Can Your Guess the Language?

Take this quiz to see how well you know world languages!

¡Hola! Bonjour! Witam! Hello! So you think you know world languages? We’re here to put your skills to the test.

We’ll show you a sentence or phrase in a non-English language, and all you have to do is tell us what language it is. Let’s go!

An illustration of a woman thinking words in different languages.

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Questions Overview

1. We’ll start with an easy one. Guess the language: ¡Hola!
  1. French
  2. Spanish
  3. Italian
  4. Portuguese
2. Guess the language: Wie geht's dir?
  1. German
  2. Dutch
  3. French
  4. Celtic
3. Guess the language: Bonne journée
  1. Polish
  2. Russian
  3. Italian
  4. French
4. Guess the language: いい天気ですね
  1. Korean
  2. Hindi
  3. Japanese
  4. Mandarin Chinese
5. Guess the language: 稍后见
  1. Japanese
  2. Mandarin Chinese
  3. Korean
  4. Thai
6. Guess the language: Neredesin?
  1. Turkish
  2. Polish
  3. Danish
  4. Dutch
7. Guess the language: मैं अच्छा हूँ
  1. Thai
  2. Korean
  3. Arabic
  4. Hindi
8. Guess the language: заботиться
  1. Arabic
  2. Hindi
  3. Georgian
  4. Russian
9. Guess the language: বিদায়
  1. Hebrew
  2. Arabic
  3. Bengali
  4. Vietnamese
10. Guess the language: მოდით წავიდეთ
  1. Georgian
  2. Laz
  3. Svan
  4. Russian
11. Guess the language: Espere por mim
  1. Spanish
  2. Portuguese
  3. French
  4. Javanese
12. Guess the language: بعد میں ملتے ہیں۔
  1. Urdu
  2. Arabic
  3. Telugu
  4. Ukrainian
13. Guess the language: Questo è delizioso
  1. Spanish
  2. Italian
  3. Romanian
  4. Catalan
14. Guess the language: Anh Yêu Em
  1. Vietnamese
  2. Mandarin Chinese
  3. Khmer
  4. Japanese
15. Guess the language: Mellon
  1. Dwarvish
  2. Klingon
  3. Elvish
  4. Fremen

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Let’s Look at Languages

Experts estimate that there are about 7,000 languages spoken all over the globe, which is a pretty dizzying number. This quiz didn’t even scratch the surface! With so many languages, it’s only natural to wonder who’s saying what, so here are some stats for you:

Most-spoken languages around the world:
1. Mandarin Chinese (990 million)
2. Spanish (484 million)
3. English (390 million)
4. Hindi (345 million)
5. Portuguese (250 million)
6. Bengali (124 million)
7. Russian (145 million)
8. Japanese (124 million)
9. Western Punjabi (90 million)
10. Vietnamese (86 million)

Most-spoken languages in the U.S.:
1. English (245 million)
2. Spanish (42 million)
3. Chinese (3.4 million)
4. Tagalog (1.7 million)
5. Vietnamese (1.5 million)
6. Arabic (1.4 million)
7. French (1.2 million)
8. Korean (1 million)
9. Russian (1 million)
10. Portuguese (937,000)

Most-spoken languages in the EU:
1. English
2. German
3. French
4. Italian
5. Polish
6. Spanish
7. Dutch
8. Romanian
9. Greek
10. Hungarian

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