B2 · Unit 8
Healthy ageing
Discuss independence and support with respect for personal choice.
New words
healthy ageing
active life
personal independence
care at home
support from loved ones
social isolation
accessible environment
respectful treatment
daily activities
maintaining mobility
shared decision
personal space
assistive device
respect for a choice
Help, but whose choice?
Relative of an older person
Искам да запиша баща ми на занимания, но не знам дали ще иска.
I want to sign my father up for activities, but I do not know if he will want to go.
Попитай го какво му е интересно.
Ask him what interests him.
Relative of an older person
Той обича разходките, а аз мислех за курсове онлайн.
He enjoys walks, whereas I was thinking of online courses.
Тогава може да обсъдите група за разходки.
Then you could discuss a walking group.
Relative of an older person
Понякога иска да отиде сам. Това ме притеснява.
Sometimes he wants to go on his own. That worries me.
Разговаряйте за нуждите му, без да решавате вместо него.
Talk about his needs without deciding for him.
Relative of an older person
Прав си. Мога да предложа помощ и да чуя отговора му.
You are right. I can offer help and listen to his answer.
Relative of an older person
Може би точно това му е нужно: да го попитам.
Perhaps that is just what he needs: for me to ask him.
Grammar
To someone you know, say "Не решавай"
or "Недей да решаваш"
. Do not add "да"
before the ordinary imperative. "Нека първо чуем"
includes the speaker in the suggestion.
Не решавай вместо нея, а я попитай каква помощ иска.
Do not decide for her; ask what help she wants.
Недей да говориш за него, сякаш го няма в стаята.
Do not talk about him as if he were not in the room.
Нека първо чуем какво е важно за самия него.
Let us first hear what matters to him personally.
Examples
За баба ми самостоятелността означава сама да избира как да мине денят ѝ.
For my grandmother, independence means choosing for herself how to spend her day.
Достъпната среда улеснява ежедневните дейности.
An accessible environment makes daily activities easier.
Помощното средство може да подкрепя самостоятелността.
An assistive device can support independence.
Той предпочита групата за разходки пред заниманията онлайн.
He prefers the walking group to online activities.
Как да предложим грижа в дома, без да нарушаваме личното пространство?
How can we offer care at home without intruding on personal space?
Подкрепата от близки не изключва правото на отказ.
Support from loved ones does not rule out the right to decline.
Човек на осемдесет също има право на мнение.
A person of eighty also has a right to an opinion.