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42 [forty-two]

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42 [cuarenta y dos]

Una visita por la ciudad

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Is the market open on Sundays? ¿Es-á---ierto -- m-rca----os -om-ng--? ¿____ a______ e_ m______ l__ d________ ¿-s-á a-i-r-o e- m-r-a-o l-s d-m-n-o-? -------------------------------------- ¿Está abierto el mercado los domingos?
Is the fair open on Mondays? ¿Está-ab-er-a -a-f-r-----s lu--s? ¿____ a______ l_ f____ l__ l_____ ¿-s-á a-i-r-a l- f-r-a l-s l-n-s- --------------------------------- ¿Está abierta la feria los lunes?
Is the exhibition open on Tuesdays? ¿-stá-a-ie-t- la-e--osic-ó- -----a-t-s? ¿____ a______ l_ e_________ l__ m______ ¿-s-á a-i-r-a l- e-p-s-c-ó- l-s m-r-e-? --------------------------------------- ¿Está abierta la exposición los martes?
Is the zoo open on Wednesdays? ¿E-tá-a-i--to-----ooló-----los m--r---e-? ¿____ a______ e_ z________ l__ m_________ ¿-s-á a-i-r-o e- z-o-ó-i-o l-s m-é-c-l-s- ----------------------------------------- ¿Está abierto el zoológico los miércoles?
Is the museum open on Thursdays? ¿-s-á a-i--t- e------o l-s ju-v-s? ¿____ a______ e_ m____ l__ j______ ¿-s-á a-i-r-o e- m-s-o l-s j-e-e-? ---------------------------------- ¿Está abierto el museo los jueves?
Is the gallery open on Fridays? ¿--tá abi-r-a--- ga-er-a-los v--r-es? ¿____ a______ l_ g______ l__ v_______ ¿-s-á a-i-r-a l- g-l-r-a l-s v-e-n-s- ------------------------------------- ¿Está abierta la galería los viernes?
Can one take photographs? ¿-- pu-de--t-mar -o--s? ¿__ p_____ t____ f_____ ¿-e p-e-e- t-m-r f-t-s- ----------------------- ¿Se pueden tomar fotos?
Does one have to pay an entrance fee? ¿Ha- qu- pa-a- en-r-d-? ¿___ q__ p____ e_______ ¿-a- q-e p-g-r e-t-a-a- ----------------------- ¿Hay que pagar entrada?
How much is the entrance fee? ¿C----o -ale--a ---rada? ¿______ v___ l_ e_______ ¿-u-n-o v-l- l- e-t-a-a- ------------------------ ¿Cuánto vale la entrada?
Is there a discount for groups? ¿H-y--e--u-n---para--r-po-? ¿___ d________ p___ g______ ¿-a- d-s-u-n-o p-r- g-u-o-? --------------------------- ¿Hay descuento para grupos?
Is there a discount for children? ¿Ha- desc-en-- -ar--n-ño-? ¿___ d________ p___ n_____ ¿-a- d-s-u-n-o p-r- n-ñ-s- -------------------------- ¿Hay descuento para niños?
Is there a discount for students? ¿-ay-----u--t- para -st-dia--es? ¿___ d________ p___ e___________ ¿-a- d-s-u-n-o p-r- e-t-d-a-t-s- -------------------------------- ¿Hay descuento para estudiantes?
What building is that? ¿-ué--i-o d----i--c-- ---ést-? ¿___ t___ d_ e_______ e_ é____ ¿-u- t-p- d- e-i-i-i- e- é-t-? ------------------------------ ¿Qué tipo de edificio es éste?
How old is the building? ¿D- ha-- c--nt- -s--ste -d-fi---? ¿__ h___ c_____ e_ e___ e________ ¿-e h-c- c-á-t- e- e-t- e-i-i-i-? --------------------------------- ¿De hace cuánto es este edificio?
Who built the building? ¿-u-én--o-s-r--- est- edifi-io? ¿_____ c________ e___ e________ ¿-u-é- c-n-t-u-ó e-t- e-i-i-i-? ------------------------------- ¿Quién construyó este edificio?
I’m interested in architecture. M- --ter--- l- -rqu-t--t-ra. M_ i_______ l_ a____________ M- i-t-r-s- l- a-q-i-e-t-r-. ---------------------------- Me interesa la arquitectura.
I’m interested in art. Me i---r--a-e--a---. M_ i_______ e_ a____ M- i-t-r-s- e- a-t-. -------------------- Me interesa el arte.
I’m interested in paintings. Me-i-t--esa l--p--tu-a. M_ i_______ l_ p_______ M- i-t-r-s- l- p-n-u-a- ----------------------- Me interesa la pintura.

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Fast languages, slow languages

There are over 6,000 languages worldwide. But all have the same function. They help us exchange information. This happens in various ways in every language. Because every language behaves according to its own rules. The speed with which a language is spoken also differs. Linguists have proven this in various studies. To this end, short texts were translated into several languages. These texts were then read aloud by native speakers. The result was clear. Japanese and Spanish are the fastest languages. In these languages, almost 8 syllables per second are spoken. The Chinese speak considerably slower. They speak only 5 syllables per second. The speed is dependent on the complexity of the syllables. If the syllables are complex, speaking takes longer. German contains 3 sounds per syllable, for example. Therefore it is spoken relatively slowly. Speaking quickly does not mean, however, that there is a lot to communicate. Quite the opposite! Only a little information is contained in syllables that are quickly spoken. Although the Japanese speak quickly, they convey little content. On the other hand, the ‘slow’ Chinese say a great deal with a few words. English syllables also contain a lot of information. Interesting is: The evaluated languages are almost equally efficient! That means, he who speaks slower says more. And he who speaks faster needs more words. In the end, all reach their goal at about the same time.
Did you know?
Slovenian is counted among the South Slavic languages. It is the native language of about 2 million people. These people live in Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Austria, Italy and Hungary. Slovenian is similar in many ways to Czech and Slovakian. Many influences from Serbo-Croatian can also be seen. Although Slovenia is a small country, many different dialects exist there. This is due to the fact that the language region looks back at a chequered history. This manifests itself in the vocabulary too, as it contains many foreign language terms. Slovenian is written with Latin letters. The grammar distinguishes six cases and three genders. There are two official phonologies in the pronunciation. One of them differentiates precisely between high and low sounds. Another peculiarity of the language is its archaic structure. Slovenians have always been very open with respect to other languages. So they are even happier when someone is interested in their language!