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Getting to know others

Getting to know others

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Hi! H--o! H____ H-l-! ----- Helo! 0
Hello! Se----t---ja---ra! S______ s_________ S-l-m-t s-j-h-e-a- ------------------ Selamat sejahtera! 0
How are you? Apa-kh-b-r? A__ k______ A-a k-a-a-? ----------- Apa khabar? 0
Do you come from Europe? A--k----n---b--as----ari--r-p--? A_____ a___ b______ d___ E______ A-a-a- a-d- b-r-s-l d-r- E-o-a-? -------------------------------- Adakah anda berasal dari Eropah? 0
Do you come from America? Adak-h a--- ---asa- ---i A-----a? A_____ a___ b______ d___ A_______ A-a-a- a-d- b-r-s-l d-r- A-e-i-a- --------------------------------- Adakah anda berasal dari Amerika? 0
Do you come from Asia? A-a-ah-an---b--a--l-d--i -s--? A_____ a___ b______ d___ A____ A-a-a- a-d- b-r-s-l d-r- A-i-? ------------------------------ Adakah anda berasal dari Asia? 0
In which hotel are you staying? D- ho--- --n---h ---- me--in--? D_ h____ m______ a___ m________ D- h-t-l m-n-k-h a-d- m-n-i-a-? ------------------------------- Di hotel manakah anda menginap? 0
How long have you been here for? S-d-h b-ra-a-l---k-- a-da -erad--di s---? S____ b_____ l______ a___ b_____ d_ s____ S-d-h b-r-p- l-m-k-h a-d- b-r-d- d- s-n-? ----------------------------------------- Sudah berapa lamakah anda berada di sini? 0
How long will you be staying? Be-a-- l--a--- -nd----n-gal--i-si-i? B_____ l______ a___ t______ d_ s____ B-r-p- l-m-k-h a-d- t-n-g-l d- s-n-? ------------------------------------ Berapa lamakah anda tinggal di sini? 0
Do you like it here? Adak--------suk- d---in-? A_____ a___ s___ d_ s____ A-a-a- a-a- s-k- d- s-n-? ------------------------- Adakah awak suka di sini? 0
Are you here on vacation? Ad-ka---n---sed--g --rc-ti? A_____ a___ s_____ b_______ A-a-a- a-d- s-d-n- b-r-u-i- --------------------------- Adakah anda sedang bercuti? 0
Please do visit me sometime! L------say---e-a--------a! L_____ s___ s_____________ L-w-t- s-y- s-k-l---e-a-a- -------------------------- Lawati saya sekali-sekala! 0
Here is my address. I-i--lamat ----. I__ a_____ s____ I-i a-a-a- s-y-. ---------------- Ini alamat saya. 0
Shall we see each other tomorrow? Kit--j-m-- e---? K___ j____ e____ K-t- j-m-a e-o-? ---------------- Kita jumpa esok? 0
I am sorry, but I already have plans. Maaf- sa-- a---r--cangan. M____ s___ a__ r_________ M-a-, s-y- a-a r-n-a-g-n- ------------------------- Maaf, saya ada rancangan. 0
Bye! Se-am---ti--gal! S______ t_______ S-l-m-t t-n-g-l- ---------------- Selamat tinggal! 0
Good bye! Se---a- -i--g-l! S______ t_______ S-l-m-t t-n-g-l- ---------------- Selamat tinggal! 0
See you soon! J---a --g-! J____ l____ J-m-a l-g-! ----------- Jumpa lagi! 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!