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53 [padesát tři] Obchody

We’re looking for a sports shop.	Hledáme obchod se sportovními potřebami.
We’re looking for a butcher shop.	Hledáme masnu / řeznictví.
We’re looking for a pharmacy / drugstore (am.).	Hledáme lékárnu.
We want to buy a football.	Chceme totiž koupit fotbalový míč.
We want to buy salami.	Chceme totiž koupit salám.
We want to buy medicine.	Chceme totiž koupit léky.
We’re looking for a sports shop to buy a football.	Hledáme obchod se sportovními potřebami, protože chceme koupit fotbalový míč.
We’re looking for a butcher shop to buy salami.	Hledáme řeznictví, protože chceme koupit salám.
We’re looking for a drugstore to buy medicine.	Hledáme lékárnu, protože chceme koupit léky.
I’m looking for a jeweller / jeweler (am.).	Hledám klenotnictví.
I’m looking for a photo equipment store.	Hledám foto-potřeby.
I’m looking for a confectionery.	Hledám cukrárnu.
I actually plan to buy a ring.	Chci totiž koupit prsten.
I actually plan to buy a roll of film.	Chci totiž koupit film.
I actually plan to buy a cake.	Chci totiž koupit dort.
I’m looking for a jeweler to buy a ring.	Hledám klenotnictví, protože chci koupit prsten.
I’m looking for a photo shop to buy a roll of film.	Hledám foto-potřeby, protože chci koupit film.
I’m looking for a confectionery to buy a cake.	Hledám cukrárnu, protože chci koupit dort.

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?