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44 [тIокIитIурэ плIырэ] Пчыхьэм удэкIыныр

44 [tIokIitIurje plIyrje] Pchyh'jem udjekIynyr

Is there a disco here?	Мыщ дискотекэ щыIа?; Myshh diskotekje shhyIa?
Is there a nightclub here?	Мыщ чэщклуб щыIа?; Myshh chjeshhklub shhyIa?
Is there a pub here?	Мыщ бар щыIа?; Myshh bar shhyIa?
What’s playing at the theatre / theater (am.) this evening?	Сыда нычхьапэ театрэм щыкIорэр?; Syda nychh'apje teatrjem shhykIorjer?
What’s playing at the cinema / movies (am.) this evening?	Сыд нычхьапэ кинотеатрэм щыкIорэр?; Syd nychh'apje kinoteatrjem shhykIorjer?
What’s on TV this evening?	Сыда нычхьапэ телевизорым къыгъэлъэгъощтыр?; Syda nychh'apje televizorym kygjeljegoshhtyr?
Are tickets for the theatre / theater (am.) still available?	Билетхэр театрэм джыри щыIа?; Bilethjer teatrjem dzhyri shhyIa?
Are tickets for the cinema / movies (am.) still available?	Билетхэр кином джыри щыIа?; Bilethjer kinom dzhyri shhyIa?
Are tickets for the football / soccer am. game still available?	Билетхэр футболым джыри щыIа?; Bilethjer futbolym dzhyri shhyIa?
I want to sit in the back.	Сэ ауж дэдэ сыщысынэу сыфай.; Sje auzh djedje syshhysynjeu syfaj.
I want to sit somewhere in the middle.	Сэ гузэгу горэм сыщысынэу сыфай.; Sje guzjegu gorjem syshhysynjeu syfaj.
I want to sit at the front.	Сэ апэ дэдэ сыщысынэу сыфай.; Sje apje djedje syshhysynjeu syfaj.
Could you recommend something?	О сыд игъоу къысфэплъэгъун плъэкIыщт?; O syd igou kysfjepljegun pljekIyshht?
When does the show begin?	Къэгъэлъэгъоныр сыдигъуа зырагъажьэрэр?; Kjegjeljegonyr sydigua zyragazh'jerjer?
Can you get me a ticket?	Билет къысфэбгъотын плъэкIыщта?; Bilet kysfjebgotyn pljekIyshhta?
Is there a golf course nearby?	Гольф ешIапIэ мы Iэгъо-благъом щыIа?; Gol'f eshIapIje my Ijego-blagom shhyIa?
Is there a tennis court nearby?	Теннис ешIапIэ мы Iэгъо-благъом щыIа?; Tennis eshIapIje my Ijego-blagom shhyIa?
Is there an indoor swimming pool nearby?	Унэ кIоцI есыпIэ мы Iэгъо-благъом щыIа?; Unje kIocI esypIje my Ijego-blagom shhyIa?

Genes influence language

The language we speak is dependent on our ancestry. But our genes are also responsible for our language. Scottish researchers have come to this conclusion. They examined how English differs from Chinese. In doing so they discovered that genes play a role, too. Because genes influence the development of our brain. That is to say, they shape our brain structures. With this, our ability to learn languages is determined. Variants of two genes are crucial to this. If a particular variant is scarce, tonal languages develop. So tonal languages are spoken by people without these gene variants. In tonal languages, the meaning of words is determined by the pitch of the tones. Chinese is included in the tonal languages, for example. If this gene variant is dominant, however, other languages develop. English is not a tonal language. The variants of this gene are not evenly distributed. That means they occur with differing frequency in the world. But languages only survive if they are passed down. In order to do this, children must be able to imitate the language of their parents. So they must be able to learn the language well. Only then will it be passed down from generation to generation. The older gene variant is the one that promotes tonal languages. So there were probably more tonal languages in the past than there are today. But one mustn't overestimate the genetic components. They can only add to explaining the development of languages. But there isn't a gene for English, or a gene for Chinese. Anybody can learn any language. You don't need genes for that, but rather only curiosity and discipline!