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John is from London. J-hn---d--Lon-ra. J___ è d_ L______ J-h- è d- L-n-r-. ----------------- John è di Londra. 0
London is in Great Britain. L-n-ra-------va-in -n--i--e-r-. L_____ s_ t____ i_ I___________ L-n-r- s- t-o-a i- I-g-i-t-r-a- ------------------------------- Londra si trova in Inghilterra. 0
He speaks English. Lu---ar-a--ng----. L__ p____ i_______ L-i p-r-a i-g-e-e- ------------------ Lui parla inglese. 0
Maria is from Madrid. Mari- è d- M--r-d. M____ è d_ M______ M-r-a è d- M-d-i-. ------------------ Maria è di Madrid. 0
Madrid is in Spain. Mad-------trova--n Sp-g--. M_____ s_ t____ i_ S______ M-d-i- s- t-o-a i- S-a-n-. -------------------------- Madrid si trova in Spagna. 0
She speaks Spanish. Lei --------a-n-l-. L__ p____ s________ L-i p-r-a s-a-n-l-. ------------------- Lei parla spagnolo. 0
Peter and Martha are from Berlin. Peter---M-r-h- --n-----B--lin-. P____ e M_____ s___ d_ B_______ P-t-r e M-r-h- s-n- d- B-r-i-o- ------------------------------- Peter e Martha sono di Berlino. 0
Berlin is in Germany. Ber-i-o si --o---in-G-rm--i-. B______ s_ t____ i_ G________ B-r-i-o s- t-o-a i- G-r-a-i-. ----------------------------- Berlino si trova in Germania. 0
Do both of you speak German? Parl-te -ed--c- vo- -ue? P______ t______ v__ d___ P-r-a-e t-d-s-o v-i d-e- ------------------------ Parlate tedesco voi due? 0
London is a capital city. Lon--a è---- capit--e. L_____ è u__ c________ L-n-r- è u-a c-p-t-l-. ---------------------- Londra è una capitale. 0
Madrid and Berlin are also capital cities. An--- ---ri- e --rl-no --n- -ap-t-li. A____ M_____ e B______ s___ c________ A-c-e M-d-i- e B-r-i-o s-n- c-p-t-l-. ------------------------------------- Anche Madrid e Berlino sono capitali. 0
Capital cities are big and noisy. Le--ap---li son- -r-nd-----u----s-. L_ c_______ s___ g_____ e r________ L- c-p-t-l- s-n- g-a-d- e r-m-r-s-. ----------------------------------- Le capitali sono grandi e rumorose. 0
France is in Europe. L----anc-- -- -ro-a -n--ur-pa. L_ F______ s_ t____ i_ E______ L- F-a-c-a s- t-o-a i- E-r-p-. ------------------------------ La Francia si trova in Europa. 0
Egypt is in Africa. L-Egi-to-s- tr-va -n----i--. L_______ s_ t____ i_ A______ L-E-i-t- s- t-o-a i- A-r-c-. ---------------------------- L’Egitto si trova in Africa. 0
Japan is in Asia. I- -i--pone si -r--------s-a. I_ G_______ s_ t____ i_ A____ I- G-a-p-n- s- t-o-a i- A-i-. ----------------------------- Il Giappone si trova in Asia. 0
Canada is in North America. Il-Ca---- ---tr-v- n-ll-Ame-i----el--ord. I_ C_____ s_ t____ n___________ d__ n____ I- C-n-d- s- t-o-a n-l-’-m-r-c- d-l n-r-. ----------------------------------------- Il Canada si trova nell’America del nord. 0
Panama is in Central America. I- P-nama si ----- -el--A---ica -en-r-l-. I_ P_____ s_ t____ n___________ c________ I- P-n-m- s- t-o-a n-l-’-m-r-c- c-n-r-l-. ----------------------------------------- Il Panama si trova nell’America centrale. 0
Brazil is in South America. Il ---s--e--i -ro-a-ne-l’----i-- del -ud. I_ B______ s_ t____ n___________ d__ s___ I- B-a-i-e s- t-o-a n-l-’-m-r-c- d-l s-d- ----------------------------------------- Il Brasile si trova nell’America del sud. 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!