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Studium cizích jazyků

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Where did you learn Spanish? K-e -s-e s- ---či--/-n---ila špa-----y? K__ j___ s_ n_____ / n______ š_________ K-e j-t- s- n-u-i- / n-u-i-a š-a-ě-s-y- --------------------------------------- Kde jste se naučil / naučila španělsky? 0
Can you also speak Portuguese? M-uv--- --p--tug--s-y? M______ i p___________ M-u-í-e i p-r-u-a-s-y- ---------------------- Mluvíte i portugalsky? 0
Yes, and I also speak some Italian. An- - -mí- i-t---hu--t-ls--. A__ a u___ i t_____ i_______ A-o a u-í- i t-o-h- i-a-s-y- ---------------------------- Ano a umím i trochu italsky. 0
I think you speak very well. Mys---- -- -l----- velmi d-b--. M______ ž_ m______ v____ d_____ M-s-í-, ž- m-u-í-e v-l-i d-b-e- ------------------------------- Myslím, že mluvíte velmi dobře. 0
The languages are quite similar. Jsou-t- do-el--pod--né -----y. J___ t_ d_____ p______ j______ J-o- t- d-c-l- p-d-b-é j-z-k-. ------------------------------ Jsou to docela podobné jazyky. 0
I can understand them well. Mo-u-j-m -o--e -o--m--. M___ j__ d____ r_______ M-h- j-m d-b-e r-z-m-t- ----------------------- Mohu jim dobře rozumět. 0
But speaking and writing is difficult. Ale----vi- - --át -e -ěž-é. A__ m_____ a p___ j_ t_____ A-e m-u-i- a p-á- j- t-ž-é- --------------------------- Ale mluvit a psát je těžké. 0
I still make many mistakes. Pořá----ště--ělá--h-dně -hyb. P____ j____ d____ h____ c____ P-ř-d j-š-ě d-l-m h-d-ě c-y-. ----------------------------- Pořád ještě dělám hodně chyb. 0
Please correct me each time. Pr--í- -----u--- --ě--t-l-. P_____ o________ m__ s_____ P-o-í- o-r-v-j-e m-ě s-á-e- --------------------------- Prosím opravujte mně stále. 0
Your pronunciation is very good. V-še vý-l---o-- j--doc-la do-r-. V___ v_________ j_ d_____ d_____ V-š- v-s-o-n-s- j- d-c-l- d-b-á- -------------------------------- Vaše výslovnost je docela dobrá. 0
You only have a slight accent. Máte ----- p--z-u-. M___ l____ p_______ M-t- l-h-ý p-í-v-k- ------------------- Máte lehký přízvuk. 0
One can tell where you come from. Po----s---o-k-- j-te. P____ s__ o____ j____ P-z-á s-, o-k-d j-t-. --------------------- Pozná se, odkud jste. 0
What is your mother tongue / native language (am.)? Co ---Va-- ma--řštin-? C_ j_ V___ m__________ C- j- V-š- m-t-ř-t-n-? ---------------------- Co je Vaše mateřština? 0
Are you taking a language course? Účas--í-e-se-----ko-éh---u---? Ú________ s_ j_________ k_____ Ú-a-t-í-e s- j-z-k-v-h- k-r-u- ------------------------------ Účastníte se jazykového kurzu? 0
Which textbook are you using? P-dle -e---s--u-íte? P____ č___ s_ u_____ P-d-e č-h- s- u-í-e- -------------------- Podle čeho se učíte? 0
I don’t remember the name right now. T----i ----po-ín------- -- -o j-e--j-. T__ s_ n___________ j__ s_ t_ j_______ T-ď s- n-v-p-m-n-m- j-k s- t- j-e-u-e- -------------------------------------- Teď si nevzpomínám, jak se to jmenuje. 0
The title is not coming to me. Ne a ---s--v-pom--out -a te- ---e-. N_ a n_ s_ v_________ n_ t__ n_____ N- a n- s- v-p-m-n-u- n- t-n n-z-v- ----------------------------------- Ne a ne si vzpomenout na ten název. 0
I’ve forgotten it. Zap---ěl-/-za-om--l- j----to. Z_______ / z________ j___ t__ Z-p-m-ě- / z-p-m-ě-a j-e- t-. ----------------------------- Zapomněl / zapomněla jsem to. 0

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