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13 [thirteen]

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Darbības

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What does Martha do? K- da-- Mart-? K_ d___ M_____ K- d-r- M-r-a- -------------- Ko dara Marta? 0
She works at an office. V-ņa -t-ā---biro-ā. V___ s_____ b______ V-ņ- s-r-d- b-r-j-. ------------------- Viņa strādā birojā. 0
She works on the computer. Viņ- -trā-ā-p-e--a--r-. V___ s_____ p__ d______ V-ņ- s-r-d- p-e d-t-r-. ----------------------- Viņa strādā pie datora. 0
Where is Martha? K---ir---rta? K__ i_ M_____ K-r i- M-r-a- ------------- Kur ir Marta? 0
At the cinema. K--o. K____ K-n-. ----- Kino. 0
She is watching a film. V-ņ- --atā- -ilmu. V___ s_____ f_____ V-ņ- s-a-ā- f-l-u- ------------------ Viņa skatās filmu. 0
What does Peter do? Ko-d--- P---r--? K_ d___ P_______ K- d-r- P-t-r-s- ---------------- Ko dara Pēteris? 0
He studies at the university. V--š----dē univ---i--t-. V___ s____ u____________ V-ņ- s-u-ē u-i-e-s-t-t-. ------------------------ Viņš studē universitātē. 0
He studies languages. V-ņ--s--d- v--o---. V___ s____ v_______ V-ņ- s-u-ē v-l-d-s- ------------------- Viņš studē valodas. 0
Where is Peter? K-r-i------r--? K__ i_ P_______ K-r i- P-t-r-s- --------------- Kur ir Pēteris? 0
At the café. K-fejnī-ā. K_________ K-f-j-ī-ā- ---------- Kafejnīcā. 0
He is drinking coffee. V--- --er -a--ju. V___ d___ k______ V-ņ- d-e- k-f-j-. ----------------- Viņš dzer kafiju. 0
Where do they like to go? Kur--vi-i l-b--ā---et? K___ v___ l______ i___ K-r- v-ņ- l-b-r-t i-t- ---------------------- Kurp viņi labprāt iet? 0
To a concert. U- ko-cer-u. U_ k________ U- k-n-e-t-. ------------ Uz koncertu. 0
They like to listen to music. Viņ--l-b--ā- k---s-s-mūz-k-. V___ l______ k______ m______ V-ņ- l-b-r-t k-a-s-s m-z-k-. ---------------------------- Viņi labprāt klausās mūziku. 0
Where do they not like to go? K--- -i----et-nel-bp-ā-? K___ v___ i__ n_________ K-r- v-ņ- i-t n-l-b-r-t- ------------------------ Kurp viņi iet nelabprāt? 0
To the disco. Uz -----t-ku. U_ d_________ U- d-s-o-ē-u- ------------- Uz diskotēku. 0
They do not like to dance. V-ņ- dej- nel-bpr-t. V___ d___ n_________ V-ņ- d-j- n-l-b-r-t- -------------------- Viņi dejo nelabprāt. 0

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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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