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45 [forty-five]

At the cinema

45 [femogfyrre]	I biografen

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The future of languages

More than 1.3 billion people speak Chinese. This makes Chinese the most spoken language worldwide. It will remain the case for the many years to come. The future of many other languages does not look as positive. Because many local languages will die out. Around 6,000 different languages are presently spoken. But experts estimate that the majority of them are threatened by extinction. About 90% of all languages will vanish. Most of them will die out in this century alone. This means that a language will be lost every day. The meaning of individual languages will also change in the future. English is still in second place. But the number of native speakers of languages is not remaining constant. The demographical development is responsible for this. In a few decades, other languages will be dominant. Hindi/Urdu and Arabic will soon be in 2nd and 3rd place. English will take 4th place. German will completely disappear out of the Top Ten . In turn, Malay will belong to the most important languages. While many languages die out, new ones will emerge. They will be hybrid languages. These linguistic hybrids will be spoken in cities more than anywhere else. Completely new variants of languages will also develop. So in the future there will be various forms of the English language. The number of bilingual people will increase considerably worldwide. How we will speak in the future is unclear. But even in 100 years there will still be different languages. So learning won't end so quickly…

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We want to go to the cinema.	V_ v_l i b_o_r_f_n_ Vi vil i biografen. V_ v__ i b_________ Vi vil i biografen. __ ___ _ __________ Vi vil i biografen.
A good film is playing today.	D_r g_r e_ g_d f_l_ i d_g_ Der går en god film i dag. D__ g__ e_ g__ f___ i d___ Der går en god film i dag. ___ ___ __ ___ ____ _ ____ Der går en god film i dag.
The film is brand new.	F_l_e_ e_ h_l_ n_. Filmen er helt ny. F_____ e_ h___ n__ Filmen er helt ny. ______ __ ____ ___ Filmen er helt ny.

Where is the cash register?	H_o_ e_ k_s_e_? Hvor er kassen? H___ e_ k______ Hvor er kassen? ____ __ _______ Hvor er kassen?
Are seats still available?	E_ d_r f_e_e l_d_g_ p_a_s_r_ Er der flere ledige pladser? E_ d__ f____ l_____ p_______ Er der flere ledige pladser? __ ___ _____ ______ ________ Er der flere ledige pladser?
How much are the admission tickets?	H_a_ k_s_e_ b_l_e_t_r_e_ Hvad koster billetterne? H___ k_____ b___________ Hvad koster billetterne? ____ ______ ____________ Hvad koster billetterne?

When does the show begin?	H_o_n_r b_g_n_e_ f_r_s_i_l_n_e_? Hvornår begynder forestillingen? H______ b_______ f______________ Hvornår begynder forestillingen? _______ ________ _______________ Hvornår begynder forestillingen?
How long is the film?	H_o_ l_n_ t_d v_r_r f_l_e_? Hvor lang tid varer filmen? H___ l___ t__ v____ f______ Hvor lang tid varer filmen? ____ ____ ___ _____ _______ Hvor lang tid varer filmen?
Can one reserve tickets?	K_n m_n r_s_r_e_e b_l_e_t_r_ Kan man reservere billetter? K__ m__ r________ b_________ Kan man reservere billetter? ___ ___ _________ __________ Kan man reservere billetter?

I want to sit at the back.	J_g v_l g_r_e s_d_e b_g_r_t_ Jeg vil gerne sidde bagerst. J__ v__ g____ s____ b_______ Jeg vil gerne sidde bagerst. ___ ___ _____ _____ ________ Jeg vil gerne sidde bagerst.
I want to sit at the front.	J_g v_l g_r_e s_d_e f_r_e_t_ Jeg vil gerne sidde forrest. J__ v__ g____ s____ f_______ Jeg vil gerne sidde forrest. ___ ___ _____ _____ ________ Jeg vil gerne sidde forrest.
I want to sit in the middle.	J_g v_l g_r_e s_d_e i m_d_e_. Jeg vil gerne sidde i midten. J__ v__ g____ s____ i m______ Jeg vil gerne sidde i midten. ___ ___ _____ _____ _ _______ Jeg vil gerne sidde i midten.

The film was exciting.	F_l_e_ v_r s_æ_d_n_e_ Filmen var spændende. F_____ v__ s_________ Filmen var spændende. ______ ___ __________ Filmen var spændende.
The film was not boring.	F_l_e_ v_r i_k_ k_d_l_g_ Filmen var ikke kedelig. F_____ v__ i___ k_______ Filmen var ikke kedelig. ______ ___ ____ ________ Filmen var ikke kedelig.
But the book on which the film was based was better.	M_n b_g_n t_l f_l_e_ v_r b_d_e_ Men bogen til filmen var bedre. M__ b____ t__ f_____ v__ b_____ Men bogen til filmen var bedre. ___ _____ ___ ______ ___ ______ Men bogen til filmen var bedre.

How was the music?	H_o_d_n v_r m_s_k_e_? Hvordan var musikken? H______ v__ m________ Hvordan var musikken? _______ ___ _________ Hvordan var musikken?
How were the actors?	H_o_d_n v_r s_u_s_i_l_r_e_ Hvordan var skuespillerne? H______ v__ s_____________ Hvordan var skuespillerne? _______ ___ ______________ Hvordan var skuespillerne?
Were there English subtitles?	V_r d_r e_g_l_k_ u_d_r_e_s_e_? Var der engelske undertekster? V__ d__ e_______ u____________ Var der engelske undertekster? ___ ___ ________ _____________ Var der engelske undertekster?

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