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‫מדינות ושפות‬

[medinot w'ssafot]

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John is from London. ‫-’-ן מלונ--- ---’ו--ה-א -ו-דו--‬ ‫____ מ______ / ג___ ה__ ל_______ ‫-’-ן מ-ו-ד-ן / ג-ו- ה-א ל-נ-ו-י- --------------------------------- ‫ג’ון מלונדון / ג’ון הוא לונדוני‬ 0
j-n-----n-o-/-on h----n-oni j__ m___________ h_ l______ j-n m-l-n-o-/-o- h- l-n-o-i --------------------------- jon milondon/jon hu londoni
London is in Great Britain. ‫ל--דו- --צא- --ר---י--‬ ‫______ נ____ ב_________ ‫-ו-ד-ן נ-צ-ת ב-ר-ט-י-.- ------------------------ ‫לונדון נמצאת בבריטניה.‬ 0
lond---nim-s-et-b'-r-tani--. l_____ n_______ b___________ l-n-o- n-m-s-e- b-v-i-a-i-h- ---------------------------- london nimts'et b'vritaniah.
He speaks English. ‫הו- --בר-----ית-‬ ‫___ מ___ א_______ ‫-ו- מ-ב- א-ג-י-.- ------------------ ‫הוא מדבר אנגלית.‬ 0
hu--eda--r--n-l-t. h_ m______ a______ h- m-d-b-r a-g-i-. ------------------ hu medaber anglit.
Maria is from Madrid. ‫מריה -מ--יד.‬ ‫____ מ_______ ‫-ר-ה מ-ד-י-.- -------------- ‫מריה ממדריד.‬ 0
mar--h----a----. m_____ m________ m-r-a- m-m-d-i-. ---------------- mariah mimadrid.
Madrid is in Spain. ‫מ---- ----ת -ספ-ד-‬ ‫_____ נ____ ב______ ‫-ד-י- נ-צ-ת ב-פ-ד-‬ -------------------- ‫מדריד נמצאת בספרד.‬ 0
m-d-i- --mt---t b'sf-rad. m_____ n_______ b________ m-d-i- n-m-s-'- b-s-a-a-. ------------------------- madrid nimtse't b'sfarad.
She speaks Spanish. ‫-יא מ-----ספ-ד-ת-‬ ‫___ מ____ ס_______ ‫-י- מ-ב-ת ס-ר-י-.- ------------------- ‫היא מדברת ספרדית.‬ 0
hi -e----r-- ----a-it. h_ m________ s________ h- m-d-b-r-t s-a-a-i-. ---------------------- hi medaberet sfaradit.
Peter and Martha are from Berlin. ‫--ר -מר-ה מב-לי--‬ ‫___ ו____ מ_______ ‫-ט- ו-ר-ה מ-ר-י-.- ------------------- ‫פטר ומרתה מברלין.‬ 0
p-----u-a--ah-mib-rlin. p____ u______ m________ p-t-r u-a-t-h m-b-r-i-. ----------------------- peter umartah miberlin.
Berlin is in Germany. ‫בר----נ-צאת ב---ני-.‬ ‫_____ נ____ ב________ ‫-ר-י- נ-צ-ת ב-ר-נ-ה-‬ ---------------------- ‫ברלין נמצאת בגרמניה.‬ 0
b-------im----t b-g--man-a-. b_____ n_______ b___________ b-r-i- n-m-s-e- b-g-r-a-i-h- ---------------------------- berlin nimts'et b'germaniah.
Do both of you speak German? ‫-נ-כם ---ר-- גר---ת?‬ ‫_____ מ_____ ג_______ ‫-נ-כ- מ-ב-י- ג-מ-י-?- ---------------------- ‫שניכם מדברים גרמנית?‬ 0
shneyk------da-ri- ---m-n--? s________ m_______ g________ s-n-y-h-m m-d-b-i- g-r-a-i-? ---------------------------- shneykhem medabrim germanit?
London is a capital city. ‫לו---ן ה-א ע---בי-ה.‬ ‫______ ה__ ע__ ב_____ ‫-ו-ד-ן ה-א ע-ר ב-ר-.- ---------------------- ‫לונדון היא עיר בירה.‬ 0
l--do- h-----b--a-. l_____ h_ i_ b_____ l-n-o- h- i- b-r-h- ------------------- london hi ir birah.
