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Getting to know others

Getting to know others

3 [ሰለስተ]

3 [selesite]

ምልላይ(ምፍላጥ)

mililayi(mifilat’i)

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Hi! ሰ--! --ው ሰ___ ሃ__ ሰ-ም- ሃ-ው -------- ሰላም! ሃለው 0
m--ila-i-mif--a---) m__________________ m-l-l-y-(-i-i-a-’-) ------------------- mililayi(mifilat’i)
Hello! ከመይ-ዊ-ል--! ከ__ ዊ_____ ከ-ይ ዊ-ል-ም- ---------- ከመይ ዊዕልኩም! 0
mili-ayi(-ifi-at’-) m__________________ m-l-l-y-(-i-i-a-’-) ------------------- mililayi(mifilat’i)
How are you? ከ-ይ ከ? ከ__ ከ_ ከ-ይ ከ- ------ ከመይ ከ? 0
s-l-mi! h--e-i s______ h_____ s-l-m-! h-l-w- -------------- selami! halewi
Do you come from Europe? ካብ -ው-ጳ -ኹ----ኹ-? ካ_ ኤ___ ዲ__ መ____ ካ- ኤ-ሮ- ዲ-ም መ-ኹ-? ----------------- ካብ ኤውሮጳ ዲኹም መጺኹም? 0
s-l--i- ---ewi s______ h_____ s-l-m-! h-l-w- -------------- selami! halewi
Do you come from America? ካብ -መሪካ -ኹም-መጺ-ም? ካ_ ኣ___ ዲ__ መ____ ካ- ኣ-ሪ- ዲ-ም መ-ኹ-? ----------------- ካብ ኣመሪካ ዲኹም መጺኹም? 0
s--a--! ---ewi s______ h_____ s-l-m-! h-l-w- -------------- selami! halewi
Do you come from Asia? ካብ-ኤስያ ዲኹም--ጺ-ም? ካ_ ኤ__ ዲ__ መ____ ካ- ኤ-ያ ዲ-ም መ-ኹ-? ---------------- ካብ ኤስያ ዲኹም መጺኹም? 0
keme-i w---------! k_____ w__________ k-m-y- w-‘-l-k-m-! ------------------ kemeyi wī‘ilikumi!
In which hotel are you staying? ኣ-የ-- -ተል-ኢኹም----ጡ-? ኣ____ ሆ__ ኢ__ ት___ ? ኣ-የ-ይ ሆ-ል ኢ-ም ት-መ- ? -------------------- ኣበየናይ ሆተል ኢኹም ትቕመጡ ? 0
kemeyi--ī-i-iku-i! k_____ w__________ k-m-y- w-‘-l-k-m-! ------------------ kemeyi wī‘ilikumi!
How long have you been here for? ኣ---ክ--ይ -ር-ም? ኣ__ ክ___ ጌ____ ኣ-ዚ ክ-ደ- ጌ-ኩ-? -------------- ኣብዚ ክንደይ ጌርኩም? 0
ke-ey--wī‘---k-m-! k_____ w__________ k-m-y- w-‘-l-k-m-! ------------------ kemeyi wī‘ilikumi!
How long will you be staying? ን--ደይ ክ--ንሑ--ኹም? ን____ ክ____ ኢ___ ን-ን-ይ ክ-ጸ-ሑ ኢ-ም- ---------------- ንኽንደይ ክትጸንሑ ኢኹም? 0
ke--yi -e? k_____ k__ k-m-y- k-? ---------- kemeyi ke?
Do you like it here? ደ------ - ኣብ-? ደ_ ኢ___ ዶ ኣ___ ደ- ኢ-ኩ- ዶ ኣ-ዚ- -------------- ደስ ኢሉኩም ዶ ኣብዚ? 0
k-m--i ke? k_____ k__ k-m-y- k-? ---------- kemeyi ke?
Are you here on vacation? ኣ--ዲ----ር-ቲ ትገ-ሩ? ኣ_____ ዕ___ ት____ ኣ-ዚ-ኹ- ዕ-ፍ- ት-ብ-? ----------------- ኣብዚዲኹም ዕርፍቲ ትገብሩ? 0
k--e-i-k-? k_____ k__ k-m-y- k-? ---------- kemeyi ke?
Please do visit me sometime! ንዓይ ---ኒ እን-! ን__ ብ___ እ___ ን-ይ ብ-ሑ- እ-ዶ- ------------- ንዓይ ብጽሑኒ እንዶ! 0
k--- -w-ro------ẖ-mi--e--’-h-um-? k___ ē_______ d_____ m__________ k-b- ē-i-o-’- d-h-u-i m-t-’-h-u-i- ---------------------------------- kabi ēwirop’a dīẖumi mets’īẖumi?
Here is my address. እ- ኣድራሻይ እ-። እ_ ኣ____ እ__ እ- ኣ-ራ-ይ እ-። ------------ እዚ ኣድራሻይ እዩ። 0
k--i ēw-r-p-- -ī---mi--ets-ī-̱-mi? k___ ē_______ d_____ m__________ k-b- ē-i-o-’- d-h-u-i m-t-’-h-u-i- ---------------------------------- kabi ēwirop’a dīẖumi mets’īẖumi?
Shall we see each other tomorrow? ጽ----ን--ብ -ና? ጽ__ ክ____ ዲ__ ጽ-ሕ ክ-ራ-ብ ዲ-? ------------- ጽባሕ ክንራኸብ ዲና? 0
kabi-ēw-r---a -ī-------ets’---u-i? k___ ē_______ d_____ m__________ k-b- ē-i-o-’- d-h-u-i m-t-’-h-u-i- ---------------------------------- kabi ēwirop’a dīẖumi mets’īẖumi?
I am sorry, but I already have plans. ይቕ-ታ- -- መ---ገ----ሎኹ። ይ____ ሓ_ መ__ ገ__ ኣ___ ይ-ሬ-፣ ሓ- መ-ብ ገ-ረ ኣ-ኹ- --------------------- ይቕሬታ፣ ሓደ መደብ ገይረ ኣሎኹ። 0
kabi-a-e-ī-a d-h-u-i -e-s-ī-̱umi? k___ a______ d_____ m__________ k-b- a-e-ī-a d-h-u-i m-t-’-h-u-i- --------------------------------- kabi amerīka dīẖumi mets’īẖumi?
Bye! ቻው! ቻ__ ቻ-! --- ቻው! 0
k--- am----a---h---i m-t---ẖ--i? k___ a______ d_____ m__________ k-b- a-e-ī-a d-h-u-i m-t-’-h-u-i- --------------------------------- kabi amerīka dīẖumi mets’īẖumi?
Good bye! ኣ- ክል-- -----( -ሓ- -ን)! ኣ_ ክ___ ር___ ( ድ__ ኩ___ ኣ- ክ-ኣ- ር-ብ- ( ድ-ን ኩ-)- ----------------------- ኣብ ክልኣይ ርክብና ( ድሓን ኩን)! 0
kabi -m--ī---d-ẖu-i-met-----umi? k___ a______ d_____ m__________ k-b- a-e-ī-a d-h-u-i m-t-’-h-u-i- --------------------------------- kabi amerīka dīẖumi mets’īẖumi?
See you soon! ክ-- ድ-ር! ክ__ ድ___ ክ-ብ ድ-ር- -------- ክሳብ ድሓር! 0
k-bi--------īẖ-m--m---’īh--m-? k___ ē____ d_____ m__________ k-b- ē-i-a d-h-u-i m-t-’-h-u-i- ------------------------------- kabi ēsiya dīẖumi mets’īẖumi?

