Languages of the world!
What language is spoken in Brazil?
Portuguese
What does “Hello” mean?
A greeting used when meeting someone.
Which language has the words “ciao” and “grazie”?
Italian
What does the word “karaoke” originally come from: Japanese, Korean or Chinese?
Japanese
What is the difference between “fun” and “funny”?
Fun means enjoyable; funny means humorous or strange.
What is the most widely spoken language in the world by native speakers?
Mandarin Chinese
What does “It's raining cats and dogs” mean?
It's raining very heavily.
Which language is written using the Cyrillic alphabet and is spoken in Bulgaria?
Bulgarian
Which language has more native speakers: Spanish or English?
Spanish
What does the idiom “once in a blue moon” mean?
Very rarely.
Which language is spoken in Austria, Germany and much of Switzerland?
German
What does “break a leg” mean?
Good luck! It is often said before a performance.
Which language has the words “takk” (thank you) and “hei” (hello)?
Norwegian
What is the longest word in the English dictionary that is commonly cited as a non-technical word?
“Antidisestablishmentarianism” is a commonly cited answer.
Correct the mistake: “She go to school every day.”
She goes to school every day.
What is the official language of Egypt?
Arabic
What is the opposite of “bilingual” if someone speaks only one language?
Monolingual
Which language is known for having the letters ð and þ in its modern alphabet?
Icelandic
Which language uses the word “schadenfreude” to describe pleasure at someone else's misfortune?
German
What does “under the weather” mean?
To feel unwell.
Which language family includes English, Spanish, Hindi and Russian?
The Indo-European language family.
What does “to get something off the tip of your tongue” mean?
You almost remember a word or name, but cannot recall it.
Basque is spoken in parts of Spain and France. To which major language family does it belong?
It is a language isolate; it has no confirmed relationship to any major language family.
What do the English words “night”, German “Nacht” and Dutch “nacht” have in common?
They are related words inherited from a common ancestor language.
Complete the proverb: “When in Rome, do as the …”
Romans do