Thinking Activity

Hello ! Everyone. 

Warmly welcome all of you.

Here I am sharing one Thinking Activity task assigned  by Vaidehi ma'am as a part of ELT paper. As a assignment submission task we are supposed to write down some words and day to day phrases in English language as well as in other languages. Here I am sharing ten words and its different meanings in English, Dutch and in French languages. I hope you will enjoy. Before that I would like to give you the definition of three phrases in brief. 

Bilangualism means fluency in and use of two languages.

The ability to speak three languages. 

The ability to communicate effectively in three or more languages. 

No.	Bilingualism	Trilingualism	Multilingualism
1.	Terrace ( English ) Terras ( Dutch )	Terrace ( English ) Terras  ( Dutch ) Teras ( Turkish )	Terrace ( English  ) Terras ( Dutch  ) Teras ( Turkish ) Terasu ( Japanese  )
2.	Goat ( English  ) Geit ( Dutch  )	Goat ( English ) Geit ( Dutch ) Keçi ( Turkish )	Goat ( English  ) Geit ( Dutch  ) Keçi ( Turkish  ) Yagi ( Japanese  )
3.	Bitter gourd ( English ) Bittere kalebas ( Dutch  )	Bitter gourd  ( English  ) Bittere kalebas ( Dutch  ) Aci kabak ( Turkish )	Bitter gourd ( English) Bittere kalebas( Dutch) Aci kabak ( Turkish) Gòya ( Japanese  )
4.	Happy birthday  ( English  ) Gelukkige verjaardag ( Dutch  )	Happy birthday  ( English  ) Gelukkige verjaardag  ( Dutch  ) iyi ki doğdun ( Turkish  )	Happy birthday  ( English  ) Gelukkige verjaardag  ( Dutch  ) iyi ki doğdun  ( Turkish  ) Otanjòbiomedetògoza ( Japanese  )
5.	God ( English  ) God ( Dutch  )	God ( English  ) God ( Dutch  ) Tanri ( Turkish )	God  ( English  ) God  ( Dutch  ) Tanri ( Turkish  ) Kami ( Japanese  )
6.	Men ( English  ) Verbod ( Dutch  )	Men ( English  ) Verbod ( Dutch  ) Ban ( Turkish  )	Men ( English  ) Verbod ( Dutch  ) Ban ( Turkish  ) Kinshi ( Japanese )
7.	Bike ( English  ) Fiets ( Dutch  )	Bike ( English  ) Fiets ( Dutch  ) Bisiklet ( Turkish  )	Bike ( English  ) Fiets ( Dutch  ) Bisiklet ( Turkish  ) Jitensha ( Japanese)
8.	Tree ( English ) Boom ( Dutch  )	Tree ( English  ) Boom ( Dutch  ) Ağaç ( Turkish  )	Tree ( English  ) Boom ( Dutch  ) Ağaç ( Turkish  ) Ki ( Japanese  )
9.	Temple ( English  ) Tempel ( Dutch  )	Temple  ( English  ) Tempel ( Dutch) Tapinak Şakak..mabet ( Turkish  )	Temple  ( English) Tempel ( Dutch  ) Tapinak Şakak..mabet ( Turkish  ) Jiin ( Japanese  )
10.	Corn ( English  ) Maïs ( Dutch  )	Corn ( English  ) Maïs ( Dutch  ) Misir ( Turkish  )	Corn ( English  ) Maïs ( Dutch  ) Misir (  Turkish  ) Kón  ( Japanese )