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en At the restaurant 2   »   am ምግብ ቤቱ 2

30 [thirty]

At the restaurant 2

At the restaurant 2

30 [ሰላሳ]

30 [selasa]

ምግብ ቤቱ 2

[bemigibi bēti wisit’i 2]

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An apple juice, please. እባ-ህ-ሽ -ፖ---ማቂ እ_____ የ__ ጭ__ እ-ክ-/- የ-ም ጭ-ቂ -------------- እባክህ/ሽ የፖም ጭማቂ 0
ib-k-h--s---ye--m- c-’ima-’ī i__________ y_____ c________ i-a-i-i-s-i y-p-m- c-’-m-k-ī ---------------------------- ibakihi/shi yepomi ch’imak’ī
A lemonade, please. እባክ----ው----ሚ እ_____ ው_ በ__ እ-ክ-/- ው- በ-ሚ ------------- እባክህ/ሽ ውሃ በሎሚ 0
ib--ih--s-i -i-- -elomī i__________ w___ b_____ i-a-i-i-s-i w-h- b-l-m- ----------------------- ibakihi/shi wiha belomī
A tomato juice, please. እ-ክ-/ሽ የቲ-ቲም ጭማቂ እ_____ የ____ ጭ__ እ-ክ-/- የ-ማ-ም ጭ-ቂ ---------------- እባክህ/ሽ የቲማቲም ጭማቂ 0
ib--ihi-s-i-y-t-m----- ch-i---’ī i__________ y_________ c________ i-a-i-i-s-i y-t-m-t-m- c-’-m-k-ī -------------------------------- ibakihi/shi yetīmatīmi ch’imak’ī
I’d like a glass of red wine. አ-- ብርጭ--ቀ- ወ-ን-ጠ--እ-ልጋ--። አ__ ብ___ ቀ_ ወ__ ጠ_ እ______ አ-ድ ብ-ጭ- ቀ- ወ-ን ጠ- እ-ል-ለ-። -------------------------- አንድ ብርጭቆ ቀይ ወይን ጠጅ እፈልጋለው። 0
ā-id- b--ic--i--o k’eyi ---ini-t-e-i--f-li--l-w-. ā____ b__________ k____ w_____ t____ i___________ ā-i-i b-r-c-’-k-o k-e-i w-y-n- t-e-i i-e-i-a-e-i- ------------------------------------------------- ānidi birich’ik’o k’eyi weyini t’eji ifeligalewi.
I’d like a glass of white wine. አ---ብ----ነጭ --ን----እ-ልጋ--። አ__ ብ___ ነ_ ወ__ ጠ_ እ______ አ-ድ ብ-ጭ- ነ- ወ-ን ጠ- እ-ል-ለ-። -------------------------- አንድ ብርጭቆ ነጭ ወይን ጠጅ እፈልጋለው። 0
ān----b--i---i--o-n----- w------t’ej- --e-igal--i. ā____ b__________ n_____ w_____ t____ i___________ ā-i-i b-r-c-’-k-o n-c-’- w-y-n- t-e-i i-e-i-a-e-i- -------------------------------------------------- ānidi birich’ik’o nech’i weyini t’eji ifeligalewi.
I’d like a bottle of champagne. አ-- --ሙ--ሻ--ኝ---ልጋለው። አ__ ጠ___ ሻ___ እ______ አ-ድ ጠ-ሙ- ሻ-ፓ- እ-ል-ለ-። --------------------- አንድ ጠርሙስ ሻምፓኝ እፈልጋለው። 0
ān-d- t’eri--s- s---i-an-i ------alewi. ā____ t________ s_________ i___________ ā-i-i t-e-i-u-i s-a-i-a-y- i-e-i-a-e-i- --------------------------------------- ānidi t’erimusi shamipanyi ifeligalewi.
Do you like fish? አሳ--ወ--ህ/-ጃለሽ? አ_ ት_____ ጃ___ አ- ት-ዳ-ህ- ጃ-ሽ- -------------- አሳ ትወዳለህ/ ጃለሽ? 0
ā-- -iwe--l--i---al-sh-? ā__ t__________ j_______ ā-a t-w-d-l-h-/ j-l-s-i- ------------------------ āsa tiwedalehi/ jaleshi?
Do you like beef? የ-- -- ትወዳ-ህ/--ለሽ? የ__ ስ_ ት_____ ጃ___ የ-ሬ ስ- ት-ዳ-ህ- ጃ-ሽ- ------------------ የበሬ ስጋ ትወዳለህ/ ጃለሽ? 0
y----ē -iga -i-e----h-/-j---s-i? y_____ s___ t__________ j_______ y-b-r- s-g- t-w-d-l-h-/ j-l-s-i- -------------------------------- yeberē siga tiwedalehi/ jaleshi?
Do you like pork? የአሳ-------ዳለ-- ጃለሽ? የ___ ስ_ ት_____ ጃ___ የ-ሳ- ስ- ት-ዳ-ህ- ጃ-ሽ- ------------------- የአሳማ ስጋ ትወዳለህ/ ጃለሽ? 0
