[Multilingual Monday] ... and the winner is ...
Last week on Multilingual Monday we had a little "recognize the writing system" game where I put up various samples of non-Latin text and had you guess what writing system was being displayed. A few claimed it unfair as the fonts were not standard, and I acknowledge that -- maybe the next time I'll just use standard samples. Still, several people did very well despite the "unfairness".
THE WINNER : goodboi!
SECOND PLACE : muckefuck!
And THIRD PLACE: electrikalstorm!
Below the cut are the answers and the text in standard Unicode for you to compare against...
01.) DEVANAGARI Percent answered correctly: 63.1%
TEXT READS: आज तक, Aaj Tak, the name of a Hindi news website.
02.) HEBREW Percent answered correctly: 31.6%
TEXT READS: קזבלן, Kazablan, a name of an Israeli "West Side Story"-esque film.
03.) KOREAN HANGÜL Percent answered correctly: 21.1%
TEXT READS: 실미도, Silmido, the name of a recent popular Korean film.
04.) ARMENIAN Percent answered correctly: 27.8%
TEXT READS: ճՈՂԱԿԱԹ, Shoghakat, the name of a church.
05.) CYRILLIC Percent answered correctly: 89.5%
TEXT READS: СЕРГЕЙ НОВИКОВ, the name of designer Sergey Novikov.
06.) THAI Percent answered correctly: 33.3%
TEXT READS: 3 ภาษารักไม่เว้นวรรค, Sam paa-săa rák mâi wén wá, the Thai translation of the movie About Love.
07.) ARABIC Percent answered correctly: 22.2%
TEXT READS: يو!, "Yo!".
08.) CYRILLIC Percent answered correctly: 23.5%
TEXT READS: Чешкая пивница, Chyeshkaya pibnitsa, a "Czech tavern".
09.) CHINESE Percent answered correctly: 36.8%
TEXT READS: 心中的日月, xīn zhōng de rì yuè, the name of a Leehom album.
10.) JAPANESE HIRAGANA Percent answered correctly: 40%
TEXT READS: てくのすとれす, tekuno sutoresu, "Techno Stress".
11.) THAI Percent answered correctly: 16.7%
TEXT READS: คนม้าบิน, Kon máa bin , "The Promise", another film.
12.) ARMENIAN Percent answered correctly: 18.8%
TEXT READS: ԱՐԱՐԱՏ ԵՐԵՎԱՆ, Ararat Yerevan, a brand of liquor.
13.) JAPANESE HIRAGANA Percent answered correctly: 5.9%
TEXT READS: あいうえお, A I U E O, the first five letters of the Japanese syllabry.
14.) CYRILLIC Percent answered correctly: 78.9%
TEXT READS: Тебе завтра рано вставать, ты помнишь, Tyebe zavtra rano vstavat', tih pomnish', from a Russian comic.
15.) KOREAN HANGÜL Percent answered correctly: 55.5%
TEXT READS: 이 죽일놈의 사랑, I Jukilnomui Sarang, the name of a popular Korean series.
16.) ARABIC Percent answered correctly: 42.9%
TEXT READS: سوشي, sushi.
17.) DEVANAGARI Percent answered correctly: 0%
TEXT READS: वागर्थ Vargath, the name of a Hindi magazine.
18.) HEBREW Percent answered correctly: 37.5%
TEXT READS: דין דין אביב "Din Din Aviv, the name of a singer.
19.) CHINESE Percent answered correctly: 70.6%
TEXT READS: 世纪10星, Shì jì shí xīng, found on a Chinese CD compilation.
20.) GREEK Percent answered correctly: 35.7%
TEXT READS: Βίσση, VISSI, the last name of a famous Greek singer.
21.) ARABIC Percent answered correctly: 93.3%
TEXT READS: الطبخ, al-ṫabj
22.) THAI Percent answered correctly: 23.1%
TEXT READS: แผ่นดินเลือด, Pàen din lêuat , The Thai title for Sons of Good Earth.
23.) HINDI Percent answered correctly: 17.6%
TEXT READS: तुग़लक, Tughlak, from a sign for the historically based play of this title.
24.) JAPANESE KATAKANA Percent answered correctly: 26.7%
TEXT READS: エクススクエア, Ekususkuea, "X-Square".
