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Countries and Languages

Countries and Languages

5 [five]

Countries and Languages

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John is from London. John is f-o--L--don. J___ i_ f___ L______ J-h- i- f-o- L-n-o-. -------------------- John is from London. 0
London is in Great Britain. Lo--o- -- ----r--t ----a--. L_____ i_ i_ G____ B_______ L-n-o- i- i- G-e-t B-i-a-n- --------------------------- London is in Great Britain. 0
He speaks English. He --eak- E------. H_ s_____ E_______ H- s-e-k- E-g-i-h- ------------------ He speaks English. 0
Maria is from Madrid. Mar-a-i--fr-- Madrid. M____ i_ f___ M______ M-r-a i- f-o- M-d-i-. --------------------- Maria is from Madrid. 0
Madrid is in Spain. Madrid-is -- S--i-. M_____ i_ i_ S_____ M-d-i- i- i- S-a-n- ------------------- Madrid is in Spain. 0
She speaks Spanish. Sh- spea-- Sp-ni-h. S__ s_____ S_______ S-e s-e-k- S-a-i-h- ------------------- She speaks Spanish. 0
Peter and Martha are from Berlin. P-t-r--nd---rtha-a-e-from---rl--. P____ a__ M_____ a__ f___ B______ P-t-r a-d M-r-h- a-e f-o- B-r-i-. --------------------------------- Peter and Martha are from Berlin. 0
Berlin is in Germany. B-r-i- -s--n----m-ny. B_____ i_ i_ G_______ B-r-i- i- i- G-r-a-y- --------------------- Berlin is in Germany. 0
Do both of you speak German? D- --t- -f---u s--ak-Ge-man? D_ b___ o_ y__ s____ G______ D- b-t- o- y-u s-e-k G-r-a-? ---------------------------- Do both of you speak German? 0
London is a capital city. Lon-o-----a--apital-c-t-. L_____ i_ a c______ c____ L-n-o- i- a c-p-t-l c-t-. ------------------------- London is a capital city. 0
Madrid and Berlin are also capital cities. M-d--- and-Berlin-a-- a--o c-pital-cit-es. M_____ a__ B_____ a__ a___ c______ c______ M-d-i- a-d B-r-i- a-e a-s- c-p-t-l c-t-e-. ------------------------------------------ Madrid and Berlin are also capital cities. 0
Capital cities are big and noisy. Ca-i-al------- are big--n- n---y. C______ c_____ a__ b__ a__ n_____ C-p-t-l c-t-e- a-e b-g a-d n-i-y- --------------------------------- Capital cities are big and noisy. 0
France is in Europe. Franc- -s----E---p-. F_____ i_ i_ E______ F-a-c- i- i- E-r-p-. -------------------- France is in Europe. 0
Egypt is in Africa. Eg-pt-----n -f----. E____ i_ i_ A______ E-y-t i- i- A-r-c-. ------------------- Egypt is in Africa. 0
Japan is in Asia. J---------n-A-i-. J____ i_ i_ A____ J-p-n i- i- A-i-. ----------------- Japan is in Asia. 0
Canada is in North America. C---d- is i- -o--h-Am-ri--. C_____ i_ i_ N____ A_______ C-n-d- i- i- N-r-h A-e-i-a- --------------------------- Canada is in North America. 0
Panama is in Central America. P--am- ---in-Cen---- A--r--a. P_____ i_ i_ C______ A_______ P-n-m- i- i- C-n-r-l A-e-i-a- ----------------------------- Panama is in Central America. 0
Brazil is in South America. Bra-il is i--S-uth -m--ic-. B_____ i_ i_ S____ A_______ B-a-i- i- i- S-u-h A-e-i-a- --------------------------- Brazil is in South America. 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!
Did you know?
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!