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40 [forty]

Asking for directions

Asking for directions

40 [ኣርብዓ]

40 [aribi‘a]

ንመገዲ ምሕታት

[nimegedī miḥitati]

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Excuse me! ይቕሬታ! ይ____ ይ-ሬ-! ----- ይቕሬታ! 0
y----ir-ta! y_________ y-k-’-r-t-! ----------- yiḵ’irēta!
Can you help me? ክትሕ-ዙኒ ትኽ-- ዶ? ክ_____ ት___ ዶ_ ክ-ሕ-ዙ- ት-እ- ዶ- -------------- ክትሕግዙኒ ትኽእሉ ዶ? 0
ki-i--igiz-n- -i-̱i--l--d-? k___________ t_______ d__ k-t-h-i-i-u-ī t-h-i-i-u d-? --------------------------- kitiḥigizunī tiẖi’ilu do?
Is there a good restaurant around here? ኣብ- --- ቤ--መግቢ-ኣበ--ኣሎ? ኣ__ ጽ__ ቤ_____ ኣ__ ኣ__ ኣ-ዚ ጽ-ቕ ቤ---ግ- ኣ-ይ ኣ-? ---------------------- ኣብዚ ጽቡቕ ቤት-መግቢ ኣበይ ኣሎ? 0
a--zī t--ibu-̱’i--ē-----gi---ab--i -l-? a____ t________ b__________ a____ a___ a-i-ī t-’-b-k-’- b-t---e-i-ī a-e-i a-o- --------------------------------------- abizī ts’ibuḵ’i bēti-megibī abeyi alo?
Take a left at the corner. ኣ---ኩር-ዕ-ን-ጋ---ዱ-። ኣ__ ኩ___ ን___ ኪ_ ። ኣ-ቲ ኩ-ና- ን-ጋ- ኪ- ። ------------------ ኣብቲ ኩርናዕ ንጸጋም ኪዱ ። 0
a-itī k-r--a-i-ni-s’eg------du ። a____ k_______ n_________ k___ ። a-i-ī k-r-n-‘- n-t-’-g-m- k-d- ። -------------------------------- abitī kurina‘i nits’egami kīdu ።
Then go straight for a while. ሽ- -ዅ -ልኩ- ቅ-- -ዱ-። ሽ_ ት_ ኢ___ ቅ__ ኪ_ ። ሽ- ት- ኢ-ኩ- ቅ-ብ ኪ- ። ------------------- ሽዑ ትዅ ኢልኩም ቅሩብ ኪዱ ። 0
sh-----iዅ -l--um---’ir------du ። s____ t__ ī______ k______ k___ ። s-i-u t-ዅ ī-i-u-i k-i-u-i k-d- ። -------------------------------- shi‘u tiዅ īlikumi k’irubi kīdu ።
Then go right for a hundred metres / meters (am.). ሽ---እቲ -ት- ን-ማ- ኪዱ። ሽ_ ሚ__ ሜ__ ን___ ኪ__ ሽ- ሚ-ቲ ሜ-ሮ ን-ማ- ኪ-። ------------------- ሽዑ ሚእቲ ሜትሮ ንየማን ኪዱ። 0
shi‘u ----t---ēt-r- -i-e---i -īd-። s____ m_____ m_____ n_______ k____ s-i-u m-’-t- m-t-r- n-y-m-n- k-d-። ---------------------------------- shi‘u mī’itī mētiro niyemani kīdu።
You can also take the bus. ቡ-‘-ን---ወስዱ-ት--ሉ ኢኹ- ። ቡ____ ክ____ ት___ ኢ__ ። ቡ-‘-ን ክ-ወ-ዱ ት-እ- ኢ-ም ። ---------------------- ቡስ‘ውን ክትወስዱ ትኽእሉ ኢኹም ። 0
bus--win--kit--es----ti-̱i’i-u ī----i ። b________ k_________ t_______ ī____ ። b-s-‘-i-i k-t-w-s-d- t-h-i-i-u ī-̱-m- ። --------------------------------------- busi‘wini kitiwesidu tiẖi’ilu īẖumi ።
You can also take the tram. ት--‘-ን ክት-ስዱዎ---እሉ ኢ-ም። ት_____ ክ_____ ት___ ኢ___ ት-ም-ው- ክ-ወ-ዱ- ት-እ- ኢ-ም- ----------------------- ትራም‘ውን ክትወስዱዎ ትኽእሉ ኢኹም። 0
ti-a-i‘wini ----wesi--w- t---i’il---ẖ-m-። t__________ k___________ t_______ ī_____ t-r-m-‘-i-i k-t-w-s-d-w- t-h-i-i-u ī-̱-m-። ------------------------------------------ tirami‘wini kitiwesiduwo tiẖi’ilu īẖumi።
You can also follow me with your car. ብ-ሊ--ከ---ድ--ይ ---ዕቡ- -ኽእ--ኢ-- ። ብ___ ከ_ ደ____ ክ_____ ት___ ኢ__ ። ብ-ሊ- ከ- ደ-ሕ-ይ ክ-ስ-ቡ- ት-እ- ኢ-ም ። ------------------------------- ብቐሊሉ ከኣ ደድሕረይ ክትስዕቡኒ ትኽእሉ ኢኹም ። 0
