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5 [five]

Countries and Languages

5 [fem]	Land og språk

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Thinking and language

Our thinking depends on our language. When thinking, we are ‘speaking’ with ourselves. Therefore our language influences our view of things. But can we all think the same despite different languages? Or do we think differently because we speak differently? Every people has its own vocabulary. In some languages certain words are missing. There are people who do not distinguish between green and blue. They use the same word for both colors. And they have a harder time identifying the colors! They cannot identify different hues and secondary colors. They have problems describing the colors. Other languages have only a few words for numbers. Speakers of these languages can't count so well. There are also languages that don't recognize left and right . Here the people speak of north and south, east and west. They have a very good geographic orientation. But they don't understand the terms right and left . Of course, not only our language influences our thinking. Our environment and everyday life also shape our thoughts. So what role does language play? Does it set limits on our thoughts? Or do we only have words for what we think? What is cause, what is effect? All of these questions remain unanswered. They are keeping brain researchers and linguists busy. But this issue affects us all… You are what you speak?!

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John is from London.	J_h_ e_ f_a L_n_o_. John er fra London. J___ e_ f__ L______ John er fra London. ____ __ ___ _______ John er fra London.
London is in Great Britain.	L_n_o_ l_g_e_ i S_o_b_i_a_n_a_ London ligger i Storbritannia. L_____ l_____ i S_____________ London ligger i Storbritannia. ______ ______ _ ______________ London ligger i Storbritannia.
He speaks English.	H_n s_a_k_r e_g_l_k_ Han snakker engelsk. H__ s______ e_______ Han snakker engelsk. ___ _______ ________ Han snakker engelsk.

Maria is from Madrid.	M_r_a k_m_e_ f_a M_d_i_. Maria kommer fra Madrid. M____ k_____ f__ M______ Maria kommer fra Madrid. _____ ______ ___ _______ Maria kommer fra Madrid.
Madrid is in Spain.	M_d_i_ l_g_e_ i S_a_i_. Madrid ligger i Spania. M_____ l_____ i S______ Madrid ligger i Spania. ______ ______ _ _______ Madrid ligger i Spania.
She speaks Spanish.	H_n s_a_k_r s_a_s_. Hun snakker spansk. H__ s______ s______ Hun snakker spansk. ___ _______ _______ Hun snakker spansk.

Peter and Martha are from Berlin.	P_t_r o_ M_r_h_ k_m_e_ f_a B_r_i_. Peter og Martha kommer fra Berlin. P____ o_ M_____ k_____ f__ B______ Peter og Martha kommer fra Berlin. _____ __ ______ ______ ___ _______ Peter og Martha kommer fra Berlin.
Berlin is in Germany.	B_r_i_ l_g_e_ i T_s_l_n_. Berlin ligger i Tyskland. B_____ l_____ i T________ Berlin ligger i Tyskland. ______ ______ _ _________ Berlin ligger i Tyskland.
Do both of you speak German?	S_a_k_r d_r_ t_s_ b_g_e t_? Snakker dere tysk begge to? S______ d___ t___ b____ t__ Snakker dere tysk begge to? _______ ____ ____ _____ ___ Snakker dere tysk begge to?

London is a capital city.	L_n_o_ e_ e_ h_v_d_t_d_ London er en hovedstad. L_____ e_ e_ h_________ London er en hovedstad. ______ __ __ __________ London er en hovedstad.
Madrid and Berlin are also capital cities.	M_d_i_ o_ B_r_i_ e_ o_s_ h_v_d_t_d_r_ Madrid og Berlin er også hovedsteder. M_____ o_ B_____ e_ o___ h___________ Madrid og Berlin er også hovedsteder. ______ __ ______ __ ____ ____________ Madrid og Berlin er også hovedsteder.
Capital cities are big and noisy.	H_v_d_t_d_n_ e_ s_o_e o_ b_å_e_e_ Hovedstedene er store og bråkete. H___________ e_ s____ o_ b_______ Hovedstedene er store og bråkete. ____________ __ _____ __ ________ Hovedstedene er store og bråkete.

France is in Europe.	F_a_k_i_e l_g_e_ i E_r_p_. Frankrike ligger i Europa. F________ l_____ i E______ Frankrike ligger i Europa. _________ ______ _ _______ Frankrike ligger i Europa.
Egypt is in Africa.	E_y_t l_g_e_ i A_r_k_. Egypt ligger i Afrika. E____ l_____ i A______ Egypt ligger i Afrika. _____ ______ _ _______ Egypt ligger i Afrika.
Japan is in Asia.	J_p_n l_g_e_ i A_i_. Japan ligger i Asia. J____ l_____ i A____ Japan ligger i Asia. _____ ______ _ _____ Japan ligger i Asia.

Canada is in North America.	K_n_d_ l_g_e_ i N_r_-_m_r_k_. Kanada ligger i Nord-Amerika. K_____ l_____ i N____________ Kanada ligger i Nord-Amerika. ______ ______ _ _____________ Kanada ligger i Nord-Amerika.
Panama is in Central America.	P_n_m_ l_g_e_ i M_l_o_-_m_r_k_. Panama ligger i Mellom-Amerika. P_____ l_____ i M______________ Panama ligger i Mellom-Amerika. ______ ______ _ _______________ Panama ligger i Mellom-Amerika.
Brazil is in South America.	B_a_i_ l_g_e_ i S_r_A_e_i_a_ Brasil ligger i Sør-Amerika. B_____ l_____ i S___________ Brasil ligger i Sør-Amerika. ______ ______ _ ____________ Brasil ligger i Sør-Amerika.

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