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Pilsētas apskate

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Is the market open on Sundays? V-i ---g-s sv---ienā--ir-atvē--s? V__ t_____ s_________ i_ a_______ V-i t-r-u- s-ē-d-e-ā- i- a-v-r-s- --------------------------------- Vai tirgus svētdienās ir atvērts? 0
Is the fair open on Mondays? Va--g-d-tirgus---r---e--s i----v-r--? V__ g_________ p_________ i_ a_______ V-i g-d-t-r-u- p-r-d-e-ā- i- a-v-r-s- ------------------------------------- Vai gadatirgus pirmdienās ir atvērts? 0
Is the exhibition open on Tuesdays? Va- --s-āde----d-enās----a-v--ta? V__ i______ o________ i_ a_______ V-i i-s-ā-e o-r-i-n-s i- a-v-r-a- --------------------------------- Vai izstāde otrdienās ir atvērta? 0
Is the zoo open on Wednesdays? Vai z--l-ģ-sk--s-dārz---re-di--ās ir a-v-rt-? V__ z___________ d____ t_________ i_ a_______ V-i z-o-o-i-k-i- d-r-s t-e-d-e-ā- i- a-v-r-s- --------------------------------------------- Vai zooloģiskais dārzs trešdienās ir atvērts? 0
Is the museum open on Thursdays? V-- muz-js -et--t-ie-ās i- at--rts? V__ m_____ c___________ i_ a_______ V-i m-z-j- c-t-r-d-e-ā- i- a-v-r-s- ----------------------------------- Vai muzejs ceturtdienās ir atvērts? 0
Is the gallery open on Fridays? Vai ga---ij- -ie-td-e-ās--r--t-----? V__ g_______ p__________ i_ a_______ V-i g-l-r-j- p-e-t-i-n-s i- a-v-r-a- ------------------------------------ Vai galerija piektdienās ir atvērta? 0
Can one take photographs? V-i d-īk-t -otogr---t? V__ d_____ f__________ V-i d-ī-s- f-t-g-a-ē-? ---------------------- Vai drīkst fotografēt? 0
Does one have to pay an entrance fee? Va--ir--āp--k-ie-j-s biļe-e? V__ i_ j_____ i_____ b______ V-i i- j-p-r- i-e-a- b-ļ-t-? ---------------------------- Vai ir jāpērk ieejas biļete? 0
How much is the entrance fee? Ci------ā-i-e-----iļe--? C__ m____ i_____ b______ C-k m-k-ā i-e-a- b-ļ-t-? ------------------------ Cik maksā ieejas biļete? 0
Is there a discount for groups? Va- -r-pām-----t-a---? V__ g_____ i_ a_______ V-i g-u-ā- i- a-l-i-e- ---------------------- Vai grupām ir atlaide? 0
Is there a discount for children? Vai --r-iem-ir a-la-d-? V__ b______ i_ a_______ V-i b-r-i-m i- a-l-i-e- ----------------------- Vai bērniem ir atlaide? 0
Is there a discount for students? V-- -t---n-i----- -t-ai--? V__ s_________ i_ a_______ V-i s-u-e-t-e- i- a-l-i-e- -------------------------- Vai studentiem ir atlaide? 0
What building is that? Ka--tā-i--p------? K__ t_ i_ p__ ē___ K-s t- i- p-r ē-u- ------------------ Kas tā ir par ēku? 0
How old is the building? C-k vec--ir ēka? C__ v___ i_ ē___ C-k v-c- i- ē-a- ---------------- Cik veca ir ēka? 0
Who built the building? K----r--ē--s ---ēk-? K__ i_ c____ š_ ē___ K-s i- c-l-s š- ē-u- -------------------- Kas ir cēlis šo ēku? 0
I’m interested in architecture. E--in--r-sēj-s --- --h-te-tū-u. E_ i__________ p__ a___________ E- i-t-r-s-j-s p-r a-h-t-k-ū-u- ------------------------------- Es interesējos par arhitektūru. 0
I’m interested in art. Es i-te-e--j---p-----kslu. E_ i__________ p__ m______ E- i-t-r-s-j-s p-r m-k-l-. -------------------------- Es interesējos par mākslu. 0
I’m interested in paintings. E- i---r-sēj-s-p-r--l-z-i-c--u. E_ i__________ p__ g___________ E- i-t-r-s-j-s p-r g-e-n-e-ī-u- ------------------------------- Es interesējos par glezniecību. 0

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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.
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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!