Capisce? - English example sentence

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morbrorper March 9, 2021 March 9, 2021 at 6:47:52 AM UTC

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I wonder if this should really have the English flag.

danepo March 9, 2021 March 9, 2021 at 6:55:32 AM UTC

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Both capisce, capish and nada are used in English, I think:

https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/capisce

https://www.thefreedictionary.com/nada

morbrorper March 9, 2021 March 9, 2021 at 7:32:12 AM UTC

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I think it should at least be tagged in some way. And get a recording.

CK March 9, 2021 March 9, 2021 at 7:46:04 AM UTC

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While English speakers understand this, I wonder if a majority of English speakers consider this English.

There are various other words and phrases like this such as greetings in various languages. These are included in English dictionaries, since readers may need to refer to a dictionary in order to understand them.

morbrorper March 9, 2021, edited March 9, 2021 March 9, 2021 at 8:16:48 AM UTC, edited March 9, 2021 at 8:17:18 AM UTC

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For a related case, consider swearwords. Many Swedes use English swearwords, but I would not want to see those labeled as Swedish.