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Learning foreign languages

Learning foreign languages

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Aprendiendo lenguas extranjeras

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Where did you learn Spanish? ¿En-d--d---p-en--- -----d)-espa--l? ¿__ d____ a_______ (______ e_______ ¿-n d-n-e a-r-n-i- (-s-e-) e-p-ñ-l- ----------------------------------- ¿En dónde aprendió (usted) español?
Can you also speak Portuguese? ¿--e-e -u-t-d)--am-i-n-ha-lar-p-rtugué-? ¿_____ (______ t______ h_____ p_________ ¿-u-d- (-s-e-) t-m-i-n h-b-a- p-r-u-u-s- ---------------------------------------- ¿Puede (usted) también hablar portugués?
Yes, and I also speak some Italian. Sí- y-t-m--é- yo--é-h-blar -n-p-c- -e-i--l-ano. S__ y t______ y_ s_ h_____ u_ p___ d_ i________ S-, y t-m-i-n y- s- h-b-a- u- p-c- d- i-a-i-n-. ----------------------------------------------- Sí, y también yo sé hablar un poco de italiano.
I think you speak very well. Pi--so-q-- (u-t-d- --bla --- -i--. P_____ q__ (______ h____ m__ b____ P-e-s- q-e (-s-e-) h-b-a m-y b-e-. ---------------------------------- Pienso que (usted) habla muy bien.
The languages are quite similar. Lo- i---------- b-s---t-----e----s. L__ i______ s__ b_______ p_________ L-s i-i-m-s s-n b-s-a-t- p-r-c-d-s- ----------------------------------- Los idiomas son bastante parecidos.
I can understand them well. Yo -u-d- -n-e---rlo---i--. Y_ p____ e__________ b____ Y- p-e-o e-t-n-e-l-s b-e-. -------------------------- Yo puedo entenderlos bien.
But speaking and writing is difficult. Pe-- -- ---í--l hablarlos y--s-ri--rl-s. P___ e_ d______ h________ y e___________ P-r- e- d-f-c-l h-b-a-l-s y e-c-i-i-l-s- ---------------------------------------- Pero es difícil hablarlos y escribirlos.
I still make many mistakes. A----o---o ---hos-er-----. A__ c_____ m_____ e_______ A-n c-m-t- m-c-o- e-r-r-s- -------------------------- Aún cometo muchos errores.
Please correct me each time. P-r f-vor- --rr-jame-------e. P__ f_____ c________ s_______ P-r f-v-r- c-r-í-a-e s-e-p-e- ----------------------------- Por favor, corríjame siempre.
Your pronunciation is very good. S----onun-i-------s--u--bu---. S_ p____________ e_ m__ b_____ S- p-o-u-c-a-i-n e- m-y b-e-a- ------------------------------ Su pronunciación es muy buena.
You only have a slight accent. (-----------e -n ---- d- ---n--. (______ t____ u_ p___ d_ a______ (-s-e-) t-e-e u- p-c- d- a-e-t-. -------------------------------- (Usted) tiene un poco de acento.
One can tell where you come from. U---pu--- -edu----de d--de--i-n---------. U__ p____ d______ d_ d____ v____ (_______ U-o p-e-e d-d-c-r d- d-n-e v-e-e (-s-e-)- ----------------------------------------- Uno puede deducir de dónde viene (usted).
What is your mother tongue / native language (am.)? ¿---- -s-su--engua ----rna? ¿____ e_ s_ l_____ m_______ ¿-u-l e- s- l-n-u- m-t-r-a- --------------------------- ¿Cuál es su lengua materna?
Are you taking a language course? ¿E-tá-(-----) -o--ndo -- cu--o-de -d---a-? ¿____ (______ t______ u_ c____ d_ i_______ ¿-s-á (-s-e-) t-m-n-o u- c-r-o d- i-i-m-s- ------------------------------------------ ¿Está (usted) tomando un curso de idiomas?
Which textbook are you using? ¿-----aterial---d- -prendiz----utiliz- (ust-d-? ¿___ m_________ d_ a__________ u______ (_______ ¿-u- m-t-r-a-e- d- a-r-n-i-a-e u-i-i-a (-s-e-)- ----------------------------------------------- ¿Qué materiales de aprendizaje utiliza (usted)?
I don’t remember the name right now. E- -st--mo-en-- no -- có-o s----ama. E_ e___ m______ n_ s_ c___ s_ l_____ E- e-t- m-m-n-o n- s- c-m- s- l-a-a- ------------------------------------ En este momento no sé cómo se llama.
The title is not coming to me. E--t-t----n-----v-e-----l- cab---. E_ t_____ n_ m_ v____ a l_ c______ E- t-t-l- n- m- v-e-e a l- c-b-z-. ---------------------------------- El título no me viene a la cabeza.
I’ve forgotten it. (--)--o ---ol----do. (___ l_ h_ o________ (-o- l- h- o-v-d-d-. -------------------- (Yo) lo he olvidado.

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