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68 [sixty-eight]

big – small

68 [六十八] 68 [Rokujūhachi]	小さい―大きい chīsai ― ōkī

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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	大_ 小 ō t_ k_ 大と小 ō to ko 大_ 小 ō t_ k_ 大と小 ō to ko __ _ _ __ __ 大と小 ō to ko
The elephant is big.	象_ 大_い。 z_ w_ ō_ī_ 象は大きい。 zō wa ōkī. 象_ 大__ 。 z_ w_ ō___ 象は大きい。 zō wa ōkī. __ ___ _ __ __ ____ 象は大きい。 zō wa ōkī.
The mouse is small.	ね_み_ 小_い。 n_z_m_ w_ c_ī_a_. ねずみは小さい。 nezumi wa chīsai. ね___ 小__ 。 n_____ w_ c______ ねずみは小さい。 nezumi wa chīsai. ____ ___ _ ______ __ _______ ねずみは小さい。 nezumi wa chīsai.

dark and bright	明_い_暗_ a_a_u_t_ k_r_i 明るいと暗い akaruito kurai 明_____ a_______ k____ 明るいと暗い akaruito kurai ______ ________ _____ 明るいと暗い akaruito kurai
The night is dark.	夜_ 暗_ 。 y_r_ w_ k_r_i_ 夜は暗い。 yoru wa kurai. 夜_ 暗_ 。 y___ w_ k_____ 夜は暗い。 yoru wa kurai. __ __ _ ____ __ ______ 夜は暗い。 yoru wa kurai.
The day is bright.	昼_ 明_い。 h_r_ w_ a_a_u_. 昼は明るい。 hiru wa akarui. 昼_ 明__ 。 h___ w_ a______ 昼は明るい。 hiru wa akarui. __ ___ _ ____ __ _______ 昼は明るい。 hiru wa akarui.

old and young	年_取_た_若_ t_s_i o t_t_a t_ w_k_i 年を取ったと若い toshi o totta to wakai 年_______ t____ o t____ t_ w____ 年を取ったと若い toshi o totta to wakai ________ _____ _ _____ __ _____ 年を取ったと若い toshi o totta to wakai
Our grandfather is very old.	私_の祖_はと_も高_ で_ 。 w_t_s_i_a_h_ n_ s_f_ w_ t_t_m_ k_r_i_e_u_ 私達の祖父はとても高齢です。 watashitachi no sofu wa totemo kōreidesu. 私__ 祖__ と__ 高_ で_ 。 w___________ n_ s___ w_ t_____ k_________ 私達の祖父はとても高齢です。 watashitachi no sofu wa totemo kōreidesu. ___ ___ ___ __ __ _ ____________ __ ____ __ ______ __________ 私達の祖父はとても高齢です。 watashitachi no sofu wa totemo kōreidesu.
70 years ago he was still young.	７_年_は彼_ ま_ 若_っ_ で_ 。 7_-_e_ m_e w_ k_r_ w_ m_d_ w_k_k_t_a_e_u_ ７０年前は彼はまだ若かったです。 70-Nen mae wa kare wa mada wakakattadesu. ７____ 彼_ ま_ 若___ で_ 。 7_____ m__ w_ k___ w_ m___ w_____________ ７０年前は彼はまだ若かったです。 70-Nen mae wa kare wa mada wakakattadesu. _____ __ __ ____ __ _ ______ ___ __ ____ __ ____ ______________ ７０年前は彼はまだ若かったです。 70-Nen mae wa kare wa mada wakakattadesu.

beautiful and ugly	美_い_醜_ u_s_k_s_ī t_ m_n_k_i 美しいと醜い utsukushī to minikui 美_____ u________ t_ m______ 美しいと醜い utsukushī to minikui ______ _________ __ _______ 美しいと醜い utsukushī to minikui
The butterfly is beautiful.	蝶_ 美_い。 c_ō w_ u_s_k_s_ī_ 蝶は美しい。 chō wa utsukushī. 蝶_ 美__ 。 c__ w_ u_________ 蝶は美しい。 chō wa utsukushī. __ ___ _ ___ __ __________ 蝶は美しい。 chō wa utsukushī.
The spider is ugly.	蜘_は醜_ 。 k_m_ w_ m_n_k_i_ 蜘蛛は醜い。 kumo wa minikui. 蜘__ 醜_ 。 k___ w_ m_______ 蜘蛛は醜い。 kumo wa minikui. ___ __ _ ____ __ ________ 蜘蛛は醜い。 kumo wa minikui.

fat and thin	肥_と_身 h_m_n t_ h_s_m_ 肥満と細身 himan to hosomi 肥____ h____ t_ h_____ 肥満と細身 himan to hosomi _____ _____ __ ______ 肥満と細身 himan to hosomi
A woman who weighs a hundred kilos is fat.	女_で１_０_ロ_ 肥_ で_ 。 j_s_i d_ 1_0_k_r_ w_ h_m_n_e_u_ 女性で１００キロは肥満です。 josei de 100-kiro wa himandesu. 女__ １_____ 肥_ で_ 。 j____ d_ 1_______ w_ h_________ 女性で１００キロは肥満です。 josei de 100-kiro wa himandesu. ___ ______ __ __ _ _____ __ ________ __ __________ 女性で１００キロは肥満です。 josei de 100-kiro wa himandesu.
A man who weighs fifty kilos is thin.	男_で５_キ_は細_ で_ 。 d_n_e_ d_ 5_-_i_o w_ h_s_m_d_s_. 男性で５０キロは細身です。 dansei de 50-kiro wa hosomidesu. 男__ ５____ 細_ で_ 。 d_____ d_ 5______ w_ h__________ 男性で５０キロは細身です。 dansei de 50-kiro wa hosomidesu. ___ _____ __ __ _ ______ __ _______ __ ___________ 男性で５０キロは細身です。 dansei de 50-kiro wa hosomidesu.

expensive and cheap	高_と_い t_k_i t_ y_s_i 高いと安い takai to yasui 高____ t____ t_ y____ 高いと安い takai to yasui _____ _____ __ _____ 高いと安い takai to yasui
The car is expensive.	自_車_ 高_ 。 j_d_s_a w_ t_k_i_ 自動車は高い。 jidōsha wa takai. 自___ 高_ 。 j______ w_ t_____ 自動車は高い。 jidōsha wa takai. ____ __ _ _______ __ ______ 自動車は高い。 jidōsha wa takai.
The newspaper is cheap.	新_は安_ 。 s_i_b_n w_ y_s_i_ 新聞は安い。 shinbun wa yasui. 新__ 安_ 。 s______ w_ y_____ 新聞は安い。 shinbun wa yasui. ___ __ _ _______ __ ______ 新聞は安い。 shinbun wa yasui.

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