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59 [педесет и девет] Во пошта

59 [pyedyesyet i dyevyet] Vo poshta

Where is the nearest post office?	Каде е најблиската пошта?; Kadye ye naјbliskata poshta?
Is the post office far from here?	Далеку ли е до најблиската пошта?; Dalyekoo li ye do naјbliskata poshta?
Where is the nearest mail box?	Каде е најблиското поштенско сандаче?; Kadye ye naјbliskoto poshtyensko sandachye?
I need a couple of stamps.	Ми требаат неколку поштенски марки.; Mi tryebaat nyekolkoo poshtyenski marki.
For a card and a letter.	За една картичка и едно писмо.; Za yedna kartichka i yedno pismo.
How much is the postage to America?	Колку чини поштарината за Америка?; Kolkoo chini poshtarinata za Amyerika?
How heavy is the package?	Колку е тежок пакетот?; Kolkoo ye tyeʐok pakyetot?
Can I send it by air mail?	Можам ли да го испратам со авионска пошта?; Moʐam li da guo ispratam so avionska poshta?
How long will it take to get there?	Колку долго трае, додека да пристигне?; Kolkoo dolguo traye, dodyeka da pristigunye?
Where can I make a call?	Каде можам да телефонирам?; Kadye moʐam da tyelyefoniram?
Where is the nearest telephone booth?	Каде е следната телефонска говорница?; Kadye ye slyednata tyelyefonska guovornitza?
Do you have calling cards?	Имате ли телефонски картички?; Imatye li tyelyefonski kartichki?
Do you have a telephone directory?	Имате ли телефонски именик?; Imatye li tyelyefonski imyenik?
Do you know the area code for Austria?	Го знаете ли повикувачкиот број за Австрија?; Guo znayetye li povikoovachkiot broј za Avstriјa?
One moment, I’ll look it up.	Само момент, да проверам.; Samo momyent, da provyeram.
The line is always busy.	Линијата е секогаш зафатена.; Liniјata ye syekoguash zafatyena.
Which number did you dial?	Кој број го биравте?; Koј broј guo biravtye?
You have to dial a zero first!	Најпрво морате да изберете нула.; Naјprvo moratye da izbyeryetye noola.

The native language is always the most important language

Our native language is the first language we learn. This happens automatically, so we don't notice it. Most people only have one native language. All other languages are studied as foreign languages. Of course there are also people who grow up with multiple languages. However, they typically speak these languages with differing levels of fluency. Often, the languages are also used differently. One language is used at work, for example. The other is used at home. How well we speak a language is dependent on multiple factors. When we learn it as small children, we typically learn it very well. Our speech center works most effectively in these years of life. How often we speak a language is also important. The more often we use it, the better we speak it. But researchers believe a person can never speak two languages equally well. One language is always the more important language. Experiments seem to confirm this hypothesis. Various people were tested in one study. Half of the test subjects spoke two languages fluently. Chinese was the native language and English the second. The other half of the subjects only spoke English as their native language. The test subjects had to solve simple tasks in English. While doing so, the activity of their brains was measured. And differences appeared in the brains of the test subjects! In the multilingual individuals, one region of the brain was especially active. The monolingual individuals, on the other hand, showed no activity in this region. Both groups solved the tasks equally fast and well. Despite this, the Chinese still translated everything into their native language…