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68 [sixty-eight]

big – small

 

68 [kuusikymmentäkahdeksan]@68 [sixty-eight]
68 [kuusikymmentäkahdeksan]

iso – pieni

 

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  big and small
i_o   j_   p_e_i   
   
iso ja pieni
i__   j_   p____   
   
iso ja pieni
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iso ja pieni
  The elephant is big.
E_e_a_t_i   o_   i_o_   
   
Elefantti on iso.
E________   o_   i___   
   
Elefantti on iso.
_________   __   ____   
   
Elefantti on iso.
  The mouse is small.
H_i_i   o_   p_e_i_   
   
Hiiri on pieni.
H____   o_   p_____   
   
Hiiri on pieni.
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Hiiri on pieni.
 
 
 
 
  dark and bright
p_m_ä   j_   v_l_i_a   
   
pimeä ja valoisa
p____   j_   v______   
   
pimeä ja valoisa
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pimeä ja valoisa
  The night is dark.
Y_   o_   p_m_ä_   
   
Yö on pimeä.
Y_   o_   p_____   
   
Yö on pimeä.
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Yö on pimeä.
  The day is bright.
P_i_ä   o_   v_l_i_a_   
   
Päivä on valoisa.
P____   o_   v_______   
   
Päivä on valoisa.
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Päivä on valoisa.
 
 
 
 
  old and young
v_n_a   j_   n_o_i   
   
vanha ja nuori
v____   j_   n____   
   
vanha ja nuori
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vanha ja nuori
  Our grandfather is very old.
I_o_s_m_e   o_   h_v_n   v_n_a_   
   
Isoisämme on hyvin vanha.
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Isoisämme on hyvin vanha.
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Isoisämme on hyvin vanha.
  70 years ago he was still young.
7_   v_o_t_   s_t_e_   h_n   o_i   v_e_ä   n_o_i_   
   
70 vuotta sitten hän oli vielä nuori.
7_   v_____   s_____   h__   o__   v____   n_____   
   
70 vuotta sitten hän oli vielä nuori.
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70 vuotta sitten hän oli vielä nuori.
 
 
 
 
  beautiful and ugly
k_u_i_   j_   r_m_   
   
kaunis ja ruma
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kaunis ja ruma
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kaunis ja ruma
  The butterfly is beautiful.
P_r_o_e_   o_   k_u_i_.   
   
Perhonen on kaunis.
P_______   o_   k______   
   
Perhonen on kaunis.
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Perhonen on kaunis.
  The spider is ugly.
H_m_h_k_i   o_   r_m_.   
   
Hämähäkki on ruma.
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Hämähäkki on ruma.
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Hämähäkki on ruma.
 
 
 
 
  fat and thin
l_h_v_   j_   l_i_a   
   
lihava ja laiha
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lihava ja laiha
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lihava ja laiha
  A woman who weighs a hundred kilos is fat.
N_i_e_,   j_k_   p_i_a_   1_0   k_l_a_   o_   l_h_v_.   
   
Nainen, joka painaa 100 kiloa, on lihava.
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Nainen, joka painaa 100 kiloa, on lihava.
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Nainen, joka painaa 100 kiloa, on lihava.
  A man who weighs fifty kilos is thin.
M_e_,   j_k_   p_i_a_   5_   k_l_a_   o_   l_i_a_   
   
Mies, joka painaa 50 kiloa, on laiha.
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Mies, joka painaa 50 kiloa, on laiha.
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Mies, joka painaa 50 kiloa, on laiha.
 
 
 
 
  expensive and cheap
k_l_i_   j_   h_l_a   
   
kallis ja halpa
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kallis ja halpa
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kallis ja halpa
  The car is expensive.
A_t_   o_   k_l_i_.   
   
Auto on kallis.
A___   o_   k______   
   
Auto on kallis.
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Auto on kallis.
  The newspaper is cheap.
S_n_m_l_h_i   o_   h_l_a_   
   
Sanomalehti on halpa.
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Sanomalehti on halpa.
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Sanomalehti on halpa.
 
 
 
 

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Two languages = two speech centers!

When we learn a language matters to our brain. 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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