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Прошлы час мадальных дзеясловаў 1

87 [eighty-seven]

Past tense of modal verbs 1

Past tense of modal verbs 1

87 [восемдзесят сем]

87 [vosemdzesyat sem]

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Прошлы час мадальных дзеясловаў 1

[Proshly chas madal’nykh dzeyaslovau 1]

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We had to water the flowers. Мы м----- п----- к-----. Мы мусілі паліць кветкі. 0
My m----- p------ k-----. My musіlі palіts’ kvetkі. 		+
We had to clean the apartment. Мы м----- п-------- ў к------. Мы мусілі прыбрацца ў кватэры. 0
My m----- p---------- u k------. My musіlі prybratstsa u kvatery. 		+
We had to wash the dishes. Мы м----- п----- п----. Мы мусілі памыць посуд. 0
My m----- p------ p----. My musіlі pamyts’ posud. 		+
     
Did you have to pay the bill? Ці м----- в- а------- р------? Ці мусілі вы аплаціць рахунак? 0
Ts- m----- v- a--------- r-------? Tsі musіlі vy aplatsіts’ rakhunak? 		+
Did you have to pay an entrance fee? Ці м----- в- з-------- з- ў-----? Ці мусілі вы заплаціць за ўваход? 0
Ts- m----- v- z---------- z- u------? Tsі musіlі vy zaplatsіts’ za uvakhod? 		+
Did you have to pay a fine? Ці м----- в- з-------- ш----? Ці мусілі вы заплаціць штраф? 0
Ts- m----- v- z---------- s-----? Tsі musіlі vy zaplatsіts’ shtraf? 		+
     
Who had to say goodbye? Хт- м---- р---------? Хто мусіў развітацца? 0
Kh-- m---- r-----------? Khto musіu razvіtatstsa? 		+
Who had to go home early? Хт- м---- р--- п----- д-----? Хто мусіў рана пайсці дадому? 0
Kh-- m---- r--- p------ d-----? Khto musіu rana paystsі dadomu? 		+
Who had to take the train? Хт- м---- с---- н- ц-----? Хто мусіў сесці на цягнік? 0
Kh-- m---- s----- n- t-------? Khto musіu sestsі na tsyagnіk? 		+
     
We did not want to stay long. Мы н- х----- д---- з---------. Мы не хацелі доўга заставацца. 0
My n- k------- d---- z-----------. My ne khatselі douga zastavatstsa. 		+
We did not want to drink anything. Мы н- х----- н----- п---. Мы не хацелі нічога піць. 0
My n- k------- n------ p----. My ne khatselі nіchoga pіts’. 		+
We did not want to disturb you. Мы н- х----- п-----------. Мы не хацелі перашкаджаць. 0
My n- k------- p--------------. My ne khatselі perashkadzhats’. 		+
     
I just wanted to make a call. Я х---- / х----- з---- п-------------. Я хацеў / хацела зараз патэлефанаваць. 0
Ya k------ / k------- z---- p--------------. Ya khatseu / khatsela zaraz patelefanavats’. 		+
I just wanted to call a taxi. Я х---- / х----- в-------- т----. Я хацеў / хацела выклікаць таксі. 0
Ya k------ / k------- v--------- t----. Ya khatseu / khatsela vyklіkats’ taksі. 		+
Actually I wanted to drive home. Я х---- / х----- п------ д-----. Я хацеў / хацела паехаць дадому. 0
Ya k------ / k------- p-------- d-----. Ya khatseu / khatsela paekhats’ dadomu. 		+
     
I thought you wanted to call your wife. Я д---- / д------ т- х---- п------------- ж----. Я думаў / думала, ты хацеў патэлефанаваць жонцы. 0
Ya d---- / d------ t- k------ p-------------- z------. Ya dumau / dumala, ty khatseu patelefanavats’ zhontsy. 		+
I thought you wanted to call information. Я д---- / д------ т- х---- п------------- у д------. Я думаў / думала, ты хацеў патэлефанаваць у даведку. 0
Ya d---- / d------ t- k------ p-------------- u d------. Ya dumau / dumala, ty khatseu patelefanavats’ u davedku. 		+
I thought you wanted to order a pizza. Я д---- / д------ т- х---- з------- п---. Я думаў / думала, ты хацеў заказаць піцу. 0
Ya d---- / d------ t- k------ z-------- p----. Ya dumau / dumala, ty khatseu zakazats’ pіtsu. 		+
     

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Big letters, big feelings

Advertising uses a lot of pictures. Pictures awaken our particular interests. We look at them longer and more intently than letters. As a result, we remember advertisements with pictures better. Pictures also produce strong emotional reactions. The brain recognizes pictures very quickly. It knows immediately what can be seen in the picture. Letters function differently than pictures. They are abstract characters. Therefore, our brain reacts slower to letters. First, it must understand the meaning of the word. One might say the characters must be translated by the language part of the brain. But emotions can be produced using letters too. The text just needs to be very large. Studies show that big letters have a big effect as well. Large letters aren't just more noticeable than small letters. They also produce a stronger emotional reaction. This is true for positive as well as negative feelings. The size of things has always been important to mankind. Man must react quickly to danger. And when something is large, it's usually already quite close! So it's understandable that large pictures cause strong reactions. Less clear is how we react to large letters. Letters aren't actually a signal for the brain. Despite this, it shows greater activity when it sees large letters. This result is very interesting to scientists. It shows how important letters have become for us. Our brain has somehow learned how to react to writing…