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73 [sedamdeset i tri] nešto smjeti

Are you already allowed to drive?	Smiješ li već voziti auto?
Are you already allowed to drink alcohol?	Smiješ li već piti alkohol?
Are you already allowed to travel abroad alone?	Smiješ li već sam putovati u inostranstvo?
may / to be allowed	smjeti
May we smoke here?	Smijemo li ovdje pušiti?
Is smoking allowed here?	Smije li se ovdje pušiti?
May one pay by credit card?	Smije li se platiti kreditnom karticom?
May one pay by cheque / check (am.)?	Smije li se platiti čekom?
May one only pay in cash?	Smije li se platiti samo gotovinom?
May I just make a call?	Smijem li telefonirati?
May I just ask something?	Smijem li nešto pitati?
May I just say something?	Smijem li nešto reći?
He is not allowed to sleep in the park.	On ne smije spavati u parku.
He is not allowed to sleep in the car.	On ne smije spavati u autu.
He is not allowed to sleep at the train station.	On ne smije spavati na željezničkoj stanici.
May we take a seat?	Smijemo li sjesti?
May we have the menu?	Smijemo li dobiti jelovnik?
May we pay separately?	Možemo li platiti odvojeno?

Native language = emotional, foreign language = rational?

When we learn foreign languages, we are stimulating our brain. Our thinking changes through learning. We become more creative and flexible. Complex thinking comes easier to people who are multilingual as well. The memory is exercised by learning. The more we learn, the better it functions. He who has learned many languages also learns other things faster. He can think more intently about a subject for a longer time. As a result, he solves problems faster. Multilingual individuals are also more decisive. But how they make decisions is dependent on languages too. The language in which we think influences our decisions. Psychologists examined multiple test subjects for a study. All test subjects were bilingual. They spoke another language in addition to their native language. The test subjects had to answer a question. The question had to do with the solution to a problem. In the process, the test subjects had to choose between two options. One option was considerably more risky than the other. The test subjects had to answer the question in both languages. And the answers changed when the language changed! When they were speaking their native language, the test subjects chose the risk. But in the foreign language they decided on the safer option. After this experiment, the test subjects had to place bets. Here too there was a clear difference. When they used a foreign language, they were more sensible. The researchers presume that we are more focused in foreign languages. Therefore, we make decisions not emotionally, but rationally…