Are there more people here that don’t have English as their native language? I’m dutch, so English isn’t my first language. And every so now and then WaniKani gives me a Radical, Kanji or Vocab with an English translation that is new to me. Today I learned: Radical ⺤ Cleat Radical Yurt So Cleat…

Same here! Cleat was the word I first met on WK. I also only new the word “ford” as the name of the famous car brand and was quite surprised to find out it has other meanings :sweat_smile:

Better yet, we say studs and not cleats over here in Britain

Ford is new to me aswell. I know Fort, but bot Ford. Mind explaining it?

Crossing water by walking through it [image] Ford (crossing) A ford is a shallow place with good footing where a river or stream may be crossed by wading, on horseback, or inside a vehicle getting its wheels wet. A ford may occur naturally or be constructed. Fords may be impassable duri…

I learned “Geoduck” :shaking_face:

That was new to me too! I first thought it was some geodesical tool like a theodolite [trunky_rolling] And then I’ve learned that it’s not even pronounced the way I thought it was :sweat_smile:

Funny thing, I’m a native English speaker and I learned ‘Geoduck’ as well! :slight_smile:

One word that is now firmly stuck in my memory, ready to jump out to make me look smart when the opportunity strikes is Onomatopoeia

[image] What's the latest English word you learned thanks to WK WaniKani A shout-out to all non-native English speakers here on WK! What English words did you learn while doing your lessons? Some of my recent ones are barb 了 toil 努 hick, the radical in 度 geoduck, the …

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pembo March 25, 2025, 6:32pm 10

this as always a fun thread to read

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