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3 [три] Знайомство

3 [try] Znay̆omstvo

Hi!	Привіт!; Pryvit!
Hello!	Доброго дня!; Dobroho dnya!
How are you?	Як справи?; Yak spravy?
Do you come from Europe?	Ви з Європи?; Vy z Yevropy?
Do you come from America?	Ви з Америки?; Vy z Ameryky?
Do you come from Asia?	Ви з Азії?; Vy z Aziï?
In which hotel are you staying?	У якому готелі Ви проживаєте?; U yakomu hoteli Vy prozhyvayete?
How long have you been here for?	Як довго Ви вже тут?; Yak dovho Vy vzhe tut?
How long will you be staying?	Як надовго Ви залишаєтеся?; Yak nadovho Vy zalyshayetesya?
Do you like it here?	Чи подобається Вам тут?; Chy podobayetʹsya Vam tut?
Are you here on vacation?	Ви тут у відпустці?; Vy tut u vidpusttsi?
Please do visit me sometime!	Відвідайте мене!; Vidviday̆te mene!
Here is my address.	Ось моя адреса.; Osʹ moya adresa.
Shall we see each other tomorrow?	Mи побачимося завтра?; My pobachymosya zavtra?
I am sorry, but I already have plans.	На жаль, я вже щось запланував / запланувала.; Na zhalʹ, ya vzhe shchosʹ zaplanuvav / zaplanuvala.
Bye!	Бувайте!; Buvay̆te!
Good bye!	До побачення!; Do pobachennya!
See you soon!	До зустрічі!; Do zustrichi!

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!