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Pastā

59 [fifty-nine]

At the post office

At the post office

59 [piecdesmit deviņi]

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Pastā

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Where is the nearest post office? Ku- i- t----- p---- n-----? Kur ir tuvākā pasta nodaļa? 0 +
Is the post office far from here? Va- l--- t-------- p---- n------ i- t---? Vai līdz tuvākajai pasta nodaļai ir tālu? 0 +
Where is the nearest mail box? Ku- i- t----- p----------? Kur ir tuvākā pastkastīte? 0 +
     
I need a couple of stamps. Ma- v---- p---- p--------. Man vajag pāris pastmarku. 0 +
For a card and a letter. Pa-------- u- v-------. Pastkartei un vēstulei. 0 +
How much is the postage to America? Ci- m---- p---- s------- u- A------? Cik maksā pasta sūtījums uz Ameriku? 0 +
     
How heavy is the package? Ci- s---- i- p---? Cik smaga ir paka? 0 +
Can I send it by air mail? Va- e- v--- t- n------ a- a--------? Vai es varu to nosūtīt ar aviopastu? 0 +
How long will it take to get there? Pē- c-- i--- l---- t- p------? Pēc cik ilga laika tā pienāks? 0 +
     
Where can I make a call? Ku- e- v--- p--------? Kur es varu piezvanīt? 0 +
Where is the nearest telephone booth? Ku- i- t----- t------- k-----? Kur ir tuvākā telefona kabīne? 0 +
Do you have calling cards? Va- J--- i- t---------? Vai Jums ir telekartes? 0 +
     
Do you have a telephone directory? Va- J--- i- t------- g------? Vai Jums ir telefona grāmata? 0 +
Do you know the area code for Austria? Va- J-- z---- A-------- k---? Vai Jūs zināt Austrijas kodu? 0 +
One moment, I’ll look it up. Ac-------- e- p---------. Acumirkli, es paskatīšos. 0 +
     
The line is always busy. Lī---- i- a-------. Līnija ir aizņemta. 0 +
Which number did you dial? Kā-- n----- j-- i-----------? Kādu numuru jūs izvēlējāties? 0 +
You have to dial a zero first! Ju-- v------- j-------- n----. Jums vispirms jāizvēlas nulle. 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!