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73 [triinsedemdeset] nekaj smeti (nekaj lahko)

Are you already allowed to drive?	Ali že smeš voziti avto?
Are you already allowed to drink alcohol?	Ali že smeš uživati alkohol?
Are you already allowed to travel abroad alone?	Ali že smeš sam(a) potovati v tujino?
may / to be allowed	smeti (lahko)
May we smoke here?	Smemo tukaj kaditi?
Is smoking allowed here?	Se lahko tu kadi?
May one pay by credit card?	Se lahko plača s kreditno kartico?
May one pay by cheque / check (am.)?	Se lahko plača s čekom?
May one only pay in cash?	Se lahko plača le z gotovino?
May I just make a call?	Lahko samo kratko telefoniram?
May I just ask something?	Lahko samo nekaj vprašam?
May I just say something?	Lahko samo nekaj povem?
He is not allowed to sleep in the park.	On ne sme spati v parku.
He is not allowed to sleep in the car.	On ne sme spati v avtu.
He is not allowed to sleep at the train station.	On ne sme spati na železniški postaji.
May we take a seat?	Smemo sesti?
May we have the menu?	Ali lahko dobimo jedilni list?
May we pay separately?	Ali lahko plačamo ločeno?

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…