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штосьці абгрунтоўваць 2

76 [seventy-six]

giving reasons 2

giving reasons 2

76 [семдзесят шэсць]

76 [semdzesyat shests’]

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штосьці абгрунтоўваць 2

[shtos’tsі abgruntouvats’ 2]

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Why didn’t you come? Ча-- т- н- п------ / н- п------? Чаму ты не прыйшоў / не прыйшла? 0
Ch--- t- n- p------- / n- p-------? Chamu ty ne pryyshou / ne pryyshla? 		+
I was ill. Я х----- / х------. Я хварэў / хварэла. 0
Ya k------ / k-------. Ya khvareu / khvarela. 		+
I didn’t come because I was ill. Я н- п------- б- я х-----. / Я н- п------- б- я х------. Я не прыйшоў, бо я хварэў. / Я не прыйшла, бо я хварэла. 0
Ya n- p-------- b- y- k------. / Y- n- p-------- b- y- k-------. Ya ne pryyshou, bo ya khvareu. / Ya ne pryyshla, bo ya khvarela. 		+
     
Why didn’t she come? Ча-- я-- н- п------? Чаму яна не прыйшла? 0
Ch--- y--- n- p-------? Chamu yana ne pryyshla? 		+
She was tired. Ян- б--- с--------. Яна была стомленая. 0
Ya-- b--- s---------. Yana byla stomlenaya. 		+
She didn’t come because she was tired. Ян- н- п------- б- б--- с--------. Яна не прыйшла, бо была стомленая. 0
Ya-- n- p-------- b- b--- s---------. Yana ne pryyshla, bo byla stomlenaya. 		+
     
Why didn’t he come? Ча-- ё- н- п------? Чаму ён не прыйшоў? 0
Ch--- y-- n- p-------? Chamu yon ne pryyshou? 		+
He wasn’t interested. У я-- н- б--- ж------. У яго не было жадання. 0
U y--- n- b--- z--------. U yago ne bylo zhadannya. 		+
He didn’t come because he wasn’t interested. Ён н- п------- б- ў я-- н- б--- ж------. Ён не прыйшоў, бо ў яго не было жадання. 0
En n- p-------- b- u y--- n- b--- z--------. En ne pryyshou, bo u yago ne bylo zhadannya. 		+
     
Why didn’t you come? Ча-- в- н- п-------? Чаму вы не прыехалі? 0
Ch--- v- n- p--------? Chamu vy ne pryekhalі? 		+
Our car is damaged. На- а--------- н--------. Наш аўтамабіль няспраўны. 0
Na-- a--------- n---------. Nash autamabіl’ nyasprauny. 		+
We didn’t come because our car is damaged. Мы н- п-------- б- н-- а--------- н--------. Мы не прыехалі, бо наш аўтамабіль няспраўны. 0
My n- p--------- b- n--- a--------- n---------. My ne pryekhalі, bo nash autamabіl’ nyasprauny. 		+
     
Why didn’t the people come? Ча-- л---- н- п-------? Чаму людзі не прыехалі? 0
Ch--- l----- n- p--------? Chamu lyudzі ne pryekhalі? 		+
They missed the train. Ян- с--------- н- ц-----. Яны спазніліся на цягнік. 0
Ya-- s---------- n- t-------. Yany spaznіlіsya na tsyagnіk. 		+
They didn’t come because they missed the train. Ян- н- п-------- б- с--------- н- ц-----. Яны не прыехалі, бо спазніліся на цягнік. 0
Ya-- n- p--------- b- s---------- n- t-------. Yany ne pryekhalі, bo spaznіlіsya na tsyagnіk. 		+
     
Why didn’t you come? Ча-- т- н- п------ / н- п------? Чаму ты не прыйшоў / не прыйшла? 0
Ch--- t- n- p------- / n- p-------? Chamu ty ne pryyshou / ne pryyshla? 		+
I was not allowed to. Мн- б--- н-----. Мне было нельга. 0
Mn- b--- n-----. Mne bylo nel’ga. 		+
I didn’t come because I was not allowed to. Я н- п------ / н- п------- б- м-- б--- н-----. Я не прыйшоў / не прыйшла, бо мне было нельга. 0
Ya n- p------- / n- p-------- b- m-- b--- n-----. Ya ne pryyshou / ne pryyshla, bo mne bylo nel’ga. 		+
     

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The indigenous languages of America

Many different languages are spoken in America. English is the main language in North America. Spanish and Portuguese dominate in South America. All of these languages came to America from Europe. Before colonization, other languages were spoken there. These languages are known as the indigenous languages of America. Until today, they haven't been explored substantially. The variety of these languages is enormous. It is estimated that there are about 60 language families in North America. In South America there could even be as many as 150. Additionally, there are many isolated languages. All of these languages are very different. They exhibit only a few common structures. Therefore, it is difficult to classify the languages. The reason for their differences lies in the history of America. America was colonized in several stages. The first people came to America more than 10,000 years ago. Each population brought its language to the continent. The indigenous languages are most similar to Asian languages. The situation regarding America's ancient languages isn't the same everywhere. Many Native American languages are still in use in South America. Languages like Guarani or Quechua have millions of active speakers. By contrast, many languages in North America are almost extinct. The culture of the Native Americans of North America was long oppressed. In the process, their languages were lost. But interest in them has increased in the last few decades. There are many programs that aim to nurture and protect the languages. So they could have a future after all…