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देश और भाषाएँ

5 [five]

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५ [पाँच]

5 [paanch]

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देश और भाषाएँ

[desh aur bhaashaen]

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John is from London. जॉ- ल---- स- आ-- है जॉन लन्दन से आया है 0
jo- l----- s- a--- h-i jon landan se aaya hai 		+
London is in Great Britain. लन--- ग---- ब------ म-- स---- है लन्दन ग्रेट ब्रिटैन में स्थित है 0
la---- g--- b------ m--- s---- h-i landan gret britain mein sthit hai 		+
He speaks English. वह अ-------- ब---- है वह अंग्रेज़ी बोलता है 0
va- a------- b----- h-i vah angrezee bolata hai 		+
     
Maria is from Madrid. मा---- म------ स- आ- है मारिया माद्रिद से आई है 0
ma----- m------ s- a--- h-i maariya maadrid se aaee hai 		+
Madrid is in Spain. मा----- स---- म-- स---- है माद्रिद स्पेन में स्थित है 0
ma----- s--- m--- s---- h-i maadrid spen mein sthit hai 		+
She speaks Spanish. वह स----- ब---- है वह स्पेनी बोलती है 0
va- s----- b------ h-i vah spenee bolatee hai 		+
     
Peter and Martha are from Berlin. पी-- औ- म----- ब----- स- आ-- ह-ं पीटर और मार्था बर्लिन से आये हैं 0
pe---- a-- m------ b----- s- a--- h--n peetar aur maartha barlin se aaye hain 		+
Berlin is in Germany. बर---- ज----- म-- स---- है बर्लिन जर्मनी में स्थित है 0
ba---- j------- m--- s---- h-i barlin jarmanee mein sthit hai 		+
Do both of you speak German? क्-- त-- द---- ज---- ब-- स--- ह-? क्या तुम दोनों जर्मन बोल सकते हो? 0
ky- t-- d---- j----- b-- s----- h-? kya tum donon jarman bol sakate ho? 		+
     
London is a capital city. लन--- ए- र------ है लन्दन एक राजधानी है 0
la---- e- r----------- h-i landan ek raajadhaanee hai 		+
Madrid and Berlin are also capital cities. मा----- औ- ब----- भ- र--------- ह-ं माद्रिद और बर्लिन भी राजधानियाँ हैं 0
ma----- a-- b----- b--- r-------------- h--n maadrid aur barlin bhee raajadhaaniyaan hain 		+
Capital cities are big and noisy. रा-------- ब--- औ- श-- स- भ-- ह--- ह-ं राजधानियाँ बड़ी और शोर से भरी होती हैं 0
ra------------- b---- a-- s--- s- b----- h---- h--n raajadhaaniyaan badee aur shor se bharee hotee hain 		+
     
France is in Europe. फ़------ य---- म-- स---- है फ़्रान्स यूरोप में स्थित है 0
fr---- y----- m--- s---- h-i fraans yoorop mein sthit hai 		+
Egypt is in Africa. मि--- अ------ म-- स---- है मिस्र अफ्रीका में स्थित है 0
mi-- a------- m--- s---- h-i misr aphreeka mein sthit hai 		+
Japan is in Asia. जा--- ए---- म-- स---- है जापान एशीया में स्थित है 0
ja----- e------ m--- s---- h-i jaapaan esheeya mein sthit hai 		+
     
Canada is in North America. कन--- उ----- अ----- म-- स---- है कनाडा उत्तरी अमरीका में स्थित है 0
ka----- u------ a------- m--- s---- h-i kanaada uttaree amareeka mein sthit hai 		+
Panama is in Central America. पन--- म--- अ----- म-- स---- है पनामा मध्य अमरीका में स्थित है 0
pa----- m---- a------- m--- s---- h-i panaama madhy amareeka mein sthit hai 		+
Brazil is in South America. ब्------ द----- अ----- म-- स---- है ब्राज़ील दक्षिण अमरीका में स्थित है 0
br------ d------ a------- m--- s---- h-i braazeel dakshin amareeka mein sthit hai 		+
     

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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!