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18 [вісімнадцять] Прибирання в домі

18 [visimnadtsyatʹ] Prybyrannya v domi

Today is Saturday.	Сьогодні субота.; Sʹohodni subota.
We have time today.	Сьогодні ми маємо час.; Sʹohodni my mayemo chas.
We are cleaning the apartment today.	Сьогодні ми прибираємо квартиру.; Sʹohodni my prybyrayemo kvartyru.
I am cleaning the bathroom.	Я прибираю ванну кімнату.; YA prybyrayu vannu kimnatu.
My husband is washing the car.	Мій чоловік миє автомобіль.; Miy̆ cholovik myye avtomobilʹ.
The children are cleaning the bicycles.	Діти чистять велосипеди.; Dity chystyatʹ velosypedy.
Grandma is watering the flowers.	Бабуся поливає квіти.; Babusya polyvaye kvity.
The children are cleaning up the children’s room.	Діти прибирають дитячу кімнату.; Dity prybyrayutʹ dytyachu kimnatu.
My husband is tidying up his desk.	Мій чоловік прибирає свій письмовий стіл.; Miy̆ cholovik prybyraye sviy̆ pysʹmovyy̆ stil.
I am putting the laundry in the washing machine.	Я кладу білизну в пральну машину.; YA kladu bilyznu v pralʹnu mashynu.
I am hanging up the laundry.	Я вішаю білизну.; YA vishayu bilyznu.
I am ironing the clothes.	Я прасую білизну.; YA prasuyu bilyznu.
The windows are dirty.	Вікна брудні.; Vikna brudni.
The floor is dirty.	Підлога брудна.; Pidloha brudna.
The dishes are dirty.	Посуд брудний.; Posud brudnyy̆.
Who washes the windows?	Хто миє вікна?; Khto myye vikna?
Who does the vacuuming?	Хто пилoсосить?; Khto pylososytʹ?
Who does the dishes?	Хто миє посуд?; Khto myye posud?

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!