LANGUAGE QUESTIONS
LANGUAGE CHALLENGES
1. In how many different languages can you greet someone?
I can greet in six languages: basque(kaixo), spanish(hola), english(hello), frech(bonjouor), german(halo), japanese(konishiwa)
2.
In how many different languages can you count from 1 to 10 ?
I can count from 1 to 10 in basque, spanish, english and french.
3.
Can you write your name in different alphabets (such as Greek or
Cyrillic)
No I can't because I only know our alphabet.
4.
Identify 5 words in your language that are the same in other
languages:
Pizza, internet, blog, bota, baguette.
5.
Identify 3 words in your language that mean different things in other
languages (false friends!).
Our language is basque but we don't know any false friends, so we've thought about three spanish-englis false friends.
PLAGUE: peste
PEST: plaga
PRESERVATIVE: conservante
6.
Have you ever read a comic book in a foreign language? And a book?
Yes, I have read it in english and french.
7. Who is the person you know who speaks more languages and discovered
why he/she speaks so many.
My cousin, he speaks 5 languages: Basque, Spanish, English, Germany and Japanese. He learnt the first four languages when he was a child and he learnt the Japanese last year because he went on a erasmus to Japan for a year.
My cousin, he speaks 5 languages: Basque, Spanish, English, Germany and Japanese. He learnt the first four languages when he was a child and he learnt the Japanese last year because he went on a erasmus to Japan for a year.
8.
Have you ever memorized a song in another language?
Yes, I like listening to Beyonce for example.
Yes, I like listening to Beyonce for example.
9.
Have you ever switched the language of your phone or tablet to a
foreign language?
Yes, it was in Japanese and I switched it to english.
Yes, it was in Japanese and I switched it to english.
10.
Do you listen to a radio station in a foreign language?
No, I just listen to Euskadi irratia.
No, I just listen to Euskadi irratia.
11.
Do you change to original version when watching documentaries, sports
or films on tv?
Yes, but sometimes I try to watch them in their original version.
Yes, but sometimes I try to watch them in their original version.
12.
Do you know any joke in a foreign language?
No, I don't.
13. When on holiday in another country, have you ever used the language of the country to greet people, order food or perform other everyday tasks?
Yes, of course.
No, I don't.
13. When on holiday in another country, have you ever used the language of the country to greet people, order food or perform other everyday tasks?
Yes, of course.
14.
What do you dare to do in a foreign language?
I try to speak with foreign people and I sometimes try to watch films in other lenguages.
I try to speak with foreign people and I sometimes try to watch films in other lenguages.
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