Language quiz

8 August 2010 By Simon

Here’s a recording of a story in a mystery language.

Can you guess the language and where it’s spoken?

Language challenge

1 August 2010 By Simon

Here are two recordings of a verse from an Irish song that I learnt this week in the sean-nós class in Gleann Cholm Cille. The first recording is spoken by the sean-nós tutor, Gearódín Breathnach, and the second recording is sung by Gearódín and the class.

Recording 1:

Recording 2:

Your challenge is to identify the song and have a go at transcribing the words, either in Irish, or in the IPA or your own phonetic spelling system.

Here’s a recording of the whole song:

Language quiz

18 July 2010 By Simon

Here’s a recording in the 11 official languages of South Africa.

Can you identify which language is which and what order they come in?

Language quiz

11 July 2010 By Simon

Here’s a recording in a mystery language.

Can you guess the language and where it’s spoken?

Name the language

4 July 2010 By Simon

Here’s a recording in a mystery language.

Can you guess the language and where it’s spoken?

Language quiz

27 June 2010 By Simon

Here’s a recording in a mystery language.

Can you guess the language and where it’s spoken?

Name the language

20 June 2010 By Simon

Here’s a recording in a mystery language.

Can you guess the language and where it’s spoken?

Language quiz

13 June 2010 By Simon

Here’s a recording in a mystery language.

Can you guess the language and where it’s spoken?

Language quiz

30 May 2010 By Simon

Here’s a recording in a mystery language.

Can you guess the language and where it’s spoken?

Name the language

23 May 2010 By Simon

Here’s a recording in a mystery language.

Can you guess the language and where it’s spoken?