
For language learners, a great mark of Spanish is that words are written as pronounced. This means that reading and writing in Spanish is an easy task.
對語言學習者來說,西班牙語的一大特點是單詞怎樣寫就怎樣發音,這意味著讀寫西班牙語是一件比較容易的事情。
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Like English, Afrikaans is in the West Germanic language family. Another mark of Afrikaans is its vocabulary, which shares many Germanic-derived words that are familiar to English speakers.
南非語像英語一樣屬于西日耳曼語支。南非語的另外一個特點是在它的詞匯中有許多源自日耳曼語系的單詞,這會使說英語的人感到不陌生。
Dutch 荷蘭語
Another West Germanic cousin of the English language, Dutch is both structurally and syntactically familiar for English speakers. In terms of pronunciation and vocabulary, it is equal to English in many ways.
荷蘭語是英語的另一個同屬西日耳曼語支的表親,對于說英語的人來說,荷蘭語的結構和句法都很熟悉。就發音和詞匯而言,荷蘭語在許多方面與英語是平行的。
導讀:英語與許多日耳曼和拉丁語族的方言有緊密聯系,所以就學習語言而言,學習英語的人常常不必從零開始。為此,我們就介紹六種最容易從頭開始學習的語言。
Vocabulary
pronounce:發音。
Germanic-derived:源于日耳曼語系的。
familiar:熟悉的
structurally:在結構上。
syntactically:在語句構成上。
equal:相等的;相同的。
Norwegian 挪威語
Norwegian and English have very similar syntax and word order. Verbs are an especially simple feature, with no conjugation according to number or person.
挪威語的句法和詞序與英語很相似,動詞尤其簡單,沒有因數或人稱而產生的配合。
Swedish 瑞典語
Another Germanic language, Swedish shares many cognate words with English. In terms of pronunciation, Swedish is a famously sing-songy language. Swedish can be a melodic language that is easy to listen to and easy to imitate.
瑞典語也屬于日耳曼語族,與英語分享著許多同源詞。在發音方面,瑞典語是一種著名的“歌唱性”語言。也是一種容易聽懂并且相當容易模仿的帶旋律的語言。
Italian 意大利語
The most romantic of Romance language, Italian has a Latin-rooted vocabulary which allows for many Italian/English cognates. There are 21 letters in the Italian alphabet, so it is actually easier than English.
在拉丁語族中最浪漫的是意大利語。意大利語有許多拉丁詞根的詞匯,于是就與英語分享著許多同源詞。意大利語只有21個字母,比起英語來要更加簡單。
Vocabulary
syntax:句法,句法規則。
conjugation:結合。
cognate:同根的,同語系的。
melodic:有旋律的;調子美妙的。
imitate:模仿,效仿。