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46 [నలభై ఆరు] డిస్కో లో

46 [Nalabhai āru] Ḍiskō lō

Is this seat taken?	ఈ సీట్ లో ఇంతకు మునుపే ఎవరైనా ఉన్నారా?; Ī sīṭ lō intaku munupē evarainā unnārā?
May I sit with you?	నేను మీ దగ్గర కూర్చోవచ్చా?; Nēnu mī daggara kūrcōvaccā?
Sure.	తప్పకుండా; Tappakuṇḍā
How do you like the music?	మీకు మ్యూజిక్ నచ్చిందా?; Mīku myūjik naccindā?
A little too loud.	కొంచం గోలగా ఉంది; Kon̄caṁ gōlagā undi
But the band plays very well.	కానీ, ఆర్కెస్ట్రా వాళ్ళు చాలా బాగా వాయిస్తున్నారు; Kānī, ārkesṭrā vāḷḷu cālā bāgā vāyistunnāru
Do you come here often?	మీరు ఇక్కడికి తరచూ వస్తుంటారా?; Mīru ikkaḍiki taracū vastuṇṭārā?
No, this is the first time.	లేదు, ఇదే మొదటి సారి; Lēdu, idē modaṭi sāri
I’ve never been here before.	నేను ఇంతకు మునుపు ఎప్పుడూ ఇక్కడికి రాలేదు; Nēnu intaku munupu eppuḍū ikkaḍiki rālēdu
Would you like to dance?	మీరు డ్యాంస్ చేస్తారా?; Mīru ḍyāns cēstārā?
Maybe later.	తరువాత చూద్దాం; Taruvāta cūddāṁ
I can’t dance very well.	నేను అంత బాగా డ్యాంస్ చేయలేను; Nēnu anta bāgā ḍyāns cēyalēnu
It’s very easy.	అది చాలా సులువు; Adi cālā suluvu
I’ll show you.	నేను చూపిస్తాను; Nēnu cūpistānu
No, maybe some other time.	వద్దు, మరెప్పుడైనా చూద్దాం; Vaddu, mareppuḍainā cūddāṁ
Are you waiting for someone?	మీరు ఇంకెవరికోసమైనా ఎదురుచూస్తున్నారా?; Mīru iṅkevarikōsamainā edurucūstunnārā?
Yes, for my boyfriend.	అవును, నా స్నేహితుడి కోసం; Avunu, nā snēhituḍi kōsaṁ
There he is!	ఇదిగో అతను వచ్చేసారు!; Idigō atanu vaccēsāru!

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.