languages?
#map #mapologies #armadillo #tatu #armour #armed #animal #etymology #animal #mamal #spanish #languages #languagecomparison
#map #mapologies #armadillo #tatu #armour #armed #animal #etymology #mamal #spanish #languages #languagecomparison
Today is Aprirl 22nd, the day if the #Earth (not earth) and the day we are back from holidays
https://mapologies.com/planets
#mapologies #EarthDay #EarthDay2023 #etymology #languages #planet #compared #linguistics
#earth #mapologies #earthday #earthday2023 #etymology #languages #planet #compared #linguistics
3000 people are following us in twitter. Thank you also to the new followers in mastodon :)
http://mapologies.com/counting
#mapologies #numbers #thousand #3k #etymlogymap
What if... #Spain train system was drawn like a #metro transit map?
https://mapologies.com/metro-spain/
#mapologies #map #lines #españa #train #transitmap #undergound #subway #network #station #imaginarymap #mapa #metromap #subwaymap #transit #imaginary #spanishmap
#spain #metro #mapologies #map #lines #espana #train #transitmap #undergound #subway #network #station #imaginarymap #mapa #metromap #subwaymap #transit #imaginary #spanishmap
Happy Easter!
http://mapologies.com/celebrate
#pascua #easter #ostern #wielkanoc #celebration #mapologies #map #etymology #hebrew
#pascua #easter #ostern #wielkanoc #celebration #mapologies #map #etymology #hebrew
#Tea in different #languages. Despite the differences, they all come from the same #Chinese character 茶, pronounced te or caa in each region. The word traveled westwards thanks to Persian, Dutch & Portuguese.
More plants here:
http://mapologies.com/herbs
#te #caj #etymology #map #mapologies #the #tee #cha #plant #herb #history #say #drink #caffeine #etymolgymap #etimologia #botany #herb #camellia #china #persian #portuguese #polish #dutch #commerce #east #west #language
#tea #languages #chinese #te #caj #etymology #map #mapologies #the #tee #cha #plant #herb #history #say #drink #caffeine #etymolgymap #etimologia #botany #camellia #china #persian #portuguese #polish #dutch #commerce #east #west #language
Family Guy (aka The Griffins) is an animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane. Which non-original title do you like the most? https://mapologies.com/cartoons/ #mapologies #cartoon #FamilyGuy #map #language
#mapologies #cartoon #familyguy #map #language
New post! Back to our roots #Carrot (daucus carota) in different #languages
#veggies #map #mapologies #etymology #zanahoria #etymologymap
#carrot #languages #veggies #map #mapologies #etymology #zanahoria #etymologymap
Map displaying how "map" is called in different languages
https://mapologies.com/map-carte/
#map #mapologies #carte #karte #mapa #latin #greek #cartina #kart #kort #mape #harita #GIS #GISchat #GIStribe #mapstodon
#map #mapologies #carte #Karte #mapa #latin #greek #cartina #kart #kort #mape #harita #GIS #gischat #gistribe #mapstodon
Loeki, Joost en Victor!?!
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Huey, Dewey & Louie, Donald Duck's nephews, have different names in each language. It is impressive how diverse it is.
More info in our blog:
https://mapologies.com/cartoons/
#cartoons #duck #map #mapologies #donald #language #translation
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#translation #language #donald #mapologies #map #duck #cartoons
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Bookworms in different languages cab be moths, rats… or even horses! #LANGUAGE #translation #mapologies
Visit our blog for more #maps
https://mapologies.com/
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#language #translation #mapologies #maps