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೪೬ [ನಲವತ್ತಾರು] ಡಿಸ್ಕೊನಲ್ಲಿ

46 [Nalavattāru] ḍiskonalli.

Is this seat taken?	ಈ ಜಾಗ ಖಾಲಿ ಇದೆಯೆ?; Ī jāga khāli ideye?
May I sit with you?	ನಾನು ನಿಮ್ಮೊಡನೆ ಕುಳಿತುಕೊಳ್ಳಬಹುದೆ?; Nānu nim'moḍane kuḷitukoḷḷabahude?
Sure.	ಖಂಡಿತವಾಗಿಯು.; Khaṇḍitavāgiyu.
How do you like the music?	ನಿಮಗೆ ಸಂಗೀತ ಹೇಗೆ ಎನಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ?; Nimage saṅgīta hēge enisuttide?
A little too loud.	ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಶಬ್ದ ಜಾಸ್ತಿ.; Svalpa śabda jāsti.
But the band plays very well.	ಆದರೆ ವಾದ್ಯಗೋಷ್ಟಿ ತುಂಬ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿದೆ.; Ādare vādyagōṣṭi tumba cennāgide.
Do you come here often?	ನೀವು ಇಲ್ಲಿಗೆ ಪದೇ ಪದೇ ಬರುತ್ತೀರಾ?; Nīvu illige padē padē baruttīrā?
No, this is the first time.	ಇಲ್ಲ, ಇದೇ ಮೊದಲ ಬಾರಿ.; Illa, idē modala bāri.
I’ve never been here before.	ನಾನು ಮೊದಲು ಯಾವಾಗಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿಗೆ ಬಂದಿರಲಿಲ್ಲ.; Nānu modalu yāvāgalu illige bandiralilla.
Would you like to dance?	ನೀವು ನೃತ್ಯ ಮಾಡುತ್ತೀರಾ?; Nīvu nr̥tya māḍuttīrā?
Maybe later.	ಬಹುಶಃ ನಂತರ.; Bahuśaḥ nantara.
I can’t dance very well.	ನನಗೆ ಅಷ್ಟು ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ನೃತ್ಯ ಮಾಡಲು ಬರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ.; Nanage aṣṭu cennāgi nr̥tya māḍalu baruvudilla.
It’s very easy.	ಅದು ಬಹಳ ಸುಲಭ.; Adu bahaḷa sulabha.
I’ll show you.	ನಾನು ನಿಮಗೆ ತೋರಿಸಿ ಕೊಡುತ್ತೇನೆ.; Nānu nimage tōrisi koḍuttēne.
No, maybe some other time.	ಬೇಡ, ಬಹುಶಃ ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆ.; Bēḍa, bahuśaḥ mattom'me.
Are you waiting for someone?	ಯಾರಿಗಾದರು ಕಾಯುತ್ತಿರುವಿರಾ?; Yārigādaru kāyuttiruvirā?
Yes, for my boyfriend.	ಹೌದು, ನನ್ನ ಸ್ನೇಹಿತನಿಗಾಗಿ.; Haudu, nanna snēhitanigāgi.
There he is!	ಓ! ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಹಿಂದುಗಡೆ ಬರುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾನೆ.; Ō! Alli hindugaḍe baruttiddāne.

The language of pictures

A German saying goes: A picture says more than a thousand words. That means that pictures are often understood faster than speech. Pictures can also convey emotions better. Because of this, advertising uses a lot of pictures. Pictures function differently than speech. They show us several things simultaneously and in their totality. That means that the whole image together has a certain effect. With speech, considerably more words are needed. But images and speech go together. We need speech in order to describe a picture. By the same token, many texts are first understood through images. The relationship between images and speech is being studied by linguists. It also raises the question whether pictures are a language in their own right. If something is only filmed, we can look at the images. But the message of the film isn't concrete. If an image is meant to function as speech, it must be concrete. The less it shows, the clearer its message. Pictograms are a good example of this. Pictograms are simple and clear pictorial symbols. They replace verbal language, and as such are a form of visual communication. Everyone knows the pictogram for ‘no smoking’ for example. It shows a cigarette with a line through it. Images are becoming even more important due to globalization. But you also have to study the language of images. It is not understandable worldwide, even though many think so. Because our culture influences our understanding of images. What we see is dependent on many different factors. So some people don't see cigarettes, but only dark lines.