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Countries and Languages

Countries and Languages

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Maita ja kieliä

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John is from London. J-hn -n Lont----a. J___ o_ L_________ J-h- o- L-n-o-s-a- ------------------ John on Lontoosta. 0
London is in Great Britain. Lo-to--s---it--e-I-----i--nnia---. L_____ s________ I________________ L-n-o- s-j-i-s-e I-o-B-i-a-n-a-s-. ---------------------------------- Lontoo sijaitsee Iso-Britanniassa. 0
He speaks English. H----------ngl-n---. H__ p____ e_________ H-n p-h-u e-g-a-t-a- -------------------- Hän puhuu englantia. 0
Maria is from Madrid. Ma--a------dri---ta. M____ o_ M__________ M-r-a o- M-d-i-i-t-. -------------------- Maria on Madridista. 0
Madrid is in Spain. Mad--d---j-itse- Espan--s--. M_____ s________ E__________ M-d-i- s-j-i-s-e E-p-n-a-s-. ---------------------------- Madrid sijaitsee Espanjassa. 0
She speaks Spanish. H-----h-- -s-a-ja-. H__ p____ e________ H-n p-h-u e-p-n-a-. ------------------- Hän puhuu espanjaa. 0
Peter and Martha are from Berlin. Pe-er-j------ha ov---Be-l-i-is--. P____ j_ M_____ o___ B___________ P-t-r j- M-r-h- o-a- B-r-i-n-s-ä- --------------------------------- Peter ja Martha ovat Berliinistä. 0
Berlin is in Germany. B-rli-ni--ijait--e Saksass-. B_______ s________ S________ B-r-i-n- s-j-i-s-e S-k-a-s-. ---------------------------- Berliini sijaitsee Saksassa. 0
Do both of you speak German? P-h-tt-ko te m---mma- ---s-a? P________ t_ m_______ s______ P-h-t-e-o t- m-l-m-a- s-k-a-? ----------------------------- Puhutteko te molemmat saksaa? 0
London is a capital city. L---o- o--p-ä-a-punki. L_____ o_ p___________ L-n-o- o- p-ä-a-p-n-i- ---------------------- Lontoo on pääkaupunki. 0
Madrid and Berlin are also capital cities. Ma--i- j--B-r---ni---a-----s-pä-----u-kej-. M_____ j_ B_______ o___ m___ p_____________ M-d-i- j- B-r-i-n- o-a- m-ö- p-ä-a-p-n-e-a- ------------------------------------------- Madrid ja Berliini ovat myös pääkaupunkeja. 0
Capital cities are big and noisy. Pä--au-un-it -----s--r-- -a -el-is-a. P___________ o___ s_____ j_ m________ P-ä-a-p-n-i- o-a- s-u-i- j- m-l-i-i-. ------------------------------------- Pääkaupungit ovat suuria ja meluisia. 0
France is in Europe. Ran-k--si-a--s---Eu--o--s--. R_____ s________ E__________ R-n-k- s-j-i-s-e E-r-o-a-s-. ---------------------------- Ranska sijaitsee Euroopassa. 0
Egypt is in Africa. E-ypt- -ija--s-e-A-----s--. E_____ s________ A_________ E-y-t- s-j-i-s-e A-r-k-s-a- --------------------------- Egypti sijaitsee Afrikassa. 0
Japan is in Asia. Jap--i----aitsee A-si-ss-. J_____ s________ A________ J-p-n- s-j-i-s-e A-s-a-s-. -------------------------- Japani sijaitsee Aasiassa. 0
Canada is in North America. K-nad- -i-a-tsee------is-Am-r-k----. K_____ s________ P__________________ K-n-d- s-j-i-s-e P-h-o-s-A-e-i-a-s-. ------------------------------------ Kanada sijaitsee Pohjois-Amerikassa. 0
Panama is in Central America. Pana-a -ijaits---K-ski---e-ika--a. P_____ s________ K________________ P-n-m- s-j-i-s-e K-s-i-A-e-i-a-s-. ---------------------------------- Panama sijaitsee Keski-Amerikassa. 0
Brazil is in South America. B-----ia-si-a---ee Ete---Am-r----s-. B_______ s________ E________________ B-a-i-i- s-j-i-s-e E-e-ä-A-e-i-a-s-. ------------------------------------ Brasilia sijaitsee Etelä-Amerikassa. 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!