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Getting to know others

Getting to know others

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Tuttavaks saama

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Hi! Ter-! T____ T-r-! ----- Tere! 0
Hello! T-re --ev--t! T___ p_______ T-r- p-e-a-t- ------------- Tere päevast! 0
How are you? K--das l-he-? K_____ l_____ K-i-a- l-h-b- ------------- Kuidas läheb? 0
Do you come from Europe? T--e-e -e Eur-o--st? T_____ t_ E_________ T-l-t- t- E-r-o-a-t- -------------------- Tulete te Euroopast? 0
Do you come from America? T-lete-te A----i---t? T_____ t_ A__________ T-l-t- t- A-e-r-k-s-? --------------------- Tulete te Ameerikast? 0
Do you come from Asia? Tul--e-t--Aa---s-? T_____ t_ A_______ T-l-t- t- A-s-a-t- ------------------ Tulete te Aasiast? 0
In which hotel are you staying? Mi-l---s-hot-ll-s--e p---u-e? M_______ h_______ t_ p_______ M-l-i-e- h-t-l-i- t- p-a-u-e- ----------------------------- Millises hotellis te peatute? 0
How long have you been here for? Ku- --u- te--i-- --ba ol-t-? K__ k___ t_ s___ j___ o_____ K-i k-u- t- s-i- j-b- o-e-e- ---------------------------- Kui kaua te siin juba olete? 0
How long will you be staying? Kui--a-a---t--j---e? K__ k_____ t_ j_____ K-i k-u-k- t- j-ä-e- -------------------- Kui kauaks te jääte? 0
Do you like it here? K-s t--l- me----b--iin? K__ t____ m______ s____ K-s t-i-e m-e-d-b s-i-? ----------------------- Kas teile meeldib siin? 0
Are you here on vacation? O-e-e-te s-in--u--u---? O____ t_ s___ p________ O-e-e t- s-i- p-h-u-e-? ----------------------- Olete te siin puhkusel? 0
Please do visit me sometime! K-la--a-e -i-d-kun-g-! K________ m___ k______ K-l-s-a-e m-n- k-n-g-! ---------------------- Külastage mind kunagi! 0
Here is my address. Si-n on-m--u --d-ess. S___ o_ m___ a_______ S-i- o- m-n- a-d-e-s- --------------------- Siin on minu aadress. 0
Shall we see each other tomorrow? Ka---ä----h---e? K__ n____ h_____ K-s n-e-e h-m-e- ---------------- Kas näeme homme? 0
I am sorry, but I already have plans. Mul--n-k-h-u, ---d-m-l-o------gi ---- -es. M__ o_ k_____ k___ m__ o_ m_____ j___ e___ M-l o- k-h-u- k-i- m-l o- m-d-g- j-b- e-s- ------------------------------------------ Mul on kahju, kuid mul on midagi juba ees. 0
Bye! Hü--s--! H_______ H-v-s-i- -------- Hüvasti! 0
Good bye! N-ge--s-n-! N__________ N-g-m-s-n-! ----------- Nägemiseni! 0
See you soon! V--sti---em-! V_____ n_____ V-r-t- n-e-e- ------------- Varsti näeme! 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…
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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!