Phrasebook

en Learning foreign languages   »   ar ‫تعلم اللغات الأجنبية‬

23 [twenty-three]

Learning foreign languages

Learning foreign languages

‫23 [ثلاثة وعشرون]‬

23 [thlathat waeashrun]

‫تعلم اللغات الأجنبية‬

[tealam allughat al'ajnabiat]

Choose how you want to see the translation:   
English (UK) Arabic Play More
Where did you learn Spanish? ‫أي- تع-م----أ-ب-نية-‬ ‫--- ت---- ا---------- ‫-ي- ت-ل-ت ا-أ-ب-ن-ة-‬ ---------------------- ‫أين تعلمت الأسبانية؟‬ 0
a-- ------mt --'a------t? a-- t------- a----------- a-n t-e-l-m- a-'-s-a-i-t- ------------------------- ayn taealamt al'asbaniat?
Can you also speak Portuguese? ‫------ل------تغا--- -----؟‬ ‫-- ت---- ا--------- أ------ ‫-ل ت-ك-م ا-ب-ت-ا-ي- أ-ض-ً-‬ ---------------------------- ‫هل تتكلم البرتغالية أيضاً؟‬ 0
h-----ak-lam --bur-ugh-lia- a--a--? h- t-------- a------------- a------ h- t-t-k-l-m a-b-r-u-h-l-a- a-d-a-? ----------------------------------- hl tatakalam alburtughaliat aydaan?
Yes, and I also speak some Italian. ‫-ع-،---ت-ل--الإي-ا-ي-----ل-ً.‬ ‫---- و----- ا-------- ق------- ‫-ع-، و-ت-ل- ا-إ-ط-ل-ة ق-ي-ا-.- ------------------------------- ‫نعم، وأتكلم الإيطالية قليلاً.‬ 0
n--m- -a---a-a-am----i--al-at---yl--n. n---- w---------- a---------- q------- n-i-, w-'-t-k-l-m a-'-i-a-i-t q-y-a-n- -------------------------------------- neim, wa'atakalam al'iitaliat qlylaan.
I think you speak very well. ‫أر- أنك --ح-- ب-----ي---ل--ية-‬ ‫--- أ-- ت---- ب--- ج-- ل------- ‫-ر- أ-ك ت-ح-ث ب-ك- ج-د ل-غ-ي-.- -------------------------------- ‫أرى أنك تتحدث بشكل جيد للغاية.‬ 0
a--- -a--k---tahadath b-sha-l-j---d -il-----ta. a--- '---- t--------- b------ j---- l---------- a-a- '-n-k t-t-h-d-t- b-s-a-l j-y-d l-l-h-y-t-. ----------------------------------------------- araa 'anak tatahadath bishakl jayid lilghayata.
The languages are quite similar. ‫---غ-ت--ت---ه- إ-- -- م-.‬ ‫------ م------ إ-- ح- م--- ‫-ل-غ-ت م-ش-ب-ة إ-ى ح- م-.- --------------------------- ‫اللغات متشابهة إلى حد ما.‬ 0
allu---t --sh-b-t--ii-aa---d---m-. a------- m------- '----- h---- m-- a-l-g-a- m-s-a-h- '-i-a- h-d-n m-. ---------------------------------- allughat mtshabht 'iilaa hadin ma.
I can understand them well. ‫أ--طي- -ن-أف-م---جيد---‬ ‫------ أ- أ----- ج------ ‫-س-ط-ع أ- أ-ه-ه- ج-د-ا-‬ ------------------------- ‫أستطيع أن أفهمها جيدًا.‬ 0
a-----e --- 'a--am-----yd-n-. a------ '-- '-------- j------ a-t-t-e '-n '-f-a-a-a j-d-n-. ----------------------------- astatie 'an 'afhamaha jydana.
But speaking and writing is difficult. ‫-كن --ت-ل----لك-ا-ة--يهما ص-وب--‬ ‫--- ا----- و------- ف---- ص------ ‫-ك- ا-ت-ل- و-ل-ت-ب- ف-ه-ا ص-و-ة-‬ ---------------------------------- ‫لكن التكلم والكتابة فيهما صعوبة.‬ 0
lkun----tak-lum--al--t------ih-m- s-eubat-. l---- a-------- w--------- f----- s-------- l-u-a a-t-k-l-m w-l-i-a-a- f-h-m- s-e-b-t-. ------------------------------------------- lkuna altakalum walkitabat fihima saeubata.
I still make many mistakes. ‫لا ---- أر-ك--الك--- م- --أخ--ء.‬ ‫-- أ--- أ---- ا----- م- ا-------- ‫-ا أ-ا- أ-ت-ب ا-ك-ي- م- ا-أ-ط-ء-‬ ---------------------------------- ‫لا أزال أرتكب الكثير من الأخطاء.‬ 0
laa-----l 'ar-ak-b-----hyr mi- al---h--'. l-- '---- '------- a------ m-- a--------- l-a '-z-l '-r-a-a- a-k-h-r m-n a-'-k-t-'- ----------------------------------------- laa 'azal 'artakab alkthyr min al'akhta'.
Please correct me each time. ‫أر-و أ- تصحح-ل- في ----رة.‬ ‫---- أ- ت--- ل- ف- ك- م---- ‫-ر-و أ- ت-ح- ل- ف- ك- م-ة-‬ ---------------------------- ‫أرجو أن تصحح لي في كل مرة.‬ 0
arju-'-n ---hi- l---i-kl--m-ra---. a--- '-- t----- l- f- k-- m------- a-j- '-n t-s-i- l- f- k-i m-r-t-n- ---------------------------------- arju 'an tushih li fi kli maratan.
