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46 [forty-six]

In the discotheque

In the discotheque

46 [አርባ ስድስት]

46 [āriba sidisiti]

በ <ግሬስ> ውስጥ

[bedanisi bēti wisit’i]

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Is this seat taken? ይሄ-ወ-በር-ተ-ዛ-? ይ_ ወ___ ተ____ ይ- ወ-በ- ተ-ዛ-? ------------- ይሄ ወንበር ተይዛል? 0
yi-ē-we-ib-r------za-i? y___ w_______ t________ y-h- w-n-b-r- t-y-z-l-? ----------------------- yihē weniberi teyizali?
May I sit with you? ከ--ስዎ--- መ-መጥ-እች-ለ-? ከ____ ጋ_ መ___ እ_____ ከ-ር-ዎ ጋ- መ-መ- እ-ላ-ው- -------------------- ከእርስዎ ጋር መቀመጥ እችላለው? 0
k---r----o gar--me-’e----- ich-l-----? k_________ g___ m_________ i__________ k-’-r-s-w- g-r- m-k-e-e-’- i-h-l-l-w-? -------------------------------------- ke’irisiwo gari mek’emet’i ichilalewi?
Sure. በ-----ት በ______ በ-ግ-ኝ-ት ------- በርግጠኝነት 0
be---i--e--ine-i b_______________ b-r-g-t-e-y-n-t- ---------------- berigit’enyineti
How do you like the music? ሙዚ-ው--እንዴት-አ-ኙት？ ሙ____ እ___ አ____ ሙ-ቃ-ን እ-ዴ- አ-ኙ-？ ---------------- ሙዚቃውን እንዴት አገኙት？ 0
m-zī-’--i-- ini---i āg--y---？ m__________ i______ ā________ m-z-k-a-i-i i-i-ē-i ā-e-y-t-？ ----------------------------- muzīk’awini inidēti āgenyuti？
A little too loud. ት-ሽ---። ት__ ጮ__ ት-ሽ ጮ-። ------- ትንሽ ጮከ። 0
t-ni------’o-e. t______ c______ t-n-s-i c-’-k-. --------------- tinishi ch’oke.
But the band plays very well. ግን --ዱ--- -ጫ-ታ-። ግ_ ባ__ ጥ_ ይ_____ ግ- ባ-ዱ ጥ- ይ-ወ-ል- ---------------- ግን ባንዱ ጥሩ ይጫወታል። 0
g--i -a-i-u--’ir--yi--’a-et---. g___ b_____ t____ y____________ g-n- b-n-d- t-i-u y-c-’-w-t-l-. ------------------------------- gini banidu t’iru yich’awetali.
Do you come here often? ቶሎ ቶሎ-እዚህ ይመጣሉ? ቶ_ ቶ_ እ__ ይ____ ቶ- ቶ- እ-ህ ይ-ጣ-? --------------- ቶሎ ቶሎ እዚህ ይመጣሉ? 0
t-lo--o-o-i---i-----t’---? t___ t___ i____ y_________ t-l- t-l- i-ī-i y-m-t-a-u- -------------------------- tolo tolo izīhi yimet’alu?
No, this is the first time. አ-ይ--- -መ--ሪ- ጊዜ--ው። አ__ ይ_ ለ_____ ጊ_ ነ__ አ-ይ ይ- ለ-ጀ-ሪ- ጊ- ነ-። -------------------- አያይ ይሄ ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ ነው። 0
ā--yi ---ē-leme-----ī---g----n---. ā____ y___ l___________ g___ n____ ā-a-i y-h- l-m-j-m-r-y- g-z- n-w-. ---------------------------------- āyayi yihē lemejemerīya gīzē newi.
I’ve never been here before. ከዚ- -ፊት---- --ቼ -ላ---። ከ__ በ__ እ__ መ__ አ_____ ከ-ህ በ-ት እ-ህ መ-ቼ አ-ው-ም- ---------------------- ከዚህ በፊት እዚህ መጥቼ አላውቅም። 0
