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56 [fifty-six]

Feelings

56 [пяцьдзесят шэсць] 56 [pyats’dzesyat shests’]	Пачуцці Pachutstsі

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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	м_ц_ ж_д_н_е m_t_’ z_a_a_n_ мець жаданне mets’ zhadanne м___ ж______ m____ z_______ мець жаданне mets’ zhadanne ____ _______ _____ ________ мець жаданне mets’ zhadanne
We feel like. / We want to.	У н_с ё_ц_ ж_д_н_е_ U n_s y_s_s_ z_a_a_n_. У нас ёсць жаданне. U nas yosts’ zhadanne. У н__ ё___ ж_______ U n__ y_____ z________ У нас ёсць жаданне. U nas yosts’ zhadanne. _ ___ ____ ________ _ ___ ______ _________ У нас ёсць жаданне. U nas yosts’ zhadanne.
We don’t feel like. / We do’t want to.	У н_с н_м_ ж_д_н_я_ U n_s n_a_a z_a_a_n_a_ У нас няма жадання. U nas nyama zhadannya. У н__ н___ ж_______ U n__ n____ z_________ У нас няма жадання. U nas nyama zhadannya. _ ___ ____ ________ _ ___ _____ __________ У нас няма жадання. U nas nyama zhadannya.

to be afraid	б_я_ц_ b_y_t_t_a баяцца bayatstsa б_____ b________ баяцца bayatstsa ______ _________ баяцца bayatstsa
I’m afraid.	Я б_ю_я_ Y_ b_y_s_a_ Я баюся. Ya bayusya. Я б_____ Y_ b_______ Я баюся. Ya bayusya. _ ______ __ ________ Я баюся. Ya bayusya.
I am not afraid.	Я н_ б_ю_я_ Y_ n_ b_y_s_a_ Я не баюся. Ya ne bayusya. Я н_ б_____ Y_ n_ b_______ Я не баюся. Ya ne bayusya. _ __ ______ __ __ ________ Я не баюся. Ya ne bayusya.

to have time	м_ц_ ч_с m_t_’ c_a_ мець час mets’ chas м___ ч__ m____ c___ мець час mets’ chas ____ ___ _____ ____ мець час mets’ chas
He has time.	Ё_ м_е ч_с_ E_ m_e c_a_. Ён мае час. En mae chas. Ё_ м__ ч___ E_ m__ c____ Ён мае час. En mae chas. __ ___ ____ __ ___ _____ Ён мае час. En mae chas.
He has no time.	Ё_ н_ м_е ч_с_. E_ n_ m_e c_a_u_ Ён не мае часу. En ne mae chasu. Ё_ н_ м__ ч____ E_ n_ m__ c_____ Ён не мае часу. En ne mae chasu. __ __ ___ _____ __ __ ___ ______ Ён не мае часу. En ne mae chasu.

to be bored	с_м_в_ц_ s_m_v_t_’ сумаваць sumavats’ с_______ s________ сумаваць sumavats’ ________ _________ сумаваць sumavats’
She is bored.	Я_а с_м_е_ Y_n_ s_m_e_ Яна сумуе. Yana sumue. Я__ с_____ Y___ s_____ Яна сумуе. Yana sumue. ___ ______ ____ ______ Яна сумуе. Yana sumue.
She is not bored.	Я_а н_ с_м_е_ Y_n_ n_ s_m_e_ Яна не сумуе. Yana ne sumue. Я__ н_ с_____ Y___ n_ s_____ Яна не сумуе. Yana ne sumue. ___ __ ______ ____ __ ______ Яна не сумуе. Yana ne sumue.

to be hungry	б_ц_ г_л_д_ы_ b_t_’ g_l_d_y_ быць галодным byts’ galodnym б___ г_______ b____ g_______ быць галодным byts’ galodnym ____ ________ _____ ________ быць галодным byts’ galodnym
Are you hungry?	В_ г_л_д_ы_? V_ g_l_d_y_a_ Вы галодныя? Vy galodnyya? В_ г________ V_ g_________ Вы галодныя? Vy galodnyya? __ _________ __ __________ Вы галодныя? Vy galodnyya?
Aren’t you hungry?	В_ н_ г_л_д_ы_? V_ n_ g_l_d_y_a_ Вы не галодныя? Vy ne galodnyya? В_ н_ г________ V_ n_ g_________ Вы не галодныя? Vy ne galodnyya? __ __ _________ __ __ __________ Вы не галодныя? Vy ne galodnyya?

to be thirsty	х_ц_ц_ п_ц_ k_a_s_t_’ p_t_’ хацець піць khatsets’ pіts’ х_____ п___ k________ p____ хацець піць khatsets’ pіts’ ______ ____ _________ _____ хацець піць khatsets’ pіts’
They are thirsty.	Я_ы х_ч_ц_ п_ц_. Y_n_ k_o_h_t_’ p_t_’_ Яны хочуць піць. Yany khochuts’ pіts’. Я__ х_____ п____ Y___ k________ p_____ Яны хочуць піць. Yany khochuts’ pіts’. ___ ______ _____ ____ _________ ______ Яны хочуць піць. Yany khochuts’ pіts’.
They are not thirsty.	Я_ы н_ х_ч_ц_ п_ц_. Y_n_ n_ k_o_h_t_’ p_t_’_ Яны не хочуць піць. Yany ne khochuts’ pіts’. Я__ н_ х_____ п____ Y___ n_ k________ p_____ Яны не хочуць піць. Yany ne khochuts’ pіts’. ___ __ ______ _____ ____ __ _________ ______ Яны не хочуць піць. Yany ne khochuts’ pіts’.

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