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48 [forty-eight]

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48 [aribi‘ani shemoniteni]

ተግባራት ዕርፍቲ

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Is the beach clean? እቲ --ገ- ባሕሪ---ይ-ድዩ? እ_ ገ___ ባ__ ጽ__ ድ__ እ- ገ-ገ- ባ-ሪ ጽ-ይ ድ-? ------------------- እቲ ገምገም ባሕሪ ጽሩይ ድዩ? 0
i---------mi ----ir- ts’----i-di-u? i__ g_______ b_____ t_______ d____ i-ī g-m-g-m- b-h-i-ī t-’-r-y- d-y-? ----------------------------------- itī gemigemi baḥirī ts’iruyi diyu?
Can one swim there? ኣብኡ -ትሕም-ስ --እ---? ኣ__ ክ_____ ት___ ዶ_ ኣ-ኡ ክ-ሕ-ብ- ት-እ- ዶ- ------------------ ኣብኡ ክትሕምብስ ትኽእል ዶ? 0
a--’u--it--̣imi---i--i-̱i’il- d-? a____ k___________ t_______ d__ a-i-u k-t-h-i-i-i-i t-h-i-i-i d-? --------------------------------- abi’u kitiḥimibisi tiẖi’ili do?
Isn’t it dangerous to swim there? ኣ-- ም-ን-ስ ሓ-----ዩ ኣ__ ም____ ሓ___ ዲ_ ኣ-ኡ ም-ን-ስ ሓ-ገ- ዲ- ----------------- ኣብኡ ምሕንባስ ሓደገኛ ዲዩ 0
a-i---m----nib--i-ḥadegenya-d-yu a____ m_________ ḥ________ d___ a-i-u m-h-i-i-a-i h-a-e-e-y- d-y- --------------------------------- abi’u miḥinibasi ḥadegenya dīyu
Can one rent a sun umbrella / parasol here? ኣብዚ ሓደ-----ጸ-- ክ---ሕ -ኽእ--ዶ? ኣ__ ሓ_ ጽ__ ጸ__ ክ____ ት___ ዶ_ ኣ-ዚ ሓ- ጽ-ል ጸ-ይ ክ-ል-ሕ ት-እ- ዶ- ---------------------------- ኣብዚ ሓደ ጽላል ጸሓይ ክትልቃሕ ትኽእል ዶ? 0
abizī-h------s’i-a---t--------------ik-a--- -i--i--l- do? a____ ḥ___ t_______ t_______ k__________ t_______ d__ a-i-ī h-a-e t-’-l-l- t-’-h-a-i k-t-l-k-a-̣- t-h-i-i-i d-? --------------------------------------------------------- abizī ḥade ts’ilali ts’eḥayi kitilik’aḥi tiẖi’ili do?
Can one rent a deck chair here? ኣብ- መ--- -ት-ቃ--ት-እ--ዶ? ኣ__ መ___ ክ____ ት___ ዶ_ ኣ-ዚ መ-በ- ክ-ል-ሕ ት-እ- ዶ- ---------------------- ኣብዚ መንበር ክትልቃሕ ትኽእል ዶ? 0
a--zī-meni-er---i-i-i-’--------̱i’i---do? a____ m_______ k__________ t_______ d__ a-i-ī m-n-b-r- k-t-l-k-a-̣- t-h-i-i-i d-? ----------------------------------------- abizī meniberi kitilik’aḥi tiẖi’ili do?
Can one rent a boat here? ኣ-ዚ--ደ -ል---ትል-- -ኽእ- ዶ ? ኣ__ ሓ_ ጃ__ ክ____ ት___ ዶ ? ኣ-ዚ ሓ- ጃ-ባ ክ-ል-ሕ ት-እ- ዶ ? ------------------------- ኣብዚ ሓደ ጃልባ ክትልቃሕ ትኽእል ዶ ? 0
ab--ī---a-e j---ba --t-l--’--̣i tih-i-ili-do-? a____ ḥ___ j_____ k__________ t_______ d_ ? a-i-ī h-a-e j-l-b- k-t-l-k-a-̣- t-h-i-i-i d- ? ---------------------------------------------- abizī ḥade jaliba kitilik’aḥi tiẖi’ili do ?
I would like to surf. ”ሰር----ይ-ት --ርት--- ማ--ብ--በል----ይድ ደልየ። ”_________ ስ___ ኣ_ ማ_ ብ_____ ክ___ ደ___ ”-ር-”-ዓ-ነ- ስ-ር- ኣ- ማ- ብ-ዕ-ል- ክ-ይ- ደ-የ- -------------------------------------- ”ሰርፍ”(ዓይነት ስፖርት ኣብ ማይ ብማዕበል) ክኸይድ ደልየ። 0
”----fi”(----n--i sipo-i-----i--ay- b--a‘-be--------e-id- d-liye። ”________________ s_______ a__ m___ b__________ k_______ d______ ”-e-i-i-(-a-i-e-i s-p-r-t- a-i m-y- b-m-‘-b-l-) k-h-e-i-i d-l-y-። ----------------------------------------------------------------- ”serifi”(‘ayineti siporiti abi mayi bima‘ibeli) kiẖeyidi deliye።
I would like to dive. ኣነ -ብ---- -- ክጠ---ደ-የ ኣ_ ኣ_ ወ__ ማ_ ክ___ ደ__ ኣ- ኣ- ወ-ጢ ማ- ክ-ል- ደ-የ --------------------- ኣነ ኣብ ወሽጢ ማይ ክጠልቕ ደልየ 0
