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em At the restaurant 4   »   am ምግብ ቤቱ ውስጥ 4

32 [thirty-two]

At the restaurant 4

At the restaurant 4

32 [ሰላሳ ሁለት]

32 [ሰላሳ ሁለት]

ምግብ ቤቱ ውስጥ 4

bemigibi bēti wisit’i 4

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I’d like chips / French fries (am.) with ketchup. አ-ድ-የተጠበ- --- ከ--- -ር አ__ የ____ ድ__ ከ___ ጋ_ አ-ድ የ-ጠ-ሰ ድ-ች ከ-ቻ- ጋ- --------------------- አንድ የተጠበሰ ድንች ከካቻፕ ጋር 0
be--g-bi bēt-----it---4 b_______ b___ w______ 4 b-m-g-b- b-t- w-s-t-i 4 ----------------------- bemigibi bēti wisit’i 4
And two with mayonnaise. እና-ሁ-ት ከ--ኒዝ -ር እ_ ሁ__ ከ____ ጋ_ እ- ሁ-ት ከ-ዮ-ዝ ጋ- --------------- እና ሁለት ከማዮኒዝ ጋር 0
b-----bi b-t- -----’i-4 b_______ b___ w______ 4 b-m-g-b- b-t- w-s-t-i 4 ----------------------- bemigibi bēti wisit’i 4
And three sausages with mustard. እ- -ስት -ተ--ሰ --- ከ-ና-ጭ-ጋር እ_ ሶ__ የ____ ቋ__ ከ____ ጋ_ እ- ሶ-ት የ-ጠ-ሰ ቋ-ማ ከ-ና-ጭ ጋ- ------------------------- እና ሶስት የተጠበሰ ቋሊማ ከሰናፍጭ ጋር 0
āni-- -----’-be-- -ini-hi k--ac-api----i ā____ y__________ d______ k________ g___ ā-i-i y-t-t-e-e-e d-n-c-i k-k-c-a-i g-r- ---------------------------------------- ānidi yetet’ebese dinichi kekachapi gari
What vegetables do you have? ም---ትክ-ቶች -ለዎት? ም_ አ_____ አ____ ም- አ-ክ-ቶ- አ-ዎ-? --------------- ምን አትክልቶች አለዎት? 0
āni-- ye-et--be-- -in---i-kekacha-i ---i ā____ y__________ d______ k________ g___ ā-i-i y-t-t-e-e-e d-n-c-i k-k-c-a-i g-r- ---------------------------------------- ānidi yetet’ebese dinichi kekachapi gari
Do you have beans? አደን-ሬ- -----ለዎት? አ_____ አ__ አ____ አ-ን-ሬ- አ-ር አ-ዎ-? ---------------- አደንጓሬ/ አተር አለዎት? 0
ā-idi ---et’-bes----n---i k-ka-ha-i -a-i ā____ y__________ d______ k________ g___ ā-i-i y-t-t-e-e-e d-n-c-i k-k-c-a-i g-r- ---------------------------------------- ānidi yetet’ebese dinichi kekachapi gari
Do you have cauliflower? የአ-- -መ-----ት？ የ___ ጎ__ አ____ የ-በ- ጎ-ን አ-ዎ-？ -------------- የአበባ ጎመን አለዎት？ 0
in- hu-e-i--e--y----- gari i__ h_____ k_________ g___ i-a h-l-t- k-m-y-n-z- g-r- -------------------------- ina huleti kemayonīzi gari
I like to eat (sweet) corn. በቆ- መብላት -----። በ__ መ___ እ_____ በ-ሎ መ-ላ- እ-ዳ-ው- --------------- በቆሎ መብላት እወዳለው። 0
in- hu--t--k--ayonīzi-gari i__ h_____ k_________ g___ i-a h-l-t- k-m-y-n-z- g-r- -------------------------- ina huleti kemayonīzi gari
I like to eat cucumber. ኩከም---መ--ት--ወዳለ-። ኩ____ መ___ እ_____ ኩ-ም-ር መ-ላ- እ-ዳ-ው- ----------------- ኩከምበር መብላት እወዳለው። 0
i-a-hu---- k-m-yo-ī----a-i i__ h_____ k_________ g___ i-a h-l-t- k-m-y-n-z- g-r- -------------------------- ina huleti kemayonīzi gari
I like to eat tomatoes. ቲማ-ም--ብ---እ----። ቲ___ መ___ እ_____ ቲ-ቲ- መ-ላ- እ-ዳ-ው- ---------------- ቲማቲም መብላት እወዳለው። 0
in---os--- y-t-t’--ese----a-ī-- --sen-f-c-’i gari i__ s_____ y__________ k_______ k___________ g___ i-a s-s-t- y-t-t-e-e-e k-w-l-m- k-s-n-f-c-’- g-r- ------------------------------------------------- ina sositi yetet’ebese k’walīma kesenafich’i gari
Do you also like to eat leek? የባ--ሽንኩ--- መ--ት-----？ የ__ ሽ_____ መ___ ይ____ የ-ሮ ሽ-ኩ-ት- መ-ላ- ይ-ዳ-？ --------------------- የባሮ ሽንኩርትም መብላት ይወዳሉ？ 0
in- s--i---ye------e---k’w--īm- kes-nafi-h’i-ga-i i__ s_____ y__________ k_______ k___________ g___ i-a s-s-t- y-t-t-e-e-e k-w-l-m- k-s-n-f-c-’- g-r- ------------------------------------------------- ina sositi yetet’ebese k’walīma kesenafich’i gari
Do you also like to eat sauerkraut? በጥቅል ጎ---የ-ሰ-----ል-ም---ላት-ይወዳ-？ በ___ ጎ__ የ___ አ_____ መ___ ይ____ በ-ቅ- ጎ-ን የ-ሰ- አ-ክ-ት- መ-ላ- ይ-ዳ-？ ------------------------------- በጥቅል ጎመን የሚሰራ አትክልትም መብላት ይወዳሉ？ 0
in---o-----y--et’-b--- k’walīma--e--n-fi-h-- -ari i__ s_____ y__________ k_______ k___________ g___ i-a s-s-t- y-t-t-e-e-e k-w-l-m- k-s-n-f-c-’- g-r- ------------------------------------------------- ina sositi yetet’ebese k’walīma kesenafich’i gari
Do you also like to eat lentils? ምስ-ም መብላ- ይ--ሉ？ ም___ መ___ ይ____ ም-ር- መ-ላ- ይ-ዳ-？ --------------- ምስርም መብላት ይወዳሉ？ 0
mi-i-ā-ik-l-t-c---āl-wot-? m___ ā___________ ā_______ m-n- ā-i-i-i-o-h- ā-e-o-i- -------------------------- mini ātikilitochi ālewoti?
Do you also like to eat carrots? ካ-ትም --ላ- ት-----ጃ--? ካ___ መ___ ት_________ ካ-ት- መ-ላ- ት-ዳ-ህ-ጃ-ሽ- -------------------- ካሮትም መብላት ትወዳለህ/ጃለሽ? 0
mi-i-ā---ili-och- -lewo-i? m___ ā___________ ā_______ m-n- ā-i-i-i-o-h- ā-e-o-i- -------------------------- mini ātikilitochi ālewoti?
Do you also like to eat broccoli? ብ----መብላት--ወዳ---ሽ？ ብ___ መ___ ት_______ ብ-ኮ- መ-ላ- ት-ዳ-ህ-ሽ- ------------------ ብሮኮሊ መብላት ትወዳለህ/ሽ？ 0
mi-- -----l------ ā---o-i? m___ ā___________ ā_______ m-n- ā-i-i-i-o-h- ā-e-o-i- -------------------------- mini ātikilitochi ālewoti?
Do you also like to eat peppers? ቃ-- --ላት-ት-ዳ-ህ-ሽ？ ቃ__ መ___ ት_______ ቃ-ያ መ-ላ- ት-ዳ-ህ-ሽ- ----------------- ቃሪያ መብላት ትወዳለህ/ሽ？ 0
ā---igwa--/ ---ri-āle-oti? ā__________ ā____ ā_______ ā-e-i-w-r-/ ā-e-i ā-e-o-i- -------------------------- ādenigwarē/ āteri ālewoti?
I don’t like onions. ሽን-ርት አ----። ሽ____ አ_____ ሽ-ኩ-ት አ-ወ-ም- ------------ ሽንኩርት አልወድም። 0
ā---ig---ē/-ā-eri -lewo--? ā__________ ā____ ā_______ ā-e-i-w-r-/ ā-e-i ā-e-o-i- -------------------------- ādenigwarē/ āteri ālewoti?
I don’t like olives. የ-ይ- ---አ---ም። የ___ ፍ_ አ_____ የ-ይ- ፍ- አ-ው-ም- -------------- የወይራ ፍሬ አልውድም። 0
ād---gw-rē/---e-i -l--o--? ā__________ ā____ ā_______ ā-e-i-w-r-/ ā-e-i ā-e-o-i- -------------------------- ādenigwarē/ āteri ālewoti?
I don’t like mushrooms. እን-ዳይ አ-ወድም። እ____ አ_____ እ-ጉ-ይ አ-ወ-ም- ------------ እንጉዳይ አልወድም። 0
y-’āb-ba--omen- ----ot-？ y_______ g_____ ā_______ y-’-b-b- g-m-n- ā-e-o-i- ------------------------ ye’ābeba gomeni ālewoti？

