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46 [қырық алты] Дискотекада

46 [qırıq altı] Dïskotekada

Is this seat taken?	Мына орын бос па?; Mına orın bos pa?
May I sit with you?	Қасыңызға отыруға рұқсат па?; Qasıñızğa otırwğa ruqsat pa?
Sure.	Әрине.; Ärïne.
How do you like the music?	Сізге музыка ұнай ма?; Sizge mwzıka unay ma?
A little too loud.	Сәл қаттылау екен.; Säl qattılaw eken.
But the band plays very well.	Бірақ топ өте жақсы ойнайды.; Biraq top öte jaqsı oynaydı.
Do you come here often?	Мұнда жиі боласыз ба?; Munda jïi bolasız ba?
No, this is the first time.	Жоқ, бірінші келуім.; Joq, birinşi kelwim.
I’ve never been here before.	Мен мұнда бұрын болмағанмын.; Men munda burın bolmağanmın.
Would you like to dance?	Билейсіз бе?; Bïleysiz be?
Maybe later.	Мүмкін кейінірек.; Mümkin keyinirek.
I can’t dance very well.	Мен жақсы билей алмаймын.; Men jaqsı bïley almaymın.
It’s very easy.	Бұл өте оңай.; Bul öte oñay.
I’ll show you.	Мен сізге көрсетемін.; Men sizge körsetemin.
No, maybe some other time.	Жоқ, басқа бір жолы.; Joq, basqa bir jolı.
Are you waiting for someone?	Біреуді күтіп отырсыз ба?; Birewdi kütip otırsız ba?
Yes, for my boyfriend.	Иә, досымды.; Ïä, dosımdı.
There he is!	Міне өзі де келді.; Mine özi de keldi.

The language of pictures

A German saying goes: A picture says more than a thousand words. That means that pictures are often understood faster than speech. Pictures can also convey emotions better. Because of this, advertising uses a lot of pictures. Pictures function differently than speech. They show us several things simultaneously and in their totality. That means that the whole image together has a certain effect. With speech, considerably more words are needed. But images and speech go together. We need speech in order to describe a picture. By the same token, many texts are first understood through images. The relationship between images and speech is being studied by linguists. It also raises the question whether pictures are a language in their own right. If something is only filmed, we can look at the images. But the message of the film isn't concrete. If an image is meant to function as speech, it must be concrete. The less it shows, the clearer its message. Pictograms are a good example of this. Pictograms are simple and clear pictorial symbols. They replace verbal language, and as such are a form of visual communication. Everyone knows the pictogram for "no smoking" for example. It shows a cigarette with a line through it. Images are becoming even more important due to globalization. But you also have to study the language of images. It is not understandable worldwide, even though many think so. Because our culture influences our understanding of images. What we see is dependent on many different factors. So some people don't see cigarettes, but only dark lines.