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“Think You’re Multilingual?”: If You Can Decode These 18 Languages, You’re A Trivia Whiz
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“Think You’re Multilingual?”: If You Can Decode These 18 Languages, You’re A Trivia Whiz

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Do you think you can recognize languages from around the world just by reading a few lines? This trivia quiz will take you on a journey through excerpts from songs, poems, and literature in a variety of languages. Whether it’s a romantic verse in Italian, an inspiring lyric in Ukrainian, or a haunting melody in Japanese, each question will challenge your linguistic instincts and cultural knowledge.

Whether you’re a polyglot or simply a lover of words, this is your chance to test your instincts, learn something new, and have fun along the way.

Are you ready to decode, identify, and guess different languages? Let’s get started!

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    Trivia Guess the language trivia

    Text in a foreign script on a gradient background for guess the language trivia.

    1. Guess the language:

    Ukrainian

    Polish

    Lithuanian

    Serbian

    Text in Spanish on a pink background, showcasing language trivia phrases.

    2. Identify this language:

    Portuguese

    Spanish

    Catalan

    Italian

    Text in Japanese on a light green background; relates to language trivia and decoding.

    3. Decode the language:

    Chinese

    Korean

    Japanese

    Sanskrit

    Text in Italian on a pastel gradient background for language trivia.

    4. What is this language?

    Greek

    German

    French

    Italian

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    Text in an unknown language on a teal background, related to guess the language trivia.

    5. Guess the language:

    Estonian

    Norwegian

    Icelandic

    Swedish

    Text on a green background, showcasing Lithuanian language for identification trivia.

    6. Identify the language:

    Czech

    Latvian

    Lithuanian

    Polish

    Text in Hindi on a gradient background, related to language trivia.

    7. What is this language?

    Hindi

    Turkish

    Arabic

    Indonesian

    Text in French on a purple background, related to language trivia.

    8. Decode the language:

    French

    Italian

    Greek

    Portuguese

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    Text in a foreign language on a blue background, related to language trivia.

    9. What is this language?

    Czech

    Polish

    German

    Dutch

    Text in the image for language trivia identification on a gradient background.

    10. Identify this language:

    Greek

    Turkish

    Azerbaijani

    Persian

    Text in another script for language trivia challenge.

    11. Guess the language:

    Armenian

    Uzbek

    Indian

    Greek

    Text in an Indic language on a light green background, language identification needed.

    12. Identify this language:

    Japanese

    Hindi

    Sanskrit

    Korean

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    Text on a red background in an unknown language for language trivia.

    13. What is this language?

    Estonian

    Lithuanian

    Latvian

    Polish

    Text in foreign language on an orange background, related to language trivia and decoding.

    14. Decode this language:

    French

    Italian

    Spanish

    Portuguese

    Text in unfamiliar language on gradient blue-purple background for language trivia quiz.

    15. Guess this language:

    Latin

    Spanish

    German

    Polish

    Text in a foreign language on a turquoise background, related to language trivia and decoding.

    16. Decode this language:

    Chinese

    Korean

    Japanese

    Hindi

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    Text of unknown language on a green to blue gradient background for language trivia.

    17. What is this language?

    Scottish Gaelic

    Cornish

    Welsh

    Irish

    Text on gradient background in a trivia game for guessing the language.

    18. Guess this language:

    Finnish

    Estonian

    Sámi

    Hungarian

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    Isabella K
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    3 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Atemlos? O my dear... they chose the worst german song i can think of 🤣

    Show thyself
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    3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They could at least have taken one of the funny songs, that are sung on parties when everybody is drunk. 🥲

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    Apatheist Account2
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    3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    13. A couple of them I had never seen written before - the Baltic ones were pure guesswork.

    LukewarmSoymilk
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    3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They really were lol. Lithuanian and Latvian are notoriously similar to each other, I only managed to distinguish them because I've been friends with a Lithuanian guy for over a decade.

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    Isabella K
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    3 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Atemlos? O my dear... they chose the worst german song i can think of 🤣

    Show thyself
    Community Member
    3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They could at least have taken one of the funny songs, that are sung on parties when everybody is drunk. 🥲

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    Apatheist Account2
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    3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    13. A couple of them I had never seen written before - the Baltic ones were pure guesswork.

    LukewarmSoymilk
    Community Member
    3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They really were lol. Lithuanian and Latvian are notoriously similar to each other, I only managed to distinguish them because I've been friends with a Lithuanian guy for over a decade.

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