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21 [двадцать один] Лёгкая беседа 2

21 [dvadtsatʹ odin] Lëgkaya beseda 2

Where do you come from?	Вы откуда?; Vy otkuda?
From Basel.	Из Базеля.; Iz Bazelya.
Basel is in Switzerland.	Базель находится в Швейцарии.; Bazelʹ nakhoditsya v Shveytsarii.
May I introduce Mr. Miller	Разрешите мне представить Вам господина Мюллера.; Razreshite mne predstavitʹ Vam gospodina Myullera.
He is a foreigner.	Он иностранец.; On inostranets.
He speaks several languages.	Он говорит на нескольких языках.; On govorit na neskolʹkikh yazykakh.
Are you here for the first time?	Вы здесь впервые?; Vy zdesʹ vpervyye?
No, I was here once last year.	Нет, я уже был / была здесь в прошлом году.; Net, ya uzhe byl / byla zdesʹ v proshlom godu.
Only for a week, though.	Но только одну неделю.; No tolʹko odnu nedelyu.
How do you like it here?	Как Вам у нас нравится?; Kak Vam u nas nravitsya?
A lot. The people are nice.	Очень хорошо. Люди очень приятные.; Ochenʹ khorosho. Lyudi ochenʹ priyatnyye.
And I like the scenery, too.	И ландшафт мне тоже нравится.; I landshaft mne tozhe nravitsya.
What is your profession?	Кто Вы по профессии?; Kto Vy po professii?
I am a translator.	Я переводчик. / Я переводчица.; Ya perevodchik. / Ya perevodchitsa.
I translate books.	Я перевожу книги.; Ya perevozhu knigi.
Are you alone here?	Вы здесь один / одна?; Vy zdesʹ odin / odna?
No, my wife / my husband is also here.	Нет, моя жена / мой муж тоже здесь.; Net, moya zhena / moy muzh tozhe zdesʹ.
And those are my two children.	А вот там двое моих детей.; A vot tam dvoye moikh detey.

Germanic Languages

The Germanic languages belong to the Indo-European language family. This linguistic group is characterized by its phonological features. Differences in the phonology distinguish these languages from others. There are about 15 Germanic languages. 500 million people worldwide speak them as their native tongue. The exact number of individual languages is difficult to determine. It is often unclear whether independent languages or only dialects exist. The most prominent Germanic language is English. It has 350 million native speakers worldwide. After that come German and Dutch. The Germanic languages are divided into different groups. There are North Germanic, West Germanic, and East Germanic. North Germanic languages are the Scandinavian languages. English, German and Dutch are West Germanic languages. The East Germanic languages have all become extinct. Old English, for example, belonged to this group. Colonization spread Germanic languages across the world. As a result, Dutch is understood in the Caribbean and in South Africa. All Germanic languages are derived from a common root. Whether or not there was a uniform proto-language is unclear. Besides that, only a few old Germanic texts exist. Unlike the Romance languages, there are hardly any sources. Research of the Germanic languages is more difficult as a result. Relatively little is also known about the culture of the Germanic people, or Teutons. The people of the Teutons did not unite. As a result there was no common identity. Therefore, science has to rely on other sources. Without Greeks and Romans, we would only know a little about the Teutons!