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32 [trīsdesmit divi] Restorānā 4

I’d like chips / French fries (am.) with ketchup.	Frī kartupeļus ar kečupu, lūdzu.
And two with mayonnaise.	Un divas porcijas ar majonēzi.
And three sausages with mustard.	Un trīs porcijas ceptu desu ar sinepēm.
What vegetables do you have?	Kādi dārzeņi Jums ir?
Do you have beans?	Vai Jums ir pupiņas?
Do you have cauliflower?	Vai Jums ir ziedkāposti?
I like to eat (sweet) corn.	Es labprāt ēdu kukurūzu.
I like to eat cucumber.	Es labprāt ēdu gurķus.
I like to eat tomatoes.	Es labprāt ēdu tomātus.
Do you also like to eat leek?	Vai Jūs labprāt ēdat puravus?
Do you also like to eat sauerkraut?	Vai Jūs labprāt ēdat skābētus kāpostus?
Do you also like to eat lentils?	Vai Jūs labprāt ēdat lēcas?
Do you also like to eat carrots?	Vai tu arī labprāt ēd burkānus?
Do you also like to eat broccoli?	Vai tu arī labprāt ēd brokoļus?
Do you also like to eat peppers?	Vai tu arī labprāt ēd papriku?
I don’t like onions.	Man negaršo sīpoli.
I don’t like olives.	Man negaršo olīves.
I don’t like mushrooms.	Man negaršo sēnes.

Babies are lip readers!

When babies are learning to speak, they pay attention to their parents' mouths. Developmental psychologists have figured this out. Babies begin to read lips around six months of age. This way they learn how they must form their mouth to produce sounds. When babies are a year old, they can already understand a few words. From this age on they begin to look people in the eyes again. In doing so they get a lot of important information. By looking into their eyes, they can tell if their parents are happy or sad. They get to know the world of feelings in this way. It gets interesting when someone speaks to them in a foreign language. Then babies begin to read lips all over again. In this way they learn how to form foreign sounds as well. Therefore, when you speak with babies you should always look at them. Aside from that, babies need dialogue for their language development. In particular, parents often repeat what babies say. Babies thus receive feedback. That is very important for infants. Then they know that they are understood. This confirmation motivates babies. They continue to have fun learning to speak. So it's not enough to play audiotapes for babies. Studies prove that babies really are able to read lips. In experiments, infants were shown videos without sound. There were both native language and foreign language videos. The babies looked longer at the videos in their own language. They were noticeably more attentive in doing so. But the first words of babies are the same worldwide. "Mum" and "Dad" – easy to say in all languages!