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Учење на странски јазици

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Learning foreign languages

Learning foreign languages

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Учење на странски јазици

[Oochyeњye na stranski јazitzi]

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Where did you learn Spanish? Ка-- у----- ш------? Каде учевте шпански? 0
Ka--- o--------- s-------? Kadye oochyevtye shpanski? 		+
Can you also speak Portuguese? Зн---- л- и--- т--- и п----------? Знаете ли исто така и португалски? 0
Zn------ l- i--- t--- i p------------? Znayetye li isto taka i portoogualski? 		+
Yes, and I also speak some Italian. Да- а и--- т--- з--- и н---- и----------. Да, а исто така знам и нешто италијански. 0
Da- a i--- t--- z--- i n------ i----------. Da, a isto taka znam i nyeshto italiјanski. 		+
     
I think you speak very well. Ја- м----- д--- В-- з-------- м---- д----. Јас мислам дека Вие зборувате многу добро. 0
Јa- m----- d---- V--- z---------- m------ d----. Јas mislam dyeka Viye zboroovatye mnoguoo dobro. 		+
The languages are quite similar. Ја------ с- п------- с-----. Јазиците се прилично слични. 0
Јa-------- s-- p-------- s------. Јazitzitye sye prilichno slichni. 		+
I can understand them well. Ја- м---- д---- д- г- р-------. Јас можам добро да ги разберам. 0
Јa- m---- d---- d- g-- r--------. Јas moʐam dobro da gui razbyeram. 		+
     
But speaking and writing is difficult. Но г--------- и п--------- е т----. Но говорењето и пишувањето е тешко. 0
No g------------ i p------------ y- t------. No guovoryeњyeto i pishoovaњyeto ye tyeshko. 		+
I still make many mistakes. Ја- у--- п----- м---- г-----. Јас уште правам многу грешки. 0
Јa- o------ p----- m------ g--------. Јas ooshtye pravam mnoguoo guryeshki. 		+
Please correct me each time. Ве м---- п--------- м- с------. Ве молам поправајте ме секогаш. 0
Vy- m---- p---------- m-- s---------. Vye molam popravaјtye mye syekoguash. 		+
     
Your pronunciation is very good. Ва---- и------ е с----- д----. Вашиот изговор е сосема добар. 0
Va----- i------- y- s------ d----. Vashiot izguovor ye sosyema dobar. 		+
You only have a slight accent. Им--- е--- м-- а-----. Имате еден мал акцент. 0
Im---- y----- m-- a-------. Imatye yedyen mal aktzyent. 		+
One can tell where you come from. Чо--- п--------- о- к--- д------. Човек препознава од каде доаѓате. 0
Ch----- p---------- o- k---- d-------. Chovyek pryepoznava od kadye doaѓatye. 		+
     
What is your mother tongue / native language (am.)? Ко- е в----- м----- ј----? Кој е вашиот мајчин јазик? 0
Ko- y- v------ m------ ј----? Koј ye vashiot maјchin јazik? 		+
Are you taking a language course? По-------- л- к--- з- ј-----? Посетувате ли курс за јазици? 0
Po----------- l- k---- z- ј------? Posyetoovatye li koors za јazitzi? 		+
Which textbook are you using? Ко-- н------- м----- ј- к--------? Која наставна метода ја користите? 0
Ko-- n------- m------ ј- k---------? Koјa nastavna myetoda јa koristitye? 		+
     
I don’t remember the name right now. Во м------- н- з--- к--- с- в---. Во моментов не знам како се вика. 0
Vo m-------- n-- z--- k--- s-- v---. Vo momyentov nye znam kako sye vika. 		+
The title is not coming to me. Не----- д- с- с---- н- н-------. Неможам да се сетам на насловот. 0
Ny------ d- s-- s----- n- n-------. Nyemoʐam da sye syetam na naslovot. 		+
I’ve forgotten it. Го з--------. Го заборавив. 0
Gu- z--------. Guo zaboraviv. 		+
     

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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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