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46 [forty-six]

In the discotheque

In the discotheque

‫46 [چھیالیس]‬

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‫ڈسکو میں‬

[dsko mein]

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Is this seat taken? ‫ک---یہا- -گہ --لی-ہے؟‬ ‫___ ی___ ج__ خ___ ہ___ ‫-ی- ی-ا- ج-ہ خ-ل- ہ-؟- ----------------------- ‫کیا یہاں جگہ خالی ہے؟‬ 0
k-a--aha----g-h------i-ha-? k__ y____ j____ k_____ h___ k-a y-h-n j-g-h k-a-l- h-i- --------------------------- kya yahan jagah khaali hai?
May I sit with you? ‫-یا-میں--پ----پا- ---ھ سک-ا-ہو--‬ ‫___ م__ آ_ ک_ پ__ ب___ س___ ہ____ ‫-ی- م-ں آ- ک- پ-س ب-ٹ- س-ت- ہ-ں-‬ ---------------------------------- ‫کیا میں آپ کے پاس بیٹھ سکتا ہوں؟‬ 0
ky-----n-a-- ----aas b-i-h sa--a -on? k__ m___ a__ k_ p___ b____ s____ h___ k-a m-i- a-p k- p-a- b-i-h s-k-a h-n- ------------------------------------- kya mein aap ke paas baith sakta hon?
Sure. ‫ضر--،--و----‬ ‫_____ ش__ س__ ‫-ر-ر- ش-ق س-‬ -------------- ‫ضرور، شوق سے‬ 0
za-oor, sho--se z______ s___ s_ z-r-o-, s-o- s- --------------- zaroor, shoq se
How do you like the music? ‫آ--ک--م-سی-ی-ک--ی-لگ--ہ- ہے؟‬ ‫__ ک_ م_____ ک___ ل_ ر__ ہ___ ‫-پ ک- م-س-ق- ک-س- ل- ر-ی ہ-؟- ------------------------------ ‫آپ کو موسیقی کیسی لگ رہی ہے؟‬ 0
aap ---m--e--- -a--i-l---rahi -ai? a__ k_ m______ k____ l__ r___ h___ a-p k- m-s-e-i k-i-i l-g r-h- h-i- ---------------------------------- aap ko moseeqi kaisi lag rahi hai?
A little too loud. ‫آو-ز تھ----ت-- ہ-‬ ‫____ ت____ ت__ ہ__ ‫-و-ز ت-و-ی ت-ز ہ-‬ ------------------- ‫آواز تھوڑی تیز ہے‬ 0
aaw-z---ori t--z h-i a____ t____ t___ h__ a-w-z t-o-i t-i- h-i -------------------- aawaz thori taiz hai
But the band plays very well. ‫-ی-ن --نڈ --ت-اچ---مو-یقی پ-ش--ر --ا--ے‬ ‫____ ب___ ب__ ا___ م_____ پ__ ک_ ر__ ہ__ ‫-ی-ن ب-ن- ب-ت ا-ھ- م-س-ق- پ-ش ک- ر-ا ہ-‬ ----------------------------------------- ‫لیکن بینڈ بہت اچھی موسیقی پیش کر رہا ہے‬ 0
le--- ---nd---h-t-ach--mo---q- p-i-h k-- --h---ai l____ b____ b____ a___ m______ p____ k__ r___ h__ l-k-n b-i-d b-h-t a-h- m-s-e-i p-i-h k-r r-h- h-i ------------------------------------------------- lekin baind bohat achi moseeqi paish kar raha hai
Do you come here often? ‫ک-ا--پ-ا--ر -ہاں-آ-- --ں؟‬ ‫___ آ_ ا___ ی___ آ__ ہ____ ‫-ی- آ- ا-ث- ی-ا- آ-ے ہ-ں-‬ --------------------------- ‫کیا آپ اکثر یہاں آتے ہیں؟‬ 0
kya--a- ak-a- y-h---a--y hain? k__ a__ a____ y____ a___ h____ k-a a-p a-s-r y-h-n a-a- h-i-? ------------------------------ kya aap aksar yahan atay hain?
No, this is the first time. ‫--یں، -ج---ل--ب-ر --ا--و-‬ ‫_____ آ_ پ___ ب__ آ__ ہ___ ‫-ہ-ں- آ- پ-ل- ب-ر آ-ا ہ-ں- --------------------------- ‫نہیں، آج پہلی بار آیا ہوں‬ 0
na--,---- p-h-- b-a--a-ya-h-n n____ a__ p____ b___ a___ h__ n-h-, a-j p-h-i b-a- a-y- h-n ----------------------------- nahi, aaj pehli baar aaya hon
I’ve never been here before. ‫-س------لے-کب-ی -ہیں -یا‬ ‫__ س_ پ___ ک___ ن___ آ___ ‫-س س- پ-ل- ک-ھ- ن-ی- آ-ا- -------------------------- ‫اس سے پہلے کبھی نہیں آیا‬ 0
