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This French ruler ordered the construction of the Arc de Triomphe in 1806
Who was Napoleon
100
"Hi Everyone" in Mandarin
What is dàjiāhǎo
100
Spanish: To eat
What is comer
100
Mandarin is one of the official languages of what international organization?
What is the United Nations
100
This is the most commonly used letter in the English language
What is "E"
200
This academy has been producing dictionaries and grammar guides for the Spanish language since the 18th century
What is the Real Academia Española (Royal Spanish Academy)
200
Spanish: Would you like to dance with me?
What is ¿Querrías bailar conmigo?
200
Latin: to love
What is amare
200
This language is ranked second, with 329 million native speakers, in how many people speak it as their first language
What is Spanish
200
This place's dialect only has 12 letters in its alphabet
What is Hawaii
300
During what dynasty did Mandarin emerge as the language of the ruling class?
What is the Ming dynasty
300
French: "I have five cats"
What is j'ai cinq chats
300
Mandarin: to close
What is "bi"
300
Between 60% to 70% of all English words come from this language
What is Latin
300
This language was almost chosen as the official language of the U.S, losing by only one vote in the continental congress
What is German
400
Latin originated around the River Tiber, where this civilization first developed
What is the Roman civilization
400
Latin: From an angry man
What is ab irato
400
French: to smell
What is "sentir"
400
These three words make up the national motto of France
What is liberté, égalité, fraternité
400
"Bem, obrigado" means "fine, thank you" in this language
What is Portuguese
500
Mandarin was renamed this, meaning "common speech", in 1955
What is pǔ tōng huà
500
French: Evacuate the area!
What is évacuez les lieux !
500
Spanish: to worry
What is preocuparse
500
Dante classified the Romance languages into three groups based on how they said this affirmative word
What is "yes"
500
This language, spoken in a South Asian country, is the seventh most used language in the world
What is Bengali