French, Italian, Irish
How do you say Hello (God be with you) in Irish?
Dia duit (jee ah dwitch)
True or False: in Thailand the feet are considered a sacred part of the body, so you should always keep your shoes on - even inside a temple!
FALSE! The head is seen as sacred, the feet are considered dirty. Always take your shoes off before entering a home or temple in Thailand (or Japan!)
Xhosa, Zulu and Swahili are mostly spoken in what continent? Bonus 100 points: name 1 country that speaks Xhosa, or name 1 country that Zulu, or name 1 country that speaks Swahili.
Africa !
Xhosa: South Africa, Lesotho, Zimbabwe
Zulu: South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini
Swahili: Kenya, DRC, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Mozambique, Somalia, Sudan
The famous K POP band BTS is from South Korea. What is the name of their hometown (which is also the capital city of South Korea) ?
Seoul
How do you say "Hello" or "Good Day" in German?
Hallo or Gutentag
True or False: in French please is "s'il vous plait" and thank you is "merci"
TRUE - practice saying it!
When you greet someone in Japan, you bow or nod your head to show respect and you can say: __________
Konnichiwa
Xhosa is known for making a sound in their language called Clicks. Give an example of 3 clicks in Xhosa:
1. Dental Click: push tongue against your top front teeth
2. Lateral Click: suck or push on teeth on both sides of your mouth
3. Labial Click: smack your lips together
4. Alveolar Click: flick your tongue off the roof of your mouth to make a loud POP
5. Palatal Click: make a flat tongue and pull it backwards - it sounds like snapping your fingers
How do you greet someone in Mandarin?
你好(nǐhǎo)
Nee - how or Nee - How Ma
Name 1 major city in Russia
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Sochi
Hello in Italian is "Ciao"... how do you say "Good morning"?
Buongiorno!
Fill in the blank: In Thai, "Hello" is _______ for girls and __________ for boys
Sawadee kah, sawadee krab
Pretend you are visiting Egypt or Dubai in the UAE. How do you informally greet someone in Arabic?
How do we greet someone in Korean?
An- nyeong (mah)
What is 1 "do or don't" in German culture?
1. Be on time, don't be late!
2. Plan ahead, no spontaneous plans!
3. Never say "happy Birthday" before someone's birthday!
4. Don't stand in the bicycle lane on the sidewalk
In Ireland someone may offer you a cup of tea. How do you say "thank you" in Irish?
Go raibh maith agat (gu - rah - mah - ha - gat)
True or False: Japan and Thailand are located on the continent of Asia
True !
How do you greet someone in Zulu?
Sawubona!
Over 1 billion people speak Mandarin (!) and even though there are 50,000 characters of Hanzi (the written language), you only need to memorize 2,500 characters to be fluent.
TRUE!
"Privet" is a causal "Hi" in Russian, but what is the more formal way to say "Hello"?
Zdrastvuyte !
Say 5 numbers in French or Italian
un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huif, neuf, dix
uno, due, tre, quattro, cinque, sei, sette, otto, nove, dieci
How do you say "Goodbye" or "Thank you" in Japanese?
さようなら Sayōnara - Goodbye
ありがとう Arigatō - Thank you
It is important for women to cover their hair when visiting an Arab country. What is the name of the beautiful scarf?
The hijab (hee-shab) - which means "veil", "scarf" or "shield"
Say 3 numbers in Korean or Mandarin
Mandarin: ling (zero), yi (1), er (2), san (3), si (4), wu (5), liu (6), qi (7), ba (8), jiu (993), shi (10)
Korean: hana (1), dhul (2), set (3), net (4), da seot (5), yeo seot (6), il gob (7), yeo deol (8), ah hob (9), yeol (10)
Dutch is a part of the German family tree so they have similar words. "Thank you" in Dutch is "be-dank", so how do you say "thank you" in German?
Dankie!