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46 [forty-six]

In the discotheque

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‫46 [ستة وأربعون]

46 [stat wa'arbaeuna]

‫فى المرقص‬

fi almarqas

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Is this seat taken? ‫-ل-ه-------عد --غ-؟ ‫__ ه__ ا_____ ش____ ‫-ل ه-ا ا-م-ع- ش-غ-؟ -------------------- ‫هل هذا المقعد شاغر؟ 0
hal-h-d-a-al-aq--d -hag---? h__ h____ a_______ s_______ h-l h-d-a a-m-q-a- s-a-h-r- --------------------------- hal hadha almaqead shaghir?
May I sit with you? هل -سم--لي ب--ج------ر--؟ ه_ ت___ ل_ ب______ ب_____ ه- ت-م- ل- ب-ل-ل-س ب-ر-ك- ------------------------- هل تسمح لي بالجلوس بقربك؟ 0
ha--ta--ah -- -----ulu- bi---b--? h__ t_____ l_ b________ b________ h-l t-s-a- l- b-a-j-l-s b-q-r-i-? --------------------------------- hal tasmah li bialjulus biqarbik?
Sure. ‫--- --ور. ‫___ س____ ‫-ك- س-و-. ---------- ‫بكل سرور. 0
bi--l --r-r. b____ s_____ b-k-l s-r-r- ------------ bikul surur.
How do you like the music? ‫--ف-و-د- --م--ي--؟ ‫___ و___ ا________ ‫-ي- و-د- ا-م-س-ق-؟ ------------------- ‫كيف وجدت الموسيقى؟ 0
ka-f-w-ja-a- alm-s-q-? k___ w______ a________ k-y- w-j-d-t a-m-s-q-? ---------------------- kayf wajadat almusiqa?
A little too loud. ‫عا--- -عض ال--ء. ‫_____ ب__ ا_____ ‫-ا-ي- ب-ض ا-ش-ء- ----------------- ‫عالية بعض الشيء. 0
ealiy-- b-e-------y. e______ b___ a______ e-l-y-t b-e- a-s-a-. -------------------- ealiyat baed alshay.
But the band plays very well. ‫و-ك- ا---ق- --زف ب-ك---ي- ل--ا-ة. ‫____ ا_____ ت___ ب___ ج__ ل______ ‫-ل-ن ا-ف-ق- ت-ز- ب-ك- ج-د ل-غ-ي-. ---------------------------------- ‫ولكن الفرقة تعزف بشكل جيد للغاية. 0
wa-a--- -lfu--at-t---zi--bi-hakl--a--- -i-g-a--t. w______ a_______ t______ b______ j____ l_________ w-l-k-n a-f-r-a- t-e-z-f b-s-a-l j-y-d l-l-h-y-t- ------------------------------------------------- walakun alfurqat taeazif bishakl jayid lilghayat.
Do you come here often? ‫ه- -أت-----تمرار--ل- هنا؟ ‫__ ت___ ب_______ إ__ ه___ ‫-ل ت-ت- ب-س-م-ا- إ-ى ه-ا- -------------------------- ‫هل تأتي باستمرار إلى هنا؟ 0
hal-ta----as-i---r i---a -u--? h__ t___ b________ i____ h____ h-l t-t- b-s-i-r-r i-l-a h-n-? ------------------------------ hal tati bastimrar iilaa huna?
No, this is the first time. ‫-ا----ه هي -ل--ة -ل----. ‫___ ه__ ه_ ا____ ا______ ‫-ا- ه-ه ه- ا-م-ة ا-أ-ل-. ------------------------- ‫لا، هذه هي المرة الأولى. 0
l-- -----h--i -lmar--t-a-u-la. l__ h_____ h_ a_______ a______ l-, h-d-i- h- a-m-r-a- a-u-l-. ------------------------------ la, hadhih hi almarrat aluwla.
I’ve never been here before. لم-أ-ن -نا ---ق--. ل_ أ__ ه__ م_ ق___ ل- أ-ن ه-ا م- ق-ل- ------------------ لم أكن هنا من قبل. 0
la--a-u- hu------ -ibal. l__ a___ h___ m__ q_____ l-m a-u- h-n- m-n q-b-l- ------------------------ lam akun huna min qibal.
Would you like to dance? هل --ب-أن ت---؟ ه_ ت__ أ_ ت____ ه- ت-ب أ- ت-ق-؟ --------------- هل تحب أن ترقص؟ 0
h-- ---i-- an ----as? h__ t_____ a_ t______ h-l t-h-b- a- t-r-a-? --------------------- hal tuhibb an tarqas?
Maybe later. ‫---ا-ف--وق- لاح-. ‫____ ف_ و__ ل____ ‫-ب-ا ف- و-ت ل-ح-. ------------------ ‫ربما في وقت لاحق. 0
r-b--- -- waqt --h-. r_____ f_ w___ l____ r-b-m- f- w-q- l-h-. -------------------- rubama fi waqt lahq.
I can’t dance very well. ‫---أ-ق- -ل-ق--تما-ا-. ‫__ أ___ ا____ ت_____ ‫-ا أ-ق- ا-ر-ص ت-ا-ا-. ---------------------- ‫لا أتقن الرقص تماماً. 0
la-----n-al-aq-a ta--m--. l_ a____ a______ t_______ l- a-q-n a-r-q-a t-m-m-n- ------------------------- la atqan alraqsa tamaman.
It’s very easy. ‫ه-----ل ----ية. ‫___ س__ ل______ ‫-ذ- س-ل ل-غ-ي-. ---------------- ‫هذا سهل للغاية. 0
h-dh- ---- li----y--. h____ s___ l_________ h-d-a s-h- l-l-h-y-t- --------------------- hadha sahl lilghayat.
I’ll show you. ‫----ك --ك. ‫_____ ذ___ ‫-أ-ي- ذ-ك- ----------- ‫سأريك ذلك. 0
sa--a-- -ha--k. s______ d______ s-u-a-k d-a-i-. --------------- saurayk dhalik.
No, maybe some other time. ‫لا، أ----في ف-ص------. ‫___ أ___ ف_ ف___ أ____ ‫-ا- أ-ض- ف- ف-ص- أ-ر-. ----------------------- ‫لا، أفضل في فرصة أخرى. 0
l-,-a--a---i f-rsat --h-a-. l__ a____ f_ f_____ u______ l-, a-d-l f- f-r-a- u-h-a-. --------------------------- la, afdal fi fursat ukhraa.
Are you waiting for someone? ه- --ت----ح-ا؟ ه_ ت____ أ____ ه- ت-ت-ر أ-د-؟ -------------- هل تنتظر أحدا؟ 0
hal-tan----- ah-a? h__ t_______ a____ h-l t-n-a-i- a-d-? ------------------ hal tantazir ahda?
Yes, for my boyfriend. ‫--م،-صدي-ي. ‫____ ص_____ ‫-ع-، ص-ي-ي- ------------ ‫نعم، صديقي. 0
n-------ad-q-. n_____ s______ n-e-m- s-d-q-. -------------- naeam, sadiqi.
There he is! ‫إنه ه--ك---- هو --دم. ‫___ ه____ ه_ ه_ ق____ ‫-ن- ه-ا-، ه- ه- ق-د-. ---------------------- ‫إنه هناك، ها هو قادم. 0
i--a- hu-a---ha h--a q--am. i____ h_____ h_ h___ q_____ i-n-h h-n-k- h- h-w- q-d-m- --------------------------- innah hunak, ha huwa qadam.

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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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