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Small Talk 3

Small Talk 3

22 [vint-i-dos]

Conversa 3

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Do you smoke? F----v-s-è? F___ v_____ F-m- v-s-è- ----------- Fuma vostè? 0
I used to. Aban----í. A_____ s__ A-a-s- s-. ---------- Abans, sí. 0
But I don’t smoke anymore. Pe-ò---- -a -o fum-. P___ a__ j_ n_ f____ P-r- a-a j- n- f-m-. -------------------- Però ara ja no fumo. 0
Does it disturb you if I smoke? L--i--o-t--si ----? L_ i______ s_ f____ L- i-p-r-a s- f-m-? ------------------- Li importa si fumo? 0
No, absolutely not. No,-n--gens. N__ n_ g____ N-, n- g-n-. ------------ No, no gens. 0
It doesn’t disturb me. N-----m--est- p-s. N_ e_ m______ p___ N- e- m-l-s-a p-s- ------------------ No em molesta pas. 0
Will you drink something? Qu--v---res d--b-ur-? Q__ v__ r__ d_ b_____ Q-e v-l r-s d- b-u-e- --------------------- Que vol res de beure? 0
A brandy? U---onya-? U_ c______ U- c-n-a-? ---------- Un conyac? 0
No, preferably a beer. N-, mé- -v--t---- ce--e-a. N__ m__ a____ u__ c_______ N-, m-s a-i-t u-a c-r-e-a- -------------------------- No, més aviat una cervesa. 0
Do you travel a lot? Qu- v-at-a-m-l--v-stè? Q__ v_____ m___ v_____ Q-e v-a-j- m-l- v-s-è- ---------------------- Que viatja molt vostè? 0
Yes, mostly on business trips. Sí---er---ón-sob--to- v--tge--de--eg---s. S__ p___ s__ s_______ v______ d_ n_______ S-, p-r- s-n s-b-e-o- v-a-g-s d- n-g-c-s- ----------------------------------------- Sí, però són sobretot viatges de negocis. 0
But now we’re on holiday. Pe---ar- f-m v---n--s. P___ a__ f__ v________ P-r- a-a f-m v-c-n-e-. ---------------------- Però ara fem vacances. 0
It’s so hot! Q--na-ca---! Q____ c_____ Q-i-a c-l-r- ------------ Quina calor! 0
Yes, today it’s really hot. Sí,--vu---a-m------a--r. S__ a___ f_ m____ c_____ S-, a-u- f- m-l-a c-l-r- ------------------------ Sí, avui fa molta calor. 0
Let’s go to the balcony. An-m----b-l--. A___ a_ b_____ A-e- a- b-l-ó- -------------- Anem al balcó. 0
There’s a party here tomorrow. D--- hi -a-rà-u-a---sta. D___ h_ h____ u__ f_____ D-m- h- h-u-à u-a f-s-a- ------------------------ Demà hi haurà una festa. 0
Are you also coming? Q-e--ol---n-r també? Q__ v__ v____ t_____ Q-e v-l v-n-r t-m-é- -------------------- Que vol venir també? 0
Yes, we’ve also been invited. S-- ta-b- ----om ---v----s. S__ t____ h_ s__ c_________ S-, t-m-é h- s-m c-n-i-a-s- --------------------------- Sí, també hi som convidats. 0

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Kannada is a member of the Dravidian language family. These languages are primarily spoken in southern India. Kannada is not related to the Indo-Aryan languages of northern India. Approximately 40 million people speak Kannada as their native language. It is recognized as one of the 22 national languages of India. Kannada is an agglutinating language. That means that grammatical functions are expressed by affixes. The language is divided into four regional dialect groups. The dialect indicates where the speakers come from. Additionally, their social class can also be identified based on their language. Spoken and written Kannada differ from one another. Like many other Indian languages, Kannada has its own writing system. It is a hybrid of alphabet and syllabic writing. It consists of many round symbols, which is typical for southern Indian writing systems. And it is really a lot of fun to learn these beautiful letters.