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en Learning foreign languages   »   pt Aprender línguas estrangeiras

23 [twenty-three]

Learning foreign languages

Learning foreign languages

23 [vinte e três]

Aprender línguas estrangeiras

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Where did you learn Spanish? Onde-é --- apr--de- --panh--? O___ é q__ a_______ e________ O-d- é q-e a-r-n-e- e-p-n-o-? ----------------------------- Onde é que aprendeu espanhol? 0
Can you also speak Portuguese? (-o--) t-m--m----- p--t-guês? (_____ t_____ f___ p_________ (-o-ê- t-m-é- f-l- p-r-u-u-s- ----------------------------- (Você) também fala português? 0
Yes, and I also speak some Italian. S-m e eu--a-b------- -m p-u-o--ta---n-. S__ e e_ t_____ f___ u_ p____ i________ S-m e e- t-m-é- f-l- u- p-u-o i-a-i-n-. --------------------------------------- Sim e eu também falo um pouco italiano. 0
I think you speak very well. E--a--o---e você fa---m---o -e-. E_ a___ q__ v___ f___ m____ b___ E- a-h- q-e v-c- f-l- m-i-o b-m- -------------------------------- Eu acho que você fala muito bem. 0
The languages are quite similar. A---í-g--s sã- -ui-o-pa--c---s. A_ l______ s__ m____ p_________ A- l-n-u-s s-o m-i-o p-r-c-d-s- ------------------------------- As línguas são muito parecidas. 0
I can understand them well. Eu-----eb---s be-. E_ p_________ b___ E- p-r-e-o-a- b-m- ------------------ Eu percebo-as bem. 0
But speaking and writing is difficult. M-s-f--ar e--s-re-e- é---fíci-. M__ f____ e e_______ é d_______ M-s f-l-r e e-c-e-e- é d-f-c-l- ------------------------------- Mas falar e escrever é difícil. 0
I still make many mistakes. Eu -inda ---o --it-s e--os. E_ a____ f___ m_____ e_____ E- a-n-a f-ç- m-i-o- e-r-s- --------------------------- Eu ainda faço muitos erros. 0
Please correct me each time. C--ri----e s---re, s--f-z ------a-or. C_________ s______ s_ f__ /___ f_____ C-r-i-a-m- s-m-r-, s- f-z /-o- f-v-r- ------------------------------------- Corrija-me sempre, se faz /por favor. 0
Your pronunciation is very good. A--u- p--nún--a ------o-b--. A s__ p________ é m____ b___ A s-a p-o-ú-c-a é m-i-o b-a- ---------------------------- A sua pronúncia é muito boa. 0
You only have a slight accent. V--ê tem------qu--- -o-aque. V___ t__ u_ p______ s_______ V-c- t-m u- p-q-e-o s-t-q-e- ---------------------------- Você tem um pequeno sotaque. 0
One can tell where you come from. No---s- ---onde v--ê é. N______ d_ o___ v___ é_ N-t---e d- o-d- v-c- é- ----------------------- Nota-se de onde você é. 0
What is your mother tongue / native language (am.)? Qu---é - --- -ín--a -at-r-a? Q___ é a s__ l_____ m_______ Q-a- é a s-a l-n-u- m-t-r-a- ---------------------------- Qual é a sua língua materna? 0
Are you taking a language course? E-t-----ir-r -m -u-so-de -í-g---? E___ a t____ u_ c____ d_ l_______ E-t- a t-r-r u- c-r-o d- l-n-u-s- --------------------------------- Está a tirar um curso de línguas? 0
Which textbook are you using? Qua- é --m--u-----e -o-ê -s-? Q___ é o m_____ q__ v___ u___ Q-a- é o m-n-a- q-e v-c- u-a- ----------------------------- Qual é o manual que você usa? 0
I don’t remember the name right now. Eu -----e -em-----g-r----mo-é-q-e-i-s---e --a-a. E_ n__ m_ l_____ a____ c___ é q__ i___ s_ c_____ E- n-o m- l-m-r- a-o-a c-m- é q-e i-s- s- c-a-a- ------------------------------------------------ Eu não me lembro agora como é que isso se chama. 0
The title is not coming to me. N---m- --mbro-----ít---. N__ m_ l_____ d_ t______ N-o m- l-m-r- d- t-t-l-. ------------------------ Não me lembro do título. 0
I’ve forgotten it. Eu-----e-i-me. E_ e__________ E- e-q-e-i-m-. -------------- Eu esqueci-me. 0

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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Catalan is a member of the Romance language family. It is closely related to Spanish, French and Italian. It is spoken in Andorra, in the Catalonia region of Spain and on the Balearic Islands. Catalan is also spoken in parts of Aragon and in Valencia. A total of 12 million people speak or understand Catalan. The language arose between the 8th and 10th century in the Pyrenees region. It then spread to the south and east through territorial conquests. It is important to note that Catalan is not a dialect of Spanish. It evolved from Vulgar Latin and is considered an independent language. Therefore, Spaniards or Latin Americans do not automatically understand it. Many structures of Catalan are similar to other Romance languages. But there are also a few features that do not occur in other languages. Catalan speakers are very proud of their language. Learning Catalan has been actively promoted by political groups for a few centuries. Learn Catalan - this language has a future!