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Small Talk 1

Small Talk 1

20 [ሃያ]

20 [haya]

አነስተኛ ንግግር 1

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Make yourself comfortable! እራ-ዎ--ያ-ናኑ/-አመ-ቹ-! እ____ ያ____ አ___ ! እ-ስ-ን ያ-ና-/ አ-ቻ- ! ------------------ እራስዎን ያዝናኑ/ አመቻቹ ! 0
ir-s--on- --z--anu/ --ec--c---! i________ y________ ā________ ! i-a-i-o-i y-z-n-n-/ ā-e-h-c-u ! ------------------------------- irasiwoni yazinanu/ āmechachu !
Please, feel right at home! እን-ቤት- ይሰ--ት! እ_____ ይ_____ እ-ደ-ት- ይ-ማ-ት- ------------- እንደቤትዎ ይሰማዎት! 0
i---ebētiwo-y-s-ma-oti! i__________ y__________ i-i-e-ē-i-o y-s-m-w-t-! ----------------------- inidebētiwo yisemawoti!
What would you like to drink? ምን-መ-ጣ- --ልጋ-? ም_ መ___ ይ_____ ም- መ-ጣ- ይ-ል-ሉ- -------------- ምን መጠጣት ይፈልጋሉ? 0
mi-i me-’-t’--i--if-----lu? m___ m_________ y__________ m-n- m-t-e-’-t- y-f-l-g-l-? --------------------------- mini met’et’ati yifeligalu?
Do you like music? ሙዚቃ-ይ---? ሙ__ ይ____ ሙ-ቃ ይ-ዳ-? --------- ሙዚቃ ይወዳሉ? 0
m-----a yiw-da--? m______ y________ m-z-k-a y-w-d-l-? ----------------- muzīk’a yiwedalu?
I like classical music. እ- በመሳሪ----ቀነ--- -ዚቃ -ወዳ-ው። እ_ በ____ የ______ ሙ__ እ_____ እ- በ-ሳ-ያ የ-ቀ-ባ-ሩ ሙ-ቃ እ-ዳ-ው- --------------------------- እኔ በመሳሪያ የተቀነባበሩ ሙዚቃ እወዳለው። 0
in--bem---rīy- -e--k’e--b-be-u--u--k’-----da--wi. i__ b_________ y______________ m______ i_________ i-ē b-m-s-r-y- y-t-k-e-e-a-e-u m-z-k-a i-e-a-e-i- ------------------------------------------------- inē bemesarīya yetek’enebaberu muzīk’a iwedalewi.
These are my CD’s. እነ----ኔ---ዎ--ናቸው። እ___ የ_ ሲ___ ና___ እ-ዚ- የ- ሲ-ዎ- ና-ው- ----------------- እነዚህ የኔ ሲዲዎች ናቸው። 0
in--ī-i-yen- sī---ochi------wi. i______ y___ s________ n_______ i-e-ī-i y-n- s-d-w-c-i n-c-e-i- ------------------------------- inezīhi yenē sīdīwochi nachewi.
Do you play a musical instrument? የ-ዚቃ -ሳሪ----ወት ይችላሉ? የ___ መ___ መ___ ይ____ የ-ዚ- መ-ሪ- መ-ወ- ይ-ላ-? -------------------- የሙዚቃ መሳሪያ መጫወት ይችላሉ? 0
y----īk-a m---r--a-me-h’---t--yi-----l-? y________ m_______ m_________ y_________ y-m-z-k-a m-s-r-y- m-c-’-w-t- y-c-i-a-u- ---------------------------------------- yemuzīk’a mesarīya mech’aweti yichilalu?
This is my guitar. ይሄ -እኔ ጊ----ው። ይ_ የ__ ጊ__ ነ__ ይ- የ-ኔ ጊ-ር ነ-። -------------- ይሄ የእኔ ጊታር ነው። 0
y--ē --’-n--g--a-i-----. y___ y_____ g_____ n____ y-h- y-’-n- g-t-r- n-w-. ------------------------ yihē ye’inē gītari newi.
Do you like to sing? መዝፈ---ወዳሉ? መ___ ይ____ መ-ፈ- ይ-ዳ-? ---------- መዝፈን ይወዳሉ? 0
mezife-- y-wed-lu? m_______ y________ m-z-f-n- y-w-d-l-? ------------------ mezifeni yiwedalu?
Do you have children? ል-ች--ለ--? ል__ አ____ ል-ች አ-ዎ-? --------- ልጆች አለዎት? 0
lij-ch- ālew-ti? l______ ā_______ l-j-c-i ā-e-o-i- ---------------- lijochi ālewoti?
Do you have a dog? ው------? ው_ አ____ ው- አ-ዎ-? -------- ውሻ አለዎት? 0
w--ha ----oti? w____ ā_______ w-s-a ā-e-o-i- -------------- wisha ālewoti?
Do you have a cat? ድመት -ለዎ-? ድ__ አ____ ድ-ት አ-ዎ-? --------- ድመት አለዎት? 0
di-et---le--ti? d_____ ā_______ d-m-t- ā-e-o-i- --------------- dimeti ālewoti?
These are my books. እነ-ህ -ኔ -ጽ--ች---ው እ___ የ_ መ____ ና__ እ-ዚ- የ- መ-ሃ-ች ና-ው ----------------- እነዚህ የኔ መጽሃፎች ናቸው 0
i-----i-yen--m--------o--- n-----i i______ y___ m____________ n______ i-e-ī-i y-n- m-t-’-h-f-c-i n-c-e-i ---------------------------------- inezīhi yenē mets’ihafochi nachewi
I am currently reading this book. አ-- ይሄ-- -ጽሃ--እያ-በ-ኩ--ነው አ__ ይ___ መ___ እ______ ነ_ አ-ን ይ-ን- መ-ሃ- እ-ነ-ብ-ኝ ነ- ------------------------ አሁን ይሄንን መጽሃፍ እያነበብኩኝ ነው 0
ā--n- y---ni------s-i--fi-iyanebe--kuny- n-wi ā____ y_______ m_________ i_____________ n___ ā-u-i y-h-n-n- m-t-’-h-f- i-a-e-e-i-u-y- n-w- --------------------------------------------- āhuni yihēnini mets’ihafi iyanebebikunyi newi
What do you like to read? ምን-ማ------ዳሉ? ም_ ማ___ ይ____ ም- ማ-በ- ይ-ዳ-? ------------- ምን ማንበብ ይወዳሉ? 0
m-n---a---e-i ---e---u? m___ m_______ y________ m-n- m-n-b-b- y-w-d-l-? ----------------------- mini manibebi yiwedalu?
Do you like to go to concerts? የ--- --ጅት -ሄ--ይ-ዳሉ? የ___ ዝ___ መ__ ይ____ የ-ዚ- ዝ-ጅ- መ-ድ ይ-ዳ-? ------------------- የሙዚቃ ዝግጅት መሄድ ይወዳሉ? 0
ye-uzī-’a-zi---it-----ēd---i-edal-? y________ z_______ m_____ y________ y-m-z-k-a z-g-j-t- m-h-d- y-w-d-l-? ----------------------------------- yemuzīk’a zigijiti mehēdi yiwedalu?
Do you like to go to the theatre / theater (am.)? ቲያት- -- መሄ- -ወዳሉ? ቲ___ ቤ_ መ__ ይ____ ቲ-ት- ቤ- መ-ድ ይ-ዳ-? ----------------- ቲያትር ቤት መሄድ ይወዳሉ? 0
tīya-iri b--- -eh-d--y-------? t_______ b___ m_____ y________ t-y-t-r- b-t- m-h-d- y-w-d-l-? ------------------------------ tīyatiri bēti mehēdi yiwedalu?
Do you like to go to the opera? ኦፔ---ሄድ --ዳ-? ኦ__ መ__ ይ____ ኦ-ራ መ-ድ ይ-ዳ-? ------------- ኦፔራ መሄድ ይወዳሉ? 0
o--r-----ē-i-yi---a--? o____ m_____ y________ o-ē-a m-h-d- y-w-d-l-? ---------------------- opēra mehēdi yiwedalu?

