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46 [forty-six]

In the discotheque

In the discotheque

46 [አርባ ስድስት]

46 [አርባ ስድስት]

በ <ግሬስ> ውስጥ

bedanisi bēti wisit’i

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Is this seat taken? ይ----በ--ተ-ዛል? ይ_ ወ___ ተ____ ይ- ወ-በ- ተ-ዛ-? ------------- ይሄ ወንበር ተይዛል? 0
b---n--i -----w-sit’i b_______ b___ w______ b-d-n-s- b-t- w-s-t-i --------------------- bedanisi bēti wisit’i
May I sit with you? ከ-ር-- ጋ--መ-መ- ---ለ-? ከ____ ጋ_ መ___ እ_____ ከ-ር-ዎ ጋ- መ-መ- እ-ላ-ው- -------------------- ከእርስዎ ጋር መቀመጥ እችላለው? 0
bed----i-b--i-w-s---i b_______ b___ w______ b-d-n-s- b-t- w-s-t-i --------------------- bedanisi bēti wisit’i
Sure. በ-ግ-ኝ-ት በ______ በ-ግ-ኝ-ት ------- በርግጠኝነት 0
y-h----nib----te--za-i? y___ w_______ t________ y-h- w-n-b-r- t-y-z-l-? ----------------------- yihē weniberi teyizali?
How do you like the music? ሙ---- -ንዴት-አ-ኙት？ ሙ____ እ___ አ____ ሙ-ቃ-ን እ-ዴ- አ-ኙ-？ ---------------- ሙዚቃውን እንዴት አገኙት？ 0
y-h------beri--e-i-al-? y___ w_______ t________ y-h- w-n-b-r- t-y-z-l-? ----------------------- yihē weniberi teyizali?
A little too loud. ት-- -ከ። ት__ ጮ__ ት-ሽ ጮ-። ------- ትንሽ ጮከ። 0
yi----e------ tey-z--i? y___ w_______ t________ y-h- w-n-b-r- t-y-z-l-? ----------------------- yihē weniberi teyizali?
But the band plays very well. ግ- ባን- -ሩ---ወ--። ግ_ ባ__ ጥ_ ይ_____ ግ- ባ-ዱ ጥ- ይ-ወ-ል- ---------------- ግን ባንዱ ጥሩ ይጫወታል። 0
k-’-r----- -ar--m-k-em---- --hil-l--i? k_________ g___ m_________ i__________ k-’-r-s-w- g-r- m-k-e-e-’- i-h-l-l-w-? -------------------------------------- ke’irisiwo gari mek’emet’i ichilalewi?
Do you come here often? ቶሎ--- እዚ- ይ-ጣሉ? ቶ_ ቶ_ እ__ ይ____ ቶ- ቶ- እ-ህ ይ-ጣ-? --------------- ቶሎ ቶሎ እዚህ ይመጣሉ? 0
ke’--i--------i-m--’-me-’--i--i--lew-? k_________ g___ m_________ i__________ k-’-r-s-w- g-r- m-k-e-e-’- i-h-l-l-w-? -------------------------------------- ke’irisiwo gari mek’emet’i ichilalewi?
No, this is the first time. አያ- ይሄ ---መ-- -ዜ ነ-። አ__ ይ_ ለ_____ ጊ_ ነ__ አ-ይ ይ- ለ-ጀ-ሪ- ጊ- ነ-። -------------------- አያይ ይሄ ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ ነው። 0
ke-i-i-i-o g--i -ek’e-e-’--i--ilal--i? k_________ g___ m_________ i__________ k-’-r-s-w- g-r- m-k-e-e-’- i-h-l-l-w-? -------------------------------------- ke’irisiwo gari mek’emet’i ichilalewi?
I’ve never been here before. ከ---በ-ት-እ-ህ---ቼ አ--ቅም። ከ__ በ__ እ__ መ__ አ_____ ከ-ህ በ-ት እ-ህ መ-ቼ አ-ው-ም- ---------------------- ከዚህ በፊት እዚህ መጥቼ አላውቅም። 0
be-igit’eny--eti b_______________ b-r-g-t-e-y-n-t- ---------------- berigit’enyineti
Would you like to dance? መደነስ ይፈል--? መ___ ይ_____ መ-ነ- ይ-ል-ሉ- ----------- መደነስ ይፈልጋሉ? 0
be---i-----i-e-i b_______________ b-r-g-t-e-y-n-t- ---------------- berigit’enyineti
Maybe later. ድ--ት ----ላ ድ___ ወ____ ድ-ገ- ወ-በ-ላ ---------- ድንገት ወደበኋላ 0
b----it-e-y--e-i b_______________ b-r-g-t-e-y-n-t- ---------------- berigit’enyineti
I can’t dance very well. ዳ-- ጎ-ዝ--ይደለ--። ዳ__ ጎ__ አ______ ዳ-ስ ጎ-ዝ አ-ደ-ሁ-። --------------- ዳንስ ጎበዝ አይደለሁም። 0
m--īk’a-i-----id-t---g--yu--？ m__________ i______ ā________ m-z-k-a-i-i i-i-ē-i ā-e-y-t-？ ----------------------------- muzīk’awini inidēti āgenyuti？
