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* '''San''', '''chan''', '''kun''', etc -- See UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics for more information.

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* '''San''', '''chan''', '''kun''', etc '''-san''', '''-chan''', '''-kun''', etc. -- See UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics for more information.
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* '''Sil vous plait?''': Meaning "please".

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* '''Sil vous plait?''': Meaning "please".
"please" in formal French.

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* '''Namaka''': Meaning "friend" and sometimes used to mean TrueCompanions.

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* '''Namaka''': '''Nakama''': Meaning "friend" and sometimes used to mean TrueCompanions.
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* '''La''' or '''le''': Meaning "the" and commonly used to make things sound fancier.


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* '''Danke''': Meaning "thank you".
* '''Gesundheit''': Literally meaning "good health", but used when somebody sneezes in a similar way to "bless you" in English. We have [[{{Gesundheit}} a trope named after it]] for when a character mistakes an unfamiliar word for a sneeze.
* '''Nein''': Meaning "no".


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* Any taxonomic name for an animal.
* '''Ergo''': Meaning "therefore" and commonly used for a nerdy character explaining something.

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* '''Nyet''': Meaning "no".


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* '''El''' or '''la''': The masculine and feminine forms of "the" respectively.


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* '''Nada''': Meaning "nothing", and often used to emphasise that there is nothing, in a similar way to "zilch" or "bupkis".
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* '''Au revoir''': Meaning "goodbye".
* '''Bonjour''': Meaning "hello".
* '''C'est la vie''': Meaning, "It's life", and used when something doesn't go your way, in a similar way to "No use crying over spilled milk."
* '''Derriere''': Meaning "butt".
* '''Fromage''': Meaning "cheese".
* '''Moi''': Meaning "me". Often used by characters in a dismissive way, akin to "Who, me?".
* '''Parlez vous?''': Meaning "Do you speak?".
* '''Sacre bleu''': Stereotypical French exclamation.
* '''Sil vous plait?''': Meaning "please".

[[AC:[[GratuitousGreek Greek]]]]
* Any of the letters, used to rank things. "Iota" also means "a small amount".
* '''Eureka''': Literally means "I found it", but usually used to mean "I've had an epiphany", because Archimedes said it when he made a scientific discovery.

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* '''Bella''': Meaning "beautiful".
* '''Bene''': Meaning "good".

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* '''Baka''': Meaning "idiot". It even has [[UsefulNotes/{{Baka}} its own Useful Notes page]].
* '''Chibi''': Meaning "short" and used to refer to a type of cute art style.
* '''Kawaii''': Meaning "cute", and referring to a subculture that revolves around cuteness.
* '''Namaka''': Meaning "friend" and sometimes used to mean TrueCompanions.
* '''Nyan''': Meaning "meow". Popularised by ''VideoGame/NyanCat''.
* '''San''', '''chan''', '''kun''', etc -- See UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics for more information.
* '''Sayonara''': Meaning "goodbye". Sometimes used by characters as an emphatic goodbye, similar to "So long, suckers".

[[AC:[[GratuitousSpanish Spanish]]]]
* '''Adios''': Meaning "goodbye", and like "sayonara", it's sometimes used for emphasis.
* '''Amigo''': Meaning "friend". Sometimes used as TermsOfEndangerment by villains.
* '''Amor''': Meaning "love".
* '''Caca''': Meaning "poop".
* '''Casa''': Meaning "house".
* '''Feliz Navidad''': Meaning "happy Christmas", and probably popularised by the Christmas carol of the same name.
* '''Grande''': Meaning "big".
* '''Hola''': Meaning "hello".
* '''Loco''': Meaning "crazy".
* '''Numero uno''': Meaning "number one".
* '''Puta''': Meaning "whore".
* '''Te amo''': Meaning "I love you".
* '''Vida''': Meaning "life", probably popularised by the song "Livin' La Vida Loca".

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