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6 [six]

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6 [шэсць] 6 [shests’]	Чытаць і пісаць Chytats’ і pіsats’

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Language families

About 7 billion people live on Earth. And they speak about 7,000 different languages! Like people, languages can also be related. That is, they originate from a common root. There are also languages that are completely isolated. They are not genetically related to any other language. In Europe, for example, Basque is considered an isolated language. But most languages have ‘parents’, ‘children’ or ‘siblings’. They belong to a particular language family. You can recognize how similar languages are through comparisons. Linguists today count around 300 genetic entities. Among those, there are 180 families that consist of more than one language. The rest make up 120 isolated languages. The largest language family is the Indo-European. It is comprised of around 280 languages. This includes Romance, Germanic and Slavic languages. There are more than 3 billion speakers on all continents! The Sino-Tibetan language family is dominant in Asia. It has more than 1.3 billion speakers. The main Sino-Tibetan language is Chinese. The third largest language family is in Africa. It is named after its area of circulation: Niger-Congo. ‘Only’ 350 million speakers belong to it. Swahili is the main language in this family. In most cases: the closer the relationship, the better the understanding. People who speak related languages understand each other well. They can learn the other language relatively quickly. So, learn languages – family reunions are always nice!

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I read.	Я ч_т_ю_ Y_ c_y_a_u_ Я чытаю. Ya chytayu. Я ч_____ Y_ c_______ Я чытаю. Ya chytayu. _ ______ __ ________ Я чытаю. Ya chytayu.
I read a letter (character).	Я ч_т_ю л_т_р_. Y_ c_y_a_u l_t_r_. Я чытаю літару. Ya chytayu lіtaru. Я ч____ л______ Y_ c______ l______ Я чытаю літару. Ya chytayu lіtaru. _ _____ _______ __ _______ _______ Я чытаю літару. Ya chytayu lіtaru.
I read a word.	Я ч_т_ю с_о_а_ Y_ c_y_a_u s_o_a_ Я чытаю слова. Ya chytayu slova. Я ч____ с_____ Y_ c______ s_____ Я чытаю слова. Ya chytayu slova. _ _____ ______ __ _______ ______ Я чытаю слова. Ya chytayu slova.

I read a sentence.	Я ч_т_ю с_а_. Y_ c_y_a_u s_a_. Я чытаю сказ. Ya chytayu skaz. Я ч____ с____ Y_ c______ s____ Я чытаю сказ. Ya chytayu skaz. _ _____ _____ __ _______ _____ Я чытаю сказ. Ya chytayu skaz.
I read a letter.	Я ч_т_ю л_с_. Y_ c_y_a_u l_s_. Я чытаю ліст. Ya chytayu lіst. Я ч____ л____ Y_ c______ l____ Я чытаю ліст. Ya chytayu lіst. _ _____ _____ __ _______ _____ Я чытаю ліст. Ya chytayu lіst.
I read a book.	Я ч_т_ю к_і_у_ Y_ c_y_a_u k_і_u_ Я чытаю кнігу. Ya chytayu knіgu. Я ч____ к_____ Y_ c______ k_____ Я чытаю кнігу. Ya chytayu knіgu. _ _____ ______ __ _______ ______ Я чытаю кнігу. Ya chytayu knіgu.

I read.	Я ч_т_ю_ Y_ c_y_a_u_ Я чытаю. Ya chytayu. Я ч_____ Y_ c_______ Я чытаю. Ya chytayu. _ ______ __ ________ Я чытаю. Ya chytayu.
You read.	Т_ ч_т_е_. T_ c_y_a_s_. Ты чытаеш. Ty chytaesh. Т_ ч______ T_ c________ Ты чытаеш. Ty chytaesh. __ _______ __ _________ Ты чытаеш. Ty chytaesh.
He reads.	Ё_ ч_т_е_ E_ c_y_a_. Ён чытае. En chytae. Ё_ ч_____ E_ c______ Ён чытае. En chytae. __ ______ __ _______ Ён чытае. En chytae.

I write.	Я п_ш_. Y_ p_s_u_ Я пішу. Ya pіshu. Я п____ Y_ p_____ Я пішу. Ya pіshu. _ _____ __ ______ Я пішу. Ya pіshu.
I write a letter (character).	Я п_ш_ л_т_р_. Y_ p_s_u l_t_r_. Я пішу літару. Ya pіshu lіtaru. Я п___ л______ Y_ p____ l______ Я пішу літару. Ya pіshu lіtaru. _ ____ _______ __ _____ _______ Я пішу літару. Ya pіshu lіtaru.
I write a word.	Я п_ш_ с_о_а_ Y_ p_s_u s_o_a_ Я пішу слова. Ya pіshu slova. Я п___ с_____ Y_ p____ s_____ Я пішу слова. Ya pіshu slova. _ ____ ______ __ _____ ______ Я пішу слова. Ya pіshu slova.

I write a sentence.	Я п_ш_ с_а_. Y_ p_s_u s_a_. Я пішу сказ. Ya pіshu skaz. Я п___ с____ Y_ p____ s____ Я пішу сказ. Ya pіshu skaz. _ ____ _____ __ _____ _____ Я пішу сказ. Ya pіshu skaz.
I write a letter.	Я п_ш_ л_с_. Y_ p_s_u l_s_. Я пішу ліст. Ya pіshu lіst. Я п___ л____ Y_ p____ l____ Я пішу ліст. Ya pіshu lіst. _ ____ _____ __ _____ _____ Я пішу ліст. Ya pіshu lіst.
I write a book.	Я п_ш_ к_і_у_ Y_ p_s_u k_і_u_ Я пішу кнігу. Ya pіshu knіgu. Я п___ к_____ Y_ p____ k_____ Я пішу кнігу. Ya pіshu knіgu. _ ____ ______ __ _____ ______ Я пішу кнігу. Ya pіshu knіgu.

I write.	Я п_ш_. Y_ p_s_u_ Я пішу. Ya pіshu. Я п____ Y_ p_____ Я пішу. Ya pіshu. _ _____ __ ______ Я пішу. Ya pіshu.
You write.	Т_ п_ш_ш_ T_ p_s_a_h_ Ты пішаш. Ty pіshash. Т_ п_____ T_ p_______ Ты пішаш. Ty pіshash. __ ______ __ ________ Ты пішаш. Ty pіshash.
He writes.	Ё_ п_ш_. E_ p_s_a_ Ён піша. En pіsha. Ё_ п____ E_ p_____ Ён піша. En pіsha. __ _____ __ ______ Ён піша. En pіsha.

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