Score At Least 15/20 To Prove Your Foreign Language Skills

Do you know how to say ‘hello’ or ‘thank you’ in other languages?

If you have ever traveled or plan on traveling in the future, this trivia will help you learn some everyday expressions in other languages, or refresh your memory if you’ve learned some sayings before but then forgot. If you already know some other languages, this is your time to shine!

On y va! (It means ‘let’s go’ in French 🤓)

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Robert T 2 weeks ago

I was doing quite well until we veered off into Czech and Hungarian!

29points

Mason Kronol 2 weeks ago

Ditto. And my grandparents were Yugoslavian and Hungarian.

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Nelson Álvarez Sáez 2 weeks ago

I have spoken Spanish for over 50 years, but according to this post I have been using "Qué tal" the wrong way all my life! 🤣

18points

FreeDragon 2 weeks ago

Wouldn't you use "Hola" for "Hello" and "¿Qué tal" for "How are you"? Like "¿Hola, qué tal?".

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Multa Nocte 2 weeks ago

"S’il vous plait means ‘you’re welcome’ in French"?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

14points

StarCrossedFriday 2 weeks ago (edited)

I think it’s similar to Dutch ‘alsjeblieft’ - it literally means the same thing, ‘if it please you’, and can be used for both ‘please’ and ‘you’re welcome’, when handing someone a cup of coffee or something. Bit odd that they mentioned this for the Dutch bit and not the French one, really. Edit: I can see how ‘you’re welcome’ doesn’t really fit, it’s more like ‘there you go’.

12points

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Nadine Debard 2 weeks ago

S'il vous plaît means please. You can say this also while giving something to a customer (serving a plate in a restaurant for example) but it would be translated to 'please' as well. You're welcome is 'de rien or 'je vous en prie'.

10points

Auntriarch 2 weeks ago

First I've heard of it. Though my French may be a bit creaky. I think I'll carry on using de rien, as Thomas says

5points

Thomas Wolf 2 weeks ago (edited)

I stumbled over this too. Shouldn't be that challenging to find out what it really means while putting this quiz together. ‘You’re welcome’ would be something like "De rien!"

5points

UKGrandad 2 weeks ago

No, it doesn't. Whoever wrote the quiz put the wrong definition beneath the answers.

4points

On the right side of the turf 2 weeks ago (edited)

Is it not "if you please"?

2points

️️Upvote faery️ 2 weeks ago (edited)

No it means please, or "if you please" more directly... "You're welcome" is "bienvenue"

1point

Scott Rackley 2 weeks ago

record scratch for me too, no it does not mean that

1point

Eline 2 weeks ago

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0points

Ace 2 weeks ago (edited)

I note that "Please" is now accepted as a correct answer even if it was not before, but actually it is also used in some situations where we would say "you're welcome" in English. "De rien" would never be appropriate in a service setting, more used by someone after you think them for a kindness, not served you your meal, where "S'il vous plait" could also be used as they're serving it to you, not only as a response to "merci" where yes, "je vous en prie" is more common. But it's not an exact translation and I have certainly heard it used in that way in French restaurants.

0points

deletemyaccount 2 weeks ago

Namaste does not mean hello. It is a general greeting of respect. It can be used in many different ways even as a goodbye greeting.

6points

UKGrandad 2 weeks ago

Re. q7 : Hindu is an adherent to Hinduism; it is NOT a language. 'Hindi' is the name of the language.

5points

Victoria 2 weeks ago

Plus it's Namaskar in Hindi. Namaste is technically Sanskrit, although most people say it in regular conversation.

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Invicta 2 weeks ago

I'm Nigerian and i have lived in a lot of places here for years and i have never heard of the word "abole". What tribe uses the word?

4points

UKGrandad 2 weeks ago

A traditional Nigerian greeting used by the Idoma in Benue State area, Abole translates roughly as “How are you?” or simply “Hello”

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Iampenny 2 weeks ago

Who wrote this???? Even when I was 5 and didn't know French, I knew that "S’il vous plait" meant “please”

3points

Toasted Applesauce 2 weeks ago

I, a speaker of 7 languages, made the mistake of thinking this would be simple. I wanna learn Slovenian now. (And incidentally - I only got the Slovenian question right because it's the same in Croatian!)

2points

Grazina Strolia 2 weeks ago

Finally! I've been studying Hungarian for 5 years and it JUST PAID OFF!!!

2points

KillerKiwi 2 weeks ago

8/20. “Maybe you should learn more words in other languages.” No, I don’t think I will. I’m fluent in German and English

2points

Mari 2 weeks ago

15/20 i have to practise a little bit more my chinese and hungarian.

2points

OneHappyPuppy 2 weeks ago

Yeah, the nords and Chinese were where I got lost in translation (pun intended)

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Matt Smith 2 weeks ago

Got 10/20 right. Mostly by guessing

1point

T'Mar of Vulcan 2 weeks ago

Okay but this wasn't a flag quiz. Why not have the country names on the flags?

1point

Remi (He/Him) 2 weeks ago

19/20. Missed the Nigerian :(

1point

Joy Duggins 2 weeks ago

17/20… not bad!

1point

Eddie N 2 weeks ago

17/20. Should've gotten one more if I'd been more careful

1point

Libstak 2 weeks ago

the French (formal) and French (informal) are both still french

1point

StarCrossedFriday 2 weeks ago

Yes, but the difference between ‘tu’ and ‘vous’ - formal/polite and informal

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Queeqec 2 weeks ago

Got all the European ones, except the Finnish right. Stopped when Asia came around the corner, sucked from Turkey to China,got the African ones right, but I guessed there.

