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90 [ninety]

Imperative 2

90 [devetdeset]	Velelnik (Imperativ) 2

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From gestures to speech

When we speak or listen, our brain has a lot to do. It has to process the linguistic signals. Gestures and symbols are linguistic signals too. They existed even before human speech. Some symbols are understood in all cultures. Others have to be learned. They can't be understood just by looking at them. Gestures and symbols are processed like speech. And they are processed in the same area of the brain! A new study has proven this. Researchers tested several test subjects. These test subjects had to view various video clips. While they were watching the clips, their brain activity was measured. In one group, the clips expressed various things. These occurred through movements, symbols and speech. The other test group watched different video clips. These videos were nonsense clips. Speech, gestures and symbols didn't exist. They had no meaning. In the measurements, the researchers saw what was processed where. They could compare the brain activity of the test subjects. Everything that had meaning was analyzed in the same area. The results of this experiment are very interesting. They show how our brain has learned language over time. At first, man communicated with gestures. Later he developed a language. The brain had to learn, therefore, to process speech like gestures. And evidently it simply updated the old version …

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Shave!	O_r_j s_! Obrij se! O____ s__ Obrij se! _____ ___ Obrij se!
Wash yourself!	U_i_ s_! Umij se! U___ s__ Umij se! ____ ___ Umij se!
Comb your hair!	P_č_š_ s_! Počeši se! P_____ s__ Počeši se! ______ ___ Počeši se!

Call!	P_k_i_i_ P_k_i_i_e_ Pokliči! Pokličite! P_______ P_________ Pokliči! Pokličite! ________ __________ Pokliči! Pokličite!
Begin!	Z_č_i_ Z_č_i_e_ Začni! Začnite! Z_____ Z_______ Začni! Začnite! ______ ________ Začni! Začnite!
Stop!	N_h_j_ N_h_j_e_ Nehaj! Nehajte! N_____ N_______ Nehaj! Nehajte! ______ ________ Nehaj! Nehajte!

Leave it!	P_s_i t_! P_s_i_e t_! Pusti to! Pustite to! P____ t__ P______ t__ Pusti to! Pustite to! _____ ___ _______ ___ Pusti to! Pustite to!
Say it!	P_v_j t_! P_v_j_e t_! Povej to! Povejte to! P____ t__ P______ t__ Povej to! Povejte to! _____ ___ _______ ___ Povej to! Povejte to!
Buy it!	K_p_ t_! K_p_t_ t_! Kupi to! Kupite to! K___ t__ K_____ t__ Kupi to! Kupite to! ____ ___ ______ ___ Kupi to! Kupite to!

Never be dishonest!	N_k_l_ n_ b_d_ n_p_š_e_(_)_ Nikoli ne bodi nepošten(a)! N_____ n_ b___ n___________ Nikoli ne bodi nepošten(a)! ______ __ ____ ____________ Nikoli ne bodi nepošten(a)!
Never be naughty!	N_k_l_ n_ b_d_ n_s_a_e_ (_e_r_m_a_! Nikoli ne bodi nesramen (nesramna)! N_____ n_ b___ n_______ (__________ Nikoli ne bodi nesramen (nesramna)! ______ __ ____ ________ ___________ Nikoli ne bodi nesramen (nesramna)!
Never be impolite!	N_k_l_ n_ b_d_ n_v_j_d_n (_e_l_u_n_)_ Nikoli ne bodi nevljuden (nevljudna)! N_____ n_ b___ n________ (___________ Nikoli ne bodi nevljuden (nevljudna)! ______ __ ____ _________ ____________ Nikoli ne bodi nevljuden (nevljudna)!

Always be honest!	B_d_ v_d_o p_š_e_(_)_ Bodi vedno pošten(a)! B___ v____ p_________ Bodi vedno pošten(a)! ____ _____ __________ Bodi vedno pošten(a)!
Always be nice!	B_d_ v_d_o p_i_a_e_ (_r_j_z_a_! Bodi vedno prijazen (prijazna)! B___ v____ p_______ (__________ Bodi vedno prijazen (prijazna)! ____ _____ ________ ___________ Bodi vedno prijazen (prijazna)!
Always be polite!	B_d_ v_d_o v_j_d_n (_l_u_n_)_ Bodi vedno vljuden (vljudna)! B___ v____ v______ (_________ Bodi vedno vljuden (vljudna)! ____ _____ _______ __________ Bodi vedno vljuden (vljudna)!

Hope you arrive home safely!	S_e_n_ p_t d_m_v_ Srečno pot domov! S_____ p__ d_____ Srečno pot domov! ______ ___ ______ Srečno pot domov!
Take care of yourself!	P_z_t_ n_s_! Pazite nase! P_____ n____ Pazite nase! ______ _____ Pazite nase!
Do visit us again soon!	O_i_č_t_ n_s k_a_u s_e_! Obiščite nas kmalu spet! O_______ n__ k____ s____ Obiščite nas kmalu spet! ________ ___ _____ _____ Obiščite nas kmalu spet!

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