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em At the doctor   »   ti ኣብ እንዳ ሓኪም

57 [fifty-seven]

At the doctor

At the doctor

57 [ሓምሳንሸውዓተን]

57 [ḥamisanishewi‘ateni]

ኣብ እንዳ ሓኪም

[abi inida ḥakīmi]

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I have a doctor’s appointment. ኣብ-ሓ-- ቆጸ--ኣሎኒ። ኣ_ ሓ__ ቆ__ ኣ___ ኣ- ሓ-ም ቆ-ራ ኣ-ኒ- --------------- ኣብ ሓኪም ቆጸራ ኣሎኒ። 0
ab- ḥakīm--k-o---er- -lo-ī። a__ ḥ_____ k________ a_____ a-i h-a-ī-i k-o-s-e-a a-o-ī- ---------------------------- abi ḥakīmi k’ots’era alonī።
I have the appointment at ten o’clock. ቆጸ-ይ ሰ-- -- ኢዩ-። ቆ___ ሰ__ 1_ ኢ_ ። ቆ-ራ- ሰ-ት 1- ኢ- ። ---------------- ቆጸራይ ሰዓት 10 ኢዩ ። 0
k’o--’e--y---e--ti -0 -y- ። k__________ s_____ 1_ ī__ ። k-o-s-e-a-i s-‘-t- 1- ī-u ። --------------------------- k’ots’erayi se‘ati 10 īyu ።
What is your name? መ----ም---ኩ-? መ_ ኢ__ ሽ____ መ- ኢ-ም ሽ-ኩ-? ------------ መን ኢኹም ሽምኩም? 0
men----̱um--s-----umi? m___ ī____ s_________ m-n- ī-̱-m- s-i-i-u-i- ---------------------- meni īẖumi shimikumi?
Please take a seat in the waiting room. ኣብ-ም-----ክፍሊ--ፍ በሉ በጃኹም። ኣ_ ም____ ክ__ ኮ_ በ_ በ____ ኣ- ም-በ-- ክ-ሊ ኮ- በ- በ-ኹ-። ------------------------ ኣብ ምጽበዪ- ክፍሊ ኮፍ በሉ በጃኹም። 0
ab- --t----eyī---if-lī -o----e-- b-ja-----። a__ m__________ k_____ k___ b___ b________ a-i m-t-’-b-y-- k-f-l- k-f- b-l- b-j-h-u-i- ------------------------------------------- abi mits’ibeyī- kifilī kofi belu bejaẖumi።
The doctor is on his way. እቲ---- ክ-ጽ- እ-። እ_ ሓ__ ክ___ እ__ እ- ሓ-ም ክ-ጽ- እ-። --------------- እቲ ሓኪም ክመጽእ እዩ። 0
itī-h-a-īm---im-t---’----u። i__ ḥ_____ k_________ i___ i-ī h-a-ī-i k-m-t-’-’- i-u- --------------------------- itī ḥakīmi kimets’i’i iyu።
What insurance company do you belong to? ኣበ--- -ን-ራንስ-ኣ-ኹ-? ኣ____ ኢ_____ ኣ____ ኣ-የ-ይ ኢ-ሹ-ን- ኣ-ኹ-? ------------------ ኣበየናይ ኢንሹራንስ ኣሎኹም? 0
abe-en-y--īn-s-u--n-si---oh-u-i? a________ ī___________ a_______ a-e-e-a-i ī-i-h-r-n-s- a-o-̱-m-? -------------------------------- abeyenayi īnishuranisi aloẖumi?
What can I do for you? እ--ይ--ሕግ-ኩ----እ-? እ___ ክ_____ እ____ እ-ታ- ክ-ግ-ኩ- እ-እ-? ----------------- እንታይ ክሕግዘኩም እኽእል? 0
ini-a-----ḥigiz-k--i ih-i’i--? i______ k___________ i_______ i-i-a-i k-h-i-i-e-u-i i-̱-’-l-? ------------------------------- initayi kiḥigizekumi iẖi’ili?
Do you have any pain? ቃንዛ-ኣለ-- ዶ? ቃ__ ኣ___ ዶ_ ቃ-ዛ ኣ-ኩ- ዶ- ----------- ቃንዛ ኣለኩም ዶ? 0
k’----a--l--u-i--o? k______ a______ d__ k-a-i-a a-e-u-i d-? ------------------- k’aniza alekumi do?
Where does it hurt? ኣ-ይ-ይ-መ-ም--ሎ? ኣ__ ይ____ ኣ__ ኣ-ይ ይ-መ-ም ኣ-? ------------- ኣበይ ይሕመኩም ኣሎ? 0
a-e-i -iḥ-m-k-m- ---? a____ y_________ a___ a-e-i y-h-i-e-u-i a-o- ---------------------- abeyi yiḥimekumi alo?
I always have back pain. ኩ- ግዜ -ንዛ ሕ- ኣለኒ። ኩ_ ግ_ ቃ__ ሕ_ ኣ___ ኩ- ግ- ቃ-ዛ ሕ- ኣ-ኒ- ----------------- ኩሉ ግዜ ቃንዛ ሕቖ ኣለኒ። 0
ku-u----- k--n--a---i-̱’- a-enī። k___ g___ k______ ḥ____ a_____ k-l- g-z- k-a-i-a h-i-̱-o a-e-ī- -------------------------------- kulu gizē k’aniza ḥiḵ’o alenī።
I often have headaches. ብ--------- --ሲ-ኣሎ-። ብ__ ግ_ ቃ__ ር__ ኣ___ ብ-ሕ ግ- ቃ-ዛ ር-ሲ ኣ-ኒ- ------------------- ብዙሕ ግዜ ቃንዛ ርእሲ ኣሎኒ። 0
b---h----izē -’ani---r--is- -l-n-። b_____ g___ k______ r_____ a_____ b-z-h-i g-z- k-a-i-a r-’-s- a-o-ī- ---------------------------------- bizuḥi gizē k’aniza ri’isī alonī።
I sometimes have stomach aches. ሓ- -ደ ግዜ ቅር-ት-ኣሎኒ። ሓ_ ሓ_ ግ_ ቅ___ ኣ___ ሓ- ሓ- ግ- ቅ-ጸ- ኣ-ኒ- ------------------ ሓደ ሓደ ግዜ ቅርጸት ኣሎኒ። 0
ḥ--e-h--d- gi-ē-----i--’-----l---። ḥ___ ḥ___ g___ k__________ a_____ h-a-e h-a-e g-z- k-i-i-s-e-i a-o-ī- ----------------------------------- ḥade ḥade gizē k’irits’eti alonī።
