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Harriet woke up in her dorm room and found a letter from the school's faculty, along with 12 small cards with some words written on them.




Congratulations on completing the coursework in the prestigious School of Cryptic Arts! Your training is almost complete. Written on these cards are instructions on when and where you can collect your diploma.



Of course, if you cannot manage to figure out the instructions in time, that means you have failed your training. In this case, you can pack your belongings and go home empty-handed. So you can consider this your final exam. Good luck!




The cards:




and

cómo

herbata

isoäiti

rua

zwei

ııf Dïnısch

ım nırııgıîs

ın ıtılıını

ın Tıgılıg

pı frıncıskı

tırkıksı




How does Harriet figure out when and where she should show up?










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    Harriet woke up in her dorm room and found a letter from the school's faculty, along with 12 small cards with some words written on them.




    Congratulations on completing the coursework in the prestigious School of Cryptic Arts! Your training is almost complete. Written on these cards are instructions on when and where you can collect your diploma.



    Of course, if you cannot manage to figure out the instructions in time, that means you have failed your training. In this case, you can pack your belongings and go home empty-handed. So you can consider this your final exam. Good luck!




    The cards:




    and

    cómo

    herbata

    isoäiti

    rua

    zwei

    ııf Dïnısch

    ım nırııgıîs

    ın ıtılıını

    ın Tıgılıg

    pı frıncıskı

    tırkıksı




    How does Harriet figure out when and where she should show up?










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      Harriet woke up in her dorm room and found a letter from the school's faculty, along with 12 small cards with some words written on them.




      Congratulations on completing the coursework in the prestigious School of Cryptic Arts! Your training is almost complete. Written on these cards are instructions on when and where you can collect your diploma.



      Of course, if you cannot manage to figure out the instructions in time, that means you have failed your training. In this case, you can pack your belongings and go home empty-handed. So you can consider this your final exam. Good luck!




      The cards:




      and

      cómo

      herbata

      isoäiti

      rua

      zwei

      ııf Dïnısch

      ım nırııgıîs

      ın ıtılıını

      ın Tıgılıg

      pı frıncıskı

      tırkıksı




      How does Harriet figure out when and where she should show up?










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      Harriet woke up in her dorm room and found a letter from the school's faculty, along with 12 small cards with some words written on them.




      Congratulations on completing the coursework in the prestigious School of Cryptic Arts! Your training is almost complete. Written on these cards are instructions on when and where you can collect your diploma.



      Of course, if you cannot manage to figure out the instructions in time, that means you have failed your training. In this case, you can pack your belongings and go home empty-handed. So you can consider this your final exam. Good luck!




      The cards:




      and

      cómo

      herbata

      isoäiti

      rua

      zwei

      ııf Dïnısch

      ım nırııgıîs

      ın ıtılıını

      ın Tıgılıg

      pı frıncıskı

      tırkıksı




      How does Harriet figure out when and where she should show up?







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          There are 6 pairs of cards: the first card of the pair represents a word, and the second card is the language you must translate the word to (with ı replacing any vowel). Cards that are written in the same language are matched, so the pairs are as follows:

          1. and + in tagalog (in English) = at
          2. cómo + en italiano ("how in italian", in Spanish) = come
          3. herbata + po francusku ("tea in French", Polish) = the
          4. isoäiti + turkiksi ("grandmother in Turkish", in Finnish) = nine
          5. rua + em norueguês ("street in Norwegian", in Portuguese) = gate
          6. zwei + auf Dänisch ("two in Danish", in German) = to

          So reordering, the message is: come to the gate at nine







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            How you do the matching pairs?
            – Juan Carlos Oropeza
            Nov 13 at 20:42






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            "Cards that are written in the same language are matched". So, e.g. 6. "zwei" and "auf Dänisch" are both in German so they match, and "zwei auf Dänisch" means "two in Danish" (in English :-)). And "two" in Danish is "to".
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          • All correct, and very fast to boot. Nice job!
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          Partial Answer:




          the "ı" in the latter six cards represents different vowels.
          My guesses:
          ıtılıını=Italini
          frıncıskı = Francisco
          tırkıksı=Turkey?







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            There are 6 pairs of cards: the first card of the pair represents a word, and the second card is the language you must translate the word to (with ı replacing any vowel). Cards that are written in the same language are matched, so the pairs are as follows:

            1. and + in tagalog (in English) = at
            2. cómo + en italiano ("how in italian", in Spanish) = come
            3. herbata + po francusku ("tea in French", Polish) = the
            4. isoäiti + turkiksi ("grandmother in Turkish", in Finnish) = nine
            5. rua + em norueguês ("street in Norwegian", in Portuguese) = gate
            6. zwei + auf Dänisch ("two in Danish", in German) = to

            So reordering, the message is: come to the gate at nine







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              How you do the matching pairs?
              – Juan Carlos Oropeza
              Nov 13 at 20:42






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              "Cards that are written in the same language are matched". So, e.g. 6. "zwei" and "auf Dänisch" are both in German so they match, and "zwei auf Dänisch" means "two in Danish" (in English :-)). And "two" in Danish is "to".
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            • All correct, and very fast to boot. Nice job!
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              Nov 14 at 13:25















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            Solution!