kezīhi b----i-i-īhi -e--ic---ā-a-----mi. k_____ b_____ i____ m_______ ā__________ k-z-h- b-f-t- i-ī-i m-t-i-h- ā-a-i-’-m-. ---------------------------------------- kezīhi befīti izīhi met’ichē ālawik’imi.
Would you like to dance? መደ-ስ -ፈል--? መ___ ይ_____ መ-ነ- ይ-ል-ሉ- ----------- መደነስ ይፈልጋሉ? 0
m--e-e-- -ife-iga--? m_______ y__________ m-d-n-s- y-f-l-g-l-? -------------------- medenesi yifeligalu?
Maybe later. ድ--- ወ--ኋላ ድ___ ወ____ ድ-ገ- ወ-በ-ላ ---------- ድንገት ወደበኋላ 0
di---eti wed---h--a-a d_______ w__________ d-n-g-t- w-d-b-h-w-l- --------------------- dinigeti wedebeḫwala
I can’t dance very well. ዳ-----ዝ -ይደለ-ም። ዳ__ ጎ__ አ______ ዳ-ስ ጎ-ዝ አ-ደ-ሁ-። --------------- ዳንስ ጎበዝ አይደለሁም። 0
da--s- g--e----y-de-eh-m-. d_____ g_____ ā___________ d-n-s- g-b-z- ā-i-e-e-u-i- -------------------------- danisi gobezi āyidelehumi.
It’s very easy. በ-- --ል----። በ__ ቀ__ ነ_ ። በ-ም ቀ-ል ነ- ። ------------ በጣም ቀላል ነው ። 0
b-t--m- k--l-l---e---. b______ k______ n___ . b-t-a-i k-e-a-i n-w- . ---------------------- bet’ami k’elali newi .
I’ll show you. እኔ -ሳዮ--ው። እ_ አ______ እ- አ-ዮ-ለ-። ---------- እኔ አሳዮታለው። 0
i-- ---yot-l-wi. i__ ā___________ i-ē ā-a-o-a-e-i- ---------------- inē āsayotalewi.
No, maybe some other time. አያይ ------ዜ ----ል። አ__ ፤ ሌ_ ጊ_ ይ_____ አ-ይ ፤ ሌ- ጊ- ይ-ለ-ል- ------------------ አያይ ፤ ሌላ ጊዜ ይሻለኛል። 0
āya-i-;---l- -īz- yi---leny--i. ā____ ; l___ g___ y____________ ā-a-i ; l-l- g-z- y-s-a-e-y-l-. ------------------------------- āyayi ; lēla gīzē yishalenyali.
Are you waiting for someone? ሰው-እ-ጠበቁ --? ሰ_ እ____ ነ__ ሰ- እ-ጠ-ቁ ነ-? ------------ ሰው እየጠበቁ ነው? 0
se-i-----’e--k-u ---i? s___ i__________ n____ s-w- i-e-’-b-k-u n-w-? ---------------------- sewi iyet’ebek’u newi?
Yes, for my boyfriend. አዎ ፤ ወን- ጋደኛ-ን አ_ ፤ ወ__ ጋ____ አ- ፤ ወ-ድ ጋ-ኛ-ን -------------- አዎ ፤ ወንድ ጋደኛዬን 0
āwo ;-we---i g---ny-yē-i ā__ ; w_____ g__________ ā-o ; w-n-d- g-d-n-a-ē-i ------------------------ āwo ; wenidi gadenyayēni
There he is! ይ----ጣ-ከ-ላ። ይ__ መ_ ከ___ ይ-ው መ- ከ-ላ- ----------- ይሄው መጣ ከኋላ። 0
yi--w- --t-a-keh-w---. y_____ m____ k_______ y-h-w- m-t-a k-h-w-l-. ---------------------- yihēwi met’a keḫwala.

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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!