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44 [kvardek kvar] Vespere eliri

Is there a disco here?	Ĉu estas diskoteko ĉi-tie?
Is there a nightclub here?	Ĉu estas noktoklubo ĉi-tie?
Is there a pub here?	Ĉu estas drinkejo ĉi-tie?
What’s playing at the theatre / theater (am.) this evening?	Kio estas ĉi-vespere en la teatrejo?
What’s playing at the cinema / movies (am.) this evening?	Kio estas ĉi-vespere en la kinejo?
What’s on TV this evening?	Kio estas ĉi-vespere en la televido?
Are tickets for the theatre / theater (am.) still available?	Ĉu ankoraŭ estas biletoj por la teatrejo?
Are tickets for the cinema / movies (am.) still available?	Ĉu ankoraŭ estas biletoj por la kinejo?
Are tickets for the football / soccer am. game still available?	Ĉu ankoraŭ estas biletoj por la futbala ludo?
I want to sit in the back.	Mi ŝatus sidi tute malantaŭe.
I want to sit somewhere in the middle.	Mi ŝatus sidi ie ajn en la mezo.
I want to sit at the front.	Mi ŝatus sidi tute antaŭe.
Could you recommend something?	Ĉu vi povas ion rekomendi al mi?
When does the show begin?	Kiam la prezentado komenciĝos?
Can you get me a ticket?	Ĉu vi povas havigi al mi bileton?
Is there a golf course nearby?	Ĉu estas golfejo proksime?
Is there a tennis court nearby?	Ĉu estas tenisejo proksime?
Is there an indoor swimming pool nearby?	Ĉu estas enhala naĝejo proksime?

Genes influence language

The language we speak is dependent on our ancestry. But our genes are also responsible for our language. Scottish researchers have come to this conclusion. They examined how English differs from Chinese. In doing so they discovered that genes play a role, too. Because genes influence the development of our brain. That is to say, they shape our brain structures. With this, our ability to learn languages is determined. Variants of two genes are crucial to this. If a particular variant is scarce, tonal languages develop. So tonal languages are spoken by people without these gene variants. In tonal languages, the meaning of words is determined by the pitch of the tones. Chinese is included in the tonal languages, for example. If this gene variant is dominant, however, other languages develop. English is not a tonal language. The variants of this gene are not evenly distributed. That means they occur with differing frequency in the world. But languages only survive if they are passed down. In order to do this, children must be able to imitate the language of their parents. So they must be able to learn the language well. Only then will it be passed down from generation to generation. The older gene variant is the one that promotes tonal languages. So there were probably more tonal languages in the past than there are today. But one mustn't overestimate the genetic components. They can only add to explaining the development of languages. But there isn't a gene for English, or a gene for Chinese. Anybody can learn any language. You don't need genes for that, but rather only curiosity and discipline!