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46 [forty-six]

In the discotheque

In the discotheque

‫46 [چھیالیس]‬

chayalees

‫ڈسکو میں‬

dsko mein

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Is this seat taken? ‫-------ں--گہ---لی ہے؟‬ ‫___ ی___ ج__ خ___ ہ___ ‫-ی- ی-ا- ج-ہ خ-ل- ہ-؟- ----------------------- ‫کیا یہاں جگہ خالی ہے؟‬ 0
d------in d___ m___ d-k- m-i- --------- dsko mein
May I sit with you? ‫کی---یں--- -- پا- -یٹ----ت- ----‬ ‫___ 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
dsk---ein d___ m___ d-k- m-i- --------- dsko mein
Sure. ‫ض---- ش-ق س-‬ ‫_____ ش__ س__ ‫-ر-ر- ش-ق س-‬ -------------- ‫ضرور، شوق سے‬ 0
ky--yah-n-j--a----aal- --i? k__ y____ j____ k_____ h___ k-a y-h-n j-g-h k-a-l- h-i- --------------------------- kya yahan jagah khaali hai?
How do you like the music? ‫آ- -- موسیقی ---ی----ر-- ہ-؟‬ ‫__ 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
k----a----j-g-- k------h-i? k__ y____ j____ k_____ h___ k-a y-h-n j-g-h k-a-l- h-i- --------------------------- kya yahan jagah khaali hai?
A little too loud. ‫--ا- -ھ-ڑ--ت-ز --‬ ‫____ ت____ ت__ ہ__ ‫-و-ز ت-و-ی ت-ز ہ-‬ ------------------- ‫آواز تھوڑی تیز ہے‬ 0
kya --h-- -a-a--khaa---ha-? k__ y____ j____ k_____ h___ k-a y-h-n j-g-h k-a-l- h-i- --------------------------- kya yahan jagah khaali hai?
But the band plays very well. ‫---ن -ین- -ہت -چھ--م-سیقی -ی---ر-----ہے‬ ‫____ 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
kya -e-- --p ----aas bai-- --k-- ho-? 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?
Do you come here often? ‫--ا--- اکثر-ی--ں-آت- ہیں-‬ ‫___ آ_ ا___ ی___ آ__ ہ____ ‫-ی- آ- ا-ث- ی-ا- آ-ے ہ-ں-‬ --------------------------- ‫کیا آپ اکثر یہاں آتے ہیں؟‬ 0
kya-m--n -ap--e pa-s---ith ----- -o-? 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?
No, this is the first time. ‫-ہ-ں، ---پہلی -ار-آیا ہ-ں‬ ‫_____ آ_ پ___ ب__ آ__ ہ___ ‫-ہ-ں- آ- پ-ل- ب-ر آ-ا ہ-ں- --------------------------- ‫نہیں، آج پہلی بار آیا ہوں‬ 0
k-a-mei- aa- ke-p-a- b--t--s-kt- ho-? 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?
I’ve never been here before. ‫ا- س--پہلے--ب-ی -ہ-----ا‬ ‫__ س_ پ___ ک___ ن___ آ___ ‫-س س- پ-ل- ک-ھ- ن-ی- آ-ا- -------------------------- ‫اس سے پہلے کبھی نہیں آیا‬ 0
z--oo-- sh-q -e z______ s___ s_ z-r-o-, s-o- s- --------------- zaroor, shoq se
Would you like to dance? ‫ک-ا--پ --چ---گ--‬ ‫___ آ_ ن____ گ___ ‫-ی- آ- ن-چ-ں گ-؟- ------------------ ‫کیا آپ ناچیں گے؟‬ 0
z---or- -ho- -e z______ s___ s_ z-r-o-, s-o- s- --------------- zaroor, shoq se
Maybe later. ‫شا----ھوڑ--د-ر ---‬ ‫____ ت____ د__ ب___ ‫-ا-د ت-و-ی د-ر ب-د- -------------------- ‫شائد تھوڑی دیر بعد‬ 0
zar-o-,---oq-se z______ s___ s_ z-r-o-, s-o- s- --------------- zaroor, shoq se
I can’t dance very well. ‫--ں -چ-ی --ح س- نہیں-ناچ--کتا ہو-‬ ‫___ 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
a------m--e--i-ka-s--l-g--a---ha-? 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?
It’s very easy. ‫-ہ-ب-ت --ان -ے‬ ‫__ ب__ آ___ ہ__ ‫-ہ ب-ت آ-ا- ہ-‬ ---------------- ‫یہ بہت آسان ہے‬ 0
a-- -o ---e-q--ka--- -ag r-----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?
I’ll show you. ‫-ی--آپ----دکھ-تا----‬ ‫___ آ_ ک_ د_____ ہ___ ‫-ی- آ- ک- د-ھ-ت- ہ-ں- ---------------------- ‫میں آپ کو دکھاتا ہوں‬ 0
aa- ko-mo-e----k---i--a- ra-- -a-? 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?
No, maybe some other time. ‫---- -بھی ن--ں،-پ-- -بھی‬ ‫____ ا___ ن____ پ__ ک____ ‫-ہ-ں ا-ھ- ن-ی-، پ-ر ک-ھ-‬ -------------------------- ‫نہیں ابھی نہیں، پھر کبھی‬ 0
a-w-z -hori--ai----i a____ t____ t___ h__ a-w-z t-o-i t-i- h-i -------------------- aawaz thori taiz hai
Are you waiting for someone? ‫-ی---- کس- کا انت--ر--ر -------؟‬ ‫___ 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
aa--- --or- -a-z--ai a____ t____ t___ h__ a-w-z t-o-i t-i- h-i -------------------- aawaz thori taiz hai
Yes, for my boyfriend. ‫ج- ہاں،-ا-نے --ست-کا‬ ‫__ ہ___ ا___ د___ ک__ ‫-ی ہ-ں- ا-ن- د-س- ک-‬ ---------------------- ‫جی ہاں، اپنے دوست کا‬ 0
aa--z t---- ta-----i a____ t____ t___ h__ a-w-z t-o-i t-i- h-i -------------------- aawaz thori taiz hai
There he is! ‫وہ----ں -- - رہ- -ے‬ ‫__ و___ س_ آ ر__ ہ__ ‫-ہ و-ا- س- آ ر-ا ہ-‬ --------------------- ‫وہ وہاں سے آ رہا ہے‬ 0
le--- --i-- -o-at ac-i --se--- ----- -ar --ha-h-i 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

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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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Thai is a member of the Tai-Kadai language family. It is the native language of 20 million people. In contrast to most western languages, Thai is a tonal language. In tonal languages, the pronunciation of syllables changes their meaning. Most Thai words consist of only one syllable. A word takes on a different meaning depending on the pitch in which a syllable is spoken. Altogether Thai distinguishes between five pitches. Thai society was strictly divided over many centuries. As a result, Thai still recognizes at least five different levels of speech today. These range from a simple vernacular to a very polite form of speech. Furthermore, Thai is divided into many local dialects. The language's semiotic system is a hybrid of an alphabet and syllabic writing. The grammar construction is not very complex. Because Thai is an isolating language, there are no declensions or conjugations. Learn Thai - it is really a fascinating language!