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Symbol for Planck constant
ℎ = 6.62607015 × 10⁻³⁴
by bluestinger66 October 4, 2022
A language that was primarily used in Ireland;
an ancient British and Irish alphabet, consisting of twenty characters formed by parallel strokes on either side of or across a continuous line
The names of the letters in the Ogham alphabet are:
beith ᚁ
luis
fearn ᚃ
sail
nion ᚅ
uath ᚆ
dair ᚇ
tinne ᚈ
coll ᚉ
ceirt ᚊ
muin ᚋ
gort ᚌ
ngeadal ᚍ
straif ᚎ
ruis ᚏ
ailm ᚐ
onn ᚑ
ur ᚒ
eadhadh ᚓ
iodhadh ᚔ
eabhadh ᚕ
or ᚖ
uilleann ᚗ
ifin ᚘ
eamhancholl ᚙ
peith ᚚ
Ogham by bluestinger66 September 27, 2022

MVEMJSUNP 

The nine planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
Sentence: My very educated mother just served us nine pizzas.
Acronym (short form): MVEMJSUNP
MVEMJSUNP by bluestinger66 September 26, 2022
Basic monetary unit of Ukraine, also spelled hryvna
One hryvnia is equal to 100 kopiykas.
hryvnia by bluestinger66 September 26, 2022

Nawatlahtolli

Another name for the Nahuatl language
Student: Here in the book I see the words Nahuatl and Nawatlahtolli. Are these words the same?
Teacher: Yes, you’re right. Nawatlahtolli is a longer way to say Nahuatl.
Nawatlahtolli by bluestinger66 September 24, 2022

kurikaeshite kudasai 

Romaji transliteration of くりかえしてください - please repeat
OK, class. Today is our third Japanese lesson in this school year.
In this lesson, we’re going to learn to count in Japanese. First listen to me: ichi, ni, san, yon, go, roku, nana, hachi, kyuu, juu. Now, repeat after me. Kurikaeshite kudasai.
kurikaeshite kudasai by bluestinger66 September 24, 2022

aisukuriimu 

Romaji transliteration of “ice cream” (アイスクリーム)
Japanese guy at café in Toronto, Canada: Ai wuddo raiku tuu habu samu aisukuriimu puriizu.
Waiter: Are you saying ice cream?
Japanese guy: Yessu, zattsu watto aimu seeingu.
Waiter: Oh ... And why do you have a strange accent?
Japanese guy: Aibu jasto sutaatiddo raaning ingurishu a wiiku agoo. Zattsu wai japaniizu habu an akusento raiku zissu.
aisukuriimu by bluestinger66 September 24, 2022