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हाटेलमध्ये – तक्रारी

28 [twenty-eight]

In the hotel – Complaints

In the hotel – Complaints

२८ [अठ्ठावीस]

28 [Aṭhṭhāvīsa]

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हाटेलमध्ये – तक्रारी

[hāṭēlamadhyē – takrārī]

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The shower isn’t working. शॉ-- च--- न---. शॉवर चालत नाही. 0
śŏ---- c----- n---. śŏvara cālata nāhī. 		+
There is no warm water. नळ--- ग-- प--- य-- न--- आ--. नळाला गरम पाणी येत नाही आहे. 0
Na---- g----- p--- y--- n--- ā--. Naḷālā garama pāṇī yēta nāhī āhē. 		+
Can you get it repaired? आप- त----- द------- क--- घ---- क-? आपण त्याची दुरुस्ती करून घ्याल का? 0
Āp--- t---- d------ k----- g----- k-? Āpaṇa tyācī durustī karūna ghyāla kā? 		+
     
There is no telephone in the room. खो--- ट------ न--- आ--. खोलीत टेलिफोन नाही आहे. 0
Kh----- ṭ-------- n--- ā--. Khōlīta ṭēliphōna nāhī āhē. 		+
There is no TV in the room. खो--- द---------- न--- आ--. खोलीत दूरदर्शनसंच नाही आहे. 0
Kh----- d---------------- n--- ā--. Khōlīta dūradarśanasan̄ca nāhī āhē. 		+
The room has no balcony. खो---- ब------ न--- आ--. खोलीला बाल्कनी नाही आहे. 0
Kh----- b------ n--- ā--. Khōlīlā bālkanī nāhī āhē. 		+
     
The room is too noisy. खो--- ख--- आ--- य---. खोलीत खूपच आवाज येतो. 0
Kh----- k------ ā---- y---. Khōlīta khūpaca āvāja yētō. 		+
The room is too small. खो-- ख-- ल--- आ--. खोली खूप लहान आहे. 0
Kh--- k---- l----- ā--. Khōlī khūpa lahāna āhē. 		+
The room is too dark. खो-- ख-- क----- आ--. खोली खूप काळोखी आहे. 0
Kh--- k---- k------ ā--. Khōlī khūpa kāḷōkhī āhē. 		+
     
The heater isn’t working. हि-- च--- न---. हिटर चालत नाही. 0
Hi---- c----- n---. Hiṭara cālata nāhī. 		+
The air-conditioning isn’t working. वा-------- च--- न---. वातानुकूलक चालत नाही. 0
Vā---------- c----- n---. Vātānukūlaka cālata nāhī. 		+
The TV isn’t working. दू--------- च--- न---. दूरदर्शनसंच चालत नाही. 0
Dū--------------- c----- n---. Dūradarśanasan̄ca cālata nāhī. 		+
     
I don’t like that. मल- त- आ--- न---. मला ते आवडत नाही. 0
Ma-- t- ā------ n---. Malā tē āvaḍata nāhī. 		+
That’s too expensive. ते ख-- म--- आ--. ते खूप महाग आहे. 0
Tē k---- m----- ā--. Tē khūpa mahāga āhē. 		+
Do you have anything cheaper? आप------- क--- स----- आ-- क-? आपल्याजवळ काही स्वस्त आहे का? 0
Āp---------- k--- s----- ā-- k-? Āpalyājavaḷa kāhī svasta āhē kā? 		+
     
Is there a youth hostel nearby? इथ- ज----- य-- ह------ आ-- क-? इथे जवळपास युथ हॉस्टेल आहे का? 0
It-- j--------- y---- h------ ā-- k-? Ithē javaḷapāsa yutha hŏsṭēla āhē kā? 		+
Is there a boarding house / a bed and breakfast nearby? इथ- ज----- ब------- ह--- आ-- क-? इथे जवळपास बोर्डींग हाऊस आहे का? 0
It-- j--------- b------- h----- ā-- k-? Ithē javaḷapāsa bōrḍīṅga hā'ūsa āhē kā? 		+
Is there a restaurant nearby? इथ- ज----- उ-------- आ-- क-? इथे जवळपास उपाहारगृह आहे का? 0
It-- j--------- u----------- ā-- k-? Ithē javaḷapāsa upāhāragr̥ha āhē kā? 		+
     

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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!
Did you know?
Marathi is counted among the Indo-Iranian languages. It is spoken in western and central India. Marathi is the native language of more than 70 million people. For this reason it is counted among the 20 most-spoken languages in the world. Marathi is written with the same script that is used for Hindi. In this alphabet, each symbol represents exactly one sound. There are 12 vowels and 36 consonants. The numbers are relatively complex. There is a distinct word for 1 through 100. Each number must therefore be learned individually. Marathi is divided into 42 different dialects. They all say a lot about the development of the language. Another feature of Marathi is its long literary tradition. There are texts that are over 1000 years old. If you are interested in the history of India, you should study Marathi!