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86 [eighty-six]

Questions – Past tense 2

Questions – Past tense 2

86 [ሰማንያንሽዱሽተን]

86 [semaniyanishidushiteni]

ሕቶታት - ሕሉፍ 2

ḥitotati - ḥilufi 2

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Which tie did you wear? ኣየና- ክራቫታ-ኢ- ተ---ካ ኔ-ካ? ኣ___ ክ___ ኢ_ ተ____ ኔ___ ኣ-ና- ክ-ቫ- ኢ- ተ-ዲ-ካ ኔ-ካ- ----------------------- ኣየናይ ክራቫታ ኢኻ ተኸዲንካ ኔርካ? 0
ḥi-ota-- - h---u---2 ḥ_______ - ḥ_____ 2 h-i-o-a-i - h-i-u-i 2 --------------------- ḥitotati - ḥilufi 2
Which car did you buy? ኣ--ይ- -ኪና ኢኻ ገ--ካ? ኣ____ መ__ ኢ_ ገ____ ኣ-ነ-ቲ መ-ና ኢ- ገ-እ-? ------------------ ኣየነይቲ መኪና ኢኻ ገዚእካ? 0
h-itotati --h-i-ufi-2 ḥ_______ - ḥ_____ 2 h-i-o-a-i - h-i-u-i 2 --------------------- ḥitotati - ḥilufi 2
Which newspaper did you subscribe to? ኣ-ና--ጋ-------ሊብካ-ኔር-? ኣ___ ጋ__ ኢ_ ጠ___ ኔ___ ኣ-ና- ጋ-ጣ ኢ- ጠ-ብ- ኔ-ካ- --------------------- ኣየናይ ጋዜጣ ኢኻ ጠሊብካ ኔርካ? 0
ay----- k--av--a--h-- t-h---īnik- --rika? a______ k_______ ī__ t_________ n______ a-e-a-i k-r-v-t- ī-̱- t-h-e-ī-i-a n-r-k-? ----------------------------------------- ayenayi kiravata īẖa teẖedīnika nērika?
Who did you see? ን----ኹ---ኢ--? ን__ ኢ__ ሪ____ ን-ን ኢ-ም ሪ-ኹ-? ------------- ንመን ኢኹም ሪኢኹም? 0
ay-nayi k------a-ī-̱- -e-̱---n--a----ika? a______ k_______ ī__ t_________ n______ a-e-a-i k-r-v-t- ī-̱- t-h-e-ī-i-a n-r-k-? ----------------------------------------- ayenayi kiravata īẖa teẖedīnika nērika?
Who did you meet? ን--------ኺ-ኩ-? ን__ ኢ__ ረ_____ ን-ን ኢ-ም ረ-ብ-ም- -------------- ንመን ኢኹም ረኺብኩም? 0
ayen-yi----avata --̱--te-̱e-ī-i-- nēri-a? a______ k_______ ī__ t_________ n______ a-e-a-i k-r-v-t- ī-̱- t-h-e-ī-i-a n-r-k-? ----------------------------------------- ayenayi kiravata īẖa teẖedīnika nērika?
Who did you recognize? መን ኢ-- --ሊኹ-? መ_ ኢ__ ኣ_____ መ- ኢ-ም ኣ-ሊ-ሞ- ------------- መን ኢኹም ኣለሊኹሞ? 0
ay---yitī mekī-a-īh-a-gez-----? a________ m_____ ī__ g________ a-e-e-i-ī m-k-n- ī-̱- g-z-’-k-? ------------------------------- ayeneyitī mekīna īẖa gezī’ika?
When did you get up? መ-ስ--ኹም ተ--ኹ-? መ__ ኢ__ ተ_____ መ-ስ ኢ-ም ተ-እ-ም- -------------- መዓስ ኢኹም ተሲእኹም? 0
ayeneyitī --k--- -h-a-g---’i--? a________ m_____ ī__ g________ a-e-e-i-ī m-k-n- ī-̱- g-z-’-k-? ------------------------------- ayeneyitī mekīna īẖa gezī’ika?
When did you start? መ-ስ-ኢ-- ጀሚ-ኩም? መ__ ኢ__ ጀ_____ መ-ስ ኢ-ም ጀ-ር-ም- -------------- መዓስ ኢኹም ጀሚርኩም? 0
a-e-eyitī-m--ī-a-ī-̱-------i-a? a________ m_____ ī__ g________ a-e-e-i-ī m-k-n- ī-̱- g-z-’-k-? ------------------------------- ayeneyitī mekīna īẖa gezī’ika?
When did you finish? መዓ- -ኹ----እ--? መ__ ኢ__ ወ_____ መ-ስ ኢ-ም ወ-እ-ም- -------------- መዓስ ኢኹም ወዲእኹም? 0
a-e-ayi ga----a-ī--a-t--l--ika-n--i-a? a______ g______ ī__ t________ n______ a-e-a-i g-z-t-a ī-̱- t-e-ī-i-a n-r-k-? -------------------------------------- ayenayi gazēt’a īẖa t’elībika nērika?
Why did you wake up? ስ-ምንታ------ም? ስ_____ ተ_____ ስ-ም-ታ- ተ-እ-ም- ------------- ስለምንታይ ተሲእኩም? 0
a--n-yi-gazē-’a īh-- t’el-bi-a --rik-? a______ g______ ī__ t________ n______ a-e-a-i g-z-t-a ī-̱- t-e-ī-i-a n-r-k-? -------------------------------------- ayenayi gazēt’a īẖa t’elībika nērika?
Why did you become a teacher? ስለምን-ይ--ኹ--መም---ኮንኩም? ስ_____ ኢ__ መ___ ኮ____ ስ-ም-ታ- ኢ-ም መ-ህ- ኮ-ኩ-? --------------------- ስለምንታይ ኢኹም መምህር ኮንኩም? 0
a---ay--g-z-t’a -ẖ- t----bi-a nē---a? a______ g______ ī__ t________ n______ a-e-a-i g-z-t-a ī-̱- t-e-ī-i-a n-r-k-? -------------------------------------- ayenayi gazēt’a īẖa t’elībika nērika?
