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70 [семдзесят] нечага хацець

70 [semdzesyat] nechaga khatsets’

Would you like to smoke?	Хочаце курыць?; Khochatse kuryts’?
Would you like to dance?	Хочаце патанцаваць?; Khochatse patantsavats’?
Would you like to go for a walk?	Хочаце прагуляцца?; Khochatse pragulyatstsa?
I would like to smoke.	Я хачу курыць.; Ya khachu kuryts’.
Would you like a cigarette?	Хочаш цыгарэту?; Khochash tsygaretu?
He wants a light.	Ён хоча прыкурыць.; En khocha prykuryts’.
I want to drink something.	Я хацеў бы / хацела бы чаго-небудзь папіць.; Ya khatseu by / khatsela by chago-nebudz’ papіts’.
I want to eat something.	Я хацеў бы / хацела бы чаго-небудзь паесці.; Ya khatseu by / khatsela by chago-nebudz’ paestsі.
I want to relax a little.	Я хацеў бы / хацела бы трохі адпачыць.; Ya khatseu by / khatsela by trokhі adpachyts’.
I want to ask you something.	Я хацеў бы / хацела бы нешта ў Вас спытаць.; Ya khatseu by / khatsela by neshta u Vas spytats’.
I want to ask you for something.	Я хацеў бы / хацела бы Вас аб чымсьці папрасіць.; Ya khatseu by / khatsela by Vas ab chyms’tsі paprasіts’.
I want to treat you to something.	Я хацеў бы / хацела бы Вас на штосьці запрасіць.; Ya khatseu by / khatsela by Vas na shtos’tsі zaprasіts’.
What would you like?	Што Вы жадаеце?; Shto Vy zhadaetse?
Would you like a coffee?	Жадаеце кавы?; Zhadaetse kavy?
Or do you prefer a tea?	Або Вам лепей гарбаты?; Abo Vam lepey garbaty?
We want to drive home.	Мы хочам ехаць дадому.; My khocham yekhats’ dadomu.
Do you want a taxi?	Вам патрэбнае таксі?; Vam patrebnae taksі?
They want to make a call.	Яны хочуць патэлефанаваць.; Yany khochuts’ patelefanavats’.

Why are there so many different languages?

Today there are more than 6,000 different languages worldwide. This is why we need interpreters and translators. A very long time ago, everyone still spoke the same language. That changed, however, when people began to migrate. They left their African homeland and moved around the world. This spatial separation lead to a linguistic separation as well. Because each people developed its own form of communication. Many different languages evolved from the common proto-language. But man never remained in one place for very long. So the languages became increasingly separated from each other. Somewhere along the line, a common root could no longer be recognized. Furthermore, no people lived in isolation for thousands of years. There was always contact with other peoples. This changed the languages. They took on elements from foreign languages or they merged. Because of this, the progression of the languages never stopped. Therefore, migrations and contact with new peoples explain the multitude of languages. Why languages are so different is another question, however. Every evolution follows certain rules. So there must be a reason for languages being the way they are. Scientists have been interested in these reasons for years. They would like to know why languages develop differently. In order to research that, one must trace the history of languages. Then one can identify what changed when. It is still unknown what influences the development of languages. Cultural factors appear to be more important than biological factors. That is to say, the history of different peoples shaped their languages. Obviously, languages tell us more than we know…