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56 [fifty-six]

Feelings

‫56 [ستة وخمسون]‬ 56 [stat wakhamsun]	‫المشاعر ، الأحاسيس‬ almashaeir , al'ahasis

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The language of our ancestors

Modern languages can be analyzed by linguists. Various methods are used to do so. But how did people speak thousands of years ago? It is much more difficult to answer this question. Despite this, scientists have been busy researching for years. They would like to explore how people spoke earlier. In order to do this, they attempt to reconstruct ancient speech forms. American scientists have now made an exciting discovery. They analyzed more than 2,000 languages. In particular they analyzed the sentence structure of the languages. The results of their study were very interesting. About half of the languages had the S-O-V sentence structure. That is to say, the sentences are ordered by subject, object and verb. More than 700 languages follow the pattern S-V-O. And about 160 languages operate according to the V-S-O system. Only about 40 languages use the V-O-S pattern. 120 languages display a hybrid. On the other hand, O-V-S and O-S-V are distinctly rarer systems. The majority of the analyzed languages use the S-O-V principle. Persian, Japanese and Turkish are some examples. Most living languages follow the S-V-O pattern, however. This sentence structure dominates the Indo-European language family today. Researchers believe that the S-O-V model was used earlier. All languages are based on this system. But then the languages diverged. We don't yet know how that happened. However, the variation of sentence structures must have had a reason. Because in evolution, only that which has an advantage prevails…

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to feel like / want to	و_و_ ر_ب_ w_j_d r_g_b_ وجود رغبة wujud raghba و___ ر___ w____ r_____ وجود رغبة wujud raghba ____ ____ _____ ______ وجود رغبة wujud raghba
We feel like. / We want to.	ل_ي_ا ر_ب_ l_d_y_a r_g_b_ لدينا رغبة ladayna raghba ل____ ر___ l______ r_____ لدينا رغبة ladayna raghba _____ ____ _______ ______ لدينا رغبة ladayna raghba
We don’t feel like. / We do’t want to.	‫_ا ر_ب_ ل_ي_ا_‬ l_ r_g_b_t l_d_y_a_ ‫لا رغبة لدينا.‬ la raghbat ladayna. ‫__ ر___ ل______ l_ r______ l_______ ‫لا رغبة لدينا.‬ la raghbat ladayna. ___ ____ _______ __ _______ ________ ‫لا رغبة لدينا.‬ la raghbat ladayna.

to be afraid	‫_ل_ع_ر ب_ل_و_._ a_s_u_u_ b_a_k_a_f_. ‫الشعور بالخوف.‬ alshueur bialkhawfa. ‫______ ب_______ a_______ b__________ ‫الشعور بالخوف.‬ alshueur bialkhawfa. _______ ________ ________ ___________ ‫الشعور بالخوف.‬ alshueur bialkhawfa.
I’m afraid.	‫_ش_ر ب_ل_و_ / أ_ا خ_ئ_._ a_h_e_r b_a_k_a_f / '_n_ k_a_i_a_ ‫أشعر بالخوف / أنا خائف.‬ ashueur bialkhawf / 'ana khayifa. ‫____ ب_____ / أ__ خ_____ a______ b________ / '___ k_______ ‫أشعر بالخوف / أنا خائف.‬ ashueur bialkhawf / 'ana khayifa. _____ ______ _ ___ ______ _______ _________ _ ____ ________ ‫أشعر بالخوف / أنا خائف.‬ ashueur bialkhawf / 'ana khayifa.
I am not afraid.	‫_س_ خ_ئ_ا_._ l_t k_a_f_a_. ‫لست خائفاً.‬ lst khayfaan. ‫___ خ_______ l__ k________ ‫لست خائفاً.‬ lst khayfaan. ____ ________ ___ _________ ‫لست خائفاً.‬ lst khayfaan.

