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Learning foreign languages

Learning foreign languages

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Võõrkeelte õppimine

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Where did you learn Spanish? K-s-t---is-aa--a--eelt-õp-isi-e? K__ t_ h________ k____ õ________ K-s t- h-s-a-n-a k-e-t õ-p-s-t-? -------------------------------- Kus te hispaania keelt õppisite? 0
Can you also speak Portuguese? Oska-- t- -- p-rtugal- --el-? O_____ t_ k_ p________ k_____ O-k-t- t- k- p-r-u-a-i k-e-t- ----------------------------- Oskate te ka portugali keelt? 0
Yes, and I also speak some Italian. Ja-,--- -a ----n ka---id- ---a-ia ke-l-. J___ j_ m_ o____ k_ v____ i______ k_____ J-h- j- m- o-k-n k- v-i-i i-a-l-a k-e-t- ---------------------------------------- Jah, ja ma oskan ka veidi itaalia keelt. 0
I think you speak very well. M--a-van--et--e -äägi-e-v--a---s-i. M_ a_____ e_ t_ r______ v___ h_____ M- a-v-n- e- t- r-ä-i-e v-g- h-s-i- ----------------------------------- Ma arvan, et te räägite väga hästi. 0
The languages are quite similar. Ne-d kee--d-o---ä-mise-t---r--sed. N___ k_____ o_ ä________ s________ N-e- k-e-e- o- ä-r-i-e-t s-r-a-e-. ---------------------------------- Need keeled on äärmiselt sarnased. 0
I can understand them well. Ma-s-a- -e----h-s-i ---. M_ s___ t____ h____ a___ M- s-a- t-i-t h-s-i a-u- ------------------------ Ma saan teist hästi aru. 0
But speaking and writing is difficult. Kuid-----i-a -a k--juta-a -n ra-k-. K___ r______ j_ k________ o_ r_____ K-i- r-ä-i-a j- k-r-u-a-a o- r-s-e- ----------------------------------- Kuid rääkida ja kirjutada on raske. 0
I still make many mistakes. Ma----- -ee- p-lju--i--. M_ t___ v___ p____ v____ M- t-e- v-e- p-l-u v-g-. ------------------------ Ma teen veel palju vigu. 0
Please correct me each time. Pa-u- -a-a---------d -lati. P____ p________ m___ a_____ P-l-n p-r-n-a-e m-n- a-a-i- --------------------------- Palun parandage mind alati. 0
Your pronunciation is very good. Teie------u- -- -ä-is--e-. T___ h______ o_ p____ h___ T-i- h-ä-d-s o- p-r-s h-a- -------------------------- Teie hääldus on päris hea. 0
You only have a slight accent. T--l on-väike-a--s---. T___ o_ v____ a_______ T-i- o- v-i-e a-t-e-t- ---------------------- Teil on väike aktsent. 0
One can tell where you come from. T-ie--ä---ol----sa-----u. T___ p_________ s___ a___ T-i- p-r-t-l-s- s-a- a-u- ------------------------- Teie päritolust saab aru. 0
What is your mother tongue / native language (am.)? M-s-on t--- ---ke-l? M__ o_ t___ e_______ M-s o- t-i- e-a-e-l- -------------------- Mis on teie emakeel? 0
Are you taking a language course? Kä-----e -e-----rsu-e-? K____ t_ k_____________ K-i-e t- k-e-e-u-s-s-l- ----------------------- Käite te keelekursusel? 0
Which textbook are you using? Mil-i-t õpp-materjal--te ka--t--e? M______ õ____________ t_ k________ M-l-i-t õ-p-m-t-r-a-i t- k-s-t-t-? ---------------------------------- Millist õppematerjali te kasutate? 0
I don’t remember the name right now. Ma -i---a --t-el---uidas s--a ---e-a--ks-. M_ e_ t__ h______ k_____ s___ n___________ M- e- t-a h-t-e-, k-i-a- s-d- n-m-t-t-k-e- ------------------------------------------ Ma ei tea hetkel, kuidas seda nimetatakse. 0
The title is not coming to me. M-l-e--tul- -ee-n--i m-elde. M__ e_ t___ s__ n___ m______ M-l e- t-l- s-e n-m- m-e-d-. ---------------------------- Mul ei tule see nimi meelde. 0
I’ve forgotten it. M--unu---s-n se-l-. M_ u________ s_____ M- u-u-t-s-n s-l-e- ------------------- Ma unustasin selle. 0

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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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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!