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46 [forty-six]

In the discotheque

In the discotheque

४६ [छियालीस]

46 [chhiyaalees]

डिस्को में

[disko mein]

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Is this seat taken? क्-ा--ह-स-ट----ी---? क्_ य_ सी_ खा_ है_ क-य- य- स-ट ख-ल- ह-? -------------------- क्या यह सीट खाली है? 0
k-a-y-- -e-- --aa-ee---i? k__ y__ s___ k______ h___ k-a y-h s-e- k-a-l-e h-i- ------------------------- kya yah seet khaalee hai?
May I sit with you? क्या-मैं आ-क- प-स------कत--- स--ी-हू-? क्_ मैं आ__ पा_ बै_ स__ / स__ हूँ_ क-य- म-ं आ-क- प-स ब-ठ स-त- / स-त- ह-ँ- -------------------------------------- क्या मैं आपके पास बैठ सकता / सकती हूँ? 0
k-a--a-n ---ake--a-----ith--a-a-- / sa-at---hoon? k__ m___ a_____ p___ b____ s_____ / s______ h____ k-a m-i- a-p-k- p-a- b-i-h s-k-t- / s-k-t-e h-o-? ------------------------------------------------- kya main aapake paas baith sakata / sakatee hoon?
Sure. ज- ह-ँ! जी हाँ_ ज- ह-ँ- ------- जी हाँ! 0
je- -a--! j__ h____ j-e h-a-! --------- jee haan!
How do you like the music? स-ग------ा ह-? सं__ कै_ है_ स-ग-त क-स- ह-? -------------- संगीत कैसा है? 0
san---t ka----ha-? s______ k____ h___ s-n-e-t k-i-a h-i- ------------------ sangeet kaisa hai?
A little too loud. थो------------है थो_ सा ऊँ_ है थ-ड-ा स- ऊ-च- ह- ---------------- थोड़ा सा ऊँचा है 0
t-oda-s---o-c-- --i t____ s_ o_____ h__ t-o-a s- o-n-h- h-i ------------------- thoda sa ooncha hai
But the band plays very well. ले-िन-अच-----ज- रह---ैं ले__ अ__ ब_ र_ हैं ल-क-न अ-्-ा ब-ा र-े ह-ं ----------------------- लेकिन अच्छा बजा रहे हैं 0
le-in-ac-ch-a baja r-h--hain l____ a______ b___ r___ h___ l-k-n a-h-h-a b-j- r-h- h-i- ---------------------------- lekin achchha baja rahe hain
Do you come here often? क-या--- -----अ-स--आ-- - आ-ी-है-? क्_ आ_ य_ अ___ आ_ / आ_ हैं_ क-य- आ- य-ा- अ-स- आ-े / आ-ी ह-ं- -------------------------------- क्या आप यहाँ अकसर आते / आती हैं? 0
k---aap-yah-an -ka--r -at--/-a-tee h---? k__ a__ y_____ a_____ a___ / a____ h____ k-a a-p y-h-a- a-a-a- a-t- / a-t-e h-i-? ---------------------------------------- kya aap yahaan akasar aate / aatee hain?
No, this is the first time. ज- ---ं- ----ह-ी -ा- है जी न__ य_ प__ बा_ है ज- न-ी-, य- प-ल- ब-र ह- ----------------------- जी नहीं, यह पहली बार है 0
jee n--i-,-ya- p------ b-ar --i j__ n_____ y__ p______ b___ h__ j-e n-h-n- y-h p-h-l-e b-a- h-i ------------------------------- jee nahin, yah pahalee baar hai
I’ve never been here before. म---यह-ँ पह-े -भी ---ं -य- ---- -ूँ मैं य_ प__ क_ न_ आ_ / आ_ हूँ म-ं य-ा- प-ल- क-ी न-ी- आ-ा / आ- ह-ँ ----------------------------------- मैं यहाँ पहले कभी नहीं आया / आई हूँ 0
ma-n-yahaa- ----le ka--ee-nahi- a-ya /--a---hoon m___ y_____ p_____ k_____ n____ a___ / a___ h___ m-i- y-h-a- p-h-l- k-b-e- n-h-n a-y- / a-e- h-o- ------------------------------------------------ main yahaan pahale kabhee nahin aaya / aaee hoon
Would you like to dance? क्य---प--ा-न-----ेंग-? क्_ आ_ ना__ चा___ क-य- आ- न-च-ा च-ह-ं-ी- ---------------------- क्या आप नाचना चाहेंगी? 0
k-a-aa- -a-c--n- chaa-e--e-? k__ a__ n_______ c__________ k-a a-p n-a-h-n- c-a-h-n-e-? ---------------------------- kya aap naachana chaahengee?
Maybe later. शा----ो-ी---र ब-द शा__ थो_ दे_ बा_ श-य- थ-ड- द-र ब-द ----------------- शायद थोडी देर बाद 0
sh----d th-d-- --- --ad s______ t_____ d__ b___ s-a-y-d t-o-e- d-r b-a- ----------------------- shaayad thodee der baad
I can’t dance very well. म---उ-न- --्छा -ह---न-च---त-----क-- हूँ मैं उ__ अ__ न_ ना_ स__ / स__ हूँ म-ं उ-न- अ-्-ा न-ी- न-च स-त- / स-त- ह-ँ --------------------------------------- मैं उतना अच्छा नहीं नाच सकता / सकती हूँ 0
