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40 [forty]

Asking for directions

Asking for directions

40 [ኣርብዓ]

40 [aribi‘a]

ንመገዲ ምሕታት

nimegedī miḥitati

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Excuse me! ይ-ሬ-! ይ____ ይ-ሬ-! ----- ይቕሬታ! 0
nim--e-ī-miḥi---i n_______ m_______ n-m-g-d- m-h-i-a-i ------------------ nimegedī miḥitati
Can you help me? ክ-ሕግ----ኽ----? ክ_____ ት___ ዶ_ ክ-ሕ-ዙ- ት-እ- ዶ- -------------- ክትሕግዙኒ ትኽእሉ ዶ? 0
n-meg-d--mi-̣i-a-i n_______ m_______ n-m-g-d- m-h-i-a-i ------------------ nimegedī miḥitati
Is there a good restaurant around here? ኣብዚ-ጽቡ--ቤት---ቢ-ኣበ--ኣሎ? ኣ__ ጽ__ ቤ_____ ኣ__ ኣ__ ኣ-ዚ ጽ-ቕ ቤ---ግ- ኣ-ይ ኣ-? ---------------------- ኣብዚ ጽቡቕ ቤት-መግቢ ኣበይ ኣሎ? 0
yiḵ-irēt-! y_________ y-k-’-r-t-! ----------- yiḵ’irēta!
Take a left at the corner. ኣ-----ናዕ---ጋም--ዱ ። ኣ__ ኩ___ ን___ ኪ_ ። ኣ-ቲ ኩ-ና- ን-ጋ- ኪ- ። ------------------ ኣብቲ ኩርናዕ ንጸጋም ኪዱ ። 0
y-ḵ’-rē-a! y_________ y-k-’-r-t-! ----------- yiḵ’irēta!
Then go straight for a while. ሽዑ -ዅ--ል-ም --ብ -- ። ሽ_ ት_ ኢ___ ቅ__ ኪ_ ። ሽ- ት- ኢ-ኩ- ቅ-ብ ኪ- ። ------------------- ሽዑ ትዅ ኢልኩም ቅሩብ ኪዱ ። 0
y--̱’-----! y_________ y-k-’-r-t-! ----------- yiḵ’irēta!
Then go right for a hundred metres / meters (am.). ሽዑ ሚ-- --ሮ-ን-ማ---ዱ። ሽ_ ሚ__ ሜ__ ን___ ኪ__ ሽ- ሚ-ቲ ሜ-ሮ ን-ማ- ኪ-። ------------------- ሽዑ ሚእቲ ሜትሮ ንየማን ኪዱ። 0
kiti-̣i--zun----ẖ-------o? k___________ t_______ d__ k-t-h-i-i-u-ī t-h-i-i-u d-? --------------------------- kitiḥigizunī tiẖi’ilu do?
You can also take the bus. ቡ---ን ----- --እሉ ኢ-- ። ቡ____ ክ____ ት___ ኢ__ ። ቡ-‘-ን ክ-ወ-ዱ ት-እ- ኢ-ም ። ---------------------- ቡስ‘ውን ክትወስዱ ትኽእሉ ኢኹም ። 0
kit---i---unī ti-̱i--l- do? k___________ t_______ d__ k-t-h-i-i-u-ī t-h-i-i-u d-? --------------------------- kitiḥigizunī tiẖi’ilu do?
You can also take the tram. ትራም-ው--ክትወ-ዱ- ---ሉ ኢኹ-። ት_____ ክ_____ ት___ ኢ___ ት-ም-ው- ክ-ወ-ዱ- ት-እ- ኢ-ም- ----------------------- ትራም‘ውን ክትወስዱዎ ትኽእሉ ኢኹም። 0
k-ti----iz------ẖi--lu do? k___________ t_______ d__ k-t-h-i-i-u-ī t-h-i-i-u d-? --------------------------- kitiḥigizunī tiẖi’ilu do?
You can also follow me with your car. ብ--ሉ-ከ- -ድ-ረ- -ት-ዕቡኒ--ኽ-ሉ-ኢ-ም-። ብ___ ከ_ ደ____ ክ_____ ት___ ኢ__ ። ብ-ሊ- ከ- ደ-ሕ-ይ ክ-ስ-ቡ- ት-እ- ኢ-ም ። ------------------------------- ብቐሊሉ ከኣ ደድሕረይ ክትስዕቡኒ ትኽእሉ ኢኹም ። 0
a--z----’i---̱---b-t---eg--- -beyi --o? a____ t________ b__________ a____ a___ a-i-ī t-’-b-k-’- b-t---e-i-ī a-e-i a-o- --------------------------------------- abizī ts’ibuḵ’i bēti-megibī abeyi alo?
How do I get to the football / soccer (am.) stadium? ከ-ይ--ረ-ናብ ሜ---ዑ- -ኸይድ-እክእ--? ከ__ ጌ_ ና_ ሜ_ ክ__ ክ___ እ___ ? ከ-ይ ጌ- ና- ሜ- ክ-ሶ ክ-ይ- እ-እ- ? ---------------------------- ከመይ ጌረ ናብ ሜዳ ክዑሶ ክኸይድ እክእል ? 0
ab--ī ts---uk--- --t-----ib- ---y---lo? a____ t________ b__________ a____ a___ a-i-ī t-’-b-k-’- b-t---e-i-ī a-e-i a-o- --------------------------------------- abizī ts’ibuḵ’i bēti-megibī abeyi alo?
