Definitions by bluestinger66

shalom 

Hebrew word for hello

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

shalom by bluestinger66 September 2, 2022

السلام عليكم 

Peace be with you

The phrase السلام عليكم (as-salamu alaykum) means “peace be with you” in Arabic.

السلام عليكم by bluestinger66 September 2, 2022

zero one two three four five six seven eight nine

The numbers spelled out

The word “zero one two three four five six seven eight nine” is not used in a sentence. It’s used to spell out the numbers 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 instead of writing them as digits.

zero one two three four five six seven eight nine by bluestinger66 September 2, 2022

peseta 

Basic monetary unit of Spain, equal to 100 centimos

The Spanish peseta was used until the introduction of the euro in 2002.

peseta by bluestinger66 September 2, 2022

lek 

Basic monetary unit of Albania

One Albanian lek is equal to 100 qindarkas.

lek by bluestinger66 September 2, 2022

ruble 

Basic monetary unit of Russia and some other countries of the former Soviet Union

One Russian ruble is equal to 100 kopeks.

ruble by bluestinger66 September 2, 2022

äöüß 

The letters used in the German alphabet

Guy 1: Who would ever create an alphabet with the special letters at the end, right after Z?

Guy 2: I don’t know, but the German alphabet sure does have the umlauts and ß right after the letter Z. This means that the German alphabet goes like this: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ÄÖÜß.

Guy 1: Yeah, now I get it. Most alphabets sort the original letters and the letters with the diacritical marks in alphabetical order. That’s why I thought the German alphabet went like this: AÄBCDEFGHIJKLMNOÖPQRSßTUVWXYZ.

äöüß by bluestinger66 August 31, 2022