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Where did you learn Spanish? Kje--t- -- -----l--š-a-š--no? K-- s-- s- n------ š--------- K-e s-e s- n-u-i-i š-a-š-i-o- ----------------------------- Kje ste se naučili španščino? 0
Can you also speak Portuguese? A-- -n--- tudi--o-tug--s--? A-- z---- t--- p----------- A-i z-a-e t-d- p-r-u-a-s-o- --------------------------- Ali znate tudi portugalsko? 0
Yes, and I also speak some Italian. Da,--n -alo z-----ud--itali-an-ko. D-- i- m--- z--- t--- i----------- D-, i- m-l- z-a- t-d- i-a-i-a-s-o- ---------------------------------- Da, in malo znam tudi italijansko. 0
I think you speak very well. Z-i -e-mi- da g-vori-e-zelo---b--. Z-- s- m-- d- g------- z--- d----- Z-i s- m-, d- g-v-r-t- z-l- d-b-o- ---------------------------------- Zdi se mi, da govorite zelo dobro. 0
The languages are quite similar. Jez-ki so s- pr-cej p--ob--. J----- s- s- p----- p------- J-z-k- s- s- p-e-e- p-d-b-i- ---------------------------- Jeziki so si precej podobni. 0
I can understand them well. D---- jih-l--ko---z---m. D---- j-- l---- r------- D-b-o j-h l-h-o r-z-m-m- ------------------------ Dobro jih lahko razumem. 0
But speaking and writing is difficult. Ve-d-r p--j--g-vo-i---i- pi-a-i---žko. V----- p- j- g------- i- p----- t----- V-n-a- p- j- g-v-r-t- i- p-s-t- t-ž-o- -------------------------------------- Vendar pa je govoriti in pisati težko. 0
I still make many mistakes. Š- ---ik- ----k -el--. Š- v----- n---- d----- Š- v-l-k- n-p-k d-l-m- ---------------------- Še veliko napak delam. 0
Please correct me each time. Pr-sim,-da me v-------op-a--t-. P------ d- m- v----- p--------- P-o-i-, d- m- v-a-i- p-p-a-i-e- ------------------------------- Prosim, da me vsakič popravite. 0
Your pronunciation is very good. Va-a-i-g-vorj--- j---a- --br-. V--- i---------- j- k-- d----- V-š- i-g-v-r-a-a j- k-r d-b-a- ------------------------------ Vaša izgovorjava je kar dobra. 0
You only have a slight accent. G-v--i-----r-hlim-n-gl-s-m. G------- z r----- n-------- G-v-r-t- z r-h-i- n-g-a-o-. --------------------------- Govorite z rahlim naglasom. 0
One can tell where you come from. Č-ov-k--a----u-a--,--d-od-p-i-aj-t-. Č----- l---- u----- o---- p--------- Č-o-e- l-h-o u-a-e- o-k-d p-i-a-a-e- ------------------------------------ Človek lahko ugane, odkod prihajate. 0
What is your mother tongue / native language (am.)? K--er--j--v-š-ma--r-- j---k? K----- j- v-- m------ j----- K-t-r- j- v-š m-t-r-n j-z-k- ---------------------------- Kateri je vaš materin jezik? 0
Are you taking a language course? A-i--o---e-n- kakš-n---ziko-n- t-ča-? A-- h----- n- k----- j-------- t----- A-i h-d-t- n- k-k-e- j-z-k-v-i t-č-j- ------------------------------------- Ali hodite na kakšen jezikovni tečaj? 0
Which textbook are you using? K-k-e---č----k -pora--j--e? K----- u------ u----------- K-k-e- u-b-n-k u-o-a-l-a-e- --------------------------- Kakšen učbenik uporabljate? 0
I don’t remember the name right now. V -e- -r-nu-ku--- ve-,-ka-o--e tem- r-če. V t-- t------- n- v--- k--- s- t--- r---- V t-m t-e-u-k- n- v-m- k-k- s- t-m- r-č-. ----------------------------------------- V tem trenutku ne vem, kako se temu reče. 0
The title is not coming to me. Ne---o-n-m-se -a-l-va. N- s------ s- n------- N- s-o-n-m s- n-s-o-a- ---------------------- Ne spomnim se naslova. 0
I’ve forgotten it. P-z--il s-- (--). P------ s-- (---- P-z-b-l s-m (-o-. ----------------- Pozabil sem (to). 0

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