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21 [njёzetenjё] Bisedё e shkurtёr 2

Where do you come from?	Nga vini?
From Basel.	Nga Bazeli.
Basel is in Switzerland.	Bazeli ndodhet nё Zvicёr.
May I introduce Mr. Miller?	A mund t’ju prezantoj me zotin Myler?
He is a foreigner.	Ai ёshtё i huaj.
He speaks several languages.	Ai flet disa gjuhё.
Are you here for the first time?	Ёshtё hera e parё qe jeni kёtu?
No, I was here once last year.	Jo, vitin e kaluar isha kёtu.
Only for a week, though.	Por vetёm pёr njё javё.
How do you like it here?	A ju pёlqen kёtu te ne?
A lot. The people are nice.	Shumё mirё. Njerёzit janё tё sjellshёm.
And I like the scenery, too.	Dhe natyra mё pёlqen shumё.
What is your profession?	Çfarё profesioni keni?
I am a translator.	Jam pёrkthyes.
I translate books.	Unё pёrkthej libra.
Are you alone here?	Vetёm jeni kёtu?
No, my wife / my husband is also here.	Jo, gruaja ime / burri im ёshtё gjithashtu kёtu.
And those are my two children.	Dhe atje janё tё dy fёmijёt e mi.

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!