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Palīgteikumi ar ka 2

92 [ninety-two]

Subordinate clauses: that 2

Subordinate clauses: that 2

92 [deviņdesmit divi]

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I’m angry that you snore. Ma-- k------ t--- k- t- k---. Mani kaitina tas, ka tu krāc. 0 +
I’m angry that you drink so much beer. Ma-- k------ t--- k- t- d--- t-- d---- a---. Mani kaitina tas, ka tu dzer tik daudz alus. 0 +
I’m angry that you come so late. Ma-- k------ t--- k- t- n-- t-- v---. Mani kaitina tas, ka tu nāc tik vēlu. 0 +
     
I think he needs a doctor. Es d------ k- v---- i- v-------- ā----. Es domāju, ka viņam ir vajadzīgs ārsts. 0 +
I think he is ill. Es d------ k- v--- i- s----. Es domāju, ka viņš ir slims. 0 +
I think he is sleeping now. Es d------ k- v--- t---- g--. Es domāju, ka viņš tagad guļ. 0 +
     
We hope that he marries our daughter. Mē- c----- k- v--- a------- m--- m----. Mēs ceram, ka viņš apprecēs mūsu meitu. 0 +
We hope that he has a lot of money. Mē- c----- k- v---- i- d---- n-----. Mēs ceram, ka viņam ir daudz naudas. 0 +
We hope that he is a millionaire. Mē- c----- k- v--- i- m--------. Mēs ceram, ka viņš ir miljonārs. 0 +
     
I heard that your wife had an accident. Es d-------- k- t--- s---- c---- n---------. Es dzirdēju, ka tava sieva cieta negadījumā. 0 +
I heard that she is in the hospital. Es d-------- k- v--- g-- s-------. Es dzirdēju, ka viņa guļ slimnīcā. 0 +
I heard that your car is completely wrecked. Es d-------- k- t--- m----- i- p------. Es dzirdēju, ka tava mašīna ir pagalam. 0 +
     
I’m happy that you came. Es p--------- k- J-- a------. Es priecājos, ka Jūs atnācāt. 0 +
I’m happy that you are interested. Es p--------- k- J--- i- i-------. Es priecājos, ka Jums ir interese. 0 +
I’m happy that you want to buy the house. Es p--------- k- J-- g----- p---- m---. Es priecājos, ka Jūs gribat pirkt māju. 0 +
     
I’m afraid the last bus has already gone. Es b------ k- p------- a------- j-- i- p-----. Es baidos, ka pēdējais autobuss jau ir projām. 0 +
I’m afraid we will have to take a taxi. Es b------ k- m--- b-- j---- t---------. Es baidos, ka mums būs jāņem taksometrs. 0 +
I’m afraid I have no more money. Es b------ k- m-- n-- l---- n-----. Es baidos, ka man nav līdzi naudas. 0 +
     

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From gestures to speech

When we speak or listen, our brain has a lot to do. It has to process the linguistic signals. Gestures and symbols are linguistic signals too. They existed even before human speech. Some symbols are understood in all cultures. Others have to be learned. They can't be understood just by looking at them. Gestures and symbols are processed like speech. And they are processed in the same area of the brain! A new study has proven this. Researchers tested several test subjects. These test subjects had to view various video clips. While they were watching the clips, their brain activity was measured. In one group, the clips expressed various things. These occurred through movements, symbols and speech. The other test group watched different video clips. These videos were nonsense clips. Speech, gestures and symbols didn't exist. They had no meaning. In the measurements, the researchers saw what was processed where. They could compare the brain activity of the test subjects. Everything that had meaning was analyzed in the same area. The results of this experiment are very interesting. They show how our brain has learned language over time. At first, man communicated with gestures. Later he developed a language. The brain had to learn, therefore, to process speech like gestures. And evidently it simply updated the old version …