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Say Hello: Words Around the World

Greetings, loanwords and famous phrases from dozens of languages - guess where each one comes from

16 questions · Language · English · by REDMO admin

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Questions

1. 'Hola' is a greeting in which language? (Quiz)
2. 'Ciao' comes from which language? (Quiz)
3. 'Konnichiwa' is a greeting in which language? (Quiz)
4. 'Ahoj' is a common greeting in which country? (Quiz)
5. The word 'safari' came into English from Swahili. (True / False)
6. The word 'pyjamas' entered English from Hindi and Urdu. (True / False)
7. Which of these English words were borrowed from French? (Select ALL correct) (Pick the set)
8. Which of these words came into English from Japanese? (Select ALL correct) (Pick the set)
9. Which of these words came into English from Italian? (Select ALL correct) (Pick the set)
10. 'Guten Tag' means 'good day' in which language? (Quiz)
11. 'Namaste' is a greeting most associated with which country? (Quiz)
12. The word 'robot' entered English from which language? (Quiz)
13. 'Shukran' means 'thank you' in which language? (Quiz)
14. Which of these words came into English from Spanish? (Select ALL correct) (Pick the set)
15. BONUS: The word 'kindergarten' was borrowed from which language? (Quiz)
16. BONUS: The word 'sauna' came into English from Finnish. (True / False)

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