It’s very easy. በጣ- --ል ነው ። በ__ ቀ__ ነ_ ። በ-ም ቀ-ል ነ- ። ------------ በጣም ቀላል ነው ። 0
m--īk-awi----ni-ēti ā-------？ m__________ i______ ā________ m-z-k-a-i-i i-i-ē-i ā-e-y-t-？ ----------------------------- muzīk’awini inidēti āgenyuti？
I’ll show you. እኔ አ-ዮ-ለ-። እ_ አ______ እ- አ-ዮ-ለ-። ---------- እኔ አሳዮታለው። 0
mu--k--wi-i--n--ēt---g-n--ti？ m__________ i______ ā________ m-z-k-a-i-i i-i-ē-i ā-e-y-t-？ ----------------------------- muzīk’awini inidēti āgenyuti？
No, maybe some other time. አ-ይ-፤--ላ ጊ-----ኛ-። አ__ ፤ ሌ_ ጊ_ ይ_____ አ-ይ ፤ ሌ- ጊ- ይ-ለ-ል- ------------------ አያይ ፤ ሌላ ጊዜ ይሻለኛል። 0
t-n--h--c--o--. t______ c______ t-n-s-i c-’-k-. --------------- tinishi ch’oke.
Are you waiting for someone? ሰ-----በቁ-ነው? ሰ_ እ____ ነ__ ሰ- እ-ጠ-ቁ ነ-? ------------ ሰው እየጠበቁ ነው? 0
t-n---i c--o-e. t______ c______ t-n-s-i c-’-k-. --------------- tinishi ch’oke.
Yes, for my boyfriend. አዎ----ንድ-ጋ-ኛ-ን አ_ ፤ ወ__ ጋ____ አ- ፤ ወ-ድ ጋ-ኛ-ን -------------- አዎ ፤ ወንድ ጋደኛዬን 0
t----h-----oke. t______ c______ t-n-s-i c-’-k-. --------------- tinishi ch’oke.
There he is! ይ-ው መ-----። ይ__ መ_ ከ___ ይ-ው መ- ከ-ላ- ----------- ይሄው መጣ ከኋላ። 0
gini ba-i-u -’-r- y----awe----. g___ b_____ t____ y____________ g-n- b-n-d- t-i-u y-c-’-w-t-l-. ------------------------------- gini banidu t’iru yich’awetali.

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The language we speak is dependent on our ancestry. But our genes are also responsible for our language. Scottish researchers have come to this conclusion. They examined how English differs from Chinese. In doing so they discovered that genes play a role, too. Because genes influence the development of our brain. That is to say, they shape our brain structures. With this, our ability to learn languages is determined. Variants of two genes are crucial to this. If a particular variant is scarce, tonal languages develop. So tonal languages are spoken by people without these gene variants. In tonal languages, the meaning of words is determined by the pitch of the tones. Chinese is included in the tonal languages, for example. If this gene variant is dominant, however, other languages develop. English is not a tonal language. The variants of this gene are not evenly distributed. That means they occur with differing frequency in the world. But languages only survive if they are passed down. In order to do this, children must be able to imitate the language of their parents. So they must be able to learn the language well. Only then will it be passed down from generation to generation. The older gene variant is the one that promotes tonal languages. So there were probably more tonal languages in the past than there are today. But one mustn't overestimate the genetic components. They can only add to explaining the development of languages. But there isn't a gene for English, or a gene for Chinese. Anybody can learn any language. You don't need genes for that, but rather only curiosity and discipline!
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