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Learning foreign languages

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Fremdsprachen lernen

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Where did you learn Spanish? W- h-ben Si- S---i-ch ge----t? W- h---- S-- S------- g------- W- h-b-n S-e S-a-i-c- g-l-r-t- ------------------------------ Wo haben Sie Spanisch gelernt? 0
Can you also speak Portuguese? K-nnen--ie---ch P--tu-ies--ch? K----- S-- a--- P------------- K-n-e- S-e a-c- P-r-u-i-s-s-h- ------------------------------ Können Sie auch Portugiesisch? 0
Yes, and I also speak some Italian. Ja, u-- i-- k----auc- et-a- I---i-ni---. J-- u-- i-- k--- a--- e---- I----------- J-, u-d i-h k-n- a-c- e-w-s I-a-i-n-s-h- ---------------------------------------- Ja, und ich kann auch etwas Italienisch. 0
I think you speak very well. Ic--find----ie----ec-e- s-h- g--. I-- f----- S-- s------- s--- g--- I-h f-n-e- S-e s-r-c-e- s-h- g-t- --------------------------------- Ich finde, Sie sprechen sehr gut. 0
The languages are quite similar. Die S--ach-n-s--d zi--------h--ich. D-- S------- s--- z------- ä------- D-e S-r-c-e- s-n- z-e-l-c- ä-n-i-h- ----------------------------------- Die Sprachen sind ziemlich ähnlich. 0
I can understand them well. I----ann s-- gu--ver-te-en. I-- k--- s-- g-- v--------- I-h k-n- s-e g-t v-r-t-h-n- --------------------------- Ich kann sie gut verstehen. 0
But speaking and writing is difficult. A--r -prec-----n----h---ben--s- -c--er. A--- s------- u-- s-------- i-- s------ A-e- s-r-c-e- u-d s-h-e-b-n i-t s-h-e-. --------------------------------------- Aber sprechen und schreiben ist schwer. 0
I still make many mistakes. I-h ma--e-n--h ---le-----e-. I-- m---- n--- v---- F------ I-h m-c-e n-c- v-e-e F-h-e-. ---------------------------- Ich mache noch viele Fehler. 0
Please correct me each time. B-----------i-r-n S-e m-c------r. B---- k---------- S-- m--- i----- B-t-e k-r-i-i-r-n S-e m-c- i-m-r- --------------------------------- Bitte korrigieren Sie mich immer. 0
Your pronunciation is very good. I-r- A-ss--ach- --- ga-- -u-. I--- A--------- i-- g--- g--- I-r- A-s-p-a-h- i-t g-n- g-t- ----------------------------- Ihre Aussprache ist ganz gut. 0
You only have a slight accent. Si---a--n-e---n k-e-nen-------. S-- h---- e---- k------ A------ S-e h-b-n e-n-n k-e-n-n A-z-n-. ------------------------------- Sie haben einen kleinen Akzent. 0
One can tell where you come from. Ma---r-enn-, ----r S---komme-. M-- e------- w---- S-- k------ M-n e-k-n-t- w-h-r S-e k-m-e-. ------------------------------ Man erkennt, woher Sie kommen. 0
What is your mother tongue / native language (am.)? W----st -hr- M------pr-c-e? W-- i-- I--- M------------- W-s i-t I-r- M-t-e-s-r-c-e- --------------------------- Was ist Ihre Muttersprache? 0
Are you taking a language course? Mach-n -ie-ei--n-Sprac--ur-? M----- S-- e---- S---------- M-c-e- S-e e-n-n S-r-c-k-r-? ---------------------------- Machen Sie einen Sprachkurs? 0
Which textbook are you using? W----e--Le--werk -e-u--en-Sie? W------ L------- b------- S--- W-l-h-s L-h-w-r- b-n-t-e- S-e- ------------------------------ Welches Lehrwerk benutzen Sie? 0
I don’t remember the name right now. Ich--e-ß im --m-nt nicht--wi- -as-h----. I-- w--- i- M----- n----- w-- d-- h----- I-h w-i- i- M-m-n- n-c-t- w-e d-s h-i-t- ---------------------------------------- Ich weiß im Moment nicht, wie das heißt. 0
The title is not coming to me. M---f---- --r-Tite---i-ht ein. M-- f---- d-- T---- n---- e--- M-r f-l-t d-r T-t-l n-c-t e-n- ------------------------------ Mir fällt der Titel nicht ein. 0
I’ve forgotten it. I-- --be--as--e---s-en. I-- h--- d-- v--------- I-h h-b- d-s v-r-e-s-n- ----------------------- Ich habe das vergessen. 0

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