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46 [forty-six]

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46 [ኣርብዓንሽዱሽተን]

46 [aribi‘anishidushiteni]

ኣብ ዲስኮ

abi dīsiko

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Is this seat taken? እዚ-ቦታ ---ድዩ? እ_ ቦ_ ነ_ ድ__ እ- ቦ- ነ- ድ-? ------------ እዚ ቦታ ነጻ ድዩ? 0
a--------o a__ d_____ a-i d-s-k- ---------- abi dīsiko
May I sit with you? ም--- -ፍ ክ-- -ኽእ- ዶ? ም___ ኮ_ ክ__ ይ___ ዶ_ ም-ኹ- ኮ- ክ-ል ይ-እ- ዶ- ------------------- ምሳኹም ኮፍ ክብል ይኽእል ዶ? 0
abi ---iko a__ d_____ a-i d-s-k- ---------- abi dīsiko
Sure. ደ--ይ-ለና-። ደ_ ይ___ ። ደ- ይ-ለ- ። --------- ደስ ይብለና ። 0
i-ī b--a-n---’a-d---? i__ b___ n_____ d____ i-ī b-t- n-t-’- d-y-? --------------------- izī bota nets’a diyu?
How do you like the music? ነቲ--ዚ----ይ -ኺብኩ-? ነ_ ሙ__ ከ__ ረ_____ ነ- ሙ-ቃ ከ-ይ ረ-ብ-ሞ- ----------------- ነቲ ሙዚቃ ከመይ ረኺብኩሞ? 0
i-ī bot--ne-----diyu? i__ b___ n_____ d____ i-ī b-t- n-t-’- d-y-? --------------------- izī bota nets’a diyu?
A little too loud. ቅሩ- ዓ- -ሉ። ቅ__ ዓ_ ኢ__ ቅ-ብ ዓ- ኢ-። ---------- ቅሩብ ዓው ኢሉ። 0
i-ī -ot- -ets---d--u? i__ b___ n_____ d____ i-ī b-t- n-t-’- d-y-? --------------------- izī bota nets’a diyu?
But the band plays very well. ግን-እ--በን--ጽ-- -- ዝጻ--። ግ_ እ_ በ__ ጽ__ እ_ ዝ____ ግ- እ- በ-ድ ጽ-ቕ እ- ዝ-ወ-። ---------------------- ግን እቲ በንድ ጽቡቕ እዩ ዝጻወት። 0
misa-̱-mi-k-fi k-bi-i y--̱----- d-? m_______ k___ k_____ y_______ d__ m-s-h-u-i k-f- k-b-l- y-h-i-i-i d-? ----------------------------------- misaẖumi kofi kibili yiẖi’ili do?
Do you come here often? ኣ-ኹ- ዶ--ሉ ግዜ--ብዚ ኣ___ ዶ ኩ_ ግ_ ኣ__ ኣ-ኹ- ዶ ኩ- ግ- ኣ-ዚ ---------------- ኣሎኹም ዶ ኩሉ ግዜ ኣብዚ 0
m-s-ẖu-----fi---bi-i ---̱--il- d-? m_______ k___ k_____ y_______ d__ m-s-h-u-i k-f- k-b-l- y-h-i-i-i d-? ----------------------------------- misaẖumi kofi kibili yiẖi’ili do?
No, this is the first time. ኣይኮ-ኩን---መጀ-ር- ግዝየይ--ዩ። ኣ______ ን_____ ግ___ እ__ ኣ-ኮ-ኩ-፣ ን-ጀ-ር- ግ-የ- እ-። ----------------------- ኣይኮንኩን፣ ንመጀመርያ ግዝየይ እዩ። 0
mi-ah-um- k--i k-bili ------i-- d-? m_______ k___ k_____ y_______ d__ m-s-h-u-i k-f- k-b-l- y-h-i-i-i d-? ----------------------------------- misaẖumi kofi kibili yiẖi’ili do?
I’ve never been here before. ኣብ--ምጺ- -ይ-ል-ን። ኣ__ ም__ ኣ______ ኣ-ዚ ም-አ ኣ-ፈ-ጥ-። --------------- ኣብዚ ምጺአ ኣይፈልጥን። 0
de-i-y--i---- ። d___ y_______ ። d-s- y-b-l-n- ። --------------- desi yibilena ።
Would you like to dance? ትስ------ም? ት____ ዲ___ ት-ዕ-ዑ ዲ-ም- ---------- ትስዕስዑ ዲኹም? 0
d-s--y-bi-e-a-። d___ y_______ ። d-s- y-b-l-n- ። --------------- desi yibilena ።
Maybe later. ም-ል-ት--ሓር። ም____ ድ___ ም-ል-ት ድ-ር- ---------- ምናልባት ድሓር። 0
d-s- -i-i-ena-። d___ y_______ ። d-s- y-b-l-n- ። --------------- desi yibilena ።
I can’t dance very well. ጽ-ቕ--ረ-ክ--ስ--ኣ-ክእል- --። ጽ__ ጌ_ ክ____ ኣ_____ እ__ ጽ-ቕ ጌ- ክ-ዕ-ዕ ኣ-ክ-ል- እ-። ----------------------- ጽቡቕ ጌረ ክስዕስዕ ኣይክእልን እየ። 0
