Index of Non-English Phrases

 

PHRASE TRANSLATION TO ENGLISH LANGUAGE, NOTE
Hader,  ya Sultan Yes, Sultan Arabic
jinnī / jinn genie / genies Arabic
kalba Bitch, literally “female dog” Arabic
la no Arabic
masīHī Christian Arabic
Shaqîqah Sister Arabic
sharmouta ghadira treacherous bitch Arabic
‘ukhti al-saghira little sister Arabic
ya Futuh Conqueror/Liberator Arabic
ya sharmouta Oh, bitch/slut, literally “dirty washrag” Arabic
moje neteř my niece Czech
opat abbot Czech
strýc uncle Czech
Grande petite mort Big little death (“little death” is term for orgasm) French
l’universelle araignée the universal spider, a nickname for Louis XI French
Mon petite chou My little cabbage (endearment) French
chamuda cutie Hebrew
Shalom Hello/Goodbye/Peace Hebrew
hadaka no tsukiai naked friendship (Platonic bathing together) Japanese
Konbanwa Good evening Japanese
onsen hot spring Japanese
Cogito Ergo Sum I think, therefore I am (philosophical proposition by Descartes) Latin
O Quam Misericors est Deus, Pius et Justus O how merciful is God, faithful and just (Motto of the Order of the Dragon) Latin
Voivode “War Lord”, medieval title used in Wallachia and Transylvania Old Slavic
berat-emini a distributor of ordinances Ottoman Turkish
oda-bashi “head of chamber,” the page of highest rank, a corporal of the Janissaries Ottoman Turkish
sanjak-bey a high officer of feudal, cavalry and governor of a district Ottoman Turkish
A trebuit să soseşti de dimineață ? Did you have to arrive in the morning? Romanian
aceasta este… this is… Romanian
Acum! Now! Romanian
Aoleu! Ouch! Romanian
aruncătoarea de flăcări flamethrower Romanian
Băga-mi-aş pula! Fuck!, literally, “I would stick my dick into” Romanian
Ca un lup (Hungry) like a wolf Romanian
Ce nu te omoară, te face mai puternic What does not kill you, makes you stronger, proverb Romanian
Creatură senzual Sensual creature Romanian
da Yes Romanian
Da, domnul meu, inteleg şi ascult ! Yes, my lord, I understand and I listen! Romanian
De ce ai adus un am’r-nafsh aici? Why did you bring your am’r-nafsh here? Romanian
Domnișoara Miss Romanian
Domnul şi Stăpinul meu My Lord and Master Romanian
domnule Pricolici—prostuţule Mr. Pricolici—you silly boy Romanian
draga mea My darling, my sweetheart Romanian
Dragă Noosh Dear Noosh Romanian
Dragul meu My dragon/demon Romanian
E ridicol! It’s ridiculous! Romanian
ei bine… Well… Romanian
esti a mea You are mine Romanian
Fir-ai al dracului! Go to hell!, literally, “you should belong to the devil.” (Word play on Dracula in Romanian.) Romanian
Fir-ar sã fie! General curse, like “Damn it!” Entirely untranslatable to English, but a milder curse you could use in front of children Romanian
fiul meu My son Romanian
hai să nu dezgropăm morţii Let sleeping dogs lie, literally, “Let’s not disturb the dead” Romanian
Intră! Fii binevent! Bine ai venit! Intră, tatăl meu, și tu, și tu, noua mea prietenă! Enter! Welcome! You are welcome! Come, my father, and you, and you, my new friend! Romanian
Linişteşte-te, te rog. Calm down, please. Romanian
Micuţo Little one Romanian
Mulțumesc Thank you Romanian
nenorociți nebuni crazy bastards Romanian
Noroc! Cheers!/Good Luck!/More power to you! Romanian
nu No Romanian
Pizda mă-sii! Fuck me! literally, “Fuck his mother’s cunt.” Romanian swears don’t quite work in English…. Romanian
poreclă pentru… nickname for… Romanian
sincer îmi cer scuze Honestly I can apologize Romanian
Somn uşor, vise plăcute. Sleep well, sweet dreams. (As common in Romanian as “Good night, sleep tight.”) Romanian
ştii I know Romanian
sufleţel my soul Romanian
surată mea my sister Romanian
taci Hush Romanian
te rog please Romanian
te rog, săruta-mă Please, kiss me Romanian
toată all (“A inventat toată”  = making up whole cloth) Romanian
tribut de sânge Blood tax Romanian
Voivode, domnul meu Drăculea, tatăl meu iubit Voivode, my lord Dracula, my beloved father Romanian
Dobryj vyechyer Good evening Russian
керосин kerosene Russian
Amerikalı American Turkish
ANFO Patlayıcı ammonium nitrate/fuel oil Explosive Turkish
Aşmedai bey, sadrazam Mr. Asmodeus, grand vizier Turkish
Ateş! Fire! Turkish
Ayağa kalkın! Stand up! Turkish
Biliyorum I know Turkish
çay tea Turkish
Cinler Genie Turkish
Cinlerim Genies Turkish
Devşirme “child levy” or “blood tax” Turkish
Dinle! Listen! Turkish
en sevdiğim yeniçeri my favorite janissary Turkish
Evet, Fātiḥ? Yes, Conqueror Turkish
Fātiḥ, gel! Yanlış bir şey! Conqueror, come! Something ‘s wrong! Turkish
Frenk Foreign(er), Western(er), from “Frankish.” Not a polite term. Turkish
Gâvur Infidel Turkish
Gidelim! Let’s go! Turkish
gizli yılan snakes in hiding Turkish
gulyabani ghoul Turkish
güzel danışman beautiful advisor Turkish
güzelim beautiful Turkish
hamam Turkish baths Turkish
ısrarcı kimse gadfly Turkish
kadın savaşçım my female warrior Turkish
Kazıklı bey Sir Impaler Turkish
kütüphaneci librarian Turkish
lütfen please Turkish
Merhaba, adım İblis Hello, my name is Iblis Turkish
Öyle değil mi? Is it not? / Eh? Turkish
Peki… Well… Turkish
Sabır acıdır, meyvesi tatlıdır. Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet (proverb) Turkish
savaşçılarım my warriors Turkish
Sen kana susamış konum You’re blood-thirsty Turkish
Sevgili kızım My dear girl Turkish
Siktir! Fuck!/Fuck you!/Get fucked! Turkish
Tamam, anlaşıldı! Roger, over! Turkish
tatlım sweetie Turkish
Teşekkür ederim, sevgili. Thank you, dear. Turkish
Türkiye Turkey Turkish
yerine getirme fulfillment Turkish