bluestinger66's definitions

shalom

Hebrew word for hello

The word שלום, transliterated as shalom, is a common phrase used when people greet each other.

by bluestinger66 September 2, 2022

abcdefghilmnopqrstuvz

Italian alphabet

Student: The Italian alphabet has 21 letters, which are ABCDEFGHILMNOPQRSTUVZ. Why doesn’t it have J, K, Q, W or X?
Teacher: These letters are used in loanwords such as jazz or xerox.

by bluestinger66 September 5, 2022

mazurka

A dance originating from Poland

I can dance polka and mazurka.

by bluestinger66 September 8, 2022

aloha

A greeting commonly used in Hawaii

Aloha, people! Aloha, Hawaii!

by bluestinger66 September 10, 2022

kalimba

A musical instrument that’s played using your fingertips or fingernails to pluck its flattened metal screws, also called a thumb piano

I taught myself to play the kalimba.

by bluestinger66 September 11, 2022

buongiorno

Hello in Italian

Giuseppe: Buongiorno, Marco, come stai?
Marco: Bene, grazie. E tu?

Giuseppe: Così così.

by bluestinger66 September 12, 2022

seashore

an area of sandy, stony, or rocky land bordering and level with the sea; the land between high- and low-water marks

She sells sea shells by the sea shore. The shells she sells are surely sea shells. So if she sells shells on the sea shore, I’m sure she sells seashore shells.

by bluestinger66 September 13, 2022