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68 [sixty-eight]

big – small

68 [шейсет и осем] 68 [sheyset i osem]	голям – малък golyam – malyk

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Two languages = two speech centers!

It doesn't matter to our brain when we learn a language. This is because it has different storage areas for different languages. Not all the languages we learn are stored together. Languages we learn as adults have their own storage area. That means the brain processes the new rules in a different place. They aren't stored with the native language. People who grow up bilingual, on the other hand, only use one region of the brain. Multiple studies have come to this conclusion. Neuroscientists examined various test subjects. These subjects spoke two languages fluently. One part of the test group, however, had grown up with both languages. The other part, in contrast, had learned the second language later in life. Researchers could measure brain activity during language tests. This way they could see which areas of the brain functioned during the tests. And they saw that the "late" learners had two speech centers! Researchers had already long suspected that this would be so. People with brain injuries show different symptoms. So, damage to the brain can also lead to speech problems. Those affected can't pronounce or understand words as well. But bilingual accident victims sometimes show unusual symptoms. Their speech problems don't always affect both languages. If only one area of the brain is injured, the other can still function. Then the patients speak one language better than the other. The two different languages are also re-learned at different speeds. This proves that both languages aren't stored in the same place. Since they weren't learned at the same time, they form two centers. It is still unknown how our brain manages multiple languages. But new findings could lead to new learning strategies.

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big and small	г_л_м и м_л_к g_l_a_ i m_l_k голям и малък golyam i malyk г____ и м____ g_____ i m____ голям и малък golyam i malyk _____ _ _____ ______ _ _____ голям и малък golyam i malyk
The elephant is big.	С_о_ъ_ е г_л_м_ S_o_y_ y_ g_l_a_. Слонът е голям. Slonyt ye golyam. С_____ е г_____ S_____ y_ g______ Слонът е голям. Slonyt ye golyam. ______ _ ______ ______ __ _______ Слонът е голям. Slonyt ye golyam.
The mouse is small.	М_ш_а_а е м_л_а_ M_s_k_t_ y_ m_l_a_ Мишката е малка. Mishkata ye malka. М______ е м_____ M_______ y_ m_____ Мишката е малка. Mishkata ye malka. _______ _ ______ ________ __ ______ Мишката е малка. Mishkata ye malka.

dark and bright	т_м_н и с_е_ъ_ t_m_n i s_e_y_ тъмен и светъл tymen i svetyl т____ и с_____ t____ i s_____ тъмен и светъл tymen i svetyl _____ _ ______ _____ _ ______ тъмен и светъл tymen i svetyl
The night is dark.	Н_щ_а е т_м_а_ N_s_c_t_ y_ t_m_a_ Нощта е тъмна. Noshchta ye tymna. Н____ е т_____ N_______ y_ t_____ Нощта е тъмна. Noshchta ye tymna. _____ _ ______ ________ __ ______ Нощта е тъмна. Noshchta ye tymna.
The day is bright.	Д_н_т е с_е_ъ_. D_n_a_ y_ s_e_y_. Денят е светъл. Denyat ye svetyl. Д____ е с______ D_____ y_ s______ Денят е светъл. Denyat ye svetyl. _____ _ _______ ______ __ _______ Денят е светъл. Denyat ye svetyl.

old and young	с_а_ и м_а_ s_a_ i m_a_ стар и млад star i mlad с___ и м___ s___ i m___ стар и млад star i mlad ____ _ ____ ____ _ ____ стар и млад star i mlad
Our grandfather is very old.	Н_ш_я_ д_д_ е м_о_о с_а_. N_s_i_a_ d_a_o y_ m_o_o s_a_. Нашият дядо е много стар. Nashiyat dyado ye mnogo star. Н_____ д___ е м____ с____ N_______ d____ y_ m____ s____ Нашият дядо е много стар. Nashiyat dyado ye mnogo star. ______ ____ _ _____ _____ ________ _____ __ _____ _____ Нашият дядо е много стар. Nashiyat dyado ye mnogo star.
70 years ago he was still young.	П_е_и 7_ г_д_н_ е б_л о_е м_а_. P_e_i 7_ g_d_n_ y_ b_l o_h_h_ m_a_. Преди 70 години е бил още млад. Predi 70 godini ye bil oshche mlad. П____ 7_ г_____ е б__ о__ м____ P____ 7_ g_____ y_ b__ o_____ m____ Преди 70 години е бил още млад. Predi 70 godini ye bil oshche mlad. _____ __ ______ _ ___ ___ _____ _____ __ ______ __ ___ ______ _____ Преди 70 години е бил още млад. Predi 70 godini ye bil oshche mlad.

