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Learning foreign languages

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Dil öğrenmek

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Where did you learn Spanish? I-pan--lca--ı ne-ede -ğ-e-----z? I------------ n----- ö---------- I-p-n-o-c-’-ı n-r-d- ö-r-n-i-i-? -------------------------------- Ispanyolca’yı nerede öğrendiniz? 0
Can you also speak Portuguese? P-r--ki--e-de---l--or m--unuz? P--------- d- b------ m------- P-r-e-i-c- d- b-l-y-r m-s-n-z- ------------------------------ Portekizce de biliyor musunuz? 0
Yes, and I also speak some Italian. E-e-- b-raz -a ---l-an-a b-li-o---. E---- b---- d- İ-------- b--------- E-e-, b-r-z d- İ-a-y-n-a b-l-y-r-m- ----------------------------------- Evet, biraz da İtalyanca biliyorum. 0
I think you speak very well. Bence --- -üze--kon-şu-o--unu-. B---- ç-- g---- k-------------- B-n-e ç-k g-z-l k-n-ş-y-r-u-u-. ------------------------------- Bence çok güzel konuşuyorsunuz. 0
The languages are quite similar. Dil-e----rb-rine ---u----b----yo-. D----- b-------- o------ b-------- D-l-e- b-r-i-i-e o-d-k-a b-n-i-o-. ---------------------------------- Diller birbirine oldukça benziyor. 0
I can understand them well. Be- o-la-- -d-l-e-i -n------a) --i an----b-l-yor-m. B-- o----- (------- a--------- i-- a--------------- B-n o-l-r- (-i-l-r- a-l-m-n-a- i-i a-l-y-b-l-y-r-m- --------------------------------------------------- Ben onları (dilleri anlamında) iyi anlayabiliyorum. 0
But speaking and writing is difficult. Ama --nuşm-k-ve--a-----zordu-. A-- k------- v- y----- z------ A-a k-n-ş-a- v- y-z-a- z-r-u-. ------------------------------ Ama konuşmak ve yazmak zordur. 0
I still make many mistakes. He--z---- ha---y---y---m. H---- ç-- h--- y--------- H-n-z ç-k h-t- y-p-y-r-m- ------------------------- Henüz çok hata yapıyorum. 0
Please correct me each time. Lüt-en y-n---l-r-mı --ima d--eltin--. L----- y----------- d---- d---------- L-t-e- y-n-ı-l-r-m- d-i-a d-z-l-i-i-. ------------------------------------- Lütfen yanlışlarımı daima düzeltiniz. 0
Your pronunciation is very good. Te-af--z-n-z--o- ---. T----------- ç-- i--- T-l-f-u-u-u- ç-k i-i- --------------------- Telaffuzunuz çok iyi. 0
You only have a slight accent. Haf----i- a-s-----z-var. H---- b-- a-------- v--- H-f-f b-r a-s-n-n-z v-r- ------------------------ Hafif bir aksanınız var. 0
One can tell where you come from. Nere--n gel-iği--z---er--i -l--ğ---z- an-a-----or. N------ g--------- (------ o--------- a----------- N-r-d-n g-l-i-i-i- (-e-e-i o-d-ğ-n-z- a-l-ş-l-y-r- -------------------------------------------------- Nereden geldiğiniz (nereli olduğunuz) anlaşılıyor. 0
What is your mother tongue / native language (am.)? A-a--iliniz -ed-r? A-- d------ n----- A-a d-l-n-z n-d-r- ------------------ Ana diliniz nedir? 0
Are you taking a language course? Dil kur---- mı --di-o-s----? D-- k------ m- g------------ D-l k-r-u-a m- g-d-y-r-u-u-? ---------------------------- Dil kursuna mı gidiyorsunuz? 0
Which textbook are you using? H-ngi-kit-b- --l-----or-u---? H---- k----- k--------------- H-n-i k-t-b- k-l-a-ı-o-s-n-z- ----------------------------- Hangi kitabı kullanıyorsunuz? 0
I don’t remember the name right now. A-ın-----and- -i-m---r--. A---- ş- a--- b---------- A-ı-ı ş- a-d- b-l-i-o-u-. ------------------------- Adını şu anda bilmiyorum. 0
The title is not coming to me. A-- ş---------lı---ge-mi-or. A-- ş- a--- a----- g-------- A-ı ş- a-d- a-l-m- g-l-i-o-. ---------------------------- Adı şu anda aklıma gelmiyor. 0
I’ve forgotten it. U-u----. U------- U-u-t-m- -------- Unuttum. 0

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