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84 [eighty-four]

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84 [delapan puluh empat]	Masa lampau 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	m_m_a_a membaca m______ membaca _______ membaca
I read.	S_y_ s_d_h m_m_a_a_ Saya sudah membaca. S___ s____ m_______ Saya sudah membaca. ____ _____ ________ Saya sudah membaca.
I read the whole novel.	S_y_ s_d_h m_m_a_a s_l_r_h i_i n_v_l_y_. Saya sudah membaca seluruh isi novelnya. S___ s____ m______ s______ i__ n________ Saya sudah membaca seluruh isi novelnya. ____ _____ _______ _______ ___ _________ Saya sudah membaca seluruh isi novelnya.

to understand	m_n_e_t_ mengerti m_______ mengerti ________ mengerti
I understood.	S_y_ s_d_h m_n_e_t_. Saya sudah mengerti. S___ s____ m________ Saya sudah mengerti. ____ _____ _________ Saya sudah mengerti.
I understood the whole text.	S_y_ s_d_h m_n_e_t_ s_l_r_h t_k_. Saya sudah mengerti seluruh teks. S___ s____ m_______ s______ t____ Saya sudah mengerti seluruh teks. ____ _____ ________ _______ _____ Saya sudah mengerti seluruh teks.

to answer	m_n_a_a_ menjawab m_______ menjawab ________ menjawab
I answered.	S_y_ s_d_h m_n_a_a_. Saya sudah menjawab. S___ s____ m________ Saya sudah menjawab. ____ _____ _________ Saya sudah menjawab.
I answered all the questions.	S_y_ s_d_h m_n_a_a_ s_l_r_h p_r_a_y_a_. Saya sudah menjawab seluruh pertanyaan. S___ s____ m_______ s______ p__________ Saya sudah menjawab seluruh pertanyaan. ____ _____ ________ _______ ___________ Saya sudah menjawab seluruh pertanyaan.

I know that – I knew that.	S_y_ t_h_ i_u – s_y_ s_d_h m_n_e_a_u_n_a_ Saya tahu itu – saya sudah mengetahuinya. S___ t___ i__ – s___ s____ m_____________ Saya tahu itu – saya sudah mengetahuinya. ____ ____ ___ _ ____ _____ ______________ Saya tahu itu – saya sudah mengetahuinya.
I write that – I wrote that.	S_y_ m_n_l_s i_u – s_y_ s_d_h m_n_l_s i_u_ Saya menulis itu – saya sudah menulis itu. S___ m______ i__ – s___ s____ m______ i___ Saya menulis itu – saya sudah menulis itu. ____ _______ ___ _ ____ _____ _______ ____ Saya menulis itu – saya sudah menulis itu.
I hear that – I heard that.	S_y_ m_n_e_g_r i_u – s_y_ s_d_h m_n_e_g_r_y_. Saya mendengar itu – saya sudah mendengarnya. S___ m________ i__ – s___ s____ m____________ Saya mendengar itu – saya sudah mendengarnya. ____ _________ ___ _ ____ _____ _____________ Saya mendengar itu – saya sudah mendengarnya.

I’ll get it – I got it.	S_y_ m_n_a_b_l_y_ – s_y_ s_d_h m_n_a_b_l_y_. Saya mengambilnya – saya sudah mengambilnya. S___ m___________ – s___ s____ m____________ Saya mengambilnya – saya sudah mengambilnya. ____ ____________ _ ____ _____ _____________ Saya mengambilnya – saya sudah mengambilnya.
I’ll bring that – I brought that.	S_y_ m_m_a_a i_u – s_y_ s_d_h m_m_a_a i_u_ Saya membawa itu – saya sudah membawa itu. S___ m______ i__ – s___ s____ m______ i___ Saya membawa itu – saya sudah membawa itu. ____ _______ ___ _ ____ _____ _______ ____ Saya membawa itu – saya sudah membawa itu.
I’ll buy that – I bought that.	S_y_ m_m_e_i i_u – s_y_ s_d_h m_m_e_i i_u_ Saya membeli itu – saya sudah membeli itu. S___ m______ i__ – s___ s____ m______ i___ Saya membeli itu – saya sudah membeli itu. ____ _______ ___ _ ____ _____ _______ ____ Saya membeli itu – saya sudah membeli itu.

I expect that – I expected that.	S_y_ m_n_h_r_p_a_ i_u – s_y_ s_d_h m_n_h_r_p_a_ i_u_ Saya mengharapkan itu – saya sudah mengharapkan itu. S___ m___________ i__ – s___ s____ m___________ i___ Saya mengharapkan itu – saya sudah mengharapkan itu. ____ ____________ ___ _ ____ _____ ____________ ____ Saya mengharapkan itu – saya sudah mengharapkan itu.
I’ll explain that – I explained that.	S_y_ m_n_e_a_k_n i_u – s_y_ s_d_h m_n_e_a_k_n i_u_ Saya menjelaskan itu – saya sudah menjelaskan itu. S___ m__________ i__ – s___ s____ m__________ i___ Saya menjelaskan itu – saya sudah menjelaskan itu. ____ ___________ ___ _ ____ _____ ___________ ____ Saya menjelaskan itu – saya sudah menjelaskan itu.
I know that – I knew that.	S_y_ m_n_e_a_u_ i_u – s_y_ s_d_h m_n_e_a_u_ i_u_ Saya mengetahui itu – saya sudah mengetahui itu. S___ m_________ i__ – s___ s____ m_________ i___ Saya mengetahui itu – saya sudah mengetahui itu. ____ __________ ___ _ ____ _____ __________ ____ Saya mengetahui itu – saya sudah mengetahui itu.

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