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House cleaning

House cleaning

18 [agttien]

Huis skoonmaak

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Today is Saturday. V--da- i---ate-d-g. V_____ i_ S________ V-n-a- i- S-t-r-a-. ------------------- Vandag is Saterdag. 0
We have time today. Va---g het ons-ty-. V_____ h__ o__ t___ V-n-a- h-t o-s t-d- ------------------- Vandag het ons tyd. 0
We are cleaning the apartment today. V---a- ma-k -n----is --oo-. V_____ m___ o__ h___ s_____ V-n-a- m-a- o-s h-i- s-o-n- --------------------------- Vandag maak ons huis skoon. 0
I am cleaning the bathroom. Ek----k d-------amer sk-o-. E_ m___ d__ b_______ s_____ E- m-a- d-e b-d-a-e- s-o-n- --------------------------- Ek maak die badkamer skoon. 0
My husband is washing the car. My m---w-- d-e k--. M_ m__ w__ d__ k___ M- m-n w-s d-e k-r- ------------------- My man was die kar. 0
The children are cleaning the bicycles. Di--k--d-r- -aa- d----ie--- sk---. D__ k______ m___ d__ f_____ s_____ D-e k-n-e-s m-a- d-e f-e-s- s-o-n- ---------------------------------- Die kinders maak die fietse skoon. 0
Grandma is watering the flowers. O--a-gee-die-b----- wa-er. O___ g__ d__ b_____ w_____ O-m- g-e d-e b-o-m- w-t-r- -------------------------- Ouma gee die blomme water. 0
The children are cleaning up the children’s room. Die -i--e-- ma-k---- -i-----a-e--s--on. D__ k______ m___ d__ k__________ s_____ D-e k-n-e-s m-a- d-e k-n-e-k-m-r s-o-n- --------------------------------------- Die kinders maak die kinderkamer skoon. 0
My husband is tidying up his desk. M- man--ui--s- -ess----r-op. M_ m__ r___ s_ l________ o__ M- m-n r-i- s- l-s-e-a-r o-. ---------------------------- My man ruim sy lessenaar op. 0
I am putting the laundry in the washing machine. E--sit die -----e---n--i- wa-m-sj--n. E_ s__ d__ w______ i_ d__ w__________ E- s-t d-e w-s-o-d i- d-e w-s-a-j-e-. ------------------------------------- Ek sit die wasgoed in die wasmasjien. 0
I am hanging up the laundry. E--ha---d----asgoe- -p. E_ h___ d__ w______ o__ E- h-n- d-e w-s-o-d o-. ----------------------- Ek hang die wasgoed op. 0
I am ironing the clothes. Ek--t-yk -ie-----e. E_ s____ d__ k_____ E- s-r-k d-e k-e-e- ------------------- Ek stryk die klere. 0
The windows are dirty. D-- v-nst-r is-v-il. D__ v______ i_ v____ D-e v-n-t-r i- v-i-. -------------------- Die venster is vuil. 0
The floor is dirty. D-e -loer-is-v---. D__ v____ i_ v____ D-e v-o-r i- v-i-. ------------------ Die vloer is vuil. 0
The dishes are dirty. D----ko-t-l-o---is v-i-. D__ s__________ i_ v____ D-e s-o-t-l-o-d i- v-i-. ------------------------ Die skottelgoed is vuil. 0
Who washes the windows? W-e w---die-ven-te--? W__ w__ d__ v________ W-e w-s d-e v-n-t-r-? --------------------- Wie was die vensters? 0
Who does the vacuuming? W-e s-o-sui-? W__ s________ W-e s-o-s-i-? ------------- Wie stofsuig? 0
Who does the dishes? Wi- -a---ie --ot-el-oe-? W__ w__ d__ s___________ W-e w-s d-e s-o-t-l-o-d- ------------------------ Wie was die skottelgoed? 0

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Early Learning

Today, foreign languages are becoming more and more important. This also applies to professional life. As a result, the number of people learning foreign languages has increased. Many parents would also like their children to learn languages. It is best at a young age. There are already many international grade schools worldwide. Kindergartens with multilingual education are becoming more and more popular. Starting to learn so early has many advantages. This is due to the development of our brain. Our brain builds structures for languages up to the age of 4. These neuronal networks help us in learning. Later in life, new structures do not form as well. Older children and adults have more difficulty learning languages. Therefore, we should promote the early development of our brain. In brief: the younger, the better. There are also people, however, who criticize early learning. They fear that multilingualism overwhelms small children. Besides that, there is the fear that they won't learn any language properly. These doubts are unfounded from a scientific standpoint though. Most linguists and neuropsychologists are optimistic. Their studies of the topic show positive results. Children usually have fun in language courses. And: If children learn languages, they also think about languages. Therefore, by learning foreign languages they get to know their native language. They profit from this knowledge of languages their entire life. Maybe it's actually better to start with more difficult languages. Because the brain of a child learns quickly and intuitively. It doesn't care if it stores hello, ciao or néih hóu!
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Hindi is counted among the Indo-Aryan languages. It is spoken in most of the states of northern and central India. Hindi is closely related to the Urdu language that is primarily spoken in Pakistan. For all intents and purposes, the two languages are almost identical. The crucial difference is in the writing system. Hindi is written in Devanagari. On the other hand, Urdu uses the Arabic semiotic system. Distinctive for Hindi are the many dialects. These differ, sometimes strongly, from one another due to the country's size. Hindi is the native language of 370 million people. An additional 150 million people are proficient in Hindi as a second language. With that, Hindi is among the most spoken languages of the world. It is in second place after Chinese. So it comes before Spanish and English! And India's influence in the world is growing rapidly!