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Say hello to the world !

Test your Hello skills in many languages!


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Have you ever wished to say Hello to someone from a different country or state, knowing a different language?

Here is an opportunity to learn few hello in various languages by playing this quiz!


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How many languages you need to know in order to say Hello to everyone in the world.

a. 3890
b. 2796
c. 1987
d. 899

Answer: [b] 2796
You need to learn 2796 forms of Hello to speak to every one in this world! Ready for the challenge?

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Match the following greeting with one of the 4 Asian countries - China, Philippines, Malaysia, Japan

a. Halo (Pronounciation: Hello)
b. Ohayoo gozaimasu (Pronounciation: o-ha-yo go-zai-mass)
c. Ni hao (Pronounciation: Nee HaOW)
d. Kumusta Ka (Pronounciation: Kumusta Ka)

Answer:
a. Halo (Pronounciation: Hello) - Malaysia
b. Ohayoo gozaimasu (Pronounciation: o-ha-yo go-zai-mass) - Japan
c. Ni hao (Pronounciation: Nee HaOW) - China
d. Kumusta Ka (Pronounciation: Kumusta Ka)[b] 2796 - Philippines


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Match the following greeting with one of the 8 languages - Latin, Spanish, German, French, Norwegian/finnish/estonian, Polish, Swahili, Novajo

a. Hola (Pronounciation: silent 'h' - Ola)
b. Hallo (informal) or Guten Tag (Prounounciation:Gootan Taack)
c. Salut (informal, silent 't') or bonjour (formal)
d. Salve (Pronounciation: sal-way)
e. Hei (Pronounciation:hi)
f. Ya' at' eeh
g. Witaj (Pronounciation:Wita-y)
h. Jambo (JAM-bo)

Answer:
a. Hola (Pronounciation: silent 'h' - Ola) - Spanish
b. Hallo (informal) or Guten Tag (Prounounciation:Gootan Taack) - German
c. Salut (informal, silent 't') or bonjour (formal) - French
d. Salve (Pronounciation: sal-way) - Latin
e. Hei (Pronounciation:hi) - Norwegian/Finnish/Estonian
f. Ya' at' eeh - Novajo
g. Witaj (Pronounciation:Wita-y) - Polish
h. Jambo (JAM-bo) - Swahili


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How many times an average person says "Good bye" in a day?

a. 1-3 times
b. 3-6 times
c. 6-8 times
d. 8-10 times

Answer: [d] 8-10 times
How many times you say "Good bye" in a day? How do you compare?


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Match the following greeting with one of the 4 countries - South Africa, Cote-d-Ivore, Ghana, Egypt

a. Bonjour (Pronounciation: Bon-jor)
b. Sawubona (Prounounciation:saw-u-bana)
c. Salaam (Prounounciation:sa-laa-m)
d. etesen (Pronounciation:e-te-sen)

Answer:
a. Bonjour (Pronounciation: Bon-jor) - Cote-d-Ivore
b. Sawubona (Prounounciation:saw-u-bana) - South Africa
c. Salaam (Prounounciation:sa-laa-m) - Egypt
d. etesen (Pronounciation:e-te-sen) - Ghana


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Match the following Asian greeting with one of the 4 languages - Romanian, Russian, Hebrew, Svenska(Swedish)

a. Shalom (Pronounciation: sha-lohm)
b. Buna ziua (Prounounciation: Boo-nuh-zee-wa)
c. Zdrasvstvuite (Prounounciation:ZzDRAST-vet-yah)
d. God dag (Pronounciation: goo dahg)

Answer:
a. Shalom (Pronounciation: sha-lohm) - Hebrew
b. Buna ziua (Prounounciation: Boo-nuh-zee-wa) - Romanian
c. Zdrasvstvuite (Prounounciation:ZzDRAST-vet-yah) - Russian
d. God dag (Pronounciation: goo dahg) - Svenska (Swedish)


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Match the following Asian greeting with one of the 4 languages - Urudu, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu/Malayalam/Kannada

a. Namaskaara (Pronounciation: Namas-ka-ra)
b. Namaste (Prounounciation: namas-te)
c. Salaam or Salam-alai-kum (Prounounciation:sa-laa-m)
d. Vanakkam (Pronounciation: vana-k-kam)

Answer:
a. Namaskaara (Pronounciation: Namas-ka-ra) - Telugu/Malayalam/Kannada
b. Namaste (Prounounciation: namas-te) - Hindi
c. Salaam or Salam-alai-kum (Prounounciation:sa-laa-m) - Urudu
d. Vanakkam (Pronounciation: vana-k-kam)- Tamil


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Hope you had fun playing!