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48 [forty-eight]

Vacation activities

Vacation activities

48 [cuarenta y ocho]

Actividades vacacionales

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Is the beach clean? ¿E-t------ia-la p-aya? ¿____ l_____ l_ p_____ ¿-s-á l-m-i- l- p-a-a- ---------------------- ¿Está limpia la playa?
Can one swim there? ¿Se p--de--no ----r (---í-? ¿__ p____ u__ b____ (______ ¿-e p-e-e u-o b-ñ-r (-l-í-? --------------------------- ¿Se puede uno bañar (allí)?
Isn’t it dangerous to swim there? ¿------p-l--ros- --ña-se-(--l-)? ¿__ e_ p________ b______ (______ ¿-o e- p-l-g-o-o b-ñ-r-e (-l-í-? -------------------------------- ¿No es peligroso bañarse (allí)?
Can one rent a sun umbrella / parasol here? ¿Se--ued-n-a-qu-l------br-l-----q-í? ¿__ p_____ a_______ s_________ a____ ¿-e p-e-e- a-q-i-a- s-m-r-l-a- a-u-? ------------------------------------ ¿Se pueden alquilar sombrillas aquí?
Can one rent a deck chair here? ¿-e -uede-----u-lar--u---nas --u-? ¿__ p_____ a_______ t_______ a____ ¿-e p-e-e- a-q-i-a- t-m-o-a- a-u-? ---------------------------------- ¿Se pueden alquilar tumbonas aquí?
Can one rent a boat here? ¿S--pued------uila- ba-ca- -qu-? ¿__ p_____ a_______ b_____ a____ ¿-e p-e-e- a-q-i-a- b-r-a- a-u-? -------------------------------- ¿Se pueden alquilar barcas aquí?
I would like to surf. Me-gu-t-rí----c-- -u--. M_ g_______ h____ s____ M- g-s-a-í- h-c-r s-r-. ----------------------- Me gustaría hacer surf.
I would like to dive. M- g---a-----uce-r. M_ g_______ b______ M- g-s-a-í- b-c-a-. ------------------- Me gustaría bucear.
I would like to water ski. Me gust-ría-ha--- --q-í-a-------. M_ g_______ h____ e____ a________ M- g-s-a-í- h-c-r e-q-í a-u-t-c-. --------------------------------- Me gustaría hacer esquí acuático.
Can one rent a surfboard? ¿S--p-e-e---lq----- --bla--de-surf? ¿__ p_____ a_______ t_____ d_ s____ ¿-e p-e-e- a-q-i-a- t-b-a- d- s-r-? ----------------------------------- ¿Se pueden alquilar tablas de surf?
Can one rent diving equipment? ¿S------en -l--il----q---o---e-b-c--? ¿__ p_____ a_______ e______ d_ b_____ ¿-e p-e-e- a-q-i-a- e-u-p-s d- b-c-o- ------------------------------------- ¿Se pueden alquilar equipos de buceo?
Can one rent water skis? ¿Se ---de- -l-uila- --q-í--ac---ic-s? ¿__ p_____ a_______ e_____ a_________ ¿-e p-e-e- a-q-i-a- e-q-í- a-u-t-c-s- ------------------------------------- ¿Se pueden alquilar esquís acuáticos?
I’m only a beginner. S-y p---c-p-a---. S__ p____________ S-y p-i-c-p-a-t-. ----------------- Soy principiante.
I’m moderately good. Teng- un---v-l ------edio. T____ u_ n____ i__________ T-n-o u- n-v-l i-t-r-e-i-. -------------------------- Tengo un nivel intermedio.
I’m pretty good at it. Te-g---n -ue- ni-e-. T____ u_ b___ n_____ T-n-o u- b-e- n-v-l- -------------------- Tengo un buen nivel.
Where is the ski lift? ¿--nde-es-á el-tel---l-a? ¿_____ e___ e_ t_________ ¿-ó-d- e-t- e- t-l-s-l-a- ------------------------- ¿Dónde está el telesilla?
Do you have skis? ¿T---e---os-es-u-s---uí? ¿______ l__ e_____ a____ ¿-i-n-s l-s e-q-í- a-u-? ------------------------ ¿Tienes los esquís aquí?
Do you have ski boots? ¿-iene----s--o-as de esq-í-a-uí? ¿______ l__ b____ d_ e____ a____ ¿-i-n-s l-s b-t-s d- e-q-í a-u-? -------------------------------- ¿Tienes las botas de esquí aquí?

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A German saying goes: A picture says more than a thousand words. That means that pictures are often understood faster than speech. Pictures can also convey emotions better. Because of this, advertising uses a lot of pictures. Pictures function differently than speech. They show us several things simultaneously and in their totality. That means that the whole image together has a certain effect. With speech, considerably more words are needed. But images and speech go together. We need speech in order to describe a picture. By the same token, many texts are first understood through images. The relationship between images and speech is being studied by linguists. It also raises the question whether pictures are a language in their own right. If something is only filmed, we can look at the images. But the message of the film isn't concrete. If an image is meant to function as speech, it must be concrete. The less it shows, the clearer its message. Pictograms are a good example of this. Pictograms are simple and clear pictorial symbols. They replace verbal language, and as such are a form of visual communication. Everyone knows the pictogram for ‘no smoking’ for example. It shows a cigarette with a line through it. Images are becoming even more important due to globalization. But you also have to study the language of images. It is not understandable worldwide, even though many think so. Because our culture influences our understanding of images. What we see is dependent on many different factors. So some people don't see cigarettes, but only dark lines.
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