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Mother language? Father language!

As a child, from whom did you learn your language? For sure you'll say: From mother! Most people in the world think that. The term ‘mother language’ exists in almost all nations. The English as well as the Chinese are familiar with it. Perhaps because mothers spend more time with the children. But recent studies have come to different results. They show that our language is mostly the language of our fathers. Researchers examined genetic material and languages of mixed tribes. In such tribes, the parents came from different cultures. These tribes originated thousands of years ago. Large migratory movements were the reason for this. The genetic material of these mixed tribes was genetically analyzed. Then it was compared to the language of the tribe. Most tribes speak the language of their male ancestors. That means, the language of the country comes from the Y chromosome. So men brought their language with them to foreign lands. And the women there then adopted the new language of the men. But even today, fathers have a great deal of influence on our language. Because when learning, babies are oriented toward the language of their father. Fathers speak considerably less with their children. The male sentence structure is also simpler than that of the female. As a result, the language of the father is better suited for babies. It doesn't overwhelm them and is easier to learn as a result. That is why children prefer to imitate ‘Dad’ when speaking rather than ‘Mum’. Later, the mother's vocabulary shapes the child's language. In this way, mothers influence our language as well as fathers. So it should be called parental language!
Did you know?
Italian is counted among the Romance languages. That means that it developed out of Latin. Italian is the native language of about 70 million people. The majority of those live in Italy. Italian is also understood in Slovenia and Croatia. The language travelled as far away as Africa through colonial politics. Even today, Italian is understood in Libya, Somalia, and Eritrea by many older people. Numerous emigrants also took the language with them to their new homeland. Most notably there are many Italian-language communities in South America. Often Italian has mixed in with Spanish in those areas and created new languages. The unusual thing about Italian is its many different dialects. Some experts even speak of individual languages. The orthography of Italian is not difficult; it follows the pronunciation. For many, Italian is the most beautiful language in the world! Perhaps because it is the language of music, design and good cuisine?