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23 [twenty-three]

Learning foreign languages

Learning foreign languages

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23 [thlathat waeashrun]

‫تعلم اللغات الأجنبية‬

[tealam allughat al'ajnabiat]

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Where did you learn Spanish? ‫أي- -ع--ت----س--نية-‬ ‫___ ت____ ا__________ ‫-ي- ت-ل-ت ا-أ-ب-ن-ة-‬ ---------------------- ‫أين تعلمت الأسبانية؟‬ 0
ay- ------m----'-sba-i-t? a__ t_______ a___________ a-n t-e-l-m- a-'-s-a-i-t- ------------------------- ayn taealamt al'asbaniat?
Can you also speak Portuguese? ‫ه---ت-لم--------لية --ضا--‬ ‫__ ت____ ا_________ أ_____ ‫-ل ت-ك-م ا-ب-ت-ا-ي- أ-ض-ً-‬ ---------------------------- ‫هل تتكلم البرتغالية أيضاً؟‬ 0
h- ta-ak-lam-alb--t-g----at a---an? h_ t________ a_____________ a______ h- t-t-k-l-m a-b-r-u-h-l-a- a-d-a-? ----------------------------------- hl tatakalam alburtughaliat aydaan?
Yes, and I also speak some Italian. ‫--م،-وأ-ك-م-ا-إ-ط-لية-ق-يلا--‬ ‫____ و_____ ا________ ق______ ‫-ع-، و-ت-ل- ا-إ-ط-ل-ة ق-ي-ا-.- ------------------------------- ‫نعم، وأتكلم الإيطالية قليلاً.‬ 0
n---,-w-'--a-a-am --'iit-liat --y--an. n____ w__________ a__________ q_______ n-i-, w-'-t-k-l-m a-'-i-a-i-t q-y-a-n- -------------------------------------- neim, wa'atakalam al'iitaliat qlylaan.
I think you speak very well. ‫أ-ى ----ت--دث -ش-- -ي- ------.‬ ‫___ أ__ ت____ ب___ ج__ ل_______ ‫-ر- أ-ك ت-ح-ث ب-ك- ج-د ل-غ-ي-.- -------------------------------- ‫أرى أنك تتحدث بشكل جيد للغاية.‬ 0
a-----ana- t--a----t----sh--l--a--d-l-------ta. a___ '____ t_________ b______ j____ l__________ a-a- '-n-k t-t-h-d-t- b-s-a-l j-y-d l-l-h-y-t-. ----------------------------------------------- araa 'anak tatahadath bishakl jayid lilghayata.
The languages are quite similar. ‫ا--غ-ت -ت-ابهة---- حد ما.‬ ‫______ م______ إ__ ح_ م___ ‫-ل-غ-ت م-ش-ب-ة إ-ى ح- م-.- --------------------------- ‫اللغات متشابهة إلى حد ما.‬ 0
al-u-h-- mtsha--t---il---ha--n--a. a_______ m_______ '_____ h____ m__ a-l-g-a- m-s-a-h- '-i-a- h-d-n m-. ---------------------------------- allughat mtshabht 'iilaa hadin ma.
I can understand them well. ‫أست-يع--ن ----ه---يد---‬ ‫______ أ_ أ_____ ج_____ ‫-س-ط-ع أ- أ-ه-ه- ج-د-ا-‬ ------------------------- ‫أستطيع أن أفهمها جيدًا.‬ 0
asta--- -a- -a-h-ma-- --d-n-. a______ '__ '________ j______ a-t-t-e '-n '-f-a-a-a j-d-n-. ----------------------------- astatie 'an 'afhamaha jydana.
But speaking and writing is difficult. ‫--ن -----م وا---ا-- -يهم------ة-‬ ‫___ ا_____ و_______ ف____ ص______ ‫-ك- ا-ت-ل- و-ل-ت-ب- ف-ه-ا ص-و-ة-‬ ---------------------------------- ‫لكن التكلم والكتابة فيهما صعوبة.‬ 0
lk--- a---k--um--alki--ba--f-h--a -aeub-ta. l____ a________ w_________ f_____ s________ l-u-a a-t-k-l-m w-l-i-a-a- f-h-m- s-e-b-t-. ------------------------------------------- lkuna altakalum walkitabat fihima saeubata.
I still make many mistakes. ‫------ل-أ-ت-ب ا--ثير من --أخ---.‬ ‫__ أ___ أ____ ا_____ م_ ا________ ‫-ا أ-ا- أ-ت-ب ا-ك-ي- م- ا-أ-ط-ء-‬ ---------------------------------- ‫لا أزال أرتكب الكثير من الأخطاء.‬ 0
la- -az---'a-ta-a--al--h-r m-n a-'a--t--. l__ '____ '_______ a______ m__ a_________ l-a '-z-l '-r-a-a- a-k-h-r m-n a-'-k-t-'- ----------------------------------------- laa 'azal 'artakab alkthyr min al'akhta'.
Please correct me each time. ‫أ--و -ن-ت--ح-لي-في--- --ة.‬ ‫____ أ_ ت___ ل_ ف_ ك_ م____ ‫-ر-و أ- ت-ح- ل- ف- ك- م-ة-‬ ---------------------------- ‫أرجو أن تصحح لي في كل مرة.‬ 0
a-j- -an-tus-i- l--f- k-i m-rat-n. a___ '__ t_____ l_ f_ k__ m_______ a-j- '-n t-s-i- l- f- k-i m-r-t-n- ---------------------------------- arju 'an tushih li fi kli maratan.
Your pronunciation is very good. ‫نط-----------اي-.‬ ‫____ س___ ل_______ ‫-ط-ك س-ي- ل-غ-ي-.- ------------------- ‫نطقك سليم للغاية.‬ 0
n--q-k sa--m-l-lg--y---. n_____ s____ l__________ n-u-a- s-l-m l-l-h-y-t-. ------------------------ ntuqak salim lilghayata.
You only have a slight accent. ‫-ك- -ديك -كنة بس-ط--‬ ‫___ ل___ ل___ ب______ ‫-ك- ل-ي- ل-ن- ب-ي-ة-‬ ---------------------- ‫لكن لديك لكنة بسيطة.‬ 0
