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55 [fifty-five]

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55 [ሃምሣ አምስት]

55 [hamiša āmisiti]

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What do you do for a living? ም-ድ- -ው -ሚ---？ ምንድን ነው የሚሰሩት？ ም-ድ- ነ- የ-ሰ-ት- -------------- ምንድን ነው የሚሰሩት？ 0
mi-i--ni--ewi--em-se-u--？ minidini newi yemīseruti？ m-n-d-n- n-w- y-m-s-r-t-？ ------------------------- minidini newi yemīseruti？
My husband is a doctor. ባ- ዶክተ---ው። ባሌ ዶክተር ነው። ባ- ዶ-ተ- ነ-። ----------- ባሌ ዶክተር ነው። 0
b-lē-doki---- -ew-. balē dokiteri newi. b-l- d-k-t-r- n-w-. ------------------- balē dokiteri newi.
I work as a nurse part-time. እኔ ------ ነርስ-ት እ----። እኔ ግማሽ ቀን ነርስነት እሰራለው። እ- ግ-ሽ ቀ- ነ-ስ-ት እ-ራ-ው- ---------------------- እኔ ግማሽ ቀን ነርስነት እሰራለው። 0
i-- --m--h---’e---ner-si-et---s---lew-. inē gimashi k’eni nerisineti iseralewi. i-ē g-m-s-i k-e-i n-r-s-n-t- i-e-a-e-i- --------------------------------------- inē gimashi k’eni nerisineti iseralewi.
We will soon receive our pension. በቅ-ቡ-ጡርታ-እ-ወጣለ-። በቅርቡ ጡርታ እንወጣለን። በ-ር- ጡ-ታ እ-ወ-ለ-። ---------------- በቅርቡ ጡርታ እንወጣለን። 0
be-’i--bu -’--i----niw--’alen-. bek’iribu t’urita iniwet’aleni. b-k-i-i-u t-u-i-a i-i-e-’-l-n-. ------------------------------- bek’iribu t’urita iniwet’aleni.
But taxes are high. ግ- --ሩ-ከፍተኛ ነው። ግን ግብሩ ከፍተኛ ነው። ግ- ግ-ሩ ከ-ተ- ነ-። --------------- ግን ግብሩ ከፍተኛ ነው። 0
g-ni g-------e-ite-ya-n--i. gini gibiru kefitenya newi. g-n- g-b-r- k-f-t-n-a n-w-. --------------------------- gini gibiru kefitenya newi.
And health insurance is expensive. እ--የ-- -ስ-ናው--ው---ው። እና የጤና ዋስትናውም ውድ ነው። እ- የ-ና ዋ-ት-ው- ው- ነ-። -------------------- እና የጤና ዋስትናውም ውድ ነው። 0
in- ye-’ēna w-s--i-aw-mi -idi-n--i. ina yet’ēna wasitinawimi widi newi. i-a y-t-ē-a w-s-t-n-w-m- w-d- n-w-. ----------------------------------- ina yet’ēna wasitinawimi widi newi.
What would you like to become some day? ወ----ም---ሆ- ----ለ-/-? ወደፊት ምን መሆን ትፈልጋለህ/ሽ? ወ-ፊ- ም- መ-ን ት-ል-ለ-/-? --------------------- ወደፊት ምን መሆን ትፈልጋለህ/ሽ? 0
w----ī-i-mini --h-ni ----li--l-h---h-? wedefīti mini mehoni tifeligalehi/shi? w-d-f-t- m-n- m-h-n- t-f-l-g-l-h-/-h-? -------------------------------------- wedefīti mini mehoni tifeligalehi/shi?
I would like to become an engineer. መ-ን----ሆን-እ--ጋ-ው። መሐንዲስ መሆን እፈልጋለው። መ-ን-ስ መ-ን እ-ል-ለ-። ----------------- መሐንዲስ መሆን እፈልጋለው። 0
meh--n-d--i-m-ho-- -----gal-wi. meh-ānidīsi mehoni ifeligalewi. m-h-ā-i-ī-i m-h-n- i-e-i-a-e-i- ------------------------------- meḥānidīsi mehoni ifeligalewi.
I want to go to college. ዩንቨ-ስ--መማ- -ፈል-ለ-። ዩንቨርስቲ መማር እፈልጋለው። ዩ-ቨ-ስ- መ-ር እ-ል-ለ-። ------------------ ዩንቨርስቲ መማር እፈልጋለው። 0
yu-ive-i-it- m--ar- -fel---le-i. yuniverisitī memari ifeligalewi. y-n-v-r-s-t- m-m-r- i-e-i-a-e-i- -------------------------------- yuniverisitī memari ifeligalewi.
I am an intern. እ--ተለ-ማ--ነኝ። እኔ ተለማማጂ ነኝ። እ- ተ-ማ-ጂ ነ-። ------------ እኔ ተለማማጂ ነኝ። 0
i---te-e---a----e--i. inē telemamajī nenyi. i-ē t-l-m-m-j- n-n-i- --------------------- inē telemamajī nenyi.
I do not earn much. ብ--አይከፈ--ም። ብዙ አይከፈለኝም። ብ- አ-ከ-ለ-ም- ----------- ብዙ አይከፈለኝም። 0
b-zu -y-kefel-ny-mi. bizu āyikefelenyimi. b-z- ā-i-e-e-e-y-m-. -------------------- bizu āyikefelenyimi.
I am doing an internship abroad. በሌ--አ-ር እ-ተ-ማመ--ኝ --። በሌላ አገር እየተለማመደኩኝ ነው። በ-ላ አ-ር እ-ተ-ማ-ደ-ኝ ነ-። --------------------- በሌላ አገር እየተለማመደኩኝ ነው። 0
b---l- āg-r- iye-e--m-m-dek-nyi--ew-. belēla āgeri iyetelemamedekunyi newi. b-l-l- ā-e-i i-e-e-e-a-e-e-u-y- n-w-. ------------------------------------- belēla āgeri iyetelemamedekunyi newi.
