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18 [achtzehn] Hausputz

Today is Saturday.	Heute ist Samstag.
We have time today.	Heute haben wir Zeit.
We are cleaning the apartment today.	Heute putzen wir die Wohnung.
I am cleaning the bathroom.	Ich putze das Bad.
My husband is washing the car.	Mein Mann wäscht das Auto.
The children are cleaning the bicycles.	Die Kinder putzen die Fahrräder.
Grandma is watering the flowers.	Oma gießt die Blumen.
The children are cleaning up the children’s room.	Die Kinder räumen das Kinderzimmer auf.
My husband is tidying up his desk.	Mein Mann räumt seinen Schreibtisch auf.
I am putting the laundry in the washing machine.	Ich stecke die Wäsche in die Waschmaschine.
I am hanging up the laundry.	Ich hänge die Wäsche auf.
I am ironing the clothes.	Ich bügele die Wäsche.
The windows are dirty.	Die Fenster sind schmutzig.
The floor is dirty.	Der Fußboden ist schmutzig.
The dishes are dirty.	Das Geschirr ist schmutzig.
Who washes the windows	Wer putzt die Fenster?
Who does the vacuuming	Wer saugt Staub?
Who does the dishes	Wer spült das Geschirr?

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!