b--̱-----u-ke-a dedi-̣i---- k-tisi-i---ī t-ẖ--i-u-ī--u---። b________ k___ d_________ k___________ t_______ ī____ ። b-k-’-l-l- k-’- d-d-h-i-e-i k-t-s-‘-b-n- t-h-i-i-u ī-̱-m- ። ----------------------------------------------------------- biḵ’elīlu ke’a dediḥireyi kitisi‘ibunī tiẖi’ilu īẖumi ።
How do I get to the football / soccer (am.) stadium? ከመይ -ረ--ብ----ክ-- ክ--- -----? ከ__ ጌ_ ና_ ሜ_ ክ__ ክ___ እ___ ? ከ-ይ ጌ- ና- ሜ- ክ-ሶ ክ-ይ- እ-እ- ? ---------------------------- ከመይ ጌረ ናብ ሜዳ ክዑሶ ክኸይድ እክእል ? 0
k-mey- --r---ab- -ēd--k--uso ki-̱eyi-----i--li-? k_____ g___ n___ m___ k_____ k_______ i______ ? k-m-y- g-r- n-b- m-d- k-‘-s- k-h-e-i-i i-i-i-i ? ------------------------------------------------ kemeyi gēre nabi mēda ki‘uso kiẖeyidi iki’ili ?
Cross the bridge! ነቲ---ድል --ሩ-ኢ-ም። ነ_ ድ___ ስ__ ኢ___ ነ- ድ-ድ- ስ-ሩ ኢ-ም- ---------------- ነቲ ድልድል ስገሩ ኢኹም። 0
netī dili-il- s-ge-u ī--u-i። n___ d_______ s_____ ī_____ n-t- d-l-d-l- s-g-r- ī-̱-m-። ---------------------------- netī dilidili sigeru īẖumi።
Go through the tunnel! ብት---ቲ ቢንቶ-ኪዱ ብ___ ቲ ቢ__ ኪ_ ብ-ሕ- ቲ ቢ-ቶ ኪ- ------------- ብትሕቲ ቲ ቢንቶ ኪዱ 0
b-----it---ī-bī---o -ī-u b_______ t_ b_____ k___ b-t-h-i-ī t- b-n-t- k-d- ------------------------ bitiḥitī tī bīnito kīdu
Drive until you reach the third traffic light. ክ-ብ-ቲ --ሳይ „ኣም----ዱ ። ክ__ ቲ ሳ___ „____ ኪ_ ። ክ-ብ ቲ ሳ-ሳ- „-ም-ል ኪ- ። --------------------- ክሳብ ቲ ሳልሳይ „ኣምፕል ኪዱ ። 0
ki-abi -- s---s-yi--am--il---īdu-። k_____ t_ s_______ „_______ k___ ። k-s-b- t- s-l-s-y- „-m-p-l- k-d- ። ---------------------------------- kisabi tī salisayi „amipili kīdu ።
Then turn into the first street on your right. ኣብታ -ዳ-ይ--ጽርግያ--ብ--ማን ት-ጸፉ ። ኣ__ ቀ____ ጽ___ ና_ የ__ ት___ ። ኣ-ታ ቀ-ማ-ቲ ጽ-ግ- ና- የ-ን ት-ጸ- ። ---------------------------- ኣብታ ቀዳማይቲ ጽርግያ ናብ የማን ትዓጸፉ ። 0
a-i-- -----mayit--ts’---giya na-i ------ t--at--efu-። a____ k__________ t_________ n___ y_____ t_________ ። a-i-a k-e-a-a-i-ī t-’-r-g-y- n-b- y-m-n- t-‘-t-’-f- ። ----------------------------------------------------- abita k’edamayitī ts’irigiya nabi yemani ti‘ats’efu ።
Then drive straight through the next intersection. ሽ---- --ኩም-ነ- ----ዘ------- መ-ገ- --ፍ-። ሽ_ ት_ ኢ___ ነ_ ቀ__ ዘ_ መ____ መ___ ሓ____ ሽ- ት- ኢ-ኩ- ነ- ቀ-ሉ ዘ- መ-ቀ-ዊ መ-ገ- ሓ-ፍ-። ------------------------------------- ሽዑ ትዅ ኢልኩም ነቲ ቀጺሉ ዘሎ መስቀላዊ መንገዲ ሓለፍዎ። 0
sh--u tiዅ--l-k--i--et- k’e-s’ī-u-zelo-m---k-e--w--meni---- h----fiwo። s____ t__ ī______ n___ k________ z___ m__________ m_______ ḥ________ s-i-u t-ዅ ī-i-u-i n-t- k-e-s-ī-u z-l- m-s-k-e-a-ī m-n-g-d- h-a-e-i-o- --------------------------------------------------------------------- shi‘u tiዅ īlikumi netī k’ets’īlu zelo mesik’elawī menigedī ḥalefiwo።
