The concept of natural language
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World Languages
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Mohamed-Ismail Rakha
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
In English, we say 'I am hungry.' The French 'J'ai faim' literally translates to...
I hungry (no verb to be)
I am hungry
I have hunger
I want to eat.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
In Arabic, we say 'a white and black TV.' In English...
'a white and black TV,' the same as in Arabic.
'a black and white TV.'
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The French 'quatre-vingt-dix' translates literally to...
70
ninety (90)
four twenty ten (their word for 90)
four twenties and ten (their word for 90)
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
In Irish Gaelic (the old language of Ireland),
when they want to say 'I am sad', it translates to:
I am sad (same as English)
I sad (no verb to be, like Arabic)
I have sadness
'sadness is on me'
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
In Mandarin Chinese, when they literally say 'cover my ear while stealing a bell,' it actually means:
to lie to yourself or deceive yourself
to have a headache
to cover your ears while stealing a bell
to rob a bank
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is natural English:
I made an accident
I had an accident
I accidented
An accident happened to me.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
In English, we say 'I made a mistake.' 'I did a mistake' is incorrect because:
It's bad grammar.
It's bad spelling.
It's the wrong word order.
It's not natural English.
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