Respond Like a Local
1 word, 1 syllable: If you don’t speak Russian, it’s your curt reply to a Russian who asks whether you speak Russian
What is Nyet?
This lizard changes color because of its environment, diet, and sometimes its mood, but not to blend in with its surroundings like commonly thought.
What is a Chameleon?
Please be patient for a moment!:
H.Y.H
What is hold your horses?
Around week 7 of pregnancy, it’s called this; after it’s a fetus
What is an Embryo?
The Spanish word for bread is hiding inside this Latin American turnover that normally has a savory filling
What is an Empanada?
1 word, 5 syllables: It’s how you say “Goodbye” to that handsome stranger you met in Florence
What is Arrivederci?
This North American marsupial has a gestation period of as little as 12 days
What is Opossum?
You are in big trouble:
Y.G.I.C
What is your goose is cooked?
It’s the lightest stable subatomic particle (that we know about)
What is an Electron?
Feel like Japanese food? Try unagi, this freshwater fish, often grilled and served over rice
What is an Eel?
2 words, 4 syllables: Time for your first lager of the day it’s how you say “good morning” at a beer hall in Munich
What is Guten morgen?
It’s the name for a relationship between two different species where at least one species benefit.
What is Symbiotic ?
Don't forget how many other single people are out there in the dating pool:
T.A.P.O.F.I.T.S
What is there are plenty of fish in the sea?
Langerhans cells are found in this layer of the skin
What is the Epidermis?
In the mood for a sandwich? How about a Po’ Boy or this other New Orleans favorite said to have been created at the Central Grocery
What is a Muffuletta?
3 words, 5 syllables: As you regard him blankly, it’s how your waiter in Nice politely asks if you speak the native language
What is Parlez-vous francais?
Adult insects have 6 legs, all attached to this body section
What is the Thorax?
Make all the necessary preparations before you start:
G.Y.D.I.A.R
What is get your ducks in a row?
These hormones relieve pain but probably don’t give the runner’s high as once thought
What are Endorphins?
This North African dish of poached eggs in a spicy tomato sauce isn’t just for breakfast; plus it’s imitative Arabic name is fun to say
What is Shakshuka?
1 word, 4 syllables: It’s how you say “Good Afternoon” in Kyoto – or if it’s not the afternoon, it’s simply how you might say “Hello”
What is Konnichiwa?
Sea parrot is another name for this Atlantic seabird with black and white plumage and a triangular bill
What is a Puffin?
You can do anything you wish or go anywhere you want in this life:
T.W.I.Y.O
What is the world is your oyster?
It’s hibernation but in summer
What is Estivation?
Don’t get mad – try the pasta with this spicy sauce whose name is Italian for “angry”
What is Arrabbiata?