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Learning foreign languages

Learning foreign languages

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Vreemde tale leer

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Where did you learn Spanish? Waa------- Spa-ns---le-r? W--- h-- u S----- g------ W-a- h-t u S-a-n- g-l-e-? ------------------------- Waar het u Spaans geleer? 0
Can you also speak Portuguese? Kan u-oo--P---uge----raa-? K-- u o-- P-------- p----- K-n u o-k P-r-u-e-s p-a-t- -------------------------- Kan u ook Portugees praat? 0
Yes, and I also speak some Italian. Ja,--n ---kan-o-k -n---e-ji--I-al-a-ns-p-aa-. J-- e- e- k-- o-- ’- b------ I-------- p----- J-, e- e- k-n o-k ’- b-e-j-e I-a-i-a-s p-a-t- --------------------------------------------- Ja, en ek kan ook ’n bietjie Italiaans praat. 0
I think you speak very well. E- d----u-----t ---e-mo-i-(-pa-ns/I---iaa-s/...). E- d--- u p---- b--- m--- (---------------------- E- d-n- u p-a-t b-i- m-o- (-p-a-s-I-a-i-a-s-.-.-. ------------------------------------------------- Ek dink u praat baie mooi (Spaans/Italiaans/...). 0
The languages are quite similar. D-e ta---i- t--mlik -o--t---y-. D-- t--- i- t------ s---------- D-e t-l- i- t-a-l-k s-o-t-e-y-. ------------------------------- Die tale is taamlik soortgelyk. 0
I can understand them well. E- ----hu--e g-e--v--s--an. E- k-- h---- g--- v-------- E- k-n h-l-e g-e- v-r-t-a-. --------------------------- Ek kan hulle goed verstaan. 0
But speaking and writing is difficult. Ma-r--r--- e- ---yf -- -oe-l-k. M--- p---- e- s---- i- m------- M-a- p-a-t e- s-r-f i- m-e-l-k- ------------------------------- Maar praat en skryf is moeilik. 0
I still make many mistakes. Ek -a-k-no---te-ds---i- --ut-. E- m--- n-- s----- b--- f----- E- m-a- n-g s-e-d- b-i- f-u-e- ------------------------------ Ek maak nog steeds baie foute. 0
Please correct me each time. Wy---- al--d t-r-g -ss---ie-. W-- m- a---- t---- a--------- W-s m- a-t-d t-r-g a-s-b-i-f- ----------------------------- Wys my altyd tereg asseblief. 0
Your pronunciation is very good. U ------aak-is --el-----. U u-------- i- h--- g---- U u-t-p-a-k i- h-e- g-e-. ------------------------- U uitspraak is heel goed. 0
You only have a slight accent. U h---net -n e--en-- -k-e-t. U h-- n-- ’- e------ a------ U h-t n-t ’- e-f-n-e a-s-n-. ---------------------------- U het net ’n effense aksent. 0
One can tell where you come from. Me-s--an---o---aar u van--a- ---. M--- k-- h--- w--- u v------ k--- M-n- k-n h-o- w-a- u v-n-a-n k-m- --------------------------------- Mens kan hoor waar u vandaan kom. 0
What is your mother tongue / native language (am.)? W-- -s u mo-der---l? W-- i- u m---------- W-t i- u m-e-e-t-a-? -------------------- Wat is u moedertaal? 0
Are you taking a language course? Lo-p----n taalk-r-u-? L--- u ’- t---------- L-o- u ’- t-a-k-r-u-? --------------------- Loop u ’n taalkursus? 0
Which textbook are you using? W---er-hand-o-- -e---ik -? W----- h------- g------ u- W-t-e- h-n-b-e- g-b-u-k u- -------------------------- Watter handboek gebruik u? 0
I don’t remember the name right now. E--k-n--i------i-----l-k die n-am----h---n--. E- k-- n-- o- d-- o----- d-- n--- o----- n--- E- k-n n-e o- d-e o-m-i- d-e n-a- o-t-o- n-e- --------------------------------------------- Ek kan nie op die oomlik die naam onthou nie. 0
The title is not coming to me. Di--ti-e--h------on---i-. D-- t---- h-- m- o------- D-e t-t-l h-t m- o-t-l-p- ------------------------- Die titel het my ontglip. 0
I’ve forgotten it. Ek he- -i---e-g--t. E- h-- d-- v------- E- h-t d-t v-r-e-t- ------------------- Ek het dit vergeet. 0

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