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John is from London. John--om ------n--n --f). J___ k__ v__ L_____ (____ J-h- k-m v-n L-n-e- (-f-. ------------------------- John kom van Londen (af). 0
London is in Great Britain. Lo--e---s -- -r-o----i-t-n-e. L_____ i_ i_ G_______________ L-n-e- i- i- G-o-t-B-i-t-n-e- ----------------------------- Londen is in Groot-Brittanje. 0
He speaks English. Hy p-aa--E---l-. H_ p____ E______ H- p-a-t E-g-l-. ---------------- Hy praat Engels. 0
Maria is from Madrid. Maria --m--an-Mad--d-(af). M____ k__ v__ M_____ (____ M-r-a k-m v-n M-d-i- (-f-. -------------------------- Maria kom van Madrid (af). 0
Madrid is in Spain. Ma--id is--- Spanje. M_____ i_ i_ S______ M-d-i- i- i- S-a-j-. -------------------- Madrid is in Spanje. 0
She speaks Spanish. Sy---a---Sp-a--. S_ p____ S______ S- p-a-t S-a-n-. ---------------- Sy praat Spaans. 0
Peter and Martha are from Berlin. P---r--n--a-------- -an ---------f-. P____ e_ M_____ k__ v__ B_____ (____ P-t-r e- M-r-h- k-m v-n B-r-y- (-f-. ------------------------------------ Peter en Martha kom van Berlyn (af). 0
Berlin is in Germany. Ber-y---s -n Du-t-la-d. B_____ i_ i_ D_________ B-r-y- i- i- D-i-s-a-d- ----------------------- Berlyn is in Duitsland. 0
Do both of you speak German? P-a-t -ul-e a-bei Dui-s? P____ j____ a____ D_____ P-a-t j-l-e a-b-i D-i-s- ------------------------ Praat julle albei Duits? 0
London is a capital city. Lo--e- is -n -o-fs-ad. L_____ i_ ’_ h________ L-n-e- i- ’- h-o-s-a-. ---------------------- Londen is ’n hoofstad. 0
Madrid and Berlin are also capital cities. M-dr-d----Be-l-n ---oo- hoo--te--. M_____ e_ B_____ i_ o__ h_________ M-d-i- e- B-r-y- i- o-k h-o-s-e-e- ---------------------------------- Madrid en Berlyn is ook hoofstede. 0
Capital cities are big and noisy. H---ste---is gr--t--n -----i-r--. H________ i_ g____ e_ l__________ H-o-s-e-e i- g-o-t e- l-w-a-e-i-. --------------------------------- Hoofstede is groot en lawaaierig. 0
France is in Europe. F---kr-k ---in E-r---. F_______ i_ i_ E______ F-a-k-y- i- i- E-r-p-. ---------------------- Frankryk is in Europa. 0
Egypt is in Africa. E-ip---i- -- -f--ka. E_____ i_ i_ A______ E-i-t- i- i- A-r-k-. -------------------- Egipte is in Afrika. 0
Japan is in Asia. J-pan-is-in-A---. J____ i_ i_ A____ J-p-n i- i- A-i-. ----------------- Japan is in Asië. 0
Canada is in North America. K---da--- in-N-----A-e---a. K_____ i_ i_ N_____________ K-n-d- i- i- N-o-d-A-e-i-a- --------------------------- Kanada is in Noord-Amerika. 0
Panama is in Central America. P--am- ---in -en-ra-l---er-k-. P_____ i_ i_ S________________ P-n-m- i- i- S-n-r-a---m-r-k-. ------------------------------ Panama is in Sentraal-Amerika. 0
Brazil is in South America. Br----ië-is i- -----A-----a. B_______ i_ i_ S____________ B-a-i-i- i- i- S-i---m-r-k-. ---------------------------- Brasilië is in Suid-Amerika. 0

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Languages and dialects

There are 6,000 to 7,000 different languages worldwide. The number of dialects is of course much higher. But what is the difference between language and dialect? Dialects always have a clearly localized tone. They belong to the regional language varieties. This means dialects are a language form with the narrowest reach. As a general rule, dialects are only spoken, not written. They form their own linguistic system. And they follow their own rules. Theoretically, every language can have several dialects. All dialects fall under the standard language of a country. The standard language is understood by all the people of a country. With it, even speakers of different dialects can communicate with each other. Almost all dialects are becoming less important. You hardly hear dialects being spoken in cities anymore. The standard language is usually spoken at work as well. Therefore, dialect speakers are often said to be simple and uneducated. And yet they can be found at all social levels. So dialect speakers are no less intelligent than others. Quite the opposite! Those who speak in dialect have many advantages. In a language course, for example. Dialect speakers know that there are different linguistic forms. And they have learned to switch quickly between linguistic styles. Therefore, dialect speakers possess a higher competence for variation. They can sense which linguistic style fits with a certain situation. This has even been scientifically proven. So: Have courage in using dialect – it's worth it!
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Bulgarian is counted among the South Slavic languages. About 10 million people speak Bulgarian. The majority of those people, of course, live in Bulgaria. Bulgarian is spoken in other countries as well, however. Among those are Ukraine and Moldova. Bulgarian is one of the oldest documented Slavic languages. It has many specific features too. The similarity to Albanian and Romanian is striking. These languages are not Slavic languages. There are many parallels nevertheless. Therefore, all of these languages are also denoted as Balkan languages. They have a lot in common, although they are not related to each other. Bulgarian verbs can take on many forms. There is also no infinitive in Bulgarian. If you want to learn this interesting language you will soon discover many new things!