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30 [trzydzieści] W restauracji 2

An apple juice, please.	Poproszę sok jabłkowy.
A lemonade, please.	Poproszę lemoniadę.
A tomato juice, please.	Poproszę sok pomidorowy.
I’d like a glass of red wine.	Poproszę kieliszek czerwonego wina.
I’d like a glass of white wine.	Poproszę kieliszek białego wina.
I’d like a bottle of champagne.	Poproszę butelkę szampana.
Do you like fish?	Lubisz ryby?
Do you like beef?	Lubisz wołowinę?
Do you like pork?	Lubisz wieprzowinę?
I’d like something without meat.	Chciałbym / Chciałabym coś bez mięsa.
I’d like some mixed vegetables.	Chciałbym / Chciałabym bukiet jarzyn.
I’d like something that won’t take much time.	Chciałbym / Chciałabym coś, na co nie trzeba długo czekać.
Would you like that with rice?	Chciałby pan / Chciałaby pani do tego ryż?
Would you like that with pasta?	Chciałby pan / Chciałaby pani do tego makaron?
Would you like that with potatoes?	Chciałby pan / Chciałaby pani do tego ziemniaki?
That doesn’t taste good.	To mi nie smakuje.
The food is cold.	(To) Jedzenie jest zimne.
I didn’t order this.	Ja tego nie zamawiałem / zamawiałam.

Tonal Languages

Most of all the languages spoken worldwide are tonal languages. With tonal languages, the pitch of the tones is crucial. They determine what meaning words or syllables have. Thus, the tone belongs firmly to the word. Most of the languages spoken in Asia are tonal languages. For example, Chinese, Thai and Vietnamese. There are also various tonal languages in Africa. Many indigenous languages in America are tonal languages as well. Indo-European languages mostly contain only tonal elements. This applies to Swedish or Serbian, for example. The number of tone pitches is varied in individual languages. Four different tones are distinguishable in Chinese. With this, the syllable ma can have four meanings. They are mother, hemp, horse and to rant . Interestingly, tonal languages also impact our hearing. Studies on absolute hearing have shown this. Absolute hearing is the ability to identify heard tones accurately. Absolute hearing occurs very rarely in Europe and North America. Fewer than 1 in 10,000 people have it. It's different with native speakers of Chinese. Here, 9 times as many people have this special ability. We all had absolute hearing when we were infants. We used it to learn to speak correctly. Unfortunately, most people lose it later on. The pitch of tones is also important in music. This is especially true for cultures that speak a tonal language. They must adhere to the melody very precisely. Otherwise a beautiful love song comes out as an absurd song!