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Small Talk 1

Small Talk 1

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Small Talk 1 (Axaftina kurt 1)

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Make yourself comfortable! Li rih---ya --- bi--r--! L_ r_______ x__ b_______ L- r-h-t-y- x-e b-n-r-n- ------------------------ Li rihetiya xwe binêrin! 0
Please, feel right at home! X-e w--î--i --la xwe d---i-esibîni-. X__ w___ d_ m___ x__ d_ b___________ X-e w-k- d- m-l- x-e d- b-h-s-b-n-n- ------------------------------------ Xwe wekî di mala xwe de bihesibînin. 0
What would you like to drink? H-n-dix-azin -- -ex---? H__ d_______ ç_ v______ H-n d-x-a-i- ç- v-x-i-? ----------------------- Hûn dixwazin çi vexwin? 0
Do you like music? H----i----îkê---- dik--? H__ j_ m_____ h__ d_____ H-n j- m-z-k- h-z d-k-n- ------------------------ Hûn ji muzîkê hez dikin? 0
I like classical music. E--j---uz------a-îk h-- di--m. E_ j_ m_____ k_____ h__ d_____ E- j- m-z-k- k-a-î- h-z d-k-m- ------------------------------ Ez ji muzîka klasîk hez dikim. 0
These are my CD’s. C---n--in-l- --r --. C____ m__ l_ v__ i__ C-y-n m-n l- v-r i-. -------------------- CDyên min li vir in. 0
Do you play a musical instrument? H-n l- -m---k----z-kê--i--n? H__ l_ a______ m_____ d_____ H-n l- a-û-e-e m-z-k- d-x-n- ---------------------------- Hûn li amûreke muzîkê dixin? 0
This is my guitar. Gî------in-li-v-- e. G_____ m__ l_ v__ e_ G-t-r- m-n l- v-r e- -------------------- Gîtara min li vir e. 0
Do you like to sing? H------s---nbêj-yê h---diki-? H__ j_ s__________ h__ d_____ H-n j- s-r-n-ê-i-ê h-z d-k-n- ----------------------------- Hûn ji stranbêjiyê hez dikin? 0
Do you have children? Z---k-- -- ----? Z______ w_ h____ Z-r-k-n w- h-n-? ---------------- Zarokên we hene? 0
Do you have a dog? K-çi-ê w- he--? K_____ w_ h____ K-ç-k- w- h-y-? --------------- Kuçikê we heye? 0
Do you have a cat? P--î-a we h-ye? P_____ w_ h____ P-s-k- w- h-y-? --------------- Pisîka we heye? 0
These are my books. P-r--k-----n-li-vi----. P_______ m__ l_ v__ i__ P-r-û-ê- m-n l- v-r i-. ----------------------- Pirtûkên min li vir in. 0
I am currently reading this book. Ez-v- de-- v- -irtû----i---n-m. E_ v_ d___ v_ p______ d________ E- v- d-m- v- p-r-û-ê d-x-î-i-. ------------------------------- Ez vê demê vê pirtûkê dixwînim. 0
What do you like to read? T---- xw---ina--i-----dik-? T_ j_ x_______ ç_ h__ d____ T- j- x-a-d-n- ç- h-z d-k-? --------------------------- Tu ji xwandina çi hez dikî? 0
Do you like to go to concerts? Tu ---ç-yî-a ko--er---e--d--î? T_ j_ ç_____ k______ h__ d____ T- j- ç-y-n- k-n-e-ê h-z d-k-? ------------------------------ Tu ji çuyîna konserê hez dikî? 0
Do you like to go to the theatre / theater (am.)? Tu j- -u-în- ş-no-ê-h-- --k-? T_ j_ ç_____ ş_____ h__ d____ T- j- ç-y-n- ş-n-y- h-z d-k-? ----------------------------- Tu ji çuyîna şanoyê hez dikî? 0
Do you like to go to the opera? T- ---çuyîn---p-r-----e---i-î? T_ j_ ç_____ o______ h__ d____ T- j- ç-y-n- o-e-a-ê h-z d-k-? ------------------------------ Tu ji çuyîna operayê hez dikî? 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?