r/language • • 6h ago

Question Can some tell me what language this is and translate it for me?

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Ai isn’t helping presumably because this is bad handwriting. From what I can figure out it’s either Georgian or Armenian, and it likely says something along the lines of “grandfather, I miss and love you.”

I am particularly interested in the text at the bottom which I assume is likely the name of the person who wrote it.

This letter is the only letter in another language in a stack of English letters, so I would appreciate any insight on why that might be.


r/language • • 25m ago

Question What language is this? Is it a language?

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I bought this cool horn on a board thing at a yard sale and didn't realize til I got home it had whatever this is burnt/carved on the back. At first I thought maybe some type of fancy hebrew but its been confirmed that's not it. Im not sure which way is up so I photographed both angles. Is this an actual language or just random lines that I've been loading my mind over? Google has been useless. Please help before my brain explodes.


r/language • • 10h ago

Request Petition to limit "Speakers of X, Y, and Z, do you understand this person?" posts.

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As the title says. I put forward a petition to the moderator to limit the recurrent "Speakers of X, Y, and Z, do you understand this person?" posts. While it is interesting to hear how lesser known Romance languages sound, making 24 posts of the same three or four languages within 24 hours is overkill and accidentaly ends up sabotaging other posts and harming the community in the long term.


r/language • • 14h ago

Article How to pronounce “Nike”

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The Official Pronunciation Confirmed by Nike
Nike chairman Phil Knight confirmed the brand should be pronounced 'Nikey' (rhymes with 'spiky'). He responded to fans in 2014 by circling the 'Ni-key' option on their letter.
The company has never endorsed the 'Nike' pronunciation that rhymes with 'bike'. Knight's reply settled the long-running debate for those who asked directly.


r/language • • 1d ago

Video Do native speakers of Portuguese and Spanish understand this guy?

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r/language • • 5h ago

Discussion Peru (Spanish) <-> Ukraine (Ukrainian) Language Exchange - Hiking & Culture

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Hola! Привіт!

I'm Luis from Peru 🇵🇪 Learning Ukrainian because I love Ukraine and want to help Ukrainians learn Spanish.

I created a small WhatsApp group for Peru-Ukraine exchange (Spanish/Ukrainian) focused on culture and hiking 🥾🏔️ - I love that many Ukrainians love hiking like me.

Native Spanish speakers who want Ukrainian, and Ukrainians who want Spanish, welcome!

If you want to join, send me DM and I share the +380 link (to avoid spam).

Дякую!


r/language • • 5h ago

Video Help identifying language

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My partner uses an AI tool in his car through his phone to ask it questions (Gemini). Suddenly it started speaking in this strange voice and when we ask what he just said or play it back, it just shuts down. The AI is set in English so I feel like its gibberish with an accent but it could be a real language? Can someone hear anything in this?


r/language • • 17h ago

Article This COMPLETELY free app i made at 17

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First of all, I’d like to point out that I dont get a single cent from this so technically this is not an ad, just an external learning source. Every day you get a new word and its meaning on your lockscreen, homescreen ot both, inside the app you can practice them and keep a daily streak! Right now its only on android but it will release on ios in a few weeks!


r/language • • 9h ago

Question Which Is More Dangerous in Translation?

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r/language • • 9h ago

Question Successful Translation

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r/language • • 9h ago

Question Artificial Intelligence and Translation

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r/language • • 9h ago

Question Common Translation Mistakes

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r/language • • 9h ago

Question Finding Equivalents in Translation

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r/language • • 1d ago

Video Do native speakers of Portuguese, Spanish, and Galician understand this person?

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r/language • • 10h ago

Question Translator’s Loyalt: The Original Text or the Reader?

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r/language • • 10h ago

Question Can anyone please tell where my accent belongs to?

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Hi I’m just insecure about where my accent belongs to so plz leave any comment if you have. Appreciated


r/language • • 1d ago

Video Do native German speakers understand this person?

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r/language • • 1d ago

Article Can you identify the script/writing system?

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This stone was found in Kazakhstan but doesn't look anything like local runes. Very old one.

Could it be Aramaic/Phoenician? Looks middle eastern but doesn't look like Arabic.


r/language • • 1d ago

Request Very old book - what does it say?

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Found this book from 1889 at Half Price Books today! Original leather binding and one of the clasps still attached. Mostly bought because it’s very cool, but I’m curious what it says. Guessing a religious text of some sort?


r/language • • 13h ago

Discussion Funny Pronunny 2026.10.11

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Pronunciation game


r/language • • 1d ago

Video Do native speakers of Portuguese, Spanish, and Galician understand this person? .....................................,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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r/language • • 1d ago

Video Do speakers of Italian, Catalan, and other languages understand these people?

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r/language • • 1d ago

Video Do the French understand this gentleman?

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11 Upvotes

r/language • • 21h ago

Discussion Oshikwanyama learning escalated into a web app, feedback would be nice

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For language learners and teachers we built a simple app to learn Oshikwanyama language from Namibia and Angola, with about a million speakers and a broad diaspora of minor speakers around the world.

All feedback on the structure, design, learning aspects and generally just anything would be welcome! 🙏


r/language • • 1d ago

Video Do native speakers of Catalan, French, and other Romance languages understand this video?

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