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काम करना

55 [fifty-five]

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55 [pachapan]

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काम करना

[kaam karana]

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What do you do for a living? आप क--- क-- क--- / क--- ह--? आप क्या काम करते / करती हैं? 0
aa- k-- k--- k----- / k------ h---? aap kya kaam karate / karatee hain? 		+
My husband is a doctor. मे-- प-- ड----- ह-ं मेरे पति डॉक्टर हैं 0
me-- p--- d----- h--n mere pati doktar hain 		+
I work as a nurse part-time. मै- आ-- द-- प-------- क- क-- क--- ह-ँ मैं आधा दिन परिचारिका का काम करती हूँ 0
ma-- a---- d-- p----------- k- k--- k------ h--n main aadha din parichaarika ka kaam karatee hoon 		+
     
We will soon receive our pension. जल-- ह- ह- प---- ल---े जल्द ही हम पेंशन लेंगे 0
ja-- h-- h-- p------ l---e jald hee ham penshan lenge 		+
But taxes are high. ले--- क- ब--- ज़----- ह-ं लेकिन कर बहुत ज़्यादा हैं 0
le--- k-- b---- z----- h--n lekin kar bahut zyaada hain 		+
And health insurance is expensive. और ब--- ज़----- है और बीमा ज़्यादा है 0
au- b---- z----- h-i aur beema zyaada hai 		+
     
What would you like to become some day? तु- क--- ब--- च---- / च---- ह-? तुम क्या बनना चाहते / चाहती हो? 0
tu- k-- b----- c------- / c-------- h-? tum kya banana chaahate / chaahatee ho? 		+
I would like to become an engineer. मै- इ------- ब--- च---- / च---- ह-ँ मैं इंजीनियर बनना चाहता / चाहती हूँ 0
ma-- i--------- b----- c------- / c-------- h--n main injeeniyar banana chaahata / chaahatee hoon 		+
I want to go to college. मै- व------------ म-- प---- च---- / च---- ह-ँ मैं विश्वविद्यालय में पढ़ना चाहता / चाहती हूँ 0
ma-- v-------------- m--- p------ c------- / c-------- h--n main vishvavidyaalay mein padhana chaahata / chaahatee hoon 		+
     
I am an intern. मै- ए- श--------- ह-ँ मैं एक शिक्षार्थी हूँ 0
ma-- e- s------------ h--n main ek shikshaarthee hoon 		+
I do not earn much. मै- ज़----- न--- क---- / क---- ह-ँ मैं ज़्यादा नहीं कमाता / कमाती हूँ 0
ma-- z----- n---- k------ / k------- h--n main zyaada nahin kamaata / kamaatee hoon 		+
I am doing an internship abroad. मै- व---- म-- प-------- ल- र-- / र-- ह-ँ मैं विदेश में प्रशिक्षण ले रहा / रही हूँ 0
ma-- v----- m--- p---------- l- r--- / r---- h--n main videsh mein prashikshan le raha / rahee hoon 		+
     
That is my boss. वह म--- स--- ह-ं वह मेरे साहब हैं 0
va- m--- s----- h--n vah mere saahab hain 		+
I have nice colleagues. मे-- स------ अ---- ह-ं मेरे सहकर्मी अच्छे हैं 0
me-- s--------- a------ h--n mere sahakarmee achchhe hain 		+
We always go to the cafeteria at noon. दो--- क- ह- ह---- भ------ ज--- ह-ं दोपहर को हम हमेशा भोजनगृह जाते हैं 0
do----- k- h-- h------ b--------- j---- h--n dopahar ko ham hamesha bhojanagrh jaate hain 		+
     
I am looking for a job. मै- न---- ढ--- र-- / र-- ह-ँ मैं नौकरी ढूँढ रहा / रही हूँ 0
ma-- n------- d------ r--- / r---- h--n main naukaree dhoondh raha / rahee hoon 		+
I have already been unemployed for a year. मै- प---- ए- व--- स- ब-------- ह-ँ मैं पिछले एक वर्ष से बेरोज़गार हूँ 0
ma-- p------- e- v---- s- b--------- h--n main pichhale ek varsh se berozagaar hoon 		+
There are too many unemployed people in this country. इस द-- म-- ब--- ज़----- ब-------- ल-- ह-ं इस देश में बहुत ज़्यादा बेरोज़गार लोग हैं 0
is d--- m--- b---- z----- b--------- l-- h--n is desh mein bahut zyaada berozagaar log hain 		+
     

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Memory needs speech

Most people remember their first day of school. However, they no longer recall that which came before. We have almost no memory of our first years of life. But why is that? Why can't we remember the experiences we had as a baby? The reason lies in our development. Speech and memory develop at about the same time. And in order to remember something, a person needs speech. That is, he must have words for that which he experiences. Scientists have conducted various tests with children. In doing so, they made an interesting discovery. As soon as children learn to speak, they forget everything that came before. The beginning of speech is therefore also the beginning of memory. Children learn a great deal in the first three years of their lives. They experience new things every day. They also have many important experiences at this age. Despite this, it all disappears. Psychologists refer to this phenomenon as infantile amnesia. Only the things that children can name remain. The autobiographical memory retains personal experiences. It functions like a journal. Everything that is important in our life is recorded in it. In this way, the autobiographical memory forms our identity. But its development is dependent upon the learning of the native language. And we can only activate our memory through our speech. The things that we learn as a baby are not really gone, of course. They are stored somewhere in our brain. We just can't access them anymore… – that's a shame, isn't it?