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1. Tatiana starts her journey in Japan. Upon arrival, the air hostesses greet the passengers and ask whether they had a good flight, that is when Tatiana blurts out "hai, watashi wa yoi tatakai o mite kita!" which makes these girls look at her so shocked. What has Tatiana said?
2. Tatiana's next destination is China. Her first stop is at the money exchange; she needs money to start shopping. There, she asks the woman to exchange her rupees (Mauritius's currency) into Chinese 'yen'. The woman shocked, open her little eyes big enough to show her discontentment and tells Tatiana that the Chinese currency is the _________?
3. Next, Tatiana goes to India. She sees an elephant walking on the street. Excitedly, she screams "dekho, yaha eka chuha hai!" which makes everyone around her jump and mutter strange words she does not understand. What exactly has she said?
4. Her trip brings her to Russia. Tatiana is at the hotel with her friends, and she greets the hotel receptionist with "dobro utro madam". Later Tatiana finds out "dobro Utro" is not Russian. How do you actually say "good morning" in Russian?
5. By the time Tatiana reaches Sweden, it has started snowing. Tatiana, who has never seen snow (as in her country there are only two seasons, both without snow), cannot contain her excitement any longer. She screams out loud "det regnar". Some people around her start laughing while others look at her like she is completely crazy. It makes Tatiana wonder what she said. Can you translate for her?
6. While in Germany, Tatiana visits the Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden with a group of people. She sees several beautiful plants which makes her exclaim "diese mehl sind schön!" for which she gets several strange looks from people around. What has Tatiana said?
7. While in Romania, Tatiana wants to visit Dracula's castle. So she asks the taxi driver "te rog ia-mã la ale lui Dracula vite" and the guy bursts out laughing. Do you have any idea what she actually said?
8. On her way to Greece, Tatiana tries to learn Greek and it really 'sounds like Greek' to her. At the airport, she meets her tour guide but has completely forgotten how to greet him. She mutters something like "kalimema": how embarassed she is! What is Tatiana trying to say?
9. Her next destination is Italy. Tatiana joins a group of people in front of a baroque masterpiece so beautiful that she burts out "è la Montagna di Trevi". By the glances she receives, Tatiana knows she has said something wrong. What has Tatiana tried to say?
10. Tatiana's trip ends in Spain. Very excited to finally be in Spain, Tatiana says "eccomi Spagna!". Convinced she is speaking Spanish, Tatiana does not get it when people around do not seem to understand her. Which language is "eccomi, Spagna" actually from?
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Hiyori
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