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Šalys ir kalbos

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John is from London. D-on---y-- iš-Lond---. D_____ y__ i_ L_______ D-o-a- y-a i- L-n-o-o- ---------------------- Džonas yra iš Londono. 0
London is in Great Britain. L------------Di-ž--joje--ritan-j---. L_______ y__ D_________ B___________ L-n-o-a- y-a D-d-i-j-j- B-i-a-i-o-e- ------------------------------------ Londonas yra Didžiojoje Britanijoje. 0
He speaks English. J---k-lb- -ngli----. J__ k____ a_________ J-s k-l-a a-g-i-k-i- -------------------- Jis kalba angliškai. 0
Maria is from Madrid. M-rija---a-iš-----i--. M_____ y__ i_ M_______ M-r-j- y-a i- M-d-i-o- ---------------------- Marija yra iš Madrido. 0
Madrid is in Spain. Ma-r--as-yr----pa--joje. M_______ y__ I__________ M-d-i-a- y-a I-p-n-j-j-. ------------------------ Madridas yra Ispanijoje. 0
She speaks Spanish. Ji ---ba is-a--š-a-. J_ k____ i__________ J- k-l-a i-p-n-š-a-. -------------------- Ji kalba ispaniškai. 0
Peter and Martha are from Berlin. Pė--r-s ---M---a-yr---- -er---o. P______ i_ M____ y__ i_ B_______ P-t-r-s i- M-r-a y-a i- B-r-y-o- -------------------------------- Pėteris ir Marta yra iš Berlyno. 0
Berlin is in Germany. B-r-ynas--r-----ie-i----. B_______ y__ V___________ B-r-y-a- y-a V-k-e-i-o-e- ------------------------- Berlynas yra Vokietijoje. 0
Do both of you speak German? A- (-ū------ ka-b----v---š---? A_ (____ a__ k______ v________ A- (-ū-) a-u k-l-a-e v-k-š-a-? ------------------------------ Ar (jūs) abu kalbate vokiškai? 0
London is a capital city. London---yra so-t-n-. L_______ y__ s_______ L-n-o-a- y-a s-s-i-ė- --------------------- Londonas yra sostinė. 0
Madrid and Berlin are also capital cities. M-d----s--r -e------ y-----ip-pa--s-s----s. M_______ i_ B_______ y__ t___ p__ s________ M-d-i-a- i- B-r-y-a- y-a t-i- p-t s-s-i-ė-. ------------------------------------------- Madridas ir Berlynas yra taip pat sostinės. 0
Capital cities are big and noisy. S---in---y---d---l----r -r-u-š-----s. S_______ y__ d______ i_ t____________ S-s-i-ė- y-a d-d-l-s i- t-i-k-m-n-o-. ------------------------------------- Sostinės yra didelės ir triukšmingos. 0
France is in Europe. Pr--cū-i-a--r--E-----je. P_________ y__ E________ P-a-c-z-j- y-a E-r-p-j-. ------------------------ Prancūzija yra Europoje. 0
Egypt is in Africa. Eg-p--s-y-- -f-i--je. E______ y__ A________ E-i-t-s y-a A-r-k-j-. --------------------- Egiptas yra Afrikoje. 0
Japan is in Asia. J-poni-a--ra---i-o-e. J_______ y__ A_______ J-p-n-j- y-a A-i-o-e- --------------------- Japonija yra Azijoje. 0
Canada is in North America. K-n-d--y-a ----rės--mer-ko--. K_____ y__ Š______ A_________ K-n-d- y-a Š-a-r-s A-e-i-o-e- ----------------------------- Kanada yra Šiaurės Amerikoje. 0
Panama is in Central America. P-n--- y---V-d-rio-Am--iko--. P_____ y__ V______ A_________ P-n-m- y-a V-d-r-o A-e-i-o-e- ----------------------------- Panama yra Vidurio Amerikoje. 0
Brazil is in South America. Br--ilija yr----et--A-er-koj-. B________ y__ P____ A_________ B-a-i-i-a y-a P-e-ų A-e-i-o-e- ------------------------------ Brazilija yra Pietų Amerikoje. 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!