Quiz Yourself

Common Foreign Words and Phrases

 

Directions: Match each foreign word or phrase with its correct definition.  Complete the ones you know first.  Look for words that sound familiar.

 

 

______1. vice versa (Latin)                           A. to a sickening degree

 

 

______2. RSVP (French)                                 B. enjoy your meal

 

 

______3. que sera sera (Spanish)               C. a passage with access only at one end

 

______4. bon voyage (French)                     D. with the order reversed  

 

 

______5. bona fide (Latin)                             E. and so forth

 

 

______6. ad nauseam (Latin)                        F. seize the day; enjoy the present

 

______7. carpe diem (Latin)                         G. whatever will be, will be

 

______8. faux pas (French)                           H. a feeling of having experienced something before

 

______9. bon appétit (French)                    I. a reply to an invitation

 

 

______10. déjà vu (French)                           J. in good faith; genuine; real

 

______11. et cetera (Latin)                            K. have a good trip

 

 

______12. cul de sac (French)                      L. a social mistake