November's Words for the Day

Word for the day (Nov. 26th):
kangoeroe (Dutch) = "kangaroo"

Word for the day (Nov. 25th):
poika (Finnish) = "boy"

Word for the day (Nov. 24th):
ocho (Spanish) = "eight" (the name of our new bird, a spice finch)

Words for the day (Nov. 23rd):
durazno, melocot�n (Spanish) = "peach"

Word for the day (Nov. 22nd):
d�melo (Spanish) = (lit. "say me it") "say it to me"

Word for the day (Nov. 21st):
muna (Finnish) = "egg"

Word for the day (Nov. 20th):
aththaan (Tamil) = "husband" (respectful term)

Word for the day (Nov. 19th):
lokanta (pl. lokantalar) (Turkish) = "restaurant"
bakkal (pl. bakkallar) (Turkish) = "grocery store" pastane (Turkish) = "pastry-shop" bu kadar (Turkish) = "enough for now"

Words for the day (Nov. 18th):
�rica (f.*) (Italian) = "heather"
koalabeer (Dutch) = "koala bear"

Word for the day (Nov. 17th):
g�lup' (m.*) (Russian) = "dove"(bird)

Words for the day (Nov. 16th):
Some ways to say hello in Finnish:
hei (pronounced like "hay" in English)= hi (informal)
moi (the "oi" is said like the "oy" in "boy" in English)= hi (informal)
terve = hello (informal); also means "healthy"

Word for the day (Nov.15th):
hisa (Slovene) = "house"

Word for the day (Nov. 14th):
cha (Tibetan, Mandarin, and Cantonese) = "tea"

Words for the day (Nov. 13th):
abeto (Spanish) = "fir tree"
pino (Spanish) = "pine tree"

*f. = feminine
m. = masculine
n. = neuter
pl. = plural

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