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18 [dek ok] Dompurigado

Today is Saturday.	Hodiaŭ estas sabato.
We have time today.	Hodiaŭ ni havas tempon.
We are cleaning the apartment today.	Hodiaŭ ni purigadas la loĝejon.
I am cleaning the bathroom.	Mi purigadas la banĉambron.
My husband is washing the car.	Mia edzo lavas la aŭton.
The children are cleaning the bicycles.	La infanoj purigadas la biciklojn.
Grandma is watering the flowers.	Avinjo akvumas la florojn.
The children are cleaning up the children’s room.	La infanoj ordigas la infanĉambron.
My husband is tidying up his desk.	Mia edzo ordigas sian skribotablon.
I am putting the laundry in the washing machine.	Mi enigas la lavotaĵon en la lavmaŝinon.
I am hanging up the laundry.	Mi etendas la sekigotan lavitaĵon.
I am ironing the clothes.	Mi gladas la lavitaĵon.
The windows are dirty.	La fenestroj estas malpuraj.
The floor is dirty.	La planko estas malpura.
The dishes are dirty.	La vazaro estas malpura.
Who washes the windows?	Kiu purigadas la fenestrojn?
Who does the vacuuming?	Kiu polvosuĉas?
Who does the dishes?	Kiu lavas la vazaron?

Mother language? Father language!

As a child, from whom did you learn your language? For sure you'll say: From mother! Most people in the world think that. The term "mother language" exists in almost all nations. The English as well as the Chinese are familiar with it. Perhaps because mothers spend more time with the children. But recent studies have come to different results. They show that our language is mostly the language of our fathers. Researchers examined genetic material and languages of mixed tribes. In such tribes, the parents came from different cultures. These tribes originated thousands of years ago. Large migratory movements were the reason for this. The genetic material of these mixed tribes was genetically analyzed. Then it was compared to the language of the tribe. Most tribes speak the language of their male ancestors. That means, the language of the country comes from the Y chromosome. So men brought their language with them to foreign lands. And the women there then adopted the new language of the men. But even today, fathers have a great deal of influence on our language. Because when learning, babies are oriented toward the language of their father. Fathers speak considerably less with their children. The male sentence structure is also simpler than that of the female. As a result, the language of the father is better suited for babies. It doesn't overwhelm them and is easier to learn as a result. That is why children prefer to imitate "Dad" when speaking rather than "Mum". Later, the mother's vocabulary shapes the child's language. In this way, mothers influence our language as well as fathers. So it should be called parental language!