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3 [три] Запознавање

3 [tri] Zapoznavaњye

Hi!	Здраво!; Zdravo!
Hello!	Добар ден!; Dobar dyen!
How are you?	Како си?; Kako si?
Do you come from Europe?	Доаѓате ли од Европа?; Doaѓatye li od Yevropa?
Do you come from America?	Доаѓате ли од Америка?; Doaѓatye li od Amyerika?
Do you come from Asia?	Доаѓате ли од Азија?; Doaѓatye li od Aziјa?
In which hotel are you staying?	Во кој хотел живеете?; Vo koј khotyel ʐivyeyetye?
How long have you been here for?	Колку долго сте веќе овде?; Kolkoo dolguo stye vyekjye ovdye?
How long will you be staying?	Колку долго останувате?; Kolkoo dolguo ostanoovatye?
Do you like it here?	Ви се допаѓа ли овде?; Vi sye dopaѓa li ovdye?
Are you here on vacation?	Дали сте овде на одмор?; Dali stye ovdye na odmor?
Please do visit me sometime!	Посетете ме!; Posyetyetye mye!
Here is my address.	Еве ја мојата адреса.; Yevye јa moјata adryesa.
Shall we see each other tomorrow?	Ќе се видиме ли утре?; Kjye sye vidimye li ootrye?
I am sorry, but I already have plans.	Жал ми е, имам веќе нешто испланирано.; ʐal mi ye, imam vyekjye nyeshto isplanirano.
Bye!	Чао!; Chao!
Good bye!	Довидување!; Dovidoovaњye!
See you soon!	До наскоро!; Do naskoro!

Languages and dialects

There are 6,000 to 7,000 different languages worldwide. The number of dialects is of course much higher. But what is the difference between language and dialect? Dialects always have a clearly localized tone. They belong to the regional language varieties. This means dialects are a language form with the narrowest reach. As a general rule, dialects are only spoken, not written. They form their own linguistic system. And they follow their own rules. Theoretically, every language can have several dialects. All dialects fall under the standard language of a country. The standard language is understood by all the people of a country. With it, even speakers of different dialects can communicate with each other. Almost all dialects are becoming less important. You hardly hear dialects being spoken in cities anymore. The standard language is usually spoken at work as well. Therefore, dialect speakers are often said to be simple and uneducated. And yet they can be found at all social levels. So dialect speakers are no less intelligent than others. Quite the opposite! Those who speak in dialect have many advantages. In a language course, for example. Dialect speakers know that there are different linguistic forms. And they have learned to switch quickly between linguistic styles. Therefore, dialect speakers possess a higher competence for variation. They can sense which linguistic style fits with a certain situation. This has even been scientifically proven. So: Have courage in using dialect – it's worth it!