Article 20050 of alt.tasteless.jokes: Xref: isc-newsserver rec.humor:56612 alt.tasteless.jokes:20050 Path: isc-newsserver!rit!rochester!cornell!batcomputer!hookup!news.kei.com!yeshua.marcam.com!zip.eecs.umich.edu!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!doc.ic.ac.uk!vax.sbu.ac.uk!miahaa From: miahaa@vax.sbu.ac.uk Newsgroups: rec.humor,alt.tasteless.jokes Subject: Re: Canonical List of International Swearing Message-ID: <1994Mar2.175316.5248@vax.sbu.ac.uk> Date: 2 Mar 94 17:53:15 GMT References: Organization: South Bank University Lines: 496 In article , Tim.Nelson@Canada.NCR.COM writes: > The Canonical List of International Swearing > ============================================ > > Revised: 24 September 1993 > > Mini Table of Contents > 1) Introduction > 2) The LIST (Finnish and Norweigen need tidying up) > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > INTRODUCTION > ------------ > The following is a list of swear words in a variety of languages. I am > trying to build on it, so that when I go a-travelling, and someone is > yelling at me, I know how to respond in kind. > > Please help me to expand my list by sending: > language swear word - english translation - phonetics for pronunciation > > The list is set up as: > swear word [phonetics] - english translation (description) > > Thanks to those who have contributed and continue to do so. Everyone is > anonymous unless explicitely asking to be included. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > THE LIST > -------- > > > French (France) > --------------- > > les flics - pigs (Lit. the police) > manges la merde - eat shit > merde - shit > tu m'emmerdes [tu-mung-MEHRD] - you're pissing me off > (Lit. you're shitting on me) > va te faire foutre [vaht-fair-FOOTR] - fuck off/go fuck yourself/stuff it > va chier [vah-she-YEH] - fuck off (Lit. go and shit) > > > French (Quebec Canada) > ---------------------- > * most religious things are swear words in Quebec > > baisez vous - fuck you > bais moi - fuck me > encule - fuck you (anal style) > la nichon - tit > la con - cunt > leche'-moi et saire me renier - lick me and make me cum > mange d'la marde - eat some shit > merde - shit > salope - bitch > tapette - faggot > tu m'emmerdes - fuck you (literally, "you are in my shit") > tu me fais chier - you make me shit > va chier calisse - go shit > va te faire foutre - fuck off/go fuck yourself/stuff it > > > Russian > ------- > * obviously I cannot write out the Russian characters for these > > baltattsya kak govno v prorubi - to be flighty or indecisive (?) > (Lit. to bob like shit in a hole in the ice) > blednoye chudo - flaming asshole (Lit. "pale wonder" - may not be valid) > dermo [der-MO] - shit > govno [guv-NO] - shit > poshol na khui [puh-SHAWL NAH-khooy] - Fuck off (Lit. go onto a dick) > poshol v zhopu [puh-SHAWL VZHO-poo] - Fuck off (Lit. go into an asshole) > tebya ne ebut, ti ne podmakhivai - mind your own fucking business > (Lit. you're not being fucked, so don't wiggle your ass) > yob tvoyu mat - fuck your mother > > Eto tebe tak nuzhno kak pizde budil'nik /AYtah tiBYEH tahk NOOZHNnuh > kahk peezDYEH buDEELnik - You need that like a cunt needs an alarm > clock (The Russian way of saying 'You need that like a fish needs a > bicycle'.) > > Luchshe hui v ruke chem pizda na gorizonte /LUCHshe WHOEE vruKYEH chem > peezDAH na goriZONTyeh/ - Better a prick in the hand than a cunt on the > horizon. (The Russian way of saying 'A bird in hand is worth two in the > bush.') > > > Spanish > ------- > > besa mi cula - kiss my ass > caca - shit > chingar (v) - to fuck > !chinga