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Cognates
Some words are very similar across many
languages, these are called cognates.
Can you match these words to the languages?
French:
Mutter
Spanish:
Mère
Italian:
Mãe
Portuguese: Madre
German:
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Madre
Do you know
it in any other
language?
Now, can you add the
matching words for
English and Irish?
Here are the words you should look for:
• Makes you better at multitasking
• Makes you a better communicator
Bonjour
Dia
dhuit
你好
Labas
Ola
Cześć
English:
Salut
Hello
• Improves your memory
Ciao
• Gives you confidence
Irish:
Match the word to the language:
ΕÅχαριÃÄώ
Hindi
شكرا
Japanese
ありがとう
Irish
Дякую
Arabic
Go raibh maith agat
Ukrainian
Which one are you? tick below
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About 43% of people speak
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Approximately 40% of the
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Hola
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