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Why Did he call his dad tata

posted 13 years ago by egoangel18
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I looked it up & it's not hebrew.

i hope you choke on your bacardi & coke!
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[–] phelpsg1 13 years ago

It's Yiddish.

[–] egoangel18 13 years ago

Thanks. My real name is Yiddish for 'pretty'. But I'm not even Jewissh.

i hope you choke on your bacardi & coke!
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[–] SheWillRememberYourHeart 12 years ago

Okay, now you've got me curious. What's the Yiddish for pretty? Is it the same as the Hebrew for pretty?

"He shall be an adder on the path, to bite a horse's heel"

[–] egoangel18 12 years ago

all late. Shana is Yiddish for beautiful.

i hope you choke on your bacardi & coke!
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[–] corinnacarpenter 12 years ago

It isn't Yafe,is it?

[–] freddy9 12 years ago

you're right its not.

ta-ta is a Polish word for dad (father). You can read in Sam actor bio he comes from Polish family so this explains he said ta-ta, ta-taa, ta-taaa in the movie.

In Arameic Hebrew the word suppose to be: fa-te with an accent on -te

[–] dragonslayer_ 11 years ago

Tata is also Romanian for father.

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