Why did you take a taxi? ስለምን-ይ -ክ--ወ---ም? ስ_____ ታ__ ወ_____ ስ-ም-ታ- ታ-ሲ ወ-ድ-ም- ----------------- ስለምንታይ ታክሲ ወሲድኩም? 0
n--eni ī-̱-mi-r-’ī-̱umi? n_____ ī____ r________ n-m-n- ī-̱-m- r-’-h-u-i- ------------------------ nimeni īẖumi rī’īẖumi?
Where did you come from? ካበይ---ም --ኹ-? ካ__ ኢ__ መ____ ካ-ይ ኢ-ም መ-ኹ-? ------------- ካበይ ኢኹም መጺኹም? 0
n--en--ī-̱um- -ī--ẖumi? n_____ ī____ r________ n-m-n- ī-̱-m- r-’-h-u-i- ------------------------ nimeni īẖumi rī’īẖumi?
Where did you go? ናበይ-ዲ-ም--ይድኩም? ና__ ዲ__ ከ_____ ና-ይ ዲ-ም ከ-ድ-ም- -------------- ናበይ ዲኹም ከይድኩም? 0
n-men- -h-u-i --’īẖu-i? n_____ ī____ r________ n-m-n- ī-̱-m- r-’-h-u-i- ------------------------ nimeni īẖumi rī’īẖumi?
Where were you? ኣበ---ኹ- --ኩም? ኣ__ ዲ__ ኔ____ ኣ-ይ ዲ-ም ኔ-ኩ-? ------------- ኣበይ ዲኹም ኔርኩም? 0
n-meni ---u-- -eẖ-b----i? n_____ ī____ r__________ n-m-n- ī-̱-m- r-h-ī-i-u-i- -------------------------- nimeni īẖumi reẖībikumi?
Who did you help? ንመን--ኻ-ሓ---? ን__ ኢ_ ሓ____ ን-ን ኢ- ሓ-ዝ-? ------------ ንመን ኢኻ ሓጊዝካ? 0
n----i ī--u---re-̱īb--u-i? n_____ ī____ r__________ n-m-n- ī-̱-m- r-h-ī-i-u-i- -------------------------- nimeni īẖumi reẖībikumi?
Who did you write to? ንመ- -ኻ-ጽሒፍካ? ን__ ኢ_ ጽ____ ን-ን ኢ- ጽ-ፍ-? ------------ ንመን ኢኻ ጽሒፍካ? 0
ni---i -h-umi-r-ẖī-i--m-? n_____ ī____ r__________ n-m-n- ī-̱-m- r-h-ī-i-u-i- -------------------------- nimeni īẖumi reẖībikumi?
Who did you reply to? ን-ን----መ-ስ-? ን__ ኢ_ መ____ ን-ን ኢ- መ-ስ-? ------------ ንመን ኢኻ መሊስካ? 0
m-n- īh-----a-e--h--mo? m___ ī____ a_________ m-n- ī-̱-m- a-e-ī-̱-m-? ----------------------- meni īẖumi alelīẖumo?

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Bilingualism improves hearing

People who speak two languages hear better. They can distinguish between different sounds more accurately. An American study has come to this conclusion. Researchers tested several teenagers. Part of the test subjects grew up bilingual. These teenagers spoke English and Spanish. The other part of the subjects only spoke English. The young people had to listen to a particular syllable. It was the syllable ‘da’. It didn't belong to either of the languages. The syllable was played for the test subjects using headphones. At the same time, their brain activity was measured with electrodes. After this test the teenagers had to listen to the syllable again. This time, however, they could hear many disruptive sounds as well. There were various voices saying meaningless sentences. The bilingual individuals reacted very strongly to the syllable. Their brain showed a lot of activity. They could identify the syllable exactly, with and without the disruptive sounds. The monolingual individuals were not successful. Their hearing was not as good as the bilingual test subjects. The result of the experiment surprised researchers. Until then it was only known that musicians have an especially good ear. But it appears that bilingualism also trains the ear. People that are bilingual are constantly confronted with different sounds. Therefore, their brain must develop new abilities. It learns how to distinguish different linguistic stimuli. Researchers are now testing how language skills affect the brain. Maybe hearing can still benefit when a person learns languages later in life…