ane -bi ---h--’--m-yi---t’e------ -e--ye a__ a__ w_______ m___ k_________ d_____ a-e a-i w-s-i-’- m-y- k-t-e-i-̱-i d-l-y- ---------------------------------------- ane abi weshit’ī mayi kit’eliḵ’i deliye
I would like to water ski. ኣነ ቫሳ----ኸይድ ደል-። ኣ_ ቫ___ ክ___ ደ___ ኣ- ቫ--- ክ-ይ- ደ-የ- ----------------- ኣነ ቫሳ-ሺ ክኸይድ ደልየ። 0
a-e -a-a---- k---ey----de-i-e። a__ v_______ k_______ d______ a-e v-s---h- k-h-e-i-i d-l-y-። ------------------------------ ane vasa-shī kiẖeyidi deliye።
Can one rent a surfboard? ኣ-ዚ -ሰር---ር---ክትኻ- ት-እ- ዶ? ኣ__ „___ ቦ___ ክ___ ት___ ዶ_ ኣ-ዚ „-ር- ቦ-ድ- ክ-ኻ- ት-እ- ዶ- -------------------------- ኣብዚ „ሰርፍ ቦርድ“ ክትኻረ ትኽእል ዶ? 0
ab-zī--seri-i--o--d----i--ẖar- --h--’----d-? a____ „______ b______ k_______ t_______ d__ a-i-ī „-e-i-i b-r-d-“ k-t-h-a-e t-h-i-i-i d-? --------------------------------------------- abizī „serifi boridi“ kitiẖare tiẖi’ili do?
Can one rent diving equipment? ኣ----ይ -ጥሓሊ --ው----ኻረ -ኽ-- ዶ? ኣ__ ና_ ም___ ክ___ ክ___ ት___ ዶ_ ኣ-ዚ ና- ም-ሓ- ክ-ው- ክ-ኻ- ት-እ- ዶ- ----------------------------- ኣብዚ ናይ ምጥሓሊ ክዳውቲ ክትኻረ ትኽእል ዶ? 0
a--z- nayi-mit’-----ī--i--w-tī --tiẖ-re-t-ẖi-i-i-do? a____ n___ m________ k_______ k_______ t_______ d__ a-i-ī n-y- m-t-i-̣-l- k-d-w-t- k-t-h-a-e t-h-i-i-i d-? ------------------------------------------------------ abizī nayi mit’iḥalī kidawitī kitiẖare tiẖi’ili do?
Can one rent water skis? ና- ቫ------ቲ-ክ-ኻ--ትኽእ---? ና_ ቫ___ ና__ ክ___ ት___ ዶ_ ና- ቫ--- ና-ቲ ክ-ኻ- ት-እ- ዶ- ------------------------ ናይ ቫሳ-ሺ ናውቲ ክትኻረ ትኽእል ዶ? 0
n-yi-v-s--shī--aw-tī kitiẖare -i---’--i-d-? n___ v_______ n_____ k_______ t_______ d__ n-y- v-s---h- n-w-t- k-t-h-a-e t-h-i-i-i d-? -------------------------------------------- nayi vasa-shī nawitī kitiẖare tiẖi’ili do?
I’m only a beginner. ኣነ-ጌ--------። ኣ_ ጌ_ ጀ__ እ__ ኣ- ጌ- ጀ-ሪ እ-። ------------- ኣነ ጌና ጀማሪ እየ። 0
a----ēn--je-arī iye። a__ g___ j_____ i___ a-e g-n- j-m-r- i-e- -------------------- ane gēna jemarī iye።
I’m moderately good. ኣነ--እከ-ይ --ለት ኣ-ኒ። ኣ_ ማ____ ክ___ ኣ___ ኣ- ማ-ከ-ይ ክ-ለ- ኣ-ኒ- ------------------ ኣነ ማእከላይ ክእለት ኣሎኒ። 0
a-----’ik--a-i k-’-leti -lo--። a__ m_________ k_______ a_____ a-e m-’-k-l-y- k-’-l-t- a-o-ī- ------------------------------ ane ma’ikelayi ki’ileti alonī።
I’m pretty good at it. ኣ--ብ--ብኡ--ፍ---ኣሎ-። ኣ_ ብ____ ኣ___ ኣ___ ኣ- ብ-ዕ-ኡ ኣ-ል- ኣ-ኒ- ------------------ ኣነ ብዛዕብኡ ኣፍልጦ ኣሎኒ። 0
an----------’--a--lit’o-a-o-ī። a__ b_________ a_______ a_____ a-e b-z-‘-b-’- a-i-i-’- a-o-ī- ------------------------------ ane biza‘ibi’u afilit’o alonī።
Where is the ski lift? ስ- ሊ-ት ኣ-- ኣሎ? ስ_ ሊ__ ኣ__ ኣ__ ስ- ሊ-ት ኣ-ይ ኣ-? -------------- ስኪ ሊፍት ኣበይ ኣሎ? 0
s---------- -b--i--l-? s___ l_____ a____ a___ s-k- l-f-t- a-e-i a-o- ---------------------- sikī līfiti abeyi alo?
Do you have skis? ስ----ካ-ዶ ስ_ ኣ__ ዶ ስ- ኣ-ካ ዶ -------- ስኪ ኣሎካ ዶ 0
s-k- ----a -o s___ a____ d_ s-k- a-o-a d- ------------- sikī aloka do
Do you have ski boots? ና ይ--ረድ ----ጫ---ማሊካ ዶ? ና ይ በ__ መ__ ጫ_ ተ___ ዶ_ ና ይ በ-ድ መ-ዲ ጫ- ተ-ሊ- ዶ- ---------------------- ና ይ በረድ መኼዲ ጫማ ተማሊካ ዶ? 0
na--i --re-i---h---- --’-ma t-ma--k- -o? n_ y_ b_____ m_____ c_____ t_______ d__ n- y- b-r-d- m-h-ē-ī c-’-m- t-m-l-k- d-? ---------------------------------------- na yi beredi meẖēdī ch’ama temalīka do?

