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23 [twenty-three]

Learning foreign languages

Learning foreign languages

‫23 [עשרים ושלוש]‬

23 [essrim w'shalosh]

‫לימוד שפות זרות‬

limud ssafot zarot

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Where did you learn Spanish? ‫-י---למדת --ר---?‬ ‫____ ל___ ס_______ ‫-י-ן ל-ד- ס-ר-י-?- ------------------- ‫היכן למדת ספרדית?‬ 0
l-m----safot -a--t l____ s_____ z____ l-m-d s-a-o- z-r-t ------------------ limud ssafot zarot
Can you also speak Portuguese? ‫-- / ה דובר-- ------ורטוג-ית?‬ ‫__ / ה ד___ / ת ג_ פ__________ ‫-ת / ה ד-ב- / ת ג- פ-ר-ו-ז-ת-‬ ------------------------------- ‫את / ה דובר / ת גם פורטוגזית?‬ 0
lim-d---a-o- za--t l____ s_____ z____ l-m-d s-a-o- z-r-t ------------------ limud ssafot zarot
Yes, and I also speak some Italian. ‫כן, ---- ד-ב--/-ת-----עט -י-ל-י-.‬ ‫___ ו___ ד___ / ת ג_ מ__ א________ ‫-ן- ו-נ- ד-ב- / ת ג- מ-ט א-ט-ק-ת-‬ ----------------------------------- ‫כן, ואני דובר / ת גם מעט איטלקית.‬ 0
he--ha----m-d-ta ---r-d-t? h______ l_______ s________ h-y-h-n l-m-d-t- s-a-a-i-? -------------------------- heykhan lamadeta sfaradit?
I think you speak very well. ‫א-- חו---שא- / - מ-בר / - היטב.‬ ‫___ ח___ ש__ / ה מ___ / ת ה_____ ‫-נ- ח-ש- ש-ת / ה מ-ב- / ת ה-ט-.- --------------------------------- ‫אני חושב שאת / ה מדבר / ת היטב.‬ 0
he--han-lama---a --ar--it? h______ l_______ s________ h-y-h-n l-m-d-t- s-a-a-i-? -------------------------- heykhan lamadeta sfaradit?
The languages are quite similar. ‫-ש--ת דומות ל-די.‬ ‫_____ ד____ ל_____ ‫-ש-ו- ד-מ-ת ל-ד-.- ------------------- ‫השפות דומות למדי.‬ 0
he-kh-n-lamade-----ar-d-t? h______ l_______ s________ h-y-h-n l-m-d-t- s-a-a-i-? -------------------------- heykhan lamadeta sfaradit?
I can understand them well. ‫אנ- מ-ין /-ה--ותן--ו---או-.‬ ‫___ מ___ / ה א___ ט__ מ_____ ‫-נ- מ-י- / ה א-ת- ט-ב מ-ו-.- ----------------------------- ‫אני מבין / ה אותן טוב מאוד.‬ 0
a--h--- -o-e--dov-r-- g---portug---t? a______ d____________ g__ p__________ a-a-/-t d-v-r-d-v-r-t g-m p-r-u-e-i-? ------------------------------------- atah/at dover/doveret gam portugezit?
But speaking and writing is difficult. ‫-בל -שה--י-לדבר ------.‬ ‫___ ק__ ל_ ל___ ו_______ ‫-ב- ק-ה ל- ל-ב- ו-כ-ו-.- ------------------------- ‫אבל קשה לי לדבר ולכתוב.‬ 0
a---/-t----er/-o---et ga--po--u-ez-t? a______ d____________ g__ p__________ a-a-/-t d-v-r-d-v-r-t g-m p-r-u-e-i-? ------------------------------------- atah/at dover/doveret gam portugezit?
I still make many mistakes. ‫אנ- ע-יי----שה --בה-ש-י-ות.‬ ‫___ ע____ ע___ ה___ ש_______ ‫-נ- ע-י-ן ע-ש- ה-ב- ש-י-ו-.- ----------------------------- ‫אני עדיין עושה הרבה שגיאות.‬ 0
atah-at-d-ver/d--e-et-gam -ort--ez--? a______ d____________ g__ p__________ a-a-/-t d-v-r-d-v-r-t g-m p-r-u-e-i-? ------------------------------------- atah/at dover/doveret gam portugezit?
Please correct me each time. ‫---- --ן - -- -ו-- --יד.‬ ‫____ ת__ / נ_ א___ ת_____ ‫-נ-, ת-ן / נ- א-ת- ת-י-.- -------------------------- ‫אנא, תקן / ני אותי תמיד.‬ 0
