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32 [tridsaťdva] V reštaurácii 4

I’d like chips / French fries (am.) with ketchup.	Jedny hranolky s kečupom.
And two with mayonnaise.	A dvakrát s majonézou.
And three sausages with mustard.	A trikrát pečenú klobásu s horčicou.
What vegetables do you have	Akú máte zeleninu?
Do you have beans	Máte fazuľu?
Do you have cauliflower	Máte karfiol?
I like to eat (sweet) corn.	Rád /-a jem kukuricu.
I like to eat cucumber.	Rád /-a jem uhorky.
I like to eat tomatoes.	Rád /-a jem paradajky.
Do you also like to eat leek	Aj Vy máte radi pór?
Do you also like to eat sauerkraut	Aj Vy máte radi kyslú kapustu?
Do you also like to eat lentils	Aj Vy máte radi šošovicu?
Do you also like to eat carrots	Máš tiež rád mrkvu?
Do you also like to eat broccoli	Máš tiež rád brokolicu?
Do you also like to eat peppers	Máš tiež rád papriku?
I don’t like onions.	Nemám rád (rada) cibuľu.
I don’t like olives.	Nemám rád /-a olivy.
I don’t like mushrooms.	Nemám rád /-a huby.

Babies are lip readers!

When babies are learning to speak, they pay attention to their parents' mouths. Developmental psychologists have figured this out. Babies begin to read lips around six months of age. This way they learn how they must form their mouth to produce sounds. When babies are a year old, they can already understand a few words. From this age on they begin to look people in the eyes again. In doing so they get a lot of important information. By looking into their eyes, they can tell if their parents are happy or sad. They get to know the world of feelings in this way. It gets interesting when someone speaks to them in a foreign language. Then babies begin to read lips all over again. In this way they learn how to form foreign sounds as well. Therefore, when you speak with babies you should always look at them. Aside from that, babies need dialogue for their language development. In particular, parents often repeat what babies say. Babies thus receive feedback. That is very important for infants. Then they know that they are understood. This confirmation motivates babies. They continue to have fun learning to speak. So it's not enough to play audiotapes for babies. Studies prove that babies really are able to read lips. In experiments, infants were shown videos without sound. There were both native language and foreign language videos. The babies looked longer at the videos in their own language. They were noticeably more attentive in doing so. But the first words of babies are the same worldwide. ‘Mum’ and ‘Dad’ – easy to say in all languages!