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en In the hotel – Complaints   »   nl In het hotel – klachten

28 [twenty-eight]

In the hotel – Complaints

In the hotel – Complaints

28 [achtentwintig]

In het hotel – klachten

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The shower isn’t working. D------h- w-rk- -ie-. D_ d_____ w____ n____ D- d-u-h- w-r-t n-e-. --------------------- De douche werkt niet. 0
There is no warm water. Er-k-mt--e---warm----er. E_ k___ g___ w___ w_____ E- k-m- g-e- w-r- w-t-r- ------------------------ Er komt geen warm water. 0
Can you get it repaired? K--- u da- l-t-n ----rere-? K___ u d__ l____ r_________ K-n- u d-t l-t-n r-p-r-r-n- --------------------------- Kunt u dat laten repareren? 0
There is no telephone in the room. E-----ge-n-t-l-------n-d- ----r. E_ i_ g___ t_______ i_ d_ k_____ E- i- g-e- t-l-f-o- i- d- k-m-r- -------------------------------- Er is geen telefoon in de kamer. 0
There is no TV in the room. E--i- ge-- ----vis---i- de -amer. E_ i_ g___ t________ i_ d_ k_____ E- i- g-e- t-l-v-s-e i- d- k-m-r- --------------------------------- Er is geen televisie in de kamer. 0
The room has no balcony. De kamer h-e---ge-n-ba----. D_ k____ h____ g___ b______ D- k-m-r h-e-t g-e- b-l-o-. --------------------------- De kamer heeft geen balkon. 0
The room is too noisy. De k--------te---w-aie--g. D_ k____ i_ t_ l__________ D- k-m-r i- t- l-w-a-e-i-. -------------------------- De kamer is te lawaaierig. 0
The room is too small. De -amer is te ---in. D_ k____ i_ t_ k_____ D- k-m-r i- t- k-e-n- --------------------- De kamer is te klein. 0
The room is too dark. D- k-me- is-te-d---er. D_ k____ i_ t_ d______ D- k-m-r i- t- d-n-e-. ---------------------- De kamer is te donker. 0
The heater isn’t working. D- v-rw--mi---doe- h-- niet. D_ v_________ d___ h__ n____ D- v-r-a-m-n- d-e- h-t n-e-. ---------------------------- De verwarming doet het niet. 0
The air-conditioning isn’t working. De-a-r-ondit-oning d-et--et--i-t. D_ a______________ d___ h__ n____ D- a-r-o-d-t-o-i-g d-e- h-t n-e-. --------------------------------- De airconditioning doet het niet. 0
The TV isn’t working. De--e-ev--ie--s st-k. D_ t________ i_ s____ D- t-l-v-s-e i- s-u-. --------------------- De televisie is stuk. 0
I don’t like that. D-- -----t me n--t. D__ b_____ m_ n____ D-t b-v-l- m- n-e-. ------------------- Dat bevalt me niet. 0
That’s too expensive. D-t i- m--t---uu-. D__ i_ m_ t_ d____ D-t i- m- t- d-u-. ------------------ Dat is me te duur. 0
Do you have anything cheaper? H-ef- ---e-----e---pers? H____ u i___ g__________ H-e-t u i-t- g-e-k-p-r-? ------------------------ Heeft u iets goedkopers? 0
Is there a youth hostel nearby? I---r-hi-r i- d- --u-- e-n-jeugd---b-r-? I_ e_ h___ i_ d_ b____ e__ j____________ I- e- h-e- i- d- b-u-t e-n j-u-d-e-b-r-? ---------------------------------------- Is er hier in de buurt een jeugdherberg? 0
Is there a boarding house / a bed and breakfast nearby? Is--- -----in -e b-u-t --n pe---o-? I_ e_ h___ i_ d_ b____ e__ p_______ I- e- h-e- i- d- b-u-t e-n p-n-i-n- ----------------------------------- Is er hier in de buurt een pension? 0
Is there a restaurant nearby? I---- --er--n -e-b--r----- restaur--t? I_ e_ h___ i_ d_ b____ e__ r__________ I- e- h-e- i- d- b-u-t e-n r-s-a-r-n-? -------------------------------------- Is er hier in de buurt een restaurant? 0

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Positive languages, negative languages

Most people are either optimists or pessimists. But that can apply to languages too! Scientists repeatedly analyze the vocabulary of languages. In doing so they often come to astounding results. In English, for example, there are more negative than positive words. There are almost double the number of words for negative emotions. In western societies, the vocabulary influences the speakers. The people there complain quite often. They also criticize many things. Therefore, they use language with an altogether more negative tone. But negative words are interesting for another reason too. They contain more information than positive terms. The reason for this could lie in our evolution. It was always important for all living things to recognize dangers. They had to react quickly to risks. Besides that, they wanted to warn others of dangers. Therefore it was essential to be able to pass along information very quickly. As much as possible should be said with as few words as possible. Apart from that, negative language doesn't have any real advantages. That is easy for anyone to imagine. People who only speak negatively are surely not very popular. Furthermore, negative language affects our emotions. Positive language, on the other hand, can have positive effects. People that are always positive have more success in their career. So we should use our language more carefully. Because we choose which vocabulary we use. And through our language we create our reality. So: Speak positively!
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Marathi is counted among the Indo-Iranian languages. It is spoken in western and central India. Marathi is the native language of more than 70 million people. For this reason it is counted among the 20 most-spoken languages in the world. Marathi is written with the same script that is used for Hindi. In this alphabet, each symbol represents exactly one sound. There are 12 vowels and 36 consonants. The numbers are relatively complex. There is a distinct word for 1 through 100. Each number must therefore be learned individually. Marathi is divided into 42 different dialects. They all say a lot about the development of the language. Another feature of Marathi is its long literary tradition. There are texts that are over 1000 years old. If you are interested in the history of India, you should study Marathi!