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23 [twenty-three]

Learning foreign languages

Learning foreign languages

23 [ሃያ ሶስት]

23 [haya sositi]

የውጭ ቋንቋዎችን መማር

[yewich’i k’wanik’wawochini memari]

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Where did you learn Spanish? የት ---እ-ፓንኛ-የ-ማ--? የ_ ነ_ እ____ የ_____ የ- ነ- እ-ፓ-ኛ የ-ማ-ት- ------------------ የት ነው እስፓንኛ የተማሩት? 0
y-ti -e-i--s-p--i--- yet-----t-? y___ n___ i_________ y__________ y-t- n-w- i-i-a-i-y- y-t-m-r-t-? -------------------------------- yeti newi isipaninya yetemaruti?
Can you also speak Portuguese? ፖ--ጋል-- -ና-ር --ላ-? ፖ______ መ___ ይ____ ፖ-ቱ-ል-ም መ-ገ- ይ-ላ-? ------------------ ፖርቱጋልኛም መናገር ይችላሉ? 0
por--ug--in-am---e-a-er- -ic-il--u? p______________ m_______ y_________ p-r-t-g-l-n-a-i m-n-g-r- y-c-i-a-u- ----------------------------------- poritugalinyami menageri yichilalu?
Yes, and I also speak some Italian. አ----ቂት -ሊያን-----ር እ-ላለ-። አ__ ጥ__ ጣ_____ ጭ__ እ_____ አ-። ጥ-ት ጣ-ያ-ኛ- ጭ-ር እ-ላ-ው- ------------------------- አዎ። ጥቂት ጣሊያንኛም ጭምር እችላለው። 0
ā--.-t-ik’ī-- t’--īyani--ami ch’i-------h--a-e-i. ā___ t_______ t_____________ c_______ i__________ ā-o- t-i-’-t- t-a-ī-a-i-y-m- c-’-m-r- i-h-l-l-w-. ------------------------------------------------- āwo. t’ik’īti t’alīyaninyami ch’imiri ichilalewi.
I think you speak very well. እ--ሚመ--- በ-ም--- -ናገራ-። እ_______ በ__ ጥ_ ይ_____ እ-ደ-መ-ለ- በ-ም ጥ- ይ-ገ-ሉ- ---------------------- እንደሚመስለኝ በጣም ጥሩ ይናገራሉ። 0
i-i-e-ī-e---e--i-bet-ami t-ir--yin-ge--l-. i_______________ b______ t____ y__________ i-i-e-ī-e-i-e-y- b-t-a-i t-i-u y-n-g-r-l-. ------------------------------------------ inidemīmesilenyi bet’ami t’iru yinageralu.
The languages are quite similar. ቋ-ቋዎቹ-በጣ- ተመ-ሳ--- -ላቸው። ቋ____ በ__ ተ______ አ____ ቋ-ቋ-ቹ በ-ም ተ-ሳ-ይ-ት አ-ቸ-። ----------------------- ቋንቋዎቹ በጣም ተመሳሳይነት አላቸው። 0
k--a--k’-aw-chu -e-’--i t----as-yineti-----h-wi. k______________ b______ t_____________ ā________ k-w-n-k-w-w-c-u b-t-a-i t-m-s-s-y-n-t- ā-a-h-w-. ------------------------------------------------ k’wanik’wawochu bet’ami temesasayineti ālachewi.
I can understand them well. እ-ም ጥሩ ይገ--------ለው። እ__ ጥ_ ይ_____ እ_____ እ-ም ጥ- ይ-ቡ-ል- እ-ማ-ው- -------------------- እኔም ጥሩ ይገቡኛል/ እሰማለው። 0
inē-i-t--r- yige------i---se-ale--. i____ t____ y___________ i_________ i-ē-i t-i-u y-g-b-n-a-i- i-e-a-e-i- ----------------------------------- inēmi t’iru yigebunyali/ isemalewi.
But speaking and writing is difficult. ግን---ገ-- መጻ- ከባ----። ግ_ መ____ መ__ ከ__ ነ__ ግ- መ-ገ-ና መ-ፍ ከ-ድ ነ-። -------------------- ግን መናገርና መጻፍ ከባድ ነው። 0
g--- -ena---i--------a-i k---di-ne-i. g___ m_________ m_______ k_____ n____ g-n- m-n-g-r-n- m-t-’-f- k-b-d- n-w-. ------------------------------------- gini menagerina mets’afi kebadi newi.
I still make many mistakes. እ-- አሁን--ዙ-እ----ው። እ__ አ__ ብ_ እ______ እ-ከ አ-ን ብ- እ-ሳ-ለ-። ------------------ እስከ አሁን ብዙ እሳሳታለው። 0
is--e-āh-n- --zu -sa-a--le-i. i____ ā____ b___ i___________ i-i-e ā-u-i b-z- i-a-a-a-e-i- ----------------------------- isike āhuni bizu isasatalewi.
