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en big – small   »   sq i madh – i vogёl

68 [sixty-eight]

big – small

big – small

68 [gjashtёdhjetёetetё]

i madh – i vogёl

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big and small i m--h dh--i -ogёl i m--- d-- i v---- i m-d- d-e i v-g-l ------------------ i madh dhe i vogёl 0
The elephant is big. E--fa--i-ё--t--- mad-. E------- ё---- i m---- E-e-a-t- ё-h-ё i m-d-. ---------------------- Elefanti ёshtё i madh. 0
The mouse is small. Mi---s--ё-- -ogё-. M-- ё---- i v----- M-u ё-h-ё i v-g-l- ------------------ Miu ёshtё i vogёl. 0
dark and bright i e--ё--dh- - ç-l-t i e---- d-- i ç---- i e-r-t d-e i ç-l-t ------------------- i errёt dhe i çelёt 0
The night is dark. Na-a ёs-tё e-----t. N--- ё---- e e----- N-t- ё-h-ё e e-r-t- ------------------- Nata ёshtё e errёt. 0
The day is bright. Dita-ёs--ё -e-d--tё. D--- ё---- m- d----- D-t- ё-h-ё m- d-i-ё- -------------------- Dita ёshtё me dritё. 0
old and young i-v-e-ёr d---i ri i v----- d-- i r- i v-e-ё- d-e i r- ----------------- i vjetёr dhe i ri 0
Our grandfather is very old. Gj-sh--yn----htё -hum--i--j-t--. G----- y-- ё---- s---- i v------ G-y-h- y-ё ё-h-ё s-u-ё i v-e-ё-. -------------------------------- Gjyshi ynё ёshtё shumё i vjetёr. 0
70 years ago he was still young. Pa---7--v--tё-h-ai i-hte akom--- ri. P--- 7- v------ a- i---- a---- i r-- P-r- 7- v-e-ё-h a- i-h-e a-o-a i r-. ------------------------------------ Para 70 vjetёsh ai ishte akoma i ri. 0
beautiful and ugly i -ukur---e---sh-m---r i b---- d-- i s------- i b-k-r d-e i s-ё-t-a- ---------------------- i bukur dhe i shёmtuar 0
The butterfly is beautiful. Flu-u-a-ё-h-- ---u--r. F------ ё---- e b----- F-u-u-a ё-h-ё e b-k-r- ---------------------- Flutura ёshtё e bukur. 0
The spider is ugly. Me---an-a-ёs-tё e-----t-a-. M-------- ё---- e s-------- M-r-m-n-a ё-h-ё e s-ё-t-a-. --------------------------- Merimanga ёshtё e shёmtuar. 0
fat and thin i--rashё d---i---llё i t----- d-- i h---- i t-a-h- d-e i h-l-ё -------------------- i trashё dhe i hollё 0
A woman who weighs a hundred kilos is fat. Nj- --ua -0---il--ё-----e----ndo---. N-- g--- 1-- k--- ё---- e s--------- N-ё g-u- 1-0 k-l- ё-h-ё e s-ё-d-s-ё- ------------------------------------ Njё grua 100 kile ёshtё e shёndoshё. 0
A man who weighs fifty kilos is thin. Nj--bur---50 ki---ё-h-ё ----bё-. N-- b---- 5- k--- ё---- i d----- N-ё b-r-ё 5- k-l- ё-h-ё i d-b-t- -------------------------------- Njё burrё 50 kile ёshtё i dobёt. 0
expensive and cheap i sht-en-tё d-- - li-ё i s-------- d-- i l--- i s-t-e-j-ё d-e i l-r- ---------------------- i shtrenjtё dhe i lirё 0
The car is expensive. Makina ёs-tё - s---e--tё. M----- ё---- e s--------- M-k-n- ё-h-ё e s-t-e-j-ё- ------------------------- Makina ёshtё e shtrenjtё. 0
The newspaper is cheap. G-ze-a ё---ё e --r-. G----- ё---- e l---- G-z-t- ё-h-ё e l-r-. -------------------- Gazeta ёshtё e lirё. 0

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Code-switching

More and more people are growing up bilingual. They can speak more than one language. Many of these people often switch languages. They decide which language to use depending on the situation. For example, they speak a different language at work than at home. By doing so, they adapt themselves to their environment. But there is also the possibility of switching languages spontaneously. This phenomenon is called code-switching . In code-switching, the language gets switched in the middle of speaking. There could be many reasons why speakers switch languages. Often, they don't find the appropriate word in one language. They can express themselves better in the other language. It can also be that the speaker feels more confident in one of the languages. They use this language for private or personal things. Sometimes a certain word doesn't exist in a language. In this case the speaker must switch languages. Or they switch languages so that they aren't understood. In that case code-switching works like a secret language. Earlier, mixing languages was criticized. It was thought that the speaker couldn't speak either language correctly. Today it is viewed differently. Code-switching is recognized as a special linguistic competence. It can be interesting to observe speakers using code-switching. Often, they don't just switch the language they're speaking. Other communicative elements change as well. Many speak faster, louder or more accentuated in the other language. Or they suddenly use more gestures and facial expressions. In this way, code-switching is always a little bit of culture-switching too…