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en On the train   »   ti ኣብ ባቡር

34 [thirty-four]

On the train

On the train

34 [ሰላሳንኣርባዕተ]

34 [selasani’ariba‘ite]

ኣብ ባቡር

[abi baburi]

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Is that the train to Berlin? እዛ--ቡ--ናብ በርሊን --? እ_ ባ__ ና_ በ___ ድ__ እ- ባ-ር ና- በ-ሊ- ድ-? ------------------ እዛ ባቡር ናብ በርሊን ድያ? 0
iza -a---- n--i b--i-īni-d---? i__ b_____ n___ b_______ d____ i-a b-b-r- n-b- b-r-l-n- d-y-? ------------------------------ iza baburi nabi berilīni diya?
When does the train leave? እዛ ----መ------ት-ገስ? እ_ ባ__ መ__ ድ_ ት____ እ- ባ-ር መ-ስ ድ- ት-ገ-? ------------------- እዛ ባቡር መዓስ ድያ ትብገስ? 0
iz- bab-------a-i----a -ib-ges-? i__ b_____ m_____ d___ t________ i-a b-b-r- m-‘-s- d-y- t-b-g-s-? -------------------------------- iza baburi me‘asi diya tibigesi?
When does the train arrive in Berlin? እታ-ባ-- መ----ዩ ኣ- በር-ን ---? እ_ ባ__ መ__ ድ_ ኣ_ በ___ ት___ እ- ባ-ር መ-ስ ድ- ኣ- በ-ሊ- ት-ቱ- -------------------------- እታ ባቡር መዓስ ድዩ ኣብ በርሊን ትኣቱ? 0
i-a---b--- -e‘-s- d-yu---i ----l--- -i’a--? i__ b_____ m_____ d___ a__ b_______ t______ i-a b-b-r- m-‘-s- d-y- a-i b-r-l-n- t-’-t-? ------------------------------------------- ita baburi me‘asi diyu abi berilīni ti’atu?
Excuse me, may I pass? ይ-ሬታ- ክ-ል- ዶ? ይ____ ክ___ ዶ_ ይ-ሬ-፣ ክ-ል- ዶ- ------------- ይቕሬታ፣ ክሓልፍ ዶ? 0
yik--i--ta፣-k--̣-l--i --? y_________ k_______ d__ y-k-’-r-t-፣ k-h-a-i-i d-? ------------------------- yiḵ’irēta፣ kiḥalifi do?
I think this is my seat. ከ-ቲ-ዝመስ----- ቦ-ይ-እዩ። ከ__ ዝ____ እ_ ቦ__ እ__ ከ-ቲ ዝ-ስ-ኒ እ- ቦ-ይ እ-። -------------------- ከምቲ ዝመስለኒ እዚ ቦታይ እዩ። 0
kem--- ---esile-ī -z--bo-ay- -yu። k_____ z_________ i__ b_____ i___ k-m-t- z-m-s-l-n- i-ī b-t-y- i-u- --------------------------------- kemitī zimesilenī izī botayi iyu።
I think you’re sitting in my seat. ከምቲ ዝ--ሰ- -ብ-ቦታ---- ኢ--ም ኣ--ም። ከ__ ዝ____ ኣ_ ቦ__ ኮ_ ኢ___ ኣ____ ከ-ቲ ዝ-ል-ኒ ኣ- ቦ-ይ ኮ- ኢ-ኩ- ኣ-ኹ-። ------------------------------ ከምቲ ዝመልሰኒ ኣብ ቦታይ ኮፍ ኢልኩም ኣሎኹም። 0
kem--ī-zimel-se---a-i----ay--k--i-ī--kumi-a-oh-um-። k_____ z_________ a__ b_____ k___ ī______ a_______ k-m-t- z-m-l-s-n- a-i b-t-y- k-f- ī-i-u-i a-o-̱-m-። --------------------------------------------------- kemitī zimelisenī abi botayi kofi īlikumi aloẖumi።
Where is the sleeper? እ--መደቀ--ክ-ሊ --- ድዩ ዘሎ? እ_ መ___ ክ__ ኣ__ ድ_ ዘ__ እ- መ-ቀ- ክ-ሊ ኣ-ይ ድ- ዘ-? ---------------------- እቲ መደቀሲ ክፍሊ ኣበይ ድዩ ዘሎ? 0
i---m---k’--- -i--l--ab--i -----z--o? i__ m________ k_____ a____ d___ z____ i-ī m-d-k-e-ī k-f-l- a-e-i d-y- z-l-? ------------------------------------- itī medek’esī kifilī abeyi diyu zelo?
The sleeper is at the end of the train. እቲ------ -----ብ--ጨረ-ታ ባቡር ኣሎ። እ_ መ____ ክ__ ኣ_ መ____ ባ__ ኣ__ እ- መ-ቀ-- ክ-ሊ ኣ- መ-ረ-ታ ባ-ር ኣ-። ----------------------------- እቲ መደቀሲ- ክፍሊ ኣብ መጨረሽታ ባቡር ኣሎ። 0
itī-m-de--esī---ifi-- -b- m-----re---ta---buri -lo። i__ m_________ k_____ a__ m____________ b_____ a___ i-ī m-d-k-e-ī- k-f-l- a-i m-c-’-r-s-i-a b-b-r- a-o- --------------------------------------------------- itī medek’esī- kifilī abi mech’ereshita baburi alo።
And where is the dining car? – At the front. እቲ -- --ቢ--ፍ--ከ--በይ ድዩ ዘሎ----ኣብ መጀመ--። እ_ ና_ ም__ ክ__ ከ ኣ__ ድ_ ዘ__ - ኣ_ መ_____ እ- ና- ም-ቢ ክ-ሊ ከ ኣ-ይ ድ- ዘ-? - ኣ- መ-መ-ታ- -------------------------------------- እቲ ናይ ምግቢ ክፍሊ ከ ኣበይ ድዩ ዘሎ? - ኣብ መጀመርታ። 0
