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የከተማ ጉብኝት

[ketema gubinyiti]

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Is the market open on Sundays? ገ--ው --ድ-ክፍት ነው? ገ___ እ__ ክ__ ነ__ ገ-ያ- እ-ድ ክ-ት ነ-? ---------------- ገበያው እሁድ ክፍት ነው? 0
g-bey--i -hu---kifi---n-wi? g_______ i____ k_____ n____ g-b-y-w- i-u-i k-f-t- n-w-? --------------------------- gebeyawi ihudi kifiti newi?
Is the fair open on Mondays? ባዛ- -ኞ-ክፍ--ነው? ባ__ ሰ_ ክ__ ነ__ ባ-ር ሰ- ክ-ት ነ-? -------------- ባዛር ሰኞ ክፍት ነው? 0
b--ar---en------i-- ---i? b_____ s____ k_____ n____ b-z-r- s-n-o k-f-t- n-w-? ------------------------- bazari senyo kifiti newi?
Is the exhibition open on Tuesdays? እ-ዚ--- ማክሰኞ--ፍ- --? እ_____ ማ___ ክ__ ነ__ እ-ዚ-ሽ- ማ-ሰ- ክ-ት ነ-? ------------------- እግዚብሽን ማክሰኞ ክፍት ነው? 0
igiz-b-s--n- -a--se-y- ki-i-i-ne--? i___________ m________ k_____ n____ i-i-ī-i-h-n- m-k-s-n-o k-f-t- n-w-? ----------------------------------- igizībishini makisenyo kifiti newi?
Is the zoo open on Wednesdays? የ-ራ-- መኖሪ--ማእ-ሉ -ረቡ--ፍ--ነው? የ____ መ___ ማ___ እ__ ክ__ ነ__ የ-ራ-ት መ-ሪ- ማ-ከ- እ-ቡ ክ-ት ነ-? --------------------------- የአራዊት መኖሪያ ማእከሉ እረቡ ክፍት ነው? 0
ye’ā-awī------o------a--k--u i-e-u-kifi----e-i? y_________ m_______ m_______ i____ k_____ n____ y-’-r-w-t- m-n-r-y- m-’-k-l- i-e-u k-f-t- n-w-? ----------------------------------------------- ye’ārawīti menorīya ma’ikelu irebu kifiti newi?
Is the museum open on Thursdays? ቤተ-መ------ስ ክፍ--ነው? ቤ______ ሃ__ ክ__ ነ__ ቤ---ዘ-ሩ ሃ-ስ ክ-ት ነ-? ------------------- ቤተ-መዘክሩ ሃሙስ ክፍት ነው? 0
b-te-mezekiru h-mus- k-fiti -e-i? b____________ h_____ k_____ n____ b-t---e-e-i-u h-m-s- k-f-t- n-w-? --------------------------------- bēte-mezekiru hamusi kifiti newi?
Is the gallery open on Fridays? የስ-ል--እከሉ -ር----- --? የ___ ማ___ አ__ ክ__ ነ__ የ-እ- ማ-ከ- አ-ብ ክ-ት ነ-? --------------------- የስእል ማእከሉ አርብ ክፍት ነው? 0
y-si’ili m-’----u---ib- -i-i-i-new-? y_______ m_______ ā____ k_____ n____ y-s-’-l- m-’-k-l- ā-i-i k-f-t- n-w-? ------------------------------------ yesi’ili ma’ikelu āribi kifiti newi?
Can one take photographs? ፎ- ማንሳ- ይ-ቀ-ል? ፎ_ ማ___ ይ_____ ፎ- ማ-ሳ- ይ-ቀ-ል- -------------- ፎቶ ማንሳት ይፈቀዳል? 0
fot---a-is-------e-’e-a--? f___ m_______ y___________ f-t- m-n-s-t- y-f-k-e-a-i- -------------------------- foto manisati yifek’edali?
Does one have to pay an entrance fee? መግ----ክፈል አለ--? መ___ መ___ አ____ መ-ቢ- መ-ፈ- አ-በ-? --------------- መግቢያ መክፈል አለበት? 0
m-gi---a m---f--- ---b--i? m_______ m_______ ā_______ m-g-b-y- m-k-f-l- ā-e-e-i- -------------------------- megibīya mekifeli ālebeti?
How much is the entrance fee? የመ------- ስ-ት-ነው? የ____ ዋ__ ስ__ ነ__ የ-ግ-ያ ዋ-ው ስ-ት ነ-? ----------------- የመግቢያ ዋጋው ስንት ነው? 0
ye--g-b-ya ---awi---ni-i n-wi? y_________ w_____ s_____ n____ y-m-g-b-y- w-g-w- s-n-t- n-w-? ------------------------------ yemegibīya wagawi siniti newi?
Is there a discount for groups? ለቡድ---ናሽ----? ለ___ ቅ__ አ___ ለ-ድ- ቅ-ሽ አ-ው- ------------- ለቡድን ቅናሽ አለው? 0
l-bu-in- -’i-a-hi āle--? l_______ k_______ ā_____ l-b-d-n- k-i-a-h- ā-e-i- ------------------------ lebudini k’inashi ālewi?
Is there a discount for children? ለ-ጻን -ናሽ አለው? ለ___ ቅ__ አ___ ለ-ጻ- ቅ-ሽ አ-ው- ------------- ለህጻን ቅናሽ አለው? 0
l----s---i--’----h----e-i? l_________ k_______ ā_____ l-h-t-’-n- k-i-a-h- ā-e-i- -------------------------- lehits’ani k’inashi ālewi?
Is there a discount for students? ለተ-- ----አ--? ለ___ ቅ__ አ___ ለ-ማ- ቅ-ሽ አ-ው- ------------- ለተማሪ ቅናሽ አለው? 0
le-e-a-ī -’--as-i -----? l_______ k_______ ā_____ l-t-m-r- k-i-a-h- ā-e-i- ------------------------ letemarī k’inashi ālewi?
What building is that? ያ-----የም--- ነው? ያ ህ__ የ____ ነ__ ያ ህ-ጻ የ-ን-ን ነ-? --------------- ያ ህንጻ የምንድን ነው? 0
y- h-nit--a------idi-i ne-i? y_ h_______ y_________ n____ y- h-n-t-’- y-m-n-d-n- n-w-? ---------------------------- ya hinits’a yeminidini newi?
How old is the building? ህ--ው--ንት-------? ህ___ ስ__ አ__ ነ__ ህ-ጻ- ስ-ት አ-ቱ ነ-? ---------------- ህንጻው ስንት አመቱ ነው? 0
hinit--a-- sini-i -m-tu--e-i? h_________ s_____ ā____ n____ h-n-t-’-w- s-n-t- ā-e-u n-w-? ----------------------------- hinits’awi siniti āmetu newi?
Who built the building? ህ-ጻ-ን -- -ው የ---ው? ህ____ ማ_ ነ_ የ_____ ህ-ጻ-ን ማ- ነ- የ-ነ-ው- ------------------ ህንጻውን ማን ነው የገነባው? 0
hin---’-w----m--i new--y--eneb--i? h___________ m___ n___ y__________ h-n-t-’-w-n- m-n- n-w- y-g-n-b-w-? ---------------------------------- hinits’awini mani newi yegenebawi?
I’m interested in architecture. ስ---ን- --- ይስበ--። ስ_____ ጥ__ ይ_____ ስ---ን- ጥ-ብ ይ-በ-ል- ----------------- ስነ-ህንፃ ጥበብ ይስበኛል። 0
s--e-h-----s’a--’----i----i-e--a-i. s____________ t______ y___________ s-n---i-i-͟-’- t-i-e-i y-s-b-n-a-i- ----------------------------------- sine-hinit͟s’a t’ibebi yisibenyali.
I’m interested in art. ስነ---ብ----ኛል ስ_____ ይ____ ስ---በ- ይ-በ-ል ------------ ስነ-ጥበብ ይስበኛል 0
s-n----i--b---i-----ya-i s___________ y__________ s-n---’-b-b- y-s-b-n-a-i ------------------------ sine-t’ibebi yisibenyali
I’m interested in paintings. ስ----ሳ- -ስ---። ስ__ መ__ ይ_____ ስ-ል መ-ል ይ-በ-ል- -------------- ስዕል መሳል ይስበኛል። 0
si---- m-sali-yi---eny-l-. s_____ m_____ y___________ s-‘-l- m-s-l- y-s-b-n-a-i- -------------------------- si‘ili mesali yisibenyali.

