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Learning foreign languages

Learning foreign languages

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At lære fremmedsprog

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Where did you learn Spanish? H-or --r du -æ-t spa---? H___ h__ d_ l___ s______ H-o- h-r d- l-r- s-a-s-? ------------------------ Hvor har du lært spansk? 0
Can you also speak Portuguese? K----u ogs--po----i-i--? K__ d_ o___ p___________ K-n d- o-s- p-r-u-i-i-k- ------------------------ Kan du også portugisisk? 0
Yes, and I also speak some Italian. J-,--g jeg-kan----å l--t --------k. J__ o_ j__ k__ o___ l___ i_________ J-, o- j-g k-n o-s- l-d- i-a-i-n-k- ----------------------------------- Ja, og jeg kan også lidt italiensk. 0
I think you speak very well. J---s-n-s--du-t-l---r-------od-. J__ s_____ d_ t____ r_____ g____ J-g s-n-s- d- t-l-r r-g-i- g-d-. -------------------------------- Jeg synes, du taler rigtig godt. 0
The languages are quite similar. S---g----ligner-hin-nd-----t--e---. S_______ l_____ h_______ r__ m_____ S-r-g-n- l-g-e- h-n-n-e- r-t m-g-t- ----------------------------------- Sprogene ligner hinanden ret meget. 0
I can understand them well. J-- -a----g--n--fors-å---m. J__ k__ s______ f_____ d___ J-g k-n s-g-e-s f-r-t- d-m- --------------------------- Jeg kan sagtens forstå dem. 0
But speaking and writing is difficult. Me--a--tal--og sk--ve--r-sv--t. M__ a_ t___ o_ s_____ e_ s_____ M-n a- t-l- o- s-r-v- e- s-æ-t- ------------------------------- Men at tale og skrive er svært. 0
I still make many mistakes. Je- la-e- -----g-æ- -an---fejl. J__ l____ s________ m____ f____ J-g l-v-r s-a-i-v-k m-n-e f-j-. ------------------------------- Jeg laver stadigvæk mange fejl. 0
Please correct me each time. V-r-s----l-i- -----tt- mi-. V__ s__ a____ a_ r____ m___ V-r s-d a-t-d a- r-t-e m-g- --------------------------- Vær sød altid at rette mig. 0
Your pronunciation is very good. D-n --ta-- e------g--. D__ u_____ e_ r__ g___ D-n u-t-l- e- r-t g-d- ---------------------- Din udtale er ret god. 0
You only have a slight accent. D- h-- l--t-acc-n-. D_ h__ l___ a______ D- h-r l-d- a-c-n-. ------------------- Du har lidt accent. 0
One can tell where you come from. M-- --n----e, -vor--u-k-mm-r---a. M__ k__ h____ h___ d_ k_____ f___ M-n k-n h-r-, h-o- d- k-m-e- f-a- --------------------------------- Man kan høre, hvor du kommer fra. 0
What is your mother tongue / native language (am.)? H--d -- -it -od-r--ål? H___ e_ d__ m_________ H-a- e- d-t m-d-r-m-l- ---------------------- Hvad er dit modersmål? 0
Are you taking a language course? G---du -å--t--p-o--u-s--? G__ d_ p_ e_ s___________ G-r d- p- e- s-r-g-u-s-s- ------------------------- Går du på et sprogkursus? 0
Which textbook are you using? Hvi--e--l--e-o-ssy-t----r-ger --? H______ l_____________ b_____ d__ H-i-k-t l-r-b-g-s-s-e- b-u-e- d-? --------------------------------- Hvilket lærebogssystem bruger du? 0
I don’t remember the name right now. Jeg--e- i -k-e----e, --ad d-t-h-dd--. J__ v__ i i___ l____ h___ d__ h______ J-g v-d i i-k- l-g-, h-a- d-t h-d-e-. ------------------------------------- Jeg ved i ikke lige, hvad det hedder. 0
The title is not coming to me. J-g -an -k-e hu-k- t-----. J__ k__ i___ h____ t______ J-g k-n i-k- h-s-e t-t-e-. -------------------------- Jeg kan ikke huske titlen. 0
I’ve forgotten it. D-- ha---e- --e-t. D__ h__ j__ g_____ D-t h-r j-g g-e-t- ------------------ Det har jeg glemt. 0

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