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Минало време на модалните глаголи 1

87 [eighty-seven]

Past tense of modal verbs 1

Past tense of modal verbs 1

87 [осемдесет и седем]

87 [osemdeset i sedem]

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Минало време на модалните глаголи 1

[Minalo vreme na modalnite glagoli 1]

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We had to water the flowers. Ни- т------- д- п----- ц------. Ние трябваше да полеем цветята. 0
Ni- t--------- d- p----- t--------. Nie tryabvashe da poleem tsvetyata. 		+
We had to clean the apartment. Ни- т------- д- р-------- ж-------. Ние трябваше да разтребим жилището. 0
Ni- t--------- d- r-------- z-----------. Nie tryabvashe da raztrebim zhilishcheto. 		+
We had to wash the dishes. Ни- т------- д- и----- с-------. Ние трябваше да измием съдовете. 0
Ni- t--------- d- i----- s-------. Nie tryabvashe da izmiem sydovete. 		+
     
Did you have to pay the bill? Тр------ л- д- п------ с-------? Трябваше ли да платите сметката? 0
Tr-------- l- d- p------ s-------? Tryabvashe li da platite smetkata? 		+
Did you have to pay an entrance fee? Тр------ л- д- п------ в---? Трябваше ли да платите вход? 0
Tr-------- l- d- p------ v----? Tryabvashe li da platite vkhod? 		+
Did you have to pay a fine? Тр------ л- д- п------ г----? Трябваше ли да платите глоба? 0
Tr-------- l- d- p------ g----? Tryabvashe li da platite globa? 		+
     
Who had to say goodbye? Ко- т------- д- с- с------? Кой трябваше да се сбогува? 0
Ko- t--------- d- s- s------? Koy tryabvashe da se sboguva? 		+
Who had to go home early? Ко- т------- д- с- т----- р--- з- в----? Кой трябваше да си тръгне рано за вкъщи? 0
Ko- t--------- d- s- t----- r--- z- v-------? Koy tryabvashe da si trygne rano za vkyshchi? 		+
Who had to take the train? Ко- т------- д- в---- в----? Кой трябваше да вземе влака? 0
Ko- t--------- d- v---- v----? Koy tryabvashe da vzeme vlaka? 		+
     
We did not want to stay long. Ни- н- и------ д- о------ д----. Ние не искахме да останем дълго. 0
Ni- n- i------- d- o------ d----. Nie ne iskakhme da ostanem dylgo. 		+
We did not want to drink anything. Ни- н- и------ д- п--- н---. Ние не искахме да пием нищо. 0
Ni- n- i------- d- p--- n------. Nie ne iskakhme da piem nishcho. 		+
We did not want to disturb you. Ни- н- и------ д- п-----. Ние не искахме да пречим. 0
Ni- n- i------- d- p------. Nie ne iskakhme da prechim. 		+
     
I just wanted to make a call. Тъ--- и---- д- с- о---- п- т-------. Тъкмо исках да се обадя по телефона. 0
Ty--- i----- d- s- o----- p- t-------. Tykmo iskakh da se obadya po telefona. 		+
I just wanted to call a taxi. Аз и---- д- п------ т----. Аз исках да поръчам такси. 0
Az i----- d- p------- t----. Az iskakh da porycham taksi. 		+
Actually I wanted to drive home. Аз в------- и---- д- с- о---- в----. Аз всъщност исках да си отида вкъщи. 0
Az v---------- i----- d- s- o---- v-------. Az vsyshchnost iskakh da si otida vkyshchi. 		+
     
I thought you wanted to call your wife. Аз с- м------ ч- и---- д- с- о----- н- ж--- с-. Аз си мислех, че искаш да се обадиш на жена си. 0
Az s- m------- c-- i----- d- s- o------ n- z---- s-. Az si mislekh, che iskash da se obadish na zhena si. 		+
I thought you wanted to call information. Аз с- м------ ч- и---- д- с- о----- н- „-----------. Аз си мислех, че искаш да се обадиш на „Информация”. 0
Az s- m------- c-- i----- d- s- o------ n- „-------------. Az si mislekh, che iskash da se obadish na „Informatsiya”. 		+
I thought you wanted to order a pizza. Аз с- м------ ч- и---- д- п------ п---. Аз си мислех, че искаш да поръчаш пица. 0
Az s- m------- c-- i----- d- p-------- p----. Az si mislekh, che iskash da porychash pitsa. 		+
     

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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…