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EM English US
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AR العربية
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DE Deutsch
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EM English US
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EN English UK
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ES español
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FR français
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IT italiano
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JA 日本語
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PT português PT
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PX português BR
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ZH 中文
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AD адыгабзэ
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AF Afrikaans
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AM አማርኛ
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BE беларуская
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BG български
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BN বাংলা
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BS bosanski
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CA català
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CS čeština
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DA dansk
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EL ελληνικά
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EO esperanto
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ET eesti
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FA فارسی
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FI suomi
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HE עברית
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HI हिन्दी
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HR hrvatski
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HU magyar
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HY հայերեն
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ID bahasa Indonesia
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KA ქართული
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KK қазақша
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KN ಕನ್ನಡ
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KO 한국어
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LT lietuvių
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LV latviešu
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MK македонски
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MR मराठी
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NL Nederlands
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NN nynorsk
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NO norsk
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PA ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
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PL polski
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RO română
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RU русский
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SK slovenčina
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SL slovenščina
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SQ Shqip
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SR српски
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SV svenska
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TA தமிழ்
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TE తెలుగు
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TH ภาษาไทย
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TI ትግርኛ
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TR Türkçe
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UK українська
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UR اردو
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VI Tiếng Việt
I want to learn…
RU русский
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AR العربية
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DE Deutsch
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EN English UK
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ES español
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FR français
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IT italiano
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JA 日本語
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PT português PT
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PX português BR
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ZH 中文
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AD адыгабзэ
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AF Afrikaans
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AM አማርኛ
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BE беларуская
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BG български
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BN বাংলা
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BS bosanski
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CA català
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CS čeština
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DA dansk
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EL ελληνικά
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EO esperanto
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ET eesti
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FA فارسی
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FI suomi
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HE עברית
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HI हिन्दी
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HR hrvatski
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HU magyar
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HY հայերեն
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ID bahasa Indonesia
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KA ქართული
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KK қазақша
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KN ಕನ್ನಡ
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KO 한국어
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LT lietuvių
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LV latviešu
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MK македонски
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MR मराठी
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NL Nederlands
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NN nynorsk
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NO norsk
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PA ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
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PL polski
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RO română
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RU русский
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SK slovenčina
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SL slovenščina
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SQ Shqip
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SR српски
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SV svenska
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TA தமிழ்
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TE తెలుగు
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TH ภาษาไทย
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TI ትግርኛ
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TR Türkçe
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UK українська
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UR اردو
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VI Tiếng Việt
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Is there a disco here?
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Is there a pub here?
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What’s playing at the theatre / theater (am.) this evening?
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What’s playing at the cinema / movies (am.) this evening?
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What’s on TV this evening?
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Are tickets for the theatre / theater (am.) still available?
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Are tickets for the cinema / movies (am.) still available?
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Are tickets for the football / soccer am. game still available?
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I want to sit in the back.
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I want to sit somewhere in the middle.
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Я х_т_л б_ / х_т_л_ б_ с_д_т_ г_е_н_б_д_ п_с_р_д_н_.
Y_ k_o_e_ b_ / k_o_e_a b_ s_d_t_ g_e_n_b_d_ p_s_r_d_n_.
Я хотел бы / хотела бы сидеть где-нибудь посередине.
Ya khotel by / khotela by sidetʹ gde-nibudʹ poseredine.
Я х____ б_ / х_____ б_ с_____ г_________ п__________
Y_ k_____ b_ / k______ b_ s_____ g_________ p__________
Я хотел бы / хотела бы сидеть где-нибудь посередине.
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I want to sit at the front.
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Could you recommend something?
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When does the show begin?
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Can you get me a ticket?
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Is there a golf course nearby?
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Is there a tennis court nearby?
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Is there an indoor swimming pool nearby?
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Genes influence languageThe 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! |
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