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en Getting to know others   »   zh 认识，相识

3 [three]

Getting to know others

Getting to know others

3[三]

3 [Sān]

认识，相识

[rènshí, xiāngshí]

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Hi! 你- -喂-！ 你_ /_ ！ 你- /- ！ ------- 你好 /喂 ！ 0
n--h----wèi! n_ h___ w___ n- h-o- w-i- ------------ nǐ hǎo/ wèi!
Hello! 你- ！ 你_ ！ 你- ！ ---- 你好 ！ 0
Nǐ-hǎo! N_ h___ N- h-o- ------- Nǐ hǎo!
How are you? 你 --吗--最近--么-样-? 你 好 吗 /__ 怎_ 样 ? 你 好 吗 /-近 怎- 样 ? ---------------- 你 好 吗 /最近 怎么 样 ? 0
N--hǎ----/-zu-j-n-z-n-----n-? N_ h__ m__ z_____ z____ y____ N- h-o m-/ z-ì-ì- z-n-e y-n-? ----------------------------- Nǐ hǎo ma/ zuìjìn zěnme yàng?
Do you come from Europe? 您-来- 欧- 吗 ? 您 来_ 欧_ 吗 ? 您 来- 欧- 吗 ? ----------- 您 来自 欧洲 吗 ? 0
Nín lá-z------ō----? N__ l____ ō_____ m__ N-n l-i-ì ō-z-ō- m-? -------------------- Nín láizì ōuzhōu ma?
Do you come from America? 您 -自 美- 吗 ? 您 来_ 美_ 吗 ? 您 来- 美- 吗 ? ----------- 您 来自 美国 吗 ? 0
Nín-láizì--ěi-u- --? N__ l____ m_____ m__ N-n l-i-ì m-i-u- m-? -------------------- Nín láizì měiguó ma?
Do you come from Asia? 您 -- -- - ? 您 来_ 亚_ 吗 ? 您 来- 亚- 吗 ? ----------- 您 来自 亚洲 吗 ? 0
N-n --------zhō- --? N__ l____ y_____ m__ N-n l-i-ì y-z-ō- m-? -------------------- Nín láizì yàzhōu ma?
In which hotel are you staying? 您-住- 哪-个--馆-? 您 住_ 哪__ 宾_ ? 您 住- 哪-个 宾- ? ------------- 您 住在 哪一个 宾馆 ? 0
N-n--h---ài -ǎ yīg- bīng-ǎn? N__ z__ z__ n_ y___ b_______ N-n z-ù z-i n- y-g- b-n-u-n- ---------------------------- Nín zhù zài nǎ yīgè bīnguǎn?
How long have you been here for? 您-在-----经--久-了-? 您 在 这_ 已_ 多_ 了 ? 您 在 这- 已- 多- 了 ? ---------------- 您 在 这里 已经 多久 了 ? 0
Nín-z-i ---l---ǐj--g d-ō-iǔ-e? N__ z__ z____ y_____ d________ N-n z-i z-è-ǐ y-j-n- d-ō-i-l-? ------------------------------ Nín zài zhèlǐ yǐjīng duōjiǔle?
How long will you be staying? 您 要 停- -- ? 您 要 停_ 多_ ? 您 要 停- 多- ? ----------- 您 要 停留 多久 ? 0
N-n-y----í-gliú -u---ǔ? N__ y__ t______ d______ N-n y-o t-n-l-ú d-ō-i-? ----------------------- Nín yào tíngliú duōjiǔ?
Do you like it here? 您 喜欢 -里 吗-? 您 喜_ 这_ 吗 ? 您 喜- 这- 吗 ? ----------- 您 喜欢 这里 吗 ? 0
Nín x-hu---z-èl- -a? N__ x_____ z____ m__ N-n x-h-ā- z-è-ǐ m-? -------------------- Nín xǐhuān zhèlǐ ma?
Are you here on vacation? 您 在--里----- ？ 您 在 这_ 度_ 吗 ？ 您 在 这- 度- 吗 ？ ------------- 您 在 这里 度假 吗 ？ 0
Nín-z-i-------dùj-----? N__ z__ z____ d____ m__ N-n z-i z-è-ǐ d-j-à m-? ----------------------- Nín zài zhèlǐ dùjià ma?
Please do visit me sometime! 欢--- - 我这- --！ 欢_ 您 到 我__ 来 ！ 欢- 您 到 我-儿 来 ！ -------------- 欢迎 您 到 我这儿 来 ！ 0
H-ā----g-nín-dà------h-----lái! H_______ n__ d__ w_ z_____ l___ H-ā-y-n- n-n d-o w- z-è-e- l-i- ------------------------------- Huānyíng nín dào wǒ zhè'er lái!
Here is my address. 这是 我-----。 这_ 我_ 住_ 。 这- 我- 住- 。 ---------- 这是 我的 住址 。 0
Z-è---ì -ǒ -- -h-zhǐ. Z__ s__ w_ d_ z______ Z-è s-ì w- d- z-ù-h-. --------------------- Zhè shì wǒ de zhùzhǐ.
Shall we see each other tomorrow? 我- 明- 见--吗-? 我_ 明_ 见_ 吗 ? 我- 明- 见- 吗 ? ------------ 我们 明天 见面 吗 ? 0
W-me--mí----ā- ji-nm-àn---? W____ m_______ j_______ m__ W-m-n m-n-t-ā- j-à-m-à- m-? --------------------------- Wǒmen míngtiān jiànmiàn ma?
I am sorry, but I already have plans. 我-很 -歉- --已-- -排 了 。 我 很 抱__ 我 已 有 安_ 了 。 我 很 抱-, 我 已 有 安- 了 。 -------------------- 我 很 抱歉, 我 已 有 安排 了 。 0
Wǒ -ěn ------n,-wǒ yǐ--ǒu----á--e. W_ h__ b_______ w_ y_ y__ ā_______ W- h-n b-o-i-n- w- y- y-u ā-p-i-e- ---------------------------------- Wǒ hěn bàoqiàn, wǒ yǐ yǒu ānpáile.
Bye! 再见-！ 再_ ！ 再- ！ ---- 再见 ！ 0
Z---ià-! Z_______ Z-i-i-n- -------- Zàijiàn!
Good bye! 再--！ 再_ ！ 再- ！ ---- 再见 ！ 0
Z--ji--! Z_______ Z-i-i-n- -------- Zàijiàn!
See you soon! 一-- 见-！ 一__ 见 ！ 一-儿 见 ！ ------- 一会儿 见 ！ 0
Y-h--'---jiàn! Y_______ j____ Y-h-ǐ-e- j-à-! -------------- Yīhuǐ'er jiàn!

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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!