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Listening quiz

Guess the Language

You hear a sentence – but in which language? 10 rounds, 23 languages, real recordings. How many can you recognise?

Which language do you hear?

How the quiz works

  1. Listen

    Each round plays a real sentence from one of our language courses. Listen as often as you like.

  2. Tap

    Pick the right language out of four. Then you see the sentence written out and what it means.

  3. Compare

    After 10 rounds you get your result with a link to share – and see which languages you mixed up.

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How to recognise languages by their sound

Romance languagesSpanish and Italian sound clear and full of vowels; Italian has many double consonants, Spanish many words ending in “s”. French sounds nasal and flowing, Portuguese soft with lots of “sh” sounds.
Germanic languagesDutch has the throaty “ch” (as in Scottish “loch”), Swedish and Norwegian a sing-song melody. Danish sounds muffled, with many swallowed endings.
Slavic languagesPolish is full of hissing sounds (sz, cz, ś, ć). Russian and Ukrainian sound alike – Ukrainian has more “i” sounds and a soft “h” instead of “g”.
East Asian languagesChinese has tones: each syllable rises, falls or stays level. Japanese sounds even, in short syllables; Korean has more consonants at the end of syllables.
The lonersFinnish has very long words with double vowels. Turkish sounds even because of vowel harmony. Greek has the lisped “th”, Arabic deep sounds from the throat.

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Frequently asked questions

Where do the recordings come from?
Every sentence comes from the Langula language courses. They are spoken with natural voices in each language – just as you hear them while learning.
Which languages are included?
Up to 23 languages, from English and Spanish to Finnish, Korean and Arabic. Every round shuffles the languages anew.
Does the quiz cost anything?
No. The quiz is free and needs no sign-up. If a language makes you curious, you can learn it for free on Langula right away.