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71 [setanta] voler alguna cosa

What do you want to do?	Què voleu?
Do you want to play football / soccer (am.)?	Voleu jugar a futbol?
Do you want to visit friends?	Voleu visitar uns amics?
to want	voler
I don’t want to arrive late.	No vull arribar tard.
I don’t want to go there.	No hi vull anar.
I want to go home.	Vull anar a casa.
I want to stay at home.	Vull quedar-me a casa.
I want to be alone.	Vull estar sol / -a.
Do you want to stay here?	Vols quedar-te aquí?
Do you want to eat here?	Vols menjar aquí?
Do you want to sleep here?	Vols dormir aquí?
Do you want to leave tomorrow?	Vol marxar demà?
Do you want to stay till tomorrow?	Vol quedar-se fins a demà?
Do you want to pay the bill only tomorrow?	Vol pagar el compte demà?
Do you want to go to the disco?	Voleu anar a la discoteca?
Do you want to go to the cinema?	Voleu anar al cinema?
Do you want to go to a café?	Vols anar a la cafeteria?

How the brain learns new words

When we learn new vocabulary, our brain stores new content. Learning only works with constant repetition. How well our brain stores words is dependent on multiple factors. But the most important thing is that we review vocabulary on a regular basis. Only words that we use or write often get stored. It could be said that these words are archived like images. This principle of learning is also true in apes. Apes can learn to "read" words, if they see them often enough. Although they don't understand the words, they recognize them by their form. In order to speak a language fluently, we need many words. For that, the vocabulary must be well organized. Because our memory functions like an archive. In order to find a word quickly, it must know where to search. Therefore it's better to learn words in a particular context. Then our brain will always be able to open the correct "file". But even that which we have learned well can be forgotten. In this case, the knowledge moves from the active into the passive memory. By forgetting, we free ourselves of knowledge we don't need. This is how our brain makes room for new and more important things. Therefore, it is important that we activate our knowledge on a regular basis. But that which is in the passive memory isn't lost forever. When we see a forgotten word, we remember it again. We learn that which we've learned before more quickly the second time. He who wants to expand his vocabulary must also expand his hobbies. Because each of us has certain interests. Therefore, we typically busy ourselves with the same things. But a language consists of many different semantic fields. A person interested in politics should also read sports papers sometime!