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84 [eighty-four]

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84 [ოთხმოცდაოთხი] 84 [otkhmotsdaotkhi]	წარსული 4 ts'arsuli 4

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Bilingualism improves hearing

People who speak two languages hear better. They can distinguish between different sounds more accurately. An American study has come to this conclusion. Researchers tested several teenagers. Part of the test subjects grew up bilingual. These teenagers spoke English and Spanish. The other part of the subjects only spoke English. The young people had to listen to a particular syllable. It was the syllable "da". It didn't belong to either of the languages. The syllable was played for the test subjects using headphones. At the same time, their brain activity was measured with electrodes. After this test the teenagers had to listen to the syllable again. This time, however, they could hear many disruptive sounds as well. There were various voices saying meaningless sentences. The bilingual individuals reacted very strongly to the syllable. Their brain showed a lot of activity. They could identify the syllable exactly, with and without the disruptive sounds. The monolingual individuals were not successful. Their hearing was not as good as the bilingual test subjects. The result of the experiment surprised researchers. Until then it was only known that musicians have an especially good ear. But it appears that bilingualism also trains the ear. People that are bilingual are constantly confronted with different sounds. Therefore, their brain must develop new abilities. It learns how to distinguish different linguistic stimuli. Researchers are now testing how language skills affect the brain. Maybe hearing can still benefit when a person learns languages later in life…

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to read	კ_თ_ვ_ k_i_k_v_ კითხვა k'itkhva კ_____ k_______ კითხვა k'itkhva ______ ________ კითხვა k'itkhva
I read.	წ_ვ_კ_თ_ე_ t_'_v_k_i_k_e_ წავიკითხე. ts'avik'itkhe. წ_________ t_____________ წავიკითხე. ts'avik'itkhe. __________ ______________ წავიკითხე. ts'avik'itkhe.
I read the whole novel.	მ_ე_ი რ_მ_ნ_ წ_ვ_კ_თ_ე_ m_e_i r_m_n_ t_'_v_k_i_k_e_ მთელი რომანი წავიკითხე. mteli romani ts'avik'itkhe. მ____ რ_____ წ_________ m____ r_____ t_____________ მთელი რომანი წავიკითხე. mteli romani ts'avik'itkhe. _____ ______ __________ _____ ______ ______________ მთელი რომანი წავიკითხე. mteli romani ts'avik'itkhe.

to understand	გ_გ_ბ_. g_g_b_. გაგება. gageba. გ______ g______ გაგება. gageba. _______ _______ გაგება. gageba.
I understood.	გ_ვ_გ_. g_v_g_. გავიგე. gavige. გ______ g______ გავიგე. gavige. _______ _______ გავიგე. gavige.
I understood the whole text.	მ_ე_ი ტ_ქ_ტ_ გ_ვ_გ_. m_e_i t_e_s_'_ g_v_g_. მთელი ტექსტი გავიგე. mteli t'ekst'i gavige. მ____ ტ_____ გ______ m____ t_______ g______ მთელი ტექსტი გავიგე. mteli t'ekst'i gavige. _____ ______ _______ _____ ________ _______ მთელი ტექსტი გავიგე. mteli t'ekst'i gavige.

to answer	პ_ს_ხ_ p_a_u_h_ პასუხი p'asukhi პ_____ p_______ პასუხი p'asukhi ______ ________ პასუხი p'asukhi
I answered.	ვ_პ_ს_ხ_. v_p_a_u_h_. ვუპასუხე. vup'asukhe. ვ________ v__________ ვუპასუხე. vup'asukhe. _________ ___________ ვუპასუხე. vup'asukhe.
I answered all the questions.	ყ_ე_ა კ_თ_ვ_ს ვ_პ_ს_ხ_. q_e_a k_i_k_v_s v_p_a_u_h_. ყველა კითხვას ვუპასუხე. qvela k'itkhvas vup'asukhe. ყ____ კ______ ვ________ q____ k________ v__________ ყველა კითხვას ვუპასუხე. qvela k'itkhvas vup'asukhe. _____ _______ _________ _____ _________ ___________ ყველა კითხვას ვუპასუხე. qvela k'itkhvas vup'asukhe.

