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42 [forty-two]

City tour

City tour

42 [quarante-deux]

La visite de la ville

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Is the market open on Sundays? Est--- q-e-l----r----e-t -u-----l--di-a-ch- ? E_____ q__ l_ m_____ e__ o_____ l_ d_______ ? E-t-c- q-e l- m-r-h- e-t o-v-r- l- d-m-n-h- ? --------------------------------------------- Est-ce que le marché est ouvert le dimanche ? 0
Is the fair open on Mondays? E-t-ce--u--l---oire es--ou------l--l-n-i-? E_____ q__ l_ f____ e__ o______ l_ l____ ? E-t-c- q-e l- f-i-e e-t o-v-r-e l- l-n-i ? ------------------------------------------ Est-ce que la foire est ouverte le lundi ? 0
Is the exhibition open on Tuesdays? Est--e ---------o--ti-n-e-------rte-le -ar---? E_____ q__ l___________ e__ o______ l_ m____ ? E-t-c- q-e l-e-p-s-t-o- e-t o-v-r-e l- m-r-i ? ---------------------------------------------- Est-ce que l’exposition est ouverte le mardi ? 0
Is the zoo open on Wednesdays? L---oo---vre-t--l--e-m--cr--i-? L_ z__ o_________ l_ m_______ ? L- z-o o-v-e-t-i- l- m-r-r-d- ? ------------------------------- Le zoo ouvre-t-il le mercredi ? 0
Is the museum open on Thursdays? L---us-- --vr--t-i--le----di-? L_ m____ o_________ l_ j____ ? L- m-s-e o-v-e-t-i- l- j-u-i ? ------------------------------ Le musée ouvre-t-il le jeudi ? 0
Is the gallery open on Fridays? L---a-e--e ---re---el-- le-ve-dr--- ? L_ g______ o___________ l_ v_______ ? L- g-l-r-e o-v-e-t-e-l- l- v-n-r-d- ? ------------------------------------- La galerie ouvre-t-elle le vendredi ? 0
Can one take photographs? P------ phot--r-phi-- ? P______ p____________ ? P-u---n p-o-o-r-p-i-r ? ----------------------- Peut-on photographier ? 0
Does one have to pay an entrance fee? L-e-tré- -s--e-le----a--e-? L_______ e_______ p______ ? L-e-t-é- e-t-e-l- p-y-n-e ? --------------------------- L’entrée est-elle payante ? 0
How much is the entrance fee? Co--i--------------rée-? C______ c____ l_______ ? C-m-i-n c-û-e l-e-t-é- ? ------------------------ Combien coûte l’entrée ? 0
Is there a discount for groups? Y---t-i---ne-r-d-c-i-----u----s grou--s ? Y a_____ u__ r________ p___ l__ g______ ? Y a-t-i- u-e r-d-c-i-n p-u- l-s g-o-p-s ? ----------------------------------------- Y a-t-il une réduction pour les groupes ? 0
Is there a discount for children? Y a---i---ne -édu-ti-n---ur l-- en-an-s-? Y a_____ u__ r________ p___ l__ e______ ? Y a-t-i- u-e r-d-c-i-n p-u- l-s e-f-n-s ? ----------------------------------------- Y a-t-il une réduction pour les enfants ? 0
Is there a discount for students? Y------l -ne -éd-c-i-n-p--r le- -tudi-nts ? Y a_____ u__ r________ p___ l__ é________ ? Y a-t-i- u-e r-d-c-i-n p-u- l-s é-u-i-n-s ? ------------------------------------------- Y a-t-il une réduction pour les étudiants ? 0
What building is that? Que- -st--e -âti-e-t-? Q___ e__ c_ b_______ ? Q-e- e-t c- b-t-m-n- ? ---------------------- Quel est ce bâtiment ? 0
How old is the building? De -u-nd-d-te c--bât-m-nt-? D_ q____ d___ c_ b_______ ? D- q-a-d d-t- c- b-t-m-n- ? --------------------------- De quand date ce bâtiment ? 0
Who built the building? Q-- a c--s-r--- c- -â-ime-t ? Q__ a c________ c_ b_______ ? Q-i a c-n-t-u-t c- b-t-m-n- ? ----------------------------- Qui a construit ce bâtiment ? 0
I’m interested in architecture. J- m’-n--r-s-- --l’ar-h-t-ct---. J_ m__________ à l______________ J- m-i-t-r-s-e à l-a-c-i-e-t-r-. -------------------------------- Je m’intéresse à l’architecture. 0
I’m interested in art. Je m-in---ess- à--’-rt. J_ m__________ à l_____ J- m-i-t-r-s-e à l-a-t- ----------------------- Je m’intéresse à l’art. 0
I’m interested in paintings. Je-m--nté----- - -a p-in----. J_ m__________ à l_ p________ J- m-i-t-r-s-e à l- p-i-t-r-. ----------------------------- Je m’intéresse à la peinture. 0

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Fast languages, slow languages

There are over 6,000 languages worldwide. But all have the same function. They help us exchange information. This happens in various ways in every language. Because every language behaves according to its own rules. The speed with which a language is spoken also differs. Linguists have proven this in various studies. To this end, short texts were translated into several languages. These texts were then read aloud by native speakers. The result was clear. Japanese and Spanish are the fastest languages. In these languages, almost 8 syllables per second are spoken. The Chinese speak considerably slower. They speak only 5 syllables per second. The speed is dependent on the complexity of the syllables. If the syllables are complex, speaking takes longer. German contains 3 sounds per syllable, for example. Therefore it is spoken relatively slowly. Speaking quickly does not mean, however, that there is a lot to communicate. Quite the opposite! Only a little information is contained in syllables that are quickly spoken. Although the Japanese speak quickly, they convey little content. On the other hand, the ‘slow’ Chinese say a great deal with a few words. English syllables also contain a lot of information. Interesting is: The evaluated languages are almost equally efficient! That means, he who speaks slower says more. And he who speaks faster needs more words. In the end, all reach their goal at about the same time.
Did you know?
Slovenian is counted among the South Slavic languages. It is the native language of about 2 million people. These people live in Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Austria, Italy and Hungary. Slovenian is similar in many ways to Czech and Slovakian. Many influences from Serbo-Croatian can also be seen. Although Slovenia is a small country, many different dialects exist there. This is due to the fact that the language region looks back at a chequered history. This manifests itself in the vocabulary too, as it contains many foreign language terms. Slovenian is written with Latin letters. The grammar distinguishes six cases and three genders. There are two official phonologies in the pronunciation. One of them differentiates precisely between high and low sounds. Another peculiarity of the language is its archaic structure. Slovenians have always been very open with respect to other languages. So they are even happier when someone is interested in their language!