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em At the restaurant 4   »   sv På restaurangen 4

32 [thirty-two]

At the restaurant 4

At the restaurant 4

32 [trettiotvå]

På restaurangen 4

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I’d like chips / French fries (am.) with ketchup. En -o-m-- -ri-e----d-ke--h--. E- p----- f----- m-- k------- E- p-m-e- f-i-e- m-d k-t-h-p- ----------------------------- En pommes frites med ketchup. 0
And two with mayonnaise. Oc--t-- me- m-j---ä-. O-- t-- m-- m-------- O-h t-å m-d m-j-n-ä-. --------------------- Och två med majonnäs. 0
And three sausages with mustard. Och --- st-kta---r-a---e- s---p. O-- t-- s----- k----- m-- s----- O-h t-e s-e-t- k-r-a- m-d s-n-p- -------------------------------- Och tre stekta korvar med senap. 0
What vegetables do you have? V-d har-ni-för -rö--a---? V-- h-- n- f-- g--------- V-d h-r n- f-r g-ö-s-k-r- ------------------------- Vad har ni för grönsaker? 0
Do you have beans? H-- -- --n-r? H-- n- b----- H-r n- b-n-r- ------------- Har ni bönor? 0
Do you have cauliflower? Har-ni-b-om---? H-- n- b------- H-r n- b-o-k-l- --------------- Har ni blomkål? 0
I like to eat (sweet) corn. Jag--t-r----n---ajs. J-- ä--- g---- m---- J-g ä-e- g-r-a m-j-. -------------------- Jag äter gärna majs. 0
I like to eat cucumber. Jag --er--ä--------a. J-- ä--- g---- g----- J-g ä-e- g-r-a g-r-a- --------------------- Jag äter gärna gurka. 0
I like to eat tomatoes. J-g-ä-er g---- -o--te-. J-- ä--- g---- t------- J-g ä-e- g-r-a t-m-t-r- ----------------------- Jag äter gärna tomater. 0
Do you also like to eat leek? Ä-e- -i -------ä--- p-r--l-k? Ä--- n- o---- g---- p-------- Ä-e- n- o-k-å g-r-a p-r-o-ö-? ----------------------------- Äter ni också gärna purjolök? 0
Do you also like to eat sauerkraut? Ä-e---i ------gärna---rkål? Ä--- n- o---- g---- s------ Ä-e- n- o-k-å g-r-a s-r-å-? --------------------------- Äter ni också gärna surkål? 0
Do you also like to eat lentils? Äter--i--ck-----r-- li----? Ä--- n- o---- g---- l------ Ä-e- n- o-k-å g-r-a l-n-e-? --------------------------- Äter ni också gärna linser? 0
Do you also like to eat carrots? Ät-r ------s- ----a -orötte-? Ä--- d- o---- g---- m-------- Ä-e- d- o-k-å g-r-a m-r-t-e-? ----------------------------- Äter du också gärna morötter? 0
Do you also like to eat broccoli? Ät-r-d- o--så----n- b-occo--? Ä--- d- o---- g---- b-------- Ä-e- d- o-k-å g-r-a b-o-c-l-? ----------------------------- Äter du också gärna broccoli? 0
Do you also like to eat peppers? Ä--r -- ock-å--ä----p--r--a? Ä--- d- o---- g---- p------- Ä-e- d- o-k-å g-r-a p-p-i-a- ---------------------------- Äter du också gärna paprika? 0
I don’t like onions. J-g -y---r-i--- o- l-k. J-- t----- i--- o- l--- J-g t-c-e- i-t- o- l-k- ----------------------- Jag tycker inte om lök. 0
I don’t like olives. Jag tyck-r --t------li---. J-- t----- i--- o- o------ J-g t-c-e- i-t- o- o-i-e-. -------------------------- Jag tycker inte om oliver. 0
I don’t like mushrooms. J---tycke--i-te ---s-am-. J-- t----- i--- o- s----- J-g t-c-e- i-t- o- s-a-p- ------------------------- Jag tycker inte om svamp. 0

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Tonal Languages

Most of all the languages spoken worldwide are tonal languages. With tonal languages, the pitch of the tones is crucial. They determine what meaning words or syllables have. Thus, the tone belongs firmly to the word. Most of the languages spoken in Asia are tonal languages. For example, Chinese, Thai and Vietnamese. There are also various tonal languages in Africa. Many indigenous languages in America are tonal languages as well. Indo-European languages mostly contain only tonal elements. This applies to Swedish or Serbian, for example. The number of tone pitches is varied in individual languages. Four different tones are distinguishable in Chinese. With this, the syllable ma can have four meanings. They are mother, hemp, horse and to rant . Interestingly, tonal languages also impact our hearing. Studies on absolute hearing have shown this. Absolute hearing is the ability to identify heard tones accurately. Absolute hearing occurs very rarely in Europe and North America. Fewer than 1 in 10,000 people have it. It's different with native speakers of Chinese. Here, 9 times as many people have this special ability. We all had absolute hearing when we were infants. We used it to learn to speak correctly. Unfortunately, most people lose it later on. The pitch of tones is also important in music. This is especially true for cultures that speak a tonal language. They must adhere to the melody very precisely. Otherwise a beautiful love song comes out as an absurd song!
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Punjabi is counted among the Indo-Iranian languages. It is spoken natively by 130 million people. The majority of those people live in Pakistan. However, it is also spoken in the Indian state of Punjab. Punjabi is hardly ever used as a written language in Pakistan. It is different in India because there the language holds an official status. Punjabi is written in its own script. It also has a very long literary tradition. Texts have been found that are almost 1000 years old. Punjabi is also very interesting from a phonological point of view. This is because it is a tonal language. In tonal languages, the pitch of the accented syllable changes their meaning. In Punjabi, the accented syllable can take on three different pitches. That is very unusual for Indo-European languages. That makes Punjabi that much more appealing!