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Learning foreign languages

Learning foreign languages

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Pag-aaral ng mga wikang banyaga

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Where did you learn Spanish? S--n k----t----n- --pa-yol? S___ k_ n_____ n_ E________ S-a- k- n-t-t- n- E-p-n-o-? --------------------------- Saan ka natuto ng Espanyol? 0
Can you also speak Portuguese? M-r-non--ka -i- -a--- P-rt---s? M_______ k_ r__ b_ n_ P________ M-r-n-n- k- r-n b- n- P-r-u-e-? ------------------------------- Marunong ka rin ba ng Portuges? 0
Yes, and I also speak some Italian. O-, -t----ak------lita ----a-o--g --t-n- I-a-yan-. O__ a_ n______________ r__ a__ n_ o_____ I________ O-, a- n-k-k-p-g-a-i-a r-n a-o n- o-t-n- I-a-y-n-. -------------------------------------------------- Oo, at nakakapagsalita rin ako ng onting Italyano. 0
I think you speak very well. Sa--i--i- --, -n----lin- -o--- -a-sa--t-. S_ t_____ k__ a__ g_____ m_ n_ m_________ S- t-n-i- k-, a-g g-l-n- m- n- m-g-a-i-a- ----------------------------------------- Sa tingin ko, ang galing mo ng magsalita. 0
The languages are quite similar. An- mg---ik- a--ha------g--t-lad. A__ m__ w___ a_ h____ m__________ A-g m-a w-k- a- h-l-s m-g-a-u-a-. --------------------------------- Ang mga wika ay halos magkatulad. 0
I can understand them well. Na--nti--ih-n--o-----ng--ab--i. N____________ k_ s_____ m______ N-i-n-i-d-h-n k- s-l-n- m-b-t-. ------------------------------- Naiintindihan ko silang mabuti. 0
But speaking and writing is difficult. Ng---t -n- pa-sa--l-t---t -a-sus--a---y -a--r-p. N_____ a__ p__________ a_ p_________ a_ m_______ N-u-i- a-g p-g-a-a-i-a a- p-g-u-u-a- a- m-h-r-p- ------------------------------------------------ Ngunit ang pagsasalita at pagsusulat ay mahirap. 0
I still make many mistakes. M-ram- -a -i---ko---pa---k-m---. M_____ p_ r__ a____ p___________ M-r-m- p- r-n a-o-g p-g-a-a-a-i- -------------------------------- Marami pa rin akong pagkakamali. 0
Please correct me each time. Kun----a-i a----a-a----ako. K___ m____ a_ i____ m_ a___ K-n- m-a-i a- i-a-a m- a-o- --------------------------- Kung maari ay itama mo ako. 0
Your pronunciation is very good. A-- ga-i-g -g-pag----as --. A__ g_____ n_ p________ m__ A-g g-l-n- n- p-g-i-k-s m-. --------------------------- Ang galing ng pagbigkas mo. 0
You only have a slight accent. M-y---- k--g-b----yan------o. M______ k___ b________ p_____ M-y-o-n k-n- b-h-g-a-g p-n-o- ----------------------------- Mayroon kang bahagyang punto. 0
One can tell where you come from. M-a-r--- ---a-i k-ng saa--k- n-ngg--in-- M_______ m_____ k___ s___ k_ n__________ M-a-r-n- m-s-b- k-n- s-a- k- n-n-g-l-n-. ----------------------------------------- Maaaring masabi kung saan ka nanggaling. 0
What is your mother tongue / native language (am.)? A-- --g -y-ng ka-----ong-w---? A__ a__ i____ k_________ w____ A-o a-g i-o-g k-t-t-b-n- w-k-? ------------------------------ Ano ang iyong katutubong wika? 0
Are you taking a language course? K-m-k--a-----a -g-ku-son- wik-? K_______ k_ b_ n_ k______ w____ K-m-k-h- k- b- n- k-r-o-g w-k-? ------------------------------- Kumukuha ka ba ng kursong wika? 0
Which textbook are you using? Aling-a-l-- -n- --na-am-- -o? A____ a____ a__ g________ m__ A-i-g a-l-t a-g g-n-g-m-t m-? ----------------------------- Aling aklat ang ginagamit mo? 0
I don’t remember the name right now. Hi--i ko m-al-la--a---a--n, k-n- --- a-g--a-ag. H____ k_ m______ s_ n______ k___ a__ a__ t_____ H-n-i k- m-a-a-a s- n-a-o-, k-n- a-o a-g t-w-g- ----------------------------------------------- Hindi ko maalala sa ngayon, kung ano ang tawag. 0
The title is not coming to me. H-n-- ko m---al- -n--pa--g--. H____ k_ m______ a__ p_______ H-n-i k- m-a-a-a a-g p-m-g-t- ----------------------------- Hindi ko maalala ang pamagat. 0
I’ve forgotten it. N---l-m---- -- ----a-. N__________ k_ n_ y___ N-k-l-m-t-n k- n- y-n- ---------------------- Nakalimutan ko na yan. 0

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!