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Come again? Figure out a foreign word a day. Four rounds narrow it down, then you guess the translation. Free, in the browser, no account. Dutch edition too.
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I live abroad and keep running into words I do not know. Working them out from the context is fun, so I made a game of it.

One foreign word a day. Four rounds narrow it down, then you guess the translation. Free, browser, no account. Dutch edition too.

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Comparle · Come again?
Figure out a foreign word a day.
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Today: nunchi.
Yesterday: uitwaaien (Dutch). 15 players, 414 points on average. 8 staked their score on the last word, none got it.
It means to walk in the wind to clear your head and most players did not guess that correctly.
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#24 · Word of the day
Which language, what it says literally, where you hear it, what it means. Four rounds, then a guess at the translation.
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September 29, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Today: uitwaaien.
Yesterday: firgun (Hebrew). 11 players, 302 points on average. 7 staked their score on the last word, none got it.
It means taking genuine pleasure in someone else's success and most players did not guess that correctly.
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#23 · Word of the day
Which language, what it says literally, where you hear it, what it means. Four rounds, then a guess at the translation.
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September 28, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Today: firgun.
Yesterday: toska (Russian).
It is a vague and aching restlessness of the soul.
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#22 · Word of the day
Which language, what it says literally, where you hear it, what it means. Four rounds, then a guess at the translation.
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September 27, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Today: toska.
Yesterday: hanyauku (Rukwangali). 10 players, 382 points on average. 8 staked their score on the last word, 1 got it.
It means walking on tiptoe across scorching sand and most players did not guess that correctly.
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#21 · Word of the day
Which language, what it says literally, where you hear it, what it means. Four rounds, then a guess at the translation.
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September 26, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Today: hanyauku.
Yesterday: sobremesa (Spanish). 13 players, 324 points on average. 8 staked their score on the last word, 1 got it.
It refers to the time spent talking at the table after a meal and most players did not guess its meaning correctly.
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#20 · Word of the day
Which language, what it says literally, where you hear it, what it means. Four rounds, then a guess at the translation.
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September 25, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Today: sobremesa.
Yesterday: jayus (Indonesian). 21 players, 416 points on average. 15 staked their score on the last word, 7 got it.
It refers to a joke that is so bad it becomes funny again and many players correctly guessed its meaning.
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#19 · Word of the day
Which language, what it says literally, where you hear it, what it means. Four rounds, then a guess at the translation.
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September 24, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Today: jayus.
Yesterday: pålegg (Norwegian). 15 players, 351 points on average. 11 staked their score on the last word, 10 got it.
Det betyr noe som legges på brød.
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#18 · Word of the day
Which language, what it says literally, where you hear it, what it means. Four rounds, then a guess at the translation.
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September 23, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Today: pålegg.
Yesterday: gigil (Tagalog).
It means an overwhelming urge to squeeze something cute.
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#17 · Word of the day
Which language, what it says literally, where you hear it, what it means. Four rounds, then a guess at the translation.
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September 22, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Today: gigil.
Yesterday: overmorgen (Dutch).
It means the day after tomorrow.
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#16 · Word of the day
Which language, what it says literally, where you hear it, what it means. Four rounds, then a guess at the translation.
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September 21, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Today: overmorgen.
Yesterday: mamihlapinatapai (Yaghan (Tierra del Fuego)).
It is a silent standoff between two people waiting for the other to make the first move.
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overmorgen · word of the day
Which language, what it says literally, where you hear it, what it means. Four rounds, then a guess at the translation.
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September 20, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Yesterday: Verschlimmbessern (German).
It means to make something worse by trying to improve it.
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Verschlimmbessern (German)
to make something worse by trying to improve it — a fix that backfires
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September 19, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Yesterday: abbiocco (Italian).
It means the heavy sleepiness after a big meal.
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September 18, 2026 at 10:28 AM
I live abroad and keep running into words I do not know. Working them out from the context is fun, so I made a game of it.

One foreign word a day. Four rounds narrow it down, then you guess the translation. Free, browser, no account. Dutch edition too.

en.comparle.app/day
Comparle · Come again?
Figure out a foreign word a day.
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September 17, 2026 at 6:42 PM