beautiful and ugly	к_а_и_ и г_о_е_ k_a_i_ i g_o_e_ красив и грозен krasiv i grozen к_____ и г_____ k_____ i g_____ красив и грозен krasiv i grozen ______ _ ______ ______ _ ______ красив и грозен krasiv i grozen
The butterfly is beautiful.	П_п_р_д_т_ е к_а_и_а_ P_p_r_d_t_ y_ k_a_i_a_ Пеперудата е красива. Peperudata ye krasiva. П_________ е к_______ P_________ y_ k_______ Пеперудата е красива. Peperudata ye krasiva. __________ _ ________ __________ __ ________ Пеперудата е красива. Peperudata ye krasiva.
The spider is ugly.	П_я_ъ_ е г_о_е_. P_y_k_t y_ g_o_e_. Паякът е грозен. Payakyt ye grozen. П_____ е г______ P______ y_ g______ Паякът е грозен. Payakyt ye grozen. ______ _ _______ _______ __ _______ Паякът е грозен. Payakyt ye grozen.

fat and thin	д_б_л и с_а_ d_b_l i s_a_ дебел и слаб debel i slab д____ и с___ d____ i s___ дебел и слаб debel i slab _____ _ ____ _____ _ ____ дебел и слаб debel i slab
A woman who weighs a hundred kilos is fat.	Ж_н_ с т_г_о 1_0 к_л_г_а_а е д_б_л_. Z_e_a s t_g_o 1_0 k_l_g_a_a y_ d_b_l_. Жена с тегло 100 килограма е дебела. Zhena s teglo 100 kilograma ye debela. Ж___ с т____ 1__ к________ е д______ Z____ s t____ 1__ k________ y_ d______ Жена с тегло 100 килограма е дебела. Zhena s teglo 100 kilograma ye debela. ____ _ _____ ___ _________ _ _______ _____ _ _____ ___ _________ __ _______ Жена с тегло 100 килограма е дебела. Zhena s teglo 100 kilograma ye debela.
A man who weighs fifty kilos is thin.	М_ж с т_г_о 5_ к_л_г_а_а е с_а_. M_z_ s t_g_o 5_ k_l_g_a_a y_ s_a_. Мъж с тегло 50 килограма е слаб. Myzh s teglo 50 kilograma ye slab. М__ с т____ 5_ к________ е с____ M___ s t____ 5_ k________ y_ s____ Мъж с тегло 50 килограма е слаб. Myzh s teglo 50 kilograma ye slab. ___ _ _____ __ _________ _ _____ ____ _ _____ __ _________ __ _____ Мъж с тегло 50 килограма е слаб. Myzh s teglo 50 kilograma ye slab.

expensive and cheap	с_ъ_ и е_т_н s_y_ i y_v_i_ скъп и евтин skyp i yevtin с___ и е____ s___ i y_____ скъп и евтин skyp i yevtin ____ _ _____ ____ _ ______ скъп и евтин skyp i yevtin
The car is expensive.	К_л_т_ е с_ъ_а_ K_l_t_ y_ s_y_a_ Колата е скъпа. Kolata ye skypa. К_____ е с_____ K_____ y_ s_____ Колата е скъпа. Kolata ye skypa. ______ _ ______ ______ __ ______ Колата е скъпа. Kolata ye skypa.
The newspaper is cheap.	В_с_н_к_т е е_т_н_ V_s_n_k_t y_ y_v_i_. Вестникът е евтин. Vestnikyt ye yevtin. В________ е е_____ V________ y_ y______ Вестникът е евтин. Vestnikyt ye yevtin. _________ _ ______ _________ __ _______ Вестникът е евтин. Vestnikyt ye yevtin.

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