European Languages

ÜDVÖZLÉS

Üdvözöljük Európa egyik legfiatalabb nyelvének szentelt osztályban. Kérjük, üljön le, és élvezze a rövid versenyt.
Aki nyer, édes jutalmat kaphat.

Lássunk neki.

Multiple Choice

You´ve just heard a sample of one of many official European languages. How many official languages are there in Europe?

• 13

• 24

• 32

• 42

Multiple Choice

Which Europian language do you think I´ve been speaking?

• FINNISH

• ALBANIAN

• NORWEGIAN

• HUNGARIAN

Multiple Choice

It is related only to two other languages spoken in Europe. It´s Finnish and ?

• ESTONIAN

• ALBANIAN

• LITHUANIAN

• NORWEGIAN

Multiple Choice

Although it is one of the "latest" languages arriving in Europe, it appeared here a long time ago.

At the end of which century it might have happened?

• 5th

• 7th

• 9th

• 11th

Multiple Choice

When the language arrived, it was accompanied with an acient runic alphabet. It can occasionally be seen even nowadays on town roadsigns. It is called

• ROVAS

• KAUNAS

• BURGAS

• HELLAS

Match

Although one would say the language is absolute gibberish to an average Czech, there are some words we understand easily, e.g. papir - textil - posta - kávé - paprika, etc.

Do you think you can match the following as well?

• szalonna

• molnár

• kovács

• szomséd

• kolbász

bacon

miller

blacksmith

neighbour

sausage

• bacon

• miller

• blacksmith

• neighbour

• sausage

Multiple Choice

GOULASH is worldwide famous. However, the original word GULYÁS has one more meaning but a kind of soup. It is someone who might have invented the dish and cooked it as their most common meal. Who was it?

• PRIEST

• SOLDIER

• FARMER

• HERDSMAN

Match

As in many other languages there are differences in spelling and pronunciation. Do you think you can match the following (spelling is in CAPITAL letters)?

• LY

• S

• GY

• SZ

• CS

j

š

ď

s

č

• j

• š

• ď

• s

• č

CAN YOU READ THE FOLLOWING?

MAGYAR
GULYÁS
SZENT ISTVÁN

Multiple Choice

The word-formation seems to be also a bit unusual compared to most of European languages.

If HÁZ means DŮM, what does the word HÁZAMBAN mean?

• DOMEČEK

• DOMÁCÍ

• V MÉM DOMĚ

• DOMOVNÍK

Multiple Choice

Speaking the language is not easy due to rather frequent umlauts. Do you dare say the following word?

TÖRÜLKÖZÖ

And if not, would you at least try to guess its meaning?

​WOULD YOU TASTE FOR MORE?

Feel like meeting people whose mother tongue the language is?
Interested in exploring the city which is its capital?

If so, I´m sure there is a chance... :)