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Where did you learn Spanish? 어디- 스---- 배---? 어디서 스페인어를 배웠어요? 0
eo----- s------------- b-----------? eodiseo seupein-eoleul baewoss-eoyo? 		+
Can you also speak Portuguese? 포르---- 할 줄 알--? 포르투갈어도 할 줄 알아요? 0
po------------- h-- j-- a-----? poleutugal-eodo hal jul al-ayo? 		+
Yes, and I also speak some Italian. 네, 그-- 이---- 약- 해-. 네, 그리고 이태리어도 약간 해요. 0
ne- g------ i--------- y----- h----. ne, geuligo itaelieodo yaggan haeyo. 		+
     
I think you speak very well. 제가 보--- 아- 잘--. 제가 보기에는 아주 잘해요. 0
je-- b-------- a-- j-------. jega bogieneun aju jalhaeyo. 		+
The languages are quite similar. 그 언--- 꽤 비---. 그 언어들은 꽤 비슷해요. 0
ge- e------------- k---- b----------. geu eon-eodeul-eun kkwae biseushaeyo. 		+
I can understand them well. 저는 그--- 잘 알--- 수 있--. 저는 그것들을 잘 알아들을 수 있어요. 0
je----- g-------------- j-- a----------- s- i-------. jeoneun geugeosdeul-eul jal al-adeul-eul su iss-eoyo. 		+
     
But speaking and writing is difficult. 하지- 말--- 쓰-- 어---. 하지만 말하기와 쓰기는 어려워요. 0
ha----- m-------- s--------- e---------. hajiman malhagiwa sseugineun eolyeowoyo. 		+
I still make many mistakes. 저는 아- 실-- 많- 해-. 저는 아직 실수를 많이 해요. 0
je----- a--- s-------- m----- h----. jeoneun ajig silsuleul manh-i haeyo. 		+
Please correct me each time. 틀릴 때-- 고----. 틀릴 때마다 고쳐주세요. 0
te----- t------- g------------. teullil ttaemada gochyeojuseyo. 		+
     
Your pronunciation is very good. 당신- 발-- 아- 좋--. 당신은 발음이 아주 좋아요. 0
da--------- b-------- a-- j------. dangsin-eun bal-eum-i aju joh-ayo. 		+
You only have a slight accent. 약간- 억-- 있--. 약간의 억양만 있어요. 0
ya------- e---------- i-------. yaggan-ui eog-yangman iss-eoyo. 		+
One can tell where you come from. 당신- 어-- 왔-- 알-- 수 있--. 당신이 어디서 왔는지 알아볼 수 있어요. 0
da------- e------ w--------- a------ s- i-------. dangsin-i eodiseo wassneunji al-abol su iss-eoyo. 		+
     
What is your mother tongue / native language (am.)? 당신- 모--- 뭐--? 당신의 모국어가 뭐예요? 0
da-------- m--------- m------? dangsin-ui mogug-eoga mwoyeyo? 		+
Are you taking a language course? 어학- 코-- 하- 중---? 어학원 코스를 하는 중이에요? 0
eo------- k-------- h----- j--------? eohag-won koseuleul haneun jung-ieyo? 		+
Which textbook are you using? 어떤 교-- 사---? 어떤 교재를 사용해요? 0
eo----- g--------- s----------? eotteon gyojaeleul sayonghaeyo? 		+
     
I don’t remember the name right now. 지금 당-- 그 이-- 기- 안 나-. 지금 당장은 그 이름이 기억 안 나요. 0
ji---- d----------- g-- i------ g---- a- n---. jigeum dangjang-eun geu ileum-i gieog an nayo. 		+
The title is not coming to me. 제목- 생-- 안 나-. 제목이 생각이 안 나요. 0
je----- s---------- a- n---. jemog-i saeng-gag-i an nayo. 		+
I’ve forgotten it. 잊어----. 잊어버렸어요. 0
ij-----------------. ij-eobeolyeoss-eoyo. 		+
     

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Germanic Languages

The Germanic languages belong to the Indo-European language family. This linguistic group is characterized by its phonological features. Differences in the phonology distinguish these languages from others. There are about 15 Germanic languages. 500 million people worldwide speak them as their native tongue. The exact number of individual languages is difficult to determine. It is often unclear whether independent languages or only dialects exist. The most prominent Germanic language is English. It has 350 million native speakers worldwide. After that come German and Dutch. The Germanic languages are divided into different groups. There are North Germanic, West Germanic, and East Germanic. North Germanic languages are the Scandinavian languages. English, German and Dutch are West Germanic languages. The East Germanic languages have all become extinct. Old English, for example, belonged to this group. Colonization spread Germanic languages across the world. As a result, Dutch is understood in the Caribbean and in South Africa. All Germanic languages are derived from a common root. Whether or not there was a uniform proto-language is unclear. Besides that, only a few old Germanic texts exist. Unlike the Romance languages, there are hardly any sources. Research of the Germanic languages is more difficult as a result. Relatively little is also known about the culture of the Germanic people, or Teutons. The people of the Teutons did not unite. As a result there was no common identity. Therefore, science has to rely on other sources. Without Greeks and Romans, we would only know a little about the Teutons!
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