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Learning foreign languages

Learning foreign languages

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Učiti strane jezike

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Where did you learn Spanish? G--- st---a----- š-a---ls--? G___ s__ n______ š__________ G-j- s-e n-u-i-i š-a-j-l-k-? ---------------------------- Gdje ste naučili španjolski? 0
Can you also speak Portuguese? Z-ate -i i--ort-g----i? Z____ l_ i p___________ Z-a-e l- i p-r-u-a-s-i- ----------------------- Znate li i portugalski? 0
Yes, and I also speak some Italian. D-, - ---- --ne--o-ta-ij-nski. D__ a z___ i n____ t__________ D-, a z-a- i n-š-o t-l-j-n-k-. ------------------------------ Da, a znam i nešto talijanski. 0
I think you speak very well. M--li- -a-gov-ri-- v--o do--o. M_____ d_ g_______ v___ d_____ M-s-i- d- g-v-r-t- v-l- d-b-o- ------------------------------ Mislim da govorite vrlo dobro. 0
The languages are quite similar. Ti -ezici ---p-i-ič-o-------lič-i. T_ j_____ s_ p_______ v___ s______ T- j-z-c- s- p-i-i-n- v-l- s-i-n-. ---------------------------------- Ti jezici su prilično vrlo slični. 0
I can understand them well. M-gu -h --bro ra-umj-t-. M___ i_ d____ r_________ M-g- i- d-b-o r-z-m-e-i- ------------------------ Mogu ih dobro razumjeti. 0
But speaking and writing is difficult. Ali govo-iti --pi-a-i -e--eš-o. A__ g_______ i p_____ j_ t_____ A-i g-v-r-t- i p-s-t- j- t-š-o- ------------------------------- Ali govoriti i pisati je teško. 0
I still make many mistakes. Pr---m--oš--n-go g----k-. P_____ j__ m____ g_______ P-a-i- j-š m-o-o g-e-a-a- ------------------------- Pravim još mnogo grešaka. 0
Please correct me each time. I-p-avit- -----l-m-u-ije-. I________ m_ m____ u______ I-p-a-i-e m- m-l-m u-i-e-. -------------------------- Ispravite me molim uvijek. 0
Your pronunciation is very good. Va---z-------- ---v-m-d-b--. V__ i______ j_ s_____ d_____ V-š i-g-v-r j- s-s-i- d-b-r- ---------------------------- Vaš izgovor je sasvim dobar. 0
You only have a slight accent. I-----m--i-a-cen-. I____ m___ a______ I-a-e m-l- a-c-n-. ------------------ Imate mali akcent. 0
One can tell where you come from. P-e--zna----e-----le d--az---. P_________ s_ o_____ d________ P-e-o-n-j- s- o-a-l- d-l-z-t-. ------------------------------ Prepoznaje se odakle dolazite. 0
What is your mother tongue / native language (am.)? K-j--je --š--a-ern-- ---i-? K___ j_ V__ m_______ j_____ K-j- j- V-š m-t-r-j- j-z-k- --------------------------- Koji je Vaš maternji jezik? 0
Are you taking a language course? Id--e--i n- teč-j-je-i-a? I____ l_ n_ t____ j______ I-e-e l- n- t-č-j j-z-k-? ------------------------- Idete li na tečaj jezika? 0
Which textbook are you using? K--- -dž--nik -----t-te? K___ u_______ k_________ K-j- u-ž-e-i- k-r-s-i-e- ------------------------ Koji udžbenik koristite? 0
I don’t remember the name right now. U---o- m------ -- znam k-ko--e----e. U o___ m______ n_ z___ k___ s_ z____ U o-o- m-m-n-u n- z-a- k-k- s- z-v-. ------------------------------------ U ovom momentu ne znam kako se zove. 0
The title is not coming to me. N- m--u -e--j----- n-----a. N_ m___ s_ s______ n_______ N- m-g- s- s-e-i-i n-s-o-a- --------------------------- Ne mogu se sjetiti naslova. 0
I’ve forgotten it. Z-borav---/ Z-b-r----a-s-----. Z________ / Z_________ s__ t__ Z-b-r-v-o / Z-b-r-v-l- s-m t-. ------------------------------ Zaboravio / Zaboravila sam to. 0

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Germanic Languages

The Germanic languages belong to the Indo-European language family. This linguistic group is characterized by its phonological features. Differences in the phonology distinguish these languages from others. There are about 15 Germanic languages. 500 million people worldwide speak them as their native tongue. The exact number of individual languages is difficult to determine. It is often unclear whether independent languages or only dialects exist. The most prominent Germanic language is English. It has 350 million native speakers worldwide. After that come German and Dutch. The Germanic languages are divided into different groups. There are North Germanic, West Germanic, and East Germanic. North Germanic languages are the Scandinavian languages. English, German and Dutch are West Germanic languages. The East Germanic languages have all become extinct. Old English, for example, belonged to this group. Colonization spread Germanic languages across the world. As a result, Dutch is understood in the Caribbean and in South Africa. All Germanic languages are derived from a common root. Whether or not there was a uniform proto-language is unclear. Besides that, only a few old Germanic texts exist. Unlike the Romance languages, there are hardly any sources. Research of the Germanic languages is more difficult as a result. Relatively little is also known about the culture of the Germanic people, or Teutons. The people of the Teutons did not unite. As a result there was no common identity. Therefore, science has to rely on other sources. Without Greeks and Romans, we would only know a little about the Teutons!
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