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53 [fifty-three]

Shops

53 [drie en vyftig]	Winkels

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Memory needs speech

Most people remember their first day of school. However, they no longer recall that which came before. We have almost no memory of our first years of life. But why is that? Why can't we remember the experiences we had as a baby? The reason lies in our development. Speech and memory develop at about the same time. And in order to remember something, a person needs speech. That is, he must have words for that which he experiences. Scientists have conducted various tests with children. In doing so, they made an interesting discovery. As soon as children learn to speak, they forget everything that came before. The beginning of speech is therefore also the beginning of memory. Children learn a great deal in the first three years of their lives. They experience new things every day. They also have many important experiences at this age. Despite this, it all disappears. Psychologists refer to this phenomenon as infantile amnesia. Only the things that children can name remain. The autobiographical memory retains personal experiences. It functions like a journal. Everything that is important in our life is recorded in it. In this way, the autobiographical memory forms our identity. But its development is dependent upon the learning of the native language. And we can only activate our memory through our speech. The things that we learn as a baby are not really gone, of course. They are stored somewhere in our brain. We just can't access them anymore… – that's a shame, isn't it?

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We’re looking for a sports shop.	O_s s_e_ ’_ s_o_t_i_k_l_ Ons soek ’n sportwinkel. O__ s___ ’_ s___________ Ons soek ’n sportwinkel. ___ ____ __ ____________ Ons soek ’n sportwinkel.
We’re looking for a butcher shop.	O_s s_e_ ’_ s_a_h_i_. Ons soek ’n slaghuis. O__ s___ ’_ s________ Ons soek ’n slaghuis. ___ ____ __ _________ Ons soek ’n slaghuis.
We’re looking for a pharmacy / drugstore (am.).	O_s s_e_ ’_ a_t_e_. Ons soek ’n apteek. O__ s___ ’_ a______ Ons soek ’n apteek. ___ ____ __ _______ Ons soek ’n apteek.

We want to buy a football.	O_s w_l m_s ’_ s_k_e_b_l k_o_. Ons wil mos ’n sokkerbal koop. O__ w__ m__ ’_ s________ k____ Ons wil mos ’n sokkerbal koop. ___ ___ ___ __ _________ _____ Ons wil mos ’n sokkerbal koop.
We want to buy salami.	O_s w_l m_s s_l_m_ k_o_. Ons wil mos salami koop. O__ w__ m__ s_____ k____ Ons wil mos salami koop. ___ ___ ___ ______ _____ Ons wil mos salami koop.
We want to buy medicine.	O_s w_l m_s m_d_s_n_ k_o_. Ons wil mos medisyne koop. O__ w__ m__ m_______ k____ Ons wil mos medisyne koop. ___ ___ ___ ________ _____ Ons wil mos medisyne koop.

We’re looking for a sports shop to buy a football.	O_s s_e_ ’_ s_o_t_i_k_l o_ ’_ s_k_e_b_l t_ k_o_. Ons soek ’n sportwinkel om ’n sokkerbal te koop. O__ s___ ’_ s__________ o_ ’_ s________ t_ k____ Ons soek ’n sportwinkel om ’n sokkerbal te koop. ___ ____ __ ___________ __ __ _________ __ _____ Ons soek ’n sportwinkel om ’n sokkerbal te koop.
We’re looking for a butcher shop to buy salami.	O_s s_e_ ’_ s_a_h_i_ o_ s_l_m_ t_ k_o_. Ons soek ’n slaghuis om salami te koop. O__ s___ ’_ s_______ o_ s_____ t_ k____ Ons soek ’n slaghuis om salami te koop. ___ ____ __ ________ __ ______ __ _____ Ons soek ’n slaghuis om salami te koop.
We’re looking for a drugstore to buy medicine.	O_s s_e_ ’_ a_t_e_ o_ m_d_s_n_ t_ k_o_. Ons soek ’n apteek om medisyne te koop. O__ s___ ’_ a_____ o_ m_______ t_ k____ Ons soek ’n apteek om medisyne te koop. ___ ____ __ ______ __ ________ __ _____ Ons soek ’n apteek om medisyne te koop.

I’m looking for a jeweller / jeweler (am.).	O_s s_e_ ’_ j_w_l_e_. Ons soek ’n juwelier. O__ s___ ’_ j________ Ons soek ’n juwelier. ___ ____ __ _________ Ons soek ’n juwelier.
I’m looking for a photo equipment store.	O_s s_e_ ’_ f_t_w_n_e_. Ons soek ’n fotowinkel. O__ s___ ’_ f__________ Ons soek ’n fotowinkel. ___ ____ __ ___________ Ons soek ’n fotowinkel.
I’m looking for a confectionery.	O_s s_e_ ’_ k_e_w_n_e_. Ons soek ’n koekwinkel. O__ s___ ’_ k__________ Ons soek ’n koekwinkel. ___ ____ __ ___________ Ons soek ’n koekwinkel.

I actually plan to buy a ring.	E_ i_ m_s v_n p_a_ o_ ’_ r_n_ t_ k_o_. Ek is mos van plan om ’n ring te koop. E_ i_ m__ v__ p___ o_ ’_ r___ t_ k____ Ek is mos van plan om ’n ring te koop. __ __ ___ ___ ____ __ __ ____ __ _____ Ek is mos van plan om ’n ring te koop.
I actually plan to buy a roll of film.	E_ i_ m_s v_n p_a_ o_ ’_ r_l f_l_ t_ k_o_. Ek is mos van plan om ’n rol film te koop. E_ i_ m__ v__ p___ o_ ’_ r__ f___ t_ k____ Ek is mos van plan om ’n rol film te koop. __ __ ___ ___ ____ __ __ ___ ____ __ _____ Ek is mos van plan om ’n rol film te koop.
I actually plan to buy a cake.	E_ i_ m_s v_n p_a_ o_ ’_ k_e_ t_ k_o_. Ek is mos van plan om ’n koek te koop. E_ i_ m__ v__ p___ o_ ’_ k___ t_ k____ Ek is mos van plan om ’n koek te koop. __ __ ___ ___ ____ __ __ ____ __ _____ Ek is mos van plan om ’n koek te koop.

I’m looking for a jeweler to buy a ring.	E_ s_e_ ’_ j_w_l_e_ o_ ’_ r_n_ t_ k_o_. Ek soek ’n juwelier om ’n ring te koop. E_ s___ ’_ j_______ o_ ’_ r___ t_ k____ Ek soek ’n juwelier om ’n ring te koop. __ ____ __ ________ __ __ ____ __ _____ Ek soek ’n juwelier om ’n ring te koop.
I’m looking for a photo shop to buy a roll of film.	E_ s_e_ ’_ f_t_w_n_e_ o_ ’_ r_l f_l_ t_ k_o_. Ek soek ’n fotowinkel om ’n rol film te koop. E_ s___ ’_ f_________ o_ ’_ r__ f___ t_ k____ Ek soek ’n fotowinkel om ’n rol film te koop. __ ____ __ __________ __ __ ___ ____ __ _____ Ek soek ’n fotowinkel om ’n rol film te koop.
I’m looking for a confectionery to buy a cake.	E_ s_e_ ’_ k_e_w_n_e_ o_ ’_ k_e_ t_ k_o_. Ek soek ’n koekwinkel om ’n koek te koop. E_ s___ ’_ k_________ o_ ’_ k___ t_ k____ Ek soek ’n koekwinkel om ’n koek te koop. __ ____ __ __________ __ __ ____ __ _____ Ek soek ’n koekwinkel om ’n koek te koop.

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