I know that – I knew that.	ვ_ც_ – ვ_ც_დ_. v_t_i – v_t_o_i_ ვიცი – ვიცოდი. vitsi – vitsodi. ვ___ – ვ______ v____ – v_______ ვიცი – ვიცოდი. vitsi – vitsodi. ____ _ _______ _____ _ ________ ვიცი – ვიცოდი. vitsi – vitsodi.
I write that – I wrote that.	ვ_ე_ – დ_ვ_ე_ე_ v_s_e_ – d_v_s_e_e_ ვწერ – დავწერე. vts'er – davts'ere. ვ___ – დ_______ v_____ – d_________ ვწერ – დავწერე. vts'er – davts'ere. ____ _ ________ ______ _ __________ ვწერ – დავწერე. vts'er – davts'ere.
I hear that – I heard that.	მ_ს_ი_ – გ_ვ_გ_ე_ m_s_i_ – g_v_g_e_ მესმის – გავიგეე. mesmis – gavigee. მ_____ – გ_______ m_____ – g_______ მესმის – გავიგეე. mesmis – gavigee. ______ _ ________ ______ _ ________ მესმის – გავიგეე. mesmis – gavigee.

I’ll get it – I got it.	მ_მ_ქ_ს – მ_ვ_ტ_ნ_. m_m_k_s – m_v_t_a_e_ მომაქვს – მოვიტანე. momakvs – movit'ane. მ______ – მ________ m______ – m_________ მომაქვს – მოვიტანე. momakvs – movit'ane. _______ _ _________ _______ _ __________ მომაქვს – მოვიტანე. momakvs – movit'ane.
I’ll bring that – I brought that.	მ_მ_ქ_ს – მ_ვ_ტ_ნ_. m_m_k_s – m_v_t_a_e_ მომაქვს – მოვიტანე. momakvs – movit'ane. მ______ – მ________ m______ – m_________ მომაქვს – მოვიტანე. momakvs – movit'ane. _______ _ _________ _______ _ __________ მომაქვს – მოვიტანე. momakvs – movit'ane.
I’ll buy that – I bought that.	ვ_ი_უ_ო_ – ვ_ყ_დ_. v_i_u_o_ – v_q_d_. ვყიდულობ – ვიყიდე. vqidulob – viqide. ვ_______ – ვ______ v_______ – v______ ვყიდულობ – ვიყიდე. vqidulob – viqide. ________ _ _______ ________ _ _______ ვყიდულობ – ვიყიდე. vqidulob – viqide.

I expect that – I expected that.	ვ_ლ_ – ვ_ლ_დ_. v_l_ – v_l_d_. ველი – ველოდი. veli – velodi. ვ___ – ვ______ v___ – v______ ველი – ველოდი. veli – velodi. ____ _ _______ ____ _ _______ ველი – ველოდი. veli – velodi.
I’ll explain that – I explained that.	ვ_ს_ი – ა_ხ_ე_ი_ v_h_n_ – a_k_s_n_. ვხსნი – ავხსენი. vkhsni – avkhseni. ვ____ – ა_______ v_____ – a________ ვხსნი – ავხსენი. vkhsni – avkhseni. _____ _ ________ ______ _ _________ ვხსნი – ავხსენი. vkhsni – avkhseni.
I know that – I knew that.	ვ_ც_ – ვ_ც_დ_. v_t_i – v_t_o_i_ ვიცი – ვიცოდი. vitsi – vitsodi. ვ___ – ვ______ v____ – v_______ ვიცი – ვიცოდი. vitsi – vitsodi. ____ _ _______ _____ _ ________ ვიცი – ვიცოდი. vitsi – vitsodi.

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