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Getting to know others

Getting to know others

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Seznamování

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Hi! A---! A____ A-o-! ----- Ahoj! 0
Hello! Do--ý ---! D____ d___ D-b-ý d-n- ---------- Dobrý den! 0
How are you? Jak--e-mát-? J__ s_ m____ J-k s- m-t-? ------------ Jak se máte? 0
Do you come from Europe? Jst- - E-r--y? J___ z E______ J-t- z E-r-p-? -------------- Jste z Evropy? 0
Do you come from America? J--e z-A-e-i-y? J___ z A_______ J-t- z A-e-i-y- --------------- Jste z Ameriky? 0
Do you come from Asia? Js-- z Asie? J___ z A____ J-t- z A-i-? ------------ Jste z Asie? 0
In which hotel are you staying? Ve -t--é---o-e-----d-í-e? V_ k_____ h_____ b_______ V- k-e-é- h-t-l- b-d-í-e- ------------------------- Ve kterém hotelu bydlíte? 0
How long have you been here for? J---dlo-h--u--tu --t-? J__ d_____ u_ t_ j____ J-k d-o-h- u- t- j-t-? ---------------------- Jak dlouho už tu jste? 0
How long will you be staying? Ja- d--u---tu-------e--? J__ d_____ t_ z_________ J-k d-o-h- t- z-s-a-e-e- ------------------------ Jak dlouho tu zůstanete? 0
Do you like it here? L-b---e --- --dy? L___ s_ V__ t____ L-b- s- V-m t-d-? ----------------- Líbí se Vám tady? 0
Are you here on vacation? Js-e----------o-ené? J___ t_ n_ d________ J-t- t- n- d-v-l-n-? -------------------- Jste tu na dovolené? 0
Please do visit me sometime! Přijď-e----mn---ě--y n- ---š----! P______ k_ m__ n____ n_ n________ P-i-ď-e k- m-ě n-k-y n- n-v-t-v-! --------------------------------- Přijďte ke mně někdy na návštěvu! 0
Here is my address. T-d- m--e-m---adr-su. T___ m___ m__ a______ T-d- m-t- m-u a-r-s-. --------------------- Tady máte mou adresu. 0
Shall we see each other tomorrow? Uvidí-e -- --tra? U______ s_ z_____ U-i-í-e s- z-t-a- ----------------- Uvidíme se zítra? 0
I am sorry, but I already have plans. M-----ě --,--l- -ž -ám - pl-------- jin--o. M___ m_ t__ a__ u_ m__ v p____ n___ j______ M-z- m- t-, a-e u- m-m v p-á-u n-c- j-n-h-. ------------------------------------------- Mrzí mě to, ale už mám v plánu něco jiného. 0
Bye! Čau! Č___ Č-u- ---- Čau! 0
Good bye! N- shled-n--! N_ s_________ N- s-l-d-n-u- ------------- Na shledanou! 0
See you soon! T-- z---m! T__ z_____ T-k z-t-m- ---------- Tak zatím! 0

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!