is-----e---- k--hi---hi-a--a i_ s_ p_____ k____ n___ a___ i- s- p-h-a- k-b-i n-h- a-y- ---------------------------- is se pehlay kabhi nahi aaya
Would you like to dance? ‫ک-ا آپ --چ-ں گ-؟‬ ‫___ آ_ ن____ گ___ ‫-ی- آ- ن-چ-ں گ-؟- ------------------ ‫کیا آپ ناچیں گے؟‬ 0
kya a-p ---hin-g-? k__ a__ n_____ g__ k-a a-p n-c-i- g-? ------------------ kya aap nachin ge?
Maybe later. ‫--ئد---وڑی---ر -ع-‬ ‫____ ت____ د__ ب___ ‫-ا-د ت-و-ی د-ر ب-د- -------------------- ‫شائد تھوڑی دیر بعد‬ 0
s--e--thori---- -aad s____ t____ d__ b___ s-a-d t-o-i d-r b-a- -------------------- shaed thori der baad
I can’t dance very well. ‫م-- اچھ- -ر--س---ہ-- ن-- -کت- -و-‬ ‫___ ا___ ط__ س_ ن___ ن__ س___ ہ___ ‫-ی- ا-ھ- ط-ح س- ن-ی- ن-چ س-ت- ہ-ں- ----------------------------------- ‫میں اچھی طرح سے نہیں ناچ سکتا ہوں‬ 0
m-i- ac-i-t---an--e n-h- -aac- ------h-n m___ a___ t_____ s_ n___ n____ s____ h__ m-i- a-h- t-r-a- s- n-h- n-a-h s-k-a h-n ---------------------------------------- mein achi terhan se nahi naach sakta hon
It’s very easy. ‫ی- -ہت آ------‬ ‫__ ب__ آ___ ہ__ ‫-ہ ب-ت آ-ا- ہ-‬ ---------------- ‫یہ بہت آسان ہے‬ 0
yeh -o--t-aa--a- -ai y__ b____ a_____ h__ y-h b-h-t a-s-a- h-i -------------------- yeh bohat aasaan hai
I’ll show you. ‫م-ں آپ کو -کھ-ت- ہ-ں‬ ‫___ آ_ ک_ د_____ ہ___ ‫-ی- آ- ک- د-ھ-ت- ہ-ں- ---------------------- ‫میں آپ کو دکھاتا ہوں‬ 0
me-n-aap k- d-k-at--h-n m___ a__ k_ d______ h__ m-i- a-p k- d-k-a-a h-n ----------------------- mein aap ko dekhata hon
No, maybe some other time. ‫ن-ی------ -ہ-ں- -ھر---ھی‬ ‫____ ا___ ن____ پ__ ک____ ‫-ہ-ں ا-ھ- ن-ی-، پ-ر ک-ھ-‬ -------------------------- ‫نہیں ابھی نہیں، پھر کبھی‬ 0
nahi------n-h-,-p-ir-----i n___ a___ n____ p___ k____ n-h- a-h- n-h-, p-i- k-b-i -------------------------- nahi abhi nahi, phir kabhi
Are you waiting for someone? ‫ک-ا-آ--ک-- -ا--ن---- -ر--ہ---یں-‬ ‫___ آ_ ک__ ک_ ا_____ ک_ ر__ ہ____ ‫-ی- آ- ک-ی ک- ا-ت-ا- ک- ر-ے ہ-ں-‬ ---------------------------------- ‫کیا آپ کسی کا انتظار کر رہے ہیں؟‬ 0
k-- -a- -i----- -ntz-a--------h-y--a-n? k__ a__ k___ k_ i______ k__ r____ h____ k-a a-p k-s- k- i-t-a-r k-r r-h-y h-i-? --------------------------------------- kya aap kisi ka intzaar kar rahay hain?
Yes, for my boyfriend. ‫جی -اں، --ن--د-س- -ا‬ ‫__ ہ___ ا___ د___ ک__ ‫-ی ہ-ں- ا-ن- د-س- ک-‬ ---------------------- ‫جی ہاں، اپنے دوست کا‬ 0
j---hai----p-- do-t -a j__ h____ a___ d___ k_ j-e h-i-, a-n- d-s- k- ---------------------- jee hain, apne dost ka
There he is! ‫-ہ و----سے--------ے‬ ‫__ و___ س_ آ ر__ ہ__ ‫-ہ و-ا- س- آ ر-ا ہ-‬ --------------------- ‫وہ وہاں سے آ رہا ہے‬ 0
woh--ahan-s--aa -a-a hai w__ w____ s_ a_ r___ h__ w-h w-h-n s- a- r-h- h-i ------------------------ woh wahan se aa raha hai

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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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