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Getting to know others

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Tutustua

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Hi! He-! H___ H-i- ---- Hei! 0
Hello! H-v-ä---iv--! H____ p______ H-v-ä p-i-ä-! ------------- Hyvää päivää! 0
How are you? M--- ku-l--? M___ k______ M-t- k-u-u-? ------------ Mitä kuuluu? 0
Do you come from Europe? Tu-ettek--t- --------t-? T________ t_ E__________ T-l-t-e-o t- E-r-o-a-t-? ------------------------ Tuletteko te Euroopasta? 0
Do you come from America? T-le---k---e Am-r-k--t-? T________ t_ A__________ T-l-t-e-o t- A-e-i-a-t-? ------------------------ Tuletteko te Amerikasta? 0
Do you come from Asia? T-le-t-ko--asiast-? T________ A________ T-l-t-e-o A-s-a-t-? ------------------- Tuletteko Aasiasta? 0
In which hotel are you staying? Miss- h----l---a ---a---te? M____ h_________ t_ a______ M-s-ä h-t-l-i-s- t- a-u-t-? --------------------------- Missä hotellissa te asutte? 0
How long have you been here for? K-i-k----uan ---t-- o--eet--o-t----ä? K_____ k____ o_____ o_____ j_ t______ K-i-k- k-u-n o-e-t- o-l-e- j- t-ä-l-? ------------------------------------- Kuinka kauan olette olleet jo täällä? 0
How long will you be staying? K-inka ka---si -----ä--e? K_____ k______ t_ j______ K-i-k- k-u-k-i t- j-ä-t-? ------------------------- Kuinka kauaksi te jäätte? 0
Do you like it here? V---dy-t-kö-tä---ä? V__________ t______ V-i-d-t-e-ö t-ä-l-? ------------------- Viihdyttekö täällä? 0
Are you here on vacation? Olette-o -e ---al---tä----? O_______ t_ l______ t______ O-e-t-k- t- l-m-l-a t-ä-l-? --------------------------- Oletteko te lomalla täällä? 0
Please do visit me sometime! T---a---ä-mää- josk--! T_____ k______ j______ T-l-a- k-y-ä-n j-s-u-! ---------------------- Tulkaa käymään joskus! 0
Here is my address. T-ssä-on o---t--e-i. T____ o_ o__________ T-s-ä o- o-o-t-e-n-. -------------------- Tässä on osoitteeni. 0
Shall we see each other tomorrow? N---ään-ö-h-ome-na-? N________ h_________ N-h-ä-n-ö h-o-e-n-?- -------------------- Nähdäänkö huomenna?? 0
I am sorry, but I already have plans. Ol-- p--oillani, -inu--a -- j--mu--a m--oj-. O___ p__________ m______ o_ j_ m____ m______ O-e- p-h-i-l-n-, m-n-l-a o- j- m-i-a m-n-j-. -------------------------------------------- Olen pahoillani, minulla on jo muita menoja. 0
Bye! M---k-! M______ M-i-k-! ------- Moikka! 0
Good bye! Nä-em-i-! N________ N-k-m-i-! --------- Näkemiin! 0
See you soon! N-----in! N________ N-k-m-i-! --------- Näkemiin! 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!