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Small Talk 1

Small Talk 1

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Conversa 1

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Make yourself comfortable! Est-j--à --nt-d-! E_____ à v_______ E-t-j- à v-n-a-e- ----------------- Esteja à vontade! 0
Please, feel right at home! S------e--m -a--! S_______ e_ c____ S-n-a-s- e- c-s-! ----------------- Sinta-se em casa! 0
What would you like to drink? O --e---q-- -u---b----? O q__ é q__ q___ b_____ O q-e é q-e q-e- b-b-r- ----------------------- O que é que quer beber? 0
Do you like music? Gost---e músi--? G____ d_ m______ G-s-a d- m-s-c-? ---------------- Gosta de música? 0
I like classical music. Eu g--t--de -ú-ic- cláss-c-. E_ g____ d_ m_____ c________ E- g-s-o d- m-s-c- c-á-s-c-. ---------------------------- Eu gosto de música clássica. 0
These are my CD’s. A-----s-ã- -s ---s -D-. A___ e____ o_ m___ C___ A-u- e-t-o o- m-u- C-s- ----------------------- Aqui estão os meus CDs. 0
Do you play a musical instrument? (Você) to-a-a-g-m-instr-me---? (_____ t___ a____ i___________ (-o-ê- t-c- a-g-m i-s-r-m-n-o- ------------------------------ (Você) toca algum instrumento? 0
This is my guitar. Aq-i--s-- ---inha ---ta-r-. A___ e___ a m____ g________ A-u- e-t- a m-n-a g-i-a-r-. --------------------------- Aqui está a minha guitarra. 0
Do you like to sing? (--cê)-gos-- de--a-tar? (_____ g____ d_ c______ (-o-ê- g-s-a d- c-n-a-? ----------------------- (Você) gosta de cantar? 0
Do you have children? (V-c-) --m--i--o-? (_____ t__ f______ (-o-ê- t-m f-l-o-? ------------------ (Você) tem filhos? 0
Do you have a dog? (---ê) t-m--- --o? (_____ t__ u_ c___ (-o-ê- t-m u- c-o- ------------------ (Você) tem um cão? 0
Do you have a cat? (Você)-te---- g--o? (_____ t__ u_ g____ (-o-ê- t-m u- g-t-? ------------------- (Você) tem um gato? 0
These are my books. Aq-i---tã-----m-u--livr--. A___ e____ o_ m___ l______ A-u- e-t-o o- m-u- l-v-o-. -------------------------- Aqui estão os meus livros. 0
I am currently reading this book. Eu esto--a-l----s-- --v--. E_ e____ a l__ e___ l_____ E- e-t-u a l-r e-t- l-v-o- -------------------------- Eu estou a ler este livro. 0
What do you like to read? O---- ----e -o-t--d- l-r? O q__ é q__ g____ d_ l___ O q-e é q-e g-s-a d- l-r- ------------------------- O que é que gosta de ler? 0
Do you like to go to concerts? (Vo----gos-a de-ir--o c-nc--to? (_____ g____ d_ i_ a_ c________ (-o-ê- g-s-a d- i- a- c-n-e-t-? ------------------------------- (Você) gosta de ir ao concerto? 0
Do you like to go to the theatre / theater (am.)? (--cê- -ost--d---- -o teatr-? (_____ g____ d_ i_ a_ t______ (-o-ê- g-s-a d- i- a- t-a-r-? ----------------------------- (Você) gosta de ir ao teatro? 0
Do you like to go to the opera? (V---) --s-- d---r-- -pe-a? (_____ g____ d_ i_ à ó_____ (-o-ê- g-s-a d- i- à ó-e-a- --------------------------- (Você) gosta de ir à ópera? 0

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Mother language? Father language!

As a child, from whom did you learn your language? For sure you'll say: From mother! Most people in the world think that. The term ‘mother language’ exists in almost all nations. The English as well as the Chinese are familiar with it. Perhaps because mothers spend more time with the children. But recent studies have come to different results. They show that our language is mostly the language of our fathers. Researchers examined genetic material and languages of mixed tribes. In such tribes, the parents came from different cultures. These tribes originated thousands of years ago. Large migratory movements were the reason for this. The genetic material of these mixed tribes was genetically analyzed. Then it was compared to the language of the tribe. Most tribes speak the language of their male ancestors. That means, the language of the country comes from the Y chromosome. So men brought their language with them to foreign lands. And the women there then adopted the new language of the men. But even today, fathers have a great deal of influence on our language. Because when learning, babies are oriented toward the language of their father. Fathers speak considerably less with their children. The male sentence structure is also simpler than that of the female. As a result, the language of the father is better suited for babies. It doesn't overwhelm them and is easier to learn as a result. That is why children prefer to imitate ‘Dad’ when speaking rather than ‘Mum’. Later, the mother's vocabulary shapes the child's language. In this way, mothers influence our language as well as fathers. So it should be called parental language!
Did you know?
Italian is counted among the Romance languages. That means that it developed out of Latin. Italian is the native language of about 70 million people. The majority of those live in Italy. Italian is also understood in Slovenia and Croatia. The language travelled as far away as Africa through colonial politics. Even today, Italian is understood in Libya, Somalia, and Eritrea by many older people. Numerous emigrants also took the language with them to their new homeland. Most notably there are many Italian-language communities in South America. Often Italian has mixed in with Spanish in those areas and created new languages. The unusual thing about Italian is its many different dialects. Some experts even speak of individual languages. The orthography of Italian is not difficult; it follows the pronunciation. For many, Italian is the most beautiful language in the world! Perhaps because it is the language of music, design and good cuisine?