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13 [thirteen]

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13 [treisprezece]

Activităţi

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What does Martha do? Ce---c- -ar-h-? C_ f___ M______ C- f-c- M-r-h-? --------------- Ce face Martha? 0
She works at an office. Ea-l---ea----n-----u. E_ l_______ î_ b_____ E- l-c-e-z- î- b-r-u- --------------------- Ea lucrează în birou. 0
She works on the computer. Ea l-c----ă--a -a-c---to-. E_ l_______ l_ c__________ E- l-c-e-z- l- c-l-u-a-o-. -------------------------- Ea lucrează la calculator. 0
Where is Martha? U----es-- M-rt--? U___ e___ M______ U-d- e-t- M-r-h-? ----------------- Unde este Martha? 0
At the cinema. La ci-e-a---raf. L_ c____________ L- c-n-m-t-g-a-. ---------------- La cinematograf. 0
She is watching a film. S--u--------------. S_ u___ l_ u_ f____ S- u-t- l- u- f-l-. ------------------- Se uită la un film. 0
What does Peter do? Ce ---e -e-e-? C_ f___ P_____ C- f-c- P-t-r- -------------- Ce face Peter? 0
He studies at the university. El -tudia-- l- u--ver----te. E_ s_______ l_ u____________ E- s-u-i-z- l- u-i-e-s-t-t-. ---------------------------- El studiază la universitate. 0
He studies languages. El studia-ă -----. E_ s_______ l_____ E- s-u-i-z- l-m-i- ------------------ El studiază limbi. 0
Where is Peter? U-de -st- Pet-r? U___ e___ P_____ U-d- e-t- P-t-r- ---------------- Unde este Peter? 0
At the café. Î--c-f--ea. Î_ c_______ Î- c-f-n-a- ----------- În cafenea. 0
He is drinking coffee. El---- c--e-. E_ b__ c_____ E- b-a c-f-a- ------------- El bea cafea. 0
Where do they like to go? Und---e----i c- ---c-re? U___ m___ e_ c_ p_______ U-d- m-r- e- c- p-ă-e-e- ------------------------ Unde merg ei cu plăcere? 0
To a concert. L----nc--t. L_ c_______ L- c-n-e-t- ----------- La concert. 0
They like to listen to music. E- a--ul-ă--- --------mu-i--. E_ a______ c_ p______ m______ E- a-c-l-ă c- p-ă-e-e m-z-c-. ----------------------------- Ei ascultă cu plăcere muzică. 0
Where do they not like to go? U----n--mer- ---cu p----re? U___ n_ m___ e_ c_ p_______ U-d- n- m-r- e- c- p-ă-e-e- --------------------------- Unde nu merg ei cu plăcere? 0
To the disco. La-d-s------. L_ d_________ L- d-s-o-e-ă- ------------- La discotecă. 0
They do not like to dance. E--nu --n----- -u p-ăc---. E_ n_ d_______ c_ p_______ E- n- d-n-e-z- c- p-ă-e-e- -------------------------- Ei nu dansează cu plăcere. 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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