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Learning foreign languages

23 [divdesmit trīs]	Mācīties svešvalodas

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Slavic Languages

Slavic languages are the native languages for 300 million people. The Slavic languages belong to the Indo-European languages. There are about 20 Slavic languages. The most prominent among them is Russian. More than 150 million people speak Russian as their native tongue. After that come Polish and Ukrainian with 50 million speakers each. In linguistics, the Slavic languages are divided into different groups. There are West Slavic, East Slavic and South Slavic languages. West Slavic languages are Polish, Czech and Slovakian. Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian are East Slavic languages. South Slavic languages are Serbian, Croatian and Bulgarian. There are many other Slavic languages besides those. But these are spoken by relatively few people. The Slavic languages belong to a common proto-language. The individual languages evolved from this relatively late. They are therefore younger than the Germanic and Romance languages. The majority of the vocabulary of the Slavic languages is similar. This is because they didn't separate from each other until relatively late. From a scientific perspective, the Slavic languages are conservative. Meaning, they still contain many old structures. Other Indo-European languages have lost these old forms. Slavic languages are very interesting to research because of this. By researching them, conclusions can be drawn about earlier languages. In this way, researchers hope to trace back to Indo-European languages. Slavic languages are characterized by few vowels. Aside from that, there are many sounds that do not occur in other languages. Western Europeans in particular often have problems with the pronunciation. But no worries – everything will be okay! In Polish: Wszystko będzie dobrze!

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Where did you learn Spanish?	K_r J_s m_c_j_t_e_ s_ā_u v_l_d_? Kur Jūs mācījāties spāņu valodu? K__ J__ m_________ s____ v______ Kur Jūs mācījāties spāņu valodu? ___ ___ __________ _____ _______ Kur Jūs mācījāties spāņu valodu?
Can you also speak Portuguese?	V_i J_s p_o_a_ a_ī p_r_u_ā_u v_l_d_? Vai Jūs protat arī portugāļu valodu? V__ J__ p_____ a__ p________ v______ Vai Jūs protat arī portugāļu valodu? ___ ___ ______ ___ _________ _______ Vai Jūs protat arī portugāļu valodu?
Yes, and I also speak some Italian.	J_, e_ p_o_u a_ī n_d_u_z i_ā_i_š_ v_l_d_. Jā, es protu arī nedaudz itāliešu valodu. J__ e_ p____ a__ n______ i_______ v______ Jā, es protu arī nedaudz itāliešu valodu. ___ __ _____ ___ _______ ________ _______ Jā, es protu arī nedaudz itāliešu valodu.

I think you speak very well.	E_ u_s_a_u_ J_s r_n_j_t ļ_t_ l_b_. Es uzskatu, Jūs runājat ļoti labi. E_ u_______ J__ r______ ļ___ l____ Es uzskatu, Jūs runājat ļoti labi. __ ________ ___ _______ ____ _____ Es uzskatu, Jūs runājat ļoti labi.
The languages are quite similar.	V_l_d_s i_ s_m_r_ l_d_ī_a_. Valodas ir samērā līdzīgas. V______ i_ s_____ l________ Valodas ir samērā līdzīgas. _______ __ ______ _________ Valodas ir samērā līdzīgas.
I can understand them well.	E_ v_r_ J_s l_b_ s_p_a_t_ Es varu Jūs labi saprast. E_ v___ J__ l___ s_______ Es varu Jūs labi saprast. __ ____ ___ ____ ________ Es varu Jūs labi saprast.

But speaking and writing is difficult.	B_t r_n_t u_ r_k_t_t i_ g_ū_i_ Bet runāt un rakstīt ir grūti. B__ r____ u_ r______ i_ g_____ Bet runāt un rakstīt ir grūti. ___ _____ __ _______ __ ______ Bet runāt un rakstīt ir grūti.
I still make many mistakes.	E_ p_e_a_j_ v_l d_u_z k_ū_u_ Es pieļauju vēl daudz kļūdu. E_ p_______ v__ d____ k_____ Es pieļauju vēl daudz kļūdu. __ ________ ___ _____ ______ Es pieļauju vēl daudz kļūdu.
Please correct me each time.	L_d_u_ l_b_j_e_ m_n_ v_e_m_r_ Lūdzu, labojiet mani vienmēr! L_____ l_______ m___ v_______ Lūdzu, labojiet mani vienmēr! ______ ________ ____ ________ Lūdzu, labojiet mani vienmēr!

Your pronunciation is very good.	J_s_ i_r_n_ i_ g_u_i l_b_. Jūsu izruna ir gluži laba. J___ i_____ i_ g____ l____ Jūsu izruna ir gluži laba. ____ ______ __ _____ _____ Jūsu izruna ir gluži laba.
You only have a slight accent.	J_m_ i_ n_l_e_s a_c_n_s_ Jums ir neliels akcents. J___ i_ n______ a_______ Jums ir neliels akcents. ____ __ _______ ________ Jums ir neliels akcents.
One can tell where you come from.	V_r p_t_i_t_ n_ k_r_e_e_ J_s e_a_. Var pateikt, no kurienes Jūs esat. V__ p_______ n_ k_______ J__ e____ Var pateikt, no kurienes Jūs esat. ___ ________ __ ________ ___ _____ Var pateikt, no kurienes Jūs esat.

What is your mother tongue / native language (am.)?	K_s i_ J_s_ d_i_t_ v_l_d_? Kas ir Jūsu dzimtā valoda? K__ i_ J___ d_____ v______ Kas ir Jūsu dzimtā valoda? ___ __ ____ ______ _______ Kas ir Jūsu dzimtā valoda?
Are you taking a language course?	V_i J_s a_m_k_ē_a_ v_l_d_ k_r_u_? Vai Jūs apmeklējat valodu kursus? V__ J__ a_________ v_____ k______ Vai Jūs apmeklējat valodu kursus? ___ ___ __________ ______ _______ Vai Jūs apmeklējat valodu kursus?
Which textbook are you using?	K_d_ m_c_b_ l_d_e_l_ J_s i_m_n_o_a_? Kādu mācību līdzekli Jūs izmantojat? K___ m_____ l_______ J__ i__________ Kādu mācību līdzekli Jūs izmantojat? ____ ______ ________ ___ ___________ Kādu mācību līdzekli Jūs izmantojat?

I don’t remember the name right now.	E_ a_u_i_k_ī n_z_n_, k_ t_ s_u_. Es acumirklī nezinu, kā to sauc. E_ a________ n______ k_ t_ s____ Es acumirklī nezinu, kā to sauc. __ _________ _______ __ __ _____ Es acumirklī nezinu, kā to sauc.
The title is not coming to me.	E_ n_v_r_ a_c_r_t_e_ n_s_u_u_u_ Es nevaru atcerēties nosaukumu. E_ n_____ a_________ n_________ Es nevaru atcerēties nosaukumu. __ ______ __________ __________ Es nevaru atcerēties nosaukumu.
I’ve forgotten it.	E_ t_ e_m_ a_z_i_s_s_ Es to esmu aizmirsis. E_ t_ e___ a_________ Es to esmu aizmirsis. __ __ ____ __________ Es to esmu aizmirsis.

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