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23 [twenty-three]

Learning foreign languages

Learning foreign languages

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Koyi harsunan waje

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Where did you learn Spanish? A-i---ku-a---y- --anis-? A i__ k___ k___ S_______ A i-a k-k- k-y- S-a-i-h- ------------------------ A ina kuka koyi Spanish? 0
Can you also speak Portuguese? K-n- j-n-P-r-ug--se-k-ma? K___ j__ P_________ k____ K-n- j-n P-r-u-u-s- k-m-? ------------------------- Kuna jin Portuguese kuma? 0
Yes, and I also speak some Italian. Ee---um- za- --a -i- --n I--li-an--. E__ k___ z__ i__ j__ ɗ__ I__________ E-, k-m- z-n i-a j-n ɗ-n I-a-i-a-c-. ------------------------------------ Ee, kuma zan iya jin ɗan Italiyanci. 0
I think you speak very well. I-- -s-mm-ni- k-n- --g--- s-s-i. I__ t________ k___ m_____ s_____ I-a t-a-m-n-n k-n- m-g-n- s-s-i- -------------------------------- Ina tsammanin kuna magana sosai. 0
The languages are quite similar. H---un- s-n--i k-m---a-ju--. H______ s__ y_ k___ d_ j____ H-r-u-a s-n y- k-m- d- j-n-. ---------------------------- Harsuna sun yi kama da juna. 0
I can understand them well. Zan -y- fahi---rt- -- -y--. Z__ i__ f_________ d_ k____ Z-n i-a f-h-m-a-t- d- k-a-. --------------------------- Zan iya fahimtarta da kyau. 0
But speaking and writing is difficult. A------gana d-------u y-n- d- ----la. A___ m_____ d_ r_____ y___ d_ w______ A-m- m-g-n- d- r-b-t- y-n- d- w-h-l-. ------------------------------------- Amma magana da rubutu yana da wahala. 0
I still make many mistakes. Ha- -a----i-- --n ku-a-ur-i--a yaw-. H__ y____ i__ y__ k________ d_ y____ H-r y-n-u i-a y-n k-r-k-r-i d- y-w-. ------------------------------------ Har yanzu ina yin kurakurai da yawa. 0
Please correct me each time. Don -l-a--a-k-y-ush- -a---ar- n-. D__ A____ a k_______ k_ g____ n__ D-n A-l-h a k-y-u-h- k- g-a-a n-. --------------------------------- Don Allah a koyaushe ka gyara ni. 0
Your pronunciation is very good. Furc---k- yan------yau sos--. F_____ k_ y___ d_ k___ s_____ F-r-i- k- y-n- d- k-a- s-s-i- ----------------------------- Furcin ku yana da kyau sosai. 0
You only have a slight accent. Kun--da -an-ƙa----- laf-z-. K___ d_ ɗ__ ƙ______ l______ K-n- d- ɗ-n ƙ-r-m-n l-f-z-. --------------------------- Kuna da ɗan ƙaramin lafazi. 0
One can tell where you come from. K-n--i-a ---in in-a-k----f--o. K___ i__ g____ i___ k___ f____ K-n- i-a g-n-n i-d- k-k- f-t-. ------------------------------ Kuna iya ganin inda kuka fito. 0
What is your mother tongue / native language (am.)? M--e-e--ar-nk--n----a--? M_____ y______ n_ a_____ M-n-n- y-r-n-u n- a-a-i- ------------------------ Menene yarenku na asali? 0
Are you taking a language course? K--a -in-k-a--ɗ-n ------? K___ y__ k___ ɗ__ h______ K-n- y-n k-a- ɗ-n h-r-h-? ------------------------- Kuna yin kwas ɗin harshe? 0
Which textbook are you using? Wane--i---f--ku-e-am-a-i -- -h-? W___ l______ k___ a_____ d_ s___ W-n- l-t-a-i k-k- a-f-n- d- s-i- -------------------------------- Wane littafi kuke amfani da shi? 0
I don’t remember the name right now. B-- -a- --in-da-a---ki---wann---ba ---al-n---n-u. B__ s__ a___ d_ a__ k___ w_____ b_ a h____ y_____ B-n s-n a-i- d- a-e k-r- w-n-a- b- a h-l-n y-n-u- ------------------------------------------------- Ban san abin da ake kira wannan ba a halin yanzu. 0
The title is not coming to me. Ba--a--iya--u-------ak---a. B_ z__ i__ t______ t___ b__ B- z-n i-a t-n-n-n t-k- b-. --------------------------- Ba zan iya tunanin take ba. 0
I’ve forgotten it. Na--an-a -- h--a. N_ m____ d_ h____ N- m-n-a d- h-k-. ----------------- Na manta da haka. 0

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