And as you know,in America,kids call their mother "Mom" or "Mommy".In French,the word is "Maman",and in Arabic(阿拉伯语),it's "Ummi". Have you noticed that these words for "mother" all have a sound close to "m"?Similarly,the words for "father" almost all have the sound "b"...
And as you know, in America, kids call their mother “Mom” or “Mommy". In French, the word is “Maman",and in Arabic(阿拉伯语), it's“Ummi”.Have you noticed that these words for “mother” all have a sound close to “m"? Similarly, the words for “father” almost all have...
abbinArabicandbabainMandarin.T-andd-soundsaresimilarlybasic,involvingasimpletapofthetongueagainsttheteeth:hencedaddy,tatay(Tagalog)ortayta(Quechua).Fatherandmotherare,therefore,anoddity.F-isnotespeciallyeasytoutter(发音);th-soundsareevenharder.English,GreekandSpanishareunusualinhavingthem.EvenAnglophone...
My father-in-law treats me like his own daughter. Mi suegro me trata como si fuera su hija. Father's Dayn(annual celebration day for fathers)Día del Padreloc nom m This year, Father's Day falls on Sunday 21st June. I always make sure to call my dad on Father's Day. ...
And as you know, in America, kids call their mother “Mom” or “Mommy”. In French, the word is “Maman”, and in Arabic(阿拉伯语), it’s “Ummi”. Have you noticed that these words for “mother” all have a sound close to “m”? Similarly, the words for “father” almost ...
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43. to assume the obligation or function of: His father went bail for him. 44. Informal. to say; remark (usu. used in recounting a conversation). 45. Informal. to endure or tolerate: I can't go his preaching. 46. go about, a. to occupy oneself with; perform. b. to change...
After a near expulsion from school for hitting a boy for his psychological cruelty towards another girl, she confesses what happened to her mother and worries about her father’s response. “We can’t tell him everything. Men don’t understand these things Sandi. They don’t weigh every wo...
Emily Brewster: Is there a source language that you think is the most difficult or several source languages for borrowings that are especially challenging? Jacques Bailly: I don't think you can rate it that simply. I grew up trying to learn French. My father was French and I went to Fran...