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81 [eighty-one]

Past tense 1

Past tense 1

81 [kaheksakümmend üks]

Minevik 1

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to write kirj--ama k________ k-r-u-a-a --------- kirjutama 0
He wrote a letter. T--ki-j--as ---ja. T_ k_______ k_____ T- k-r-u-a- k-r-a- ------------------ Ta kirjutas kirja. 0
And she wrote a card. Ja te-- -ir--t-- k-a-d-. J_ t___ k_______ k______ J- t-m- k-r-u-a- k-a-d-. ------------------------ Ja tema kirjutas kaardi. 0
to read lugema l_____ l-g-m- ------ lugema 0
He read a magazine. T----g-s --a---ja. T_ l____ a________ T- l-g-s a-a-i-j-. ------------------ Ta luges ajakirja. 0
And she read a book. Ja--a--ug-s--aam-t--. J_ t_ l____ r________ J- t- l-g-s r-a-a-u-. --------------------- Ja ta luges raamatut. 0
to take v-tma v____ v-t-a ----- võtma 0
He took a cigarette. Ta v--t-s-s--aret-. T_ v_____ s________ T- v-t-i- s-g-r-t-. ------------------- Ta võttis sigareti. 0
She took a piece of chocolate. T----------ü-- šoko-aadi. T_ v_____ t___ š_________ T- v-t-i- t-k- š-k-l-a-i- ------------------------- Ta võttis tüki šokolaadi. 0
He was disloyal, but she was loyal. Ta --- truu---ui--tema---- ----dus---. T_ o__ t____ k___ t___ o__ t__________ T- o-i t-u-, k-i- t-m- o-i t-u-d-s-t-. -------------------------------------- Ta oli truu, kuid tema oli truudusetu. 0
He was lazy, but she was hard-working. Ta -l--laisk--k--d--e-a-o-i u---. T_ o__ l_____ k___ t___ o__ u____ T- o-i l-i-k- k-i- t-m- o-i u-i-. --------------------------------- Ta oli laisk, kuid tema oli usin. 0
He was poor, but she was rich. T- ol--v-------ui--t-m- --i-ri-a-. T_ o__ v_____ k___ t___ o__ r_____ T- o-i v-e-e- k-i- t-m- o-i r-k-s- ---------------------------------- Ta oli vaene, kuid tema oli rikas. 0
He had no money, only debts. T-l -- -ln-d-r--a-va----õ-ad. T__ e_ o____ r___ v___ v_____ T-l e- o-n-d r-h- v-i- v-l-d- ----------------------------- Tal ei olnud raha vaid võlad. 0
He had no luck, only bad luck. Tal-e- oln-d-------aid -n--t-s-. T__ e_ o____ õ___ v___ õ________ T-l e- o-n-d õ-n- v-i- õ-n-t-s-. -------------------------------- Tal ei olnud õnne vaid õnnetust. 0
He had no success, only failure. T-l-e- -l--d -d-----d---a---m-s-. T__ e_ o____ e__ v___ ä__________ T-l e- o-n-d e-u v-i- ä-a-d-m-s-. --------------------------------- Tal ei olnud edu vaid äpardumisi. 0
He was not satisfied, but dissatisfied. Ta--- ---u-----ul---i- -ahulole-atu. T_ e_ o____ r____ v___ r____________ T- e- o-n-d r-h-l v-i- r-h-l-l-m-t-. ------------------------------------ Ta ei olnud rahul vaid rahulolematu. 0
He was not happy, but sad. Ta e----n-d--n-eli--va-d--nne-u. T_ e_ o____ õ______ v___ õ______ T- e- o-n-d õ-n-l-k v-i- õ-n-t-. -------------------------------- Ta ei olnud õnnelik vaid õnnetu. 0
He was not friendly, but unfriendly. T---i oln-d-s-m-a---e vai--e-------a---. T_ e_ o____ s________ v___ e____________ T- e- o-n-d s-m-a-t-e v-i- e-a-ü-p-a-n-. ---------------------------------------- Ta ei olnud sümpaatne vaid ebasümpaatne. 0

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How children learn to speak properly

As soon as a person is born, he communicates with others. Babies cry when they want something. They can already say a few simple words at a few months of age. With two years, they can say sentences of about three words. You can't influence when children begin to speak. But you can influence how well children learn their native language! For that, however, you have to consider a few things. Above all, it's important that the child is always motivated when learning. He must recognize that he's succeeding in something when he speaks. Babies like a smile as positive feedback. Older children look for dialogue with their environment. They orient themselves towards the language of the people around them. Therefore the language skills of their parents and educators are important. Children must also learn that language is valuable! However, they should always have fun in the process. Reading aloud to them shows children how exciting language can be. Parents should also do as much as possible with their child. When a child experiences many things, he wants to talk about them. Children growing up bilingual need firm rules. They have to know which language should be spoken with whom. This way their brain can learn to differentiate between the two languages. When children start going to school, their language changes. They learn a new colloquial language. Then it's important that the parents pay attention to how their child speaks. Studies show that the first language is stamped on the brain forever. What we learn as children accompanies us for the rest of our lives. He who learns his native language properly as a child will profit from it later. He learns new things faster and better – not only foreign languages…