Etymology II — Borrowed Words
📋 What it is
English borrows words from many languages — "pyjamas", "ketchup", "safari".
🗣️ Coach says
English is a magpie language — it borrows from everywhere. "Pyjamas" from Persian/Hindi, "ketchup" from Chinese, "safari" from Swahili. These borrowed words are little pieces of world history living in your vocabulary.
🧠 Memory hook
English borrows globally: pyjamas (Persian), ketchup (Chinese), safari (Swahili).
😂 Giggle
Why did the palindrome look in the mirror?
Because it reads the same forwards and backwards!
😲 Whoa!
English has borrowed words from over 350 languages — it may have the largest vocabulary of any language on Earth.
✅ Quick check: What does it mean that "safari" is a "borrowed word"?
Say your answer out loud first — then reveal.
English took it from another language (Swahili) and now uses it.
Borrowed (loan) words are adopted from other languages.
🧪 Try it! (2 minutes)
Name a food word English borrowed from another language (pizza, sushi, taco).