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en At the restaurant 4   »   am ምግብ ቤቱ ውስጥ 4

32 [thirty-two]

At the restaurant 4

At the restaurant 4

32 [ሰላሳ ሁለት]

32 [selasa huleti]

ምግብ ቤቱ ውስጥ 4

[bemigibi bēti wisit’i 4]

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I’d like chips / French fries (am.) with ketchup. አ-- የተጠ-- ----ከ--ፕ--ር አ__ የ____ ድ__ ከ___ ጋ_ አ-ድ የ-ጠ-ሰ ድ-ች ከ-ቻ- ጋ- --------------------- አንድ የተጠበሰ ድንች ከካቻፕ ጋር 0
ā--di ye-e-’eb----din---i---kacha-i-ga-i ā____ y__________ d______ k________ g___ ā-i-i y-t-t-e-e-e d-n-c-i k-k-c-a-i g-r- ---------------------------------------- ānidi yetet’ebese dinichi kekachapi gari
And two with mayonnaise. እ- ሁለ--ከ-ዮ-ዝ--ር እ_ ሁ__ ከ____ ጋ_ እ- ሁ-ት ከ-ዮ-ዝ ጋ- --------------- እና ሁለት ከማዮኒዝ ጋር 0
ina -uleti k--ayo--z- ---i i__ h_____ k_________ g___ i-a h-l-t- k-m-y-n-z- g-r- -------------------------- ina huleti kemayonīzi gari
And three sausages with mustard. እ- -ስት የተጠ-- ቋ-ማ ከ-ና----ር እ_ ሶ__ የ____ ቋ__ ከ____ ጋ_ እ- ሶ-ት የ-ጠ-ሰ ቋ-ማ ከ-ና-ጭ ጋ- ------------------------- እና ሶስት የተጠበሰ ቋሊማ ከሰናፍጭ ጋር 0
i-a s-s-ti ye--------e-k---l-ma k-s--a-ich’i g--i i__ s_____ y__________ k_______ k___________ g___ i-a s-s-t- y-t-t-e-e-e k-w-l-m- k-s-n-f-c-’- g-r- ------------------------------------------------- ina sositi yetet’ebese k’walīma kesenafich’i gari
What vegetables do you have? ም- አትክል----ለዎት? ም_ አ_____ አ____ ም- አ-ክ-ቶ- አ-ዎ-? --------------- ምን አትክልቶች አለዎት? 0
mi---ā--kilito-h- -l--oti? m___ ā___________ ā_______ m-n- ā-i-i-i-o-h- ā-e-o-i- -------------------------- mini ātikilitochi ālewoti?
Do you have beans? አደ-ጓሬ--አተር-አለዎ-? አ_____ አ__ አ____ አ-ን-ሬ- አ-ር አ-ዎ-? ---------------- አደንጓሬ/ አተር አለዎት? 0
ā--n-gwa-----t--i-ālew-ti? ā__________ ā____ ā_______ ā-e-i-w-r-/ ā-e-i ā-e-o-i- -------------------------- ādenigwarē/ āteri ālewoti?
Do you have cauliflower? የ-በባ ጎ-- አለ-ት? የ___ ጎ__ አ____ የ-በ- ጎ-ን አ-ዎ-? -------------- የአበባ ጎመን አለዎት? 0
y--ā---a-gome----l---ti? y_______ g_____ ā_______ y-’-b-b- g-m-n- ā-e-o-i- ------------------------ ye’ābeba gomeni ālewoti?
I like to eat (sweet) corn. በ-ሎ-መ-ላ--እወዳለ-። በ__ መ___ እ_____ በ-ሎ መ-ላ- እ-ዳ-ው- --------------- በቆሎ መብላት እወዳለው። 0
bek-o-o ----lati i--d-l---. b______ m_______ i_________ b-k-o-o m-b-l-t- i-e-a-e-i- --------------------------- bek’olo mebilati iwedalewi.
I like to eat cucumber. ኩ--በር መብ------ለው። ኩ____ መ___ እ_____ ኩ-ም-ር መ-ላ- እ-ዳ-ው- ----------------- ኩከምበር መብላት እወዳለው። 0
kuke---eri---b-lat--iw-d-l-w-. k_________ m_______ i_________ k-k-m-b-r- m-b-l-t- i-e-a-e-i- ------------------------------ kukemiberi mebilati iwedalewi.
I like to eat tomatoes. ቲ-ቲም ---- -ወ--ው። ቲ___ መ___ እ_____ ቲ-ቲ- መ-ላ- እ-ዳ-ው- ---------------- ቲማቲም መብላት እወዳለው። 0
tī----m--meb-l--- i--da--w-. t_______ m_______ i_________ t-m-t-m- m-b-l-t- i-e-a-e-i- ---------------------------- tīmatīmi mebilati iwedalewi.
Do you also like to eat leek? የባ- --ኩርትም-መ-ላት --ዳሉ? የ__ ሽ_____ መ___ ይ____ የ-ሮ ሽ-ኩ-ት- መ-ላ- ይ-ዳ-? --------------------- የባሮ ሽንኩርትም መብላት ይወዳሉ? 0
y---r--s----ku-i---- -e-ila-i-yi-edalu? y_____ s____________ m_______ y________ y-b-r- s-i-i-u-i-i-i m-b-l-t- y-w-d-l-? --------------------------------------- yebaro shinikuritimi mebilati yiwedalu?
Do you also like to eat sauerkraut? በ-ቅል-ጎመ--የሚ-ራ -ት-------ላት ይወ-ሉ? በ___ ጎ__ የ___ አ_____ መ___ ይ____ በ-ቅ- ጎ-ን የ-ሰ- አ-ክ-ት- መ-ላ- ይ-ዳ-? ------------------------------- በጥቅል ጎመን የሚሰራ አትክልትም መብላት ይወዳሉ? 0
b--’i-’i-i-g--en- yem-s--- -ti-il--i-i----ila-i---we-al-? b_________ g_____ y_______ ā__________ m_______ y________ b-t-i-’-l- g-m-n- y-m-s-r- ā-i-i-i-i-i m-b-l-t- y-w-d-l-? --------------------------------------------------------- bet’ik’ili gomeni yemīsera ātikilitimi mebilati yiwedalu?
Do you also like to eat lentils? ም--ም --ላት--ወዳ-? ም___ መ___ ይ____ ም-ር- መ-ላ- ይ-ዳ-? --------------- ምስርም መብላት ይወዳሉ? 0
mis----- --b----i y---d--u? m_______ m_______ y________ m-s-r-m- m-b-l-t- y-w-d-l-? --------------------------- misirimi mebilati yiwedalu?
Do you also like to eat carrots? ካሮ-- መ-ላት--ወዳ--/ጃ--? ካ___ መ___ ት_________ ካ-ት- መ-ላ- ት-ዳ-ህ-ጃ-ሽ- -------------------- ካሮትም መብላት ትወዳለህ/ጃለሽ? 0
ka-----i m---l-t-----ed-le--/---es--? k_______ m_______ t__________________ k-r-t-m- m-b-l-t- t-w-d-l-h-/-a-e-h-? ------------------------------------- karotimi mebilati tiwedalehi/jaleshi?
Do you also like to eat broccoli? ብሮ-ሊ--ብ-ት -ወዳ--/-? ብ___ መ___ ት_______ ብ-ኮ- መ-ላ- ት-ዳ-ህ-ሽ- ------------------ ብሮኮሊ መብላት ትወዳለህ/ሽ? 0
bi-ok-l- meb-lati --w--alehi--h-? b_______ m_______ t______________ b-r-k-l- m-b-l-t- t-w-d-l-h-/-h-? --------------------------------- birokolī mebilati tiwedalehi/shi?
Do you also like to eat peppers? ቃሪያ -ብላት -ወዳለ--ሽ? ቃ__ መ___ ት_______ ቃ-ያ መ-ላ- ት-ዳ-ህ-ሽ- ----------------- ቃሪያ መብላት ትወዳለህ/ሽ? 0
k-arīya ---i-a---tiwe-----i--h-? k______ m_______ t______________ k-a-ī-a m-b-l-t- t-w-d-l-h-/-h-? -------------------------------- k’arīya mebilati tiwedalehi/shi?
I don’t like onions. ሽን--ት---ወድ-። ሽ____ አ_____ ሽ-ኩ-ት አ-ወ-ም- ------------ ሽንኩርት አልወድም። 0
sh-n-k--it---l---d-mi. s__________ ā_________ s-i-i-u-i-i ā-i-e-i-i- ---------------------- shinikuriti āliwedimi.
I don’t like olives. የወይ--ፍ- ----ም። የ___ ፍ_ አ_____ የ-ይ- ፍ- አ-ው-ም- -------------- የወይራ ፍሬ አልውድም። 0
y-wey--a--i-- -liwidi-i. y_______ f___ ā_________ y-w-y-r- f-r- ā-i-i-i-i- ------------------------ yeweyira firē āliwidimi.
I don’t like mushrooms. እ-ጉ---አል-ድም። እ____ አ_____ እ-ጉ-ይ አ-ወ-ም- ------------ እንጉዳይ አልወድም። 0
in--ud----------i-i. i________ ā_________ i-i-u-a-i ā-i-e-i-i- -------------------- inigudayi āliwedimi.

