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Learning foreign languages

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Mёsoj gjuhё tё huaja

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Where did you learn Spanish? K- --n- -ёsuar spanj---t? K- k--- m----- s--------- K- k-n- m-s-a- s-a-j-s-t- ------------------------- Ku keni mёsuar spanjisht? 0
Can you also speak Portuguese? A-dini--o-t-ga-i-ht? A d--- p------------ A d-n- p-r-u-a-i-h-? -------------------- A dini portugalisht? 0
Yes, and I also speak some Italian. Po, d--d---pa- --al-sh-. P-- d- d-- p-- i-------- P-, d- d-e p-k i-a-i-h-. ------------------------ Po, di dhe pak italisht. 0
I think you speak very well. Mend-j ------sni-s-u-ё-m---. M----- s- f----- s---- m---- M-n-o- s- f-i-n- s-u-ё m-r-. ---------------------------- Mendoj se flisni shumё mirё. 0
The languages are quite similar. Gj-hёt-j--ё-g-ti--ë ngj--h--. G----- j--- g--- t- n-------- G-u-ё- j-n- g-t- t- n-j-s-m-. ----------------------------- Gjuhёt janё gati të ngjashme. 0
I can understand them well. Mu-d --ju-kup--j-mir-. M--- t--- k----- m---- M-n- t-j- k-p-o- m-r-. ---------------------- Mund t’ju kuptoj mirё. 0
But speaking and writing is difficult. Por--ё-f--s-s- --e--- sh-r---- ё-htё ---ёsh-i-ё. P-- t- f------ d-- t- s------- ё---- e v-------- P-r t- f-a-ё-h d-e t- s-k-u-s- ё-h-ё e v-s-t-r-. ------------------------------------------------ Por tё flasёsh dhe tё shkruash ёshtё e vёshtirё. 0
I still make many mistakes. Bёj-a--m- s--mё-ga-i-e. B-- a---- s---- g------ B-j a-o-a s-u-ё g-b-m-. ----------------------- Bёj akoma shumё gabime. 0
Please correct me each time. Ju -ute--m--k-r----on-. J- l---- m- k---------- J- l-t-m m- k-r-i-j-n-. ----------------------- Ju lutem mё korrigjoni. 0
Your pronunciation is very good. S-qi---m- j-aj---ht--mj----i m--ё. S-------- j--- ё---- m---- i m---- S-q-p-i-i j-a- ё-h-ё m-a-t i m-r-. ---------------------------------- Shqiptimi juaj ёshtё mjaft i mirё. 0
You only have a slight accent. Ju ke-i n-ё -uancë-në--h-ipt--. J- k--- n-- n----- n- s-------- J- k-n- n-ё n-a-c- n- s-q-p-i-. ------------------------------- Ju keni njё nuancë në shqiptim. 0
One can tell where you come from. Da----eni se --- vini. D-------- s- n-- v---- D-l-o-e-i s- n-a v-n-. ---------------------- Dalloheni se nga vini. 0
What is your mother tongue / native language (am.)? C--a---ht- gj-h- -uaj ----r-? C--- ё---- g---- j--- a------ C-l- ё-h-ё g-u-a j-a- a-t-r-? ----------------------------- Cila ёshtё gjuha juaj amtare? 0
Are you taking a language course? A fre-u-nt--i-ndo-j---ur- g--h-? A f---------- n----- k--- g----- A f-e-u-n-o-i n-o-j- k-r- g-u-e- -------------------------------- A frekuentoni ndonjё kurs gjuhe? 0
Which textbook are you using? Çf-rё l-b-- -ёrdor-i? Ç---- l---- p-------- Ç-a-ё l-b-i p-r-o-n-? --------------------- Çfarё libri pёrdorni? 0
I don’t remember the name right now. N-k e d- -ё--m-me--i------s- ---e-. N-- e d- p-- m-------- s- s- q----- N-k e d- p-r m-m-n-i-, s- s- q-h-t- ----------------------------------- Nuk e di pёr momentin, se si quhet. 0
The title is not coming to me. S-m- -uj-o--- ---u-l-. S--- k------- t------- S-m- k-j-o-e- t-t-l-i- ---------------------- S’mё kujtohet titulli. 0
I’ve forgotten it. E---- --rr--r. E k-- h------- E k-m h-r-u-r- -------------- E kam harruar. 0

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