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en At the restaurant 4   »   lv Restorānā 4

32 [thirty-two]

At the restaurant 4

At the restaurant 4

32 [trīsdesmit divi]

Restorānā 4

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I’d like chips / French fries (am.) with ketchup. Fr---a---peļ-- ---k-čupu,-lūd-u. F__ k_________ a_ k______ l_____ F-ī k-r-u-e-u- a- k-č-p-, l-d-u- -------------------------------- Frī kartupeļus ar kečupu, lūdzu. 0
And two with mayonnaise. U----va- -or-ija---r-m-----z-. U_ d____ p_______ a_ m________ U- d-v-s p-r-i-a- a- m-j-n-z-. ------------------------------ Un divas porcijas ar majonēzi. 0
And three sausages with mustard. Un--r-s ----i-a- c-p-u----u--r sinepēm. U_ t___ p_______ c____ d___ a_ s_______ U- t-ī- p-r-i-a- c-p-u d-s- a- s-n-p-m- --------------------------------------- Un trīs porcijas ceptu desu ar sinepēm. 0
What vegetables do you have? K-----ā-zeņi-J-m- ir? K___ d______ J___ i__ K-d- d-r-e-i J-m- i-? --------------------- Kādi dārzeņi Jums ir? 0
Do you have beans? Va--J-ms-i--pup-ņas? V__ J___ i_ p_______ V-i J-m- i- p-p-ņ-s- -------------------- Vai Jums ir pupiņas? 0
Do you have cauliflower? Va----m- ir--i--kāp-sti? V__ J___ i_ z___________ V-i J-m- i- z-e-k-p-s-i- ------------------------ Vai Jums ir ziedkāposti? 0
I like to eat (sweet) corn. Es----p-āt ē-u-----r---. E_ l______ ē__ k________ E- l-b-r-t ē-u k-k-r-z-. ------------------------ Es labprāt ēdu kukurūzu. 0
I like to eat cucumber. E----bp--t ----g--ķ--. E_ l______ ē__ g______ E- l-b-r-t ē-u g-r-u-. ---------------------- Es labprāt ēdu gurķus. 0
I like to eat tomatoes. E--l---rā- ē-u -o-ā---. E_ l______ ē__ t_______ E- l-b-r-t ē-u t-m-t-s- ----------------------- Es labprāt ēdu tomātus. 0
Do you also like to eat leek? Vai-J-s l-b-rāt-ē----pur-v--? V__ J__ l______ ē___ p_______ V-i J-s l-b-r-t ē-a- p-r-v-s- ----------------------------- Vai Jūs labprāt ēdat puravus? 0
Do you also like to eat sauerkraut? V---Jū- l-bp--- -d-t--k---tu- kā--stu-? V__ J__ l______ ē___ s_______ k________ V-i J-s l-b-r-t ē-a- s-ā-ē-u- k-p-s-u-? --------------------------------------- Vai Jūs labprāt ēdat skābētus kāpostus? 0
Do you also like to eat lentils? V-----s lab--āt ēd-t -ēcas? V__ J__ l______ ē___ l_____ V-i J-s l-b-r-t ē-a- l-c-s- --------------------------- Vai Jūs labprāt ēdat lēcas? 0
Do you also like to eat carrots? V-i-tu ----l---r-t----bur-ā-u-? V__ t_ a__ l______ ē_ b________ V-i t- a-ī l-b-r-t ē- b-r-ā-u-? ------------------------------- Vai tu arī labprāt ēd burkānus? 0
Do you also like to eat broccoli? Vai-t- -rī-labp--t--d b----ļ--? V__ t_ a__ l______ ē_ b________ V-i t- a-ī l-b-r-t ē- b-o-o-u-? ------------------------------- Vai tu arī labprāt ēd brokoļus? 0
Do you also like to eat peppers? Vai -u--r- l---r-t-ē----priku? V__ t_ a__ l______ ē_ p_______ V-i t- a-ī l-b-r-t ē- p-p-i-u- ------------------------------ Vai tu arī labprāt ēd papriku? 0
I don’t like onions. M----e-a-š- s---l-. M__ n______ s______ M-n n-g-r-o s-p-l-. ------------------- Man negaršo sīpoli. 0
I don’t like olives. Ma--negar---o-ī-es. M__ n______ o______ M-n n-g-r-o o-ī-e-. ------------------- Man negaršo olīves. 0
I don’t like mushrooms. Man---g-ršo--ē-e-. M__ n______ s_____ M-n n-g-r-o s-n-s- ------------------ Man negaršo sēnes. 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!