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em big – small   »   el μεγάλο – μικρό

68 [sixty-eight]

big – small

big – small

68 [εξήντα οκτώ]

68 [exḗnta oktṓ]

μεγάλο – μικρό

[megálo – mikró]

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big and small μεγ--------μικ-ό μ----- κ-- μ---- μ-γ-λ- κ-ι μ-κ-ό ---------------- μεγάλο και μικρό 0
megálo-k-i -i--ó m----- k-- m---- m-g-l- k-i m-k-ó ---------------- megálo kai mikró
The elephant is big. Ο-ε------α--ε--α--μ--άλος. Ο ε-------- ε---- μ------- Ο ε-έ-α-τ-ς ε-ν-ι μ-γ-λ-ς- -------------------------- Ο ελέφαντας είναι μεγάλος. 0
O elé--------eína- -e-álo-. O e--------- e---- m------- O e-é-h-n-a- e-n-i m-g-l-s- --------------------------- O eléphantas eínai megálos.
The mouse is small. Το ποντ-κ- ε-να- -ι-ρό. Τ- π------ ε---- μ----- Τ- π-ν-ί-ι ε-ν-ι μ-κ-ό- ----------------------- Το ποντίκι είναι μικρό. 0
To pon-ík--e--a--m-kró. T- p------ e---- m----- T- p-n-í-i e-n-i m-k-ó- ----------------------- To pontíki eínai mikró.
dark and bright σ-οτ-ιν-ς-κ-ι-φωτε---ς σ-------- κ-- φ------- σ-ο-ε-ν-ς κ-ι φ-τ-ι-ό- ---------------------- σκοτεινός και φωτεινός 0
s-ot----s k-- -hōt-inós s-------- k-- p-------- s-o-e-n-s k-i p-ō-e-n-s ----------------------- skoteinós kai phōteinós
The night is dark. Η --χ-- --να- σκοτε-νή. Η ν---- ε---- σ-------- Η ν-χ-α ε-ν-ι σ-ο-ε-ν-. ----------------------- Η νύχτα είναι σκοτεινή. 0
Ē---c--- --na--sk-t-in-. Ē n----- e---- s-------- Ē n-c-t- e-n-i s-o-e-n-. ------------------------ Ē nýchta eínai skoteinḗ.
The day is bright. Η--έρα-εί-αι-φ---ινή. Η μ--- ε---- φ------- Η μ-ρ- ε-ν-ι φ-τ-ι-ή- --------------------- Η μέρα είναι φωτεινή. 0
Ē-m--- eí-a------ei--. Ē m--- e---- p-------- Ē m-r- e-n-i p-ō-e-n-. ---------------------- Ē méra eínai phōteinḗ.
old and young μ--ά-ος------ι--ό- ------ι---) μ------ κ-- μ----- (-- η------ μ-γ-λ-ς κ-ι μ-κ-ό- (-ε η-ι-ί-) ------------------------------ μεγάλος και μικρός (σε ηλικία) 0
m---lo- ka- m-kró--(---ēl--ía) m------ k-- m----- (-- ē------ m-g-l-s k-i m-k-ó- (-e ē-i-í-) ------------------------------ megálos kai mikrós (se ēlikía)
Our grandfather is very old. Ο παπ---ς-μ-ς-ε--αι---λ---εγ---ς. Ο π------ μ-- ε---- π--- μ------- Ο π-π-ο-ς μ-ς ε-ν-ι π-λ- μ-γ-λ-ς- --------------------------------- Ο παππούς μας είναι πολύ μεγάλος. 0
O p-ppo-s m-- e-n-i-pol--m--á--s. O p------ m-- e---- p--- m------- O p-p-o-s m-s e-n-i p-l- m-g-l-s- --------------------------------- O pappoús mas eínai polý megálos.
70 years ago he was still young. Πριν-70 --ό-ι--ή-αν α--μ- ----. Π--- 7- χ----- ή--- α---- ν---- Π-ι- 7- χ-ό-ι- ή-α- α-ό-η ν-ο-. ------------------------------- Πριν 70 χρόνια ήταν ακόμη νέος. 0
Pr-- 7--c--ónia -tan-a--m- n---. P--- 7- c------ ḗ--- a---- n---- P-i- 7- c-r-n-a ḗ-a- a-ó-ē n-o-. -------------------------------- Prin 70 chrónia ḗtan akómē néos.
