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Getting to know others

Getting to know others

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Hi! H-l--! H_____ H-l-o- ------ Hallo! 0
Hello! G--ie----! G____ d___ G-e-e d-g- ---------- Goeie dag! 0
How are you? Ho---a-n-dit? H__ g___ d___ H-e g-a- d-t- ------------- Hoe gaan dit? 0
Do you come from Europe? K-- u--it-E-----? K__ u u__ E______ K-m u u-t E-r-p-? ----------------- Kom u uit Europa? 0
Do you come from America? Kom-u --- ---r--a? K__ u u__ A_______ K-m u u-t A-e-i-a- ------------------ Kom u uit Amerika? 0
Do you come from Asia? Ko- u u-t -si-? K__ u u__ A____ K-m u u-t A-i-? --------------- Kom u uit Asië? 0
In which hotel are you staying? I- -----r ho-e- -ly u? I_ w_____ h____ b__ u_ I- w-t-e- h-t-l b-y u- ---------------------- In watter hotel bly u? 0
How long have you been here for? Hoe la----- u a- -ie-? H__ l___ i_ u a_ h____ H-e l-n- i- u a- h-e-? ---------------------- Hoe lank is u al hier? 0
How long will you be staying? Ho- ---k -aan - -l-? H__ l___ g___ u b___ H-e l-n- g-a- u b-y- -------------------- Hoe lank gaan u bly? 0
Do you like it here? G-ni---u --t--ier? G_____ u d__ h____ G-n-e- u d-t h-e-? ------------------ Geniet u dit hier? 0
Are you here on vacation? I- u--ier met vak-----? I_ u h___ m__ v________ I- u h-e- m-t v-k-n-i-? ----------------------- Is u hier met vakansie? 0
Please do visit me sometime! B-soe---y-ass--l---!-- ----k-i-----r --! B_____ m_ a_________ / K__ k____ v__ m__ B-s-e- m- a-s-b-i-f- / K-m k-i-r v-r m-! ---------------------------------------- Besoek my asseblief! / Kom kuier vir my! 0
Here is my address. Hie- i- -y ---e-. H___ i_ m_ a_____ H-e- i- m- a-r-s- ----------------- Hier is my adres. 0
Shall we see each other tomorrow? S----o-s me---r-môre? S___ o__ m_____ m____ S-e- o-s m-k-a- m-r-? --------------------- Sien ons mekaar môre? 0
I am sorry, but I already have plans. E--i--j-mm-r,-m-a- e- h---re--- ---nn-. E_ i_ j______ m___ e_ h__ r____ p______ E- i- j-m-e-, m-a- e- h-t r-e-s p-a-n-. --------------------------------------- Ek is jammer, maar ek het reeds planne. 0
Bye! T-t-i--s! /--oo- --y! /--o-i-l-o-! T________ / M___ b___ / M___ l____ T-t-i-n-! / M-o- b-y- / M-o- l-o-! ---------------------------------- Totsiens! / Mooi bly! / Mooi loop! 0
Good bye! T-----ns! T________ T-t-i-n-! --------- Totsiens! 0
See you soon! Sie- jou -inne-or-! S___ j__ b_________ S-e- j-u b-n-e-o-t- ------------------- Sien jou binnekort! 0

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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…
Did you know?
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!