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What are some sentences that written identically in different languages?

It's nearly impossible to find sentences that are written *identically* in different languages, even with the same meaning. This is because:

* Different alphabets: Most languages use different alphabets, so even if the words are the same, they will be spelled differently. For example, "Hello" in English is "Hola" in Spanish.

* Word order: The way words are arranged in a sentence can vary significantly between languages. For example, "I eat the apple" in English might be "The apple I eat" in another language.

* Grammatical rules: Different languages have different grammatical rules, which can affect the structure and word order of sentences.

However, there are some examples of sentences that have similar sounds and meanings across different languages, but still differ in spelling:

* "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." This is a well-known pangram (a sentence containing all the letters of the alphabet) in English, and many other languages have similar pangrams.

* "I am what I am." This phrase is often used as a philosophical statement and has been translated into many languages with similar meanings.

It's worth noting that even with similar sounds and meanings, these sentences are still not *written identically* in different languages due to differences in alphabet and word order.

Instead of looking for identical sentences, it's more interesting to explore how different languages express similar ideas in unique ways.

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