Category: Languages
Created by: Jessica Lambert
Number of Blossarys: 7
English (EN) In Thai, the number 5 is pronounced "ha" - so instead of saying "hahahahaha," Thai speakers will sometimes use "55555."
Www, not to be confused with the one for the World Wide Web, likely originates with the Kanji character for "laugh," 笑, which is pronounced as "warai" in Japanese. ...
Kkk comes from ㅋㅋㅋ, short for 크크크, or keu keu keu -- the Korean equivalent of the English "hahaha."
In Spanish, j is pronounced like the English h, so "jajaja" is the direct analog of the English "hahaha."
In Greek, x is pronounced like the English h, so "xaxaxa" is the direct analog of the English "hahaha."
In Hebrew, x is pronounced like the English h, so "xà xà xà" is the direct analog of the English "hahaha."
In Brazilian Portuguese, hue is pronounced like the English h, so "huehuehue" is the direct analog of the English "hahaha."
By: Jessica Lambert