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Small Talk 1

Small Talk 1

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Krátky rozhovor 1

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Make yourself comfortable! Ur-b-e ---p-h--l--! U_____ s_ p________ U-o-t- s- p-h-d-i-! ------------------- Urobte si pohodlie! 0
Please, feel right at home! C-ť-------k--d-ma! C____ s_ a__ d____ C-ť-e s- a-o d-m-! ------------------ Cíťte sa ako doma! 0
What would you like to drink? Čo -i--át- -- pitie? Č_ s_ d___ n_ p_____ Č- s- d-t- n- p-t-e- -------------------- Čo si dáte na pitie? 0
Do you like music? M-t- rá- ------ h--bu? M___ r__ / r___ h_____ M-t- r-d / r-d- h-d-u- ---------------------- Máte rád / rada hudbu? 0
I like classical music. Páči s- -i-kl-si--á h-d--. P___ s_ m_ k_______ h_____ P-č- s- m- k-a-i-k- h-d-a- -------------------------- Páči sa mi klasická hudba. 0
These are my CD’s. Tu--- ---- C-. T_ s_ m___ C__ T- s- m-j- C-. -------------- Tu sú moje CD. 0
Do you play a musical instrument? H--te n---eja-ý h---bn--n--tr--? H____ n_ n_____ h______ n_______ H-á-e n- n-j-k- h-d-b-ý n-s-r-j- -------------------------------- Hráte na nejaký hudobný nástroj? 0
This is my guitar. Tu ----o-- -it-r-. T_ j_ m___ g______ T- j- m-j- g-t-r-. ------------------ Tu je moja gitara. 0
Do you like to sing? S----ate r-d-- -a-a? S_______ r__ / r____ S-i-v-t- r-d / r-d-? -------------------- Spievate rád / rada? 0
Do you have children? Mát- --t-? M___ d____ M-t- d-t-? ---------- Máte deti? 0
Do you have a dog? M-te--sa? M___ p___ M-t- p-a- --------- Máte psa? 0
Do you have a cat? M--- -ač--? M___ m_____ M-t- m-č-u- ----------- Máte mačku? 0
These are my books. Tu--- --je---i--. T_ s_ m___ k_____ T- s- m-j- k-i-y- ----------------- Tu sú moje knihy. 0
I am currently reading this book. Práve ---am túto ---h-. P____ č____ t___ k_____ P-á-e č-t-m t-t- k-i-u- ----------------------- Práve čítam túto knihu. 0
What do you like to read? Čo--ád /---da-č--ate? Č_ r__ / r___ č______ Č- r-d / r-d- č-t-t-? --------------------- Čo rád / rada čítate? 0
Do you like to go to concerts? R-d-/--ad- na-št-v--et-----cer--? R__ / r___ n___________ k________ R-d / r-d- n-v-t-v-j-t- k-n-e-t-? --------------------------------- Rád / rada navštevujete koncerty? 0
Do you like to go to the theatre / theater (am.)? R-- /--ad- -ho-ie--te---------la? R__ / r___ c_________ d_ d_______ R-d / r-d- c-o-i-v-t- d- d-v-d-a- --------------------------------- Rád / rada chodievate do divadla? 0
Do you like to go to the opera? R---/---da--h-d-ev-t- d---p--y? R__ / r___ c_________ d_ o_____ R-d / r-d- c-o-i-v-t- d- o-e-y- ------------------------------- Rád / rada chodievate do opery? 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?