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What does Martha do? ¿--é-ha-e------? ¿___ h___ M_____ ¿-u- h-c- M-r-a- ---------------- ¿Qué hace Marta?
She works at an office. E--a--rab-ja-e- --a -----n-. E___ t______ e_ u__ o_______ E-l- t-a-a-a e- u-a o-i-i-a- ---------------------------- Ella trabaja en una oficina.
She works on the computer. E-la t-ab--a -o- e--o-de-----. E___ t______ c__ e_ o_________ E-l- t-a-a-a c-n e- o-d-n-d-r- ------------------------------ Ella trabaja con el ordenador.
Where is Martha? ¿D-nde---t- -----? ¿_____ e___ M_____ ¿-ó-d- e-t- M-r-a- ------------------ ¿Dónde está Marta?
At the cinema. E- e---i-e. E_ e_ c____ E- e- c-n-. ----------- En el cine.
She is watching a film. El-a -st- -i-nd- --a p--í-ula. E___ e___ v_____ u__ p________ E-l- e-t- v-e-d- u-a p-l-c-l-. ------------------------------ Ella está viendo una película.
What does Peter do? ¿--é h-ce -ed-o? ¿___ h___ P_____ ¿-u- h-c- P-d-o- ---------------- ¿Qué hace Pedro?
He studies at the university. É- estud-- en-la -nive--id--. É_ e______ e_ l_ u___________ É- e-t-d-a e- l- u-i-e-s-d-d- ----------------------------- Él estudia en la universidad.
He studies languages. Él -s--d-a--dio--s. É_ e______ i_______ É- e-t-d-a i-i-m-s- ------------------- Él estudia idiomas.
Where is Peter? ¿D-n-e-e-tá-P--ro? ¿_____ e___ P_____ ¿-ó-d- e-t- P-d-o- ------------------ ¿Dónde está Pedro?
At the café. En-la---fe-----. E_ l_ c_________ E- l- c-f-t-r-a- ---------------- En la cafetería.
He is drinking coffee. Él-es-á -om---- ---é. É_ e___ t______ c____ É- e-t- t-m-n-o c-f-. --------------------- Él está tomando café.
Where do they like to go? ¿- --nd---es gusta-ir? ¿_ d____ l__ g____ i__ ¿- d-n-e l-s g-s-a i-? ---------------------- ¿A dónde les gusta ir?
To a concert. A -n---nci--t-. A u_ c_________ A u- c-n-i-r-o- --------------- A un concierto.
They like to listen to music. A -ll-- -------t- esc-cha---úsic-. A e____ l__ g____ e_______ m______ A e-l-s l-s g-s-a e-c-c-a- m-s-c-. ---------------------------------- A ellos les gusta escuchar música.
Where do they not like to go? ¿A --nde ----e---u--- --? ¿_ d____ n_ l__ g____ i__ ¿- d-n-e n- l-s g-s-a i-? ------------------------- ¿A dónde no les gusta ir?
To the disco. A--a discot-ca. A l_ d_________ A l- d-s-o-e-a- --------------- A la discoteca.
They do not like to dance. A-el-o- no-l-s --sta-ba---r. A e____ n_ l__ g____ b______ A e-l-s n- l-s g-s-a b-i-a-. ---------------------------- A ellos no les gusta bailar.

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Creole Languages

Did you know that German is spoken in the South Pacific? It's really true! In parts of Papua New Guinea and Australia, people speak Unserdeutsch . It is a Creole language. Creole languages emerge in language contact situations. That is, when multiple different languages encounter one another. By now, many Creole languages are almost extinct. But worldwide 15 million people still speak a Creole language. Creole languages are always native languages. It's different with Pidgin languages. Pidgin languages are very simplified forms of speech. They are only good for very basic communication. Most Creole languages originated in the colonial era. Therefore, Creole languages are often based on European languages. One characteristic of Creole languages is a limited vocabulary. Creole languages have their own phonology too. The grammar of Creole languages is heavily simplified. Complicated rules are simply ignored by the speakers. Each Creole language is an important component of national identity. As a result, there is a lot of literature written in Creole languages. Creole languages are especially interesting for linguists. This is because they demonstrate how languages develop and later die out. So the development of language can be studied in Creole languages. They also prove that languages can change and adapt. The discipline used to research Creole languages is Creolistics, or Creology. One of the best-known sentences in the Creole language comes from Jamaica. Bob Marley made it world famous – do you know it? It's No woman, no cry! (= No, woman, don't cry!)
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