Cross the bridge! ነቲ -ልድ- ስ-ሩ ---። ነ_ ድ___ ስ__ ኢ___ ነ- ድ-ድ- ስ-ሩ ኢ-ም- ---------------- ነቲ ድልድል ስገሩ ኢኹም። 0
ab-zī t-’-b-ḵ’--b--i--eg--ī-a-eyi---o? a____ t________ b__________ a____ a___ a-i-ī t-’-b-k-’- b-t---e-i-ī a-e-i a-o- --------------------------------------- abizī ts’ibuḵ’i bēti-megibī abeyi alo?
Go through the tunnel! ብትሕቲ ቲ---- -ዱ ብ___ ቲ ቢ__ ኪ_ ብ-ሕ- ቲ ቢ-ቶ ኪ- ------------- ብትሕቲ ቲ ቢንቶ ኪዱ 0
abi-----rin-‘- nits’e---i ---u ። a____ k_______ n_________ k___ ። a-i-ī k-r-n-‘- n-t-’-g-m- k-d- ። -------------------------------- abitī kurina‘i nits’egami kīdu ።
Drive until you reach the third traffic light. ክሳ--ቲ -------ምፕ-----። ክ__ ቲ ሳ___ „____ ኪ_ ። ክ-ብ ቲ ሳ-ሳ- „-ም-ል ኪ- ። --------------------- ክሳብ ቲ ሳልሳይ „ኣምፕል ኪዱ ። 0
ab-t- kurina‘- --t-’eg--- --du ። a____ k_______ n_________ k___ ። a-i-ī k-r-n-‘- n-t-’-g-m- k-d- ። -------------------------------- abitī kurina‘i nits’egami kīdu ።
Then turn into the first street on your right. ኣብ---ዳማ-- ጽ-ግያ -ብ--ማ---ዓጸ--። ኣ__ ቀ____ ጽ___ ና_ የ__ ት___ ። ኣ-ታ ቀ-ማ-ቲ ጽ-ግ- ና- የ-ን ት-ጸ- ። ---------------------------- ኣብታ ቀዳማይቲ ጽርግያ ናብ የማን ትዓጸፉ ። 0
a-it--k-r-na‘i ni-s’e-----k-d- ። a____ k_______ n_________ k___ ። a-i-ī k-r-n-‘- n-t-’-g-m- k-d- ። -------------------------------- abitī kurina‘i nits’egami kīdu ።
Then drive straight through the next intersection. ሽዑ-ት- -ልኩ- ----ጺሉ -ሎ መ-ቀ-ዊ -ን-- --ፍዎ። ሽ_ ት_ ኢ___ ነ_ ቀ__ ዘ_ መ____ መ___ ሓ____ ሽ- ት- ኢ-ኩ- ነ- ቀ-ሉ ዘ- መ-ቀ-ዊ መ-ገ- ሓ-ፍ-። ------------------------------------- ሽዑ ትዅ ኢልኩም ነቲ ቀጺሉ ዘሎ መስቀላዊ መንገዲ ሓለፍዎ። 0
s-------ዅ --ik-mi--’i---i --d- ። s____ t__ ī______ k______ k___ ። s-i-u t-ዅ ī-i-u-i k-i-u-i k-d- ። -------------------------------- shi‘u tiዅ īlikumi k’irubi kīdu ።
Excuse me, how do I get to the airport? ይ-ሬ-፣--መይ-ጌ- -- መ-ረ--ነ-ር- -ኸይድ --እ-? ይ____ ከ__ ጌ_ ና_ መ________ ክ___ እ____ ይ-ሬ-፣ ከ-ይ ጌ- ና- መ-ረ---ፈ-ቲ ክ-ይ- እ-እ-? ------------------------------------ ይቕሬታ፣ ከመይ ጌረ ናብ መዓረፎ-ነፈርቲ ክኸይድ እኽእል? 0
sh-‘- tiዅ-----u-- --i-ub- k-du-። s____ t__ ī______ k______ k___ ። s-i-u t-ዅ ī-i-u-i k-i-u-i k-d- ። -------------------------------- shi‘u tiዅ īlikumi k’irubi kīdu ።
It is best if you take the underground / subway (am.). ዝበ-- ---ን -ስዱ--። ዝ___ ኡ___ ወ___ ። ዝ-ለ- ኡ-ባ- ወ-ዱ- ። ---------------- ዝበለጸ ኡ-ባን ወስዱ፣ ። 0
sh-‘u -i- ī-i--m- ---r-----ī-- ። s____ t__ ī______ k______ k___ ። s-i-u t-ዅ ī-i-u-i k-i-u-i k-d- ። -------------------------------- shi‘u tiዅ īlikumi k’irubi kīdu ።
Simply get out at the last stop. ክ-ብ -ወ--- ፌርማታ-ም-ኣ -ዱ ክ__ መ____ ፌ___ ም__ ኪ_ ክ-ብ መ-ዳ-ታ ፌ-ማ- ም-ኣ ኪ- --------------------- ክሳብ መወዳእታ ፌርማታ ምስኣ ኪዱ 0
s-i‘- -ī’--ī----iro ---em-ni kīd-። s____ m_____ m_____ n_______ k____ s-i-u m-’-t- m-t-r- n-y-m-n- k-d-። ---------------------------------- shi‘u mī’itī mētiro niyemani kīdu።

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The language of animals

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