kidouyuutohow did they learn to translate languages into other languages how did they know which words meant what HOW DID TH
brigwifeEnglish Person: *Points at an apple* Apple
French Person: Non c’est une fucking pomme
*800 years of war*
verbivore8642Fun fact: There are a lot of rivers in the UK named “avon” because the Romans arrived and asked the Celts what the rivers were called. The Celts answered “avon.”
“Avon” is just the Celtic word for river.
thejazzykittykatFan Fact #2: When Spanish conquistadors landed in the Yucatán peninsula, they asked the natives what their land was called and they responded “Yucatán”. In 2015, it was discovered that in those mesoamerican languages, “Yucatán” meant “I don’t understand what you are saying”