That is my boss. ያ-የኔ -ለቃ-ነው። ያ የኔ አለቃ ነው። ያ የ- አ-ቃ ነ-። ------------ ያ የኔ አለቃ ነው። 0
ya -en--āle--a-ne--. ya yenē ālek’a newi. y- y-n- ā-e-’- n-w-. -------------------- ya yenē ālek’a newi.
I have nice colleagues. እኔ--- ባ-ደረቦች ---። እኔ ጥሩ ባልደረቦች አሉኝ። እ- ጥ- ባ-ደ-ቦ- አ-ኝ- ----------------- እኔ ጥሩ ባልደረቦች አሉኝ። 0
in- -’-r- -aliderebochi-ā-un-i. inē t’iru baliderebochi ālunyi. i-ē t-i-u b-l-d-r-b-c-i ā-u-y-. ------------------------------- inē t’iru baliderebochi ālunyi.
We always go to the cafeteria at noon. ሁሌ ከ-ዓት በኋላ-ወደ ---ርያ እንሄ--ን። ሁሌ ከሰዓት በኋላ ወደ ካፊቴርያ እንሄዳለን። ሁ- ከ-ዓ- በ-ላ ወ- ካ-ቴ-ያ እ-ሄ-ለ-። ---------------------------- ሁሌ ከሰዓት በኋላ ወደ ካፊቴርያ እንሄዳለን። 0
hul- -e------ --h--al- wede-k--ī------ -nih----eni. hulē kese‘ati beh-wala wede kafītēriya inihēdaleni. h-l- k-s-‘-t- b-h-w-l- w-d- k-f-t-r-y- i-i-ē-a-e-i- --------------------------------------------------- hulē kese‘ati beḫwala wede kafītēriya inihēdaleni.
I am looking for a job. ስራ እየፈ--ኝ ---። ስራ እየፈለኩኝ ነው ። ስ- እ-ፈ-ኩ- ነ- ። -------------- ስራ እየፈለኩኝ ነው ። 0
sir--i-ef-l-kuny- ---i-. sira iyefelekunyi newi . s-r- i-e-e-e-u-y- n-w- . ------------------------ sira iyefelekunyi newi .
I have already been unemployed for a year. ለ--- ያ-ል -- ---ነኝ። ለአመት ያክል ስራ አጥ ነኝ። ለ-መ- ያ-ል ስ- አ- ነ-። ------------------ ለአመት ያክል ስራ አጥ ነኝ። 0
l-’āmet---ak----sira-ā--i -----. le’āmeti yakili sira āt’i nenyi. l-’-m-t- y-k-l- s-r- ā-’- n-n-i- -------------------------------- le’āmeti yakili sira āt’i nenyi.
There are too many unemployed people in this country. በ---ሃገ- --ጥ-ብ---------አሉ። በዚህ ሃገር ውስጥ ብዙ ስራ አጦች አሉ። በ-ህ ሃ-ር ው-ጥ ብ- ስ- አ-ች አ-። ------------------------- በዚህ ሃገር ውስጥ ብዙ ስራ አጦች አሉ። 0
be---i --g----w-sit-i -i-u---r- ā-’--h- -l-. bezīhi hageri wisit’i bizu sira āt’ochi ālu. b-z-h- h-g-r- w-s-t-i b-z- s-r- ā-’-c-i ā-u- -------------------------------------------- bezīhi hageri wisit’i bizu sira āt’ochi ālu.

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Memory needs speech

Most people remember their first day of school. However, they no longer recall that which came before. We have almost no memory of our first years of life. But why is that? Why can't we remember the experiences we had as a baby? The reason lies in our development. Speech and memory develop at about the same time. And in order to remember something, a person needs speech. That is, he must have words for that which he experiences. Scientists have conducted various tests with children. In doing so, they made an interesting discovery. As soon as children learn to speak, they forget everything that came before. The beginning of speech is therefore also the beginning of memory. Children learn a great deal in the first three years of their lives. They experience new things every day. They also have many important experiences at this age. Despite this, it all disappears. Psychologists refer to this phenomenon as infantile amnesia. Only the things that children can name remain. The autobiographical memory retains personal experiences. It functions like a journal. Everything that is important in our life is recorded in it. In this way, the autobiographical memory forms our identity. But its development is dependent upon the learning of the native language. And we can only activate our memory through our speech. The things that we learn as a baby are not really gone, of course. They are stored somewhere in our brain. We just can't access them anymore… – that's a shame, isn't it?