Language Slumber Party by https://padlet.com/javierjunjie_liu/9i27tcqg6z6f Let's get into the language world for fun :) en-us 2018-10-15 18:07:04 UTC 2026-02-28 23:37:13 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Dootheets.png CONCEPT javierjunjie_liu https://padlet.com/javierjunjie_liu/9i27tcqg6z6f/wish/293004524 There are over 7,000 languages in the world, each with their own histories and sounds. All of these should be celebrated. But, some languages are much more widely spoken than the rest. Let's find out which languages keep us connected and keep the world running :)]]> 2018-10-15 18:33:58 UTC https://padlet.com/javierjunjie_liu/9i27tcqg6z6f/wish/293004524 RANKINGS javierjunjie_liu https://padlet.com/javierjunjie_liu/9i27tcqg6z6f/wish/293007634 Here is a recent survey. These rankings only reflect primary or native speakers. It is estimated that roughly half of the world's population is multilingual, and so the absolute numbers for people who are capable of speaking those languages is much higher.]]> 2018-10-15 18:39:29 UTC https://padlet.com/javierjunjie_liu/9i27tcqg6z6f/wish/293007634 NORWEGIAN 🇳🇴 javierjunjie_liu https://padlet.com/javierjunjie_liu/9i27tcqg6z6f/wish/293020849 Norwegian (norsk) is a North Germanic language spoken mainly in Norway, where it is the official language. Along with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a dialect continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional varieties, and some Norwegian and Swedish dialects, in particular, are very close.

Basic Norwegian Phrases
Ja. Yes.
Nei. No.
Vær så snill. Please.
Takk. Thank you.
Vær så god. You're welcome.
Unnskyld. Excuse me.
Beklager. I am sorry.
God morgen. Good morning.
God kveld. Good evening.
God natt. Good night.
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Basic Polish Phrases
Dzień dobry. Good morning.
Czy Pani mówi po polsku? Do you speak Polish?
Co słychać? How are things going?
Jak się Pani powodzi? How are you doing?
Dziękuję, całkiem nieźle. I'm fine, thank you.
Cieszę się że cię widzę. I'm happy to see you.
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Basic German Phrases
Ja. Yes.
Nein. No.
Bitte. Please.
Danke. Thank you.
Bitte schön. You're welcome.
Entschuldigung. Excuse me.
Es tut mir leid. I am sorry.
Guten Morgen. Good morning.
Guten Abend. Good evening.
Gute Nacht. Good night.
]]> 2018-10-15 19:25:33 UTC https://padlet.com/javierjunjie_liu/9i27tcqg6z6f/wish/293034128 SPANISH 🇪🇸 javierjunjie_liu https://padlet.com/javierjunjie_liu/9i27tcqg6z6f/wish/293035802 Spanish (español or castellano), is a Western Romance language that originated in the Castile region of Spain and today has hundreds of millions of native speakers in the Americas and Spain. It is usually considered a global language and the world's second-most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese.

Basic Spanish Phrases
Sí. Yes.
No. No.
Por favor. Please.
Gracias. Thank you.
De nada. You're welcome.
Perdóneme. Excuse me.
Lo siento. I'm sorry.
Buenos días. Good morning.
Buenas tardes. Good afternoon.
Buenas noches. Good night.
]]> 2018-10-15 19:29:13 UTC https://padlet.com/javierjunjie_liu/9i27tcqg6z6f/wish/293035802 CHINESE 🇨🇳 javierjunjie_liu https://padlet.com/javierjunjie_liu/9i27tcqg6z6f/wish/293053413 Chinese (中文) is a group of related, but in many cases not mutually intelligible, language varieties, forming a branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family. Chinese is spoken by the Han majority and many minority ethnic groups in China. About 1.2 billion people (around 16% of the world's population) speak some form of Chinese as their first language.

Basic Chinese Phrases
zhèng què. Yes.
是 or 对/對 or 正确/正確｡
cuò wù. No.
否 or 不 or 错误/錯誤｡
qǐng. Please.
请/請｡
xiè xiè. Thank you.
谢谢/謝謝｡
bú kè qì. You're velcome.
不客气/不客氣｡
láo jià. Excuse me.
劳驾/勞駕｡
dùi bù qǐ. I am sorry.
对不起/對不起｡
zǎo chén hǎo. Good morning.
早上好 or 早安
wǎn shàng hǎo. Good evening.
晚上好｡
wǎn ān. Good night.
晚安｡
]]> 2018-10-15 20:13:54 UTC https://padlet.com/javierjunjie_liu/9i27tcqg6z6f/wish/293053413 RUSSIAN 🇷🇺 javierjunjie_liu https://padlet.com/javierjunjie_liu/9i27tcqg6z6f/wish/293072015 Russian (русский) is an East Slavic language, which is official in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, as well as being widely spoken throughout Eastern Europe, the Baltic states, the Caucasus and Central Asia.Russian belongs to the family of Indo-European languages, one of the four living members of the East Slavic languages, and part of the larger Balto-Slavic branch. Written examples of Old East Slavonic are attested from the 10th century onward.

Basic Russian Phrases
Доброе утро. Good morning.
Вы говорите по-английски? Do you speak English?
Как Вы поживаете? How are you?
Как дела? How are things going?
Спасибо, хорошо. I'm fine, thank you.
Я очень рад с Вами познакомиться. I'm very glad to meet you.
Было очень приятно с Вами познакомиться. It was nice meeting you.
Я не понимаю. I don't understand.
Вы меня понимаете? Do you understand me?
Всего хорошего! Have a nice day!
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