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84 [eighty-four]

Past tense 4

84 [štiriinosemdeset]	Preteklost 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	b_a_i brati b____ brati _____ brati
I read.	B_a_(_) s_m_ Bral(a) sem. B______ s___ Bral(a) sem. _______ ____ Bral(a) sem.
I read the whole novel.	P_e_r_l_a_ s_m c_l r_m_n_ Prebral(a) sem cel roman. P_________ s__ c__ r_____ Prebral(a) sem cel roman. __________ ___ ___ ______ Prebral(a) sem cel roman.

to understand	r_z_m_t_ razumeti r_______ razumeti ________ razumeti
I understood.	R_z_m_l_a_ s_m_ Razumel(a) sem. R_________ s___ Razumel(a) sem. __________ ____ Razumel(a) sem.
I understood the whole text.	R_z_m_l_a_ s_m c_l_t_o b_s_d_l_. Razumel(a) sem celotno besedilo. R_________ s__ c______ b________ Razumel(a) sem celotno besedilo. __________ ___ _______ _________ Razumel(a) sem celotno besedilo.

to answer	o_g_v_r_t_ odgovoriti o_________ odgovoriti __________ odgovoriti
I answered.	O_g_v_r_l_a_ s_m_ Odgovoril(a) sem. O___________ s___ Odgovoril(a) sem. ____________ ____ Odgovoril(a) sem.
I answered all the questions.	O_g_v_r_l_a_ s_m n_ v_a v_r_š_n_a_ Odgovoril(a) sem na vsa vprašanja. O___________ s__ n_ v__ v_________ Odgovoril(a) sem na vsa vprašanja. ____________ ___ __ ___ __________ Odgovoril(a) sem na vsa vprašanja.

I know that – I knew that.	V_m t_ – v_d_l_a_ s_m t_. Vem to – vedel(a) sem to. V__ t_ – v_______ s__ t__ Vem to – vedel(a) sem to. ___ __ _ ________ ___ ___ Vem to – vedel(a) sem to.
I write that – I wrote that.	P_š_m t_ – n_p_s_l_a_ s_m t_. Pišem to – napisal(a) sem to. P____ t_ – n_________ s__ t__ Pišem to – napisal(a) sem to. _____ __ _ __________ ___ ___ Pišem to – napisal(a) sem to.
I hear that – I heard that.	S_i_i_ t_ – s_i_a_(_) s_m t_. Slišim to – slišal(a) sem to. S_____ t_ – s________ s__ t__ Slišim to – slišal(a) sem to. ______ __ _ _________ ___ ___ Slišim to – slišal(a) sem to.

I’ll get it – I got it.	G_e_ t_ i_k_t_ š_a s_m t_ i_k_t_ Grem to iskat– šla sem to iskat. G___ t_ i_____ š__ s__ t_ i_____ Grem to iskat– šla sem to iskat. ____ __ ______ ___ ___ __ ______ Grem to iskat– šla sem to iskat.
I’ll bring that – I brought that.	P_i_e_e_ t_ – p_i_e_e_ (_r_n_s_a_ s_m t_. Prinesem to – prinesel (prinesla) sem to. P_______ t_ – p_______ (_________ s__ t__ Prinesem to – prinesel (prinesla) sem to. ________ __ _ ________ __________ ___ ___ Prinesem to – prinesel (prinesla) sem to.
I’ll buy that – I bought that.	K_p_m t_ – t_ s_m k_p_l_a_. Kupim to – to sem kupil(a). K____ t_ – t_ s__ k________ Kupim to – to sem kupil(a). _____ __ _ __ ___ _________ Kupim to – to sem kupil(a).

I expect that – I expected that.	P_i_a_u_e_ t_ – t_ s_m p_i_a_o_a_(_)_ Pričakujem to – to sem pričakoval(a). P_________ t_ – t_ s__ p_____________ Pričakujem to – to sem pričakoval(a). __________ __ _ __ ___ ______________ Pričakujem to – to sem pričakoval(a).
I’ll explain that – I explained that.	P_j_s_i_ t_ – t_ s_m p_j_s_i_(_)_ Pojasnim to – to sem pojasnil(a). P_______ t_ – t_ s__ p___________ Pojasnim to – to sem pojasnil(a). ________ __ _ __ ___ ____________ Pojasnim to – to sem pojasnil(a).
I know that – I knew that.	P_z_a_ t_ – t_ s_m p_z_a_(_)_ Poznam to – to sem poznal(a). P_____ t_ – t_ s__ p_________ Poznam to – to sem poznal(a). ______ __ _ __ ___ __________ Poznam to – to sem poznal(a).

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