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Land og språk

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John is from London. J-h- e- -rå--ondon. J___ e_ f__ L______ J-h- e- f-å L-n-o-. ------------------- John er frå London. 0
London is in Great Britain. L---o--ligg i S--rbr-tannia. L_____ l___ i S_____________ L-n-o- l-g- i S-o-b-i-a-n-a- ---------------------------- London ligg i Storbritannia. 0
He speaks English. Han-p-a--r--ng----.-H-n --ak-a- e-gel-k. H__ p_____ e_______ H__ s______ e_______ H-n p-a-a- e-g-l-k- H-n s-a-k-r e-g-l-k- ---------------------------------------- Han pratar engelsk. Han snakkar engelsk. 0
Maria is from Madrid. Mar------- -r--M--rid. M____ k___ f__ M______ M-r-a k-e- f-å M-d-i-. ---------------------- Maria kjem frå Madrid. 0
Madrid is in Spain. Ma--i- l-gg i Sp-ni-. M_____ l___ i S______ M-d-i- l-g- i S-a-i-. --------------------- Madrid ligg i Spania. 0
She speaks Spanish. H- -n-k--r-sp--s-- H- p----r-s-ans-. H_ s______ s______ H_ p_____ s______ H- s-a-k-r s-a-s-. H- p-a-a- s-a-s-. ------------------------------------ Ho snakkar spansk. Ho pratar spansk. 0
Peter and Martha are from Berlin. P-t-- -g-----------m-f-å B-r-in. P____ o_ M_____ k___ f__ B______ P-t-r o- M-r-h- k-e- f-å B-r-i-. -------------------------------- Peter og Martha kjem frå Berlin. 0
Berlin is in Germany. Berl-- ---- -----kl-nd. B_____ l___ i T________ B-r-i- l-g- i T-s-l-n-. ----------------------- Berlin ligg i Tyskland. 0
Do both of you speak German? Pr------- tys- b----o? P_____ d_ t___ b__ t__ P-a-a- d- t-s- b-e t-? ---------------------- Pratar de tysk båe to? 0
London is a capital city. Lond------ein -ovu--ta-. L_____ e_ e__ h_________ L-n-o- e- e-n h-v-d-t-d- ------------------------ London er ein hovudstad. 0
Madrid and Berlin are also capital cities. M-d-id-o- ---li- -r-òg ho-u-s--der. M_____ o_ B_____ e_ ò_ h___________ M-d-i- o- B-r-i- e- ò- h-v-d-t-d-r- ----------------------------------- Madrid og Berlin er òg hovudstader. 0
Capital cities are big and noisy. Hovud-t--e-- er----r- -----åket-. H___________ e_ s____ o_ b_______ H-v-d-t-d-n- e- s-o-e o- b-å-e-e- --------------------------------- Hovudstadene er store og bråkete. 0
France is in Europe. Fra-----e---gg-i Eu---a. F________ l___ i E______ F-a-k-i-e l-g- i E-r-p-. ------------------------ Frankrike ligg i Europa. 0
Egypt is in Africa. E-------g- --Afri--. E____ l___ i A______ E-y-t l-g- i A-r-k-. -------------------- Egypt ligg i Afrika. 0
Japan is in Asia. J-----li-g i A---. J____ l___ i A____ J-p-n l-g- i A-i-. ------------------ Japan ligg i Asia. 0
Canada is in North America. Ka-ad--l----- Nor--Am--ika. K_____ l___ i N____________ K-n-d- l-g- i N-r---m-r-k-. --------------------------- Kanada ligg i Nord-Amerika. 0
Panama is in Central America. P---m------ i---l-om----r-k-. P_____ l___ i M______________ P-n-m- l-g- i M-l-o---m-r-k-. ----------------------------- Panama ligg i Mellom-Amerika. 0
Brazil is in South America. Br-sil li-- i Sø--Amer-ka. B_____ l___ i S___________ B-a-i- l-g- i S-r-A-e-i-a- -------------------------- Brasil ligg i Sør-Amerika. 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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