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나라들과 언어들

5 [five]

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5 [다섯]

5 [daseos]

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나라들과 언어들

[naladeulgwa eon-eodeul]

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John is from London. 존은 런--- 왔--. 존은 런던에서 왔어요. 0
jo----- l------------ w--------. jon-eun leondeon-eseo wass-eoyo. 		+
London is in Great Britain. 런던- 영-- 있--. 런던은 영국에 있어요. 0
le---------- y---------- i-------. leondeon-eun yeong-gug-e iss-eoyo. 		+
He speaks English. 그는 영-- 해-. 그는 영어를 해요. 0
ge----- y----------- h----. geuneun yeong-eoleul haeyo. 		+
     
Maria is from Madrid. 마리-- 마----- 왔--. 마리아는 마드리드에서 왔어요. 0
ma------- m------------- w--------. malianeun madeulideueseo wass-eoyo. 		+
Madrid is in Spain. 마드--- 스--- 있--. 마드리드는 스페인에 있어요. 0
ma------------ s-------- i-------. madeulideuneun seupein-e iss-eoyo. 		+
She speaks Spanish. 그녀- 스---- 해-. 그녀는 스페인어를 해요. 0
ge--------- s------------- h----. geunyeoneun seupein-eoleul haeyo. 		+
     
Peter and Martha are from Berlin. 피터- 마--- 베---- 왔--. 피터와 마르타는 베를린에서 왔어요. 0
pi----- m---------- b------------- w--------. piteowa maleutaneun beleullin-eseo wass-eoyo. 		+
Berlin is in Germany. 베를-- 독-- 있--. 베를린은 독일에 있어요. 0
be----------- d------- i-------. beleullin-eun dog-il-e iss-eoyo. 		+
Do both of you speak German? 당신- 둘 다 독-- 해-? 당신들 둘 다 독어를 해요? 0
da--------- d-- d- d--------- h----? dangsindeul dul da dog-eoleul haeyo? 		+
     
London is a capital city. 런던- 수---. 런던은 수도예요. 0
le---------- s-------. leondeon-eun sudoyeyo. 		+
Madrid and Berlin are also capital cities. 마드--- 베--- 수---. 마드리드와 베를린도 수도예요. 0
ma---------- b---------- s-------. madeulideuwa beleullindo sudoyeyo. 		+
Capital cities are big and noisy. 이 수--- 크- 시----. 이 수도들은 크고 시끄러워요. 0
i s----------- k---- s------------. i sudodeul-eun keugo sikkeuleowoyo. 		+
     
France is in Europe. 프랑-- 유-- 있--. 프랑스는 유럽에 있어요. 0
pe------------ y------- i-------. peulangseuneun yuleob-e iss-eoyo. 		+
Egypt is in Africa. 이집-- 아---- 있--. 이집트는 아프리카에 있어요. 0
ij--------- a--------- i-------. ijibteuneun apeulika-e iss-eoyo. 		+
Japan is in Asia. 일본- 아--- 있--. 일본은 아시아에 있어요. 0
il------- a----- i-------. ilbon-eun asia-e iss-eoyo. 		+
     
Canada is in North America. 캐나-- 북-- 있--. 캐나다는 북미에 있어요. 0
ka--------- b----- i-------. kaenadaneun bugmie iss-eoyo. 		+
Panama is in Central America. 파나-- 중-- 있--. 파나마는 중미에 있어요. 0
pa-------- j------ i-------. panamaneun jungmie iss-eoyo. 		+
Brazil is in South America. 브라-- 남-- 있--. 브라질은 남미에 있어요. 0
be---------- n----- i-------. beulajil-eun nammie iss-eoyo. 		+
     

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