Excuse me, how do I get to the airport? ይቕ------- ጌ- ናብ-መዓረ--ነ-ርቲ---ይድ-እኽእ-? ይ____ ከ__ ጌ_ ና_ መ________ ክ___ እ____ ይ-ሬ-፣ ከ-ይ ጌ- ና- መ-ረ---ፈ-ቲ ክ-ይ- እ-እ-? ------------------------------------ ይቕሬታ፣ ከመይ ጌረ ናብ መዓረፎ-ነፈርቲ ክኸይድ እኽእል? 0
yi-̱----t-፣-ke--yi --re na-----‘-r--o-------tī---ẖe---i-----’ili? y_________ k_____ g___ n___ m________________ k_______ i_______ y-k-’-r-t-፣ k-m-y- g-r- n-b- m-‘-r-f---e-e-i-ī k-h-e-i-i i-̱-’-l-? ------------------------------------------------------------------ yiḵ’irēta፣ kemeyi gēre nabi me‘arefo-neferitī kiẖeyidi iẖi’ili?
It is best if you take the underground / subway (am.). ዝበ-----------፣ ። ዝ___ ኡ___ ወ___ ። ዝ-ለ- ኡ-ባ- ወ-ዱ- ። ---------------- ዝበለጸ ኡ-ባን ወስዱ፣ ። 0
zibelets---u-ban--we----፣ ። z_________ u_____ w______ ። z-b-l-t-’- u-b-n- w-s-d-፣ ። --------------------------- zibelets’e u-bani wesidu፣ ።
Simply get out at the last stop. ክ-ብ -ወ--ታ --ማታ--ስ- -ዱ ክ__ መ____ ፌ___ ም__ ኪ_ ክ-ብ መ-ዳ-ታ ፌ-ማ- ም-ኣ ኪ- --------------------- ክሳብ መወዳእታ ፌርማታ ምስኣ ኪዱ 0
kisab- -e--da’--a -----a-a --s--a-k--u k_____ m_________ f_______ m_____ k___ k-s-b- m-w-d-’-t- f-r-m-t- m-s-’- k-d- -------------------------------------- kisabi meweda’ita fērimata misi’a kīdu

The language of animals

When we want to express ourselves, we use our speech. Animals have their own language as well. And they use it exactly like us humans. That is to say, they talk to each other in order to exchange information. Basically each animal species has a particular language. Even termites communicate with each other. When in danger, they slap their bodies on the ground. This is their way of warning each other. Other animal species whistle when they approach enemies. Bees speak with each other through dancing. Through this, they show other bees where there is something to eat. Whales make sounds that can be heard from 5,000 kilometers away. They communicate with each other through special songs. Elephants also give each other various acoustic signals. But humans cannot hear them. Most animal languages are very complicated. They consist of a combination of different signs. Acoustic, chemical and optical signals are used. Aside from that, animals use various gestures. By now, humans have learned the language of pets. They know when dogs are happy. And they can recognize when cats want to be left alone. However, dogs and cats speak very different languages. Many signals are even exact opposites. It was long believed that these two animals simply didn't like each other. But they just misunderstand each other. That leads to problems between dogs and cats. So even animals fight because of misunderstandings…
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