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en Big – small   »   hu nagy – kicsi

68 [sixty-eight]

Big – small

Big – small

68 [hatvannyolc]

nagy – kicsi

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big and small n-g---- ----i n___ é_ k____ n-g- é- k-c-i ------------- nagy és kicsi 0
The elephant is big. Az-elefá-t--ag-. A_ e______ n____ A- e-e-á-t n-g-. ---------------- Az elefánt nagy. 0
The mouse is small. Az e--r-k-c-i. A_ e___ k_____ A- e-é- k-c-i- -------------- Az egér kicsi. 0
dark and bright s-----és-vi-ágos s____ é_ v______ s-t-t é- v-l-g-s ---------------- sötét és világos 0
The night is dark. Az--jsz-ka-söt--. A_ é______ s_____ A- é-s-a-a s-t-t- ----------------- Az éjszaka sötét. 0
The day is bright. A -a-pal--------. A n_____ v_______ A n-p-a- v-l-g-s- ----------------- A nappal világos. 0
old and young ö-----s------l ö___ é_ f_____ ö-e- é- f-a-a- -------------- öreg és fiatal 0
Our grandfather is very old. A--- nag--pán- nag-on-öreg. A m_ n________ n_____ ö____ A m- n-g-a-á-k n-g-o- ö-e-. --------------------------- A mi nagyapánk nagyon öreg. 0
70 years ago he was still young. 7--év--- -zelő-- --g -iata- --lt. 7_ é____ e______ m__ f_____ v____ 7- é-v-l e-e-ő-t m-g f-a-a- v-l-. --------------------------------- 70 évvel ezelőtt még fiatal volt. 0
beautiful and ugly sz----- -s-n-a s___ é_ c_____ s-é- é- c-ú-y- -------------- szép és csúnya 0
The butterfly is beautiful. A ---l-ng---z--. A p_______ s____ A p-l-a-g- s-é-. ---------------- A pillangó szép. 0
The spider is ugly. A-pó---s--y-. A p__ c______ A p-k c-ú-y-. ------------- A pók csúnya. 0
fat and thin kövér é--so--ny k____ é_ s_____ k-v-r é- s-v-n- --------------- kövér és sovány 0
A woman who weighs a hundred kilos is fat. E---nő 1-- k----a- k--ér. E__ n_ 1__ k______ k_____ E-y n- 1-0 k-l-v-l k-v-r- ------------------------- Egy nő 100 kilóval kövér. 0
A man who weighs fifty kilos is thin. E-y f--fi 50 k-ló-al-sová-y. E__ f____ 5_ k______ s______ E-y f-r-i 5- k-l-v-l s-v-n-. ---------------------------- Egy férfi 50 kilóval sovány. 0
expensive and cheap d-á----s-ol-só d____ é_ o____ d-á-a é- o-c-ó -------------- drága és olcsó 0
The car is expensive. Az-a-tó dr---. A_ a___ d_____ A- a-t- d-á-a- -------------- Az autó drága. 0
The newspaper is cheap. Az--jság-ol---. A_ ú____ o_____ A- ú-s-g o-c-ó- --------------- Az újság olcsó. 0

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Code-switching

More and more people are growing up bilingual. They can speak more than one language. Many of these people often switch languages. They decide which language to use depending on the situation. For example, they speak a different language at work than at home. By doing so, they adapt themselves to their environment. But there is also the possibility of switching languages spontaneously. This phenomenon is called code-switching . In code-switching, the language gets switched in the middle of speaking. There could be many reasons why speakers switch languages. Often, they don't find the appropriate word in one language. They can express themselves better in the other language. It can also be that the speaker feels more confident in one of the languages. They use this language for private or personal things. Sometimes a certain word doesn't exist in a language. In this case the speaker must switch languages. Or they switch languages so that they aren't understood. In that case code-switching works like a secret language. Earlier, mixing languages was criticized. It was thought that the speaker couldn't speak either language correctly. Today it is viewed differently. Code-switching is recognized as a special linguistic competence. It can be interesting to observe speakers using code-switching. Often, they don't just switch the language they're speaking. Other communicative elements change as well. Many speak faster, louder or more accentuated in the other language. Or they suddenly use more gestures and facial expressions. In this way, code-switching is always a little bit of culture-switching too…