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45 [forty-five]

At the cinema

45 [fünfundvierzig]	Im Kino

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The future of languages

More than 1.3 billion people speak Chinese. This makes Chinese the most spoken language worldwide. It will remain the case for the many years to come. The future of many other languages does not look as positive. Because many local languages will die out. Around 6,000 different languages are presently spoken. But experts estimate that the majority of them are threatened by extinction. About 90% of all languages will vanish. Most of them will die out in this century alone. This means that a language will be lost every day. The meaning of individual languages will also change in the future. English is still in second place. But the number of native speakers of languages is not remaining constant. The demographical development is responsible for this. In a few decades, other languages will be dominant. Hindi/Urdu and Arabic will soon be in 2nd and 3rd place. English will take 4th place. German will completely disappear out of the Top Ten . In turn, Malay will belong to the most important languages. While many languages die out, new ones will emerge. They will be hybrid languages. These linguistic hybrids will be spoken in cities more than anywhere else. Completely new variants of languages will also develop. So in the future there will be various forms of the English language. The number of bilingual people will increase considerably worldwide. How we will speak in the future is unclear. But even in 100 years there will still be different languages. So learning won't end so quickly…

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We want to go to the cinema.	W_r w_l_e_ i_s K_n_. Wir wollen ins Kino. W__ w_____ i__ K____ Wir wollen ins Kino. ___ ______ ___ _____ Wir wollen ins Kino.
A good film is playing today.	H_u_e l_u_t e_n g_t_r F_l_. Heute läuft ein guter Film. H____ l____ e__ g____ F____ Heute läuft ein guter Film. _____ _____ ___ _____ _____ Heute läuft ein guter Film.
The film is brand new.	D_r F_l_ i_t g_n_ n_u_ Der Film ist ganz neu. D__ F___ i__ g___ n___ Der Film ist ganz neu. ___ ____ ___ ____ ____ Der Film ist ganz neu.

Where is the cash register?	W_ i_t d_e K_s_e_ Wo ist die Kasse? W_ i__ d__ K_____ Wo ist die Kasse? __ ___ ___ ______ Wo ist die Kasse?
Are seats still available?	G_b_ e_ n_c_ f_e_e P_ä_z_? Gibt es noch freie Plätze? G___ e_ n___ f____ P______ Gibt es noch freie Plätze? ____ __ ____ _____ _______ Gibt es noch freie Plätze?
How much are the admission tickets?	W_s k_s_e_ d_e E_n_r_t_s_a_t_n_ Was kosten die Eintrittskarten? W__ k_____ d__ E_______________ Was kosten die Eintrittskarten? ___ ______ ___ ________________ Was kosten die Eintrittskarten?

When does the show begin?	W_n_ b_g_n_t d_e V_r_t_l_u_g_ Wann beginnt die Vorstellung? W___ b______ d__ V___________ Wann beginnt die Vorstellung? ____ _______ ___ ____________ Wann beginnt die Vorstellung?
How long is the film?	W_e l_n_e d_u_r_ d_r F_l_? Wie lange dauert der Film? W__ l____ d_____ d__ F____ Wie lange dauert der Film? ___ _____ ______ ___ _____ Wie lange dauert der Film?
Can one reserve tickets?	K_n_ m_n K_r_e_ r_s_r_i_r_n_ Kann man Karten reservieren? K___ m__ K_____ r___________ Kann man Karten reservieren? ____ ___ ______ ____________ Kann man Karten reservieren?

I want to sit at the back.	I_h m_c_t_ h_n_e_ s_t_e_. Ich möchte hinten sitzen. I__ m_____ h_____ s______ Ich möchte hinten sitzen. ___ ______ ______ _______ Ich möchte hinten sitzen.
I want to sit at the front.	I_h m_c_t_ v_r_ s_t_e_. Ich möchte vorn sitzen. I__ m_____ v___ s______ Ich möchte vorn sitzen. ___ ______ ____ _______ Ich möchte vorn sitzen.
I want to sit in the middle.	I_h m_c_t_ i_ d_r M_t_e s_t_e_. Ich möchte in der Mitte sitzen. I__ m_____ i_ d__ M____ s______ Ich möchte in der Mitte sitzen. ___ ______ __ ___ _____ _______ Ich möchte in der Mitte sitzen.

The film was exciting.	D_r F_l_ w_r s_a_n_n_. Der Film war spannend. D__ F___ w__ s________ Der Film war spannend. ___ ____ ___ _________ Der Film war spannend.
The film was not boring.	D_r F_l_ w_r n_c_t l_n_w_i_i_. Der Film war nicht langweilig. D__ F___ w__ n____ l__________ Der Film war nicht langweilig. ___ ____ ___ _____ ___________ Der Film war nicht langweilig.
But the book on which the film was based was better.	A_e_ d_s B_c_ z_m F_l_ w_r b_s_e_. Aber das Buch zum Film war besser. A___ d__ B___ z__ F___ w__ b______ Aber das Buch zum Film war besser. ____ ___ ____ ___ ____ ___ _______ Aber das Buch zum Film war besser.

How was the music?	W_e w_r d_e M_s_k_ Wie war die Musik? W__ w__ d__ M_____ Wie war die Musik? ___ ___ ___ ______ Wie war die Musik?
How were the actors?	W_e w_r_n d_e S_h_u_p_e_e_? Wie waren die Schauspieler? W__ w____ d__ S____________ Wie waren die Schauspieler? ___ _____ ___ _____________ Wie waren die Schauspieler?
Were there English subtitles?	G_b e_ U_t_r_i_e_ i_ e_g_i_c_e_ S_r_c_e_ Gab es Untertitel in englischer Sprache? G__ e_ U_________ i_ e_________ S_______ Gab es Untertitel in englischer Sprache? ___ __ __________ __ __________ ________ Gab es Untertitel in englischer Sprache?

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