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23 [twenty-three]

Learning foreign languages

Learning foreign languages

‫23 [עשרים ושלוש]‬

23 [essrim w\'shalosh]

‫לימוד שפות זרות‬

[limud ssafot zarot]

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Where did you learn Spanish? ‫הי-ן ל--- ----י--‬ ‫____ ל___ ס_______ ‫-י-ן ל-ד- ס-ר-י-?- ------------------- ‫היכן למדת ספרדית?‬ 0
he---an l--a-----s-ara-i-? h______ l_______ s________ h-y-h-n l-m-d-t- s-a-a-i-? -------------------------- heykhan lamadeta sfaradit?
Can you also speak Portuguese? ‫את /-ה--וב- - --ג- -ו-ט---י--‬ ‫__ / ה ד___ / ת ג_ פ__________ ‫-ת / ה ד-ב- / ת ג- פ-ר-ו-ז-ת-‬ ------------------------------- ‫את / ה דובר / ת גם פורטוגזית?‬ 0
ata-/-t d-ver-do-e-----a- -or---ezi-? a______ d____________ g__ p__________ a-a-/-t d-v-r-d-v-r-t g-m p-r-u-e-i-? ------------------------------------- atah/at dover/doveret gam portugezit?
Yes, and I also speak some Italian. ‫--, -אני--------ת גם -עט-----ק--.‬ ‫___ ו___ ד___ / ת ג_ מ__ א________ ‫-ן- ו-נ- ד-ב- / ת ג- מ-ט א-ט-ק-ת-‬ ----------------------------------- ‫כן, ואני דובר / ת גם מעט איטלקית.‬ 0
ke-----a-i dov--/dov-r-t--am-m--a--i--l--t. k___ w____ d____________ g__ m____ i_______ k-n- w-a-i d-v-r-d-v-r-t g-m m-'-t i-a-q-t- ------------------------------------------- ken, w'ani dover/doveret gam me'at italqit.
I think you speak very well. ‫א-י--ו-ב -את /-ה מ-ב----- היט--‬ ‫___ ח___ ש__ / ה מ___ / ת ה_____ ‫-נ- ח-ש- ש-ת / ה מ-ב- / ת ה-ט-.- --------------------------------- ‫אני חושב שאת / ה מדבר / ת היטב.‬ 0
an- xo-h-- s--atah/sh--t -------/-ed-ve--t-hey-ev. a__ x_____ s____________ m________________ h______ a-i x-s-e- s-'-t-h-s-'-t m-d-v-r-m-d-v-r-t h-y-e-. -------------------------------------------------- ani xoshev sh'atah/sh'at medaver/medaveret heytev.
The languages are quite similar. ‫ה-פ-- דו--ת---די.‬ ‫_____ ד____ ל_____ ‫-ש-ו- ד-מ-ת ל-ד-.- ------------------- ‫השפות דומות למדי.‬ 0
has--f-- d-mot----ad-y. h_______ d____ l_______ h-s-a-o- d-m-t l-m-d-y- ----------------------- hassafot domot l'maday.
I can understand them well. ‫א---מבי- - ה א--- --ב--אוד.‬ ‫___ מ___ / ה א___ ט__ מ_____ ‫-נ- מ-י- / ה א-ת- ט-ב מ-ו-.- ----------------------------- ‫אני מבין / ה אותן טוב מאוד.‬ 0
an- mevi-/-ev--a- -ta- -----'-d. a__ m____________ o___ t__ m____ a-i m-v-n-m-v-n-h o-a- t-v m-o-. -------------------------------- ani mevin/mevinah otan tov m'od.
But speaking and writing is difficult. ‫אבל ק-ה לי ---- ---תו--‬ ‫___ ק__ ל_ ל___ ו_______ ‫-ב- ק-ה ל- ל-ב- ו-כ-ו-.- ------------------------- ‫אבל קשה לי לדבר ולכתוב.‬ 0
aval--as--h l--le----r --li---ov. a___ q_____ l_ l______ w_________ a-a- q-s-e- l- l-d-b-r w-l-k-t-v- --------------------------------- aval qasheh li ledaber w'likhtov.
I still make many mistakes. ‫א-י--ד-ין---שה הרב- -ג---ת-‬ ‫___ ע____ ע___ ה___ ש_______ ‫-נ- ע-י-ן ע-ש- ה-ב- ש-י-ו-.- ----------------------------- ‫אני עדיין עושה הרבה שגיאות.‬ 0
ani ada-- -ss-h-harb-h---i--'ot. a__ a____ o____ h_____ s________ a-i a-a-n o-s-h h-r-e- s-i-i-o-. -------------------------------- ani adain osseh harbeh shigi'ot.
