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21 [divdesmit viens] Neliela saruna 2

Where do you come from	No kurienes Jūs esat?
From Basel.	No Bāzeles.
Basel is in Switzerland.	Bāzele atrodas Šveicē.
May I introduce Mr. Miller	Vai es varu Jūs iepazīstināt ar Millera kungu?
He is a foreigner.	Viņš ir ārzemnieks.
He speaks several languages.	Viņš runā vairākās valodās.
Are you here for the first time	Vai Jūs šeit esat pirmo reizi?
No, I was here once last year.	Nē, es te biju jau pagājušajā gadā.
Only for a week, though.	Bet tikai uz vienu nedēļu.
How do you like it here	Kā Jums pie mums patīk?
A lot. The people are nice.	Ļoti labi. Ļaudis ir jauki.
And I like the scenery, too.	Un arī apkārtne man patīk.
What is your profession	Kāda ir Jūsu profesija?
I am a translator.	Es esmu tulkotāja.
I translate books.	Es tulkoju grāmatas.
Are you alone here	Vai Jūs šeit esat viena?
No, my wife / my husband is also here.	Nē, mans vīrs arī ir šeit.
And those are my two children.	Un tur ir mani abi bērni.

Germanic Languages

The Germanic languages belong to the Indo-European language family. This linguistic group is characterized by its phonological features. Differences in the phonology distinguish these languages from others. There are about 15 Germanic languages. 500 million people worldwide speak them as their native tongue. The exact number of individual languages is difficult to determine. It is often unclear whether independent languages or only dialects exist. The most prominent Germanic language is English. It has 350 million native speakers worldwide. After that come German and Dutch. The Germanic languages are divided into different groups. There are North Germanic, West Germanic, and East Germanic. North Germanic languages are the Scandinavian languages. English, German and Dutch are West Germanic languages. The East Germanic languages have all become extinct. Old English, for example, belonged to this group. Colonization spread Germanic languages across the world. As a result, Dutch is understood in the Caribbean and in South Africa. All Germanic languages are derived from a common root. Whether or not there was a uniform proto-language is unclear. Besides that, only a few old Germanic texts exist. Unlike the Romance languages, there are hardly any sources. Research of the Germanic languages is more difficult as a result. Relatively little is also known about the culture of the Germanic people, or Teutons. The people of the Teutons did not unite. As a result there was no common identity. Therefore, science has to rely on other sources. Without Greeks and Romans, we would only know a little about the Teutons!