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46 [forty-six]

In the discotheque

In the discotheque

46 [empat puluh enam]

Di disko

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Is this seat taken? A--k-h--e-pat in- -o-o-g? A_____ t_____ i__ k______ A-a-a- t-m-a- i-i k-s-n-? ------------------------- Adakah tempat ini kosong? 0
May I sit with you? Bo----a- s-y---ud-- d- --be--- ----? B_______ s___ d____ d_ s______ a____ B-l-h-a- s-y- d-d-k d- s-b-l-h a-a-? ------------------------------------ Bolehkah saya duduk di sebelah awak? 0
Sure. Sudah---ntu. S____ t_____ S-d-h t-n-u- ------------ Sudah tentu. 0
How do you like the music? A-a--h a-d- ---a-muzik--n-? A_____ a___ s___ m____ i___ A-a-a- a-d- s-k- m-z-k i-i- --------------------------- Adakah anda suka muzik ini? 0
A little too loud. S-----t--e-l--u-kua-. S______ t______ k____ S-d-k-t t-r-a-u k-a-. --------------------- Sedikit terlalu kuat. 0
But the band plays very well. Te-ap- -um--lan-i-u b-r-ain ---ga- --ik. T_____ k_______ i__ b______ d_____ b____ T-t-p- k-m-u-a- i-u b-r-a-n d-n-a- b-i-. ---------------------------------------- Tetapi kumpulan itu bermain dengan baik. 0
Do you come here often? Ad--a-----a -e--ng-k--sini? A_____ a___ s_____ k_ s____ A-a-a- a-d- s-r-n- k- s-n-? --------------------------- Adakah anda sering ke sini? 0
No, this is the first time. T--a---in--kal---e----a. T_____ i__ k___ p_______ T-d-k- i-i k-l- p-r-a-a- ------------------------ Tidak, ini kali pertama. 0
I’ve never been here before. S-ya--id---pe--ah--- s-n-. S___ t____ p_____ k_ s____ S-y- t-d-k p-r-a- k- s-n-. -------------------------- Saya tidak pernah ke sini. 0
Would you like to dance? M-h-k----n-- --nari? M______ a___ m______ M-h-k-h a-d- m-n-r-? -------------------- Mahukah anda menari? 0
Maybe later. Mun---n k---d-an. M______ k________ M-n-k-n k-m-d-a-. ----------------- Mungkin kemudian. 0
I can’t dance very well. Saya-t---k--ole---ena-i-d----n--a--. S___ t____ b____ m_____ d_____ b____ S-y- t-d-k b-l-h m-n-r- d-n-a- b-i-. ------------------------------------ Saya tidak boleh menari dengan baik. 0
It’s very easy. M---ri-a-ak--ud--. M_____ a___ m_____ M-n-r- a-a- m-d-h- ------------------ Menari agak mudah. 0
I’ll show you. Sa-a-akan-t-n---ka- k---------a. S___ a___ t________ k_____ a____ S-y- a-a- t-n-u-k-n k-p-d- a-d-. -------------------------------- Saya akan tunjukkan kepada anda. 0
No, maybe some other time. T-da-- le-ih--ai- ---n--ali. T_____ l____ b___ l___ k____ T-d-k- l-b-h b-i- l-i- k-l-. ---------------------------- Tidak, lebih baik lain kali. 0
Are you waiting for someone? Ada--h------s--ang -enu---- -e---r-ng? A_____ a___ s_____ m_______ s_________ A-a-a- a-d- s-d-n- m-n-n-g- s-s-o-a-g- -------------------------------------- Adakah anda sedang menunggu seseorang? 0
Yes, for my boyfriend. Y-- say--m--u-gg--k--an--ay-. Y__ s___ m_______ k____ s____ Y-, s-y- m-n-n-g- k-w-n s-y-. ----------------------------- Ya, saya menunggu kawan saya. 0
There he is! I-u--ia! I__ d___ I-u d-a- -------- Itu dia! 0

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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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