German
True or false: German and English are both Germanic languages.
True!
True or false: French and German are the official languages in Canada.
False!
Pronounce this name correctly: Gaius Julius Caesar
Guy-us Yule-ee-us Kaiser
True or false: Spanish is a Romance language.
True!
What is the official language of the United States?
There is none!
Name three German-speaking countries. Bonus if you can give the German name!
Germany (Deutschland), Austria (Österreich), Switzerland (die Schweiz), Liechtenstein (Liechtenstein), Belgien (Belgium), Luxemburg (Luxemburg)
Name three French-speaking countries. Bonus if you can give the French name!
France, Switzerland, Canada, Belgium, Luxemburg, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Monaco, Senegal, Haiti, Madagascar, Rwanda, Benin, Burkina Faso, Gabon, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Togo, Burundi, Cameron, Chad, Central African Republic, Comoros, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Seychelles, Vanuatu
Name one Roman god and one Roman goddess AND what they’re in charge of.
Gods: Jupiter (lightning), Vulcan (fire), Mars (war), Neptune (sea), Mercury (messenger), Bacchus (wine), Apollo (sun, prophecy), Pluto (death)
Goddesses: Juno (queen of gods), Venus (love and beauty), Minerva (wisdom), Ceres (harvest), Diana (hunt)
Name three Spanish-speaking countries. Bonus if you can give the Spanish name!
Spain (España), Mexico (México), Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic (La República Dominicana), Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama (Panamá), Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru (Perú), Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Equatorial Guinea (Guinea Ecuatorial)
Name three of the top seven most spoken languages in the world.
1. English (1.45 billion)
2. Mandarin Chinese (1.12 billion)
3. Hindi (602 million)
4. Spanish (548 million)
5. French (274 million)
6. Standard Arabic (274 million)
7. Bengali (272 million)
Name three ways to say “the” in German
der, die, das
Name three months in French
janvier, février, mars, avril, mai, juin, juillet, août, septembre, octobre, novembre, décembre
Define three of these words: rex, mater, puella, iratus, scribit, sub
rex = king, mater = mother, puella = girl, iratus = angry, scribit = writes, sub = under
Count to ten in Spanish!
uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete, ocho, nueve, diez
Which language has the most words in it? The fewest? Choices: English, French, German, Latin, Spanish.
German (5.3 million)
English (1 million)
Spanish (200,000)
French (130,000)
Latin (40,000)
Define three of these words: Hund, Katze, Mann, Frau, Wasser, schwimmt
Hund = dog, Katze = cat, Mann = man, Frau = woman/Mrs/Ms, Wasser = water, schwimmt = swims
What number is this:
Deux mille cent huit
2108
What number is this: MCDLXVII
1467
Name three ways to greet someone in Spanish.
Hola, Buenos días, Buenas tardes, Buenas noches, Chao/Chau, Bienvenidos
How many languages are spoken in the world?
7117
Count to three in German
eins, zwei, drei
Count from 10 to 50 by tens
dix, vingt, trente, quarante, cinquante
Define three of these words: insula, mare, flumen, patria, urbs
insula = island, mare = sea, flumen = river, patria = native land, urbs = city
Translate to Spanish: “Hello, my name is ___. What is your name?”
“Hola, me llamo ___. ¿Cómo te llamas?*”
*¿Cómo se llama usted? works too
What’s the first known language in the world?
Sumerian is the oldest language we have proof of (written on tablets from 3500 BC).
The oldest language still spoken today is Egyptian (from 2690 BC, circa. 4700 years old).
Proto-Indo-European is a language we *think* existed between 7800 and 9800 years ago.