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46 [forty-six]

In the discotheque

In the discotheque

৪৬ [ছেচল্লিশ]

46 [Chēcalliśa]

ডিস্কোতে

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Is this seat taken? এই স--ট---ি ফ-ক-? এ_ সী__ কি ফা__ এ- স-ট-া ক- ফ-ক-? ----------------- এই সীটটা কি ফাকা? 0
ē'i ---a-ā -- ph-kā? ē__ s_____ k_ p_____ ē-i s-ṭ-ṭ- k- p-ā-ā- -------------------- ē'i sīṭaṭā ki phākā?
May I sit with you? আমি -ি--প-ার স-থ--ব-তে -া--? আ_ কি আ___ সা_ ব__ পা__ আ-ি ক- আ-ন-র স-থ- ব-ত- প-র-? ---------------------------- আমি কি আপনার সাথে বসতে পারি? 0
Ā-- ---ā----r- -------as--- pār-? Ā__ k_ ā______ s____ b_____ p____ Ā-i k- ā-a-ā-a s-t-ē b-s-t- p-r-? --------------------------------- Āmi ki āpanāra sāthē basatē pāri?
Sure. হ--াঁ-নি-্চ-ই-৷ হ্_ নি____ ৷ হ-য-ঁ ন-শ-চ-ই ৷ --------------- হ্যাঁ নিশ্চয়ই ৷ 0
Hy--̐ ---caẏ-'i H___ n________ H-ā-̐ n-ś-a-a-i --------------- Hyām̐ niścaẏa'i
How do you like the music? আ--া----্গ-- কেমন ---ছ-? আ___ স___ কে__ লা___ আ-ন-র স-্-ী- ক-ম- ল-গ-ে- ------------------------ আপনার সঙ্গীত কেমন লাগছে? 0
āpanār- -a---ta--ēm--a --ga-hē? ā______ s______ k_____ l_______ ā-a-ā-a s-ṅ-ī-a k-m-n- l-g-c-ē- ------------------------------- āpanāra saṅgīta kēmana lāgachē?
A little too loud. এক-ু--েশী জো-ে-হ--ছ- ৷ এ__ বে_ জো_ হ__ ৷ এ-ট- ব-শ- জ-র- হ-্-ে ৷ ---------------------- একটু বেশী জোরে হচ্ছে ৷ 0
Ē--ṭu-b------r- h-c-hē Ē____ b___ j___ h_____ Ē-a-u b-ś- j-r- h-c-h- ---------------------- Ēkaṭu bēśī jōrē hacchē
But the band plays very well. ক-ন্-ু ব--ান্----- বা--চ-ছে ৷ কি__ ব্___ ভা_ বা___ ৷ ক-ন-ত- ব-য-ন-ড ভ-ল ব-জ-চ-ছ- ৷ ----------------------------- কিন্তু ব্যান্ড ভাল বাজাচ্ছে ৷ 0
kin-- ---n-- -h-l- --j--chē k____ b_____ b____ b_______ k-n-u b-ā-ḍ- b-ā-a b-j-c-h- --------------------------- kintu byānḍa bhāla bājācchē
Do you come here often? আ--ি ক--এ-ানে ----য়ই-আ--ন? আ__ কি এ__ প্___ আ___ আ-ন- ক- এ-া-ে প-র-য়- আ-ে-? -------------------------- আপনি কি এখানে প্রায়ই আসেন? 0
ā-an- k- -k---ē-p-āẏa-i ās-na? ā____ k_ ē_____ p______ ā_____ ā-a-i k- ē-h-n- p-ā-a-i ā-ē-a- ------------------------------ āpani ki ēkhānē prāẏa'i āsēna?
No, this is the first time. না,----প--থ--ার--স-ছ- ৷ না_ এ_ প্_____ এ__ ৷ ন-, এ- প-র-ম-া- এ-ে-ি ৷ ----------------------- না, এই প্রথমবার এসেছি ৷ 0
Nā--ē'- pra----a-ā---ēs---i N__ ē__ p___________ ē_____ N-, ē-i p-a-h-m-b-r- ē-ē-h- --------------------------- Nā, ē'i prathamabāra ēsēchi
I’ve never been here before. আমি--গ--এ-ানে ক-ন------- ৷ আ_ আ_ এ__ ক__ আ__ ৷ আ-ি আ-ে এ-া-ে ক-ন- আ-ি-ি ৷ -------------------------- আমি আগে এখানে কখনো আসিনি ৷ 0
ā-i-ā-ē ē--ānē kak---ō-----i ā__ ā__ ē_____ k______ ā____ ā-i ā-ē ē-h-n- k-k-a-ō ā-i-i ---------------------------- āmi āgē ēkhānē kakhanō āsini
Would you like to dance? আ-ন- ক---াচতে---ন? আ__ কি না__ চা__ আ-ন- ক- ন-চ-ে চ-ন- ------------------ আপনি কি নাচতে চান? 0
āpa-i-k- nā-a-ē-c-na? ā____ k_ n_____ c____ ā-a-i k- n-c-t- c-n-? --------------------- āpani ki nācatē cāna?
Maybe later. হ-ত-কি---্ষ- প-ে ৷ হ__ কি____ প_ ৷ হ-ত ক-ছ-ক-ষ- প-ে ৷ ------------------ হয়ত কিছুক্ষণ পরে ৷ 0
H--a---kic---ṣa-a p--ē H_____ k_________ p___ H-ẏ-t- k-c-u-ṣ-ṇ- p-r- ---------------------- Haẏata kichukṣaṇa parē
I can’t dance very well. আ-ি -ুব-ভাল---চ-ে---রি -া ৷ আ_ খু_ ভা_ না__ পা_ না ৷ আ-ি খ-ব ভ-ল ন-চ-ে প-র- ন- ৷ --------------------------- আমি খুব ভাল নাচতে পারি না ৷ 0
ām- -h--a bhāl- nā-at--p--i -ā ā__ k____ b____ n_____ p___ n_ ā-i k-u-a b-ā-a n-c-t- p-r- n- ------------------------------ āmi khuba bhāla nācatē pāri nā
It’s very easy. এ---খ-ব স-জ--৷ এ_ খু_ সো_ ৷ এ-া খ-ব স-জ- ৷ -------------- এটা খুব সোজা ৷ 0
