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42 [aribi‘anikiliteni]

ትርኢት ከተማ

[tiri’īti ketema]

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Is the market open on Sundays? እ--ዕዳ- ሰንበ- -ፉ---ዩ? እ_ ዕ__ ሰ___ ክ__ ድ__ እ- ዕ-ጋ ሰ-በ- ክ-ት ድ-? ------------------- እቲ ዕዳጋ ሰንበት ክፉት ድዩ? 0
itī--id-ga--eni--ti ---ut- -i-u? i__ ‘_____ s_______ k_____ d____ i-ī ‘-d-g- s-n-b-t- k-f-t- d-y-? -------------------------------- itī ‘idaga senibeti kifuti diyu?
Is the fair open on Mondays? „መ-- -ኑይ -ፉ- ድ-? „___ ሰ__ ክ__ ድ__ „-ሰ- ሰ-ይ ክ-ት ድ-? ---------------- „መሰ“ ሰኑይ ክፉት ድዩ? 0
„-e-e- -e-u-- ----t--diy-? „_____ s_____ k_____ d____ „-e-e- s-n-y- k-f-t- d-y-? -------------------------- „mese“ senuyi kifuti diyu?
Is the exhibition open on Tuesdays? እዚ---ኢት -ሉ--ክ-- ድ-? እ_ ም___ ሰ__ ክ__ ድ__ እ- ም-ኢ- ሰ-ስ ክ-ት ድ-? ------------------- እዚ ምርኢት ሰሉስ ክፉት ድዩ? 0
iz- --ri’īti-s----i k-futi -i-u? i__ m_______ s_____ k_____ d____ i-ī m-r-’-t- s-l-s- k-f-t- d-y-? -------------------------------- izī miri’īti selusi kifuti diyu?
Is the zoo open on Wednesdays? ቤት እንስ-ት -ቡዕ---ት --? ቤ_ እ____ ረ__ ክ__ ድ__ ቤ- እ-ስ-ት ረ-ዕ ክ-ት ድ-? -------------------- ቤት እንስሳት ረቡዕ ክፉት ድዩ? 0
b-ti i-is-sa-i -e--‘---ifu-i--iyu? b___ i________ r_____ k_____ d____ b-t- i-i-i-a-i r-b-‘- k-f-t- d-y-? ---------------------------------- bēti inisisati rebu‘i kifuti diyu?
Is the museum open on Thursdays? ቤተ----ር-ሓ-ስ -ፉት-ድዩ? ቤ______ ሓ__ ክ__ ድ__ ቤ---ዘ-ር ሓ-ስ ክ-ት ድ-? ------------------- ቤተ-መዘክር ሓሙስ ክፉት ድዩ? 0
bēt--m--------h-am--i---futi-di--? b____________ ḥ_____ k_____ d____ b-t---e-e-i-i h-a-u-i k-f-t- d-y-? ---------------------------------- bēte-mezekiri ḥamusi kifuti diyu?
Is the gallery open on Fridays? ጋ--ያ-ዓርቢ-ክ-ት---? ጋ___ ዓ__ ክ__ ድ__ ጋ-ር- ዓ-ቢ ክ-ት ድ-? ---------------- ጋለርያ ዓርቢ ክፉት ድዩ? 0
galer--a ‘ar--- -i---------? g_______ ‘_____ k_____ d____ g-l-r-y- ‘-r-b- k-f-t- d-y-? ---------------------------- galeriya ‘aribī kifuti diyu?
Can one take photographs? ፎቶ ----ል-ይፍቐ----? ፎ_ ከ____ ይ___ ድ__ ፎ- ከ-ል-ል ይ-ቐ- ድ-? ----------------- ፎቶ ከተልዕል ይፍቐድ ድዩ? 0
fo-o-k--el-‘il--y-f-ḵ-e-- --y-? f___ k_________ y________ d____ f-t- k-t-l-‘-l- y-f-k-’-d- d-y-? -------------------------------- foto keteli‘ili yifiḵ’edi diyu?
Does one have to pay an entrance fee? መእ-ዊ ---ፍ--ግ---ዲዩ-? መ___ ክ____ ግ__ ዲ_ ? መ-ተ- ክ-ከ-ል ግ-ን ዲ- ? ------------------- መእተዊ ክትከፍል ግድን ዲዩ ? 0
m--it-w--k--i-e--l---idin- d--u-? m_______ k_________ g_____ d___ ? m-’-t-w- k-t-k-f-l- g-d-n- d-y- ? --------------------------------- me’itewī kitikefili gidini dīyu ?
How much is the entrance fee? መእ-- ክ-ደይ-ዩ-ዋግ-? መ___ ክ___ ዩ ዋ___ መ-ተ- ክ-ደ- ዩ ዋ-ኡ- ---------------- መእተዊ ክንደይ ዩ ዋግኡ? 0
me’------k---dey---u -a--’u? m_______ k_______ y_ w______ m-’-t-w- k-n-d-y- y- w-g-’-? ---------------------------- me’itewī kinideyi yu wagi’u?
