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45 [quarantacinque] Al cinema

We want to go to the cinema.	Vogliamo andare al cinema.
A good film is playing today.	Oggi danno un bel film.
The film is brand new.	Il film è appena uscito.
Where is the cash register	Dov’è la cassa?
Are seats still available	Ci sono ancora posti liberi?
How much are the admission tickets	Quanto costano i biglietti?
When does the show begin	Quando comincia lo spettacolo?
How long is the film	Quanto dura il film?
Can one reserve tickets	Si possono riservare dei biglietti?
I want to sit at the back.	Io vorrei sedermi dietro.
I want to sit at the front.	Io vorrei sedermi davanti.
I want to sit in the middle.	Io vorrei sedermi al centro.
The film was exciting.	Il film è stato emozionante.
The film was not boring.	Il film non era noioso.
But the book on which the film was based was better.	Ma il libro su cui si basa il film era meglio.
How was the music	Com’era la colonna sonora?
How were the actors	Com’erano gli attori?
Were there English subtitles	C’erano i sottotitoli in inglese?

The future of languages

More than 1.3 billion people speak Chinese. This makes Chinese the most spoken language worldwide. It will remain the case for the many years to come. The future of many other languages does not look as positive. Because many local languages will die out. Around 6,000 different languages are presently spoken. But experts estimate that the majority of them are threatened by extinction. About 90% of all languages will vanish. Most of them will die out in this century alone. This means that a language will be lost every day. The meaning of individual languages will also change in the future. English is still in second place. But the number of native speakers of languages is not remaining constant. The demographical development is responsible for this. In a few decades, other languages will be dominant. Hindi/Urdu and Arabic will soon be in 2nd and 3rd place. English will take 4th place. German will completely disappear out of the Top Ten . In turn, Malay will belong to the most important languages. While many languages die out, new ones will emerge. They will be hybrid languages. These linguistic hybrids will be spoken in cities more than anywhere else. Completely new variants of languages will also develop. So in the future there will be various forms of the English language. The number of bilingual people will increase considerably worldwide. How we will speak in the future is unclear. But even in 100 years there will still be different languages. So learning won't end so quickly…