m-i--u---a--c-c-ha--a--- -aa-h saka-a / ---a-e--hoon m___ u____ a______ n____ n____ s_____ / s______ h___ m-i- u-a-a a-h-h-a n-h-n n-a-h s-k-t- / s-k-t-e h-o- ---------------------------------------------------- main utana achchha nahin naach sakata / sakatee hoon
It’s very easy. बहुत-आ-ान है ब__ आ__ है ब-ु- आ-ा- ह- ------------ बहुत आसान है 0
bah-t ---a-- -ai b____ a_____ h__ b-h-t a-s-a- h-i ---------------- bahut aasaan hai
I’ll show you. म---आ--- ---ाता-/ ----ती हूँ मैं आ__ दि__ / दि__ हूँ म-ं आ-क- द-ख-त- / द-ख-त- ह-ँ ---------------------------- मैं आपको दिखाता / दिखाती हूँ 0
ma-- a-p-k--d---a--- --dik-a---e--oon m___ a_____ d_______ / d________ h___ m-i- a-p-k- d-k-a-t- / d-k-a-t-e h-o- ------------------------------------- main aapako dikhaata / dikhaatee hoon
No, maybe some other time. ज-----ं -ाय---भी-और जी न_ शा__ क_ औ_ ज- न-ी- श-य- क-ी औ- ------------------- जी नहीं शायद कभी और 0
jee nahi- -h-aya---a-h-e -ur j__ n____ s______ k_____ a__ j-e n-h-n s-a-y-d k-b-e- a-r ---------------------------- jee nahin shaayad kabhee aur
Are you waiting for someone? क्-- -प ---ी--ी-र---देख------ रह- हैं? क्_ आ_ कि_ की रा_ दे_ र_ / र_ हैं_ क-य- आ- क-स- क- र-ह द-ख र-े / र-ी ह-ं- -------------------------------------- क्या आप किसी की राह देख रहे / रही हैं? 0
ky- a-----see -e----a- d-k- --he-/ rah-e-h---? k__ a__ k____ k__ r___ d___ r___ / r____ h____ k-a a-p k-s-e k-e r-a- d-k- r-h- / r-h-e h-i-? ---------------------------------------------- kya aap kisee kee raah dekh rahe / rahee hain?
Yes, for my boyfriend. जी--ा---मेरे दोस-त की जी हाँ_ मे_ दो__ की ज- ह-ँ- म-र- द-स-त क- --------------------- जी हाँ, मेरे दोस्त की 0
je---a--, m----do-t-k-e j__ h____ m___ d___ k__ j-e h-a-, m-r- d-s- k-e ----------------------- jee haan, mere dost kee
There he is! ली---, -ह आ ग-ा! ली___ व_ आ ग__ ल-ज-ए- व- आ ग-ा- ---------------- लीजिए, वह आ गया! 0
le-jie- v-h aa g-y-! l______ v__ a_ g____ l-e-i-, v-h a- g-y-! -------------------- leejie, vah aa gaya!

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Genes influence language

The language we speak is dependent on our ancestry. But our genes are also responsible for our language. Scottish researchers have come to this conclusion. They examined how English differs from Chinese. In doing so they discovered that genes play a role, too. Because genes influence the development of our brain. That is to say, they shape our brain structures. With this, our ability to learn languages is determined. Variants of two genes are crucial to this. If a particular variant is scarce, tonal languages develop. So tonal languages are spoken by people without these gene variants. In tonal languages, the meaning of words is determined by the pitch of the tones. Chinese is included in the tonal languages, for example. If this gene variant is dominant, however, other languages develop. English is not a tonal language. The variants of this gene are not evenly distributed. That means they occur with differing frequency in the world. But languages only survive if they are passed down. In order to do this, children must be able to imitate the language of their parents. So they must be able to learn the language well. Only then will it be passed down from generation to generation. The older gene variant is the one that promotes tonal languages. So there were probably more tonal languages in the past than there are today. But one mustn't overestimate the genetic components. They can only add to explaining the development of languages. But there isn't a gene for English, or a gene for Chinese. Anybody can learn any language. You don't need genes for that, but rather only curiosity and discipline!
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