Your pronunciation is very good. ‫نط-- -لي- ---اية-‬ ‫---- س--- ل------- ‫-ط-ك س-ي- ل-غ-ي-.- ------------------- ‫نطقك سليم للغاية.‬ 0
n-uq-- s-l-m li--h--a--. n----- s---- l---------- n-u-a- s-l-m l-l-h-y-t-. ------------------------ ntuqak salim lilghayata.
You only have a slight accent. ‫ل-ن ل--ك--كنة --يط--‬ ‫--- ل--- ل--- ب------ ‫-ك- ل-ي- ل-ن- ب-ي-ة-‬ ---------------------- ‫لكن لديك لكنة بسيطة.‬ 0
lku---l--ay---a-inat -asit-t-n. l---- l----- l------ b--------- l-u-a l-d-y- l-k-n-t b-s-t-t-n- ------------------------------- lkuna ladayk lakinat basitatan.
One can tell where you come from. ‫-ست--- ا-م-ء أ--ي-رف-م--أ-ن ---.‬ ‫------ ا---- أ- ي--- م- أ-- أ---- ‫-س-ط-ع ا-م-ء أ- ي-ر- م- أ-ن أ-ت-‬ ---------------------------------- ‫يستطيع المرء أن يعرف من أين أنت.‬ 0
y-t-t-e a---r---an----rif --n -a-n 'a---. y------ a----- '-- y----- m-- '--- '----- y-t-t-e a-m-r- '-n y-e-i- m-n '-y- '-n-a- ----------------------------------------- ystatie almar' 'an yaerif min 'ayn 'anta.
What is your mother tongue / native language (am.)? ‫-ا ه- لغتك-الأم-‬ ‫-- ه- ل--- ا----- ‫-ا ه- ل-ت- ا-أ-؟- ------------------ ‫ما هي لغتك الأم؟‬ 0
m------agh---k----am? m- h- l------- a----- m- h- l-g-a-a- a-'-m- --------------------- ma hi laghatak al'am?
Are you taking a language course? ‫ه- أ-- -شت-ك--ي-د-رة ل--ي-؟‬ ‫-- أ-- م---- ف- د--- ل------ ‫-ل أ-ت م-ت-ك ف- د-ر- ل-و-ة-‬ ----------------------------- ‫هل أنت مشترك في دورة لغوية؟‬ 0
h- -a-t----htar-- f- da--at-lag--i--? h- '--- m-------- f- d----- l-------- h- '-n- m-s-t-r-k f- d-w-a- l-g-w-t-? ------------------------------------- hl 'ant mushtarak fi dawrat laghwita?
Which textbook are you using? ‫-ي---ه-ج--س-خد-؟‬ ‫-- م---- ت------- ‫-ي م-ه-ج ت-ت-د-؟- ------------------ ‫أي منهاج تستخدم؟‬ 0
a- min--- -asta--dam? a- m----- t---------- a- m-n-a- t-s-a-h-a-? --------------------- ay minhaj tastakhdam?
I don’t remember the name right now. ‫ف- الواقع ل---تذ-- --مه-‬ ‫-- ا----- ل- أ---- ا----- ‫-ي ا-و-ق- ل- أ-ذ-ر ا-م-.- -------------------------- ‫في الواقع لا أتذكر اسمه.‬ 0
f-----aqie--- -ata---kar--smu--. f- a------ l- '--------- a------ f- a-w-q-e l- '-t-d-a-a- a-m-h-. -------------------------------- fi alwaqie la 'atadhakar asmuha.
The title is not coming to me. ‫ال-ن-ان لا ---ر-ببا-ي -ل-ن.‬ ‫------- ل- ي--- ب---- ا----- ‫-ل-ن-ا- ل- ي-ط- ب-ا-ي ا-آ-.- ----------------------------- ‫العنوان لا يخطر ببالي الآن.‬ 0
ale-n--- la-yu---i- b----i ----a. a------- l- y------ b----- a----- a-e-n-a- l- y-k-t-r b-b-l- a-a-a- --------------------------------- aleunwan la yukhtir bibali alana.
I’ve forgotten it. ‫--د--سيبته.‬ ‫--- ن------- ‫-ق- ن-ي-ت-.- ------------- ‫لقد نسيبته.‬ 0
l-a----sii--h. l--- n-------- l-a- n-s-i-t-. -------------- lqad nusiibth.

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!
Did you know?
Catalan is a member of the Romance language family. It is closely related to Spanish, French and Italian. It is spoken in Andorra, in the Catalonia region of Spain and on the Balearic Islands. Catalan is also spoken in parts of Aragon and in Valencia. A total of 12 million people speak or understand Catalan. The language arose between the 8th and 10th century in the Pyrenees region. It then spread to the south and east through territorial conquests. It is important to note that Catalan is not a dialect of Spanish. It evolved from Vulgar Latin and is considered an independent language. Therefore, Spaniards or Latin Americans do not automatically understand it. Many structures of Catalan are similar to other Romance languages. But there are also a few features that do not occur in other languages. Catalan speakers are very proud of their language. Learning Catalan has been actively promoted by political groups for a few centuries. Learn Catalan - this language has a future!