itī--ay-------ī-----l-----abe---d-yu--e-o? ----i-m----e--t-። i__ n___ m_____ k_____ k_ a____ d___ z____ - a__ m__________ i-ī n-y- m-g-b- k-f-l- k- a-e-i d-y- z-l-? - a-i m-j-m-r-t-። ------------------------------------------------------------ itī nayi migibī kifilī ke abeyi diyu zelo? - abi mejemerita።
Can I sleep below? ኣ- ታሕቲ --ቅ- -ኽእል --? ኣ_ ታ__ ክ___ እ___ ዲ__ ኣ- ታ-ቲ ክ-ቅ- እ-እ- ዲ-? -------------------- ኣብ ታሕቲ ክድቅስ እኽእል ዲየ? 0
ab--ta--i---k-di-’-----ẖ-’----dī--? a__ t_____ k________ i______ d____ a-i t-h-i-ī k-d-k-i-i i-̱-’-l- d-y-? ------------------------------------ abi taḥitī kidik’isi iẖi’ili dīye?
Can I sleep in the middle? ኣብ -እ-ል ክ--ስ-እ-እል-ዲየ? ኣ_ ማ___ ክ___ እ___ ዲ__ ኣ- ማ-ከ- ክ-ቅ- እ-እ- ዲ-? --------------------- ኣብ ማእከል ክድቅስ እኽእል ዲየ? 0
a-i ---i-e-i ----k---i -ẖ-’-----ī--? a__ m_______ k________ i______ d____ a-i m-’-k-l- k-d-k-i-i i-̱-’-l- d-y-? ------------------------------------- abi ma’ikeli kidik’isi iẖi’ili dīye?
Can I sleep at the top? ኣ- --ሊ--ድቅ-----ል-ዲየ? ኣ_ ላ__ ክ___ እ___ ዲ__ ኣ- ላ-ሊ ክ-ቅ- እ-እ- ዲ-? -------------------- ኣብ ላዕሊ ክድቅስ እኽእል ዲየ? 0
a-i-l--il- -idik’--i i--i’i-i d-ye? a__ l_____ k________ i______ d____ a-i l-‘-l- k-d-k-i-i i-̱-’-l- d-y-? ----------------------------------- abi la‘ilī kidik’isi iẖi’ili dīye?
When will we get to the border? መዓስ ኢና------ -ብ-- ? መ__ ኢ_ ኣ_ ዶ_ ን___ ? መ-ስ ኢ- ኣ- ዶ- ን-ጽ- ? ------------------- መዓስ ኢና ኣብ ዶብ ንብጽሕ ? 0
me‘--------a-- d-b- nib-ts’--̣--? m_____ ī__ a__ d___ n_________ ? m-‘-s- ī-a a-i d-b- n-b-t-’-h-i ? --------------------------------- me‘asi īna abi dobi nibits’iḥi ?
How long does the journey to Berlin take? ናብ -ርሊ--ክ--ይ--ወስ-? ና_ በ___ ክ___ ዝ____ ና- በ-ሊ- ክ-ደ- ዝ-ስ-? ------------------ ናብ በርሊን ክንደይ ዝወስድ? 0
n-bi-be-il-ni---n---y--z-w-sidi? n___ b_______ k_______ z________ n-b- b-r-l-n- k-n-d-y- z-w-s-d-? -------------------------------- nabi berilīni kinideyi ziwesidi?
Is the train delayed? እ-እ-ባ-ር---ጉያ--ያ ? እ__ ባ__ ደ___ ዲ_ ? እ-እ ባ-ር ደ-ጉ- ዲ- ? ----------------- እጥእ ባቡር ደንጉያ ዲያ ? 0
it’-’------ri deni-uya--īya ? i_____ b_____ d_______ d___ ? i-’-’- b-b-r- d-n-g-y- d-y- ? ----------------------------- it’i’i baburi deniguya dīya ?
Do you have something to read? ገ- -ንብ- --ኩ--ዶ? ገ_ ዘ___ ኣ___ ዶ_ ገ- ዘ-ብ- ኣ-ኩ- ዶ- --------------- ገለ ዘንብብ ኣለኩም ዶ? 0
g-le ze-i-------eku----o? g___ z_______ a______ d__ g-l- z-n-b-b- a-e-u-i d-? ------------------------- gele zenibibi alekumi do?
Can one get something to eat and to drink here? ኣብ- -- -ብላ--ወ- ዝስተ ክትረ---ይክ-- ዲዩ? ኣ__ ገ_ ዝ___ ወ_ ዝ__ ክ____ ይ___ ዲ__ ኣ-ዚ ገ- ዝ-ላ- ወ- ዝ-ተ ክ-ረ-ብ ይ-ኣ- ዲ-? --------------------------------- ኣብዚ ገለ ዝብላዕ ወይ ዝስተ ክትረክብ ይክኣል ዲዩ? 0
a--z- g-l--z----a-i--e-i---site k---r-kibi--i-i--l- d--u? a____ g___ z_______ w___ z_____ k_________ y_______ d____ a-i-ī g-l- z-b-l-‘- w-y- z-s-t- k-t-r-k-b- y-k-’-l- d-y-? --------------------------------------------------------- abizī gele zibila‘i weyi zisite kitirekibi yiki’ali dīyu?
Could you please wake me up at 7 o’clock? ሰ---- --------ኽ-ሉ ዶ? ሰ__ 7 ከ_____ ት___ ዶ_ ሰ-ት 7 ከ-ተ-ኡ- ት-እ- ዶ- -------------------- ሰዓት 7 ከተተስኡኒ ትኽእሉ ዶ? 0
s---t- 7 ---etesi’-nī ------il--do? s_____ 7 k___________ t_______ d__ s-‘-t- 7 k-t-t-s-’-n- t-h-i-i-u d-? ----------------------------------- se‘ati 7 ketetesi’unī tiẖi’ilu do?

