isanbirder Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 A light-hearted topic after all that erudition! We say 'Come'; the Japanese say "Go", the Malays say "Go out' (same word used for EXIT from an auditorium), the down-to-earth Thais say 'Finish'. What do other languages say? For all except English (and the practical Thais), the emphasis seems to be on 'emission (=sending out). Even Shakespeare uses the non-English idiom in, "The expense of spirit in a waste of shame....". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeCharivari Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Does this help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isanbirder Posted May 18, 2011 Author Share Posted May 18, 2011 Does this help? Not really, LeC. In the languages I can check, the word is just the direct equivalent of 'ejaculate'. At the moment of truth, most people would not say "I'm ejaculating"; they might say "I'm coming". I'm after vernacular, or demotic, usage... what people actually say. Why does one language say 'come' when others say just the opposite, 'go'? I hoped to find out whether this is a peculiarity of English, or whether it is shared by other languages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beano2274 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 How about Sh_it the condom's broken!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selenic Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 In Italian same as english: venire (=come) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isanbirder Posted May 22, 2011 Author Share Posted May 22, 2011 To sum up what I've found out:- English, German, Spanish, Italian all say 'come'. French says 'enjoy' (jouir). This sounds odd, and I'd like a cross-check! Japanese and Malay say 'go' (Malay actually says keluar, which is the word used for EXIT in an auditorium) Thai, Khmer (as in Isan), and Russian say 'finish'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endure Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 There's an old thread in the Thai Language forum: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kek Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 To sum up what I've found out:- ... Thai, Khmer (as in Isan), and Russian say 'finish'. Sorry? ... most Thais I have met say 'Neung Phan Baht' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isanbirder Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 To sum up what I've found out:- ... Thai, Khmer (as in Isan), and Russian say 'finish'. Sorry? ... most Thais I have met say 'Neung Phan Baht' Cheap Charlie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemerou Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 French says 'enjoy' (jouir). This sounds odd, and I'd like a cross-check! Actually we say both things : - jouir : enjoy / coming to climax - venir : coming, like in english Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isanbirder Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 French says 'enjoy' (jouir). This sounds odd, and I'd like a cross-check! Actually we say both things : - jouir : enjoy / coming to climax - venir : coming, like in english Thanks, lemerou. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nongkhai Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 (edited) "Japanese ... say 'go' ... " By my experience with a very coming-and-going Japanese cracker, they are ~ as usual ~ somewhat more complicated than one-term only. My young man used a different exclamation for himself coming ~ then it was in fact a "GO") ~ and watching someone else coming. Usually that scenario, well-played out, elicited a husky " ... GOOD, GOOD!!... ". (Both sometimes yelled, sometimes whispered ... he was a joy) I miss that. :jap: Edited May 27, 2011 by nongkhai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isanbirder Posted May 28, 2011 Author Share Posted May 28, 2011 I'm sure most languages are much more complex than the brief summary I gave above indicates. What I was interested in was the way East and West apparently perceive the same action in a different way (not to mention the pragmatists who say 'finish'!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunkin2012 Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 (edited) how 'bout "Sabai Sabai"?2 phan baht. Edited June 1, 2011 by dunkin2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tingtong82 Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Who is foolish enough to pay 2 Phan baht? A guy in kuala lumpur said to me 'I am cumming out' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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