These are some common foreign words and phrases used in English.
Language |
Word or Phrase |
Meaning |
French |
c’est la vie |
that’s life |
|
en route |
on the way |
|
papier mache |
chewed paper |
|
R.S.V.P. (répondez s'il vous plait) |
please respond |
|
étiquette |
proper manner of social behavior |
Latin |
carpe diem |
sieze the day |
|
i.e.(id est) |
that is |
|
etc. (et cetera) |
and other things |
|
versus |
opposite, in contrast with |
|
mea culpa |
my fault |
|
bona fide |
real, genuine, or lawful and legal |
Spanish |
piñata |
container made of paper mache |
Japanese |
karaoke |
empty music |
|
manga |
cartoon |
|
anime |
motion picture animation |
|
origami |
a paper art |
Hindi |
mogul |
powerful person |
|
pundit |
priest, expert |
Yiddish |
klutz |
clumsy, awkward person |
|
glitch |
slippery area, malfunction, defect |
German |
doppelgänger |
ghostly double |