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Ἑλληνική – 2017-05-26

From Wikipedia:

Match the sentences:

ἙλληνικήEnglish
Ὅμηρός τε καὶ Ἡσίοδος ταὐτὰ λέγετον. I see the man!
πολλά γε ἔτη ἤδη εἰμὶ ἐν τῇ τέχνῃ I have been (lit. I am) in the business for many years now.
τὸ πλοῖον ἧκεν ἐν ᾧ ἐπῑ́νομεν I swear by all the gods!
ὄμνυμι πάντας θεούς Homer and Hesiod both say the same things.
τὸν ἄνδρα ὁρῶ He hurls himself at him and wounds him.
ἀεὶ ταὐτὰ λέγεις, ὦ Σώκρατες “O Socrates”, he said, “have you woken up, or are you sleeping?”
“ὦ Σώκρατες,” ἔφη, “ἐγρήγορας ἢ καθεύδεις;” You are always saying the same things, Socrates!
ῑ̔́ετο ἐπ’ αὐτὸν καὶ τιτρώσκει The boat arrived in which we had (earlier) been drinking.
Correct answers:
ἙλληνικήEnglish
Ὅμηρός τε καὶ Ἡσίοδος ταὐτὰ λέγετον.Homer and Hesiod both say the same things.
πολλά γε ἔτη ἤδη εἰμὶ ἐν τῇ τέχνῃI have been (lit. I am) in the business for many years now.
τὸ πλοῖον ἧκεν ἐν ᾧ ἐπῑ́νομενThe boat arrived in which we had (earlier) been drinking.
ὄμνυμι πάντας θεούςI swear by all the gods!
τὸν ἄνδρα ὁρῶI see the man!
ἀεὶ ταὐτὰ λέγεις, ὦ ΣώκρατεςYou are always saying the same things, Socrates!
“ὦ Σώκρατες,” ἔφη, “ἐγρήγορας ἢ καθεύδεις;”“O Socrates”, he said, “have you woken up, or are you sleeping?”
ῑ̔́ετο ἐπ’ αὐτὸν καὶ τιτρώσκειHe hurls himself at him and wounds him.
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हिन्दी / اُردُو‎ – 2017-05-26

Match the columns:

हिन्दीEnglish
इस महीने दो क़त्ल हुए हैं। There were two murders this month.
मेरा पेट भर गया है, अब मैं और नहीं खा सकती. Change is never easy.
मैंने उसको पैसे देने की कोशिश करी पर उसने इनकार कर दिया। Glass is made from sand.
ग्लास रेत से बनाया जाता है। I tried to give her some money, but she wouldn’t take any.
बदलाव कभी आसान नहीं होता। I am full, and I can eat no more.
Correct answers:
हिन्दीEnglish
इस महीने दो क़त्ल हुए हैं।There were two murders this month.
मेरा पेट भर गया है, अब मैं और नहीं खा सकती.I am full, and I can eat no more.
मैंने उसको पैसे देने की कोशिश करी पर उसने इनकार कर दिया।I tried to give her some money, but she wouldn’t take any.
ग्लास रेत से बनाया जाता है।Glass is made from sand.
बदलाव कभी आसान नहीं होता।Change is never easy.
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العَرَبِية‎ – 2017-05-26

Months of the year in العَرَبِية‎ 

يناير /yanāyir/ كَانُون اَلثَّانِي‎ (kānūn aṯ-ṯānī)
فبراير /fibrāyir/ شُبَاط‎ (šubāṭ)
مارس /māris/ آذَار‎ (ʾāḏār)
أبريل, إبريل /abrīl, ibrīl/ نِيسَان‎ (nīsān)
مايو /māyū/ أَيَّار‎ (ʾayyār)
يونيو, يونيه /yūnyū, yūnya/ حَزِيرَان‎ (ḥazīrān)
يوليو, يوليه /yūlyū, yūlia/ تَمُّوز‎ (tammūz)
أغسطس /aġustus/ آبُ‎ (ʾābu)
سبتمبر /sibtāmbir/ أَيْلُول‎ (ʾaylūl)
أكتوبر /uktūbar/ تِشْرِينُ الْأَوَّلُ‎ (tišrīnu l-ʾawwalu)
نوفمبر /nūfambir/ تِشْرِين الثَّانِِي‎ (tišrīn aṯ-ṯāniī)
ديسمبر /dīsambir/ كَانُون الْأَوَّل‎ (kānūn al-ʾawwal)

Français – 2017-05-24

Translate to Français:

1. This is pretty.

Correct answer:
Ceci est joli.

2. I eat that.

Correct answer:
Je mange cela.

3. Like this?

Correct answer:
Comme ceci?

4. He eats that.

Correct answer:
Il mange cela.

5. This is an animal.

Correct answer:
Ceci est un animal.

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Čeština – 2017-05-23

Měsíců v roce

Match the months of the year:

ČeštinaEnglish
leden March
únor December
březen January
duben August
květen October
červen February
červenec November
srpen April
září September
říjen June
listopad July
prosinec May
Correct answers:
ČeštinaEnglish
ledenJanuary
únorFebruary
březenMarch
dubenApril
květenMay
červenJune
červenecJuly
srpenAugust
záříSeptember
říjenOctober
listopadNovember
prosinecDecember
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Cymraeg – 2017-05-23

Translate these sentences to English:

1. Dw i’n hoffi coffi.

Correct answer:
I like coffee.

2. Dych chi ddim yn hoffi coffi.

Correct answer:
You don’t like coffee.

3. Dych chi eisiau coffi.

Correct answer:
You want some coffee.

4. Dych chi ddim eisiau coffi.

Correct answer:
You don’t want any coffee.

5. Dw i’n hoffi caws.

Correct answer:
I like cheese.

6. Dych chi’n hoffi bara.

Correct answer:
You like bread.

7. Dw i’n nofio.

Correct answer:
I swim / I am swimming.

8. Dw i’n gwneud bara.

Correct answer:
I am making bread.

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