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30 [trideset] U restoranu 2

An apple juice, please.	Sok od jabuke, molim.
A lemonade, please.	Limunadu, molim.
A tomato juice, please.	Sok od rajčice, molim.
I’d like a glass of red wine.	Ja bih rado čašu crnog vina.
I’d like a glass of white wine.	Ja bih rado čašu bijelog vina.
I’d like a bottle of champagne.	Ja bih rado bocu pjenušca.
Do you like fish	Voliš li ribu?
Do you like beef	Voliš li govedinu?
Do you like pork	Voliš li svinjetinu?
I’d like something without meat.	Htio / htjela bih nešto bez mesa.
I’d like some mixed vegetables.	Htio / htjela bih platu sa povrćem.
I’d like something that won’t take much time.	Htio / htjela bih nešto što ne traje dugo.
Would you like that with rice	Želite li to s rižom?
Would you like that with pasta	Želite li to s tjesteninom?
Would you like that with potatoes	Želite li to s krumpirom?
That doesn’t taste good.	To mi nije ukusno.
The food is cold.	Jelo je hladno.
I didn’t order this.	To ja nisam naručio / naručila.

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!