Phrasebook

en Learning foreign languages   »   eo Lerni fremdajn lingvojn

23 [twenty-three]

Learning foreign languages

Learning foreign languages

23 [dudek tri]

Lerni fremdajn lingvojn

Choose how you want to see the translation:   
English (UK) Esperanto Play More
Where did you learn Spanish? Ki---i--er-is--a -i-pa--n? K__ v_ l_____ l_ h________ K-e v- l-r-i- l- h-s-a-a-? -------------------------- Kie vi lernis la hispanan? 0
Can you also speak Portuguese? Ĉ- v- -aro-as a--a- -a p-rt------? Ĉ_ v_ p______ a____ l_ p__________ Ĉ- v- p-r-l-s a-k-ŭ l- p-r-u-a-a-? ---------------------------------- Ĉu vi parolas ankaŭ la portugalan? 0
Yes, and I also speak some Italian. J--, --j--i iom --rol------a--l--i--l-n. J___ k__ m_ i__ p______ a____ l_ i______ J-s- k-j m- i-m p-r-l-s a-k-ŭ l- i-a-a-. ---------------------------------------- Jes, kaj mi iom parolas ankaŭ la italan. 0
I think you speak very well. Vi-tre-b-n--par--a-, -aŭ-mi. V_ t__ b___ p_______ l__ m__ V- t-e b-n- p-r-l-s- l-ŭ m-. ---------------------------- Vi tre bone parolas, laŭ mi. 0
The languages are quite similar. L--l-n-vo- est-- s--i-e --mil-j. L_ l______ e____ s_____ s_______ L- l-n-v-j e-t-s s-f-ĉ- s-m-l-j- -------------------------------- La lingvoj estas sufiĉe similaj. 0
I can understand them well. M-----as-i-i- bone ko------. M_ p____ i___ b___ k________ M- p-v-s i-i- b-n- k-m-r-n-. ---------------------------- Mi povas ilin bone kompreni. 0
But speaking and writing is difficult. S-d -ar--i-kaj-s-r-b--m--fa-i-as. S__ p_____ k__ s_____ m__________ S-d p-r-l- k-j s-r-b- m-l-a-i-a-. --------------------------------- Sed paroli kaj skribi malfacilas. 0
I still make many mistakes. M- an-o--ŭ ---as mu-ta-n--r--o--. M_ a______ f____ m______ e_______ M- a-k-r-ŭ f-r-s m-l-a-n e-a-o-n- --------------------------------- Mi ankoraŭ faras multajn erarojn. 0
Please correct me each time. B-n--lu-m-n-ĉ-a- ---ek--. B______ m__ ĉ___ k_______ B-n-o-u m-n ĉ-a- k-r-k-i- ------------------------- Bonvolu min ĉiam korekti. 0
Your pronunciation is very good. V------n---a-o es--s-t-e-bo-a. V__ p_________ e____ t__ b____ V-a p-o-o-c-d- e-t-s t-e b-n-. ------------------------------ Via prononcado estas tre bona. 0
You only have a slight accent. Vi -av-s ma-for--n-akĉe-to-. V_ h____ m________ a________ V- h-v-s m-l-o-t-n a-ĉ-n-o-. ---------------------------- Vi havas malfortan akĉenton. 0
One can tell where you come from. O-- -e---a- vi-n --venon. O__ r______ v___ d_______ O-i r-k-n-s v-a- d-v-n-n- ------------------------- Oni rekonas vian devenon. 0
What is your mother tongue / native language (am.)? Kiu e-tas--i--g-patra l--gv-? K__ e____ v__ g______ l______ K-u e-t-s v-a g-p-t-a l-n-v-? ----------------------------- Kiu estas via gepatra lingvo? 0
Are you taking a language course? Ĉu v---e-v-- ---g-ok-rs-n? Ĉ_ v_ s_____ l____________ Ĉ- v- s-k-a- l-n-v-k-r-o-? -------------------------- Ĉu vi sekvas lingvokurson? 0
Which textbook are you using? Ki-n lern--o--v--uza-? K___ l_______ v_ u____ K-u- l-r-i-o- v- u-a-? ---------------------- Kiun lernilon vi uzas? 0
I don’t remember the name right now. M---un -e--l--scia--ĝ--- n--on. M_ n__ n_ p__ s____ ĝ___ n_____ M- n-n n- p-u s-i-s ĝ-a- n-m-n- ------------------------------- Mi nun ne plu scias ĝian nomon. 0
The title is not coming to me. L---it-lo -e r--e--s -l -i- m-moro. L_ t_____ n_ r______ a_ m__ m______ L- t-t-l- n- r-v-n-s a- m-a m-m-r-. ----------------------------------- La titolo ne revenas al mia memoro. 0
I’ve forgotten it. M--ĝi-----g-s--. M_ ĝ__ f________ M- ĝ-n f-r-e-i-. ---------------- Mi ĝin forgesis. 0

Download MP3 (.zip files)

MP3 English (UK) + Esperanto (1-100) MP3 Esperanto (1-100)

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!
Did you know?
Catalan is a member of the Romance language family. It is closely related to Spanish, French and Italian. It is spoken in Andorra, in the Catalonia region of Spain and on the Balearic Islands. Catalan is also spoken in parts of Aragon and in Valencia. A total of 12 million people speak or understand Catalan. The language arose between the 8th and 10th century in the Pyrenees region. It then spread to the south and east through territorial conquests. It is important to note that Catalan is not a dialect of Spanish. It evolved from Vulgar Latin and is considered an independent language. Therefore, Spaniards or Latin Americans do not automatically understand it. Many structures of Catalan are similar to other Romance languages. But there are also a few features that do not occur in other languages. Catalan speakers are very proud of their language. Learning Catalan has been actively promoted by political groups for a few centuries. Learn Catalan - this language has a future!