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44 [czterdzieści cztery] Wieczorne wyjście

Is there a disco here?	Czy tu jest dyskoteka?
Is there a nightclub here?	Czy tu jest klub nocny?
Is there a pub here?	Czy tu jest jakaś knajpka?
What’s playing at the theatre / theater (am.) this evening?	Co grają dzisiaj wieczorem w teatrze?
What’s playing at the cinema / movies (am.) this evening?	Co grają dzisiaj wieczorem w kinie?
What’s on TV this evening?	Co grają dzisiaj wieczorem w telewizji?
Are tickets for the theatre / theater (am.) still available?	Czy są jeszcze bilety do teatru?
Are tickets for the cinema / movies (am.) still available?	Czy są jeszcze bilety do kina?
Are tickets for the football / soccer am. game still available?	Czy są jeszcze bilety na mecz piłki nożnej?
I want to sit in the back.	Chciałbym / Chciałabym siedzieć zupełnie z tyłu.
I want to sit somewhere in the middle.	Chciałbym / Chciałabym siedzieć gdzieś po środku.
I want to sit at the front.	Chciałbym / Chciałabym siedzieć na samym przodzie.
Could you recommend something?	Czy może mi pan / pani coś polecić?
When does the show begin?	Kiedy zaczyna się seans?
Can you get me a ticket?	Czy może mi pan / pani załatwić bilet?
Is there a golf course nearby?	Czy w pobliżu jest pole golfowe?
Is there a tennis court nearby?	Czy w pobliżu jest kort tenisowy?
Is there an indoor swimming pool nearby?	Czy w pobliżu jest kryty basen?

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!