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75 [seventy-five]

giving reasons

giving reasons

75 [pitumpu’t lima]

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Why aren’t you coming? Ba--- h---- k- p------? Bakit hindi ka pupunta? 0 +
The weather is so bad. Ma---- a-- p------. Masama ang panahon. 0 +
I am not coming because the weather is so bad. Hi--- a-- p------ d---- m----- a-- p------. Hindi ako pupunta dahil masama ang panahon. 0 +
     
Why isn’t he coming? Ba--- h---- s--- p------? Bakit hindi siya pupunta? 0 +
He isn’t invited. Hi--- s--- i-------. Hindi siya imbitado. 0 +
He isn’t coming because he isn’t invited. Hi--- s--- p------ d---- h---- s--- i----------. Hindi siya pupunta dahil hindi siya inimbitahan. 0 +
     
Why aren’t you coming? Ba--- h---- k- p------? Bakit hindi ka pupunta? 0 +
I have no time. Wa-- a---- o---. Wala akong oras. 0 +
I am not coming because I have no time. Hi--- a-- p------ d---- w--- a---- o---. Hindi ako pupunta dahil wala akong oras. 0 +
     
Why don’t you stay? Ba--- h---- k- m---------? Bakit hindi ka magtatagal? 0 +
I still have to work. Ka------- k--- m---------. Kailangan kong magtrabaho. 0 +
I am not staying because I still have to work. Hi--- a-- m--------- d---- k-------- k- p--- m---------. Hindi ako magtatagal dahil kailangan ko pang magtrabaho. 0 +
     
Why are you going already? Ba--- a---- k- n-? Bakit aalis ka na? 0 +
I am tired. Pa--- n- a--. Pagod na ako. 0 +
I’m going because I’m tired. Aa--- n- a-- d---- p---- n- a--. Aalis na ako dahil pagod na ako. 0 +
     
Why are you going already? Ba--- a---- k- n-? Bakit aalis ka na? 0 +
It is already late. da--- g--- n-. dahil gabi na. 0 +
I’m going because it is already late. Aa--- n- a-- d---- g--- n-. Aalis na ako dahil gabi na. 0 +
     

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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…