Worldwide Greetings! Language Trivia

1. "Hallo. Ich heisse ElusiveDream." Which language am I speaking?

From Quiz Talk to Me

Answer: German

I'm speaking German! Germany is a large Central European country. It's bordered by Denmark, Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Belgium and the Netherlands. It has coastlines on the North and Baltic Seas. Its capital city is Berlin and its land features include the Bavarian Alps and the Thuringer Forest.

From Quiz Greetings Around the World

Answer: Bonjour

"Bonjour" means "good morning" where "bon" means "good". "Bon soir" means "good evening" while ""au revoir" is the French word for "goodbye".

From Quiz Hope in Other Languages

Answer: dóchas

"Gobaith" is Welsh, "govenek" is Cornish, "doghys" is Manx. The resemblance between the Welsh and Cornish, as well as between Manx and Irish is due to the fact that they belong to the same language families: Brythonic and Goidelic respectively.

From Quiz Please! Thank You! Cheers!

Answer: Croatian

Croatian is a phonetic language. Each letter is a sound unto itself, thus it is not too difficult to pronounce. The problem with speaking it correctly comes from the highly inflected grammatical complexities. "Molim" is pronounced as it is spelled, "MOH-leem". "Hvala" is "HVAH-lah". "Cheers" is "zivjeli" and is pronounced "ZHEE-ve-lee". You can also say "nazdravlje", pronounced "NAZ-dra-vlee".

From Quiz Say Cheese!

Answer: Germany

German is the most widely spoken language in the European Union, with almost 90 million people world-wide using it as their primary language. It is also the third most commonly taught language in English-speaking schools, behind French and Spanish. The zwiebelkuchen is an onion pie from Swabia in south-central Germany. Once a year in Autumn, winemakers serve the traditional onion pie with new wines. Visitors trying the pie and 'green' wine for the first time should be cautious. The mix of onions and wines may have disastrous consequences! Black Forest cake really needs no introduction. Layers of chocolate liqueur cake with whipped cream and cherries between each layer. Add more cream over the cake, add maraschino cherries and shaved chocolate and watch it disappear.

From Quiz Where Have You Bean?

Answer: là où avez-vous haricot

"Haricot" is French for bean. In some areas of the world navy beans are known as haricot beans. It is untrue that the term originated from a J.K. Rowling book which had Ron Weasley saying "Haricot gas from eating beans."

From Quiz Hello By Any Other Name...

Answer: Ni hao.

"Ni hao" means hello in Mandarin Chinese. "Konnichiwa" is hello in Japanese. "An nyoung" is hello in Korean. "Namaste" is hello in Hindi (India and Nepal).

From Quiz Greetings Around the World

Answer: Spanish

That should have been easy. If you wanted to say bye in Spanish, you would say "adiós". Spanish is a language that it is derived from Latin and it is called a Romance language because Latin came from Rome. Spanish is spoken by around 332 million people including people from Spain, Mexico, South America, and Central America. It is the second most widely spoken language in the world.

From Quiz How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count the Ways...

Answer: Maltese

One of Malta's most complimentary nicknames is, 'The Land of Honey'

From Quiz Foreign Greeting And Parting Words 2

Answer: Russia

PRIVET means 'hello' in Russian. Russian is an Indo-European language and belongs to the East Slavonic branch. Russian is one of the official languages of the United Nations and as of 2007 it is spoken by over 147 million people worldwide (Wikipedia).

From Quiz What Language is That?

Answer: Japanese

Usually you would greet someone this way, in Japan, in the evening. You use this greeting as a "hello" and not a "goodbye" as when you leave someone's company.

From Quiz Love in Any Language

Answer: Spanish and Latin

Ok, this wasn't a nice question, I admit. Spanish and Latin are the two languages which use "Te amo." However, Italian also does... the only catch is that, in Italian, it is spelt "Ti amo."

From Quiz "I Love You" Around the World

Answer: French

If you fall in love with a French person, "Je t'aime" is the way to express yourself! "Je t'adore" is another way of saying it. The Spanish, Italian and Portuguese ways of saying "I love you" are "Te quiero/ te amo", "Ti amo" and "Eu te amo" respectively.

From Quiz How Do You Say ...?

