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66 [sixty-six]

Possessive pronouns 1

66 [sechsundsechzig]	Possessivpronomen 1

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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…

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I – my	i_h – m_i_ ich – mein i__ – m___ ich – mein ___ _ ____ ich – mein
I can’t find my key.	I_h f_n_e m_i_e_ S_h_ü_s_l n_c_t_ Ich finde meinen Schlüssel nicht. I__ f____ m_____ S________ n_____ Ich finde meinen Schlüssel nicht. ___ _____ ______ _________ ______ Ich finde meinen Schlüssel nicht.
I can’t find my ticket.	I_h f_n_e m_i_e F_h_k_r_e n_c_t_ Ich finde meine Fahrkarte nicht. I__ f____ m____ F________ n_____ Ich finde meine Fahrkarte nicht. ___ _____ _____ _________ ______ Ich finde meine Fahrkarte nicht.

you – your	d_ – d_i_ du – dein d_ – d___ du – dein __ _ ____ du – dein
Have you found your key	H_s_ d_ d_i_e_ S_h_ü_s_l g_f_n_e_? Hast du deinen Schlüssel gefunden? H___ d_ d_____ S________ g________ Hast du deinen Schlüssel gefunden? ____ __ ______ _________ _________ Hast du deinen Schlüssel gefunden?
Have you found your ticket	H_s_ d_ d_i_e F_h_k_r_e g_f_n_e_? Hast du deine Fahrkarte gefunden? H___ d_ d____ F________ g________ Hast du deine Fahrkarte gefunden? ____ __ _____ _________ _________ Hast du deine Fahrkarte gefunden?

he – his	e_ – s_i_ er – sein e_ – s___ er – sein __ _ ____ er – sein
Do you know where his key is	W_i_t d_, w_ s_i_ S_h_ü_s_l i_t_ Weißt du, wo sein Schlüssel ist? W____ d__ w_ s___ S________ i___ Weißt du, wo sein Schlüssel ist? _____ ___ __ ____ _________ ____ Weißt du, wo sein Schlüssel ist?
Do you know where his ticket is	W_i_t d_, w_ s_i_e F_h_k_r_e i_t_ Weißt du, wo seine Fahrkarte ist? W____ d__ w_ s____ F________ i___ Weißt du, wo seine Fahrkarte ist? _____ ___ __ _____ _________ ____ Weißt du, wo seine Fahrkarte ist?

she – her	s_e – i_r sie – ihr s__ – i__ sie – ihr ___ _ ___ sie – ihr
Her money is gone.	I_r G_l_ i_t w_g_ Ihr Geld ist weg. I__ G___ i__ w___ Ihr Geld ist weg. ___ ____ ___ ____ Ihr Geld ist weg.
And her credit card is also gone.	U_d i_r_ K_e_i_k_r_e i_t a_c_ w_g_ Und ihre Kreditkarte ist auch weg. U__ i___ K__________ i__ a___ w___ Und ihre Kreditkarte ist auch weg. ___ ____ ___________ ___ ____ ____ Und ihre Kreditkarte ist auch weg.

we – our	w_r – u_s_r wir – unser w__ – u____ wir – unser ___ _ _____ wir – unser
Our grandfather is ill.	U_s_r O_a i_t k_a_k_ Unser Opa ist krank. U____ O__ i__ k_____ Unser Opa ist krank. _____ ___ ___ ______ Unser Opa ist krank.
Our grandmother is healthy.	U_s_r_ O_a i_t g_s_n_. Unsere Oma ist gesund. U_____ O__ i__ g______ Unsere Oma ist gesund. ______ ___ ___ _______ Unsere Oma ist gesund.

you – your	i_r – e_e_ ihr – euer i__ – e___ ihr – euer ___ _ ____ ihr – euer
Children, where is your father	K_n_e_, w_ i_t e_e_ V_t_? Kinder, wo ist euer Vati? K______ w_ i__ e___ V____ Kinder, wo ist euer Vati? _______ __ ___ ____ _____ Kinder, wo ist euer Vati?
Children, where is your mother	K_n_e_, w_ i_t e_r_ M_t_i_ Kinder, wo ist eure Mutti? K______ w_ i__ e___ M_____ Kinder, wo ist eure Mutti? _______ __ ___ ____ ______ Kinder, wo ist eure Mutti?

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