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76 [seventy-six]

giving reasons 2

giving reasons 2

76 [일흔여섯]

76 [ilheun-yeoseos]

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Why didn’t you come? 당신- 왜 안 왔--? 당신은 왜 안 왔어요? 0
da--------- w-- a- w--------? dangsin-eun wae an wass-eoyo? 		+
I was ill. 저는 아---. 저는 아팠어요. 0
je----- a---------. jeoneun apass-eoyo. 		+
I didn’t come because I was ill. 저는 아-- 안 왔--. 저는 아파서 안 왔어요. 0
je----- a----- a- w--------. jeoneun apaseo an wass-eoyo. 		+
     
Why didn’t she come? 그녀- 왜 안 왔--? 그녀는 왜 안 왔어요? 0
ge--------- w-- a- w--------? geunyeoneun wae an wass-eoyo? 		+
She was tired. 그녀- 피----. 그녀는 피곤했어요. 0
ge--------- p--------------. geunyeoneun pigonhaess-eoyo. 		+
She didn’t come because she was tired. 그녀- 피--- 안 왔--. 그녀는 피곤해서 안 왔어요. 0
ge--------- p---------- a- w--------. geunyeoneun pigonhaeseo an wass-eoyo. 		+
     
Why didn’t he come? 그는 왜 안 왔--? 그는 왜 안 왔어요? 0
ge----- w-- a- w--------? geuneun wae an wass-eoyo? 		+
He wasn’t interested. 그는 관-- 없---. 그는 관심이 없었어요. 0
ge----- g-------- e-------------. geuneun gwansim-i eobs-eoss-eoyo. 		+
He didn’t come because he wasn’t interested. 그는 관-- 없-- 안 왔--. 그는 관심이 없어서 안 왔어요. 0
ge----- g-------- e--------- a- w--------. geuneun gwansim-i eobs-eoseo an wass-eoyo. 		+
     
Why didn’t you come? 여러--- 왜 안 왔--? 여러분들은 왜 안 왔어요? 0
ye--------------- w-- a- w--------? yeoleobundeul-eun wae an wass-eoyo? 		+
Our car is damaged. 우리- 자--- 손----. 우리의 자동차가 손상됐어요. 0
ul--- j---------- s-----------------. uliui jadongchaga sonsangdwaess-eoyo. 		+
We didn’t come because our car is damaged. 우리- 자--- 손--- 안 왔--. 우리의 자동차가 손상돼서 안 왔어요. 0
ul--- j---------- s------------- a- w--------. uliui jadongchaga sonsangdwaeseo an wass-eoyo. 		+
     
Why didn’t the people come? 왜 사--- 안 왔--? 왜 사람들이 안 왔어요? 0
wa- s---------- a- w--------? wae salamdeul-i an wass-eoyo? 		+
They missed the train. 그들- 기-- 놓---. 그들은 기차를 놓쳤어요. 0
ge--------- g-------- n--------------. geudeul-eun gichaleul nohchyeoss-eoyo. 		+
They didn’t come because they missed the train. 그들- 기-- 놓-- 안 왔--. 그들은 기차를 놓쳐서 안 왔어요. 0
ge--------- g-------- n---------- a- w--------. geudeul-eun gichaleul nohchyeoseo an wass-eoyo. 		+
     
Why didn’t you come? 당신- 왜 안 왔--? 당신은 왜 안 왔어요? 0
da--------- w-- a- w--------? dangsin-eun wae an wass-eoyo? 		+
I was not allowed to. 저는 허-- 못 받---. 저는 허락을 못 받았어요. 0
je----- h--------- m-- b-----------. jeoneun heolag-eul mos bad-ass-eoyo. 		+
I didn’t come because I was not allowed to. 저는 허-- 못 받-- 안 왔--. 저는 허락을 못 받아서 안 왔어요. 0
je----- h--------- m-- b------- a- w--------. jeoneun heolag-eul mos bad-aseo an wass-eoyo. 		+
     

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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…