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Countries and Languages

Countries and Languages

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Pays et langues

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John is from London. Je-n est -- -----e-. J___ e__ d_ L_______ J-a- e-t d- L-n-r-s- -------------------- Jean est de Londres. 0
London is in Great Britain. L--d--s e----itu--en---and----eta--e. L______ e__ s____ e_ G_______________ L-n-r-s e-t s-t-é e- G-a-d---r-t-g-e- ------------------------------------- Londres est situé en Grande-Bretagne. 0
He speaks English. Il-pa--e-a-gla-s. I_ p____ a_______ I- p-r-e a-g-a-s- ----------------- Il parle anglais. 0
Maria is from Madrid. Mar-e--st--- -a----. M____ e__ d_ M______ M-r-e e-t d- M-d-i-. -------------------- Marie est de Madrid. 0
Madrid is in Spain. M-dr---e---sit-é e- -spag--. M_____ e__ s____ e_ E_______ M-d-i- e-t s-t-é e- E-p-g-e- ---------------------------- Madrid est situé en Espagne. 0
She speaks Spanish. Ell- -a--- -sp---o-. E___ p____ e________ E-l- p-r-e e-p-g-o-. -------------------- Elle parle espagnol. 0
Peter and Martha are from Berlin. Pie--- -- -ar-he -o-- -- -erli-. P_____ e_ M_____ s___ d_ B______ P-e-r- e- M-r-h- s-n- d- B-r-i-. -------------------------------- Pierre et Marthe sont de Berlin. 0
Berlin is in Germany. B-rli---st si-ué--- A---mag--. B_____ e__ s____ e_ A_________ B-r-i- e-t s-t-é e- A-l-m-g-e- ------------------------------ Berlin est situé en Allemagne. 0
Do both of you speak German? P-r--z-vou- tous-les ---x--ll--a---? P__________ t___ l__ d___ a_______ ? P-r-e---o-s t-u- l-s d-u- a-l-m-n- ? ------------------------------------ Parlez-vous tous les deux allemand ? 0
London is a capital city. Lon--es -st--n--c-pital-. L______ e__ u__ c________ L-n-r-s e-t u-e c-p-t-l-. ------------------------- Londres est une capitale. 0
Madrid and Berlin are also capital cities. Ma-r-------er-in so-t --ss------c--ita-e-. M_____ e_ B_____ s___ a____ d__ c_________ M-d-i- e- B-r-i- s-n- a-s-i d-s c-p-t-l-s- ------------------------------------------ Madrid et Berlin sont aussi des capitales. 0
Capital cities are big and noisy. Les-ca---a-e--s-n---r--d-s et -ruya-tes. L__ c________ s___ g______ e_ b_________ L-s c-p-t-l-s s-n- g-a-d-s e- b-u-a-t-s- ---------------------------------------- Les capitales sont grandes et bruyantes. 0
France is in Europe. L- F----e ----si-uée-e--E-ro--. L_ F_____ e__ s_____ e_ E______ L- F-a-c- e-t s-t-é- e- E-r-p-. ------------------------------- La France est située en Europe. 0
Egypt is in Africa. L-É----e ----s-tué- -- -fr-qu-. L_______ e__ s_____ e_ A_______ L-É-y-t- e-t s-t-é- e- A-r-q-e- ------------------------------- L’Égypte est située en Afrique. 0
Japan is in Asia. L--Ja-o--est-sit-- ---As--. L_ J____ e__ s____ e_ A____ L- J-p-n e-t s-t-é e- A-i-. --------------------------- Le Japon est situé en Asie. 0
Canada is in North America. L----na-a-e-- -it-é--- A-ér-qu- -u----d. L_ C_____ e__ s____ e_ A_______ d_ N____ L- C-n-d- e-t s-t-é e- A-é-i-u- d- N-r-. ---------------------------------------- Le Canada est situé en Amérique du Nord. 0
Panama is in Central America. P--a---e-----tué-e--Am---q-- ----r-le. P_____ e__ s____ e_ A_______ c________ P-n-m- e-t s-t-é e- A-é-i-u- c-n-r-l-. -------------------------------------- Panama est situé en Amérique centrale. 0
Brazil is in South America. Le-B--si---------ué e--A---i-ue -- -ud. L_ B_____ e__ s____ e_ A_______ d_ S___ L- B-é-i- e-t s-t-é e- A-é-i-u- d- S-d- --------------------------------------- Le Brésil est situé en Amérique du Sud. 0

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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!