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46 [forty-six]

In the discotheque

In the discotheque

46 [czterdzieści sześć]

Na dyskotece

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Is this seat taken? Czy----m---sce --st-wo---? C__ t_ m______ j___ w_____ C-y t- m-e-s-e j-s- w-l-e- -------------------------- Czy to miejsce jest wolne? 0
May I sit with you? C---mogę -i- -- -a---- pa-- p----iąść? C__ m___ s__ d_ p___ / p___ p_________ C-y m-g- s-ę d- p-n- / p-n- p-z-s-ą-ć- -------------------------------------- Czy mogę się do pana / pani przysiąść? 0
Sure. D-b---. D______ D-b-z-. ------- Dobrze. 0
How do you like the music? Jak-po--b--się-pa-u-- pan- t- m-----? J__ p_____ s__ p___ / p___ t_ m______ J-k p-d-b- s-ę p-n- / p-n- t- m-z-k-? ------------------------------------- Jak podoba się panu / pani ta muzyka? 0
A little too loud. J---------- za---oś-a. J___ t_____ z_ g______ J-s- t-o-h- z- g-o-n-. ---------------------- Jest trochę za głośna. 0
But the band plays very well. A---ten ze---- --a -a-------o----. A__ t__ z_____ g__ c______ d______ A-e t-n z-s-ó- g-a c-ł-i-m d-b-z-. ---------------------------------- Ale ten zespół gra całkiem dobrze. 0
Do you come here often? C-- czę-to-pan / pani-tu-bywa? C__ c_____ p__ / p___ t_ b____ C-y c-ę-t- p-n / p-n- t- b-w-? ------------------------------ Czy często pan / pani tu bywa? 0
No, this is the first time. N--- j-ste-----p-e----y-r-z. N___ j_____ t_ p_______ r___ N-e- j-s-e- t- p-e-w-z- r-z- ---------------------------- Nie, jestem tu pierwszy raz. 0
I’ve never been here before. W-ześ-iej t- n---y---e-był-m /-b--a-. W________ t_ n____ n__ b____ / b_____ W-z-ś-i-j t- n-g-y n-e b-ł-m / b-ł-m- ------------------------------------- Wcześniej tu nigdy nie byłem / byłam. 0
Would you like to dance? Zatańcz- p---/ pa-i? Z_______ p__ / p____ Z-t-ń-z- p-n / p-n-? -------------------- Zatańczy pan / pani? 0
Maybe later. Moż- --źni-j. M___ p_______ M-ż- p-ź-i-j- ------------- Może później. 0
I can’t dance very well. N----m--- z-yt --b----t-ń--yć. N__ u____ z___ d_____ t_______ N-e u-i-m z-y- d-b-z- t-ń-z-ć- ------------------------------ Nie umiem zbyt dobrze tańczyć. 0
It’s very easy. T- --s- ca-k-em p---t-. T_ j___ c______ p______ T- j-s- c-ł-i-m p-o-t-. ----------------------- To jest całkiem proste. 0
I’ll show you. P--a-- -anu --pan-. P_____ p___ / p____ P-k-ż- p-n- / p-n-. ------------------- Pokażę panu / pani. 0
No, maybe some other time. N----mo-- i-ny--r---m. N___ m___ i____ r_____ N-e- m-ż- i-n-m r-z-m- ---------------------- Nie, może innym razem. 0
Are you waiting for someone? Cz------- ----n- n- -o-o-? C____ p__ / p___ n_ k_____ C-e-a p-n / p-n- n- k-g-ś- -------------------------- Czeka pan / pani na kogoś? 0
Yes, for my boyfriend. T-k -------ja-iel-. / Ta-------o-eg- -h---a-a. T__ n_ p___________ / T___ n_ m_____ c________ T-k n- p-z-j-c-e-a- / T-k- n- m-j-g- c-ł-p-k-. ---------------------------------------------- Tak na przyjaciela. / Tak, na mojego chłopaka. 0
There he is! O,-wł--nie-id--e! O_ w______ i_____ O- w-a-n-e i-z-e- ----------------- O, właśnie idzie! 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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