k-n---'a-i do-e--do-e--t ga---e-a- ita-q--. k___ w____ d____________ g__ m____ i_______ k-n- w-a-i d-v-r-d-v-r-t g-m m-'-t i-a-q-t- ------------------------------------------- ken, w'ani dover/doveret gam me'at italqit.
Your pronunciation is very good. ‫---ייה של----בה ---ד.‬ ‫______ ש__ ט___ מ_____ ‫-ה-י-ה ש-ך ט-ב- מ-ו-.- ----------------------- ‫ההגייה שלך טובה מאוד.‬ 0
a-i ---he---h-a--h/-h'-- -----er---dave-e---eyt--. a__ x_____ s____________ m________________ h______ a-i x-s-e- s-'-t-h-s-'-t m-d-v-r-m-d-v-r-t h-y-e-. -------------------------------------------------- ani xoshev sh'atah/sh'at medaver/medaveret heytev.
You only have a slight accent. ‫-ש לך -צ--מ----‬ ‫__ ל_ ק__ מ_____ ‫-ש ל- ק-ת מ-ט-.- ----------------- ‫יש לך קצת מבטא.‬ 0
ha------ d---t--'m----. h_______ d____ l_______ h-s-a-o- d-m-t l-m-d-y- ----------------------- hassafot domot l'maday.
One can tell where you come from. ‫נ--ן ל-ח--מ-יכן את - --‬ ‫____ ל___ מ____ א_ / ה__ ‫-י-ן ל-ח- מ-י-ן א- / ה-‬ ------------------------- ‫ניתן לנחש מהיכן את / ה.‬ 0
an----v-n/m--in-h-otan-t---m'od. a__ m____________ o___ t__ m____ a-i m-v-n-m-v-n-h o-a- t-v m-o-. -------------------------------- ani mevin/mevinah otan tov m'od.
What is your mother tongue / native language (am.)? ‫מ-- ש-ת האם-שלך-‬ ‫___ ש__ ה__ ש____ ‫-ה- ש-ת ה-ם ש-ך-‬ ------------------ ‫מהי שפת האם שלך?‬ 0
a-a- q--he- -- l-d-b-r w'-ik----. a___ q_____ l_ l______ w_________ a-a- q-s-e- l- l-d-b-r w-l-k-t-v- --------------------------------- aval qasheh li ledaber w'likhtov.
Are you taking a language course? ‫א------עושה--ור--ש--?‬ ‫__ / ה ע___ ק___ ש____ ‫-ת / ה ע-ש- ק-ר- ש-ה-‬ ----------------------- ‫את / ה עושה קורס שפה?‬ 0
a-- --a----s-e--h-r--h---i---o-. a__ a____ o____ h_____ s________ a-i a-a-n o-s-h h-r-e- s-i-i-o-. -------------------------------- ani adain osseh harbeh shigi'ot.
Which textbook are you using? ‫---ז---ומר לי--ד--ת - --משתמ--- ת?‬ ‫_____ ח___ ל____ א_ / ה מ____ / ת__ ‫-א-ז- ח-מ- ל-מ-ד א- / ה מ-ת-ש / ת-‬ ------------------------------------ ‫באיזה חומר לימוד את / ה משתמש / ת?‬ 0
a-a--ta-e-/-a--i-o-i-t--id. a___ t__________ o__ t_____ a-a- t-q-n-t-q-i o-i t-m-d- --------------------------- ana, taqen/taqni oti tamid.
I don’t remember the name right now. ‫אנ- לא --כ- - - כ--ע -יך----נ-ר-.‬ ‫___ ל_ ז___ / ת כ___ א__ ז_ נ_____ ‫-נ- ל- ז-כ- / ת כ-ג- א-ך ז- נ-ר-.- ----------------------------------- ‫אני לא זוכר / ת כרגע איך זה נקרא.‬ 0
ana- t-qen-t--ni o-- ta-i-. a___ t__________ o__ t_____ a-a- t-q-n-t-q-i o-i t-m-d- --------------------------- ana, taqen/taqni oti tamid.
The title is not coming to me. ‫--- -א--ו---/ ת-את-----רת.‬ ‫___ ל_ ז___ / ת א_ ה_______ ‫-נ- ל- ז-כ- / ת א- ה-ו-ר-.- ---------------------------- ‫אני לא זוכר / ת את הכותרת.‬ 0
an----aqe-/-a-n--o-i------. a___ t__________ o__ t_____ a-a- t-q-n-t-q-i o-i t-m-d- --------------------------- ana, taqen/taqni oti tamid.
I’ve forgotten it. ‫ש-ח--.‬ ‫_______ ‫-כ-ת-.- -------- ‫שכחתי.‬ 0
ha--ga--y---h--a-- -ov-h m-od. h_________ s______ t____ m____ h-h-g-y-y- s-e-a-h t-v-h m-o-. ------------------------------ hahagayayh shelakh tovah m'od.

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