25.) GREEK Percent answered correctly: 82.4%
TEXT READS: Θηριο Ελιξίριο, Therio Elexirio, from an album for a Greek rapper.
Any comments and questions are welcome!!
THE WINNER : goodboi!
SECOND PLACE : muckefuck!
And THIRD PLACE: electrikalstorm!
Below the cut are the answers and the text in standard Unicode for you to compare against...
01.) DEVANAGARI Percent answered correctly: 63.1%
TEXT READS: आज तक, Aaj Tak, the name of a Hindi news website.
02.) HEBREW Percent answered correctly: 31.6%
TEXT READS: קזבלן, Kazablan, a name of an Israeli "West Side Story"-esque film.
03.) KOREAN HANGÜL Percent answered correctly: 21.1%
TEXT READS: 실미도, Silmido, the name of a recent popular Korean film.
04.) ARMENIAN Percent answered correctly: 27.8%
TEXT READS: ճՈՂԱԿԱԹ, Shoghakat, the name of a church.
05.) CYRILLIC Percent answered correctly: 89.5%
TEXT READS: СЕРГЕЙ НОВИКОВ, the name of designer Sergey Novikov.
06.) THAI Percent answered correctly: 33.3%
TEXT READS: 3 ภาษารักไม่เว้นวรรค, Sam paa-săa rák mâi wén wá, the Thai translation of the movie About Love.
07.) ARABIC Percent answered correctly: 22.2%
TEXT READS: يو!, "Yo!".
08.) CYRILLIC Percent answered correctly: 23.5%
TEXT READS: Чешкая пивница, Chyeshkaya pibnitsa, a "Czech tavern".
09.) CHINESE Percent answered correctly: 36.8%
TEXT READS: 心中的日月, xīn zhōng de rì yuè, the name of a Leehom album.
10.) JAPANESE HIRAGANA Percent answered correctly: 40%
TEXT READS: てくのすとれす, tekuno sutoresu, "Techno Stress".
11.) THAI Percent answered correctly: 16.7%
TEXT READS: คนม้าบิน, Kon máa bin , "The Promise", another film.
12.) ARMENIAN Percent answered correctly: 18.8%
TEXT READS: ԱՐԱՐԱՏ ԵՐԵՎԱՆ, Ararat Yerevan, a brand of liquor.
13.) JAPANESE HIRAGANA Percent answered correctly: 5.9%
TEXT READS: あいうえお, A I U E O, the first five letters of the Japanese syllabry.
14.) CYRILLIC Percent answered correctly: 78.9%
TEXT READS: Тебе завтра рано вставать, ты помнишь, Tyebe zavtra rano vstavat', tih pomnish', from a Russian comic.
15.) KOREAN HANGÜL Percent answered correctly: 55.5%
TEXT READS: 이 죽일놈의 사랑, I Jukilnomui Sarang, the name of a popular Korean series.
16.) ARABIC Percent answered correctly: 42.9%
TEXT READS: سوشي, sushi.
17.) DEVANAGARI Percent answered correctly: 0%
TEXT READS: वागर्थ Vargath, the name of a Hindi magazine.
18.) HEBREW Percent answered correctly: 37.5%
TEXT READS: דין דין אביב "Din Din Aviv, the name of a singer.
19.) CHINESE Percent answered correctly: 70.6%
TEXT READS: 世纪10星, Shì jì shí xīng, found on a Chinese CD compilation.
20.) GREEK Percent answered correctly: 35.7%
TEXT READS: Βίσση, VISSI, the last name of a famous Greek singer.
21.) ARABIC Percent answered correctly: 93.3%
TEXT READS: الطبخ, al-ṫabj
22.) THAI Percent answered correctly: 23.1%
TEXT READS: แผ่นดินเลือด, Pàen din lêuat , The Thai title for Sons of Good Earth.
23.) HINDI Percent answered correctly: 17.6%
TEXT READS: तुग़लक, Tughlak, from a sign for the historically based play of this title.
24.) JAPANESE KATAKANA Percent answered correctly: 26.7%
TEXT READS: エクススクエア, Ekususkuea, "X-Square".
25.) GREEK Percent answered correctly: 82.4%
TEXT READS: Θηριο Ελιξίριο, Therio Elexirio, from an album for a Greek rapper.
Any comments and questions are welcome!!