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| FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER |
| Samples of Spoken Foreign Languages |
| More Russian |
| Czech |
| Polish |
| Ukrainian |
| German |
| Serbo-Croatian |
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| Hello, my name is David and I live in Chicago. I would like to work for a company where I can use my knowledge of Russian. |
| I work hard from morning to evening at three jobs, but there's still not enough money to live on. |
| 1. Good morning. Do you speak English? 2. I'm sorry, I don't speak English 1. I'm afraid I speak Ukrainian quite poorly. 2. That's alright. You're doing fine. I understand you. |
| More Russian |
| 1. Good morning. Do you speak English? 2. I'm sorry, I don't speak English. 1. Unfortunately, I speak just a little Czech. 2. That doesn't matter. I understand you. |
| 1. Good morning. Do you speak English? 2. I'm sorry, I don't speak English. 1. Unfortunately, I only speak a little Croatian 2. That's fine. I understand you. |
| 1. Good morning. Do you speak English? 2. Unfortunately, no. 1. I'm afraid my Polish is not very good. 2. Not at all. You speak very well. 1. I just get nervous when I start to speak Polish. 2. I understand. |
| 1. Good Morning. Do you speak English? 2. I'm sorry. I don't speak English. 1. I'm afraid I only speak a little German. 2. That's alright. I understand you. 1. I get nervous when I speak German. 2. I understand you very well. |
| Bulgarian |
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| 1. Good morning. Do you speak English? 2. I'm sorry, I don't speak English. 1. I'm sorry, my Bulgarian is rather poor. 2. Don't worry. I understand you. |
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| Belorussian |
| 1. Good morning. Do you speak English? 2. I'm sorry, I don't speak English. 1. Unfortunately, I speak only a little BR. 2. That's alright, I understand you. |
| Slovenian |
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| Slovak |
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| 1. Good morning. Do you speak English? 2. I'm sorry. I do not speak English. 1. Unfortunately, I speak only a little Slovenian. 2. That's alright, I understand you. |
| 1. Good morning. Do you speak English? 2. I'm sorry, I don't speak English. 1. Unfortunately, I speak only a little Slovak. 2. That's alright, I understand you. |
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| Russian |
| 1. Good morning. Do you speak English? 2. I'm sorry, I don't speak English. 1. I'm afraid I only speak a little Russian. 2. That's alright You're doing fine. 1. I get nervous when I speak Russian. 2. I understand you very well. |