Let's play a Guess the Language game!

This is the same phrase translated into ten languages (4 European, 3 African, and 3 Asian). Guess as many as possible without cheating😋

Phrase: What do you think of John Olinger, and would you do him?

1.Τι νομίζεις για τον John Olinger, και θα τον έκανες;

2. Bạn nghĩ gì về John Olinger, và bạn có muốn ở bên anh ấy không?

3. Vad tycker du om John Olinger, och skulle du göra det med honom?

4. Wat dink jy van John Olinger, en sou jy hom doen?

5. आपको जॉन ओलिंगर के बारे में क्या लगता है, और क्या आप उनके साथ रहेंगे?

6. Unafikiri vipi kuhusu John Olinger, na je, ungeweza kufanya naye?

7. Ano sa tingin mo kay John Olinger, at gagawin mo ba siya?

8. Cad a think tú faoi John Olinger, agus an ndéanfá é?

9. Kí ni ìmúrasílẹ̀ rẹ nípa John Olinger, àti ṣé o lè bá a ṣe?

10. O que você acha de John Olinger, e você faria algo com ele?

Difficulty: Pretty tough!

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DrWatson · 70-79, M

My partial answers:

In the first, I recognize Greek words I have seen before (from looking at the Greek New Testament) and still don't know the meaning of! I also can read Greek letters phonetically, and that second word looks like it is related to the word for "knowing" and "gnostic" ("nouous" or something like that), so I vote for Greek there.

Number 10 looks like Portuguese, which to me reads like very nasal-sounding Spanish.

In number 4, "dink" looks like a Germanic language, but it's not German. "van" makes me think of Dutch.

Number 5 I recognize as East Asian. I am sure I have seen this kind of script before, but I cannot remember which language.

Number 2 is another one where I seem to recognize these kinds of words from seeing them before, even though I cannot read a single one. I am pretty sure it is Vietnamese, as i have seen Vietnamese newspapers and signs.

SW-User

@DrWatson Greek yes! Portuguese yes. Think South Asian for number 5 spoken in a very large country. Vietnamese correct!

Number 4: it's not Dutch...