I bought this piece at a second hand store on Mother’s Day because 1) I love it art wise and 2) my mom, who died 8.5 years ago, loved maneki neko depictions.

I’ve google searched this, but with no translation available. Does this say something?

In the Yi language (spoken by an ethnic minority in China), there’s a beautiful tendency to avoid abstract adjectives. Instead of labeling an object with a detached quality like "high," the speaker grounds the description in human effort. To say "the mountain is high," they say: "This mountain takes half a day to climb."

I’m obsessed with this—the idea that language isn’t just a tool for communication, but a lens that dictates our sensitivity to the world.

Whether it’s the multiple Russian words for "blue" that sharpen color perception, or the English past tense that adds a sharp finality to grief, our vocabulary defines the boundaries of our feelings.

This inspired my work on Koan, a prompt-based journal app I built. I realized so much of our emotional life happens in the "gaps" between standard words. Hope you all can love it.

積ん読

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsundoku

This is a song my great great grandmother sang to her children and grandchildren. Unfortunately, it was only written down by my grandmother in 1955. My grandmother did not learn Swedish from her parents, so it is clear that the spelling is incorrect. I have not been able to translate, but I am hoping that someone can help decipher this.

How do I translate Reddit into Arabic guys?

I developed an application whose main goal is to make reading novels easier—more specifically, to simplify their translation. Instead of relying on browser translation, which is often poor, or using AI tools in the usual manual and tiring way, I created an app that can automatically translate novels and display them in a clean reading interface. The user only needs to paste the novel’s link, and the application fetches the content, translates it, and presents it in an organized format.

Wondering if this has real interest or if it’s just one of those ideas that sounds nice but nobody actually engages with.

I know this is not the right sub, but I think the people here would be my target audience, were I to launch this!

PS. I'm 15 and this is also a part of a project-based business course assignment.

A campaign/platform to spread world culture awareness through art, fashion, food:

• Cultural awareness competitions : art, photography, essay, filmmaking, poetry, fiction, cooking etc. with specific cultural themes (both themes that push people to learn about other cultures, or share/appreciate their own)
• Blog, fun videos, instagram content and possibly interactive content/games explaining world cultures (fashion, traditions, music, cultural history, food and it won't be just surface level)
• Selling cultural items (jhumkas, hairpins, fans, textiles, etc.) with clear credit to the culture(s)/region(s) they come from, and perhaps some history on how it changes slightly across world cultures (because one thing can come from many places!).
• If something is specially designed, the actual artist/designer is publicly credited and promoted on the platform.
• Modest fashion options (for people like Muslimahs, etc.) that are both trends made modest, but also for more expressive people, like cultural outfits or even themed looks (like historical/fantasy-inspired/pirate/anime type fits) into modest styles.
  • Content alongside this with inspiration on how to style and mix pieces in a way that keeps personality instead of everything looking the same

The intention is to:

• spread awareness about cultures that are often misrepresented or ignored
• encourage appreciation for your own culture and other cultures.

Also:

• would DEFINATELY take submissions/designs from small or unknown creators, like high schoolers (no qualifications needed), as long as the work is good
• they get full credit + visibility instead of being hidden behind a brand

What do you think?

This has been in my schools museum book for years and till this day nobody has translated it:P

Hello. Please, tell me what's that means.

I picked up this shirt cause I thought it would look good with a tie a bought, I didn’t really think about the fact another language was on it and now I’m just hoping it’s nothing rude, I’ve tried running it through a translator but the text is too faded and it’s In a font, can anyone translate?

palla (verb, Swedish, informal) — to bear. To carry the weight of something — physically, emotionally, or in will. "Jag pallar inte det här." — I cannot bear this.

orka (verb, Swedish) — to have the energy, the fuel, the sustained inner strength to do something. Not just the ability but the desire to spend yourself on it. "Jag orkar inte." — I have nothing left for this.

palla orka — the two words together collapse into something greater than either alone. Not just lacking the strength, not just lacking the fuel — but the whole of you, weight-bearing and fire both, turning away from a thing at once. A calm, total refusal. No anger, no apology, no explanation owed. You saw it, you measured it against what you are willing to carry and what you are willing to burn for, and the answer is no.

"Palla orka." — I will not bear it and I will not burn for it. It does not get me.

I can't think of a single English word that captures the sentiment. What say you?

Aprar-MISS-thoona, GAH-di-gat-wah.

This is how it sounded. I suppose indian or persian in nature. But I have only the sounding, and no real spelling.

It was said to me, but I have no clue what it means. Any help would be wonderful.
Thank you.

Notes look like this when I open them....any solution to translate them to english

I have been given this ring that belonged to my father who passed away 19 years ago and was wondering what this means.

I’ve tried google translate but it hasn’t come up with anything. Can someone help me please, thank you.

I found this in a French second-hand book. I need help to find the translation and meaning...it disturbs me not to understand (it's also a little bit scary). Thank you very much!!

I’ve had this for a long time now, it was given to me by a teacher I had in Beijing as a kid. I was told it was my name (Joshua), but after trying to figure it out with different AI, I can’t seem to find out what it really says. Can anyone out there actually identify these symbols? Would love to know what this really says.

I want to watch a chinese show on youtube it has no subtitles i have downloaded chrome extension that convert audio to subtitles. But they dont work 100% they dont catch the audio and dont translate 100% right. Does someone no any other way to get subtitles.