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didelis — mažas (Antonimai)

68 [sixty-eight]

big – small

big – small

68 [šešiasdešimt aštuoni]

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didelis — mažas (Antonimai)

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big and small di----- i- m---s didelis ir mažas 0 +
The elephant is big. Dr------ y-- d------. Dramblys yra didelis. 0 +
The mouse is small. Pe-- y-- m---. Pelė yra maža. 0 +
     
dark and bright ta---- i- š-----s tamsus ir šviesus 0 +
The night is dark. Na---- y-- t----. Naktis yra tamsi. 0 +
The day is bright. Di--- y-- š-----. Diena yra šviesi. 0 +
     
old and young se--- i- j----s senas ir jaunas 0 +
Our grandfather is very old. Mū-- s------ y-- l---- s----. Mūsų senelis yra labai senas. 0 +
70 years ago he was still young. Pr--- s-------------- m--- j-- b--- d-- j-----. Prieš septyniasdešimt metų jis buvo dar jaunas. 0 +
     
beautiful and ugly gr---- i- b-----s gražus ir bjaurus 0 +
The butterfly is beautiful. Dr------ y-- g-----. Drugelis yra gražus. 0 +
The spider is ugly. Vo--- y-- b------. Voras yra bjaurus. 0 +
     
fat and thin st---- i- p----s storas ir plonas 0 +
A woman who weighs a hundred kilos is fat. Mo------ s-------- 100 (š----) k--------- y-- s----. Moteris, sverianti 100 (šimtą) kilogramų, yra stora. 0 +
A man who weighs fifty kilos is thin. Vy---- s--------- 50 (p-----------) k--------- y-- p-----. Vyras, sveriantis 50 (penkiasdešmt) kilogramų, yra plonas. 0 +
     
expensive and cheap br----- i- p---s brangus ir pigus 0 +
The car is expensive. Au--------- y-- b------. Automobilis yra brangus. 0 +
The newspaper is cheap. La-------- y-- p----. Laikraštis yra pigus. 0 +
     

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Code-switching

More and more people are growing up bilingual. They can speak more than one language. Many of these people often switch languages. They decide which language to use depending on the situation. For example, they speak a different language at work than at home. By doing so, they adapt themselves to their environment. But there is also the possibility of switching languages spontaneously. This phenomenon is called code-switching . In code-switching, the language gets switched in the middle of speaking. There could be many reasons why speakers switch languages. Often, they don't find the appropriate word in one language. They can express themselves better in the other language. It can also be that the speaker feels more confident in one of the languages. They use this language for private or personal things. Sometimes a certain word doesn't exist in a language. In this case the speaker must switch languages. Or they switch languages so that they aren't understood. In that case code-switching works like a secret language. Earlier, mixing languages was criticized. It was thought that the speaker couldn't speak either language correctly. Today it is viewed differently. Code-switching is recognized as a special linguistic competence. It can be interesting to observe speakers using code-switching. Often, they don't just switch the language they're speaking. Other communicative elements change as well. Many speak faster, louder or more accentuated in the other language. Or they suddenly use more gestures and facial expressions. In this way, code-switching is always a little bit of culture-switching too…