l-una-l--ayk -aki--- bas-tat--. l____ l_____ l______ b_________ l-u-a l-d-y- l-k-n-t b-s-t-t-n- ------------------------------- lkuna ladayk lakinat basitatan.
One can tell where you come from. ‫-س--ي------ء--ن --رف م- أين -نت.‬ ‫______ ا____ أ_ ي___ م_ أ__ أ____ ‫-س-ط-ع ا-م-ء أ- ي-ر- م- أ-ن أ-ت-‬ ---------------------------------- ‫يستطيع المرء أن يعرف من أين أنت.‬ 0
y---t-----m--' '---ya---- -i---a-n-'a---. y______ a_____ '__ y_____ m__ '___ '_____ y-t-t-e a-m-r- '-n y-e-i- m-n '-y- '-n-a- ----------------------------------------- ystatie almar' 'an yaerif min 'ayn 'anta.
What is your mother tongue / native language (am.)? ‫-ا ---لغ-ك-ا---؟‬ ‫__ ه_ ل___ ا_____ ‫-ا ه- ل-ت- ا-أ-؟- ------------------ ‫ما هي لغتك الأم؟‬ 0
m- hi--agh-t-- a-'-m? m_ h_ l_______ a_____ m- h- l-g-a-a- a-'-m- --------------------- ma hi laghatak al'am?
Are you taking a language course? ‫-- --- م--رك--ي-دو-ة ل-و-ة؟‬ ‫__ أ__ م____ ف_ د___ ل______ ‫-ل أ-ت م-ت-ك ف- د-ر- ل-و-ة-‬ ----------------------------- ‫هل أنت مشترك في دورة لغوية؟‬ 0
h---a-t ---hta-a---i---wra--l-g--it-? h_ '___ m________ f_ d_____ l________ h- '-n- m-s-t-r-k f- d-w-a- l-g-w-t-? ------------------------------------- hl 'ant mushtarak fi dawrat laghwita?
Which textbook are you using? ‫-----هاج -ستخدم؟‬ ‫__ م____ ت_______ ‫-ي م-ه-ج ت-ت-د-؟- ------------------ ‫أي منهاج تستخدم؟‬ 0
ay m--h-----s-a-h-a-? a_ m_____ t__________ a- m-n-a- t-s-a-h-a-? --------------------- ay minhaj tastakhdam?
I don’t remember the name right now. ‫-- -لو-ق---ا أ---ر-ا---.‬ ‫__ ا_____ ل_ أ____ ا_____ ‫-ي ا-و-ق- ل- أ-ذ-ر ا-م-.- -------------------------- ‫في الواقع لا أتذكر اسمه.‬ 0
fi---w-q-------a-a-h---r -sm--a. f_ a______ l_ '_________ a______ f- a-w-q-e l- '-t-d-a-a- a-m-h-. -------------------------------- fi alwaqie la 'atadhakar asmuha.
The title is not coming to me. ‫-لع---- ---ي-طر-بب-ل-----ن-‬ ‫_______ ل_ ي___ ب____ ا_____ ‫-ل-ن-ا- ل- ي-ط- ب-ا-ي ا-آ-.- ----------------------------- ‫العنوان لا يخطر ببالي الآن.‬ 0
a-e-n--n-l- yu-h--r -iba-- -la--. a_______ l_ y______ b_____ a_____ a-e-n-a- l- y-k-t-r b-b-l- a-a-a- --------------------------------- aleunwan la yukhtir bibali alana.
I’ve forgotten it. ‫--د ن-يب-ه.‬ ‫___ ن_______ ‫-ق- ن-ي-ت-.- ------------- ‫لقد نسيبته.‬ 0
l-ad-nus-i-t-. l___ n________ l-a- n-s-i-t-. -------------- lqad nusiibth.

Germanic Languages

The Germanic languages belong to the Indo-European language family. This linguistic group is characterized by its phonological features. Differences in the phonology distinguish these languages from others. There are about 15 Germanic languages. 500 million people worldwide speak them as their native tongue. The exact number of individual languages is difficult to determine. It is often unclear whether independent languages or only dialects exist. The most prominent Germanic language is English. It has 350 million native speakers worldwide. After that come German and Dutch. The Germanic languages are divided into different groups. There are North Germanic, West Germanic, and East Germanic. North Germanic languages are the Scandinavian languages. English, German and Dutch are West Germanic languages. The East Germanic languages have all become extinct. Old English, for example, belonged to this group. Colonization spread Germanic languages across the world. As a result, Dutch is understood in the Caribbean and in South Africa. All Germanic languages are derived from a common root. Whether or not there was a uniform proto-language is unclear. Besides that, only a few old Germanic texts exist. Unlike the Romance languages, there are hardly any sources. Research of the Germanic languages is more difficult as a result. Relatively little is also known about the culture of the Germanic people, or Teutons. The people of the Teutons did not unite. As a result there was no common identity. Therefore, science has to rely on other sources. Without Greeks and Romans, we would only know a little about the Teutons!
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