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Giving reasons 2

Giving reasons 2

76 [septiņdesmit seši]

kaut ko pamatot 2

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Why didn’t you come? K-pēc--u -ea-----? K____ t_ n________ K-p-c t- n-a-n-c-? ------------------ Kāpēc tu neatnāci? 0
I was ill. Es -ij-----m-. E_ b___ s_____ E- b-j- s-i-a- -------------- Es biju slima. 0
I didn’t come because I was ill. Es-nea---c-, j- -i----l--a. E_ n________ j_ b___ s_____ E- n-a-n-c-, j- b-j- s-i-a- --------------------------- Es neatnācu, jo biju slima. 0
Why didn’t she come? Kāpēc--iņ--n-a-nāc-? K____ v___ n________ K-p-c v-ņ- n-a-n-c-? -------------------- Kāpēc viņa neatnāca? 0
She was tired. Vi-- b-----og-r-s-. V___ b___ n________ V-ņ- b-j- n-g-r-s-. ------------------- Viņa bija nogurusi. 0
She didn’t come because she was tired. V----n-a------ -o b-j----g----i. V___ n________ j_ b___ n________ V-ņ- n-a-n-c-, j- b-j- n-g-r-s-. -------------------------------- Viņa neatnāca, jo bija nogurusi. 0
Why didn’t he come? K---- vi-š-neatn-ca? K____ v___ n________ K-p-c v-ņ- n-a-n-c-? -------------------- Kāpēc viņš neatnāca? 0
He wasn’t interested. Viņam -eb-j- v--ēšan--. V____ n_____ v_________ V-ņ-m n-b-j- v-l-š-n-s- ----------------------- Viņam nebija vēlēšanās. 0
He didn’t come because he wasn’t interested. Vi-- -e--n-c-, j- vi-a- --bij--v--ēša-ās. V___ n________ j_ v____ n_____ v_________ V-ņ- n-a-n-c-, j- v-ņ-m n-b-j- v-l-š-n-s- ----------------------------------------- Viņš neatnāca, jo viņam nebija vēlēšanās. 0
Why didn’t you come? K---- jū- -ea---c-t? K____ j__ n_________ K-p-c j-s n-a-n-c-t- -------------------- Kāpēc jūs neatnācāt? 0
Our car is damaged. Mūs- -a---a s---ī--. M___ m_____ s_______ M-s- m-š-n- s-p-ī-a- -------------------- Mūsu mašīna saplīsa. 0
We didn’t come because our car is damaged. Mē- -e---ā---, -o-m-su-maš-na----l-sa. M__ n_________ j_ m___ m_____ s_______ M-s n-a-n-c-m- j- m-s- m-š-n- s-p-ī-a- -------------------------------------- Mēs neatnācām, jo mūsu mašīna saplīsa. 0
Why didn’t the people come? K---- -a-dis -e--nāc-? K____ ļ_____ n________ K-p-c ļ-u-i- n-a-n-c-? ---------------------- Kāpēc ļaudis neatnāca? 0
They missed the train. Vi-i n-----ja-vi-cie-u. V___ n_______ v________ V-ņ- n-k-v-j- v-l-i-n-. ----------------------- Viņi nokavēja vilcienu. 0
They didn’t come because they missed the train. V-ņi -ea-n---- -o--o---ēja----c-e-u. V___ n________ j_ n_______ v________ V-ņ- n-a-n-c-, j- n-k-v-j- v-l-i-n-. ------------------------------------ Viņi neatnāca, jo nokavēja vilcienu. 0
Why didn’t you come? Kā--c-t--ne--n-ci? K____ t_ n________ K-p-c t- n-a-n-c-? ------------------ Kāpēc tu neatnāci? 0
I was not allowed to. Es n---ī-s--ju. E_ n___________ E- n-d-ī-s-ē-u- --------------- Es nedrīkstēju. 0
I didn’t come because I was not allowed to. Es n-at---u---o-ned-----ē--. E_ n________ j_ n___________ E- n-a-n-c-, j- n-d-ī-s-ē-u- ---------------------------- Es neatnācu, jo nedrīkstēju. 0

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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…