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70 [семьдесят] Изъявлять желание

70 [semʹdesyat] Izʺyavlyatʹ zhelaniye

Would you like to smoke?	Хотели бы Вы закурить?; Khoteli by Vy zakuritʹ?
Would you like to dance?	Хотели бы Вы танцевать?; Khoteli by Vy tantsevatʹ?
Would you like to go for a walk?	Хотели бы Вы пойти гулять?; Khoteli by Vy poyti gulyatʹ?
I would like to smoke.	Я хотел бы / хотела бы закурить.; Ya khotel by / khotela by zakuritʹ.
Would you like a cigarette?	Не хотел бы / хотела бы ты сигарету?; Ne khotel by / khotela by ty sigaretu?
He wants a light.	Он хотел бы прикурить.; On khotel by prikuritʹ.
I want to drink something.	Я хотел бы / хотела бы что-нибудь попить.; Ya khotel by / khotela by chto-nibudʹ popitʹ.
I want to eat something.	Я хотел бы / хотела бы что-нибудь поесть.; Ya khotel by / khotela by chto-nibudʹ poyestʹ.
I want to relax a little.	Я хотел бы / хотела бы немного отдохнуть.; Ya khotel by / khotela by nemnogo otdokhnutʹ.
I want to ask you something.	Я хотел бы / хотела бы Вас кое-что спросить.; Ya khotel by / khotela by Vas koye-chto sprositʹ.
I want to ask you for something.	Я хотел бы / хотела бы Вас о чем-то попросить.; Ya khotel by / khotela by Vas o chem-to poprositʹ.
I want to treat you to something.	Я хотел бы / хотела бы Вас куда-нибудь пригласить.; Ya khotel by / khotela by Vas kuda-nibudʹ priglasitʹ.
What would you like?	Что бы Вы хотели?; Chto by Vy khoteli?
Would you like a coffee?	Вы хотели бы кофе?; Vy khoteli by kofe?
Or do you prefer a tea?	Или Вы хотели бы чай?; Ili Vy khoteli by chay?
We want to drive home.	Мы хотели бы поехать домой.; My khoteli by poyekhatʹ domoy.
Do you want a taxi?	Хотели бы вы такси?; Khoteli by vy taksi?
They want to make a call.	Они хотели бы позвонить.; Oni khoteli by pozvonitʹ.

Why are there so many different languages?

Today there are more than 6,000 different languages worldwide. This is why we need interpreters and translators. A very long time ago, everyone still spoke the same language. That changed, however, when people began to migrate. They left their African homeland and moved around the world. This spatial separation lead to a linguistic separation as well. Because each people developed its own form of communication. Many different languages evolved from the common proto-language. But man never remained in one place for very long. So the languages became increasingly separated from each other. Somewhere along the line, a common root could no longer be recognized. Furthermore, no people lived in isolation for thousands of years. There was always contact with other peoples. This changed the languages. They took on elements from foreign languages or they merged. Because of this, the progression of the languages never stopped. Therefore, migrations and contact with new peoples explain the multitude of languages. Why languages are so different is another question, however. Every evolution follows certain rules. So there must be a reason for languages being the way they are. For these reasons scientists have been interested in them for years. They would like to know why languages develop differently. In order to research that, one must trace the history of languages. Then one can identify what changed when. It is still unknown what influences the development of languages. Cultural factors appear to be more important than biological factors. That is to say, the history of different peoples shaped their languages. Obviously, languages tell us more than we know…