ne----u--k-a---m-yi------bik-m-? n___ m______ k_____ r__________ n-t- m-z-k-a k-m-y- r-h-ī-i-u-o- -------------------------------- netī muzīk’a kemeyi reẖībikumo?
It’s very easy. ኣዝ- ቀሊ- እዩ። ኣ__ ቀ__ እ__ ኣ-ዩ ቀ-ል እ-። ----------- ኣዝዩ ቀሊል እዩ። 0
ne-ī-mu--k’- -eme-------ī-i--m-? n___ m______ k_____ r__________ n-t- m-z-k-a k-m-y- r-h-ī-i-u-o- -------------------------------- netī muzīk’a kemeyi reẖībikumo?
I’ll show you. ከ-ኤ---እዩ። ከ____ እ__ ከ-ኤ-ም እ-። --------- ከሪኤኩም እዩ። 0
ne---muzī--a-k----i re--ī-i---o? n___ m______ k_____ r__________ n-t- m-z-k-a k-m-y- r-h-ī-i-u-o- -------------------------------- netī muzīk’a kemeyi reẖībikumo?
No, maybe some other time. ኖ ድ-ን---ል----። ኖ ድ___ ካ__ ግ__ ኖ ድ-ን- ካ-እ ግ-። -------------- ኖ ድሓን፣ ካልእ ግዜ። 0
k’irubi ‘--i----። k______ ‘___ ī___ k-i-u-i ‘-w- ī-u- ----------------- k’irubi ‘awi īlu።
Are you waiting for someone? ሰ-----ዩ -ሎኹ- ዲ-ም? ሰ_ ት___ ኣ___ ዲ___ ሰ- ት-በ- ኣ-ኹ- ዲ-ም- ----------------- ሰብ ትጽበዩ ኣሎኹም ዲኹም? 0
k’irubi ‘awi ī-u። k______ ‘___ ī___ k-i-u-i ‘-w- ī-u- ----------------- k’irubi ‘awi īlu።
Yes, for my boyfriend. እወ--ዓ-ከይ። እ_ ን_____ እ- ን-ር-ይ- --------- እወ ንዓርከይ። 0
k--ru------i ī--። k______ ‘___ ī___ k-i-u-i ‘-w- ī-u- ----------------- k’irubi ‘awi īlu።
There he is! እ-----ንየ---መ---ኣሎ። እ_ በ_ ን__ ይ___ ኣ__ እ- በ- ን-ው ይ-ጽ- ኣ-። ------------------ እወ በቲ ንየው ይመጽእ ኣሎ። 0
gin---t- --nid- ts’-bu-̱’i ----zi-s’---ti። g___ i__ b_____ t________ i__ z__________ g-n- i-ī b-n-d- t-’-b-k-’- i-u z-t-’-w-t-። ------------------------------------------ gini itī benidi ts’ibuḵ’i iyu zits’aweti።

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Genes influence language

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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Thai is a member of the Tai-Kadai language family. It is the native language of 20 million people. In contrast to most western languages, Thai is a tonal language. In tonal languages, the pronunciation of syllables changes their meaning. Most Thai words consist of only one syllable. A word takes on a different meaning depending on the pitch in which a syllable is spoken. Altogether Thai distinguishes between five pitches. Thai society was strictly divided over many centuries. As a result, Thai still recognizes at least five different levels of speech today. These range from a simple vernacular to a very polite form of speech. Furthermore, Thai is divided into many local dialects. The language's semiotic system is a hybrid of an alphabet and syllabic writing. The grammar construction is not very complex. Because Thai is an isolating language, there are no declensions or conjugations. Learn Thai - it is really a fascinating language!