Answer: Magyar

Hungarian is spoken by 10.5 million people in Hungary, or 98 percent of the population. It is also spoken in the surrounding countries: Romania, the Czech and Slovak Republics, the former Yugoslavia, Ukraine and Israel. There are about 450,000 Hungarian-speaking Americans and roughly 20,000 Hungarian speaking people in Slovenia, Canada, and Austria. Famous Hungarians include: Bela Lugosi, Franz Liszt, Harry Houdini, Calvin Klein, Joseph Pulitzer, Estee Lauder, George Pataki and Erno Rubik (inventor of the Rubik's Cube). Looks like I have to thank him for all those hours of confusion!

From Quiz Language of the Day!

Answer: Martes

According to Wikipedia, Spanish was the native language of more than 500 million worldwide as of 2022. It is also the second most-spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese! Although not an official second language of the United States, it is still commonly spoken and taught there.

From Quiz World Greetings

Answer: French

From Quiz Talk to Me

Answer: Italian

I'm speaking Italian! Italy is a large boot-shaped Southern European country which incorporates the islands of Sicily and Sardinia. It's bordered by France, Switzerland and Austria and has coastlines on the Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas. Its capital city is Rome and its land features include Europe's only active volcanoes: Mount Stromboli, Mount Etna and Mount Vesuvius.

From Quiz Them's Fightin' Words

Answer: Japan

Short for "bakayaro" ("idiot"), "Baka" is an insult familiar to those who watch a lot of anime. It can be used in a playful, affectionate manner or as a true insult, generally depending on tone and context.

From Quiz Greetings Around the World

Answer: Good afternoon

"Buenas tardes" means "good afternoon". "Good morning" is translated as "buenos dias" while "good night" is "buenas noches". "Goodbye" is "adios".

From Quiz Hope in Other Languages

Answer: arzoo

"Hila" is Pashto, "hîwa" is Kurdish, and "esperanza" is Spanish (not a member of the Indo-Iranian family). Only Spanish actually uses the Latin alphabet; the others are transliterated.

From Quiz Say Cheese!

Answer: Denmark

The Danish language is a West Germanic language that evolved into Old Norse by the 8th Century. It further split and evolved into Old West Norse and Old East Norse, the latter being the version spoken in Denmark. The Little Mermaid is a character created by Danish legend Hans Christian Andersen. The statue, sculpted by Edvard Eriksen, is situated in the harbour in Churchill Park. The Christiansborg Palace had been extensively remodelled following fires at the end of the 18th and 19th centuries. It is home to the Supreme Court and the Danish parliament.

From Quiz Where Have You Bean?

Answer: wo haben Sie die Bohne

"Bohne" is bean in German. It is believed the word bean came from "bene" in Middle English. It is easy to see how similar the German word is to the English word.

From Quiz Hello By Any Other Name...

Answer: Hola

Hola is Spanish. Olá is Portuguese. Hallo is German. Yasas is Greek.

From Quiz Greetings Around the World

Answer: "Bonjour"

French is also a Romance language. If you wanted to say bye, you would say "Au revoir". French is mainly spoken in Europe, Africa, Southeast Asia, and parts of Canada. 72 million people speak French around the world. It is the 11th biggest language in primary speakers but 1st in secondary speakers.

From Quiz How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count the Ways...

Answer: Venice

Venice is also known as "La serenissima" (The most serenely beautiful one.)

From Quiz Foreign Greeting And Parting Words 2

Answer: Danish

In Denmark FARVEL means 'goodbye'. The Danish language belongs to the North Germanic branch of the Indo-European family and it is also referred to as Scandinavian. As of 2007, over 6 million people speak Danish in countries such as Denmark, Greenland, Iceland and Germany (Wikipedia).

From Quiz What Language is That?

Answer: Chinese

I chose Mandarin Chinese for this question, although I realize there are other dialects of Chinese, for example, Cantonese.

From Quiz Love in Any Language

Answer: Ani ohev otach

I think Hebrew is one of the most beautiful languages around. "Bevakasha" actually means please, while "ani beseder" means "I'm fine." "Shalom" is a typical Hebrew greeting, but is also sometimes used as a way of saying "peace," or "peace to you." As an extra bit of info, "Ani ohev otach" is used when a male is saying it to a female, BUT "Ani ohev otkah" is used when a female is saying it to a male.

From Quiz "I Love You" Around the World

Answer: Wo ai ni

"Wo ai ni" is how the Chinese say "I love you".

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