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30 [thirty]

At the restaurant 2

30 [tredive]	På restaurant 2

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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!

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An apple juice, please.	E_ æ_l_j_i_e_ t_k_ En æblejuice, tak. E_ æ_________ t___ En æblejuice, tak. __ __________ ____ En æblejuice, tak.
A lemonade, please.	E_ s_d_v_n_, t_k_ En sodavand, tak. E_ s________ t___ En sodavand, tak. __ _________ ____ En sodavand, tak.
A tomato juice, please.	E_ g_a_ t_m_t_u_c_, t_k_ Et glas tomatjuice, tak. E_ g___ t__________ t___ Et glas tomatjuice, tak. __ ____ ___________ ____ Et glas tomatjuice, tak.

I’d like a glass of red wine.	J_g v_l g_r_e h_v_ e_ g_a_ r_d_i_. Jeg vil gerne have et glas rødvin. J__ v__ g____ h___ e_ g___ r______ Jeg vil gerne have et glas rødvin. ___ ___ _____ ____ __ ____ _______ Jeg vil gerne have et glas rødvin.
I’d like a glass of white wine.	J_g v_l g_r_e h_v_ e_ g_a_ h_i_v_n_ Jeg vil gerne have et glas hvidvin. J__ v__ g____ h___ e_ g___ h_______ Jeg vil gerne have et glas hvidvin. ___ ___ _____ ____ __ ____ ________ Jeg vil gerne have et glas hvidvin.
I’d like a bottle of champagne.	J_g v_l g_r_e h_v_ e_ f_a_k_ c_a_p_g_e_ Jeg vil gerne have en flaske champagne. J__ v__ g____ h___ e_ f_____ c_________ Jeg vil gerne have en flaske champagne. ___ ___ _____ ____ __ ______ __________ Jeg vil gerne have en flaske champagne.

Do you like fish?	K_n d_ l_d_ f_s_? Kan du lide fisk? K__ d_ l___ f____ Kan du lide fisk? ___ __ ____ _____ Kan du lide fisk?
Do you like beef?	K_n d_ l_d_ o_s_k_d_ Kan du lide oksekød? K__ d_ l___ o_______ Kan du lide oksekød? ___ __ ____ ________ Kan du lide oksekød?
Do you like pork?	K_n d_ l_d_ s_i_e_ø_? Kan du lide svinekød? K__ d_ l___ s________ Kan du lide svinekød? ___ __ ____ _________ Kan du lide svinekød?

I’d like something without meat.	J_g v_l g_r_e h_v_ n_g_t u_e_ k_d_ Jeg vil gerne have noget uden kød. J__ v__ g____ h___ n____ u___ k___ Jeg vil gerne have noget uden kød. ___ ___ _____ ____ _____ ____ ____ Jeg vil gerne have noget uden kød.
I’d like some mixed vegetables.	J_g v_l g_r_e h_v_ e_ t_l_e_k_n g_ø_t_a_e_. Jeg vil gerne have en tallerken grøntsager. J__ v__ g____ h___ e_ t________ g__________ Jeg vil gerne have en tallerken grøntsager. ___ ___ _____ ____ __ _________ ___________ Jeg vil gerne have en tallerken grøntsager.
I’d like something that won’t take much time.	J_g v_l g_r_e h_v_ n_g_t_ d_r i_k_ t_g_r s_ l_n_ t_d_ Jeg vil gerne have noget, der ikke tager så lang tid. J__ v__ g____ h___ n_____ d__ i___ t____ s_ l___ t___ Jeg vil gerne have noget, der ikke tager så lang tid. ___ ___ _____ ____ ______ ___ ____ _____ __ ____ ____ Jeg vil gerne have noget, der ikke tager så lang tid.

Would you like that with rice?	V_l d_ h_v_ r_s t_l_ Vil du have ris til? V__ d_ h___ r__ t___ Vil du have ris til? ___ __ ____ ___ ____ Vil du have ris til?
Would you like that with pasta?	V_l d_ h_v_ s_a_h_t_i t_l_ Vil du have spaghetti til? V__ d_ h___ s________ t___ Vil du have spaghetti til? ___ __ ____ _________ ____ Vil du have spaghetti til?
Would you like that with potatoes?	V_l d_ h_v_ k_r_o_l_r t_l_ Vil du have kartofler til? V__ d_ h___ k________ t___ Vil du have kartofler til? ___ __ ____ _________ ____ Vil du have kartofler til?

That doesn’t taste good.	J_g s_n_s i_k_ d_t s_a_e_ g_d_. Jeg synes ikke det smager godt. J__ s____ i___ d__ s_____ g____ Jeg synes ikke det smager godt. ___ _____ ____ ___ ______ _____ Jeg synes ikke det smager godt.
The food is cold.	M_d_n e_ k_l_. Maden er kold. M____ e_ k____ Maden er kold. _____ __ _____ Maden er kold.
I didn’t order this.	D_t h_r j_g i_k_ b_s_i_t_ Det har jeg ikke bestilt. D__ h__ j__ i___ b_______ Det har jeg ikke bestilt. ___ ___ ___ ____ ________ Det har jeg ikke bestilt.

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