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89 [eighty-nine]

Imperative 1

89 [nege en tagtig]	Imperatief 1

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The Spanish language belongs to the world languages. It is the native language of more than 380 million people. Additionally, there are many people who speak it as their second language. That makes Spanish one of the most significant languages on the planet. It is also the largest of all the Romance languages. Spanish speakers call their language español or castellano . The term castellano reveals the origin of the Spanish language. It developed from the vernacular spoken in the Castille region. Most Spaniards spoke castellano as early as the 16th century. Today the terms español and castellano are used interchangeably. But they can also have a political dimension. Spanish was dispersed by conquests and colonization. Spanish is also spoken in West Africa and in the Philippines. But the most Spanish-speaking people live in America. In Central and South America, Spanish is the dominant language. However, the number of Spanish-speaking people is also increasing in the USA. About 50 million people in the USA speak Spanish. That's more than in Spain! The Spanish in America is different from European Spanish. The differences are found in the vocabulary and grammar more than anything else. In America, for example, a different past tense form is used. There are also many differences in vocabulary. Some words are only used in America, others only in Spain. But Spanish isn't even uniform in America. There are many different varieties of American Spanish. After English, Spanish is the most learned foreign language worldwide. And it can be learned relatively quickly. What are you waiting for? - ¡Vamos!

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You are so lazy – don’t be so lazy!	J_ i_ s_ l_i – m_e_ n_e s_ l_i w_e_ n_e_ Jy is so lui – moet nie so lui wees nie! J_ i_ s_ l__ – m___ n__ s_ l__ w___ n___ Jy is so lui – moet nie so lui wees nie! __ __ __ ___ _ ____ ___ __ ___ ____ ____ Jy is so lui – moet nie so lui wees nie!
You sleep for so long – don’t sleep so late!	J_ s_a_p s_ l_n_ – m_e_ n_e s_ l_n_ s_a_p n_e_ Jy slaap so lank – moet nie so lank slaap nie! J_ s____ s_ l___ – m___ n__ s_ l___ s____ n___ Jy slaap so lank – moet nie so lank slaap nie! __ _____ __ ____ _ ____ ___ __ ____ _____ ____ Jy slaap so lank – moet nie so lank slaap nie!
You come home so late – don’t come home so late!	J_ k_m s_ l_a_ – m_e_ n_e s_ l_a_ k_m n_e_ Jy kom so laat – moet nie so laat kom nie! J_ k__ s_ l___ – m___ n__ s_ l___ k__ n___ Jy kom so laat – moet nie so laat kom nie! __ ___ __ ____ _ ____ ___ __ ____ ___ ____ Jy kom so laat – moet nie so laat kom nie!

You laugh so loudly – don’t laugh so loudly!	J_ l_g s_ h_r_ – m_e_ n_e s_ h_r_ l_g n_e_ Jy lag so hard – moet nie so hard lag nie! J_ l__ s_ h___ – m___ n__ s_ h___ l__ n___ Jy lag so hard – moet nie so hard lag nie! __ ___ __ ____ _ ____ ___ __ ____ ___ ____ Jy lag so hard – moet nie so hard lag nie!
You speak so softly – don’t speak so softly!	J_ p_a_t s_ s_g – m_e_ n_e s_ s_g p_a_t n_e_ Jy praat so sag – moet nie so sag praat nie! J_ p____ s_ s__ – m___ n__ s_ s__ p____ n___ Jy praat so sag – moet nie so sag praat nie! __ _____ __ ___ _ ____ ___ __ ___ _____ ____ Jy praat so sag – moet nie so sag praat nie!
You drink too much – don’t drink so much!	J_ d_i_k t_ v_e_ – m_e_ n_e s_ b_i_ d_i_k n_e_ Jy drink te veel – moet nie so baie drink nie! J_ d____ t_ v___ – m___ n__ s_ b___ d____ n___ Jy drink te veel – moet nie so baie drink nie! __ _____ __ ____ _ ____ ___ __ ____ _____ ____ Jy drink te veel – moet nie so baie drink nie!

You smoke too much – don’t smoke so much!	J_ r_o_ t_ v_e_ – m_e_ n_e s_ b_i_ r_o_ n_e_ Jy rook te veel – moet nie so baie rook nie! J_ r___ t_ v___ – m___ n__ s_ b___ r___ n___ Jy rook te veel – moet nie so baie rook nie! __ ____ __ ____ _ ____ ___ __ ____ ____ ____ Jy rook te veel – moet nie so baie rook nie!
You work too much – don’t work so much!	J_ w_r_ t_ v_e_ – m_e_ n_e s_ b_i_ w_r_ n_e_ Jy werk te veel – moet nie so baie werk nie! J_ w___ t_ v___ – m___ n__ s_ b___ w___ n___ Jy werk te veel – moet nie so baie werk nie! __ ____ __ ____ _ ____ ___ __ ____ ____ ____ Jy werk te veel – moet nie so baie werk nie!
You drive too fast – don’t drive so fast!	J_ r_ t_ v_n_i_ – m_e_ n_e s_ v_n_i_ r_ n_e_ Jy ry te vinnig – moet nie so vinnig ry nie! J_ r_ t_ v_____ – m___ n__ s_ v_____ r_ n___ Jy ry te vinnig – moet nie so vinnig ry nie! __ __ __ ______ _ ____ ___ __ ______ __ ____ Jy ry te vinnig – moet nie so vinnig ry nie!

Get up, Mr. Miller!	S_a_n o_, M_n_e_ M_l_e_! Staan op, Meneer Müller! S____ o__ M_____ M______ Staan op, Meneer Müller! _____ ___ ______ _______ Staan op, Meneer Müller!
Sit down, Mr. Miller!	S_t_ M_n_e_ M_l_e_! Sit, Meneer Müller! S___ M_____ M______ Sit, Meneer Müller! ____ ______ _______ Sit, Meneer Müller!
Remain seated, Mr. Miller!	B_y s_t_ M_n_e_ M_l_e_! Bly sit, Meneer Müller! B__ s___ M_____ M______ Bly sit, Meneer Müller! ___ ____ ______ _______ Bly sit, Meneer Müller!

Be patient!	W_e_ g_d_l_i_! Wees geduldig! W___ g________ Wees geduldig! ____ _________ Wees geduldig!
Take your time!	N_e_ u t_d_ Neem u tyd! N___ u t___ Neem u tyd! ____ _ ____ Neem u tyd!
Wait a moment!	W_g ’_ o_m_l_k_ Wag ’n oomblik! W__ ’_ o_______ Wag ’n oomblik! ___ __ ________ Wag ’n oomblik!

Be careful!	W_e_ v_r_i_t_g_ Wees versigtig! W___ v_________ Wees versigtig! ____ __________ Wees versigtig!
Be punctual!	W_e_ b_t_d_! Wees betyds! W___ b______ Wees betyds! ____ _______ Wees betyds!
Don’t be stupid!	M_e_ n_e d_m w_e_ n_e_ Moet nie dom wees nie! M___ n__ d__ w___ n___ Moet nie dom wees nie! ____ ___ ___ ____ ____ Moet nie dom wees nie!

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