te! [ching-a-tay] - fuck you > !ay, chinga! - oh, fuck > chinga su madre - go fuck your mother > chupe mi penga -suck my dick > cojer (v) - to fuck (Mexico) > cojete - go fuck yourself (Mexico) > con~a - cunt > decojo - fuck you > guevon [gway-vone] - big-balls > guey - mule, idiot > huevos [we-on] - testicle (Argentina)/faggot (Bolivia) > joder (v) - to fuck until exhaustion > joto - homosexual (Mexico) > leche [lay-chay] - usually, this means milk, however, in the proper > context (i.e. when used as a sentence) it loosely translates to > "I shat in the milk of your mother which you then suckled" > DO NOT say this to a native speaker unless you like to fight, it's > one of the absolute worst Spanish insults. > mama la pingga - suck my dick > maricon - asshole/homosexual (Puerto Rico) > maricon - asshole > merde - shit > mierda [me air duh] - shit > pendeja, pendejo - no translation, an insult (Lit. pubic hair) > pinche - stingy (as in cheap) > playo - homosexual (Costa Rica) > puta, puto - bitch, male bitch (asshole, son-of-a-bitch, whore) > un loca - homosexual (Venezuela: not common) > > > Italian > ------- > > butana - cunt > fungula - fuck > malaka - bastard > mierde - shit > que catza diche? - what the fuck are you saying? > > > Portuguese > ---------- > > foder [fu.dar'] v.t. (regular -ar verb) - to fuck > Present Indicative: > eu fodo (I fuck) > tu fodes (you fuck) > ele/ela fode (he/she fucks) > nos fodemos (we fuck) > vos fodeis (you fuck) > eles/elas fodem (they fuck) > Present Indicative: > fudo > fudas > fuda > fudamos > fudais (formal, c.f. "ye fuck") > fudam > Imperative: > fuda (tu) (intimate) > fude (voce) (casual) > fudemos (nos) (mutual) > fudai (vos) (formal) > fudem (voces) (multiple) > > broche - cock sucking > chupa-me a - suck my cock > foda-se - fuck (like when you bang the hammer in your finger) > pica (With an Ccedilla, read as Pissa) - cock > piroca/caralho - cock > puta/cabra - bitch > vai para o caralho - piss off > vai-te foder - fuck you > veado [ve.a.do] n.m. - poofter (Brazil) > > > German > ------ > > > das geht dich einen feuchten Scheissdreck an - none of your fucking business > (Lit. that concerns you like wet shit) > du verdammter arschficker - you damn assfucker > fick dich - fuck you > fick mich - fuck me > himmel donner wetter - *no translation--very strong curse* > (Lit. heaven thunder weather) > ich moechte mit dir schlafen - I would like to sleep with you > leck mich am arsh - lick my arse (ass if in america) > mach es dir selber - go fuck yourself (Lit. make it with yourself) > scheiBe [shyza] - shit > scheiBkopf [shyzkof] - shithead > willst du mit mir schlafen - will you sleep with me? > > > Chinese (Cantonese - Hong Kong) > ------------------------------- > * obviously I cannot write out the Chinese characters for these > > gan - fuck > due kau neh - fuck you > due lei lo mo - fuck your mother > due lei lo mo...hun ga tzan - fuck your mother ... ?? > sigh - shit > tiu nia ma chow hai - fuck your mom's smelly cunt > tsao - fuck > tsao ni ma - fuck your mother > > > Chinese (Manderin - China and Taiwan) > ------------------------------------- > * obviously I cannot write out the Chinese characters for these > > chin wo de pigu [cheen woah duh pee-goo] - kiss my ass > gan [gone] - fuck > gan lin lau voo - fuck your mother > gan lin nyah [gone leen nia] - fuck your mother > gan ni lao moo - fuck your mother > gan ni niang - fuck your mother; mother fucker > gosch [goshe w/long o] - shit > lea zi gan yen - ?? > ni hao ma? - how are you? > ni shi bai chi - you are an idiot > ni shi hwin dan - you are an asshole > ni shi sai gooa - you are a fool > po gai - go fall in the streets > si lang kow - dead man doggie > ta ma de - fuck your mother > wa tsao - (I) fuck > > > Indonesian > ---------- > * Rule of pronounciation: All words must be pronounced exactly the same like > * Spanish pronounce their words. ie. i must be pronounce (e)qual in English, > * not like (I) am in English > > bangsat - bastard > bule - caucasian > cina - Chinese > gila - crazy > gua - I am > isep kontol - blow job > isep kontol gua - suck my dick > kontol - penis > lu - you > memek - vagina > monyet - monkey > ngentot - fuck > ngentot lu - fuck you > ngewe - fucking > pantat - ass > pantat besar - big ass > peler - penis > pentil - nipple > toket - women's breast > toket besar - big breast > > > Malaysia > -------- > > anak haram - bastard > botoh - ass > cibai - pussy (?) > pantat - ass (Chinese origin) > puki - pussy > puki mak - fuck your mother (also "mother's cunt") > saya hendak pukimak - I want to fuck your mom > > > Japanese (apparently the Japanese don't swear much) > ---------------------------------------------------- > * obviously I cannot write out the Japanese characters for these > > chichi - penis > chikusho - shit/damn > kuso - damn/shit > > > Vietnamese > ---------- > > goo - dick > geeum - pussy > dum [doom] mare may - fuck your mother > lo-de - asshole > > > Haitian Creole > -------------- > > dan bounda ou - up your ass > kolan guete maman ou - fuck you (Lit. your mother's {southern privates}) > L'en mede - piss off (Lit. in the shit) > > > Bengali > ------- > > baing chood - sister fucker > chood - fuck/fucker > maa chood - mother fucker > haramjada - bastard > laan - dick > gud - pussy > khanki/maggi - whore > laewra aga - dickhead > tor bapre choodi - fuck your dad > booni- brest > bora booni -big brest > tumre choodi - fuck you > Jamaican > -------- > > bumboclot - you are full of shit > teras - your ass > > > Bavarian > -------- > * pronunciation rules: > * stressed syllable is preceded by ^ > * "U" pronounced as in "but" > * word pronounced as literal translation meaning > * Being catholic, Bavarians prefer holy names/words for swearing > > Am Orsch leckst mi [Am ^orsh laxed me] - lick my ass/fuck me > Bazi [^bah tsee] - bad dude (could be friendly, too) > Haderlump [^hUderloomp] - wicked, asocial person > Jessasmariandjosef [^yes sirs ^mAryAnd ^yosef] - Jesus, Mary and Joseph > Saupreiss [^sow price] - prussian pig (not being a bavarian) > Zaehfixalleluja [tse ^fix Ulle ^luyA] - crucifix-halleluya/Darn! Dammit! > > > Hokkien > ------- > > beo - derogatory means to leer at girls (crude in hokkien) > > > Gaelic > ------ > > pogue mahone - kiss my ass > > > Finnish > ------- > * 'ae' is a letter called "'a' with two dots" pronounced 'a' as in 'cat' > * 'oe' is a letter called "'o' with two dots" pronounced similar to the > * very beginning of a word 'early' > * Otherwise the words are pronounciated as they are written. > > vittu - fuck (Lit. cunt) * > perkele/saatana - satan, devil, demon * > helvetti - hell * > (Above words are not a direct insult - the most widely used swear word > in Finnish. Example of a situation in which the word might be > uttered is when one has been hurt. Usually preceded by a word > "voi" which is roughly translated as "oh" in English. "Oh fuck!" > and "Voi vittu!" should be rather close to each other.) > > vittupaeae - (Lit. cunthead) > kusipaeae - pisshead > paskiainen - bastard > idiootti - idiot, moron > noertti - nerd, geek > paska - shit > > > Those words above are the main 'building blocks' of insulting sentences. > You can do combinations or write multiple