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44 [cuarenta y cuatro] Salir por la noche

Is there a disco here?	¿Hay alguna discoteca por aquí?
Is there a nightclub here?	¿Hay algún club nocturno por aquí?
Is there a pub here?	¿Hay algún bar por aquí?
What’s playing at the theatre / theater (am.) this evening?	¿Qué hay esta noche en el teatro?
What’s playing at the cinema / movies (am.) this evening?	¿Qué ponen esta noche en el cine?
What’s on TV this evening?	¿Qué echan esta noche por televisión?
Are tickets for the theatre / theater (am.) still available?	¿Aún hay entradas para el teatro?
Are tickets for the cinema / movies (am.) still available?	¿Aún hay entradas para el cine?
Are tickets for the football / soccer am. game still available?	¿Aún hay entradas para el partido de fútbol?
I want to sit in the back.	Querría sentarme atrás del todo.
I want to sit somewhere in the middle.	Querría sentarme por el centro.
I want to sit at the front.	Querría sentarme delante del todo.
Could you recommend something?	¿Qué me puede recomendar (usted)?
When does the show begin?	¿Cuándo empieza la sesión?
Can you get me a ticket?	¿Puede conseguirme (usted) una entrada?
Is there a golf course nearby?	¿Hay algún campo de golf por aquí?
Is there a tennis court nearby?	¿Hay algún campo de tenis por aquí?
Is there an indoor swimming pool nearby?	¿Hay alguna piscina cubierta por aquí?

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!