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Giving reasons 2

Giving reasons 2

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bir şeyler sebep göstermek 2

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Why didn’t you come? Ne-en---lm-di-? N____ g________ N-d-n g-l-e-i-? --------------- Neden gelmedin? 0
I was ill. H-s-ayd-m. H_________ H-s-a-d-m- ---------- Hastaydım. 0
I didn’t come because I was ill. H-sta-o---ğ-- -----ge---di-. H____ o______ i___ g________ H-s-a o-d-ğ-m i-i- g-l-e-i-. ---------------------------- Hasta olduğum için gelmedim. 0
Why didn’t she come? O,----------m-d- -kadın-? O_ n____ g______ (_______ O- n-ç-n g-l-e-i (-a-ı-)- ------------------------- O, niçin gelmedi (kadın)? 0
She was tired. O-(ka--n)--o--u-d-. O (______ y________ O (-a-ı-) y-r-u-d-. ------------------- O (kadın) yorgundu. 0
She didn’t come because she was tired. O-(-a-ın) y--g-n ------ içi--gelm--i. O (______ y_____ o_____ i___ g_______ O (-a-ı-) y-r-u- o-d-ğ- i-i- g-l-e-i- ------------------------------------- O (kadın) yorgun olduğu için gelmedi. 0
Why didn’t he come? O-(-rke-) -için----me--? O (______ n____ g_______ O (-r-e-) n-ç-n g-l-e-i- ------------------------ O (erkek) niçin gelmedi? 0
He wasn’t interested. O--n -e-k-k----n--i-teme--. O___ (______ c___ i________ O-u- (-r-e-) c-n- i-t-m-d-. --------------------------- Onun (erkek) canı istemedi. 0
He didn’t come because he wasn’t interested. O-(e-kek---a-ı-i--e--d-ğ--i-i---el-e-i. O (______ c___ i_________ i___ g_______ O (-r-e-) c-n- i-t-m-d-ğ- i-i- g-l-e-i- --------------------------------------- O (erkek) canı istemediği için gelmedi. 0
Why didn’t you come? Ni----ge--e-----? N____ g__________ N-ç-n g-l-e-i-i-? ----------------- Niçin gelmediniz? 0
Our car is damaged. A-aba----a--z---. A_______ a_______ A-a-a-ı- a-ı-a-ı- ----------------- Arabamız arızalı. 0
We didn’t come because our car is damaged. A-aba--z -r--alı-o---ğ--içi- -e-m-di-. A_______ a______ o_____ i___ g________ A-a-a-ı- a-ı-a-ı o-d-ğ- i-i- g-l-e-i-. -------------------------------------- Arabamız arızalı olduğu için gelmedik. 0
Why didn’t the people come? İn---la- --çin---lme-i-e-? İ_______ n____ g__________ İ-s-n-a- n-ç-n g-l-e-i-e-? -------------------------- İnsanlar niçin gelmediler? 0
They missed the train. O--a- tr-n- k-ç---ıl--. O____ t____ k__________ O-l-r t-e-i k-ç-r-ı-a-. ----------------------- Onlar treni kaçırdılar. 0
They didn’t come because they missed the train. T--n----ç-r-ı-l--ı i--n--e---diler. T____ k___________ i___ g__________ T-e-i k-ç-r-ı-l-r- i-i- g-l-e-i-e-. ----------------------------------- Treni kaçırdıkları için gelmediler. 0
Why didn’t you come? N-ç-n -e-me---? N____ g________ N-ç-n g-l-e-i-? --------------- Niçin gelmedin? 0
I was not allowed to. Gelme-e--zi---ok--. G______ i___ y_____ G-l-e-e i-i- y-k-u- ------------------- Gelmeme izin yoktu. 0
I didn’t come because I was not allowed to. G-l--me iz-n o---d-ğ--i-i-----me-i-. G______ i___ o_______ i___ g________ G-l-e-e i-i- o-m-d-ğ- i-i- g-l-e-i-. ------------------------------------ Gelmeme izin olmadığı için gelmedim. 0

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The indigenous languages of America

Many different languages are spoken in America. English is the main language in North America. Spanish and Portuguese dominate in South America. All of these languages came to America from Europe. Before colonization, other languages were spoken there. These languages are known as the indigenous languages of America. Until today, they haven't been explored substantially. The variety of these languages is enormous. It is estimated that there are about 60 language families in North America. In South America there could even be as many as 150. Additionally, there are many isolated languages. All of these languages are very different. They exhibit only a few common structures. Therefore, it is difficult to classify the languages. The reason for their differences lies in the history of America. America was colonized in several stages. The first people came to America over more than 10,000 years ago. Each population brought its language to the continent. The indigenous languages are most similar to Asian languages. The situation regarding America's ancient languages isn't the same everywhere. Many Native American languages are still in use in South America. Languages like Guarani or Quechua have millions of active speakers. By contrast, many languages in North America are almost extinct. The culture of the Native Americans of North America was long oppressed. In the process, their languages were lost. But interest in them has increased in the last few decades. There are many programs that aim to nurture and protect the languages. So they could have a future after all…