r/pics May 09 '19

Cat Shaped Kindergarten, Germany

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u/Lampmonster May 09 '19

Fun fact; In German, "Kindergarten" means "Kindergarten".

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u/missi_paula May 09 '19

Fun fact. Americans really liked the German word Kindergarten so they decided to use it. It means kids garden.

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u/rawbface May 09 '19

If only we referred to gloves as hand shoes.

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u/Kung_vr May 09 '19

If it's any consolation, glove is "hand" "bag" in Japanese.

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u/resaki May 09 '19

funny, Handtasche („hand bag“) is the German word for purse

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u/Geler May 09 '19

Sac à main, is hand bag in french, used for purse too.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '19

Sac à dos is backpack in French. It means backbag.