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Ţări şi limbi

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John is from London. J----es-e -i--Lon---. J___ e___ d__ L______ J-h- e-t- d-n L-n-r-. --------------------- John este din Londra. 0
London is in Great Britain. L---ra est- în M-r-- ------i-. L_____ e___ î_ M____ B________ L-n-r- e-t- î- M-r-a B-i-a-i-. ------------------------------ Londra este în Marea Britanie. 0
He speaks English. E- vo-be--- en-l-z-. E_ v_______ e_______ E- v-r-e-t- e-g-e-a- -------------------- El vorbeşte engleza. 0
Maria is from Madrid. Maria-es----in M--r--. M____ e___ d__ M______ M-r-a e-t- d-n M-d-i-. ---------------------- Maria este din Madrid. 0
Madrid is in Spain. M---i- -s-e-------ni-. M_____ e___ î_ S______ M-d-i- e-t- î- S-a-i-. ---------------------- Madrid este în Spania. 0
She speaks Spanish. Ea-v--b-ş-----an-o-a. E_ v_______ s________ E- v-r-e-t- s-a-i-l-. --------------------- Ea vorbeşte spaniola. 0
Peter and Martha are from Berlin. Peter--i M---h- --n--din-B--l-n. P____ ş_ M_____ s___ d__ B______ P-t-r ş- M-r-h- s-n- d-n B-r-i-. -------------------------------- Peter şi Martha sunt din Berlin. 0
Berlin is in Germany. B--lin----e în --rman-a. B_____ e___ î_ G________ B-r-i- e-t- î- G-r-a-i-. ------------------------ Berlin este în Germania. 0
Do both of you speak German? A-â-doi ----iţi-germ-nă? A______ v______ g_______ A-â-d-i v-r-i-i g-r-a-ă- ------------------------ Amândoi vorbiţi germană? 0
London is a capital city. Lo-d-- e--e-o-ca--ta--. L_____ e___ o c________ L-n-r- e-t- o c-p-t-l-. ----------------------- Londra este o capitală. 0
Madrid and Berlin are also capital cities. Şi------d ş---erl-n-s-n--capi-al-. Ş_ M_____ ş_ B_____ s___ c________ Ş- M-d-i- ş- B-r-i- s-n- c-p-t-l-. ---------------------------------- Şi Madrid şi Berlin sunt capitale. 0
Capital cities are big and noisy. Ca-i---ele-sun- ma-i--- z-o-o-o---. C_________ s___ m___ ş_ z__________ C-p-t-l-l- s-n- m-r- ş- z-o-o-o-s-. ----------------------------------- Capitalele sunt mari şi zgomotoase. 0
France is in Europe. F-a----se-a--ă-în -u-op-. F_____ s_ a___ î_ E______ F-a-ţ- s- a-l- î- E-r-p-. ------------------------- Franţa se află în Europa. 0
Egypt is in Africa. E--p--se-a-lă -- Afr-c-. E____ s_ a___ î_ A______ E-i-t s- a-l- î- A-r-c-. ------------------------ Egipt se află în Africa. 0
Japan is in Asia. J-pon---s--afl--î- --i-. J______ s_ a___ î_ A____ J-p-n-a s- a-l- î- A-i-. ------------------------ Japonia se află în Asia. 0
Canada is in North America. C------se a--ă ----m-r--a de-----. C_____ s_ a___ î_ A______ d_ N____ C-n-d- s- a-l- î- A-e-i-a d- N-r-. ---------------------------------- Canada se află în America de Nord. 0
Panama is in Central America. Pan--- ----f-ă--n-A----c-----tr-l-. P_____ s_ a___ î_ A______ C________ P-n-m- s- a-l- î- A-e-i-a C-n-r-l-. ----------------------------------- Panama se află în America Centrală. 0
Brazil is in South America. B-a-il----e--f----------i-- de -ud. B_______ s_ a___ î_ A______ d_ S___ B-a-i-i- s- a-l- î- A-e-i-a d- S-d- ----------------------------------- Brazilia se află în America de 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!
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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!