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30 [třicet] V restauraci 2

An apple juice, please.	Jablečný džus, prosím.
A lemonade, please.	Limonádu, prosím.
A tomato juice, please.	Rajčatovou šťávu, prosím.
I’d like a glass of red wine.	Dal / dala bych si skleničku červeného vína.
I’d like a glass of white wine.	Dal / dala bych si skleničku bílého vína.
I’d like a bottle of champagne.	Přineste mi prosím láhev šampaňského.
Do you like fish?	Máš rád ryby?
Do you like beef?	Máš rád hovězí maso?
Do you like pork?	Máš rád vepřové maso?
I’d like something without meat.	Chtěl / chtěla bych nějaké bezmasé jídlo.
I’d like some mixed vegetables.	Chtěl / chtěla bych zeleninovou mísu.
I’d like something that won’t take much time.	Chtěl / chtěla bych nějaké rychlé jídlo.
Would you like that with rice?	Chcete to s rýží?
Would you like that with pasta?	Chcete to s těstovinama?
Would you like that with potatoes?	Chcete to s bramborami?
That doesn’t taste good.	To mi nechutná.
The food is cold.	To jídlo je studené.
I didn’t order this.	To jsem si neobjednal / neobjednala.

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!