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Small Talk 1

Small Talk 1

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Småprat 1

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Make yourself comfortable! Sl- e- --r! S__ e_ n___ S-å e- n-r- ----------- Slå er ner! 0
Please, feel right at home! K--n-e- s-m-he---! K___ e_ s__ h_____ K-n- e- s-m h-m-a- ------------------ Känn er som hemma! 0
What would you like to drink? Va--v-l---i h- att --i-ka? V__ v___ n_ h_ a__ d______ V-d v-l- n- h- a-t d-i-k-? -------------------------- Vad vill ni ha att dricka? 0
Do you like music? Tyc----n- o--m----? T_____ n_ o_ m_____ T-c-e- n- o- m-s-k- ------------------- Tycker ni om musik? 0
I like classical music. J-g---c--r -m ---s------us--. J__ t_____ o_ k_______ m_____ J-g t-c-e- o- k-a-s-s- m-s-k- ----------------------------- Jag tycker om klassisk musik. 0
These are my CD’s. H-r-är --n---d-s---or. H__ ä_ m___ c_________ H-r ä- m-n- c---k-v-r- ---------------------- Här är mina cd-skivor. 0
Do you play a musical instrument? S----r-ni ---o- --st--ment? S_____ n_ n____ i__________ S-e-a- n- n-g-t i-s-r-m-n-? --------------------------- Spelar ni något instrument? 0
This is my guitar. H-r-ä--m-- gitarr. H__ ä_ m__ g______ H-r ä- m-n g-t-r-. ------------------ Här är min gitarr. 0
Do you like to sing? T-ck---n- ---at- sj----? T_____ n_ o_ a__ s______ T-c-e- n- o- a-t s-u-g-? ------------------------ Tycker ni om att sjunga? 0
Do you have children? H-r--i ----? H__ n_ b____ H-r n- b-r-? ------------ Har ni barn? 0
Do you have a dog? H-r----e--hu-d? H__ n_ e_ h____ H-r n- e- h-n-? --------------- Har ni en hund? 0
Do you have a cat? Har ---e---a-t? H__ n_ e_ k____ H-r n- e- k-t-? --------------- Har ni en katt? 0
These are my books. Hä-------n--b--ke-. H__ ä_ m___ b______ H-r ä- m-n- b-c-e-. ------------------- Här är mina böcker. 0
I am currently reading this book. J----äse--j-s-----d-- -ä- -oken. J__ l____ j___ n_ d__ h__ b_____ J-g l-s-r j-s- n- d-n h-r b-k-n- -------------------------------- Jag läser just nu den här boken. 0
What do you like to read? Va---yck-r n- ---a---l-s-? V__ t_____ n_ o_ a__ l____ V-d t-c-e- n- o- a-t l-s-? -------------------------- Vad tycker ni om att läsa? 0
Do you like to go to concerts? Tyc----ni-o- -t-----p--k----r-? T_____ n_ o_ a__ g_ p_ k_______ T-c-e- n- o- a-t g- p- k-n-e-t- ------------------------------- Tycker ni om att gå på konsert? 0
Do you like to go to the theatre / theater (am.)? T--ke- ni--m a----å -- t-ate-? T_____ n_ o_ a__ g_ p_ t______ T-c-e- n- o- a-t g- p- t-a-e-? ------------------------------ Tycker ni om att gå på teater? 0
Do you like to go to the opera? Ty-k-- -i om-att-----å -pe-an? T_____ n_ o_ a__ g_ p_ o______ T-c-e- n- o- a-t g- p- o-e-a-? ------------------------------ Tycker ni om att gå på operan? 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?