How many words have a common use and meaning in more than one language. For example, cha is tea in Chinese, Korean and Japanese and chai in India.

Tracy Hickling, Melbourne Australia

• I think taxi is the same in English, French, Swedish and a few others besides

  Chris Ktorides, Ewell UK

• Cha and Taxi mean the same in different languages because they were borrowed from one into the other. I have been told that bad means bad in Persian with no connection in etymology. Can anyone confirm this?

  Phil, Edinburgh Scotland

• Chai is also used in many eastern European countries. And we use the derivative Char.

  David May, Alton UK

• "Seeya" is Hungarian for goodbye, but has nothing to do with the English words "see" and "you".

  Martin, Glasgow Scotland