Tonal Languages

Most of all the languages spoken worldwide are tonal languages. With tonal languages, the pitch of the tones is crucial. They determine what meaning words or syllables have. Thus, the tone belongs firmly to the word. Most of the languages spoken in Asia are tonal languages. For example, Chinese, Thai and Vietnamese. There are also various tonal languages in Africa. Many indigenous languages in America are tonal languages as well. Indo-European languages mostly contain only tonal elements. This applies to Swedish or Serbian, for example. The number of tone pitches is varied in individual languages. Four different tones are distinguishable in Chinese. With this, the syllable ma can have four meanings. They are mother, hemp, horse and to rant . Interestingly, tonal languages also impact our hearing. Studies on absolute hearing have shown this. Absolute hearing is the ability to identify heard tones accurately. Absolute hearing occurs very rarely in Europe and North America. Fewer than 1 in 10,000 people have it. It's different with native speakers of Chinese. Here, 9 times as many people have this special ability. We all had absolute hearing when we were infants. We used it to learn to speak correctly. Unfortunately, most people lose it later on. The pitch of tones is also important in music. This is especially true for cultures that speak a tonal language. They must adhere to the melody very precisely. Otherwise a beautiful love song comes out as an absurd song!
Did you know?
Punjabi is counted among the Indo-Iranian languages. It is spoken natively by 130 million people. The majority of those people live in Pakistan. However, it is also spoken in the Indian state of Punjab. Punjabi is hardly ever used as a written language in Pakistan. It is different in India because there the language holds an official status. Punjabi is written in its own script. It also has a very long literary tradition. Texts have been found that are almost 1000 years old. Punjabi is also very interesting from a phonological point of view. This is because it is a tonal language. In tonal languages, the pitch of the accented syllable changes their meaning. In Punjabi, the accented syllable can take on three different pitches. That is very unusual for Indo-European languages. That makes Punjabi that much more appealing!