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At the post office   »  
På posten

59 [fifty-nine]

At the post office

At the post office

59 [femtionio]

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Where is the nearest post office? Va- ä- n------- p---------? Var är närmaste postkontor? 0 +
Is the post office far from here? Är d-- l---- t--- n------- p---? Är det långt till närmaste post? 0 +
Where is the nearest mail box? Va- ä- n------- b-------? Var är närmaste brevlåda? 0 +
     
I need a couple of stamps. Ja- b------ e-- p-- f--------. Jag behöver ett par frimärken. 0 +
For a card and a letter. Fö- e-- k--- o-- e-- b---. För ett kort och ett brev. 0 +
How much is the postage to America? Hu- d--- ä- p----- t--- A------? Hur dyrt är portot till Amerika? 0 +
     
How heavy is the package? Hu- t---- ä- p------? Hur tungt är paketet? 0 +
Can I send it by air mail? Ka- j-- s----- d-- m-- f-------? Kan jag skicka det med flygpost? 0 +
How long will it take to get there? Hu- l---- d----- d--- t---- d-- k----- f---? Hur länge dröjer det, tills det kommer fram? 0 +
     
Where can I make a call? Va- k-- j-- r----? Var kan jag ringa? 0 +
Where is the nearest telephone booth? Va- f---- n------- t-----------? Var finns närmaste telefonkiosk? 0 +
Do you have calling cards? Ha- n- t----------? Har ni telefonkort? 0 +
     
Do you have a telephone directory? Ha- n- e- t-------------? Har ni en telefonkatalog? 0 +
Do you know the area code for Austria? Ve- n- l---------- t--- Ö--------? Vet ni landsnumret till Österrike? 0 +
One moment, I’ll look it up. Et- ö--------- j-- s-- s- e----. Ett ögonblick, jag ska se efter. 0 +
     
The line is always busy. Li---- ä- a----- u-------. Linjen är alltid upptagen. 0 +
Which number did you dial? Vi---- n----- h-- n- v---? Vilket nummer har ni valt? 0 +
You have to dial a zero first! Ni m---- f---- s-- e- n----! Ni måste först slå en nolla! 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!