Foreign Greeting and Parting Words 1 Quiz

I'll give you a foreign word that means 'hello' or 'goodbye'. Can you guess which country they are from? Good Luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by Soozy_woozy. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. HALLO means hello in which of these languages?

Answer: Dutch

Dutch is a West Germanic language spoken by over 20 million people. Holland, northern Belgium and Suriname are some of the countries who speak the Dutch language.

2. AU REVOIR means goodbye in which of these languages?

Answer: French

French is a Romance language (descended from Latin) that is spoken in France, Belgium, Luxemborg and Switzerland. Over 300 million people speak French, which is often taught as a second language.

3. SHALOM means hello for this language:

Answer: Hebrew

'Shalom' is an all-purpose greeting in Hebrew which is used for both hello and goodbye - it literally means 'Peace'. The Hebrew language originated from Bible times and is the native tongue of over 4.6 million people worldwide.

4. ARRIVEDERCI is goodbye for which country?

Answer: Italy

'Arrivederci' is Italian and literally means 'until we see each other again'. It is a Romance language that is spoken by more than 63 million people, in Italy and Switzerland. The Italian language is based on a Tuscan dialect and was formalized in the 14th Century by poet Dante Alighieri. Dante wrote his poems using a mixture of southern Italian and native Tuscan, thus he has been credited with standardizing the Italian language.

5. HOLA is hello in this country:

Answer: Spain

Spanish is a Romance language which originated in the north of Spain and is used by more than 364 million people worldwide. It was brought to the Americas and other parts of the world in the last 5 centuries by Spanish explorers and colonists.

6. KONNICHIWA means hello for this nationality:

Answer: Japanese

Japanese is spoken by more than 130 million people, who live mainly in Japan. Japanese vocabulary has been influenced by the Chinese, Dutch, Indo-European and English languages.

7. GIS LA REVIDO is goodbye in which language?

Answer: Esperanto

Esperanto is a language that was developed in 1887 by Ludwik Zamenhof, who wanted to create an international second language. There are 50 national Esperanto associations worldwide, as well as a Universal Esperanto Association, which was founded in 1908. More than 30,000 books have been published in Esperanto, which are used by more than 83 countries and over 2 million people.

8. HEJ is hello in this language:

Answer: Danish

'Hej' is the Danish word for hello that is used by more than 6 million Danes. The Danish language is part of a northern group of Germanic languages, which are collectively called Scandinavian.

9. TOT ZIENS is goodbye in this country:

Answer: Holland

People who live in Holland speak Dutch, which is related to the German and English languages. Over 20 million people speak Dutch in Holland, the north of Belgium and Suriname.

10. ADEUS is goodbye in which nationality?

Answer: Portuguese

Portuguese is a Romance language that originates from Latin, Spain and northern Portugal. It is one of the world's major languages and it is spoken in South America, Africa, Brazil and China.

Source: Author Soozy_woozy

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Foreign Greeting and Parting Words 1 Quiz

I'll give you a foreign word that means 'hello' or 'goodbye'. Can you guess which country they are from? Good Luck!

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