European Day of Languages 2025

The three official languages in Slovenia are Slovenian, ...

• English and German

• German and Italian

• Italian and Hungarian.

• English and Russian.

How many official languages are there in the European Union (not Europe)?

• 5

• 100

• 19

• 24

However, there are about ... languages that are native to region of Europe.

• 15

• 100

• 225

• 15000

Which of the following is NOT an official language of the European Union?

• Swedish

• Norwegian

• Latvian

• Czech

The official language of the United States of America is ...?

• English

• English and Spanish

• Mexican

• The US doesn't have an official language.

More than half of Europe is BILINGUAL, which means they ...

• speak two languages fluently.

• have two nationalities.

• have lived in two different countries.

• use both the right and the left hand with equal skill.

Using more than one language is also called MULTILINGUALISM. It has many advantages, but which one is NOT one of them?

• Better cultural understanding.

• Empathy and open-mindedness.

• You can run faster.

• Better communication.

Languages express culture and are sometimes difficult to translate. In Dutch, the word niksen means:

• to go out barefoot.

• to sit down and do nothing at all.

• to feel angry because you're hungry.

• to wish you were a cat.

In GREENLANDIC, there's a word “nalaasaarusuummerujussuaraluarpunga" that means:

• Suddenly, I really wanted to just lie down and rest, but…

• My cat is sitting in my lap and I can't move.

• I want to get up early and go out to listen to the birds.

• Hello!

.... was the first language spoken in OUTER SPACE.

• Russian

• English

• Slovenian

• Chinese