Is there a discount for groups? ንጉሩብ--ግ-ል--ጋ -- -? ን___ ም___ ዋ_ ኣ_ ዶ_ ን-ሩ- ም-ዳ- ዋ- ኣ- ዶ- ------------------ ንጉሩብ ምግዳል ዋጋ ኣሎ ዶ? 0
n-g-rub- m-gi--l- ---a --- -o? n_______ m_______ w___ a__ d__ n-g-r-b- m-g-d-l- w-g- a-o d-? ------------------------------ nigurubi migidali waga alo do?
Is there a discount for children? ም-ዳ-----ንቆልዑኣ- -? ም______ ን_____ ዩ_ ም-ዳ---ጋ ን-ል-ኣ- ዩ- ----------------- ምግዳል-ዋጋ ንቆልዑኣሎ ዩ? 0
mig-------a-a--i-’-li-u---o yu? m____________ n____________ y__ m-g-d-l---a-a n-k-o-i-u-a-o y-? ------------------------------- migidali-waga nik’oli‘u’alo yu?
Is there a discount for students? ም-ዳል--ጋ ን--ሃ--ኣሎ - ? ም______ ን____ ኣ_ ዩ ? ም-ዳ---ጋ ን-መ-ሮ ኣ- ዩ ? -------------------- ምግዳል-ዋጋ ንተመሃሮ ኣሎ ዩ ? 0
mi-i--l---ag--ni---e--ro alo y- ? m____________ n_________ a__ y_ ? m-g-d-l---a-a n-t-m-h-r- a-o y- ? --------------------------------- migidali-waga nitemeharo alo yu ?
What building is that? እ-ታ- ዓይ-ት--ንጻ----እዚ? እ___ ዓ___ ህ__ እ_ እ__ እ-ታ- ዓ-ነ- ህ-ጻ እ- እ-? -------------------- እንታይ ዓይነት ህንጻ እዩ እዚ? 0
i-ita--------e-i -in-t-’--iyu ---? i______ ‘_______ h_______ i__ i___ i-i-a-i ‘-y-n-t- h-n-t-’- i-u i-ī- ---------------------------------- initayi ‘ayineti hinits’a iyu izī?
How old is the building? እ------ክ--- ዓ-- ገይሩ? እ_ ህ__ ክ___ ዓ__ ገ___ እ- ህ-ጻ ክ-ደ- ዓ-ት ገ-ሩ- -------------------- እዚ ህንጻ ክንደይ ዓመት ገይሩ? 0
izī-hi-i-s-a-----dey- -----i----iru? i__ h_______ k_______ ‘_____ g______ i-ī h-n-t-’- k-n-d-y- ‘-m-t- g-y-r-? ------------------------------------ izī hinits’a kinideyi ‘ameti geyiru?
Who built the building? እዚ-ህን---ን--ዩ -ሪ--? እ_ ህ__ መ_ እ_ ሰ____ እ- ህ-ጻ መ- እ- ሰ-ሑ-? ------------------ እዚ ህንጻ መን እዩ ሰሪሑዎ? 0
i-- -in-t-’- m-n- i-u--er-h----? i__ h_______ m___ i__ s________ i-ī h-n-t-’- m-n- i-u s-r-h-u-o- -------------------------------- izī hinits’a meni iyu serīḥuwo?
I’m interested in architecture. ኣነ--ስነ---ጻ-ይ-ደስ-ኢ- ። ኣ_ ብ______ ይ___ ኢ_ ። ኣ- ብ-ነ-ህ-ጻ ይ-ደ- ኢ- ። -------------------- ኣነ ብስነ-ህንጻ ይግደስ ኢየ ። 0
an- --s--e--i-----a y---desi ī-- ። a__ b______________ y_______ ī__ ። a-e b-s-n---i-i-s-a y-g-d-s- ī-e ። ---------------------------------- ane bisine-hinits’a yigidesi īye ።
I’m interested in art. ኣነ--ስነ--በ-----ስ-እ- ። ኣ_ ብ______ ይ___ እ_ ። ኣ- ብ-ነ-ጥ-ብ ይ-ደ- እ- ። -------------------- ኣነ ብስነ-ጥበብ ይግደስ እየ ። 0
ane bis-n--t-ib-bi--i---esi---e ። a__ b_____________ y_______ i__ ። a-e b-s-n---’-b-b- y-g-d-s- i-e ። --------------------------------- ane bisine-t’ibebi yigidesi iye ።
I’m interested in paintings. ኣነ--ምስእል-ይ-ድ---- ። ኣ_ ብ____ ይ___ ኢ_ ። ኣ- ብ-ስ-ል ይ-ድ- ኢ- ። ------------------ ኣነ ብምስእል ይግድስ ኢየ ። 0
an- --m--i-ili -ig-disi-īy--። a__ b_________ y_______ ī__ ። a-e b-m-s-’-l- y-g-d-s- ī-e ። ----------------------------- ane bimisi’ili yigidisi īye ።

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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!