"highheels" in various languages

[stellah]

I tried to make a list of our favourite word in all the languages I could. Can you supplement and check this list?

This is in picture format, for I don't know how to use non-latin letters here.

In alphabetical order:

I bet some of you can do it in Dutch, Danish, Italian, Portuguese, etc.

[Robert]

Hi, highheels means in Dutch : hoge hakken

[pieman3141]

In Mandarin Chinese (the dialect I speak) they're called "gao1 gen1 xie2". = high heel shoe. For those that don't speak Mandarin and would like a quick lesson (such as what the heck do those numbers beside the words mean, and why is the word "shoe" not pluralized) I'd be happy to give one. easy language to learn, hard to master.

[Yamyam]

highnheels in italian sounds tacchi alti , boots is stivali and platforms is zeppe . bye

Don't we have a member called 'Tacchi Alti'?

[Stu]

For what it's worth, high heels in Latin America are often referred to in Spanish as tacos, the same as the popular Mexican food. It's kind of a yummy coincidence.

[Gizmo]

In Polish ----->> Wysokie Obcasy

[Arctic]

I tried to make a list of our favourite word in all the languages I could. Can you supplement and check this list?

This is in picture format, for I don't know how to use non-latin letters here.

In alphabetical order:

I bet some of you can do it in Dutch, Danish, Italian, Portuguese, etc.

In Finnish it is actually "korkeat korot". Korkea means high, without it would just refer to heels.

Bert

[alfheel]

In french, the most common translation for "high heels" should be "talons hauts", so you have to suppress that extra "e" letter, that transform the adjective from male to female. Indeed, "talon" is a masculine word in french... I like that !!! :-)

[stellah]

OK, here's the updates list:

[Tahira]

OK, here's the updates list:

Stellah, I love those languages for high heels, but only one small detail ;

high heels in Spanish = Tacones Altos , Tacones Lejanos means Far Heels. :-)

[Crazee]

Well - since we're into corrections here: Norwegian (bokmål): høye hæler Norwegian (nynorsk): høge hælar "høyhæls" (in one word) is used in other combinations, most likely a performance (like 'høyhælsdansing' - high heeled dancing - but it's an unusual combination.) High heeled shoes would translate into 'høyhælte skor/høghælte sko' (an that concludes the Norwegian lesson.) Oh, and Danish: høje hæler

[nicjasno]

Well in german they're called "hohe absätze" without the ö . And in my language (slovenian) they're called "visoke pete"

[raccoon]

Trying to decipher a text in Icelandic, I came across háir hælar

I'm pretty sure it's the indefinite form and nominative.

There must be many more ways to write it

[Beeblebrox]

Well, "höga klackar" is used for exampel when you talk about a shoe or boot and saying it has high heels. "Högklackat" is more used, for exampel when you are wearing high heels. I would suggest a change from "höga klackar" to "högklackat".

[Steve B]

In Lithuanian, high heels comes out, "aukšti kulnai", while heels would be, "kulnai". You could also use a diminutive version for heels, "kulniukai". I saw quite a few women wearing 4- and even 5-inch heels when I was there in 1998, including one of my cousins. Last year, I hardly saw anyone in pumps.

[crazyass]

a chinese lesson for non-chinese speakers gao(1)=high/tall gen(1)=follow/heel xie(2)=shoe.

[Akev44]

Ok, I'll have to add my contribution in heberw:

In hebrew it's "Akevim Gvo-him" (plural) for high heels or "Akev Gavoha" in singular. Akev is heel and Gavoh is high. below you can see how it looks in Hebrew characters (which are read right to left...)

Or if I try to write directly in heberw:

עקבים גבוהים

(I wonder if your browser shows something similar to the graphic above)

[Mickey S.]

@Akev44:

... (I wonder if your browser shows something similar to the graphic above) ...

At least it works w/ Netscape 7 on Solaris. ;o)

@Stellah:

In German, it's "hohe Absätze". There's no 'Umlaut ö' in the word 'hohe'.

CU!

-Mike

[stellah]

Thank you all for the additions and improvements. Here's what we've got so far:

[macchi]

in chinese: 高跟鞋 高 : high 跟 : heel 鞋 : shoe

[raccoon]

A few more additions and corrections, if you don't mind Stellah

[J-Nation]

now, how about a guide to pronunciation?! Emma

[Steve B]

Well, Lithuanian is a phonetic language, so what you see is what you get. The "au" double vowel sounds the same as "ow". The "š" sounds like "sh". The "i" at the end of "aukšti" is short, as in English. The "u" sounds the same as in "put". The "ai" double vowel is very similar to a long "i" in English. The consonants you see are pronounced the same as in English.

[PJ]

.....high heels in Spanish = Tacones Altos .... :-

From what little spanish I know, I always thought it was "talones altos" .

[raccoon]

From what little spanish I know, I always thought it was "talones altos".

It seems you're not the only one. Google: "talones altos"

But compare: Google: "tacones altos"

[crazyass]

In chinese, gen1 has 2 meanings. 1:heel 2:follow.

[Akev44]

racoon, The hebrew one is flipped (mirrored) you need a mirror view of it (look at my original post and compare the characters).

[raccoon]

Sorry about that, Akev. Thanks for pointing it out. Correction:

[manus]

catalan (from catalunya, valència, mallorca...) high heels = talons alts

[raponchigo]

I was amazed when I saw the first spanish traslate, tacones lejanos!! that's a movie from Almodovar... hehe ,but now you've got it right=tacones altos,southern americans (argentinian/chileans) call them tacos altos. US people who speak spanish refer them = zapatos altos