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68 [sixty-eight]

big – small

68 [enam puluh delapan]	besar – kecil

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Two languages = two speech centers!

It doesn't matter to our brain when we learn a language. This is because it has different storage areas for different languages. Not all the languages we learn are stored together. Languages we learn as adults have their own storage area. That means the brain processes the new rules in a different place. They aren't stored with the native language. People who grow up bilingual, on the other hand, only use one region of the brain. Multiple studies have come to this conclusion. Neuroscientists examined various test subjects. These subjects spoke two languages fluently. One part of the test group, however, had grown up with both languages. The other part, in contrast, had learned the second language later in life. Researchers could measure brain activity during language tests. This way they could see which areas of the brain functioned during the tests. And they saw that the "late" learners had two speech centers! Researchers had already long suspected that this would be so. People with brain injuries show different symptoms. So, damage to the brain can also lead to speech problems. Those affected can't pronounce or understand words as well. But bilingual accident victims sometimes show unusual symptoms. Their speech problems don't always affect both languages. If only one area of the brain is injured, the other can still function. Then the patients speak one language better than the other. The two different languages are also re-learned at different speeds. This proves that both languages aren't stored in the same place. Since they weren't learned at the same time, they form two centers. It is still unknown how our brain manages multiple languages. But new findings could lead to new learning strategies.

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big and small	b_s_r d_n k_c_l besar dan kecil b____ d__ k____ besar dan kecil _____ ___ _____ besar dan kecil
The elephant is big.	G_j_h i_u b_s_r_ Gajah itu besar. G____ i__ b_____ Gajah itu besar. _____ ___ ______ Gajah itu besar.
The mouse is small.	T_k_s i_u k_c_l_ Tikus itu kecil. T____ i__ k_____ Tikus itu kecil. _____ ___ ______ Tikus itu kecil.

dark and bright	g_l_p d_n t_r_n_ gelap dan terang g____ d__ t_____ gelap dan terang _____ ___ ______ gelap dan terang
The night is dark.	M_l_m i_u g_l_p_ Malam itu gelap. M____ i__ g_____ Malam itu gelap. _____ ___ ______ Malam itu gelap.
The day is bright.	S_a_g i_u t_r_n_. Siang itu terang. S____ i__ t______ Siang itu terang. _____ ___ _______ Siang itu terang.

old and young	t_a d_n m_d_ tua dan muda t__ d__ m___ tua dan muda ___ ___ ____ tua dan muda
Our grandfather is very old.	K_k_k k_m_ s_n_a_ t_a_ Kakek kami sangat tua. K____ k___ s_____ t___ Kakek kami sangat tua. _____ ____ ______ ____ Kakek kami sangat tua.
70 years ago he was still young.	7_ t_h_n y_n_ l_l_ i_ m_s_h m_d_. 70 tahun yang lalu ia masih muda. 7_ t____ y___ l___ i_ m____ m____ 70 tahun yang lalu ia masih muda. __ _____ ____ ____ __ _____ _____ 70 tahun yang lalu ia masih muda.

beautiful and ugly	c_n_i_ d_n j_l_k cantik dan jelek c_____ d__ j____ cantik dan jelek ______ ___ _____ cantik dan jelek
The butterfly is beautiful.	K_p_-_u_u i_u c_n_i_. Kupu-kupu itu cantik. K________ i__ c______ Kupu-kupu itu cantik. _________ ___ _______ Kupu-kupu itu cantik.
The spider is ugly.	L_b_-_a_a i_u j_l_k_ Laba-laba itu jelek. L________ i__ j_____ Laba-laba itu jelek. _________ ___ ______ Laba-laba itu jelek.

fat and thin	g_m_k d_n k_r_s gemuk dan kurus g____ d__ k____ gemuk dan kurus _____ ___ _____ gemuk dan kurus
A woman who weighs a hundred kilos is fat.	S_o_a_g w_n_t_ s_b_r_t 1_0 k_l_ i_u g_m_k_ Seorang wanita seberat 100 kilo itu gemuk. S______ w_____ s______ 1__ k___ i__ g_____ Seorang wanita seberat 100 kilo itu gemuk. _______ ______ _______ ___ ____ ___ ______ Seorang wanita seberat 100 kilo itu gemuk.
A man who weighs fifty kilos is thin.	S_o_a_g p_i_ s_b_r_t 5_ k_l_ i_u k_r_s_ Seorang pria seberat 50 kilo itu kurus. S______ p___ s______ 5_ k___ i__ k_____ Seorang pria seberat 50 kilo itu kurus. _______ ____ _______ __ ____ ___ ______ Seorang pria seberat 50 kilo itu kurus.

expensive and cheap	m_h_l d_n m_r_h mahal dan murah m____ d__ m____ mahal dan murah _____ ___ _____ mahal dan murah
The car is expensive.	M_b_l i_u m_h_l_ Mobil itu mahal. M____ i__ m_____ Mobil itu mahal. _____ ___ ______ Mobil itu mahal.
The newspaper is cheap.	K_r_n i_u m_r_h_ Koran itu murah. K____ i__ m_____ Koran itu murah. _____ ___ ______ Koran itu murah.

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