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Babies are lip readers!

When babies are learning to speak, they pay attention to their parents' mouths. Developmental psychologists have figured this out. Babies begin to read lips around six months of age. This way they learn how they must form their mouth to produce sounds. When babies are a year old, they can already understand a few words. From this age on they begin to look people in the eyes again. In doing so they get a lot of important information. By looking into their eyes, they can tell if their parents are happy or sad. They get to know the world of feelings in this way. It gets interesting when someone speaks to them in a foreign language. Then babies begin to read lips all over again. In this way they learn how to form foreign sounds as well. Therefore, when you speak with babies you should always look at them. Aside from that, babies need dialogue for their language development. In particular, parents often repeat what babies say. Babies thus receive feedback. That is very important for infants. Then they know that they are understood. This confirmation motivates babies. They continue to have fun learning to speak. So it's not enough to play audiotapes for babies. Studies prove that babies really are able to read lips. In experiments, infants were shown videos without sound. There were both native language and foreign language videos. The babies looked longer at the videos in their own language. They were noticeably more attentive in doing so. But the first words of babies are the same worldwide. ‘Mum’ and ‘Dad’ – easy to say in all languages!
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Polish is counted among the West Slavic languages. It is the native language of more than 45 million people. These people live primarily in Poland and in several Eastern European countries. Polish emigrants took their language to other continents as well. As a result, there are approximately 60 million Polish speakers worldwide. It is the most-spoken Slavic language after Russian. Polish is closely related to Czech and Slovakian. The modern Polish language developed from different dialects. Today there are hardly any dialects because most Poles use the standard language. The Polish alphabet is written in Latin letters and consists of 35 letters. The last but one syllable of a word is always accented. The grammar contains seven cases and three genders. This means almost every word ending is declined or conjugated. As a result Polish is not necessarily considered the easiest of languages. But it will soon be one of the more important European languages!