Europe languages and cultures

 


Europe Languages and Cultures

 

Europe

Geological and geographical Europe is a peninsula or a subcontinent. This continent is the second continent after Australia with an area of 10,180,000 km² where is when calculated from its population, this continent is in the third position with the largest population or equal to one-eighth of the world's population.




SPANISH
  • The main language of Spain is Spanish (español, idioma español) or Castile (castellano) is the Iberian-Roman language in Spain.
  • The third most spoken language in the world. In 2005, 89% of Spaniards used Spanish as their mother tongue or primary language, followed by Catalan / Valencia with 9%, Galician with 5% and Basque with 0.9%, and 3% using other languages. . This percentage if added up is 106.9% because it includes people who speak more than one language.






SPANISH CULTURE

q  The country with the nickname “Country Matador" actually has a high social inclination. Friendly with fellow residents, open and friendly with newcomers.

q  The city of Madrid as the capital of Spain, gets its name from the Arabic word “magerit” which means the place of many rivers.

q  Don't expect to have a quick dinner, The time to eat in Spain is much longer than in other countries. Starting the day with a light breakfast (or just coffee), the biggest meal is done at lunch.

 




NETHERLAND CULTURE

  1. Using bicycles as the main means of transportation, both in villages and in cities.
  2. "Straightforward": they don't hesitate to express their opinion.
  3. The Dutch do not shake hands when they meet and almost never make small talk such as praising.
  4. Discipline and on time. The Dutch are very disciplined. They generally have a "to do list" that they will actually do. Apart from that, the Dutch also really value their time. For them, time is money
  5. Everyone is considered equal. Dutch society upholds the principle of egalitarianism, where everyone has the same degree. In the land of windmills, social class differences are not very visible. Therefore, if you go to the Netherlands, don't expect you to get special treatment just because of your education degree, job position, or higher social status than other people, huh!

 






Finland

Finnish or Suomi is the language spoken by the majority of Finns 92 according to a survey in 2006.

Suomi is one of Finland's official languages (the other is Swedish Finnish) and is also the working language of the northern council, citizens of northern countries who speak Suomi can use it when interacting with official bodies in other northern countries without having to be responsible will be the translator fee.

 

English

Finland

Good morning

Hyvää päivää

Good Night

Hyvää iltaa

Yes

Kyllä

Thank you

Kiitos

Sorry

Anteeksi


 






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