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en In the hotel – Complaints   »   lv Viesnīcā – sūdzības

28 [twenty-eight]

In the hotel – Complaints

In the hotel – Complaints

28 [divdesmit astoņi]

Viesnīcā – sūdzības

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The shower isn’t working. Du-a--edar-ojas. D___ n__________ D-š- n-d-r-o-a-. ---------------- Duša nedarbojas. 0
There is no warm water. Na- s-l---ū---s. N__ s____ ū_____ N-v s-l-ā ū-e-s- ---------------- Nav siltā ūdens. 0
Can you get it repaired? Va--to-nev-r-tu--alabot? V__ t_ n_______ s_______ V-i t- n-v-r-t- s-l-b-t- ------------------------ Vai to nevarētu salabot? 0
There is no telephone in the room. I-ta-- nav -ele-o--. I_____ n__ t________ I-t-b- n-v t-l-f-n-. -------------------- Istabā nav telefona. 0
There is no TV in the room. I-t------v --levi--r-. I_____ n__ t__________ I-t-b- n-v t-l-v-z-r-. ---------------------- Istabā nav televizora. 0
The room has no balcony. Is-a-ai-n-v--a--o-a. I______ n__ b_______ I-t-b-i n-v b-l-o-a- -------------------- Istabai nav balkona. 0
The room is too noisy. I---ba -r--a- s-aļu. I_____ i_ p__ s_____ I-t-b- i- p-r s-a-u- -------------------- Istaba ir par skaļu. 0
The room is too small. Is--ba-ir--a- ma-u. I_____ i_ p__ m____ I-t-b- i- p-r m-z-. ------------------- Istaba ir par mazu. 0
The room is too dark. Is--b- i----r-t----. I_____ i_ p__ t_____ I-t-b- i- p-r t-m-u- -------------------- Istaba ir par tumšu. 0
The heater isn’t working. Ap-u-- ne-arbo-a-. A_____ n__________ A-k-r- n-d-r-o-a-. ------------------ Apkure nedarbojas. 0
The air-conditioning isn’t working. Gaisa k-ndici-n-eris ne-arb---s. G____ k_____________ n__________ G-i-a k-n-i-i-n-e-i- n-d-r-o-a-. -------------------------------- Gaisa kondicionieris nedarbojas. 0
The TV isn’t working. T---v---r---edar-o--s. T_________ n__________ T-l-v-z-r- n-d-r-o-a-. ---------------------- Televizors nedarbojas. 0
I don’t like that. T-s-ma--nepa---. T__ m__ n_______ T-s m-n n-p-t-k- ---------------- Tas man nepatīk. 0
That’s too expensive. T-s-m-- i- ----dār--. T__ m__ i_ p__ d_____ T-s m-n i- p-r d-r-u- --------------------- Tas man ir par dārgu. 0
Do you have anything cheaper? Vai-J--s ----ka----t-ks? V__ J___ n__ k__ l______ V-i J-m- n-v k-s l-t-k-? ------------------------ Vai Jums nav kas lētāks? 0
Is there a youth hostel nearby? Vai--e-----mā -r ---- -au-i--u ---sn---? V__ t_ t_____ i_ k___ j_______ v________ V-i t- t-v-m- i- k-d- j-u-i-š- v-e-n-c-? ---------------------------------------- Vai te tuvumā ir kāda jauniešu viesnīca? 0
Is there a boarding house / a bed and breakfast nearby? V-i-----u---ā--r-kā-a---ns---? V__ t_ t_____ i_ k___ p_______ V-i t- t-v-m- i- k-d- p-n-i-a- ------------------------------ Vai te tuvumā ir kāda pansija? 0
Is there a restaurant nearby? Vai ---t-vu-- -r-kād--re-t-r--s? V__ t_ t_____ i_ k___ r_________ V-i t- t-v-m- i- k-d- r-s-o-ā-s- -------------------------------- Vai te tuvumā ir kāds restorāns? 0

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Positive languages, negative languages

Most people are either optimists or pessimists. But that can apply to languages too! Scientists repeatedly analyze the vocabulary of languages. In doing so they often come to astounding results. In English, for example, there are more negative than positive words. There are almost double the number of words for negative emotions. In western societies, the vocabulary influences the speakers. The people there complain quite often. They also criticize many things. Therefore, they use language with an altogether more negative tone. But negative words are interesting for another reason too. They contain more information than positive terms. The reason for this could lie in our evolution. It was always important for all living things to recognize dangers. They had to react quickly to risks. Besides that, they wanted to warn others of dangers. Therefore it was essential to be able to pass along information very quickly. As much as possible should be said with as few words as possible. Apart from that, negative language doesn't have any real advantages. That is easy for anyone to imagine. People who only speak negatively are surely not very popular. Furthermore, negative language affects our emotions. Positive language, on the other hand, can have positive effects. People that are always positive have more success in their career. So we should use our language more carefully. Because we choose which vocabulary we use. And through our language we create our reality. So: Speak positively!
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