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46 [forty-six]

In the discotheque

In the discotheque

46 [kırk altı]

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Is this seat taken? B---sı -o----? B_____ b__ m__ B-r-s- b-ş m-? -------------- Burası boş mu? 0
May I sit with you? Y-----z--o---ab-l-- m-y-m? Y_______ o_________ m_____ Y-n-n-z- o-u-a-i-i- m-y-m- -------------------------- Yanınıza oturabilir miyim? 0
Sure. M---un----le. M____________ M-m-u-i-e-l-. ------------- Memnuniyetle. 0
How do you like the music? Müz-ğ- -a--l-b-l----s--u-? M_____ n____ b____________ M-z-ğ- n-s-l b-l-y-r-u-u-? -------------------------- Müziği nasıl buluyorsunuz? 0
A little too loud. Bi-az-fa-----ür-l---ü. B____ f____ g_________ B-r-z f-z-a g-r-l-ü-ü- ---------------------- Biraz fazla gürültülü. 0
But the band plays very well. A-- o------a ----iyi ----yor. A__ o_______ ç__ i__ ç_______ A-a o-k-s-r- ç-k i-i ç-l-y-r- ----------------------------- Ama orkestra çok iyi çalıyor. 0
Do you come here often? Bu---- sık---- g-lir-m----i-? B_____ s__ s__ g____ m_______ B-r-y- s-k s-k g-l-r m-s-n-z- ----------------------------- Buraya sık sık gelir misiniz? 0
No, this is the first time. Hay-r,-bu---- sefe-. H_____ b_ i__ s_____ H-y-r- b- i-k s-f-r- -------------------- Hayır, bu ilk sefer. 0
I’ve never been here before. B---y---i--g---e-im. B_____ h__ g________ B-r-y- h-ç g-l-e-i-. -------------------- Buraya hiç gelmedim. 0
Would you like to dance? Da-s eder --siniz? D___ e___ m_______ D-n- e-e- m-s-n-z- ------------------ Dans eder misiniz? 0
Maybe later. B--ki---ha---nra. B____ d___ s_____ B-l-i d-h- s-n-a- ----------------- Belki daha sonra. 0
I can’t dance very well. Ben -y- d-ns -de--yor-m. B__ i__ d___ e__________ B-n i-i d-n- e-e-i-o-u-. ------------------------ Ben iyi dans edemiyorum. 0
It’s very easy. Bu -o--bas--. B_ ç__ b_____ B- ç-k b-s-t- ------------- Bu çok basit. 0
I’ll show you. S-z---öst-re-im. S___ g__________ S-z- g-s-e-e-i-. ---------------- Size göstereyim. 0
No, maybe some other time. H-y--, -n-iyi-i----ka---- -e----. H_____ e_ i____ b____ b__ s______ H-y-r- e- i-i-i b-ş-a b-r s-f-r-. --------------------------------- Hayır, en iyisi başka bir sefere. 0
Are you waiting for someone? B--i---m- -ekl---rs-nu-? B_____ m_ b_____________ B-r-n- m- b-k-i-o-s-n-z- ------------------------ Birini mi bekliyorsunuz? 0
Yes, for my boyfriend. E-----a-ka---ımı. E____ a__________ E-e-, a-k-d-ş-m-. ----------------- Evet, arkadaşımı. 0
There he is! O------r-ad-n ge-iy-r------e--ek -çi-) O____ a______ g______ y__ (_____ i____ O-d-n a-k-d-n g-l-y-r y-! (-r-e- i-i-) -------------------------------------- Ordan arkadan geliyor ya! (erkek için) 0

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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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