EUROPEAN LANGUAGES
How many official languages does the European Union have?
24
What is the official language of Italy?
Italian.
Hola! ¿Cómo estás?
Spanish.
German: MUTTER What does this word mean?
Mother
10-SECOND CHALLENGE
Name FIVE European languages.
eg. English, Latvian, Lithuanian, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Finnish, Swedish.
Which language has the largest number of native speakers in the European Union?
German
What language is mainly spoken in Austria?
German.
Bonjour! Comment ça va?
French.
Italian: FAMIGLIA
Spanish: FAMILIA
French: FAMILLE
What is the English word?
Family.
Which language does NOT belong to the Romance language group?
A. Spanish
B. Italian
C. Romanian
D. Polish
D. Polish.
Polish is a Slavic language.
Name three Romance languages spoken in Europe.
French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian.
Name the THREE official languages of Belgium.
Dutch, French and German.
Buongiorno! Come stai?
Italian.
Latvian: BRĀLIS
Lithuanian: BROLIS
What is the English word?
Brother.
You have 15 seconds!
Say THANK YOU in THREE different European languages.
Any three correct answers.
Examples:
Latvian — Paldies
Lithuanian — Ačiū
German — Danke
French — Merci
Spanish — Gracias
Italian — Grazie
Polish — Dziękuję
Finnish — Kiitos
Estonian — Aitäh
English, German, Dutch and Swedish belong to the same language group. What is it called?
The Germanic languages.
Which European country has four national languages: German, French, Italian and Romansh?
Switzerland.
Dzień dobry! Jak się masz?
Polish.
English: NIGHT
German: NACHT
Dutch: NACHT
Why do these words look similar?
They belong to the same language group / branch.
30-SECOND CHALLENGE
Give FOUR different reasons why learning foreign languages is useful.
travelling;
communicating with people;
studying abroad;
finding a better job;
understanding other cultures;
making international friends;
watching films without translation;
reading books in the original language.
Latvian and Lithuanian are the only two surviving languages of which branch of the Indo-European language family?
The Baltic languages.
Which European country has Finnish and Swedish as its national languages?
Finland.
Labas! Kaip sekasi?
Lithuanian.
English: SCHOOL
German: SCHULE
Dutch: SCHOOL
Spanish: ESCUELA
Italian: SCUOLA
Give TWO reasons why words in different languages can sometimes look or sound similar.
Imagine everyone in Europe spoke only ONE language.
Give:
• ONE advantage
• TWO disadvantages
you have 40 seconds.
One advantage would be easier communication. However, Europe could lose its linguistic diversity, and people could lose an important part of their cultural identity.