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30 [щэкIы] Рестораным 2

30 [shhjekIy] Restoranym 2

An apple juice, please.	Зы мыIэрысэпс, хъущтмэ.; Zy myIjerysjeps, hushhtmje.
A lemonade, please.	Зы лимонад, хъущтмэ.; Zy limonad, hushhtmje.
A tomato juice, please.	Зы томатыпс, хъущтмэ.; Zy tomatyps, hushhtmje.
I’d like a glass of red wine.	Сэ сэнэплъыбжъэ сыфай.; Sje sjenjeplybzhje syfaj.
I’d like a glass of white wine.	Сэ сэнэфыбжъэ сыфай.; Sje sjenjefybzhje syfaj.
I’d like a bottle of champagne.	Сэ шампанскэ бэшэрэб сыфай.; Sje shampanskje bjeshjerjeb syfaj.
Do you like fish?	Пцэжъые уикIаса?; Pcjezhye uikIasa?
Do you like beef?	Былымылыр уикIаса?; Bylymylyr uikIasa?
Do you like pork?	Къолыр уикIаса?; Kolyr uikIasa?
I’d like something without meat.	Сэ лы хэмылъэу зыгорэ сыфай.; Sje ly hjemyljeu zygorje syfaj.
I’d like some mixed vegetables.	Сэ хэтэрыкIзэхэлъ лагъэ горэм сыфай.; Sje hjetjerykIzjehjel lagje gorjem syfaj.
I’d like something that won’t take much time.	Сэ шIэхэу хьазыры хъущт горэм сыфай.; Sje shIjehjeu h'azyry hushht gorjem syfaj.
Would you like that with rice?	Мыщ пындж голъэу уфая?; Myshh pyndzh goljeu ufaja?
Would you like that with pasta?	Мыщ тхьацу голъэу уфая?; Myshh th'acu goljeu ufaja?
Would you like that with potatoes?	Мыщ картошкэ голъэу уфая?; Myshh kartoshkje goljeu ufaja?
That doesn’t taste good.	Мыр гохьэп.; Myr goh'jep.
The food is cold.	Шхыныр чъыIэ.; Shhynyr chyIje.
I didn’t order this.	Мырэп сэ къысфахьынэу сIогъагъэр.; Myrjep sje kysfah'ynjeu sIogagjer.

Tonal Languages

Most of all the languages spoken worldwide are tonal languages. With tonal languages, the pitch of the tones is crucial. They determine what meaning words or syllables have. Thus, the tone belongs firmly to the word. Most of the languages spoken in Asia are tonal languages. For example, Chinese, Thai and Vietnamese. There are also various tonal languages in Africa. Many indigenous languages in America are tonal languages as well. Indo-European languages mostly contain only tonal elements. This applies to Swedish or Serbian, for example. The number of tone pitches is varied in individual languages. Four different tones are distinguishable in Chinese. With this, the syllable ma can have four meanings. They are mother, hemp, horse and to rant . Interestingly, tonal languages also impact our hearing. Studies on absolute hearing have shown this. Absolute hearing is the ability to identify heard tones accurately. Absolute hearing occurs very rarely in Europe and North America. Fewer than 1 in 10,000 people have it. It's different with native speakers of Chinese. Here, 9 times as many people have this special ability. We all had absolute hearing when we were infants. We used it to learn to speak correctly. Unfortunately, most people lose it later on. The pitch of tones is also important in music. This is especially true for cultures that speak a tonal language. They must adhere to the melody very precisely. Otherwise a beautiful love song comes out as an absurd song!