Please correct me each time. እባ-- ሁ- ጊዜ-ያርሙኝ። እ___ ሁ_ ጊ_ ያ____ እ-ክ- ሁ- ጊ- ያ-ሙ-። ---------------- እባክዎ ሁል ጊዜ ያርሙኝ። 0
ib---w- h-l--gīz- ya-im--y-. i______ h___ g___ y_________ i-a-i-o h-l- g-z- y-r-m-n-i- ---------------------------- ibakiwo huli gīzē yarimunyi.
Your pronunciation is very good. አ-ጋ--- ጥ--ነ-። አ_____ ጥ_ ነ__ አ-ጋ-ሮ- ጥ- ነ-። ------------- አነጋገሮት ጥሩ ነው። 0
ā---a-erot- -’ir- n-w-. ā__________ t____ n____ ā-e-a-e-o-i t-i-u n-w-. ----------------------- ānegageroti t’iru newi.
You only have a slight accent. ት-ሽ-ያነ------ቤ ች-- ----። ት__ ያ____ ዘ__ ች__ አ____ ት-ሽ ያ-ጋ-ር ዘ-ቤ ች-ር አ-ብ-። ----------------------- ትንሽ ያነጋገር ዘይቤ ችግር አለብዎ። 0
tinis-----neg-g-r- -e---ē --------ā-ebi--. t______ y_________ z_____ c______ ā_______ t-n-s-i y-n-g-g-r- z-y-b- c-i-i-i ā-e-i-o- ------------------------------------------ tinishi yanegageri zeyibē chigiri ālebiwo.
One can tell where you come from. ከ-----ደመ---ው --ቅ ---ል ። ከ__ እ____ ሰ_ ማ__ ይ___ ። ከ-ት እ-ደ-ጡ ሰ- ማ-ቅ ይ-ላ- ። ----------------------- ከየት እንደመጡ ሰው ማወቅ ይችላል ። 0
k-y--i -n--e-e----s-wi m-----i yi-hi--l- . k_____ i_________ s___ m______ y________ . k-y-t- i-i-e-e-’- s-w- m-w-k-i y-c-i-a-i . ------------------------------------------ keyeti inidemet’u sewi mawek’i yichilali .
What is your mother tongue / native language (am.)? የ------ ቋ--- ም-ድ- ነው? የ__ መ__ ቋ___ ም___ ነ__ የ-ፍ መ-ቻ ቋ-ቋ- ም-ድ- ነ-? --------------------- የአፍ መፍቻ ቋንቋዎ ምንድን ነው? 0
ye--f---efich- -’--n--’-awo---ni-----n--i? y_____ m______ k___________ m_______ n____ y-’-f- m-f-c-a k-w-n-k-w-w- m-n-d-n- n-w-? ------------------------------------------ ye’āfi meficha k’wanik’wawo minidini newi?
Are you taking a language course? ቋ-- ---ማሩ-ነው? ቋ__ እ____ ነ__ ቋ-ቋ እ-ተ-ሩ ነ-? ------------- ቋንቋ እየተማሩ ነው? 0
k’---------iy-t------ne--? k_________ i________ n____ k-w-n-k-w- i-e-e-a-u n-w-? -------------------------- k’wanik’wa iyetemaru newi?
Which textbook are you using? የቱን መ--- ነው----ቀ--? የ__ መ___ ነ_ የ______ የ-ን መ-ሐ- ነ- የ-ጠ-ሙ-? ------------------- የቱን መጽሐፍ ነው የሚጠቀሙት? 0
y-t--- m----ih---- new- y-----ek-----i? y_____ m_________ n___ y______________ y-t-n- m-t-’-h-ā-i n-w- y-m-t-e-’-m-t-? --------------------------------------- yetuni mets’iḥāfi newi yemīt’ek’emuti?
I don’t remember the name right now. ስሙን-----ማስ--ስ ----ም። ስ__ አ__ ማ____ አ_____ ስ-ን አ-ን ማ-ታ-ስ አ-ች-ም- -------------------- ስሙን አሁን ማስታወስ አልችልም። 0
s-mun----uni ma-i-awe-- -l-c-ili-i. s_____ ā____ m_________ ā__________ s-m-n- ā-u-i m-s-t-w-s- ā-i-h-l-m-. ----------------------------------- simuni āhuni masitawesi ālichilimi.
The title is not coming to me. ር-- ሊ-ጣ---አል---። ር__ ሊ____ አ_____ ር-ሱ ሊ-ጣ-ኝ አ-ቻ-ም- ---------------- ርእሱ ሊመጣልኝ አልቻለም። 0
ri-is- līme-’-l--yi-ā-i---l-mi. r_____ l___________ ā__________ r-’-s- l-m-t-a-i-y- ā-i-h-l-m-. ------------------------------- ri’isu līmet’alinyi ālichalemi.
I’ve forgotten it. እረስቼዋ---። እ________ እ-ስ-ዋ-ሁ-። --------- እረስቼዋለሁኝ። 0
ires---ē---eh---i. i_________________ i-e-i-h-w-l-h-n-i- ------------------ iresichēwalehunyi.

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