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Tonal Languages

Most of all the languages spoken worldwide are tonal languages. With tonal languages, the pitch of the tones is crucial. They determine what meaning words or syllables have. Thus, the tone belongs firmly to the word. Most of the languages spoken in Asia are tonal languages. For example, Chinese, Thai and Vietnamese. There are also various tonal languages in Africa. Many indigenous languages in America are tonal languages as well. Indo-European languages mostly contain only tonal elements. This applies to Swedish or Serbian, for example. The number of tone pitches is varied in individual languages. Four different tones are distinguishable in Chinese. With this, the syllable ma can have four meanings. They are mother, hemp, horse and to rant . Interestingly, tonal languages also impact our hearing. Studies on absolute hearing have shown this. Absolute hearing is the ability to identify heard tones accurately. Absolute hearing occurs very rarely in Europe and North America. Fewer than 1 in 10,000 people have it. It's different with native speakers of Chinese. Here, 9 times as many people have this special ability. We all had absolute hearing when we were infants. We used it to learn to speak correctly. Unfortunately, most people lose it later on. The pitch of tones is also important in music. This is especially true for cultures that speak a tonal language. They must adhere to the melody very precisely. Otherwise a beautiful love song comes out as an absurd song!
Did you know?
Punjabi is counted among the Indo-Iranian languages. It is spoken natively by 130 million people. The majority of those people live in Pakistan. However, it is also spoken in the Indian state of Punjab. Punjabi is hardly ever used as a written language in Pakistan. It is different in India because there the language holds an official status. Punjabi is written in its own script. It also has a very long literary tradition. Texts have been found that are almost 1000 years old. Punjabi is also very interesting from a phonological point of view. This is because it is a tonal language. In tonal languages, the pitch of the accented syllable changes their meaning. In Punjabi, the accented syllable can take on three different pitches. That is very unusual for Indo-European languages. That makes Punjabi that much more appealing!