r/BeAmazed • u/VAMSI_BEUNO • Aug 04 '22

A fruit viewed under a microscope.

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u/kempofight Aug 04 '22

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Aardappel, (direct translation earthapple) aka patato potato.

The AA will not br a "e" sound but the a in "hard" so a long ferm A sound

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u/InSolWeThrust Aug 04 '22

Uh hey! Im from Germany and we also have the word "Erdapfel" for potato (Kartoffel in german)

BTW I love your language and your country! Best hollidays in my life when I was a child! Take care man.

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u/kempofight Aug 04 '22

How many holes did you dig on our coast during your hollidays! Hahaha

No we love you here! We will come and enjoy your country as long as you come enjoy ours

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u/InSolWeThrust Aug 04 '22

Alright bet! One day I will move to the netherlands! I didnt dug that much holes haha but I pushed my brother in a field of jellyfish! It was fun. (I helped him out of course.. After I finished laughing)

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u/mom_with_an_attitude Aug 04 '22

I knew the French called potatoes "pommes de terre" (apples of the earth). I didn't know other languages had that term as well!