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46 [forty-six]

In the discotheque

In the discotheque

46 [четрдесет и шест]

46 [četrdeset i šest]

У дискотеци

U diskoteci

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Is this seat taken? Да ----- ме--- -л-бод-о? Д_ л_ ј_ м____ с________ Д- л- ј- м-с-о с-о-о-н-? ------------------------ Да ли је место слободно? 0
U ---kote-i U d________ U d-s-o-e-i ----------- U diskoteci
May I sit with you? Мог- ---се-ти-д--В--? М___ л_ с____ д_ В___ М-г- л- с-с-и д- В-с- --------------------- Могу ли сести до Вас? 0
U --sk---ci U d________ U d-s-o-e-i ----------- U diskoteci
Sure. Р-д-. Р____ Р-д-. ----- Радо. 0
Da-li-je--e--o-s---o--o? D_ l_ j_ m____ s________ D- l- j- m-s-o s-o-o-n-? ------------------------ Da li je mesto slobodno?
How do you like the music? Как- Ва- ----в--а-------? К___ В__ с_ с____ м______ К-к- В-м с- с-и-а м-з-к-? ------------------------- Како Вам се свиђа музика? 0
Da li-je--e--- s-ob-d-o? D_ l_ j_ m____ s________ D- l- j- m-s-o s-o-o-n-? ------------------------ Da li je mesto slobodno?
A little too loud. М--о-ј--п-е---с--. М___ ј_ п_________ М-л- ј- п-е-л-с-а- ------------------ Мало је прегласна. 0
Da--- je-m------lo--dno? D_ l_ j_ m____ s________ D- l- j- m-s-o s-o-o-n-? ------------------------ Da li je mesto slobodno?
But the band plays very well. Али б-н- --и-----с-им-д----. А__ б___ с____ с_____ д_____ А-и б-н- с-и-а с-с-и- д-б-о- ---------------------------- Али бенд свира сасвим добро. 0
Mog--li -est- d--V-s? M___ l_ s____ d_ V___ M-g- l- s-s-i d- V-s- --------------------- Mogu li sesti do Vas?
Do you come here often? Јесте----че----о-де? Ј____ л_ ч____ о____ Ј-с-е л- ч-с-о о-д-? -------------------- Јесте ли често овде? 0
M--u l---e-t- -- Va-? M___ l_ s____ d_ V___ M-g- l- s-s-i d- V-s- --------------------- Mogu li sesti do Vas?
No, this is the first time. Не- о------п-в- пу-. Н__ о__ ј_ п___ п___ Н-, о-о ј- п-в- п-т- -------------------- Не, ово је први пут. 0
M-g- -i-s-s-i ---V--? M___ l_ s____ d_ V___ M-g- l- s-s-i d- V-s- --------------------- Mogu li sesti do Vas?
I’ve never been here before. Ја---ш--и-ад- н---м --о-/ б-ла -в--. Ј_ ј__ н_____ н____ б__ / б___ о____ Ј- ј-ш н-к-д- н-с-м б-о / б-л- о-д-. ------------------------------------ Ја још никада нисам био / била овде. 0
R--o. R____ R-d-. ----- Rado.
Would you like to dance? Пл-ш--е---? П______ л__ П-е-е-е л-? ----------- Плешете ли? 0
R-do. R____ R-d-. ----- Rado.
Maybe later. Мо-да к-с--је. М____ к_______ М-ж-а к-с-и-е- -------------- Можда касније. 0
Ra--. R____ R-d-. ----- Rado.
I can’t dance very well. Ј- -- -----т-к- д-бр- --ес--и. Ј_ н_ з___ т___ д____ п_______ Ј- н- з-а- т-к- д-б-о п-е-а-и- ------------------------------ Ја не знам тако добро плесати. 0
Ka-o V-m-se s-i-- muzi--? K___ V__ s_ s____ m______ K-k- V-m s- s-i-a m-z-k-? ------------------------- Kako Vam se sviđa muzika?
It’s very easy. То -е -ако ј-дно--а-н-. Т_ ј_ ј___ ј___________ Т- ј- ј-к- ј-д-о-т-в-о- ----------------------- То је јако једноставно. 0
K-k- Vam s--s-iđ--m-z-ka? K___ V__ s_ s____ m______ K-k- V-m s- s-i-a m-z-k-? ------------------------- Kako Vam se sviđa muzika?
I’ll show you. Ј- ћ---ам-п------и. Ј_ ћ_ В__ п________ Ј- ћ- В-м п-к-з-т-. ------------------- Ја ћу Вам показати. 0
Ka-- --- se sv-đ- muzik-? K___ V__ s_ s____ m______ K-k- V-m s- s-i-a m-z-k-? ------------------------- Kako Vam se sviđa muzika?
No, maybe some other time. Не- ра---е др--- ---. Н__ р_____ д____ п___ Н-, р-д-ј- д-у-и п-т- --------------------- Не, радије други пут. 0
Mal--je------as--. M___ j_ p_________ M-l- j- p-e-l-s-a- ------------------ Malo je preglasna.
Are you waiting for someone? Ч-ка-е-----е----? Ч_____ л_ н______ Ч-к-т- л- н-к-г-? ----------------- Чекате ли некога? 0
M-------pre-l----. M___ j_ p_________ M-l- j- p-e-l-s-a- ------------------ Malo je preglasna.
Yes, for my boyfriend. Д-- мо- п-и--теља. Д__ м__ п_________ Д-, м-г п-и-а-е-а- ------------------ Да, мог пријатеља. 0
Ma-- -----egla-na. M___ j_ p_________ M-l- j- p-e-l-s-a- ------------------ Malo je preglasna.
There he is! Е-- га-тамо иза----а-и! Е__ г_ т___ и__ д______ Е-о г- т-м- и-а д-л-з-! ----------------------- Ено га тамо иза долази! 0
Al- bend--v-r---as-im -ob--. A__ b___ s____ s_____ d_____ A-i b-n- s-i-a s-s-i- d-b-o- ---------------------------- Ali bend svira sasvim dobro.

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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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