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6 [six]

Reading and writing

6 [шість] 6 [shistʹ]	Читати і писати Chytaty i pysaty

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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 читаю. YA chytayu. Я ч_____ Y_ c_______ Я читаю. YA chytayu. _ ______ __ ________ Я читаю. YA chytayu.
I read a letter (character).	Я ч_т_ю л_т_р_. Y_ c_y_a_u l_t_r_. Я читаю літеру. YA chytayu literu. Я ч____ л______ Y_ c______ l______ Я читаю літеру. YA chytayu literu. _ _____ _______ __ _______ _______ Я читаю літеру. YA chytayu literu.
I read a word.	Я ч_т_ю с_о_о_ Y_ c_y_a_u s_o_o_ Я читаю слово. YA chytayu slovo. Я ч____ с_____ Y_ c______ s_____ Я читаю слово. YA chytayu slovo. _ _____ ______ __ _______ ______ Я читаю слово. YA chytayu slovo.

I read a sentence.	Я ч_т_ю р_ч_н_я_ Y_ c_y_a_u r_c_e_n_a_ Я читаю речення. YA chytayu rechennya. Я ч____ р_______ Y_ c______ r_________ Я читаю речення. YA chytayu rechennya. _ _____ ________ __ _______ __________ Я читаю речення. YA chytayu rechennya.
I read a letter.	Я ч_т_ю л_с_. Y_ c_y_a_u l_s_. Я читаю лист. YA chytayu lyst. Я ч____ л____ Y_ c______ l____ Я читаю лист. YA chytayu lyst. _ _____ _____ __ _______ _____ Я читаю лист. YA chytayu lyst.
I read a book.	Я ч_т_ю к_и_у_ Y_ c_y_a_u k_y_u_ Я читаю книгу. YA chytayu knyhu. Я ч____ к_____ Y_ c______ k_____ Я читаю книгу. YA chytayu knyhu. _ _____ ______ __ _______ ______ Я читаю книгу. YA chytayu knyhu.

I read.	Я ч_т_ю_ Y_ c_y_a_u_ Я читаю. YA chytayu. Я ч_____ Y_ c_______ Я читаю. YA chytayu. _ ______ __ ________ Я читаю. YA chytayu.
You read.	Т_ ч_т_є_. T_ c_y_a_e_h_ Ти читаєш. Ty chytayesh. Т_ ч______ T_ c_________ Ти читаєш. Ty chytayesh. __ _______ __ __________ Ти читаєш. Ty chytayesh.
He reads.	В_н ч_т_є_ V_n c_y_a_e_ Він читає. Vin chytaye. В__ ч_____ V__ c_______ Він читає. Vin chytaye. ___ ______ ___ ________ Він читає. Vin chytaye.

I write.	Я п_ш_. Y_ p_s_u_ Я пишу. YA pyshu. Я п____ Y_ p_____ Я пишу. YA pyshu. _ _____ __ ______ Я пишу. YA pyshu.
I write a letter (character).	Я п_ш_ л_т_р_. Y_ p_s_u l_t_r_. Я пишу літеру. YA pyshu literu. Я п___ л______ Y_ p____ l______ Я пишу літеру. YA pyshu literu. _ ____ _______ __ _____ _______ Я пишу літеру. YA pyshu literu.
I write a word.	Я п_ш_ с_о_о_ Y_ p_s_u s_o_o_ Я пишу слово. YA pyshu slovo. Я п___ с_____ Y_ p____ s_____ Я пишу слово. YA pyshu slovo. _ ____ ______ __ _____ ______ Я пишу слово. YA pyshu slovo.

I write a sentence.	Я п_ш_ р_ч_н_я_ Y_ p_s_u r_c_e_n_a_ Я пишу речення. YA pyshu rechennya. Я п___ р_______ Y_ p____ r_________ Я пишу речення. YA pyshu rechennya. _ ____ ________ __ _____ __________ Я пишу речення. YA pyshu rechennya.
I write a letter.	Я п_ш_ л_с_. Y_ p_s_u l_s_. Я пишу лист. YA pyshu lyst. Я п___ л____ Y_ p____ l____ Я пишу лист. YA pyshu lyst. _ ____ _____ __ _____ _____ Я пишу лист. YA pyshu lyst.
I write a book.	Я п_ш_ к_и_у_ Y_ p_s_u k_y_u_ Я пишу книгу. YA pyshu knyhu. Я п___ к_____ Y_ p____ k_____ Я пишу книгу. YA pyshu knyhu. _ ____ ______ __ _____ ______ Я пишу книгу. YA pyshu knyhu.

I write.	Я п_ш_. Y_ p_s_u_ Я пишу. YA pyshu. Я п____ Y_ p_____ Я пишу. YA pyshu. _ _____ __ ______ Я пишу. YA pyshu.
You write.	Т_ п_ш_ш_ T_ p_s_e_h_ Ти пишеш. Ty pyshesh. Т_ п_____ T_ p_______ Ти пишеш. Ty pyshesh. __ ______ __ ________ Ти пишеш. Ty pyshesh.
He writes.	В_н п_ш_. V_n p_s_e_ Він пише. Vin pyshe. В__ п____ V__ p_____ Він пише. Vin pyshe. ___ _____ ___ ______ Він пише. Vin pyshe.

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