11 December 2014

PUZZLE

Solution to the previous puzzle:  

1. Stamp on - Postman
2. For trees - Forester
3. Remit sin - Minister
4. Menial cop - Policeman

5. Court poser - Prosecutor


New Puzzle:

Try to identify the languages of these seasonal greetings:

1. Gesëende Kersfees
2. Boas Festas
3. Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce a stastny Novy Rok
4. Glaedelig Jul
5. Hyvää Joulua
6. Joyeux Noel
7. Froehliche Weihnachten
8. Kala Christouyenna
9. Mele Kalikimaka
10. Bada din Mubarak
11. Nollaig Shona Dhuit
12. Bono Natale
13. Shinnen omedeto
14 Kuwa na Krismasi njema
15. Sung Tan Chuk Ha
16. Linksmu Kaledu
17. Feliz Navidad
18. Natale hilare
19. Maligayang Pasko
20. Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia
21. Feliz Natal, Gajan Kristnaskon
22. Srozhdestovm Kristovim
23. Suksun Wan Christmas
24. Chuc Mung Giang Sinh
25. Nadolig Llawen


*Note, the first person to post the correct answer will get the bonus point.

2 comments:

Olena140 said...

1. Gesëende Kersfees - Afrikaans
2. Boas Festas - Portuguese
3. Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce a stastny Novy Rok - Czech and Croatian
4. Glaedelig Jul - Danish
5. Hyvää Joulua - Finnish
6. Joyeux Noel - French (original: Joyeux Noël; that one was easy, of course :))
7. Froehliche Weihnachten - German (original: Fröhliche Weihnachten)
8. Kala Christouyenna - Greek
9. Mele Kalikimaka - Hawaiian
10. Bada din Mubarak - Hindi
11. Nollaig Shona Dhuit - Irish
12. Bono Natale - Italian (I found a reference, that it should be Buon Natale, not Bono Natale. I'm now interested, can it be both?)
13. Shinnen omedeto - Japanese
14. Kuwa na Krismasi njema - Swahili
15. Sung Tan Chuk Ha - Korean
16. Linksmu Kaledu - Lithuanian (original: Linksmų Kalėdų)
17. Feliz Navidad - Spanish
18. Natale hilare - Latin
19. Maligayang Pasko - Tagalog
20. Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia - Polish (original: Wesołych Świąt Bożego Narodzenia)
21. Feliz Natal, Gajan Kristnaskon - Portuguese, Esperanto
22. Srozhdestovm Kristovim - Russian (should be "S Rozhdestvom Kristovym" - С Рождеством Христовым!)
23. Suksun Wan Christmas - Thai
24. Chuc Mung Giang Sinh - Vietnamese
25. Nadolig Llawen - Welsh


I'll add one of mine:

Ukrainian - Z Rizdvom Khrystovym (З Рiздвом Христовим!)

Michael said...

Well done, Olena.

#12 is probably a transcription error on my part. Thanks for the correction (and for the Ukrainian greeting)!