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Alphabets

We can communicate with languages. We tell others what we're thinking or feeling. Writing has this function as well. Most languages have a written form, or writing. Writing consists of characters. These characters can be diverse. Most writing is made up of letters. These letters make up alphabets. An alphabet is an organized set of graphic symbols. These characters are joined to form words according to certain rules. Each character has a fixed pronunciation. The term ‘alphabet’ comes from the Greek language. There, the first two letters were called ‘alpha’ and ‘beta’. There have been many different alphabets throughout history. People were using characters more than 3,000 years ago. Earlier, characters were magical symbols. Only a few people knew what they meant. Later, the characters lost their symbolic nature. Today, letters have no meaning. They only have a meaning when they are combined with other letters. Characters such as that of the Chinese function differently. They resemble pictures and often depict what they mean. When we write, we are encoding our thoughts. We use characters to record our knowledge. Our brain has learned how to decode the alphabet. Characters become words, words become ideas. In this way, a text can survive for thousands of years. And still be understood…
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Bengali is one of the Indo-Iranian languages. It is the native language of about 200 million people. More than 140 million of those people live in Bangladesh. There are also approximately 75 million speakers in India. Additional speakers are found in Malaysia, Nepal and Saudi Arabia. Bengali is thus one of the most spoken languages of the world. The language has its own writing system. There are even distinct symbols for numbers. Nowadays, however, Arabic digits are used most of the time. Bengali syntax follows strict rules. The subject comes first, then the object, and finally the verb. There are no grammatical genders. Nouns and adjectives also vary only slightly. That is a good thing for everyone that wants to learn this important language. And as many as possible should do so!