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30 [трийсет] В ресторанта 2

30 [triyset] V restoranta 2

An apple juice, please.	Един ябълков сок, моля.; Edin yabylkov sok, molya.
A lemonade, please.	Една лимонада, моля.; Edna limonada, molya.
A tomato juice, please.	Един доматен сок, моля.; Edin domaten sok, molya.
I’d like a glass of red wine.	Бих искал / искала чаша червено вино.; Bikh iskal / iskala chasha cherveno vino.
I’d like a glass of white wine.	Бих искал / искала чаша бяло вино.; Bikh iskal / iskala chasha byalo vino.
I’d like a bottle of champagne.	Бих искал / искала чаша бутилка шампанско.; Bikh iskal / iskala chasha butilka shampansko.
Do you like fish?	Обичаш ли риба?; Obichash li riba?
Do you like beef?	Обичаш ли говеждо месо?; Obichash li govezhdo meso?
Do you like pork?	Обичаш ли свинско месо?; Obichash li svinsko meso?
I’d like something without meat.	Бих искал / искала нещо без месо.; Bikh iskal / iskala neshcho bez meso.
I’d like some mixed vegetables.	Бих искал / искала плато със зеленчуци.; Bikh iskal / iskala plato sys zelenchutsi.
I’d like something that won’t take much time.	Бих искал / искала нещо, което се приготвя бързо.; Bikh iskal / iskala neshcho, koeto se prigotvya byrzo.
Would you like that with rice?	Желаете ли това с ориз?; Zhelaete li tova s oriz?
Would you like that with pasta?	Желаете ли това с паста?; Zhelaete li tova s pasta?
Would you like that with potatoes?	Желаете ли това с картофи?; Zhelaete li tova s kartofi?
That doesn’t taste good.	Това не е вкусно.; Tova ne ye vkusno.
The food is cold.	Храната е студена.; Khranata ye studena.
I didn’t order this.	Не съм поръчвал / поръчвала това.; Ne sym porychval / porychvala tova.

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!