True or False
English is the most spoken native Language in the world.
False: It's Chinese
Italian is a a) Slavic b) Germanic c) Romance language.
Romance
The most widely spoken languages in the world are: Mandarin Chinese, English, Spanish, German
German is not one of the most widely spoken ones.
The French word for 'shop'
boutique
Are there more English native speakers or non-native speakers in the world?
non-native speakers
There are 7 million languages in the world.
False: There are 7,000
In which country is German official? a.Denmark b. Switzerland c. Poland
Switzerland
Italian, French, English and German are Romance languages
German is not a Romance language
Italian word for 'bye'
Ciao
What is a lingua franca?
A Language used between speakers whose native languages are different
What is the country with the best non-native English speakers? a. The Netherlands b. Croatia c. Germany
The Netherlands
English, Dutch, Greek, German
The German word for "thank you"
Danke
What does the term multilingualism refer to?
It refers to the ability of speaking more than one language
The European Union has more than 200 official languages
False: There are 24
What's the country with the largest number of Spanish speakers? a.Mexico b. Colombia c. Spain
Mexico
Factors that caused the expansion of English as a world common Language a. the expansion of the British Empire b. the emergence of the USA as the world economic power since the 20th century c. the globalization d. the Industrial revolution
The industrial revolution
The Portuguese word for "thank you"
Obrigado/a
What does the term polyglot refer to?
It refers to a person who can speak more than two languages.
The US has no official language.
True: the US has no official language. While English is the most commonly used language in the United States, there actually isn't an official language there.
The United Nations official languages are a. English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Russian and Arabic b. English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Russian and Chinese c. English, French and German
English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Russian and Arabic
FLAT, PETROL STATION, PAVEMENT, ELEVATOR
ELEVATOR (It is not a British word)
The Chinese word for "hello"
Ni hao
Who is the person who orally translates into different languages while an official meeting?
Interpreter.