Social bingo: Language café

How to play

1. Pick a theme and a card size. Everyone gets a different random card.
2. Mingle: ask people the questions and write the name of a match in the square. Aim for a different person each time.
3. The first full row, column or diagonal shouts BINGO. Then swap the best stories.
4. Want more new faces? Open Meet & Mint, join an event alone and bring this card.

All 64 prompts

Every card is a random mix from this list, shown in the language you picked. Complete the sentence: Find someone who…

1. can say thank you in 5 languages
2. speaks three or more languages
3. is learning a new language right now
4. has used a language app for 100+ days
5. can count to ten in another language
6. has dreamed in a second language
7. knows a word with no English translation
8. has misunderstood a word and laughed
9. can order food in two languages
10. has a favourite word in another language
11. can sing a song in another language
12. has read a book in a foreign language
13. has watched a film without subtitles
14. knows a tongue twister
15. can write in a different alphabet
16. has a funny story about a mistranslation
17. can do an accent impression
18. has learned a language from a song
19. knows how to say cheers in 5 languages
20. can say I love languages in three ways
21. has studied a language at school
22. has taught someone a phrase
23. has a language-learning tip
24. speaks a language few people know
25. has a language buddy
26. has used sign language, even a little
27. knows a proverb in another language
28. can say good morning in 6 languages
29. has pen pals abroad
30. has a favourite foreign-language film
31. has learned a language just for a trip
32. keeps a vocabulary notebook
33. has used a translation app in an emergency
34. has tried to read a menu in an unknown script
35. can say sorry in 4 languages
36. has picked up a phrase from a neighbour
37. has changed their phone language to practise
38. knows a word from every continent
39. has met someone who speaks their language abroad
40. has learned a language for work
41. can rap or recite in another language
42. can read a map in a foreign language
43. has a favourite dialect or accent
44. knows what hello is in 10 languages
45. has mixed up two languages in one sentence
46. knows a few words of an ancient language
47. has learned a language with a friend
48. has a language they want to learn next
49. has laughed at an idiom in another language
50. knows an idiom with an animal in it
51. has learned slang from a younger relative
52. can say please in 4 languages
53. has studied how words are made
54. has learned a language by travelling
55. has made a friend by speaking their language
56. can tell a joke in another language
57. has learned a language from a grandparent
58. has read subtitles in another language for fun
59. knows how to say cat in 5 languages
60. has learned a gesture in another country
61. can spell their name in another alphabet
62. has taken a language class online
63. has volunteered as a language helper
64. has a favourite sound in a language

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