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Learning foreign languages

Learning foreign languages

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Učiti strane jezike

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Where did you learn Spanish? G--e s---nauč-li-š---sk-? G___ s__ n______ š_______ G-j- s-e n-u-i-i š-a-s-i- ------------------------- Gdje ste naučili španski? 0
Can you also speak Portuguese? Zn--e------p----g---ki? Z____ l_ i p___________ Z-a-e l- i p-r-u-a-s-i- ----------------------- Znate li i portugalski? 0
Yes, and I also speak some Italian. Da,-- -a---e--z-a-----e-to --a-i--n-ki. D__ a t______ z___ i n____ i___________ D-, a t-k-đ-r z-a- i n-š-o i-a-i-a-s-i- --------------------------------------- Da, a također znam i nešto italijanski. 0
I think you speak very well. Mi---- da-g---r-t---r-o --b--. M_____ d_ g_______ v___ d_____ M-s-i- d- g-v-r-t- v-l- d-b-o- ------------------------------ Mislim da govorite vrlo dobro. 0
The languages are quite similar. Ti------- s- pr----no -l-č--. T_ j_____ s_ p_______ s______ T- j-z-c- s- p-i-i-n- s-i-n-. ----------------------------- Ti jezici su prilično slični. 0
I can understand them well. M-gu-i--d---o r-zu--eti. M___ i_ d____ r_________ M-g- i- d-b-o r-z-m-e-i- ------------------------ Mogu ih dobro razumjeti. 0
But speaking and writing is difficult. A-i----ori-- ---i---- j--teš--. A__ g_______ i p_____ j_ t_____ A-i g-v-r-t- i p-s-t- j- t-š-o- ------------------------------- Ali govoriti i pisati je teško. 0
I still make many mistakes. J---p-av-- -n-go -rešaka. J__ p_____ m____ g_______ J-š p-a-i- m-o-o g-e-a-a- ------------------------- Još pravim mnogo grešaka. 0
Please correct me each time. I-----it- -----------i--k. I________ m_ m____ u______ I-p-a-i-e m- m-l-m u-i-e-. -------------------------- Ispravite me molim uvijek. 0
Your pronunciation is very good. Vaš--zg---- j--s-sv-m do-a-. V__ i______ j_ s_____ d_____ V-š i-g-v-r j- s-s-i- d-b-r- ---------------------------- Vaš izgovor je sasvim dobar. 0
You only have a slight accent. Im-te -a-i-a------. I____ m___ a_______ I-a-e m-l- a-c-n-t- ------------------- Imate mali akcenat. 0
One can tell where you come from. Pr----n--e-------k-e d--a-ite. P_________ s_ o_____ d________ P-e-o-n-j- s- o-a-l- d-l-z-t-. ------------------------------ Prepoznaje se odakle dolazite. 0
What is your mother tongue / native language (am.)? K-j--je Vaš-m-t----i jezi-? K___ j_ V__ m_______ j_____ K-j- j- V-š m-t-r-j- j-z-k- --------------------------- Koji je Vaš maternji jezik? 0
Are you taking a language course? Id-t--li -a -urs--e---a? I____ l_ n_ k___ j______ I-e-e l- n- k-r- j-z-k-? ------------------------ Idete li na kurs jezika? 0
Which textbook are you using? Ko---u-žb---- --ris--te? K___ u_______ k_________ K-j- u-ž-e-i- k-r-s-i-e- ------------------------ Koji udžbenik koristite? 0
I don’t remember the name right now. U -v-m -om--tu n- zn-m k---------v-. U o___ m______ n_ z___ k___ s_ z____ U o-o- m-m-n-u n- z-a- k-k- s- z-v-. ------------------------------------ U ovom momentu ne znam kako se zove. 0
The title is not coming to me. N--mo-u s---je------as-o--. N_ m___ s_ s______ n_______ N- m-g- s- s-e-i-i n-s-o-a- --------------------------- Ne mogu se sjetiti naslova. 0
I’ve forgotten it. Z-bo-a-io - Zabor----a ----to. Z________ / Z_________ s__ t__ Z-b-r-v-o / Z-b-r-v-l- s-m t-. ------------------------------ Zaboravio / Zaboravila sam to. 0

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