ye-ās-m- -i-a-tiwed-l-h-- ja--s--? y_______ s___ t__________ j_______ y-’-s-m- s-g- t-w-d-l-h-/ j-l-s-i- ---------------------------------- ye’āsama siga tiwedalehi/ jaleshi?
I’d like something without meat. ስጋ -ሌለ- የ-ነ -ገር-እፈ-ጋ---። ስ_ የ___ የ__ ነ__ እ_____ ። ስ- የ-ለ- የ-ነ ነ-ር እ-ል-ለ- ። ------------------------ ስጋ የሌለው የሆነ ነገር እፈልጋለው ። 0
s-g- yelē-ew- ----------er- ifel-ga---i . s___ y_______ y_____ n_____ i__________ . s-g- y-l-l-w- y-h-n- n-g-r- i-e-i-a-e-i . ----------------------------------------- siga yelēlewi yehone negeri ifeligalewi .
I’d like some mixed vegetables. አታ-ል- -ብልቅ እፈል--ው። አ____ ድ___ እ______ አ-ክ-ት ድ-ል- እ-ል-ለ-። ------------------ አታክልት ድብልቅ እፈልጋለው። 0
ā-ak----i-dib-l-k’--i-el---l-w-. ā________ d________ i___________ ā-a-i-i-i d-b-l-k-i i-e-i-a-e-i- -------------------------------- ātakiliti dibilik’i ifeligalewi.
I’d like something that won’t take much time. ጊዜ-የ------የ-ነ-ነገር እፈልጋ--። ጊ_ የ_____ የ__ ነ__ እ______ ጊ- የ-ይ-ስ- የ-ነ ነ-ር እ-ል-ለ-። ------------------------- ጊዜ የማይወስድ የሆነ ነገር እፈልጋለው። 0
g-z---e-a--w-s-d- -eho-e---g-r- -f-l-g-l---. g___ y___________ y_____ n_____ i___________ g-z- y-m-y-w-s-d- y-h-n- n-g-r- i-e-i-a-e-i- -------------------------------------------- gīzē yemayiwesidi yehone negeri ifeligalewi.
Would you like that with rice? ያንን---ሩዝ--- -ፈል--? ያ__ ከ___ ጋ_ ይ_____ ያ-ን ከ-ሩ- ጋ- ይ-ል-ሉ- ------------------ ያንን ከእሩዝ ጋር ይፈልጋሉ? 0
y-nin--ke-iruz---ari--i-e-i-a--? y_____ k_______ g___ y__________ y-n-n- k-’-r-z- g-r- y-f-l-g-l-? -------------------------------- yanini ke’iruzi gari yifeligalu?
Would you like that with pasta? ያንን -ፓስ---ር-ይፈልጋ-? ያ__ ከ___ ጋ_ ይ_____ ያ-ን ከ-ስ- ጋ- ይ-ል-ሉ- ------------------ ያንን ከፓስታ ጋር ይፈልጋሉ? 0
y-n----ke--s--- g--- yif--ig---? y_____ k_______ g___ y__________ y-n-n- k-p-s-t- g-r- y-f-l-g-l-? -------------------------------- yanini kepasita gari yifeligalu?
Would you like that with potatoes? ያን-----ች ጋ- ይ-ልጋ-? ያ__ ከ___ ጋ_ ይ_____ ያ-ን ከ-ን- ጋ- ይ-ል-ሉ- ------------------ ያንን ከድንች ጋር ይፈልጋሉ? 0
yanin-----ini-hi--ari-y--el----u? y_____ k________ g___ y__________ y-n-n- k-d-n-c-i g-r- y-f-l-g-l-? --------------------------------- yanini kedinichi gari yifeligalu?
That doesn’t taste good. ያ--እሙ-አ--መኝ። ያ ጣ__ አ_____ ያ ጣ-ሙ አ-ጥ-ኝ- ------------ ያ ጣእሙ አይጥመኝ። 0
y---’a’-m--āy--’ime---. y_ t______ ā___________ y- t-a-i-u ā-i-’-m-n-i- ----------------------- ya t’a’imu āyit’imenyi.
The food is cold. ምግቡ ቀ-ቅዛ-። ም__ ቀ_____ ም-ቡ ቀ-ቅ-ል- ---------- ምግቡ ቀዝቅዛል። 0
m-g--- k-ezik’izal-. m_____ k____________ m-g-b- k-e-i-’-z-l-. -------------------- migibu k’ezik’izali.
I didn’t order this. እኔ--ሄን ----ኩም። እ_ ይ__ አ______ እ- ይ-ን አ-ዘ-ኩ-። -------------- እኔ ይሄን አላዘዝኩም። 0
i-ē-y-hē-i āl-zez---mi. i__ y_____ ā___________ i-ē y-h-n- ā-a-e-i-u-i- ----------------------- inē yihēni ālazezikumi.

