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34 [thirty-four]

On the train

On the train

34 [treinta y cuatro]

En el tren

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Is that the train to Berlin? ¿E- -s----- tr-n-----va-a Ber-í-? ¿__ é___ e_ t___ q__ v_ a B______ ¿-s é-t- e- t-e- q-e v- a B-r-í-? --------------------------------- ¿Es éste el tren que va a Berlín?
When does the train leave? ¿-u-ndo -a----- t-e-? ¿______ s___ e_ t____ ¿-u-n-o s-l- e- t-e-? --------------------- ¿Cuándo sale el tren?
When does the train arrive in Berlin? ¿-uá-d-----ga -- -r-- - --rl-n? ¿______ l____ e_ t___ a B______ ¿-u-n-o l-e-a e- t-e- a B-r-í-? ------------------------------- ¿Cuándo llega el tren a Berlín?
Excuse me, may I pass? ¿---cu--e- me d----pas--? ¿_________ m_ d___ p_____ ¿-i-c-l-e- m- d-j- p-s-r- ------------------------- ¿Disculpe, me deja pasar?
I think this is my seat. Cre--qu-----e e- -----i-n--. C___ q__ é___ e_ m_ a_______ C-e- q-e é-t- e- m- a-i-n-o- ---------------------------- Creo que éste es mi asiento.
I think you’re sitting in my seat. C------- (us-ed- e-t- -enta----- -- -s--nt-. C___ q__ (______ e___ s______ e_ m_ a_______ C-e- q-e (-s-e-) e-t- s-n-a-o e- m- a-i-n-o- -------------------------------------------- Creo que (usted) está sentado en mi asiento.
Where is the sleeper? ¿Dón-- e--á -l ----e-ca-a? ¿_____ e___ e_ c__________ ¿-ó-d- e-t- e- c-c-e-c-m-? -------------------------- ¿Dónde está el coche-cama?
The sleeper is at the end of the train. El-c--h--c-----st--al--i--- --l---e-. E_ c_________ e___ a_ f____ d__ t____ E- c-c-e-c-m- e-t- a- f-n-l d-l t-e-. ------------------------------------- El coche-cama está al final del tren.
And where is the dining car? – At the front. ¿- dón-e está-e-----ón--est---a-t---– Al ----c-pi-. ¿_ d____ e___ e_ v_________________ – A_ p_________ ¿- d-n-e e-t- e- v-g-n-r-s-a-r-n-e- – A- p-i-c-p-o- --------------------------------------------------- ¿Y dónde está el vagón-restaurante? – Al principio.
Can I sleep below? ¿P--d- -----r-a--jo? ¿_____ d_____ a_____ ¿-u-d- d-r-i- a-a-o- -------------------- ¿Puedo dormir abajo?
Can I sleep in the middle? ¿Pue-o do--i- e- -edi-? ¿_____ d_____ e_ m_____ ¿-u-d- d-r-i- e- m-d-o- ----------------------- ¿Puedo dormir en medio?
Can I sleep at the top? ¿P-edo-d--m-r--rri--? ¿_____ d_____ a______ ¿-u-d- d-r-i- a-r-b-? --------------------- ¿Puedo dormir arriba?
When will we get to the border? ¿---n-o -l-g--o- ---a---on-er-? ¿______ l_______ a l_ f________ ¿-u-n-o l-e-a-o- a l- f-o-t-r-? ------------------------------- ¿Cuándo llegamos a la frontera?
How long does the journey to Berlin take? ¿--án-o-d--a -- viaj- - B---í-? ¿______ d___ e_ v____ a B______ ¿-u-n-o d-r- e- v-a-e a B-r-í-? ------------------------------- ¿Cuánto dura el viaje a Berlín?
Is the train delayed? ¿-l-v---l-t-en -e--as-? ¿_____ e_ t___ r_______ ¿-l-v- e- t-e- r-t-a-o- ----------------------- ¿Lleva el tren retraso?
Do you have something to read? ¿-i-n- --st-d)-a--o-p-----ee-? ¿_____ (______ a___ p___ l____ ¿-i-n- (-s-e-) a-g- p-r- l-e-? ------------------------------ ¿Tiene (usted) algo para leer?
Can one get something to eat and to drink here? ¿S------- c--prar ------ara co--r y--eb-r-a---? ¿__ p____ c______ a___ p___ c____ y b____ a____ ¿-e p-e-e c-m-r-r a-g- p-r- c-m-r y b-b-r a-u-? ----------------------------------------------- ¿Se puede comprar algo para comer y beber aquí?
Could you please wake me up at 7 o’clock? ¿Pod-í- -u--ed----sper-arm--- --s-7-00-de ----a--n-----r ---o-? ¿______ (______ d__________ a l__ 7___ d_ l_ m______ p__ f_____ ¿-o-r-a (-s-e-) d-s-e-t-r-e a l-s 7-0- d- l- m-ñ-n-, p-r f-v-r- --------------------------------------------------------------- ¿Podría (usted) despertarme a las 7:00 de la mañana, por favor?

Babies are lip readers!

When babies are learning to speak, they pay attention to their parents' mouths. Developmental psychologists have figured this out. Babies begin to read lips around six months of age. This way they learn how they must form their mouth to produce sounds. When babies are a year old, they can already understand a few words. From this age on they begin to look people in the eyes again. In doing so they get a lot of important information. By looking into their eyes, they can tell if their parents are happy or sad. They get to know the world of feelings in this way. It gets interesting when someone speaks to them in a foreign language. Then babies begin to read lips all over again. In this way they learn how to form foreign sounds as well. Therefore, when you speak with babies you should always look at them. Aside from that, babies need dialogue for their language development. In particular, parents often repeat what babies say. Babies thus receive feedback. That is very important for infants. Then they know that they are understood. This confirmation motivates babies. They continue to have fun learning to speak. So it's not enough to play audiotapes for babies. Studies prove that babies really are able to read lips. In experiments, infants were shown videos without sound. There were both native language and foreign language videos. The babies looked longer at the videos in their own language. They were noticeably more attentive in doing so. But the first words of babies are the same worldwide. ‘Mum’ and ‘Dad’ – easy to say in all languages!
Did you know?
Polish is counted among the West Slavic languages. It is the native language of more than 45 million people. These people live primarily in Poland and in several Eastern European countries. Polish emigrants took their language to other continents as well. As a result, there are approximately 60 million Polish speakers worldwide. It is the most-spoken Slavic language after Russian. Polish is closely related to Czech and Slovakian. The modern Polish language developed from different dialects. Today there are hardly any dialects because most Poles use the standard language. The Polish alphabet is written in Latin letters and consists of 35 letters. The last but one syllable of a word is always accented. The grammar contains seven cases and three genders. This means almost every word ending is declined or conjugated. As a result Polish is not necessarily considered the easiest of languages. But it will soon be one of the more important European languages!