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Getting to know others

Getting to know others

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Nasîn

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Hi! M-r-e-a! M_______ M-r-e-a- -------- Merheba! 0
Hello! R-jba-! R______ R-j-a-! ------- Rojbaş! 0
How are you? Ç-w--yî? Ç___ y__ Ç-w- y-? -------- Çawa yî? 0
Do you come from Europe? G-lo h---ji----o-----tên? G___ h__ j_ E_______ t___ G-l- h-n j- E-r-p-y- t-n- ------------------------- Gelo hûn ji Ewropayê tên? 0
Do you come from America? G-lo-hûn -i--mer-kayê--ên? G___ h__ j_ E________ t___ G-l- h-n j- E-e-î-a-ê t-n- -------------------------- Gelo hûn ji Emerîkayê tên? 0
Do you come from Asia? G-lo h-n ji-Asy-y- tê-? G___ h__ j_ A_____ t___ G-l- h-n j- A-y-y- t-n- ----------------------- Gelo hûn ji Asyayê tên? 0
In which hotel are you staying? Hû- l--kîjan---el---im--i-? H__ l_ k____ o____ d_______ H-n l- k-j-n o-e-ê d-m-n-n- --------------------------- Hûn li kîjan otelê dimînin? 0
How long have you been here for? Ji k-ngî ve---n li vir-i-? J_ k____ v_ h__ l_ v__ i__ J- k-n-î v- h-n l- v-r i-? -------------------------- Ji kengî ve hûn li vir in? 0
How long will you be staying? H-n----i-a-î b-m-nin? H__ ê ç_____ b_______ H-n ê ç-q-s- b-m-n-n- --------------------- Hûn ê çiqasî bimînin? 0
Do you like it here? H-- --r-d-e----nin? H__ v__ d__________ H-n v-r d-e-i-î-i-? ------------------- Hûn vir diecibînin? 0
Are you here on vacation? G----h-n -i-----bet--ne-- -i-i-? G___ h__ l_ v__ b________ d_____ G-l- h-n l- v-r b-t-a-e-ê d-k-n- -------------------------------- Gelo hûn li vir betlaneyê dikin? 0
Please do visit me sometime! Se----na min b----! S_______ m__ b_____ S-r-d-n- m-n b-k-n- ------------------- Seredana min bikin! 0
Here is my address. N-v----n--min --------. N________ m__ l_ v__ e_ N-v-î-a-a m-n l- v-r e- ----------------------- Navnîşana min li vir e. 0
Shall we see each other tomorrow? Em-ê---b--hev-bib----? E_ ê s___ h__ b_______ E- ê s-b- h-v b-b-n-n- ---------------------- Em ê sibê hev bibînin? 0
I am sorry, but I already have plans. B--o--n--ji-ni-a--e-tev--r----m-- --d---hey-. B_______ j_ n___ v_ t________ m__ e d__ h____ B-b-r-n- j- n-h- v- t-v-î-e-e m-n e d-n h-y-. --------------------------------------------- Biborin, ji niha ve tevdîreke min e din heye. 0
Bye! Bi-x--ir- t-! B_ x_____ t__ B- x-t-r- t-! ------------- Bi xatirê te! 0
Good bye! Bi-hêviy--hev-d-tinê! B_ h_____ h__ d______ B- h-v-y- h-v d-t-n-! --------------------- Bi hêviya hev dîtinê! 0
See you soon! Bi-hê-i-a de-e-e----de----d-tin-! B_ h_____ d_____ n____ h_________ B- h-v-y- d-m-k- n-z-e h-v-î-i-ê- --------------------------------- Bi hêviya demeke nêzde hevdîtinê! 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!