ē-ā--hu-- -ōjā ē__ k____ s___ ē-ā k-u-a s-j- -------------- ēṭā khuba sōjā
I’ll show you. আমি----া-ে --খ-য়ে -েব-৷ আ_ আ___ দে__ দে_ ৷ আ-ি আ-ন-ক- দ-খ-য়- দ-ব ৷ ----------------------- আমি আপনাকে দেখিয়ে দেব ৷ 0
ām- --anāk---ē--i---d-ba ā__ ā______ d______ d___ ā-i ā-a-ā-ē d-k-i-ē d-b- ------------------------ āmi āpanākē dēkhiẏē dēba
No, maybe some other time. ন-, হ-ত প-ে--খ-- অন্য -ম---৷ না_ হ__ প_ ক__ অ__ স__ ৷ ন-, হ-ত প-ে ক-ন- অ-্- স-য়- ৷ ---------------------------- না, হয়ত পরে কখনো অন্য সময়ে ৷ 0
nā- --ẏat---arē kak-a----n'-a s-ma-ē n__ h_____ p___ k______ a____ s_____ n-, h-ẏ-t- p-r- k-k-a-ō a-'-a s-m-ẏ- ------------------------------------ nā, haẏata parē kakhanō an'ya samaẏē
Are you waiting for someone? আপ-- ক----রো----্য -পেক্-----ছ--? আ__ কি কা__ জ__ অ___ ক____ আ-ন- ক- ক-র-র জ-্- অ-ে-্-া ক-ছ-ন- --------------------------------- আপনি কি কারোর জন্য অপেক্ষা করছেন? 0
āp-n- -- k-rō-a jan'y- a--kṣ- -------na? ā____ k_ k_____ j_____ a_____ k_________ ā-a-i k- k-r-r- j-n-y- a-ē-ṣ- k-r-c-ē-a- ---------------------------------------- āpani ki kārōra jan'ya apēkṣā karachēna?
Yes, for my boyfriend. হ-যা-,----র-বন্--র -প--েমি--/--েলে ব-্-ু--জ-্য ৷ হ্__ আ__ ব___ (____ / ছে_ ব___ জ__ ৷ হ-য-ঁ- আ-া- ব-্-ু- (-্-ে-ি- / ছ-ল- ব-্-ু- জ-্- ৷ ------------------------------------------------ হ্যাঁ, আমার বন্ধুর (প্রেমিক / ছেলে বন্ধু) জন্য ৷ 0
H--m---āmā---bandhu-a--p-ēm----/ chē----an-h-) jan'ya H____ ā____ b_______ (_______ / c____ b______ j_____ H-ā-̐- ā-ā-a b-n-h-r- (-r-m-k- / c-ē-ē b-n-h-) j-n-y- ----------------------------------------------------- Hyām̐, āmāra bandhura (prēmika / chēlē bandhu) jan'ya
There he is! এ- তো,--ে -স- গেছ-! এ_ তো_ সে এ_ গে__ এ- ত-, স- এ-ে গ-ছ-! ------------------- এই তো, সে এসে গেছে! 0
ē'--tō- ---ēsē----hē! ē__ t__ s_ ē__ g_____ ē-i t-, s- ē-ē g-c-ē- --------------------- ē'i tō, sē ēsē gēchē!

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Genes influence language

The language we speak is dependent on our ancestry. But our genes are also responsible for our language. Scottish researchers have come to this conclusion. They examined how English differs from Chinese. In doing so they discovered that genes play a role, too. Because genes influence the development of our brain. That is to say, they shape our brain structures. With this, our ability to learn languages is determined. Variants of two genes are crucial to this. If a particular variant is scarce, tonal languages develop. So tonal languages are spoken by people without these gene variants. In tonal languages, the meaning of words is determined by the pitch of the tones. Chinese is included in the tonal languages, for example. If this gene variant is dominant, however, other languages develop. English is not a tonal language. The variants of this gene are not evenly distributed. That means they occur with differing frequency in the world. But languages only survive if they are passed down. In order to do this, children must be able to imitate the language of their parents. So they must be able to learn the language well. Only then will it be passed down from generation to generation. The older gene variant is the one that promotes tonal languages. So there were probably more tonal languages in the past than there are today. But one mustn't overestimate the genetic components. They can only add to explaining the development of languages. But there isn't a gene for English, or a gene for Chinese. Anybody can learn any language. You don't need genes for that, but rather only curiosity and discipline!
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