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90 [九十] 命令形２

90 [Kujū] meirei katachi 2

Shave!	ひげを そりなさい ！; hi-ge o sori nasai!
Wash yourself!	体を 洗いなさい ！; karada o arai nasai!
Comb your hair!	髪を 梳かしなさい ！; kami o tokashi nasai!
Call!	電話 しなさい ！; denwa shi nasai!
Begin!	始めなさい ！; hajime nasai!
Stop!	止めなさい ！; tome nasai!
Leave it!	おいて おきなさい ！; oite oki nasai!
Say it!	言いなさい ！; ii nasai!
Buy it!	買いなさい ！; kai nasai!
Never be dishonest!	決して 不誠実で あるな ！; kesshite fuseijitsudearu na!
Never be naughty!	決して 生意気に なるな ！; kesshite namaiki ni naru na!
Never be impolite!	決して 礼儀知らずに なるな ！; kesshite reigi shirazu ni naru na!
Always be honest!	常に 誠実で あれ ！; tsuneni seijitsudeare!
Always be nice!	いつも 親切に ！; itsumo shinsetsu ni!
Always be polite!	いつも 礼儀正しく ！; itsumo reigi tadashiku!
Hope you arrive home safely!	お気をつけて 帰って きて ！; okiwotsukete kaette kite!
Take care of yourself!	気をつけて ください 。; kiwotsukete kudasai.
Do visit us again soon!	また すぐに 訪ねて きて ください ！; mata sugu ni tazunete kite kudasai!

From gestures to speech

When we speak or listen, our brain has a lot to do. It has to process the linguistic signals. Gestures and symbols are linguistic signals too. They existed even before human speech. Some symbols are understood in all cultures. Others have to be learned. They can't be understood just by looking at them. Gestures and symbols are processed like speech. And they are processed in the same area of the brain! A new study has proven this. Researchers tested several test subjects. These test subjects had to view various video clips. While they were watching the clips, their brain activity was measured. In one group, the clips expressed various things. These occurred through movements, symbols and speech. The other test group watched different video clips. These videos were nonsense clips. Speech, gestures and symbols didn't exist. They had no meaning. In the measurements, the researchers saw what was processed where. They could compare the brain activity of the test subjects. Everything that had meaning was analyzed in the same area. The results of this experiment are very interesting. They show how our brain has learned language over time. At first, man communicated with gestures. Later he developed a language. The brain had to learn, therefore, to process speech like gestures. And evidently it simply updated the old version …