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68 [sixty-eight]

big – small

big – small

68 [sekstiåtte]

stor – liten

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big and small s--r--g -i-en s--- o- l---- s-o- o- l-t-n ------------- stor og liten 0
The elephant is big. E-ef----n e-----r. E-------- e- s---- E-e-a-t-n e- s-o-. ------------------ Elefanten er stor. 0
The mouse is small. Mu---e- lit--. M--- e- l----- M-s- e- l-t-n- -------------- Musa er liten. 0
dark and bright mørk -g --s m--- o- l-- m-r- o- l-s ----------- mørk og lys 0
The night is dark. Nat-en er---rk. N----- e- m---- N-t-e- e- m-r-. --------------- Natten er mørk. 0
The day is bright. Da-----r--ys. D---- e- l--- D-g-n e- l-s- ------------- Dagen er lys. 0
old and young g-mmel--g-ung g----- o- u-- g-m-e- o- u-g ------------- gammel og ung 0
Our grandfather is very old. Bes-e----- v-r--- -e--ig---mmel. B--------- v-- e- v----- g------ B-s-e-a-e- v-r e- v-l-i- g-m-e-. -------------------------------- Bestefaren vår er veldig gammel. 0
70 years ago he was still young. For sy--i-å--s--en--ar-h-- u-g. F-- s---- å- s---- v-- h-- u--- F-r s-t-i å- s-d-n v-r h-n u-g- ------------------------------- For sytti år siden var han ung. 0
beautiful and ugly pen -g---ygg p-- o- s---- p-n o- s-y-g ------------ pen og stygg 0
The butterfly is beautiful. S-m-er--gl-n-er-p--. S----------- e- p--- S-m-e-f-g-e- e- p-n- -------------------- Sommerfuglen er pen. 0
The spider is ugly. E-d-r--p-en--r-st--g. E---------- e- s----- E-d-r-o-p-n e- s-y-g- --------------------- Edderkoppen er stygg. 0
fat and thin ty---og tynn t--- o- t--- t-k- o- t-n- ------------ tykk og tynn 0
A woman who weighs a hundred kilos is fat. En k---ne--------re ki-o-er-t-kk. E- k----- p- h----- k--- e- t---- E- k-i-n- p- h-n-r- k-l- e- t-k-. --------------------------------- En kvinne på hundre kilo er tykk. 0
A man who weighs fifty kilos is thin. E- -a----- --mti k--- e- --nn. E- m--- p- f---- k--- e- t---- E- m-n- p- f-m-i k-l- e- t-n-. ------------------------------ En mann på femti kilo er tynn. 0
expensive and cheap d---o-----l-g d-- o- b----- d-r o- b-l-i- ------------- dyr og billig 0
The car is expensive. Bil-- ---dy-. B---- e- d--- B-l-n e- d-r- ------------- Bilen er dyr. 0
The newspaper is cheap. Avi-en-e--bil-i-. A----- e- b------ A-i-e- e- b-l-i-. ----------------- Avisen er billig. 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…