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30 [thirty]

At the restaurant 2

30 [treizeci]	La 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.	U_ s_c d_ m_r_, v_ r_g_ Un suc de mere, vă rog. U_ s__ d_ m____ v_ r___ Un suc de mere, vă rog. __ ___ __ _____ __ ____ Un suc de mere, vă rog.
A lemonade, please.	O l_m_n_d_, v_ r_g_ O limonadă, vă rog. O l________ v_ r___ O limonadă, vă rog. _ _________ __ ____ O limonadă, vă rog.
A tomato juice, please.	U_ s_c d_ r_ş_i_ v_ r_g_ Un suc de roşii, vă rog. U_ s__ d_ r_____ v_ r___ Un suc de roşii, vă rog. __ ___ __ ______ __ ____ Un suc de roşii, vă rog.

I’d like a glass of red wine.	A_ d_r_ u_ p_h_r c_ v_n r_ş_. Aş dori un pahar cu vin roşu. A_ d___ u_ p____ c_ v__ r____ Aş dori un pahar cu vin roşu. __ ____ __ _____ __ ___ _____ Aş dori un pahar cu vin roşu.
I’d like a glass of white wine.	A_ d_r_ u_ p_h_r c_ v_n a_b_ Aş dori un pahar cu vin alb. A_ d___ u_ p____ c_ v__ a___ Aş dori un pahar cu vin alb. __ ____ __ _____ __ ___ ____ Aş dori un pahar cu vin alb.
I’d like a bottle of champagne.	A_ d_r_ o s_i_l_ d_ ş_m_a_i_. Aş dori o sticlă de şampanie. A_ d___ o s_____ d_ ş________ Aş dori o sticlă de şampanie. __ ____ _ ______ __ _________ Aş dori o sticlă de şampanie.

Do you like fish?	Î_i p_a_e p_ş_e_e_ Îţi place peştele? Î__ p____ p_______ Îţi place peştele? ___ _____ ________ Îţi place peştele?
Do you like beef?	Î_i p_a_e c_r_e_ d_ v_t_? Îţi place carnea de vită? Î__ p____ c_____ d_ v____ Îţi place carnea de vită? ___ _____ ______ __ _____ Îţi place carnea de vită?
Do you like pork?	Î_i p_a_e c_r_e_ d_ p_r_? Îţi place carnea de porc? Î__ p____ c_____ d_ p____ Îţi place carnea de porc? ___ _____ ______ __ _____ Îţi place carnea de porc?

I’d like something without meat.	A_ d_r_ c_v_ f_r_ c_r_e_ Aş dori ceva fără carne. A_ d___ c___ f___ c_____ Aş dori ceva fără carne. __ ____ ____ ____ ______ Aş dori ceva fără carne.
I’d like some mixed vegetables.	A_ d_r_ u_ p_a_o_ d_ l_g_m_. Aş dori un platou de legume. A_ d___ u_ p_____ d_ l______ Aş dori un platou de legume. __ ____ __ ______ __ _______ Aş dori un platou de legume.
I’d like something that won’t take much time.	A_ d_r_ c_v_ c_ n_ d_r_a_ă m_l_. Aş dori ceva ce nu durează mult. A_ d___ c___ c_ n_ d______ m____ Aş dori ceva ce nu durează mult. __ ____ ____ __ __ _______ _____ Aş dori ceva ce nu durează mult.

Would you like that with rice?	D_r_ţ_ c_ o_e_? Doriţi cu orez? D_____ c_ o____ Doriţi cu orez? ______ __ _____ Doriţi cu orez?
Would you like that with pasta?	D_r_ţ_ c_ p_s_e_ Doriţi cu paste? D_____ c_ p_____ Doriţi cu paste? ______ __ ______ Doriţi cu paste?
Would you like that with potatoes?	D_r_ţ_ c_ c_r_o_i_ Doriţi cu cartofi? D_____ c_ c_______ Doriţi cu cartofi? ______ __ ________ Doriţi cu cartofi?

That doesn’t taste good.	A_t_ n_-_i p_a_e_ Asta nu-mi place. A___ n____ p_____ Asta nu-mi place. ____ _____ ______ Asta nu-mi place.
The food is cold.	M_n_a_e_ e_t_ r_c_. Mâncarea este rece. M_______ e___ r____ Mâncarea este rece. ________ ____ _____ Mâncarea este rece.
I didn’t order this.	N_ a_t_ a_ c_m_n_a_. Nu asta am comandat. N_ a___ a_ c________ Nu asta am comandat. __ ____ __ _________ Nu asta am comandat.

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