Language and advertising

Advertising represents a specific form of communication. It wants to establish contact between producers and consumers. Like every type of communication, it too has a long history. Politicians or taverns were advertised as far back as the ancient times. The language of advertising uses specific elements of rhetoric. Because it has a goal, and is therefore a planned communication. We as consumers should be made aware; our interests have to be roused. However, above all we need to want the product and buy it. The language of advertising is typically very simple as a result. Only a few words and simple slogans are used. In this way our memory should be able to retain the content well. Certain types of words like adjectives and superlatives are common. They describe the product as especially beneficial. As a result, advertising language is usually very positive. Interestingly, advertising language is always influenced by culture. That is to say, the advertising language tells us a lot about societies. Today, terms like ‘beauty’ and ‘youth’ dominate in many countries. The words ‘future’ and ‘safety’ also appear often. Especially in western societies, English is popular. English is considered modern and international. For this reason it works well with technical products. Elements from Romance languages stand for indulgence and passion. It is popularly used for food or cosmetics. Those who use dialect want to emphasize values like homeland and tradition. Names of products are often neologisms, or newly created words. They typically have no meaning, just a pleasant sound. But some product names can really make a career! The name of a vacuum has even become a verb – to hoover !
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Dutch is a member of the West Germanic language family. That means that it is related to German and English. Dutch is the native language of about 25 million people. The majority of those people live in the Netherlands and Belgium. Dutch is also spoken in Indonesia and Suriname. This is due to the fact that the Netherlands used to be a colonial power. As a result, Dutch also formed the basis for several Creole languages. Even Afrikaans, spoken in South Africa, originated from Dutch. It is the youngest member of the Germanic language family. Dutch is distinctive in that it contains many words from other languages. In the past, French had a very large influence on the language. German words are often adopted too. More and more English terms have been included over the past few centuries. As a result, some fear that Dutch will completely disappear in the future.