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84 [eighty-four]

Past tense 4

‫84 [שמונים וארבע]‬ 84 [shmonim w'arba]	‫עבר 4‬ avar 4

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Bilingualism improves hearing

People who speak two languages hear better. They can distinguish between different sounds more accurately. An American study has come to this conclusion. Researchers tested several teenagers. Part of the test subjects grew up bilingual. These teenagers spoke English and Spanish. The other part of the subjects only spoke English. The young people had to listen to a particular syllable. It was the syllable "da". It didn't belong to either of the languages. The syllable was played for the test subjects using headphones. At the same time, their brain activity was measured with electrodes. After this test the teenagers had to listen to the syllable again. This time, however, they could hear many disruptive sounds as well. There were various voices saying meaningless sentences. The bilingual individuals reacted very strongly to the syllable. Their brain showed a lot of activity. They could identify the syllable exactly, with and without the disruptive sounds. The monolingual individuals were not successful. Their hearing was not as good as the bilingual test subjects. The result of the experiment surprised researchers. Until then it was only known that musicians have an especially good ear. But it appears that bilingualism also trains the ear. People that are bilingual are constantly confronted with different sounds. Therefore, their brain must develop new abilities. It learns how to distinguish different linguistic stimuli. Researchers are now testing how language skills affect the brain. Maybe hearing can still benefit when a person learns languages later in life…

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to read	‫_ק_ו_‬ l_q_o ‫לקרוא‬ liqro ‫______ l____ ‫לקרוא‬ liqro _______ _____ ‫לקרוא‬ liqro
I read.	‫_נ_ ק_א_י_‬ a_i q_r_'_i_ ‫אני קראתי.‬ ani qara'ti. ‫___ ק______ a__ q_______ ‫אני קראתי.‬ ani qara'ti. ____ _______ ___ ________ ‫אני קראתי.‬ ani qara'ti.
I read the whole novel.	‫_ר_ת_ א_ כ_ ה_ו_ן_‬ q_r_'_i e_ k_l h_r_m_n_ ‫קראתי את כל הרומן.‬ qara'ti et kol haroman. ‫_____ א_ כ_ ה______ q______ e_ k__ h_______ ‫קראתי את כל הרומן.‬ qara'ti et kol haroman. ______ __ __ _______ _______ __ ___ ________ ‫קראתי את כל הרומן.‬ qara'ti et kol haroman.

to understand	‫_ה_י_‬ l_h_v_n ‫להבין‬ lehavin ‫______ l______ ‫להבין‬ lehavin _______ _______ ‫להבין‬ lehavin
I understood.	‫_נ_ ה_נ_י_‬ a_i h_v_n_i_ ‫אני הבנתי.‬ ani hevanti. ‫___ ה______ a__ h_______ ‫אני הבנתי.‬ ani hevanti. ____ _______ ___ ________ ‫אני הבנתי.‬ ani hevanti.
I understood the whole text.	‫_ב_ת_ א_ כ_ ה_ק_ט_‬ h_v_n_i e_ k_l h_t_q_t_ ‫הבנתי את כל הטקסט.‬ hevanti et kol hateqst. ‫_____ א_ כ_ ה______ h______ e_ k__ h_______ ‫הבנתי את כל הטקסט.‬ hevanti et kol hateqst. ______ __ __ _______ _______ __ ___ ________ ‫הבנתי את כל הטקסט.‬ hevanti et kol hateqst.

to answer	‫_ע_ו_‬ l_'_n_t ‫לענות‬ la'anot ‫______ l______ ‫לענות‬ la'anot _______ _______ ‫לענות‬ la'anot
I answered.	‫_נ_ ע_י_י_‬ a_i a_i_i_ ‫אני עניתי.‬ ani aniti. ‫___ ע______ a__ a_____ ‫אני עניתי.‬ ani aniti. ____ _______ ___ ______ ‫אני עניתי.‬ ani aniti.
I answered all the questions.	‫_נ_ת_ ע_ כ_ ה_א_ו_._ a_i_i a_ k_l h_s_e_e_u_. ‫עניתי על כל השאלות.‬ aniti al kol hashe'elut. ‫_____ ע_ כ_ ה_______ a____ a_ k__ h__________ ‫עניתי על כל השאלות.‬ aniti al kol hashe'elut. ______ __ __ ________ _____ __ ___ ___________ ‫עניתי על כל השאלות.‬ aniti al kol hashe'elut.

I know that – I knew that.	‫_נ_ י_ד_ / ת – א_י י_ע_י_‬ a_i y_d_'_/_o_a_a_ – a_i y_d_'_i_ ‫אני יודע / ת – אני ידעתי.‬ ani yode'a/yoda'at – ani yada'ti. ‫___ י___ / ת – א__ י______ a__ y_____________ – a__ y_______ ‫אני יודע / ת – אני ידעתי.‬ ani yode'a/yoda'at – ani yada'ti. ____ ____ _ _ _ ___ _______ ___ ______________ _ ___ ________ ‫אני יודע / ת – אני ידעתי.‬ ani yode'a/yoda'at – ani yada'ti.
I write that – I wrote that.	‫_נ_ כ_ת_ / ת – א_י כ_ב_י_‬ a_i k_t_v_k_t_v_t – a_i k_t_v_i_ ‫אני כותב / ת – אני כתבתי.‬ ani kotev/kotevet – ani katavti. ‫___ כ___ / ת – א__ כ______ a__ k____________ – a__ k_______ ‫אני כותב / ת – אני כתבתי.‬ ani kotev/kotevet – ani katavti. ____ ____ _ _ _ ___ _______ ___ _____________ _ ___ ________ ‫אני כותב / ת – אני כתבתי.‬ ani kotev/kotevet – ani katavti.
I hear that – I heard that.	‫_נ_ ש_מ_ / ת – א_י ש_ע_י_‬ a_i s_o_e_a_s_o_a_a_ – a_i s_a_a_t_. ‫אני שומע / ת – אני שמעתי.‬ ani shome'a/shoma'at – ani shama'ti. ‫___ ש___ / ת – א__ ש______ a__ s_______________ – a__ s________ ‫אני שומע / ת – אני שמעתי.‬ ani shome'a/shoma'at – ani shama'ti. ____ ____ _ _ _ ___ _______ ___ ________________ _ ___ _________ ‫אני שומע / ת – אני שמעתי.‬ ani shome'a/shoma'at – ani shama'ti.

