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52 [penkiasdešimt du] Universalinėje parduotuvėje

Shall we go to the department store	Einame į universalinę parduotuvę?
I have to go shopping.	Man reikia apsipirkti.
I want to do a lot of shopping.	Aš daug pirksiu.
Where are the office supplies	Kur (yra) biuro prekės?
I need envelopes and stationery.	Man reikia vokų ir laiškų popieriaus.
I need pens and markers.	Man reikia šratinukų ir flomasterių.
Where is the furniture	Kur (yra) baldai?
I need a cupboard and a chest of drawers.	Man reikia spintos ir komodos.
I need a desk and a bookshelf.	Man reikia rašomojo stalo ir lentynos.
Where are the toys	Kur (yra) žaislai?
I need a doll and a teddy bear.	Man reikia lėlės ir meškiuko.
I need a football and a chess board.	Man reikia futbolo kamuolio ir šachmatų.
Where are the tools	Kur (yra) įrankiai?
I need a hammer and a pair of pliers.	Man reikia plaktuko ir replių.
I need a drill and a screwdriver.	Man reikia grąžto ir atsuktuvo.
Where is the jewellery / jewelry (am.) department	Kur (yra) papuošalai?
I need a chain and a bracelet.	Man reikia grandinėlės ir apyrankės.
I need a ring and earrings.	Man reikia žiedo ir auskarų.

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…