Language quiz

Here’s a recording of a number of phrases in a mystery language. Can you guess or do you know which language it is and what the phrases mean?

Comments (8)

PodolskyJuly 1st, 2007 at 4:29 pm

It sounds like a Turkic language (not Turkish). Might be Uyghur.

Carwyn EdwardsJuly 1st, 2007 at 4:52 pm

Sounds like a Indian language to me!

I wonder if you noticed many Spanish and Welsh words to be the same. I’m living in Arizona on the Mexico border and trying to learn as much as I can. Words like write – ysgrifen, prostitue -putain and many others same or similar in both languages. Must be due to the infulence of the Romans and Latin in both countries!!

ChrisJuly 1st, 2007 at 5:42 pm

It’s Turkic, but not Turkish or Kazakh or Uzbek. Is it Crimean Tatar?

DaydreamerJuly 1st, 2007 at 6:05 pm

It sounds very similar to Turkish. The last sentence could be about “what has not come …”.
Guess it’s Azerbaijani.

BenJuly 1st, 2007 at 10:32 pm

It’s Uzbek, meaning “Long time no see” in varying levels of formality.

But I cheated. I recognized the voice from the phrase page.

TJJuly 2nd, 2007 at 7:13 am

Kij … Berlegda!

I remember this Uzbek phrase from Encarta encyclopedia in its article about Uzbek :) ………. hehe forgot the meaning any help??

SimonJuly 2nd, 2007 at 8:43 am

It is indeed Uzbek and does mean “Long time no see”.

DavidJuly 2nd, 2007 at 9:28 am

Damn!! Too late, I wouldn’t have been able to guess it anyways.