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46 [forty-six]

In the discotheque

In the discotheque

46 [keturiasdešimt šeši]

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Is this seat taken? Ar-ši---e-a-----va ---r čia---isva? A_ š_ v____ l_____ / A_ č__ l______ A- š- v-e-a l-i-v- / A- č-a l-i-v-? ----------------------------------- Ar ši vieta laisva / Ar čia laisva? 0
May I sit with you? A- -a--u-p-i- j-sų-at-isė--i? A_ g____ p___ j___ a_________ A- g-l-u p-i- j-s- a-s-s-s-i- ----------------------------- Ar galiu prie jūsų atsisėsti? 0
Sure. P-a-a-. P______ P-a-a-. ------- Prašau. 0
How do you like the music? Ka-- -u-s-pa--n-a--u--ka? K___ j___ p______ m______ K-i- j-m- p-t-n-a m-z-k-? ------------------------- Kaip jums patinka muzika? 0
A little too loud. Tr--utį per -arsia-. T______ p__ g_______ T-u-u-į p-r g-r-i-i- -------------------- Truputį per garsiai. 0
But the band plays very well. B---g--pė gro-a -a-a- gera-. B__ g____ g____ l____ g_____ B-t g-u-ė g-o-a l-b-i g-r-i- ---------------------------- Bet grupė groja labai gerai. 0
Do you come here often? Ar---ūs)-čia d-ž--i -a-ko--s? A_ (____ č__ d_____ l________ A- (-ū-) č-a d-ž-a- l-n-o-ė-? ----------------------------- Ar (jūs) čia dažnai lankotės? 0
No, this is the first time. N----a--pirm-s k-rtas. N__ t__ p_____ k______ N-, t-i p-r-a- k-r-a-. ---------------------- Ne, tai pirmas kartas. 0
I’ve never been here before. (--- č-a-d-- nie-a-- ----v-u. (___ č__ d__ n______ n_______ (-š- č-a d-r n-e-a-a n-b-v-u- ----------------------------- (Aš) čia dar niekada nebuvau. 0
Would you like to dance? Ar-(j-s---okat-- ---ašok--e? A_ (____ š______ / P________ A- (-ū-) š-k-t-? / P-š-k-m-? ---------------------------- Ar (jūs) šokate? / Pašokime? 0
Maybe later. G-l-b-t--v--i-u. G__ b___ v______ G-l b-t- v-l-a-. ---------------- Gal būt, vėliau. 0
I can’t dance very well. Aš -e-ok- ---ai -okti. A_ n_____ g____ š_____ A- n-m-k- g-r-i š-k-i- ---------------------- Aš nemoku gerai šokti. 0
It’s very easy. Ta- v-s-- -esu-ku. T__ v____ n_______ T-i v-s-i n-s-n-u- ------------------ Tai visai nesunku. 0
I’ll show you. A- ---s --rodys-u. A_ j___ p_________ A- j-m- p-r-d-s-u- ------------------ Aš jums parodysiu. 0
No, maybe some other time. Ne- ge-ia--k-t- k-r--. N__ g_____ k___ k_____ N-, g-r-a- k-t- k-r-ą- ---------------------- Ne, geriau kitą kartą. 0
Are you waiting for someone? A--(-ūs)--o-no-s-lauk-ate? A_ (____ k_ n___ l________ A- (-ū-) k- n-r- l-u-i-t-? -------------------------- Ar (jūs) ko nors laukiate? 0
Yes, for my boyfriend. T-ip- (s--o---r--go. T____ (_____ d______ T-i-, (-a-o- d-a-g-. -------------------- Taip, (savo) draugo. 0
There he is! Št----en ji--at-in-! Š___ t__ j__ a______ Š-a- t-n j-s a-e-n-! -------------------- Štai ten jis ateina! 0

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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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