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73 [seitsemänkymmentäkolme] saada tehdä jotakin

Are you already allowed to drive?	Saatko jo ajaa autoa?
Are you already allowed to drink alcohol?	Saatko jo juoda alkoholia?
Are you already allowed to travel abroad alone?	Saatko jo mennä yksin ulkomaille?
may / to be allowed	saada
May we smoke here?	Saammeko polttaa täällä?
Is smoking allowed here?	Saako täällä polttaa?
May one pay by credit card?	Saako täällä maksaa luottokortilla?
May one pay by cheque / check (am.)?	Saako täällä maksaa shekillä?
May one only pay in cash?	Saako maksaa vain käteisellä?
May I just make a call?	Saanko soittaa?
May I just ask something?	Saanko kysyä jotakin?
May I just say something?	Saanko sanoa jotakin?
He is not allowed to sleep in the park.	Hän ei saa nukkua puistossa.
He is not allowed to sleep in the car.	Hän ei saa nukkua autossa.
He is not allowed to sleep at the train station.	Hän ei saa nukkua rautatieasemalla.
May we take a seat?	Saammeko istuutua?
May we have the menu?	Voisimmeko saada ruokalistan?
May we pay separately?	Saammeko maksaa erikseen?

Native language = emotional, foreign language = rational?

When we learn foreign languages, we are stimulating our brain. Our thinking changes through learning. We become more creative and flexible. Complex thinking comes easier to people who are multilingual as well. The memory is exercised by learning. The more we learn, the better it functions. He who has learned many languages also learns other things faster. He can think more intently about a subject for a longer time. As a result, he solves problems faster. Multilingual individuals are also more decisive. But how they make decisions is dependent on languages too. The language in which we think influences our decisions. Psychologists examined multiple test subjects for a study. All test subjects were bilingual. They spoke another language in addition to their native language. The test subjects had to answer a question. The question had to do with the solution to a problem. In the process, the test subjects had to choose between two options. One option was considerably more risky than the other. The test subjects had to answer the question in both languages. And the answers changed when the language changed! When they were speaking their native language, the test subjects chose the risk. But in the foreign language they decided on the safer option. After this experiment, the test subjects had to place bets. Here too there was a clear difference. When they used a foreign language, they were more sensible. The researchers presume that we are more focused in foreign languages. Therefore, we make decisions not emotionally, but rationally…