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Im Postamt

59 [fifty-nine]

At the post office

At the post office

59 [neunundfünfzig]

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Im Postamt

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Where is the nearest post office? Wo i-- d-- n------ P------? Wo ist das nächste Postamt? 0 +
Is the post office far from here? Is- e- w--- b-- z-- n------- P------? Ist es weit bis zum nächsten Postamt? 0 +
Where is the nearest mail box? Wo i-- d-- n------ B----------? Wo ist der nächste Briefkasten? 0 +
     
I need a couple of stamps. Ic- b------ e-- p--- B----------. Ich brauche ein paar Briefmarken. 0 +
For a card and a letter. Fü- e--- K---- u-- e---- B----. Für eine Karte und einen Brief. 0 +
How much is the postage to America? Wi- t---- i-- d-- P---- n--- A------? Wie teuer ist das Porto nach Amerika? 0 +
     
How heavy is the package? Wi- s----- i-- d-- P----? Wie schwer ist das Paket? 0 +
Can I send it by air mail? Ka-- i-- e- p-- L------- s-------? Kann ich es per Luftpost schicken? 0 +
How long will it take to get there? Wi- l---- d----- e-- b-- e- a------? Wie lange dauert es, bis es ankommt? 0 +
     
Where can I make a call? Wo k--- i-- t-----------? Wo kann ich telefonieren? 0 +
Where is the nearest telephone booth? Wo i-- d-- n------ T-----------? Wo ist die nächste Telefonzelle? 0 +
Do you have calling cards? Ha--- S-- T------------? Haben Sie Telefonkarten? 0 +
     
Do you have a telephone directory? Ha--- S-- e-- T----------? Haben Sie ein Telefonbuch? 0 +
Do you know the area code for Austria? Ke---- S-- d-- V------ v-- Ö---------? Kennen Sie die Vorwahl von Österreich? 0 +
One moment, I’ll look it up. Ei--- A---------- i-- s---- m-- n---. Einen Augenblick, ich schau mal nach. 0 +
     
The line is always busy. Di- L------ i-- i---- b------. Die Leitung ist immer besetzt. 0 +
Which number did you dial? We---- N----- h---- S-- g------? Welche Nummer haben Sie gewählt? 0 +
You have to dial a zero first! Si- m----- z----- d-- N--- w-----! Sie müssen zuerst die Null wählen! 0 +
     

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Feelings speak different languages too!

Many different languages are spoken around the world. There is no universal human language. But how is it for our facial expressions? Is the language of emotions universal? No, there are also differences here! It was long believed that all people expressed feelings the same way. The language of facial expressions was considered universally understood. Charles Darwin believed that feelings were of vital importance for humans. Therefore, they had to be understood equally in all cultures. But new studies are coming to a different result. They show that there are differences in the language of feelings too. That is, our facial expressions are influenced by our culture. Therefore, people around the world show and interpret feelings differently. Scientists distinguish six primary emotions. They are happiness, sadness, anger, disgust, fear and surprise. But Europeans have different facial expressions to Asians. And they read different things from the same expressions. Various experiments have confirmed this. In them, test subjects were shown faces on a computer. The subjects were supposed to describe what they read in the faces. There are many reasons why the results differed. Feelings are shown more in some cultures than in others. The intensity of facial expressions is therefore not understood the same everywhere. Also, people from different cultures pay attention to different things. Asians concentrate on the eyes when reading facial expressions. Europeans and Americans, on the other hand, look at the mouth. One facial expression is understood in all cultures, however… That is a nice smile!