Guess the language
你好 (pronounced Nǐ hǎo or Néih hóu)
is a greeting in which language?
Chinese
This animated Disney movie features songs in both English and Swahili.
Lion King
How many subjects are taught bilingually?
12
After English, this is the most spoken language in the United States.
Spanish
What do you call someone who speaks one language?
Monolingual
Здравствуйте (pronounced Zdravstvuyte) | Привет (pronounced Privyet)
are ways of saying hello or good morning in which language?
Russian
This Disney movie features a Polynesian language and culture.
Moana
How many world languages are offered in New York City Public Schools?
17
The English language has borrowed the most words from this language.
French
What do you call someone who speaks two languages?
Bilingual
Hola - Buenos Dias - Buenos tardes - Buenos noches
Are all greetings used in which language?
Spanish
This Ex-Fox Studio character and now Marvel Studio Superhero speaks multiple languages, including English, Russian, and French, and is known for his extreme healing abilities. Who is he?
Wolverine
Out of the 12 languages that are taught bilingually, what are 5 of them?
American Sign Language, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, French, Haitian Creole, Italian, Korean, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Yiddish
Spanish, French, and Italian all have origins from this ancient language.
Latin
What do you call someone who speaks three languages?
Trilingual
নমস্কার" (Nomoshkar) | হ্যালো (Hyalo) | সুপ্রভাত (Suprabhāt) | শুভ সকাল (Shubho shokal)
are all ways of saying hello or good morning in which language?
Bengali
This Oscar-winning Pixar movie set in Mexico celebrates the Day of the Dead and features both English and Spanish songs.
Coco
What is the percentage of students who speak a language other than English at home?
44%
These languages are written from right to left, unlike English. What is one of these languages?
Arabic, Hebrew, Farsi, Urdu, Pashto, Sindhi, Kurdish
What do you call someone who speaks 4 or more languages?
Multilingual / Polyglot
As-salamu alaykum (السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ) | Marhaban (مَرْحَبًا) |
Ahlan wa sahlan" (أَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا)
These are all ways of saying hello in which language?
Arabic
The fictional language spoken by the Na’vi in Avatar was inspired by this real-life language family.
Polynesian
What are the five main languages spoken by our students in New York City Public Schools?
Spanish, Chinese, Bengali, Russian, Arabic
The study of the origin and history of words is called this.
Etymology
What language does the word "language" originate from?
Latin - Old French