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18 [osemnajst] Veliko čiščenje

Today is Saturday.	Danes je sobota.
We have time today.	Danes imamo čas.
We are cleaning the apartment today.	Danes počistimo stanovanje.
I am cleaning the bathroom.	Jaz čistim kopalnico.
My husband is washing the car.	Mož pere avto.
The children are cleaning the bicycles.	Otroci čistijo kolesa. / Otroka čistita kolesi (kolesa).
Grandma is watering the flowers.	Babica zaliva rože.
The children are cleaning up the children’s room.	Otroci pospravljajo (Otroka pospravljata) otroško sobo.
My husband is tidying up his desk.	Mož pospravlja svojo pisalno mizo.
I am putting the laundry in the washing machine.	Jaz vlagam perilo v pralni stroj.
I am hanging up the laundry.	Jaz obešam perilo.
I am ironing the clothes.	Jaz likam perilo.
The windows are dirty.	Okna so umazana.
The floor is dirty.	Tla so umazana.
The dishes are dirty.	Posoda je umazana.
Who washes the windows	Kdo pomiva okna?
Who does the vacuuming	Kdo sesa prah?
Who does the dishes	Kdo pomiva posodo?

Mother language? Father language!

As a child, from whom did you learn your language? For sure you'll say: From mother! Most people in the world think that. The term "mother language" exists in almost all nations. The English as well as the Chinese are familiar with it. Perhaps because mothers spend more time with the children. But recent studies have come to different results. They show that our language is mostly the language of our fathers. Researchers examined genetic material and languages of mixed tribes. In such tribes, the parents came from different cultures. These tribes originated thousands of years ago. Large migratory movements were the reason for this. The genetic material of these mixed tribes was genetically analyzed. Then it was compared to the language of the tribe. Most tribes speak the language of their male ancestors. That means, the language of the country comes from the Y chromosome. So men brought their language with them to foreign lands. And the women there then adopted the new language of the men. But even today, fathers have a great deal of influence on our language. Because when learning, babies are oriented toward the language of their father. Fathers speak considerably less with their children. The male sentence structure is also simpler than that of the female. As a result, the language of the father is better suited for babies. It doesn't overwhelm them and is easier to learn as a result. That is why children prefer to imitate "Dad" when speaking rather than "Mum". Later, the mother's vocabulary shapes the child's language. In this way, mothers influence our language as well as fathers. So it should be called parental language!