You can endlessly develop and enrich your stock of foreign words. Relevant vocabulary is best remembered - the one that is used in your profession, hobby or household. In this article, you will learn how to say a scooter, a bicycle, a doll, a teddy bear, a jump rope, a swing and other popular items for children's leisure time in English.
Favorite toy
Kids love scooters. For boys and girls of 5-8 years old, this is a favorite vehicle along with bicycles. With no less enthusiasm, some teenagers and adults master it. So what's the English word for "scooter"?
Modern language uses the word scooter. It sounds unusual for the Russian ear, as it is associated with a scooter - a jet ski. Yes, water sports vehicles can also be called a scooter, and sometimes an outboard motor boat. But this does not negate the way it will be in English "scooter".
Interestingly, this vehicle, for which you need to push off with one foot from the ground, appeared in ancient times. So distant that at the moment neither the name of the inventor, nor even the approximate year of the appearance of the first scooter is known.
It is also curious that the design of the English type of scooter differs from the others by the presence of an iron frame.
These days these vehicles come in kids, teens and adults. There are also city scooters (ordinary, folding), stunt scooters and with inflatable tires.
And we continue the linguistic study of this word.
What was the name of the scooter in English before?
During the First World War, the name bicycle was in use - that is, exactly like “bicycle”. There were also the words push-cycle and pedal cycle. But now such names are not used, and scooter remains a modern option. Perhaps in the future there will be some other word for a board with wheels and a steering wheel: a unique name that will not evoke associations with either a bicycle or a water scooter.
Now let's see how the ancient vehicle is called in other countries.
“Scooter” by…
English translation ‒ scooter.
German for der roller. And this word is also used to refer to a scooter.
Translated from French ‒ patinette.
Italian scooter ‒ monopattino.
And in Spain they call it motopatín or patinete.
As you can see, in the last three cases there is a significant similarity between the names. But German and English distinguished themselves in this case by originality.
Take for example the word "scooter" in several other languages:
- dutch(Dutch) ‒ step or autoped;
- Estonian ‒ tõukeratas;
- Polish ‒ hulajnoga or skuter.
In general, there are a lot of various names, and it is clear how long the scooter has existed and is widely distributed around the world.
English names for other children's toys
Since we are talking about the favorite pastimes of children (and adults young in spirit), it would be useful to mention how in English some other toys and means for having fun are called. Here they are:
- doll ‒ doll;
- dollhouse ‒ dollhouse;
- bear cub ‒ teddy bear;
- blocks ‒ blocks;
- puzzle, mosaic ‒ puzzle;
- bike ‒ bicycle, bike;
- drum ‒ drum;
- boat, boat ‒ boat;
- train, train ‒ train;
- car ‒ car;
- airplane ‒ plane;
- skipping rope - skipping rope in British version and jump/skip rope in American English.
- swing ‒ swing;
- carousel ‒ merry-go-round;
- roller coaster ‒ roller-coaster;
- tablet ‒ clipboard computer, tablet computer, pad;
- game console ‒ TV games device.
Knowing these words will help you, for example, make a conversational topic on the topic “Childhood”, tell someone in English about your favorite toys at a tender age, teach your child to call in a foreign language relevant to him (or her) objects of the world and much more.
You read an article from which you learned notonly how it will be in English "scooter", but also how it is called in other languages of the world. You also got acquainted with the English names of other toys for children. We hope you found this information helpful.
