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32 [thirty-two]

At the restaurant 4

At the restaurant 4

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I’d like chips / French fries (am.) with ketchup. U-- ---c-ó de p-t-t----r-gi--s ------et-up. U__ p_____ d_ p______ f_______ a__ q_______ U-a p-r-i- d- p-t-t-s f-e-i-e- a-b q-e-x-p- ------------------------------------------- Una porció de patates fregides amb quetxup. 0
And two with mayonnaise. I-due--am- -aio-e--. I d___ a__ m________ I d-e- a-b m-i-n-s-. -------------------- I dues amb maionesa. 0
And three sausages with mustard. I tres sa---t--s-to-r-des--mb--o-t-s-a. I t___ s________ t_______ a__ m________ I t-e- s-l-i-x-s t-r-a-e- a-b m-s-a-s-. --------------------------------------- I tres salsitxes torrades amb mostassa. 0
What vegetables do you have? Qu-ne- -er-ur----eni-? Q_____ v_______ t_____ Q-i-e- v-r-u-e- t-n-u- ---------------------- Quines verdures teniu? 0
Do you have beans? Qu- --ni- -on-et-s - -e-ol-? Q__ t____ m_______ / f______ Q-e t-n-u m-n-e-e- / f-s-l-? ---------------------------- Que teniu mongetes / fesols? 0
Do you have cauliflower? Q-e te-i---oliflo-? Q__ t____ c________ Q-e t-n-u c-l-f-o-? ------------------- Que teniu coliflor? 0
I like to eat (sweet) corn. M-ag--d- -- b-a---e mo-o. M_______ e_ b___ d_ m____ M-a-r-d- e- b-a- d- m-r-. ------------------------- M’agrada el blat de moro. 0
I like to eat cucumber. M--gra-------o--m-re. M_______ e_ c________ M-a-r-d- e- c-g-m-r-. --------------------- M’agrada el cogombre. 0
I like to eat tomatoes. M--gr-d-n--l- -om--uets. M________ e__ t_________ M-a-r-d-n e-s t-m-q-e-s- ------------------------ M’agraden els tomàquets. 0
Do you also like to eat leek? Tam-é--- agra-- e- --r-o? T____ l_ a_____ e_ p_____ T-m-é l- a-r-d- e- p-r-o- ------------------------- També li agrada el porro? 0
Do you also like to eat sauerkraut? Tam-é ----gr-d- -a ---r-t? T____ l_ a_____ l_ x______ T-m-é l- a-r-d- l- x-c-u-? -------------------------- També li agrada la xucrut? 0
Do you also like to eat lentils? T--bé----agra-e- l-- lle----les? T____ l_ a______ l__ l__________ T-m-é l- a-r-d-n l-s l-e-t-l-e-? -------------------------------- També li agraden les llentilles? 0
Do you also like to eat carrots? Ta--é-t---raden ------st---gu--? T____ t________ l__ p___________ T-m-é t-a-r-d-n l-s p-s-a-a-u-s- -------------------------------- També t’agraden les pastanagues? 0
Do you also like to eat broccoli? Tam-- t’-g-a------b------? T____ t_______ e_ b_______ T-m-é t-a-r-d- e- b-ò-u-l- -------------------------- També t’agrada el bròquil? 0
Do you also like to eat peppers? Tamb- t’---a-a -l pebro-? T____ t_______ e_ p______ T-m-é t-a-r-d- e- p-b-o-? ------------------------- També t’agrada el pebrot? 0
I don’t like onions. N--m-a------l- ce-a. N_ m_______ l_ c____ N- m-a-r-d- l- c-b-. -------------------- No m’agrada la ceba. 0
I don’t like olives. N- m’--r---- -es -l---s. N_ m________ l__ o______ N- m-a-r-d-n l-s o-i-e-. ------------------------ No m’agraden les olives. 0
I don’t like mushrooms. N---’agrade- --s--o----. N_ m________ e__ b______ N- m-a-r-d-n e-s b-l-t-. ------------------------ No m’agraden els bolets. 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!