There are over 6000 languages spoken in the world. And behind each and every one of them lies a rich and diverse culture. That’s what the European Day of Languages (EDoL) aims to celebrate – by showing people across Europe how important languages are, and what fun can be had learning them.
On Wednesday 26th September schools all over the country will celebrating the European Day of Languages in different be ways. At Minsthorpe this year students will be taking part in activities to do with a range of languages in all different Curriculum Areas in college and in P&A time.
We hope that students have a great day and go home having learnt lots of words in lots of different languages. At home you could try to say ‘hello’ in a different language using this list:
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| French | Bonjour |
| Spanish | Hola |
| Italian | Ciao |
| German | Guten Tag |
| Greek | Γεια σαζ (Yas as) |
| Swedish | Hej (hay) |
| Czech | Ahoj (ahoy) |
| Danish | Goddag (gud-day) |
| Dutch | Hoi (hoy) |
| Finnish | Hei (hay) |
| Hungarian | Jó napot (yon na-pot) |
| Icelandic | Hallo |
| Norwegian | Hallo |
| Polish | Cześć (che-st) |
| Portugese | Olá |
Have a great day and enjoy having a go at another language!
Sally Hayes
MFL, Assistant Associate Principal
