The Unpronounceable
The False Friends
The Untranslatable
The Englishes
Vocabulary Unit 4
100
How do you pronounce "knight"?
Same as night
100
How do you say "meaning" in Dutch?
Betekenis
(not "mening")
100
Dustsceawung – Old English
A) The sound a vacuum cleaner makes
B) The feeling you get when your car is dirty but you do not want to clean it
C) The thought that dust used to be other things, and realisation that everything will ultimately end up as dust
C) The thought that dust used to be other things, and realisation that everything will ultimately end up as dust
100
Vocabulary: Cookie
A) UK
B) US
C) Both
B) US
(UK: biscuit)
100
This vegetable is a ...
potatoes
200
How do you pronounce "women"?
WE-men
200
How do you say "rare" in Dutch?
Zeldzaam
(not "raar")
200
Flâner – French
A) Aimlessly wandering without any destination, just to enjoy the views
B) The feeling of wearing a cozy pyjama
C) Someone who really like flan (a type of pudding)
A) Aimlessly wandering without any destination, just to enjoy the views
200
Vocabulary: Soccer
A) UK
B) US
C) Both
B) US
(UK: soccer)
200
Not a piece or slice, but a whole bread is called?
A loaf of bread
300
How do you pronounce "yolk"?
yowk
300
How do you say "acorn" in Dutch?
Eikel (vrucht van de eikenboom)
(not "eekhoorn")
300
Utepils - Norwegian
A) Drinking a beer in the sun
B) A friend that always buys the first beer
C) The yellow colour of a cat's eye
A) Drinking a beer in the sun
300
Vocabulary: A flat (building where you live)
A) UK
B) US
C) Both
A) UK
(US: apartment)
300
This vegetable is a ...
A leek
400
How do you pronounce "colonel"?
KER-nel
400
How do you say "billion" in Dutch?
Miljard
(not biljoen)
400
Fernweh – German
A) The pain from contractions while giving birth
B) The feeling of homesickness for a place that you’ve never been to.
C) Looking out of a window with someone you love
B) The feeling of homesickness for a place that you’ve never been to
400
Spelling: Colour
A) UK
B) US
C) Both
A) UK
(US: color)
400
A fruit preserve or jam made from the juice and peel of citrus fruits boiled with sugar and water.
Marmalade
500
How do you pronounce "epitome"?
uh-PI-tuh-mee
500
How do you say "dapper" in Dutch?
Goed verzorgd
(not "dapper")
500
Tsundoku – Japanese
A) Falling down the stairs because you have to hurry to get to work
B) Buying a book and leaving it unread, usually surrounded by a lot of other unread books
C) Reluctance to let go of an illusion
B) Buying a book and leaving it unread, usually surrounded by a lot of other unread books
500
Spelling: Traveler
A) UK
B) US
C) Both
B) US
(UK: traveller)
500
An act of negotiating or arguing over the price or terms of a purchase, agreement, or contract
to haggle