I’ll get it – I got it.	‫_נ_ א_ס_ / ת – א_י א_פ_י_‬ a_i o_e_/_s_f_t – a_i a_a_t_. ‫אני אוסף / ת – אני אספתי.‬ ani osef/osefet – ani asafti. ‫___ א___ / ת – א__ א______ a__ o__________ – a__ a______ ‫אני אוסף / ת – אני אספתי.‬ ani osef/osefet – ani asafti. ____ ____ _ _ _ ___ _______ ___ ___________ _ ___ _______ ‫אני אוסף / ת – אני אספתי.‬ ani osef/osefet – ani asafti.
I’ll bring that – I brought that.	‫_נ_ מ_י_ / ה – א_י ה_א_י_‬ a_i m_v_/_e_i_a_ – a_i h_v_'_i_ ‫אני מביא / ה – אני הבאתי.‬ ani mevi/mevi'ah – ani heve'ti. ‫___ מ___ / ה – א__ ה______ a__ m___________ – a__ h_______ ‫אני מביא / ה – אני הבאתי.‬ ani mevi/mevi'ah – ani heve'ti. ____ ____ _ _ _ ___ _______ ___ ____________ _ ___ ________ ‫אני מביא / ה – אני הבאתי.‬ ani mevi/mevi'ah – ani heve'ti.
I’ll buy that – I bought that.	‫_נ_ ק_נ_ – א_י ק_י_י_‬ a_i q_n_h_q_n_h – a_i q_n_t_. ‫אני קונה – אני קניתי.‬ ani qoneh/qonah – ani qaniti. ‫___ ק___ – א__ ק______ a__ q__________ – a__ q______ ‫אני קונה – אני קניתי.‬ ani qoneh/qonah – ani qaniti. ____ ____ _ ___ _______ ___ ___________ _ ___ _______ ‫אני קונה – אני קניתי.‬ ani qoneh/qonah – ani qaniti.

I expect that – I expected that.	‫_נ_ מ_פ_ ל_ה – צ_פ_ת_ ל_ה_‬ a_i m_t_a_e_/_e_s_p_h l_z_h – t_i_i_i l_z_h_ ‫אני מצפה לזה – ציפיתי לזה.‬ ani metsapeh/metsapah lezeh – tsipiti lezeh. ‫___ מ___ ל__ – צ_____ ל____ a__ m________________ l____ – t______ l_____ ‫אני מצפה לזה – ציפיתי לזה.‬ ani metsapeh/metsapah lezeh – tsipiti lezeh. ____ ____ ___ _ ______ _____ ___ _________________ _____ _ _______ ______ ‫אני מצפה לזה – ציפיתי לזה.‬ ani metsapeh/metsapah lezeh – tsipiti lezeh.
I’ll explain that – I explained that.	‫_נ_ מ_ב_ר / ה א_ ז_ – ה_ב_ת_ א_ ז_._ a_i m_s_i_/_a_b_r_h e_ z_h – h_s_a_t_ e_ z_h_ ‫אני מסביר / ה את זה – הסברתי את זה.‬ ani masbir/masbirah et zeh – hisbarti et zeh. ‫___ מ____ / ה א_ ז_ – ה_____ א_ ז___ a__ m______________ e_ z__ – h_______ e_ z___ ‫אני מסביר / ה את זה – הסברתי את זה.‬ ani masbir/masbirah et zeh – hisbarti et zeh. ____ _____ _ _ __ __ _ ______ __ ____ ___ _______________ __ ___ _ ________ __ ____ ‫אני מסביר / ה את זה – הסברתי את זה.‬ ani masbir/masbirah et zeh – hisbarti et zeh.
I know that – I knew that.	‫_נ_ מ_י_ / ה א_ ז_ – ה_ר_י א_ ז_._ a_i m_k_r_m_k_r_h e_ z_h – h_k_r_i e_ z_h_ ‫אני מכיר / ה את זה – הכרתי את זה.‬ ani mekir/mekirah et zeh – hikarti et zeh. ‫___ מ___ / ה א_ ז_ – ה____ א_ ז___ a__ m____________ e_ z__ – h______ e_ z___ ‫אני מכיר / ה את זה – הכרתי את זה.‬ ani mekir/mekirah et zeh – hikarti et zeh. ____ ____ _ _ __ __ _ _____ __ ____ ___ _____________ __ ___ _ _______ __ ____ ‫אני מכיר / ה את זה – הכרתי את זה.‬ ani mekir/mekirah et zeh – hikarti et zeh.

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