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44 [ორმოცდაოთხი] საღამოს გასეირნება

44 [ormotsdaotkhi] saghamos gaseirneba

Is there a disco here?	არის აქ დისკოთეკა?; aris ak disk'otek'a?
Is there a nightclub here?	არის აქ ღამის კლუბი?; aris ak ghamis k'lubi?
Is there a pub here?	არის აქ კაფე?; aris ak k'ape?
What’s playing at the theatre / theater (am.) this evening?	რა გადის დღეს საღამოს თეატრში?; ra gadis dghes saghamos teat'rshi?
What’s playing at the cinema / movies (am.) this evening?	რა გადის დღეს საღამოს კინოში?; ra gadis dghes saghamos k'inoshi?
What’s on TV this evening?	რა გადის დღეს საღამოს ტელევიზორში?; ra gadis dghes saghamos t'elevizorshi?
Are tickets for the theatre / theater (am.) still available?	არის კიდევ თეატრის ბილეთები?; aris k'idev teat'ris biletebi?
Are tickets for the cinema / movies (am.) still available?	არის კიდევ კინოს ბილეთები?; aris k'idev k'inos biletebi?
Are tickets for the football / soccer am. game still available?	არის კიდევ ფეხბურთის ბილეთები?; aris k'idev pekhburtis biletebi?
I want to sit in the back.	სულ უკან მინდა ჯდომა.; sul uk'an minda jdoma.
I want to sit somewhere in the middle.	სადმე შუაში მინდა ჯდომა.; sadme shuashi minda jdoma.
I want to sit at the front.	სულ წინ მინდა ჯდომა.; sul ts'in minda jdoma.
Could you recommend something?	შეგიძლიათ რამე მირჩიოთ?; shegidzliat rame mirchiot?
When does the show begin?	როდის იწყება წარმოდგენა?; rodis its'qeba ts'armodgena?
Can you get me a ticket?	შეგიძლიათ ერთი ბილეთი მიშოვნოთ?; shegidzliat erti bileti mishovnot?
Is there a golf course nearby?	არის აქ, ახლოს გოლფის მოედანი?; aris ak, akhlos golpis moedani?
Is there a tennis court nearby?	არის აქ, ახლოს ტენისის მოედანი?; aris ak, akhlos t'enisis moedani?
Is there an indoor swimming pool nearby?	არის აქ, ახლოს საცურაო აუზი?; aris ak, akhlos satsurao auzi?

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!