to have time	ت_ف_ ا_و_ت t_a_i_ a_w_q_ توفر الوقت tuafir alwaqt ت___ ا____ t_____ a_____ توفر الوقت tuafir alwaqt ____ _____ ______ ______ توفر الوقت tuafir alwaqt
He has time.	‫_د_ه و_ت_‬ l_a_h w_q_a_ ‫لديه وقت.‬ ldayh waqta. ‫____ و____ l____ w_____ ‫لديه وقت.‬ ldayh waqta. _____ _____ _____ ______ ‫لديه وقت.‬ ldayh waqta.
He has no time.	‫_ا و_ت ل_ي_._ l_a w_q_ l_d_y_a_ ‫لا وقت لديه.‬ laa waqt ladayha. ‫__ و__ ل_____ l__ w___ l_______ ‫لا وقت لديه.‬ laa waqt ladayha. ___ ___ ______ ___ ____ ________ ‫لا وقت لديه.‬ laa waqt ladayha.

to be bored	ا_ش_و_ ب_ل_ل_ a_s_u_u_ b_a_m_l_l الشعور بالملل alshueur bialmulul ا_____ ب_____ a_______ b________ الشعور بالملل alshueur bialmulul ______ ______ ________ _________ الشعور بالملل alshueur bialmulul
She is bored.	ه_ ت_ع_ ب_ل_ل_ h_ t_s_e_r b_a_m_l_l هي تشعر بالملل hi tasheur bialmulul ه_ ت___ ب_____ h_ t______ b________ هي تشعر بالملل hi tasheur bialmulul __ ____ ______ __ _______ _________ هي تشعر بالملل hi tasheur bialmulul
She is not bored.	‫_ن_ا ل_ ت_ع_ ب_ل_ل_._ '_i_a_a l_ t_s_e_r b_a_m_l_. ‫إنها لا تشعر بالملل.‬ 'iinaha la tasheur bialmill. ‫____ ل_ ت___ ب_______ '______ l_ t______ b________ ‫إنها لا تشعر بالملل.‬ 'iinaha la tasheur bialmill. _____ __ ____ ________ _______ __ _______ _________ ‫إنها لا تشعر بالملل.‬ 'iinaha la tasheur bialmill.

to be hungry	ا_ش_و_ ب_ل_و_ a_s_u_u_ b_a_j_e الشعور بالجوع alshueur bialjue ا_____ ب_____ a_______ b______ الشعور بالجوع alshueur bialjue ______ ______ ________ _______ الشعور بالجوع alshueur bialjue
Are you hungry?	‫_ل أ_ت_ ج_ا_؟_ h_ '_n_u_ j_a_? ‫هل أنتم جياع؟‬ hl 'antum jyae? ‫__ أ___ ج_____ h_ '_____ j____ ‫هل أنتم جياع؟‬ hl 'antum jyae? ___ ____ ______ __ ______ _____ ‫هل أنتم جياع؟‬ hl 'antum jyae?
Aren’t you hungry?	‫_ل_ت_ ج_ا_ا_؟_ a_i_t_m j_a_a_n_ ‫ألستم جياعاً؟‬ alistum jyaeaan? ‫_____ ج_______ a______ j_______ ‫ألستم جياعاً؟‬ alistum jyaeaan? ______ ________ _______ ________ ‫ألستم جياعاً؟‬ alistum jyaeaan?

to be thirsty	ا_ش_و_ب_ل_ط_ a_s_e_r_a_e_s_ الشعوربالعطش alshewrbaletsh ا___________ a_____________ الشعوربالعطش alshewrbaletsh ____________ ______________ الشعوربالعطش alshewrbaletsh
They are thirsty.	‫_م ع_ش_._ h_ e_t_h_a_ ‫هم عطشى.‬ hm eatshaa. ‫__ ع_____ h_ e_______ ‫هم عطشى.‬ hm eatshaa. ___ ______ __ ________ ‫هم عطشى.‬ hm eatshaa.
They are not thirsty.	‫_ي_و_ ع_ش_._ l_a_u_ e_t_h_a_ ‫ليسوا عطشى.‬ lyasuu eatshaa. ‫_____ ع_____ l_____ e_______ ‫ليسوا عطشى.‬ lyasuu eatshaa. ______ ______ ______ ________ ‫ليسوا عطشى.‬ lyasuu eatshaa.

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