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em At the restaurant 4   »   ha A cikin gidan abinci 4

32 [thirty-two]

At the restaurant 4

At the restaurant 4

32 (talatin da biyu)

A cikin gidan abinci 4

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I’d like chips / French fries (am.) with ketchup. D--a-soy--da -e--h-p. D___ s___ d_ k_______ D-y- s-y- d- k-t-h-p- --------------------- Daya soya da ketchup. 0
And two with mayonnaise. Ku----au --y- tare-da -a--n-----. K___ s__ b___ t___ d_ m__________ K-m- s-u b-y- t-r- d- m-y-n-a-s-. --------------------------------- Kuma sau biyu tare da mayonnaise. 0
And three sausages with mustard. D--tsira--a-ade -u-- u-u-ta-e-----us--rd. D_ t_____ a____ g___ u__ t___ d_ m_______ D- t-i-a- a-a-e g-d- u-u t-r- d- m-s-a-d- ----------------------------------------- Da tsiran alade guda uku tare da mustard. 0
What vegetables do you have? Wane -a--n l-mb- ---e-da-su? W___ k____ l____ k___ d_ s__ W-n- k-y-n l-m-u k-k- d- s-? ---------------------------- Wane kayan lambu kuke da su? 0
Do you have beans? Kuna -a w--e? K___ d_ w____ K-n- d- w-k-? ------------- Kuna da wake? 0
Do you have cauliflower? K-na-da-f-r-n---b-j-? K___ d_ f____ k______ K-n- d- f-r-n k-b-j-? --------------------- Kuna da farin kabeji? 0
I like to eat (sweet) corn. In--so- c-n-m--a-a I__ s__ c__ m_____ I-a s-n c-n m-s-r- ------------------ Ina son cin masara 0
I like to eat cucumber. Ina-son c-n-c--umb-rs I__ s__ c__ c________ I-a s-n c-n c-c-m-e-s --------------------- Ina son cin cucumbers 0
I like to eat tomatoes. Ina ----ci---um-t-r I__ s__ c__ t______ I-a s-n c-n t-m-t-r ------------------- Ina son cin tumatir 0
Do you also like to eat leek? K-na-k--a --n-c-n le--n? K___ k___ s__ c__ l_____ K-n- k-m- s-n c-n l-k-n- ------------------------ Kuna kuma son cin leken? 0
Do you also like to eat sauerkraut? S--n ---------c-n --u--k-au---u--? S___ k___ s__ c__ s_________ k____ S-i- k-n- s-n c-n s-u-r-r-u- k-m-? ---------------------------------- Shin kuna son cin sauerkraut kuma? 0
Do you also like to eat lentils? Shi- k-n---on-c-n-------? S___ k___ s__ c__ l______ S-i- k-n- s-n c-n l-n-i-? ------------------------- Shin kuna son cin lentil? 0
Do you also like to eat carrots? Sh-- -una --- --ra--k-ma? S___ k___ s__ k____ k____ S-i- k-n- s-n k-r-s k-m-? ------------------------- Shin kuna son karas kuma? 0
Do you also like to eat broccoli? S-i---u-a--on-------occoli kuma? S___ k___ s__ c__ b_______ k____ S-i- k-n- s-n c-n b-o-c-l- k-m-? -------------------------------- Shin kuna son cin broccoli kuma? 0
Do you also like to eat peppers? Ku-- k-m--so- bark-n-? K___ k___ s__ b_______ K-n- k-m- s-n b-r-o-o- ---------------------- Kuna kuma son barkono? 0
I don’t like onions. B- na-so- a-b-sa. B_ n_ s__ a______ B- n- s-n a-b-s-. ----------------- Ba na son albasa. 0
I don’t like olives. Ba n- -o- z---un B_ n_ s__ z_____ B- n- s-n z-i-u- ---------------- Ba na son zaitun 0
I don’t like mushrooms. B--na--on n-mom-n -aza. B_ n_ s__ n______ k____ B- n- s-n n-m-m-n k-z-. ----------------------- Ba na son namomin kaza. 0

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Tonal Languages

Most of all the languages spoken worldwide are tonal languages. With tonal languages, the pitch of the tones is crucial. They determine what meaning words or syllables have. Thus, the tone belongs firmly to the word. Most of the languages spoken in Asia are tonal languages. For example, Chinese, Thai and Vietnamese. There are also various tonal languages in Africa. Many indigenous languages in America are tonal languages as well. Indo-European languages mostly contain only tonal elements. This applies to Swedish or Serbian, for example. The number of tone pitches is varied in individual languages. Four different tones are distinguishable in Chinese. With this, the syllable ma can have four meanings. They are mother, hemp, horse and to rant . Interestingly, tonal languages also impact our hearing. Studies on absolute hearing have shown this. Absolute hearing is the ability to identify heard tones accurately. Absolute hearing occurs very rarely in Europe and North America. Fewer than 1 in 10,000 people have it. It's different with native speakers of Chinese. Here, 9 times as many people have this special ability. We all had absolute hearing when we were infants. We used it to learn to speak correctly. Unfortunately, most people lose it later on. The pitch of tones is also important in music. This is especially true for cultures that speak a tonal language. They must adhere to the melody very precisely. Otherwise a beautiful love song comes out as an absurd song!
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Punjabi is counted among the Indo-Iranian languages. It is spoken natively by 130 million people. The majority of those people live in Pakistan. However, it is also spoken in the Indian state of Punjab. Punjabi is hardly ever used as a written language in Pakistan. It is different in India because there the language holds an official status. Punjabi is written in its own script. It also has a very long literary tradition. Texts have been found that are almost 1000 years old. Punjabi is also very interesting from a phonological point of view. This is because it is a tonal language. In tonal languages, the pitch of the accented syllable changes their meaning. In Punjabi, the accented syllable can take on three different pitches. That is very unusual for Indo-European languages. That makes Punjabi that much more appealing!