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52 [шъэныкъорэ тIурэ] Тучанзэхэтым

52 [shjenykorje tIurje] Tuchanzjehjetym

Shall we go to the department store?	Тучанзэхэтым тыкIощта?; Tuchanzjehjetym tykIoshhta?
I have to go shopping.	Сыщэфэн фае.; Syshhjefjen fae.
I want to do a lot of shopping.	Сэ бэдэдэ сщэфын фае.; Sje bjedjedje sshhjefyn fae.
Where are the office supplies?	Офис псэуалъэхэр тыдэ щыIэха?; Ofis psjeualjehjer tydje shhyIjeha?
I need envelopes and stationery.	Письмэхэм апае конвертрэ тхьапэрэ сищыкIагъэх.; Pis'mjehjem apae konvertrje th'apjerje sishhykIagjeh.
I need pens and markers.	Ручкэхэмрэ фломастерхэмрэ сищыкIагъэх.; Ruchkjehjemrje flomasterhjemrje sishhykIagjeh.
Where is the furniture?	Унэгъо псэуалъэхэр тыдэ щыIэха?; Unjego psjeualjehjer tydje shhyIjeha?
I need a cupboard and a chest of drawers.	Шкафрэ комодрэ сищыкIагъэх.; Shkafrje komodrje sishhykIagjeh.
I need a desk and a bookshelf.	Зыщытхэхэрэ столрэ мэкIайрэ сищыкIагъэх.; Zyshhythjehjerje stolrje mjekIajrje sishhykIagjeh.
Where are the toys?	Джэгуалъэхэр тыдэ щыIэха?; Dzhjegualjehjer tydje shhyIjeha?
I need a doll and a teddy bear.	Нысхъапэрэ мышъэ шъабэрэ сищыкIагъэх.; Nyshapjerje myshje shabjerje sishhykIagjeh.
I need a football and a chess board.	Хьэшъотопрэ шахматхэмрэ сафай.; H'jeshotoprje shahmathjemrje safaj.
Where are the tools?	Iэмэ-псымэхэр тыдэ щыIэха?; Ijemje-psymjehjer tydje shhyIjeha?
I need a hammer and a pair of pliers.	Уатэрэ Iадэрэ сищыкIагъ.; Uatjerje Iadjerje sishhykIag.
I need a drill and a screwdriver.	Бырыугъэчэрэгъурэ джамбырыугъазэрэ сищыкIагъ.; Byryugjechjerjegurje dzhambyryugazjerje sishhykIag.
Where is the jewellery / jewelry (am.) department?	Гъэдэхалъэхэр тыдэ щыIэх?; Gjedjehaljehjer tydje shhyIjeh?
I need a chain and a bracelet.	Пшъэрылърэ Iэхъурэ сищыкIагъ.; Pshjerylrje Ijehurje sishhykIag.
I need a ring and earrings.	Iалъынрэ тхьакIумпылъхьэхэмрэ сищыкIагъ.; Ialynrje th'akIumpylh'jehjemrje sishhykIag.

Who understands whom?

There are about 7 billion people in the world. They all have a language. Unfortunately, it's not always the same. So in order to speak with other nations, we must learn languages. That is often very arduous. But there are languages that are very similar. Their speakers understand one another, without mastering the other language. This phenomenon is called mutual intelligibility . Whereby two variants are distinguished. The first variant is oral mutual intelligibility . Here, the speakers understand each other when they talk. They do not understand the written form of the other language, however. This is because the languages have different written forms. Examples of this are the languages Hindi and Urdu. Written mutual intelligibility is the second variant. In this case, the other language is understood in its written form. But the speakers do not understand each other when they speak to each other. The reason for this is that they have very different pronunciation. German and Dutch are examples of this. The most closely related languages contain both variants. Meaning they are mutually intelligible both orally and in written form. Russian and Ukrainian or Thai and Laotian are examples. But there is also an asymmetrical form of mutual intelligibility. That is the case when speakers have different levels of understanding each other. Portuguese understand Spanish better than the Spanish understand Portuguese. Austrians also understand Germans better than the other way around. In these examples, pronunciation or dialect is a hindrance. He who really wants to have good conversations must learn something new…