beautiful and ugly ό--ρφ---κ-ι ---ημος ό------ κ-- ά------ ό-ο-φ-ς κ-ι ά-χ-μ-ς ------------------- όμορφος και άσχημος 0
ó-or-h-s -ai á-c-ē-os ó------- k-- á------- ó-o-p-o- k-i á-c-ē-o- --------------------- ómorphos kai áschēmos
The butterfly is beautiful. Η----αλού-α------ όμ-ρφ-. Η π-------- ε---- ό------ Η π-τ-λ-ύ-α ε-ν-ι ό-ο-φ-. ------------------------- Η πεταλούδα είναι όμορφη. 0
Ē-peta-oúda---nai óm--ph-. Ē p-------- e---- ó------- Ē p-t-l-ú-a e-n-i ó-o-p-ē- -------------------------- Ē petaloúda eínai ómorphē.
The spider is ugly. Η----χ-- είν-ι-άσχημ-. Η α----- ε---- ά------ Η α-ά-ν- ε-ν-ι ά-χ-μ-. ---------------------- Η αράχνη είναι άσχημη. 0
Ē ará-h-- ----i-á--hē-ē. Ē a------ e---- á------- Ē a-á-h-ē e-n-i á-c-ē-ē- ------------------------ Ē aráchnē eínai áschēmē.
fat and thin χο-τρό- -αι--δύνα-ος χ------ κ-- α------- χ-ν-ρ-ς κ-ι α-ύ-α-ο- -------------------- χοντρός και αδύνατος 0
c--ntrós-----a-ý-at-s c------- k-- a------- c-o-t-ó- k-i a-ý-a-o- --------------------- chontrós kai adýnatos
A woman who weighs a hundred kilos is fat. Μ-- γυν--κα--άρ--- -00-κιλών--ίνα- χο-τρή. Μ-- γ------ β----- 1-- κ---- ε---- χ------ Μ-α γ-ν-ί-α β-ρ-υ- 1-0 κ-λ-ν ε-ν-ι χ-ν-ρ-. ------------------------------------------ Μία γυναίκα βάρους 100 κιλών είναι χοντρή. 0
M-- g---í-----------0- k-l-- e--ai--ho----. M-- g------ b----- 1-- k---- e---- c------- M-a g-n-í-a b-r-u- 1-0 k-l-n e-n-i c-o-t-ḗ- ------------------------------------------- Mía gynaíka bárous 100 kilṓn eínai chontrḗ.
A man who weighs fifty kilos is thin. Έν-- ----ας β---υ---- κιλώ- --ν-ι --ύν--ος. Έ--- ά----- β----- 5- κ---- ε---- α-------- Έ-α- ά-τ-α- β-ρ-υ- 5- κ-λ-ν ε-ν-ι α-ύ-α-ο-. ------------------------------------------- Ένας άντρας βάρους 50 κιλών είναι αδύνατος. 0
Én------ra- bá-o----0--il-----na- a---a-os. É--- á----- b----- 5- k---- e---- a-------- É-a- á-t-a- b-r-u- 5- k-l-n e-n-i a-ý-a-o-. ------------------------------------------- Énas ántras bárous 50 kilṓn eínai adýnatos.
expensive and cheap ακριβ--κα--φτη-ό α----- κ-- φ---- α-ρ-β- κ-ι φ-η-ό ---------------- ακριβό και φτηνό 0
a-rib- --i p-t--ó a----- k-- p----- a-r-b- k-i p-t-n- ----------------- akribó kai phtēnó
The car is expensive. Τ- αυ-ο-----ο-εί-αι -κ-ι-ό. Τ- α--------- ε---- α------ Τ- α-τ-κ-ν-τ- ε-ν-ι α-ρ-β-. --------------------------- Το αυτοκίνητο είναι ακριβό. 0
T--auto-í-ēt---ín----k-i--. T- a--------- e---- a------ T- a-t-k-n-t- e-n-i a-r-b-. --------------------------- To autokínēto eínai akribó.
The newspaper is cheap. Η--φημ-ρ--α -ί-αι --ηνή. Η ε-------- ε---- φ----- Η ε-η-ε-ί-α ε-ν-ι φ-η-ή- ------------------------ Η εφημερίδα είναι φτηνή. 0
Ē -p-ēme-íd- ---ai-p----ḗ. Ē e--------- e---- p------ Ē e-h-m-r-d- e-n-i p-t-n-. -------------------------- Ē ephēmerída eínai phtēnḗ.

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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…