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Getting to know others

Getting to know others

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Conhecer

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Hi! O-á! O___ O-á- ---- Olá! 0
Hello! Bo--d--! B__ d___ B-m d-a- -------- Bom dia! 0
How are you? Com----i? C___ v___ C-m- v-i- --------- Como vai? 0
Do you come from Europe? V----é -a---ropa? V___ é d_ E______ V-c- é d- E-r-p-? ----------------- Você é da Europa? 0
Do you come from America? Voc-----a---é--c-? V___ é d_ A_______ V-c- é d- A-é-i-a- ------------------ Você é da América? 0
Do you come from Asia? Você---d- Ási-? V___ é d_ Á____ V-c- é d- Á-i-? --------------- Você é da Ásia? 0
In which hotel are you staying? E--q-e-h--el -----vi--? E_ q__ h____ v___ v____ E- q-e h-t-l v-c- v-v-? ----------------------- Em que hotel você vive? 0
How long have you been here for? H--qua-to-te-po --t- --ui? H_ q_____ t____ e___ a____ H- q-a-t- t-m-o e-t- a-u-? -------------------------- Há quanto tempo está aqui? 0
How long will you be staying? Q-ant------o--i--? Q_____ t____ f____ Q-a-t- t-m-o f-c-? ------------------ Quanto tempo fica? 0
Do you like it here? Gost----s---aq-i? G____ d____ a____ G-s-a d-s-o a-u-? ----------------- Gosta disto aqui? 0
Are you here on vacation? Está pa-sando --r-as -qui? E___ p_______ f_____ a____ E-t- p-s-a-d- f-r-a- a-u-? -------------------------- Está passando férias aqui? 0
Please do visit me sometime! V-s-t--m---- --a! V________ u_ d___ V-s-t---e u- d-a- ----------------- Visite-me um dia! 0
Here is my address. Aqui------a -i-h- mo-ad-. A___ e___ a m____ m______ A-u- e-t- a m-n-a m-r-d-. ------------------------- Aqui está a minha morada. 0
Shall we see each other tomorrow? Vem--nos--ma-h-? V_______ a______ V-m---o- a-a-h-? ---------------- Vemo-nos amanhã? 0
I am sorry, but I already have plans. L--e---- ma- já --nho-p----s. L_______ m__ j_ t____ p______ L-m-n-o- m-s j- t-n-o p-a-o-. ----------------------------- Lamento, mas já tenho planos. 0
Bye! T-hau! T_____ T-h-u- ------ Tchau! 0
Good bye! Até - -r-xim-! A__ à p_______ A-é à p-ó-i-a- -------------- Até à próxima! 0
See you soon! A---b---e! A__ b_____ A-é b-e-e- ---------- Até breve! 0

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Alphabets

We can communicate with languages. We tell others what we're thinking or feeling. Writing has this function as well. Most languages have a written form, or writing. Writing consists of characters. These characters can be diverse. Most writing is made up of letters. These letters make up alphabets. An alphabet is an organized set of graphic symbols. These characters are joined to form words according to certain rules. Each character has a fixed pronunciation. The term ‘alphabet’ comes from the Greek language. There, the first two letters were called ‘alpha’ and ‘beta’. There have been many different alphabets throughout history. People were using characters more than 3,000 years ago. Earlier, characters were magical symbols. Only a few people knew what they meant. Later, the characters lost their symbolic nature. Today, letters have no meaning. They only have a meaning when they are combined with other letters. Characters such as that of the Chinese function differently. They resemble pictures and often depict what they mean. When we write, we are encoding our thoughts. We use characters to record our knowledge. Our brain has learned how to decode the alphabet. Characters become words, words become ideas. In this way, a text can survive for thousands of years. And still be understood…
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Bengali is one of the Indo-Iranian languages. It is the native language of about 200 million people. More than 140 million of those people live in Bangladesh. There are also approximately 75 million speakers in India. Additional speakers are found in Malaysia, Nepal and Saudi Arabia. Bengali is thus one of the most spoken languages of the world. The language has its own writing system. There are even distinct symbols for numbers. Nowadays, however, Arabic digits are used most of the time. Bengali syntax follows strict rules. The subject comes first, then the object, and finally the verb. There are no grammatical genders. Nouns and adjectives also vary only slightly. That is a good thing for everyone that wants to learn this important language. And as many as possible should do so!