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73 [seventy-three]

to be allowed to

73 [septiņdesmit trīs]	kaut ko drīkstēt

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Native language = emotional, foreign language = rational?

When we learn foreign languages, we are stimulating our brain. Our thinking changes through learning. We become more creative and flexible. Complex thinking comes easier to people who are multilingual as well. The memory is exercised by learning. The more we learn, the better it functions. He who has learned many languages also learns other things faster. He can think more intently about a subject for a longer time. As a result, he solves problems faster. Multilingual individuals are also more decisive. But how they make decisions is dependent on languages too. The language in which we think influences our decisions. Psychologists examined multiple test subjects for a study. All test subjects were bilingual. They spoke another language in addition to their native language. The test subjects had to answer a question. The question had to do with the solution to a problem. In the process, the test subjects had to choose between two options. One option was considerably more risky than the other. The test subjects had to answer the question in both languages. And the answers changed when the language changed! When they were speaking their native language, the test subjects chose the risk. But in the foreign language they decided on the safer option. After this experiment, the test subjects had to place bets. Here too there was a clear difference. When they used a foreign language, they were more sensible. The researchers presume that we are more focused in foreign languages. Therefore, we make decisions not emotionally, but rationally…

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Are you already allowed to drive?	V_i t_ j_u d_ī_s_i b_a_k_ a_ m_š_n_? Vai tu jau drīksti braukt ar mašīnu? V__ t_ j__ d______ b_____ a_ m______ Vai tu jau drīksti braukt ar mašīnu? ___ __ ___ _______ ______ __ _______ Vai tu jau drīksti braukt ar mašīnu?
Are you already allowed to drink alcohol?	V_i t_ j_u d_ī_s_i l_e_o_ a_k_h_l_? Vai tu jau drīksti lietot alkoholu? V__ t_ j__ d______ l_____ a________ Vai tu jau drīksti lietot alkoholu? ___ __ ___ _______ ______ _________ Vai tu jau drīksti lietot alkoholu?
Are you already allowed to travel abroad alone?	V_i t_ j_u d_ī_s_i v_e_s p_t_ b_a_k_ u_ ā_z_m_m_ Vai tu jau drīksti viens pats braukt uz ārzemēm? V__ t_ j__ d______ v____ p___ b_____ u_ ā_______ Vai tu jau drīksti viens pats braukt uz ārzemēm? ___ __ ___ _______ _____ ____ ______ __ ________ Vai tu jau drīksti viens pats braukt uz ārzemēm?

may / to be allowed	d_ī_s_ē_ drīkstēt d_______ drīkstēt ________ drīkstēt
May we smoke here?	V_i m_s š_i_ d_ī_s_a_ s_ē_ē_? Vai mēs šeit drīkstam smēķēt? V__ m__ š___ d_______ s______ Vai mēs šeit drīkstam smēķēt? ___ ___ ____ ________ _______ Vai mēs šeit drīkstam smēķēt?
Is smoking allowed here?	V_i š_i_ d_ī_s_ s_ē_ē_? Vai šeit drīkst smēķēt? V__ š___ d_____ s______ Vai šeit drīkst smēķēt? ___ ____ ______ _______ Vai šeit drīkst smēķēt?

May one pay by credit card?	V_i d_ī_s_ m_k_ā_ a_ k_e_ī_k_r_i_ Vai drīkst maksāt ar kredītkarti? V__ d_____ m_____ a_ k___________ Vai drīkst maksāt ar kredītkarti? ___ ______ ______ __ ____________ Vai drīkst maksāt ar kredītkarti?
May one pay by cheque / check (am.)?	V_i d_ī_s_ m_k_ā_ a_ č_k_? Vai drīkst maksāt ar čeku? V__ d_____ m_____ a_ č____ Vai drīkst maksāt ar čeku? ___ ______ ______ __ _____ Vai drīkst maksāt ar čeku?
May one only pay in cash?	V_i d_ī_s_ m_k_ā_ t_k_i s_a_d_ā n_u_ā_ Vai drīkst maksāt tikai skaidrā naudā? V__ d_____ m_____ t____ s______ n_____ Vai drīkst maksāt tikai skaidrā naudā? ___ ______ ______ _____ _______ ______ Vai drīkst maksāt tikai skaidrā naudā?

May I just make a call?	V_i e_ d_ī_s_u p_e_v_n_t_ Vai es drīkstu piezvanīt? V__ e_ d______ p_________ Vai es drīkstu piezvanīt? ___ __ _______ __________ Vai es drīkstu piezvanīt?
May I just ask something?	V_i e_ d_ī_s_u k_ j_u_ā_? Vai es drīkstu ko jautāt? V__ e_ d______ k_ j______ Vai es drīkstu ko jautāt? ___ __ _______ __ _______ Vai es drīkstu ko jautāt?
May I just say something?	V_i e_ d_ī_s_u k_ t_i_t_ Vai es drīkstu ko teikt? V__ e_ d______ k_ t_____ Vai es drīkstu ko teikt? ___ __ _______ __ ______ Vai es drīkstu ko teikt?

He is not allowed to sleep in the park.	V_ņ_ n_d_ī_s_ g_l_t p_r_ā_ Viņš nedrīkst gulēt parkā. V___ n_______ g____ p_____ Viņš nedrīkst gulēt parkā. ____ ________ _____ ______ Viņš nedrīkst gulēt parkā.
He is not allowed to sleep in the car.	V_ņ_ n_d_ī_s_ g_l_t m_š_n_. Viņš nedrīkst gulēt mašīnā. V___ n_______ g____ m______ Viņš nedrīkst gulēt mašīnā. ____ ________ _____ _______ Viņš nedrīkst gulēt mašīnā.
He is not allowed to sleep at the train station.	V_ņ_ n_d_ī_s_ g_l_t s_a_i_ā_ Viņš nedrīkst gulēt stacijā. V___ n_______ g____ s_______ Viņš nedrīkst gulēt stacijā. ____ ________ _____ ________ Viņš nedrīkst gulēt stacijā.

May we take a seat?	V_i m_s d_ī_s_a_ a_s_s_i_s_ Vai mēs drīkstam apsēsties? V__ m__ d_______ a_________ Vai mēs drīkstam apsēsties? ___ ___ ________ __________ Vai mēs drīkstam apsēsties?
May we have the menu?	V_i m_s d_ī_s_a_ d_b_t ē_i_n_a_t_? Vai mēs drīkstam dabūt ēdienkarti? V__ m__ d_______ d____ ē__________ Vai mēs drīkstam dabūt ēdienkarti? ___ ___ ________ _____ ___________ Vai mēs drīkstam dabūt ēdienkarti?
May we pay separately?	V_i m_s d_ī_s_a_ s_m_k_ā_ a_s_v_š_i_ Vai mēs drīkstam samaksāt atsevišķi? V__ m__ d_______ s_______ a_________ Vai mēs drīkstam samaksāt atsevišķi? ___ ___ ________ ________ __________ Vai mēs drīkstam samaksāt atsevišķi?

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