Please correct me each time. ‫-----------נ- --תי---י-.‬ ‫____ ת__ / נ_ א___ ת_____ ‫-נ-, ת-ן / נ- א-ת- ת-י-.- -------------------------- ‫אנא, תקן / ני אותי תמיד.‬ 0
a--, --qe-/--q-i---i t----. a___ t__________ o__ t_____ a-a- t-q-n-t-q-i o-i t-m-d- --------------------------- ana, taqen/taqni oti tamid.
Your pronunciation is very good. ‫--ג-יה-ש----וב--מ---.‬ ‫______ ש__ ט___ מ_____ ‫-ה-י-ה ש-ך ט-ב- מ-ו-.- ----------------------- ‫ההגייה שלך טובה מאוד.‬ 0
h-h-g-y-y- -he--k- t-v-h --od. h_________ s______ t____ m____ h-h-g-y-y- s-e-a-h t-v-h m-o-. ------------------------------ hahagayayh shelakh tovah m'od.
You only have a slight accent. ‫-ש-לך---- --ט-.‬ ‫__ ל_ ק__ מ_____ ‫-ש ל- ק-ת מ-ט-.- ----------------- ‫יש לך קצת מבטא.‬ 0
ye-- -ek-a/-------sa-------. y___ l_________ q____ m_____ y-s- l-k-a-l-k- q-s-t m-v-a- ---------------------------- yesh lekha/lakh qtsat mivta.
One can tell where you come from. ‫נ-תן ---ש -היכן את /-ה-‬ ‫____ ל___ מ____ א_ / ה__ ‫-י-ן ל-ח- מ-י-ן א- / ה-‬ ------------------------- ‫ניתן לנחש מהיכן את / ה.‬ 0
ni----l'-a--sh m-h--khan--t-h/--. n____ l_______ m________ a_______ n-t-n l-n-x-s- m-h-y-h-n a-a-/-t- --------------------------------- nitan l'naxesh meheykhan atah/at.
What is your mother tongue / native language (am.)? ‫מ---שפ- --ם שלך-‬ ‫___ ש__ ה__ ש____ ‫-ה- ש-ת ה-ם ש-ך-‬ ------------------ ‫מהי שפת האם שלך?‬ 0
m--i--s--t-ha'-m s-e-ak-? m___ s____ h____ s_______ m-h- s-f-t h-'-m s-e-a-h- ------------------------- mahi ssfat ha'em shelakh?
Are you taking a language course? ‫---/-ה -ו---קו-ס-שפ--‬ ‫__ / ה ע___ ק___ ש____ ‫-ת / ה ע-ש- ק-ר- ש-ה-‬ ----------------------- ‫את / ה עושה קורס שפה?‬ 0
at-h--t -s-eh-qurs-s--fah? a______ o____ q___ s______ a-a-/-t o-s-h q-r- s-a-a-? -------------------------- atah/at osseh qurs ssafah?
Which textbook are you using? ‫ב-יז- --מר ל-מוד את / ה--ש----- ת?‬ ‫_____ ח___ ל____ א_ / ה מ____ / ת__ ‫-א-ז- ח-מ- ל-מ-ד א- / ה מ-ת-ש / ת-‬ ------------------------------------ ‫באיזה חומר לימוד את / ה משתמש / ת?‬ 0
b'---eh---me---i-u---t-h/a- m---t-----/-i---am--se-? b______ x____ l____ a______ m_______________________ b-e-z-h x-m-r l-m-d a-a-/-t m-s-t-m-s-/-i-h-a-e-s-t- ---------------------------------------------------- b'eyzeh xomer limud atah/at mishtamess/mishtamesset?
I don’t remember the name right now. ‫א-י-לא--ו-ר --- ---ע ----ז- -קרא-‬ ‫___ ל_ ז___ / ת כ___ א__ ז_ נ_____ ‫-נ- ל- ז-כ- / ת כ-ג- א-ך ז- נ-ר-.- ----------------------------------- ‫אני לא זוכר / ת כרגע איך זה נקרא.‬ 0
a---lo --kh-r--o-h-r-----r-ga eyk--ze- --qra. a__ l_ z______________ k_____ e___ z__ n_____ a-i l- z-k-e-/-o-h-r-t k-r-g- e-k- z-h n-q-a- --------------------------------------------- ani lo zokher/zokheret karega eykh zeh niqra.
The title is not coming to me. ‫א-י-----וכר---- את -כ-ת--.‬ ‫___ ל_ ז___ / ת א_ ה_______ ‫-נ- ל- ז-כ- / ת א- ה-ו-ר-.- ---------------------------- ‫אני לא זוכר / ת את הכותרת.‬ 0
ani--- -o-he-/-okheret ----a--te---. a__ l_ z______________ e_ h_________ a-i l- z-k-e-/-o-h-r-t e- h-k-t-r-t- ------------------------------------ ani lo zokher/zokheret et hakoteret.
I’ve forgotten it. ‫ש----.‬ ‫_______ ‫-כ-ת-.- -------- ‫שכחתי.‬ 0
s-a-----i. s_________ s-a-h-x-i- ---------- shakhaxti.

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