Many years ago, a Frenchman came into our Saint Louis shop, and requested a fine chapeau. The story goes that our staff was running around rather frantically searching in books to figure out what type of hat this was. If they could find a picture, then they could find it or make it.
We know now that chapeau is simply the French word for hat, but let’s go a step further and learn the word in some other languages.
Here’s how you might say “I like your hat” in some other languages.
| English | I like your hat |
|---|---|
| Catalan | M’agrada el teu barret |
| Croatian | Sviđa mi se tvoj šešir |
| Dutch | Ik hou van je hoed |
| Danish | Jeg kan godt lide din hat |
| Estonian | Mulle meeldib sinu müts |
| Finnish | Pidän hattu |
| French | J’aime votre chapeau |
| German | Ich mag deinen Hut |
| Hungarian | Tetszik a kalapját |
| Italian | Mi piace il tuo cappello |
| Latin | Ego amo vestri pileus |
| Russian | Мне нравится ваша шляпа |
| Portuguese | Eu gosto do seu chapéu |
| Spanish | Me gusta tu sombrero |
| Swedish | Jag gillar din hatt |
I have them all memorized so I can speak “hat” with (most of) the western world!
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