Loanwords
Guess That Language
Spanish Slang
Alphabet Soup
World Idioms
100
Instead, of "camioneta", the common word for "truck" in Spanish, Mexican Spanish speakers from the north might use this anglicized word
What is "troca"?
100
Speakers of this language are called Lusophones
What is Portuguese?
100
Give me three different ways to say "cool" in Spanish
Possible answers: chévere, chido, padre, guay, bacán, bacano, more?
100
Name a language that writes right-to-left
Possible answers: Arabic, Persian/Farsi, Hebrew, more?
100
This French expression about a rabbit is used when somebody stands you up
What is "poser un lapin" (to put a rabbit)
200
Because of social media and television booms, Portuguese children are starting to use this Brazilian slang word for "dude"
What is "cara"?
200
20% of this Austronesian language's vocabulary comes from Spanish
What is Tagalog/Filipino?
200
This special Argentinian slang derives from Italian immigrants
What is Lunfardo?
200
This east Asian language uses 3 different writing systems
What is Japanese?
200
In German you don't "cross your fingers" to wish somebody good luck -- instead, you...
What is "die Daumen drücken" (press your thumbs)
300
Due to Italian immigration to the US, Americans have been saying this phrase, meaning "Got it?", for decades
What is "kapeesh"? (Comes from 'capisci'/capire)
300
The most widely spoken language in Africa, at 200 million speakers: "Makali ya jicho yashinda wembe"
What is Swahili?
300
Venezuelan slang for guy or girl
What is "chamo"?
300
What is Cyrillic?
300
In Spanish, something easy isn't a piece of cake, it's...
What is "pan comido" (eaten bread)
400
Whether you call it domates, Tomate, or jitomate, the tomato is commonly named after a word in this Indigenous language
What is Náhuatl?
400
The most widely spoken Indigenous language in Latin America, at 8 million speakers: Qanwan allin p’unchay kachun
What is Quechua?
400
Give me two slang words for "money" in Spanish (NOT dinero)
Possible answers: Plata, lana, guita, pisto, more?
400
What is Korean?
400
In English, when the person you’re just talking about actually appears at that moment, you say:
Speak of the devil!
500
This French loanword to Turkish means "elevator"
What is "asansör"?
500
This minimalist constructed language was created in 2001 by linguist Sonja Lang
What is Toki Pona?
500
Provide any of the three nicknames: Puerto Ricans call themselves this; Guatemalans call themselves this; Costa Ricans call themselves this
What are boricuas, chapines, and ticos?
500
Mandarin Chinese is romanized through this system
What is pinyin?
500
When you realize something in Portuguese, this falls
What is "a ficha" ("caiu a ficha = I get it")