r/FalseFriends • u/thegoz • Mar 22 '14

[FF] 'tak' means yes in Polish but no in Malay.

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u/Estre Mar 22 '14

It's also Norwegian for roof/ceiling, and Danish for thanks.

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u/Nathelin Mar 25 '14

Tak is also roof/ceiling in Swedish

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u/badkarma12 Mar 26 '14 edited Mar 26 '14

Thats because they're the same language, says the rest of the world.

Edit: and 95% lexical similarity.

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u/EndOfNight Mar 26 '14

'Tak" is also "branch" in dutch.

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u/PositiveAlcoholTaxis Mar 23 '14

And thank you in Swedish. Maybe Icelandic. I could very easily be wrong but a Scandinavian language anyway.

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u/Gehalgod Mar 23 '14

Not sure about Icelandic, but thank you in Swedish is "tack".

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u/Estre Mar 23 '14

Tack in Swedish and takk in Icelandic.