European Day of Languages
Visit the entries for "know", "new", "night", "one" and "star" in the MusicLexis dictionary. Look at the translations of the words into different European languages. What similarities do you notice?
Why do you think these words sound so similar across different European languages? What does this tell us about their history?
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Indo-European_language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-European_vocabulary
Find if your language is in the Indo-European family tree. If yes, what larger group of languages is it part of? Click the purple button below.
Listen to seven songs in seven European languages. Can you guess the language of each song? You will find the answer after each video. You can click the purple icon to visit the original entry in the MusicLexis dictionary.
What are your feelings and thoughts about European languages after doing the above activity?
What can we learn when we listen to beautiful songs in different European languages?
To find some answers to the above question, you can watch the following video, where Areti Sidiropoulou, the creator of MusicLexis, talks about the goals of MusicLexis:
If you could learn a new language, which language would you choose?
Why is it useful to learn a new language? Visit this lesson to answer the question.