0points

TheForrestGreene (he/they/it) 2 weeks ago

I got 11/20. its better then I thought I would get(I thought I was going to get 9/20)

0points

CG 2 weeks ago

Got 16/20. Not good with Hungarian or Czech. I'll admit I guessed on some, especially when it veered into Chinese, Greek, and Hindu.

0points

Filip Ölrúnir 2 weeks ago

17/20 💪🏻

0points

Evagating Beewolf (she/they) 2 weeks ago

RUNNING COMMENTARY: #2: also requires flag knowledge - I got it but still, #3: Me: answers you're welcome for 's'il vous plait', highlights 'please' and marks me wrong, says: S’il vous plait means ‘you’re welcome’ in French. #stopped counting: I'm just going to drop this here for the question about 'Nigerian' (from https://www.ethnologue.com/country/NG/), which belong to 8+ [per glottolog, https://glottolog.org/glottolog/language.map.html?country=NG%5D 'language families' - which lump Persian, English & Hindi together, to be clear. This quiz spans 5, possibly six depending on what they mean by 'Nigerian' (Sino-Tibetan, Japonic, Uralic, Indo-European and Turkic, plus possibly Nigerian, I'm not familiar with Nigerian languages). BS quiz. nigeria-67...aa73ea.png

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Robert T 2 weeks ago

I was doing quite well until we veered off into Czech and Hungarian!

29points

Mason Kronol 2 weeks ago

Ditto. And my grandparents were Yugoslavian and Hungarian.

2points

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Nelson Álvarez Sáez 2 weeks ago

I have spoken Spanish for over 50 years, but according to this post I have been using "Qué tal" the wrong way all my life! 🤣

18points

FreeDragon 2 weeks ago

Wouldn't you use "Hola" for "Hello" and "¿Qué tal" for "How are you"? Like "¿Hola, qué tal?".

2points

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Multa Nocte 2 weeks ago

"S’il vous plait means ‘you’re welcome’ in French"?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

14points

StarCrossedFriday 2 weeks ago (edited)

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Nadine Debard 2 weeks ago

10points

Auntriarch 2 weeks ago

First I've heard of it. Though my French may be a bit creaky. I think I'll carry on using de rien, as Thomas says

5points

Thomas Wolf 2 weeks ago (edited)

I stumbled over this too. Shouldn't be that challenging to find out what it really means while putting this quiz together. ‘You’re welcome’ would be something like "De rien!"

5points

UKGrandad 2 weeks ago

No, it doesn't. Whoever wrote the quiz put the wrong definition beneath the answers.

4points

On the right side of the turf 2 weeks ago (edited)

Is it not "if you please"?

2points

️️Upvote faery️ 2 weeks ago (edited)

No it means please, or "if you please" more directly... "You're welcome" is "bienvenue"

1point

Scott Rackley 2 weeks ago

record scratch for me too, no it does not mean that

1point

Eline 2 weeks ago

This comment has been deleted.

0points

Ace 2 weeks ago (edited)

0points

deletemyaccount 2 weeks ago

Namaste does not mean hello. It is a general greeting of respect. It can be used in many different ways even as a goodbye greeting.

6points

UKGrandad 2 weeks ago

Re. q7 : Hindu is an adherent to Hinduism; it is NOT a language. 'Hindi' is the name of the language.

5points

Victoria 2 weeks ago

Plus it's Namaskar in Hindi. Namaste is technically Sanskrit, although most people say it in regular conversation.

5points

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Invicta 2 weeks ago

I'm Nigerian and i have lived in a lot of places here for years and i have never heard of the word "abole". What tribe uses the word?

4points

UKGrandad 2 weeks ago

A traditional Nigerian greeting used by the Idoma in Benue State area, Abole translates roughly as “How are you?” or simply “Hello”

2points

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Iampenny 2 weeks ago

Who wrote this???? Even when I was 5 and didn't know French, I knew that "S’il vous plait" meant “please”

3points

Toasted Applesauce 2 weeks ago

2points

Grazina Strolia 2 weeks ago

Finally! I've been studying Hungarian for 5 years and it JUST PAID OFF!!!

2points

KillerKiwi 2 weeks ago

8/20. “Maybe you should learn more words in other languages.” No, I don’t think I will. I’m fluent in German and English

2points

Mari 2 weeks ago

15/20 i have to practise a little bit more my chinese and hungarian.

2points

OneHappyPuppy 2 weeks ago

Yeah, the nords and Chinese were where I got lost in translation (pun intended)

0points

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Matt Smith 2 weeks ago

Got 10/20 right. Mostly by guessing

1point

T'Mar of Vulcan 2 weeks ago

Okay but this wasn't a flag quiz. Why not have the country names on the flags?

1point

Remi (He/Him) 2 weeks ago

19/20. Missed the Nigerian :(

1point

Joy Duggins 2 weeks ago

17/20… not bad!

1point

Eddie N 2 weeks ago

17/20. Should've gotten one more if I'd been more careful

1point

Libstak 2 weeks ago

the French (formal) and French (informal) are both still french

1point

StarCrossedFriday 2 weeks ago

Yes, but the difference between ‘tu’ and ‘vous’ - formal/polite and informal

7points

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Queeqec 2 weeks ago

Got all the European ones, except the Finnish right. Stopped when Asia came around the corner, sucked from Turkey to China,got the African ones right, but I guessed there.

0points