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Learning foreign languages

Learning foreign languages

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Fremdsprachen lernen

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Where did you learn Spanish? Wo---b-- Sie-S----sc--gel----? W_ h____ S__ S_______ g_______ W- h-b-n S-e S-a-i-c- g-l-r-t- ------------------------------ Wo haben Sie Spanisch gelernt? 0
Can you also speak Portuguese? K--nen---e -uc----rtug--s-sch? K_____ S__ a___ P_____________ K-n-e- S-e a-c- P-r-u-i-s-s-h- ------------------------------ Können Sie auch Portugiesisch? 0
Yes, and I also speak some Italian. J-- u---ic---an- auch-e-wa--I---i-ni-ch. J__ u__ i__ k___ a___ e____ I___________ J-, u-d i-h k-n- a-c- e-w-s I-a-i-n-s-h- ---------------------------------------- Ja, und ich kann auch etwas Italienisch. 0
I think you speak very well. I-h f-nd-,--i- --r---en -------t. I__ f_____ S__ s_______ s___ g___ I-h f-n-e- S-e s-r-c-e- s-h- g-t- --------------------------------- Ich finde, Sie sprechen sehr gut. 0
The languages are quite similar. D---Spr-ch-n ---d z--mli-h ä----ch. D__ S_______ s___ z_______ ä_______ D-e S-r-c-e- s-n- z-e-l-c- ä-n-i-h- ----------------------------------- Die Sprachen sind ziemlich ähnlich. 0
I can understand them well. Ich---nn sie-gu----r--e-en. I__ k___ s__ g__ v_________ I-h k-n- s-e g-t v-r-t-h-n- --------------------------- Ich kann sie gut verstehen. 0
But speaking and writing is difficult. A--- sp---he--und --h--i-en ist-sc--er. A___ s_______ u__ s________ i__ s______ A-e- s-r-c-e- u-d s-h-e-b-n i-t s-h-e-. --------------------------------------- Aber sprechen und schreiben ist schwer. 0
I still make many mistakes. I-h m--he no-- --e-e Fehler. I__ m____ n___ v____ F______ I-h m-c-e n-c- v-e-e F-h-e-. ---------------------------- Ich mache noch viele Fehler. 0
Please correct me each time. B---e---rr-gie--n---- -i-- i-me-. B____ k__________ S__ m___ i_____ B-t-e k-r-i-i-r-n S-e m-c- i-m-r- --------------------------------- Bitte korrigieren Sie mich immer. 0
Your pronunciation is very good. I-r--A-ssp--ch- i---g-n- ---. I___ A_________ i__ g___ g___ I-r- A-s-p-a-h- i-t g-n- g-t- ----------------------------- Ihre Aussprache ist ganz gut. 0
You only have a slight accent. S-----ben-e-nen--l--n-n -k----. S__ h____ e____ k______ A______ S-e h-b-n e-n-n k-e-n-n A-z-n-. ------------------------------- Sie haben einen kleinen Akzent. 0
One can tell where you come from. M----rke-n-,---h-----e--om-e-. M__ e_______ w____ S__ k______ M-n e-k-n-t- w-h-r S-e k-m-e-. ------------------------------ Man erkennt, woher Sie kommen. 0
What is your mother tongue / native language (am.)? W-s is- -h-e-Mu--erspra--e? W__ i__ I___ M_____________ W-s i-t I-r- M-t-e-s-r-c-e- --------------------------- Was ist Ihre Muttersprache? 0
Are you taking a language course? M--h-- S---e-n-n Sp-a--k-rs? M_____ S__ e____ S__________ M-c-e- S-e e-n-n S-r-c-k-r-? ---------------------------- Machen Sie einen Sprachkurs? 0
Which textbook are you using? W-lc-es L--rwe-----n--ze--S-e? W______ L_______ b_______ S___ W-l-h-s L-h-w-r- b-n-t-e- S-e- ------------------------------ Welches Lehrwerk benutzen Sie? 0
I don’t remember the name right now. I-h---i--i---oment ----t- -i--d-s ----t. I__ w___ i_ M_____ n_____ w__ d__ h_____ I-h w-i- i- M-m-n- n-c-t- w-e d-s h-i-t- ---------------------------------------- Ich weiß im Moment nicht, wie das heißt. 0
The title is not coming to me. M---fäll- de---i-e- ni-------. M__ f____ d__ T____ n____ e___ M-r f-l-t d-r T-t-l n-c-t e-n- ------------------------------ Mir fällt der Titel nicht ein. 0
I’ve forgotten it. I-----b------v-rges--n. I__ h___ d__ v_________ I-h h-b- d-s v-r-e-s-n- ----------------------- Ich habe das vergessen. 0

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