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Страни и езици

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Страни и езици

[Strani i yezitsi]

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John is from London. Дж-- е о- Л-----. Джон е от Лондон. 0
Dz--- y- o- L-----. Dzhon ye ot London. 		+
London is in Great Britain. Ло---- с- н----- в-- В-------------. Лондон се намира във Великобритания. 0
Lo---- s- n----- v-- V--------------. London se namira vyv Velikobritaniya. 		+
He speaks English. То- г----- а--------. Той говори английски. 0
To- g----- a--------. Toy govori angliyski. 		+
     
Maria is from Madrid. Ма--- е о- М-----. Мария е от Мадрид. 0
Ma---- y- o- M-----. Mariya ye ot Madrid. 		+
Madrid is in Spain. Ма---- с- н----- в И------. Мадрид се намира в Испания. 0
Ma---- s- n----- v I-------. Madrid se namira v Ispaniya. 		+
She speaks Spanish. Тя г----- и-------. Тя говори испански. 0
Ty- g----- i-------. Tya govori ispanski. 		+
     
Peter and Martha are from Berlin. Пе--- и М---- с- о- Б-----. Петер и Марта са от Берлин. 0
Pe--- i M---- s- o- B-----. Peter i Marta sa ot Berlin. 		+
Berlin is in Germany. Бе---- с- н----- в Г-------. Берлин се намира в Германия. 0
Be---- s- n----- v G--------. Berlin se namira v Germaniya. 		+
Do both of you speak German? Ви- д------ г------- л- н-----? Вие двамата говорите ли немски? 0
Vi- d------ g------- l- n-----? Vie dvamata govorite li nemski? 		+
     
London is a capital city. Ло---- е с------. Лондон е столица. 0
Lo---- y- s-------. London ye stolitsa. 		+
Madrid and Berlin are also capital cities. Ма---- и Б----- с--- с- с------. Мадрид и Берлин също са столици. 0
Ma---- i B----- s------ s- s-------. Madrid i Berlin syshcho sa stolitsi. 		+
Capital cities are big and noisy. Ст------- с- г----- и ш----. Столиците са големи и шумни. 0
St-------- s- g----- i s-----. Stolitsite sa golemi i shumni. 		+
     
France is in Europe. Фр----- с- н----- в Е-----. Франция се намира в Европа. 0
Fr------- s- n----- v Y------. Frantsiya se namira v Yevropa. 		+
Egypt is in Africa. Ег---- с- н----- в А-----. Египет се намира в Африка. 0
Eg---- s- n----- v A-----. Egipet se namira v Afrika. 		+
Japan is in Asia. Яп---- с- н----- в А---. Япония се намира в Азия. 0
Ya------ s- n----- v A----. Yaponiya se namira v Aziya. 		+
     
Canada is in North America. Ка---- с- н----- в С------ А------. Канада се намира в Северна Америка. 0
Ka---- s- n----- v S------ A------. Kanada se namira v Severna Amerika. 		+
Panama is in Central America. Па---- с- н----- в Ц-------- А------. Панама се намира в Централна Америка. 0
Pa---- s- n----- v T--------- A------. Panama se namira v Tsentralna Amerika. 		+
Brazil is in South America. Бр------ с- н----- в Ю--- А------. Бразилия се намира в Южна Америка. 0
Br------- s- n----- v Y----- A------. Braziliya se namira v Yuzhna Amerika. 		+
     

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Languages and dialects

There are 6,000 to 7,000 different languages worldwide. The number of dialects is of course much higher. But what is the difference between language and dialect? Dialects always have a clearly localized tone. They belong to the regional language varieties. This means dialects are a language form with the narrowest reach. As a general rule, dialects are only spoken, not written. They form their own linguistic system. And they follow their own rules. Theoretically, every language can have several dialects. All dialects fall under the standard language of a country. The standard language is understood by all the people of a country. With it, even speakers of different dialects can communicate with each other. Almost all dialects are becoming less important. You hardly hear dialects being spoken in cities anymore. The standard language is usually spoken at work as well. Therefore, dialect speakers are often said to be simple and uneducated. And yet they can be found at all social levels. So dialect speakers are no less intelligent than others. Quite the opposite! Those who speak in dialect have many advantages. In a language course, for example. Dialect speakers know that there are different linguistic forms. And they have learned to switch quickly between linguistic styles. Therefore, dialect speakers possess a higher competence for variation. They can sense which linguistic style fits with a certain situation. This has even been scientifically proven. So: Have courage in using dialect – it's worth it!
Did you know?
Bulgarian is counted among the South Slavic languages. About 10 million people speak Bulgarian. The majority of those people, of course, live in Bulgaria. Bulgarian is spoken in other countries as well, however. Among those are Ukraine and Moldova. Bulgarian is one of the oldest documented Slavic languages. It has many specific features too. The similarity to Albanian and Romanian is striking. These languages are not Slavic languages. There are many parallels nevertheless. Therefore, all of these languages are also denoted as Balkan languages. They have a lot in common, although they are not related to each other. Bulgarian verbs can take on many forms. There is also no infinitive in Bulgarian. If you want to learn this interesting language you will soon discover many new things!