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30 [thirty]

At the restaurant 2

30 [dertig]	In die restaurant 2

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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!

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An apple juice, please.	’_ a_p_l_a_, a_s_b_i_f_ ’n appelsap, asseblief. ’_ a________ a_________ ’n appelsap, asseblief. __ _________ __________ ’n appelsap, asseblief.
A lemonade, please.	’_ l_m_n_d_, a_s_b_i_f_ ’n limonade, asseblief. ’_ l________ a_________ ’n limonade, asseblief. __ _________ __________ ’n limonade, asseblief.
A tomato juice, please.	’_ t_m_t_e_a_, a_s_b_i_f_ ’n tamatiesap, asseblief. ’_ t__________ a_________ ’n tamatiesap, asseblief. __ ___________ __________ ’n tamatiesap, asseblief.

I’d like a glass of red wine.	E_ w_l g_a_g ’_ g_a_ r_o_w_n h_. Ek wil graag ’n glas rooiwyn hê. E_ w__ g____ ’_ g___ r______ h__ Ek wil graag ’n glas rooiwyn hê. __ ___ _____ __ ____ _______ ___ Ek wil graag ’n glas rooiwyn hê.
I’d like a glass of white wine.	E_ w_l g_a_g ’_ g_a_ w_t_y_ h_. Ek wil graag ’n glas witwyn hê. E_ w__ g____ ’_ g___ w_____ h__ Ek wil graag ’n glas witwyn hê. __ ___ _____ __ ____ ______ ___ Ek wil graag ’n glas witwyn hê.
I’d like a bottle of champagne.	E_ w_l g_a_g ’_ b_t_e_ s_a_p_n_e h_. Ek wil graag ’n bottel sjampanje hê. E_ w__ g____ ’_ b_____ s________ h__ Ek wil graag ’n bottel sjampanje hê. __ ___ _____ __ ______ _________ ___ Ek wil graag ’n bottel sjampanje hê.

Do you like fish?	H_u j_ v_n v_s_ Hou jy van vis? H__ j_ v__ v___ Hou jy van vis? ___ __ ___ ____ Hou jy van vis?
Do you like beef?	H_u j_ v_n b_e_v_e_s_ Hou jy van beesvleis? H__ j_ v__ b_________ Hou jy van beesvleis? ___ __ ___ __________ Hou jy van beesvleis?
Do you like pork?	H_u j_ v_n v_r_v_e_s_ Hou jy van varkvleis? H__ j_ v__ v_________ Hou jy van varkvleis? ___ __ ___ __________ Hou jy van varkvleis?

I’d like something without meat.	E_ w_l g_a_g i_t_ s_n_e_ v_e_s h_. Ek wil graag iets sonder vleis hê. E_ w__ g____ i___ s_____ v____ h__ Ek wil graag iets sonder vleis hê. __ ___ _____ ____ ______ _____ ___ Ek wil graag iets sonder vleis hê.
I’d like some mixed vegetables.	E_ w_l g_a_g ’_ g_o_n_e_o_d h_. Ek wil graag ’n groentebord hê. E_ w__ g____ ’_ g__________ h__ Ek wil graag ’n groentebord hê. __ ___ _____ __ ___________ ___ Ek wil graag ’n groentebord hê.
I’d like something that won’t take much time.	E_ w_l g_a_g i_t_ h_ w_t n_e l_n_ g_a_ v_t n_e_ Ek wil graag iets hê wat nie lank gaan vat nie. E_ w__ g____ i___ h_ w__ n__ l___ g___ v__ n___ Ek wil graag iets hê wat nie lank gaan vat nie. __ ___ _____ ____ __ ___ ___ ____ ____ ___ ____ Ek wil graag iets hê wat nie lank gaan vat nie.

Would you like that with rice?	S_e_ u r_s d_a_b_? Soek u rys daarby? S___ u r__ d______ Soek u rys daarby? ____ _ ___ _______ Soek u rys daarby?
Would you like that with pasta?	S_e_ u p_s_a d_a_b_? Soek u pasta daarby? S___ u p____ d______ Soek u pasta daarby? ____ _ _____ _______ Soek u pasta daarby?
Would you like that with potatoes?	S_e_ u a_r_a_p_l_ d_a_b_? Soek u aartappels daarby? S___ u a_________ d______ Soek u aartappels daarby? ____ _ __________ _______ Soek u aartappels daarby?

That doesn’t taste good.	D_t s_a_k s_e_. Dit smaak sleg. D__ s____ s____ Dit smaak sleg. ___ _____ _____ Dit smaak sleg.
The food is cold.	D_e k_s i_ k_u_. Die kos is koud. D__ k__ i_ k____ Die kos is koud. ___ ___ __ _____ Die kos is koud.
I didn’t order this.	E_ h_t d_t n_e b_s_e_ n_e_ Ek het dit nie bestel nie. E_ h__ d__ n__ b_____ n___ Ek het dit nie bestel nie. __ ___ ___ ___ ______ ____ Ek het dit nie bestel nie.

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