Terminology Xmas Quiz
Terminology Xmas Quiz
Test your knowledge of unique phrases and idioms from various languages with our fun and challenging quiz! Discover fascinating linguistic expressions that convey special meanings and cultural insights.
- Explore untranslatable words and their significance
- Learn interesting facts about language and culture
- Challenge yourself with multiple-choice questions!
Remember when the Big Bad Wolf ate Red Riding Hood? Well, in Italy you actually wish someone to be eaten by a wolf when you want to wish them good luck! Well, “In bocca al lupo” with this quiz!
How would you say this in your mother tongue?
If you are a native Italian speaker, how would you say it in your second language?
In Japanese, the phrase “Kao ga hiro i” means you have lots of friends and are well liked. Taking into account that in Japanese culture, men with broad faces supposedly earn more money and are more attractive to women, what would you say is the English literal translation of this saying:
How would you say this phrase in your mother tongue?
If you are a native German or English speaker, how would you say it in your second language?
Guess the untranslatable words!
The Danish word Arbejdsglæde is a word-concept. It represents the simple idea of looking forward to Mondays, having a job that energises you instead of draining and exploiting you.
This is understood around the Nordics to mean…