words after each other. For example, > "Idiootti paskiainen" and "Vitun kusipaa" are > quite valid Finnish swear words. An example of a > 'stacked' swear word is: "Voi helvetin saatanan vitun > paskiainen!", which is quite a heavy insult. The longer, > the prettier. :-) > > Note that in these two last examples there were > words 'helvetin', 'saatanan' and 'vitun'. They are > derived from the basic forms above by applying the > Finnish genetive. Those three words could be > translated as hell's, satan's and cunt's, but in > English this seems rather meaningless. > > > Norweigen > --------- > * Phonetics: > * letter 'a' is normally pronounced like the english phoneme 'ah' > * letter 'e' is 'eh' > * ':' is used to show long vowels like 'ah:' > * "'" is placed after the syllable which should have the emphasis > > drittsek - shitbag > > /* Directed at life in general, after banging your finger with a hammer */ > fillern [feel'ehrn] - oops (rather mild swear-word) > faen [fah:ehn] - the devil > Alternative spelling/pronunciation: Fan [Fah:n], Fankern [Fahnkehrn] > Somewhat stronger. Used like the derivates of 'fuck' in the US, suitably > as an adverb or adjective in many situations :-) > > No: Helvete [Heh:l'veh the] > En: Hell > Strong, but not uncommon. Used as 'Faen'. > > > /* Comments about people */ > No: Drittsekk [Dreettt saeck] > En: Shitbag > Fairly mild. > > No: Rasstapp [rahss tahpp] > En: Ass tap (or ass 'faucet', I guess) > > No: Rasshol [rahss hoe:l] (The 'o' should have a slash across it) > En: Asshole > > > /* Stronger personal comments, use at own risk. */ > /* Norwegian vikings still knows how to beat your brains out :-) */ > No: Fitte [Feett'eh] > En: Cunt > > No: Pikk [Peeck'] > En: Dick > > No: Kukk [coock'] > En: Cock > The vowel can be incredibly long when pronunced by a northerner. > > Obviously, swear words are used by different kinds of people, and in > different situations. 'Up north' the people are much better at creating > really creative new compound swearwords, while people living in Oslo's > West End would consider anything worse than a meek 'fillern' as incredibly > vulgar :-) > > > > Tamil > ----- > > wakara pundek - I want to fuck your sister > > > Estonian > -------- > * Encoding estonian special letters: > * u" -- german u-umlaut > * o" -- german o-umlaut > * a" -- a-umlaut (as in english word "and") > * o~ -- o-tilde (vocal between o and o-umlaut) > > ka"i kuradile! - go ahead (Lit. go to devil) > kuradi munn - " " " (Lit. devil's penis) > kuradi puts - very strong swearing (no transl.) (Lit. devil's cunt) > kurat vo~tku [..ttkuh] - fuck you (Lit. let devil takes it) > kurat, saatan [..tt..] - devil > kusema/pissima (v) - to piss > mine persse! - go ahead (Lit. go into ass) > mine vittu - fuck off (Lit. go into cunt) > munn [..n'n]/tu"ra - penis > nussima [..s's..]/nikkuma (v) - to fuck > piss/kusi - piss > raisk (adj) - rotted > sitt - shit > sittuma (v) - to shit > vitt/puts [put's] - cunt > > > Arabic > ------ > nikomak [Neek-oh-mack] - fuck your mother > > > Hindi > ----- > chutia - pussy (in a "you are stupid" context) > gaandu [gone doo w/curl on first syl] - asshole > mah-der chod - mother fucker > tatti [tatai] - shit > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Books > ----- > _The International Dictionary of Obscenity_ > -- vulgar comments in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Russian > > > Russian has many "bad words", probably more than all other languages > together. You can find their descriptions at kekule.osc.edu in pub/russian/* > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- >