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18 [delapan belas] Membersihkan rumah

Today is Saturday.	Hari ini hari Sabtu.
We have time today.	Kami punya waktu pada hari ini.
We are cleaning the apartment today.	Hari ini kami membersihkan rumah.
I am cleaning the bathroom.	Saya membersihkan kamar mandi.
My husband is washing the car.	Suami saya mencuci mobil.
The children are cleaning the bicycles.	Anak-anak membersihkan sepeda.
Grandma is watering the flowers.	Nenek menyiram bunga.
The children are cleaning up the children’s room.	Anak-anak membereskan kamar tidur mereka.
My husband is tidying up his desk.	Suami saya membereskan meja kerjanya.
I am putting the laundry in the washing machine.	Saya memasukkan cucian ke dalam mesin cuci.
I am hanging up the laundry.	Saya menggantung baju yang baru dicuci.
I am ironing the clothes.	Saya menyetrika baju.
The windows are dirty.	Jendela-jendela itu kotor.
The floor is dirty.	Lantai itu kotor.
The dishes are dirty.	Piring dan gelas itu kotor.
Who washes the windows?	Siapa yang membersihkan jendela?
Who does the vacuuming?	Siapa yang menyedot debu?
Who does the dishes?	Siapa yang mencuci piring dan gelas?

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!