Madrid and Berlin are also capital cities. ‫--ר-- --ר--- -ן -- ----ב----‬ ‫_____ ו_____ ה_ ג_ ע__ ב_____ ‫-ד-י- ו-ר-י- ה- ג- ע-י ב-ר-.- ------------------------------ ‫מדריד וברלין הן גם ערי בירה.‬ 0
m---i--ube-l-n-hen------re--b----. m_____ u______ h__ g__ a___ b_____ m-d-i- u-e-l-n h-n g-m a-e- b-r-h- ---------------------------------- madrid uberlin hen gam arey birah.
Capital cities are big and noisy. ‫ע------רה--דו--ת---ו-ש-ת-‬ ‫___ ה____ ג_____ ו________ ‫-ר- ה-י-ה ג-ו-ו- ו-ו-ש-ת-‬ --------------------------- ‫ערי הבירה גדולות ורועשות.‬ 0
a--y-h--ira- -dolo- -'ro---ho-. a___ h______ g_____ w__________ a-e- h-b-r-h g-o-o- w-r-'-s-o-. ------------------------------- arey habirah gdolot w'ro'ashot.
France is in Europe. ‫---- נ-צ-ת באי-ו-ה-‬ ‫____ נ____ ב________ ‫-ר-ת נ-צ-ת ב-י-ו-ה-‬ --------------------- ‫צרפת נמצאת באירופה.‬ 0
ts--fat n--t-'---b---yuropa-. t______ n_______ b___________ t-a-f-t n-m-s-e- b-'-y-r-p-h- ----------------------------- tsarfat nimts'et be'eyuropah.
Egypt is in Africa. ‫מצ-י----צ---ב-פ--קה-‬ ‫_____ נ____ ב________ ‫-צ-י- נ-צ-ת ב-פ-י-ה-‬ ---------------------- ‫מצרים נמצאת באפריקה.‬ 0
mi--ra-m ---ts-----e--fri---. m_______ n_______ b__________ m-t-r-i- n-m-s-e- b-'-f-i-a-. ----------------------------- mitsraim nimts'et be'afriqah.
Japan is in Asia. ‫יפ- --צ-ת-ב-ס-ה.‬ ‫___ נ____ ב______ ‫-פ- נ-צ-ת ב-ס-ה-‬ ------------------ ‫יפן נמצאת באסיה.‬ 0
ya-an--i-ts--t ----si--. y____ n_______ b________ y-p-n n-m-s-e- b-'-s-a-. ------------------------ yapan nimts'et be'asiah.
Canada is in North America. ‫ק-דה---צ-ת-ב-פ-- -מריק-.‬ ‫____ נ____ ב____ א_______ ‫-נ-ה נ-צ-ת ב-פ-ן א-ר-ק-.- -------------------------- ‫קנדה נמצאת בצפון אמריקה.‬ 0
q-nad-- --mts'et-bits-o- a-er--ah. q______ n_______ b______ a________ q-n-d-h n-m-s-e- b-t-f-n a-e-i-a-. ---------------------------------- qanadah nimts'et bitsfon ameriqah.
Panama is in Central America. ‫פנמה --צ-ת----כ- א-רי-- - -אמר--- ה-ר--י-.‬ ‫____ נ____ ב____ א_____ / ב______ ה________ ‫-נ-ה נ-צ-ת ב-ר-ז א-ר-ק- / ב-מ-י-ה ה-ר-ז-ת-‬ -------------------------------------------- ‫פנמה נמצאת במרכז אמריקה / באמריקה המרכזית.‬ 0
p-na-ah--i---'-t b-mer-az amer-qa-----me-i--h -ame--a---. p______ n_______ b_______ a__________________ h__________ p-n-m-h n-m-s-e- b-m-r-a- a-e-i-a-/-'-m-r-q-h h-m-r-a-i-. --------------------------------------------------------- panamah nimts'et b'merkaz ameriqah/b'ameriqah hamerkazit.
Brazil is in South America. ‫----- ----ת ב------מריק-.‬ ‫_____ נ____ ב____ א_______ ‫-ר-י- נ-צ-ת ב-ר-ם א-ר-ק-.- --------------------------- ‫ברזיל נמצאת בדרום אמריקה.‬ 0
b----l ni-ts'e- -'-r-m ----i---. b_____ n_______ b_____ a________ b-a-i- n-m-s-e- b-d-o- a-e-i-a-. -------------------------------- brazil nimts'et b'drom ameriqah.

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