            There are 6 pairs of cards: the first card of the pair represents a word, and the second card is the language you must translate the word to (with ı replacing any vowel). Cards that are written in the same language are matched, so the pairs are as follows:

            1. and + in tagalog (in English) = at
            2. cómo + en italiano ("how in italian", in Spanish) = come
            3. herbata + po francusku ("tea in French", Polish) = the
            4. isoäiti + turkiksi ("grandmother in Turkish", in Finnish) = nine
            5. rua + em norueguês ("street in Norwegian", in Portuguese) = gate
            6. zwei + auf Dänisch ("two in Danish", in German) = to

            So reordering, the message is: come to the gate at nine







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              How you do the matching pairs?
              – Juan Carlos Oropeza
              Nov 13 at 20:42






            • 1




              "Cards that are written in the same language are matched". So, e.g. 6. "zwei" and "auf Dänisch" are both in German so they match, and "zwei auf Dänisch" means "two in Danish" (in English :-)). And "two" in Danish is "to".
              – bornfromanegg
              Nov 14 at 10:39












            • All correct, and very fast to boot. Nice job!
              – jafe
              Nov 14 at 13:25













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            Solution!




            There are 6 pairs of cards: the first card of the pair represents a word, and the second card is the language you must translate the word to (with ı replacing any vowel). Cards that are written in the same language are matched, so the pairs are as follows:

            1. and + in tagalog (in English) = at
            2. cómo + en italiano ("how in italian", in Spanish) = come
            3. herbata + po francusku ("tea in French", Polish) = the
            4. isoäiti + turkiksi ("grandmother in Turkish", in Finnish) = nine
            5. rua + em norueguês ("street in Norwegian", in Portuguese) = gate
            6. zwei + auf Dänisch ("two in Danish", in German) = to

            So reordering, the message is: come to the gate at nine







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            Solution!




            There are 6 pairs of cards: the first card of the pair represents a word, and the second card is the language you must translate the word to (with ı replacing any vowel). Cards that are written in the same language are matched, so the pairs are as follows:

            1. and + in tagalog (in English) = at
            2. cómo + en italiano ("how in italian", in Spanish) = come
            3. herbata + po francusku ("tea in French", Polish) = the
            4. isoäiti + turkiksi ("grandmother in Turkish", in Finnish) = nine
            5. rua + em norueguês ("street in Norwegian", in Portuguese) = gate
            6. zwei + auf Dänisch ("two in Danish", in German) = to

            So reordering, the message is: come to the gate at nine








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              How you do the matching pairs?
              – Juan Carlos Oropeza
              Nov 13 at 20:42






            • 1




              "Cards that are written in the same language are matched". So, e.g. 6. "zwei" and "auf Dänisch" are both in German so they match, and "zwei auf Dänisch" means "two in Danish" (in English :-)). And "two" in Danish is "to".
              – bornfromanegg
              Nov 14 at 10:39












            • All correct, and very fast to boot. Nice job!
              – jafe
              Nov 14 at 13:25














            • 1




              How you do the matching pairs?
              – Juan Carlos Oropeza
              Nov 13 at 20:42






            • 1




              "Cards that are written in the same language are matched". So, e.g. 6. "zwei" and "auf Dänisch" are both in German so they match, and "zwei auf Dänisch" means "two in Danish" (in English :-)). And "two" in Danish is "to".
              – bornfromanegg
              Nov 14 at 10:39












            • All correct, and very fast to boot. Nice job!
              – jafe
              Nov 14 at 13:25








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            How you do the matching pairs?
            – Juan Carlos Oropeza
            Nov 13 at 20:42




            How you do the matching pairs?
            – Juan Carlos Oropeza
            Nov 13 at 20:42




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            "Cards that are written in the same language are matched". So, e.g. 6. "zwei" and "auf Dänisch" are both in German so they match, and "zwei auf Dänisch" means "two in Danish" (in English :-)). And "two" in Danish is "to".
            – bornfromanegg
            Nov 14 at 10:39






            "Cards that are written in the same language are matched". So, e.g. 6. "zwei" and "auf Dänisch" are both in German so they match, and "zwei auf Dänisch" means "two in Danish" (in English :-)). And "two" in Danish is "to".
            – bornfromanegg
            Nov 14 at 10:39














            All correct, and very fast to boot. Nice job!
            – jafe
            Nov 14 at 13:25




            All correct, and very fast to boot. Nice job!
            – jafe
            Nov 14 at 13:25










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            the "ı" in the latter six cards represents different vowels.
            My guesses:
            ıtılıını=Italini
            frıncıskı = Francisco
            tırkıksı=Turkey?







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              Partial Answer:




              the "ı" in the latter six cards represents different vowels.
              My guesses:
              ıtılıını=Italini
              frıncıskı = Francisco
              tırkıksı=Turkey?







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                the "ı" in the latter six cards represents different vowels.
                My guesses:
                ıtılıını=Italini
                frıncıskı = Francisco
                tırkıksı=Turkey?







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                the "ı" in the latter six cards represents different vowels.
                My guesses:
                ıtılıını=Italini
                frıncıskı = Francisco
                tırkıksı=Turkey?








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