Fast languages, slow languages

There are over 6,000 languages worldwide. But all have the same function. They help us exchange information. This happens in various ways in every language. Because every language behaves according to its own rules. The speed with which a language is spoken also differs. Linguists have proven this in various studies. To this end, short texts were translated into several languages. These texts were then read aloud by native speakers. The result was clear. Japanese and Spanish are the fastest languages. In these languages, almost 8 syllables per second are spoken. The Chinese speak considerably slower. They speak only 5 syllables per second. The speed is dependent on the complexity of the syllables. If the syllables are complex, speaking takes longer. German contains 3 sounds per syllable, for example. Therefore it is spoken relatively slowly. Speaking quickly does not mean, however, that there is a lot to communicate. Quite the opposite! Only a little information is contained in syllables that are quickly spoken. Although the Japanese speak quickly, they convey little content. On the other hand, the ‘slow’ Chinese say a great deal with a few words. English syllables also contain a lot of information. Interesting is: The evaluated languages are almost equally efficient! That means, he who speaks slower says more. And he who speaks faster needs more words. In the end, all reach their goal at about the same time.
Did you know?
Slovenian is counted among the South Slavic languages. It is the native language of about 2 million people. These people live in Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Austria, Italy and Hungary. Slovenian is similar in many ways to Czech and Slovakian. Many influences from Serbo-Croatian can also be seen. Although Slovenia is a small country, many different dialects exist there. This is due to the fact that the language region looks back at a chequered history. This manifests itself in the vocabulary too, as it contains many foreign language terms. Slovenian is written with Latin letters. The grammar distinguishes six cases and three genders. There are two official phonologies in the pronunciation. One of them differentiates precisely between high and low sounds. Another peculiarity of the language is its archaic structure. Slovenians have always been very open with respect to other languages. So they are even happier when someone is interested in their language!