Hello world! April 25, 2022 by Kaiten Design Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing! DetectoLang – EN Select your level Explorer Adventurer Your Name Email Enter Email Confirm Email ExplorerWelcome Explorer in here you will find blablablaLanguages spoken by almost half of the world’s population share the same roots. French, English, Spanish, Celtic languages, Urdu, Hindi and many more are Indo-European languages which come from a group of people who lived approximately 8000 years ago. Where did these people live? Present day Britain Present day France Present day Ukraine Present day America Why are there 2 words in English for animals, one for the dead animal and one for the animal still grazing in the field? English speakers love animals too much. French speaking Normans were rich and ate the animals which were looked after by English speaking peasants This distinction exists in all languages I don’t know, please tell me! French was the official language of England for about 300 years True False The Romans invaded present day France and Britain. They also went to Ireland but thought it was too cold to stay. They called Ireland Hibernia, the land of the winter – a term still used today True False Number 80 in French is quatre-vingts which literally means four twenties. In what way is this a heritage from our Celtic ancestors? The Celts used their hands and feet to count The Celts were good at maths What do the following rivers share: Dordogne in France, Dour in England and Scotland, Duero in Spain and Douro in Portugal – also linked to the word Dŵr in Welsh? The words Dour or Dor, which is the Celtic word for water Dour is the English word for water Barbarian is a Greek word True, it is the sound made by non Greek speakers, a bit like blablabla False, it’s an old English word which meant Chinese person William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy invaded England in 1066. He asked everyone on the British Isles to speak French True False The motto of the current British Royal family is in French and dates back from 1066. What is it? J’aime mes sujets (I like my subjects) Honi soit qui mal y pense (shame on those who have bad thoughts) Gardyloo is what people used to shout before throwing the content of their chamber pots out of their window into the streets of Edinburgh Gardyloo is a Scottish word for chamber pot Gardyloo comes from the French Garde à l’eau, meaning Beware of the water Because it borrowed many words from the French language, English has many more words than most languages around the world True False The United Kingdom is made of England, Scotland, wales and the Republic of Ireland Scotland, Wales, England and Northern ireland JK Rowling, who wrote Harry Potter has French ancestors and speaks French. One of the main characters has a French name which means flight of death. Is it Lord Voldemort Professor Dumbledore French is one of the 2 official languages of Canada, along with English True False The state of Louisiana in America is named after the French king Louis XIV True False Several festivals in New Orleans and along the Mississippi river have French origins. The most famous one is Mardi Gras La chandeleur (pancake day) What kind of Cajun dish is a Gumbo? A fish soup A big dish with chicken as its main ingredient The word Tennis comes from the French word Tenez, meaning there you go, pronounced by the player before serving the ball True False Days of the week in French and in English. What do Monday and Lundi mean? The day of the Sun The day of the moon French and English are very close languages. I feel I can speak these 2 languages if I get the chance to practise! True False AdventurerWelcome Adventurer in here you will find blablablaLanguages spoken by almost half of the world’s population share the same roots. French, English, Spanish, Celtic languages, Urdu, Hindi and many more are Indo-European languages which come from a group of people who lived approximately 8000 years ago. Where did these people live? Present day Britain Present day France Present day Ukraine Present day America Why are there 2 words in English for animals, one for the dead animal and one for the animal still grazing in the field? English speakers love animals too much. French speaking Normans were rich and ate the animals which were looked after by English speaking peasants This distinction exists in all languages I don’t know, please tell me! French was the official language of England for about 300 years True False Why is the grapheme “tion” at the end of a word (revolution, action etc.) pronounced with a “sh” sound rather than “S”? Because of its Latin roots It’s a regional accent in Scotland That’s how people in Paris pronounce it It is linked to the regional accent in Normandy Number 80 in French is quatre-vingts which literally means four twenties. How do they say 70, 80 and 90 in the French speaking part of Belgium? Septante, octante, nonante Soixante-dix, quatre-vingts, quatre-vingt-dix Septante, quatre-vingts, nonante Soixante-dix, quatre-vingts, nonante What do the following rivers share: Dordogne in France, Dour in England and Scotland, Duero in Spain and Douro in Portugal – also linked to the word Dŵr in Welsh? The word Dour which is the Celtic word for water Dour means hard river in Norman French (rivière dure) Dour is the English word for water Dour is the French word for water Gaelic speakers gave us the names of many regions and countries where they lived. Places like Portugal, Galicia, Gaul and more. Wales and Wallonia also belong to that category of places whose name comes from the word Gael. In what way? Wallonia in Belgium is pronounced Gallonia W and G and 2 sounds at the start of a word which have been swapped throughout history – Wales/Gaels Wallonia/Gallonia Gaelic speakers used to go to Belgium on holiday The Welsh don’t like speaking Celtic languages Sports: which 2 words come from French? Tennis and football Ballet and rugby Ballet and tennis Football and rugby Fashion: French words associated with fashion are used in English. Names of clothes, such as a dress comes from the French dresser (la table), meaning setting the table to make it prettier. But where does the word Fashion come from? It comes from the Greek and means beauty It’s a Germanic word meaning the way you look It comes from the French Façon, meaning the way – you dress (façon de s’habiller) It means clothes in old English Many legal terms in English have 2 words for the same concept: liberty / freedom, lawyer/advocate, jail / prison. One has Germanic roots and the other one French roots. Do you know why? German speaking tribes ruled Britain For some people, it’s easier to say these words with German roots French was considered more elegant and judges wanted to show off their French The people in charge of the legal system (judges, lawyers) were the Normans and spoke French. The accused at that time tended to be the common people and generally spoke English Many words were borrowed from the French and added to the English language which is why English has many more words than most languages around the world True False The United Kingdom is made of England, Scotland and Wales Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland England, Scotland, wales and the Republic of Ireland Scotland, Wales, England and Northern ireland The Auld Alliance between France and Scotland is one of the oldest in the world. As a consequence, many cultural and linguistic links exist between the 2 countries. Which name of these Scottish dishes comes from the French language? Haggis Boiled neeps Fried tatties Cranachan Australia’s first penal colony was created on 20th January 1788 by Britain – in fact the 26th January is the date now celebrated nationally as "Australia Day". When did le comte de La Pérouse, the French explorer, arrive in botanic bay? What were his intentions? January 1787. He wanted to conquer Australia. January 1788. He was on a scientific mission exploring the world and therefore didn’t fight against the British. January 1789. He wanted to fight the British troops. Never. His boat sank on the way there. The Cajuns in Louisiana are originally French immigrants who lived in Canada True False When Napoleon sold Louisiana to the American government in 1804, what proportion of the country did it represent then? About 10% About 20% About 30% About 50% What kind of Cajun dish is a Gumbo? A chicken soup A fish soup A big dish with chicken as its main ingredient A big dish with crocodile as its main ingredient Accents: in French there are accents on top of letters which change the way these letters are pronounced. However è (accent grave) and ê (accent circonflexe) are pronounced the same way. Why does the circumflex exist? What letter does it replace and which often has been kept in English? A silent S which has been removed from the spelling of a word (Forest/Forêt) French speaking people like accents on top of letters English speaking people like the letter S I’m not sure! Days of the week in French and in English: what do Thursday and jeudi mean? The day of the sun and the moon The day of Thor and jupiter The day of mars and Junio The day of saturn and venus One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way. This is a quote from: Franck Smith Nelson Mandela Richard Tallaron My teacher