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Small Talk 1

Small Talk 1

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Small Talk 1

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Make yourself comfortable! S---d-- -e-! S__ d__ n___ S-å d-g n-d- ------------ Slå dig ned! 0
Please, feel right at home! L-d -o- -m-du-er-h----e! L__ s__ o_ d_ e_ h______ L-d s-m o- d- e- h-e-m-! ------------------------ Lad som om du er hjemme! 0
What would you like to drink? Hvad vi--d- hav- -t dri--e? H___ v__ d_ h___ a_ d______ H-a- v-l d- h-v- a- d-i-k-? --------------------------- Hvad vil du have at drikke? 0
Do you like music? K-n-du -id--m--i-? K__ d_ l___ m_____ K-n d- l-d- m-s-k- ------------------ Kan du lide musik? 0
I like classical music. Jeg-ka- god- l-de kl-ss--- -----. J__ k__ g___ l___ k_______ m_____ J-g k-n g-d- l-d- k-a-s-s- m-s-k- --------------------------------- Jeg kan godt lide klassisk musik. 0
These are my CD’s. H----r ---e---’er. H__ e_ m___ c_____ H-r e- m-n- c-’-r- ------------------ Her er mine cd’er. 0
Do you play a musical instrument? S--l-er du--- in-tr-m--t? S______ d_ e_ i__________ S-i-l-r d- e- i-s-r-m-n-? ------------------------- Spiller du et instrument? 0
This is my guitar. Her -- m-n --i-ar. H__ e_ m__ g______ H-r e- m-n g-i-a-. ------------------ Her er min guitar. 0
Do you like to sing? K-------ide-at-sy-ge? K__ d_ l___ a_ s_____ K-n d- l-d- a- s-n-e- --------------------- Kan du lide at synge? 0
Do you have children? H-- -- b-rn? H__ d_ b____ H-r d- b-r-? ------------ Har du børn? 0
Do you have a dog? Har -u-en -u--? H__ d_ e_ h____ H-r d- e- h-n-? --------------- Har du en hund? 0
Do you have a cat? Har -u--- k-t? H__ d_ e_ k___ H-r d- e- k-t- -------------- Har du en kat? 0
These are my books. He- er--i-e-b-ge-. H__ e_ m___ b_____ H-r e- m-n- b-g-r- ------------------ Her er mine bøger. 0
I am currently reading this book. J----r ved-a--læ-- d---h-r--o-. J__ e_ v__ a_ l___ d__ h__ b___ J-g e- v-d a- l-s- d-n h-r b-g- ------------------------------- Jeg er ved at læse den her bog. 0
What do you like to read? Hv-d---- du l--e -t læ--? H___ k__ d_ l___ a_ l____ H-a- k-n d- l-d- a- l-s-? ------------------------- Hvad kan du lide at læse? 0
Do you like to go to concerts? K-- d- --de--t gå ti- -o--ert? K__ d_ l___ a_ g_ t__ k_______ K-n d- l-d- a- g- t-l k-n-e-t- ------------------------------ Kan du lide at gå til koncert? 0
Do you like to go to the theatre / theater (am.)? Ka- ---l--e--t--- i te--r--? K__ d_ l___ a_ g_ i t_______ K-n d- l-d- a- g- i t-a-r-t- ---------------------------- Kan du lide at gå i teatret? 0
Do you like to go to the opera? K-n ------e at-g- i--p--aen? K__ d_ l___ a_ g_ i o_______ K-n d- l-d- a- g- i o-e-a-n- ---------------------------- Kan du lide at gå i operaen? 0

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Mother language? Father language!

As a child, from whom did you learn your language? For sure you'll say: From mother! Most people in the world think that. The term ‘mother language’ exists in almost all nations. The English as well as the Chinese are familiar with it. Perhaps because mothers spend more time with the children. But recent studies have come to different results. They show that our language is mostly the language of our fathers. Researchers examined genetic material and languages of mixed tribes. In such tribes, the parents came from different cultures. These tribes originated thousands of years ago. Large migratory movements were the reason for this. The genetic material of these mixed tribes was genetically analyzed. Then it was compared to the language of the tribe. Most tribes speak the language of their male ancestors. That means, the language of the country comes from the Y chromosome. So men brought their language with them to foreign lands. And the women there then adopted the new language of the men. But even today, fathers have a great deal of influence on our language. Because when learning, babies are oriented toward the language of their father. Fathers speak considerably less with their children. The male sentence structure is also simpler than that of the female. As a result, the language of the father is better suited for babies. It doesn't overwhelm them and is easier to learn as a result. That is why children prefer to imitate ‘Dad’ when speaking rather than ‘Mum’. Later, the mother's vocabulary shapes the child's language. In this way, mothers influence our language as well as fathers. So it should be called parental language!
Did you know?
Italian is counted among the Romance languages. That means that it developed out of Latin. Italian is the native language of about 70 million people. The majority of those live in Italy. Italian is also understood in Slovenia and Croatia. The language travelled as far away as Africa through colonial politics. Even today, Italian is understood in Libya, Somalia, and Eritrea by many older people. Numerous emigrants also took the language with them to their new homeland. Most notably there are many Italian-language communities in South America. Often Italian has mixed in with Spanish in those areas and created new languages. The unusual thing about Italian is its many different dialects. Some experts even speak of individual languages. The orthography of Italian is not difficult; it follows the pronunciation. For many, Italian is the most beautiful language in the world! Perhaps because it is the language of music, design and good cuisine?