Remove your top! ና--ላዕሊ -ብስ-ም----ግበሩ-በ---። ና_ ላ__ ነ____ ነ_ ግ__ በ____ ና- ላ-ሊ ነ-ስ-ም ነ- ግ-ሩ በ-ኹ-። ------------------------- ናይ ላዕሊ ነብስኹም ነጻ ግበሩ በጃኹም። 0
n----la‘ilī n---s--̱u-i n-t--- -i-e-- b-j--̱--i። n___ l_____ n_________ n_____ g_____ b________ n-y- l-‘-l- n-b-s-h-u-i n-t-’- g-b-r- b-j-h-u-i- ------------------------------------------------ nayi la‘ilī nebisiẖumi nets’a giberu bejaẖumi።
Lie down on the examining table. በጃኹ--ኣብቲ-ዓ-- በጥ----። በ___ ኣ__ ዓ__ በ_ በ_ ። በ-ኹ- ኣ-ቲ ዓ-ት በ- በ- ። -------------------- በጃኹም ኣብቲ ዓራት በጥ በሉ ። 0
bejah--mi-abit- ‘arati----’-------። b_______ a____ ‘_____ b____ b___ ። b-j-h-u-i a-i-ī ‘-r-t- b-t-i b-l- ። ----------------------------------- bejaẖumi abitī ‘arati bet’i belu ።
Your blood pressure is okay. ጸ-ጢ--- ድ-------ሎ። ጸ_____ ድ__ እ_ ዘ__ ጸ-ጢ-ደ- ድ-ን እ- ዘ-። ----------------- ጸቕጢ-ደም ድሓን እዩ ዘሎ። 0
ts’--̱-i-’ī------diḥan- -yu ----። t______________ d_____ i__ z____ t-’-k-’-t-ī-d-m- d-h-a-i i-u z-l-። ---------------------------------- ts’eḵ’it’ī-demi diḥani iyu zelo።
I will give you an injection. መ--እ-ክ-በኩ-‘-። መ___ ክ_______ መ-ፍ- ክ-በ-ም-የ- ------------- መርፍእ ክህበኩም‘የ። 0
m-ri-i’- -ihi--ku-i--e። m_______ k_____________ m-r-f-’- k-h-b-k-m-‘-e- ----------------------- merifi’i kihibekumi‘ye።
I will give you some pills. ከኒናታት ክህ-ኩ- እ-። ከ____ ክ____ እ__ ከ-ና-ት ክ-በ-ም እ-። --------------- ከኒናታት ክህበኩም እየ። 0
k-nī-a-a-- -i--be-u-i---e። k_________ k_________ i___ k-n-n-t-t- k-h-b-k-m- i-e- -------------------------- kenīnatati kihibekumi iye።
I am giving you a prescription for the pharmacy. ወረ-- (ቅ-ሊ-- ን-ር-- -ህ--- እ-። ወ___ (_____ ን____ ክ____ እ__ ወ-ቐ- (-ብ-ት- ን-ር-ሲ ክ-በ-ም እ-። --------------------------- ወረቐት (ቅብሊት) ንፋርማሲ ክህበኩም እየ። 0
w---k--e-- --’-----ti--ni---i-asī---h-b----i-iye። w________ (__________ n_________ k_________ i___ w-r-k-’-t- (-’-b-l-t-) n-f-r-m-s- k-h-b-k-m- i-e- ------------------------------------------------- wereḵ’eti (k’ibilīti) nifarimasī kihibekumi iye።

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Long words, short words

The length of a word is dependent upon its informative content. This has been shown by an American study. Researchers evaluated words from ten European languages. This was achieved with the help of a computer. The computer analyzed various words with a program. In the process, it used a formula to calculate the informative content. The results were clear. The shorter a word is, the less information it conveys. Interestingly, we use short words more often than long words. The reason for this could lie in the efficiency of speech. When we speak, we concentrate on the most important thing. Therefore, words without much information mustn't be too long. This guarantees we don't spend too much time on unimportant things. The correlation between length and content has another advantage. It ensures that the informative content always remains the same. That is to say, we always say the same amount in a certain period of time. For example, we can use a few long words. But we can also use many short words. It doesn't matter what we decide: The informative content remains the same. As a result, our speech has a consistent rhythm. This makes it easier for listeners to follow us. If the amount of information were always varied, it would be difficult. Our listeners couldn't adapt well to our speech. Comprehension would thus be made difficult. He who wants the best chance of being understood should use short words. Since short words are better comprehended than long ones. Therefore, the principle goes: Keep It Short and Simple! In short: KISS!