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The language of pictures

A German saying goes: A picture says more than a thousand words. That means that pictures are often understood faster than speech. Pictures can also convey emotions better. Because of this, advertising uses a lot of pictures. Pictures function differently than speech. They show us several things simultaneously and in their totality. That means that the whole image together has a certain effect. With speech, considerably more words are needed. But images and speech go together. We need speech in order to describe a picture. By the same token, many texts are first understood through images. The relationship between images and speech is being studied by linguists. It also raises the question whether pictures are a language in their own right. If something is only filmed, we can look at the images. But the message of the film isn't concrete. If an image is meant to function as speech, it must be concrete. The less it shows, the clearer its message. Pictograms are a good example of this. Pictograms are simple and clear pictorial symbols. They replace verbal language, and as such are a form of visual communication. Everyone knows the pictogram for ‘no smoking’ for example. It shows a cigarette with a line through it. Images are becoming even more important due to globalization. But you also have to study the language of images. It is not understandable worldwide, even though many think so. Because our culture influences our understanding of images. What we see is dependent on many different factors. So some people don't see cigarettes, but only dark lines.
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Turkish is one of the nearly 40 Turk languages. It is most closely related to the Azerbaijani language. It is the native or second language of more than 80 million people. These people live primarily in Turkey and in the Balkans. Emigrants also took Turkish to Europe, America and Australia. Turkish has also been influenced by other languages. The vocabulary contains words from Arabic and French. A hallmark of the Turkish language is the many different dialects. The Istanbul dialect is considered the basis for today's standard language. The grammar distinguishes between six cases. The agglutinating language structure is also characteristic for Turkish. That means that grammatical functions are expressed through suffixes. There is a fixed sequence to these endings but there can be many of them. This principle differentiates Turkish from the Indo-Germanic languages.