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en At the post office   »   ti ኣብ ምምሕዳር ፖስት

59 [fifty-nine]

At the post office

At the post office

59 [ሓምሳንትሽዓተን]

59 [ḥamisanitishi‘ateni]

ኣብ ምምሕዳር ፖስት

[abi mimiḥidari positi]

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Where is the nearest post office? እቲ-ዘቐረ- ምም-ዳ---ስ- --ይ --? እ_ ዘ___ ም____ ፖ__ ኣ__ ኣ__ እ- ዘ-ረ- ም-ሕ-ር ፖ-ት ኣ-ይ ኣ-? ------------------------- እቲ ዘቐረበ ምምሕዳር ፖስት ኣበይ ኣሎ? 0
itī-z--̱’e-ebe --m-h---ar--p--i-i -b--- -lo? i__ z________ m_________ p_____ a____ a___ i-ī z-k-’-r-b- m-m-h-i-a-i p-s-t- a-e-i a-o- -------------------------------------------- itī zeḵ’erebe mimiḥidari positi abeyi alo?
Is the post office far from here? እቲ --ረ--ምም--ር-ፖስ- ርሑ- --? እ_ ዘ___ ም____ ፖ__ ር__ ድ__ እ- ዘ-ረ- ም-ሕ-ር ፖ-ት ር-ቕ ድ-? ------------------------- እቲ ዘቐረበ ምምሕዳር ፖስት ርሑቕ ድዩ? 0
it- ze---ere---m--iḥid-ri---si----ih---̱-- d---? i__ z________ m_________ p_____ r______ d____ i-ī z-k-’-r-b- m-m-h-i-a-i p-s-t- r-h-u-̱-i d-y-? ------------------------------------------------- itī zeḵ’erebe mimiḥidari positi riḥuḵ’i diyu?
Where is the nearest mail box? እ- -ቐ-በ--ስ--ቦክስ-ንደ-ዳ-ታ- ምእ--)-ኣበ---ሎ? እ_ ዝ___ ፖ______________ ም____ ኣ__ ኣ__ እ- ዝ-ረ- ፖ-ት-ቦ-ስ-ን-ብ-በ-ት ም-ታ-) ኣ-ይ ኣ-? ------------------------------------- እቲ ዝቐረበ ፖስት-ቦክስ(ንደብዳበታት ምእታው) ኣበይ ኣሎ? 0
itī-z-ḵ’-r--- p---t---okisi(nidebi--b---ti m-----w-------i-a--? i__ z________ p___________________________ m________ a____ a___ i-ī z-k-’-r-b- p-s-t---o-i-i-n-d-b-d-b-t-t- m-’-t-w-) a-e-i a-o- ---------------------------------------------------------------- itī ziḵ’erebe positi-bokisi(nidebidabetati mi’itawi) abeyi alo?
I need a couple of stamps. ን-ይ-ቅ----ይ -ደ--ቤ ስ-ም--ት--ድ-የ-። ን__ ቅ__ ና_ ን____ ስ_____ የ_____ ን-ይ ቅ-ብ ና- ን-ብ-ቤ ስ-ም-ታ- የ-ል-ኒ- ------------------------------ ንዓይ ቅሩብ ናይ ንደብዳቤ ስተምፕታት የድልየኒ። 0
n-‘-yi-k’-rub--na-i-ni---idabē--item--it--- -e----y--ī። n_____ k______ n___ n_________ s___________ y__________ n-‘-y- k-i-u-i n-y- n-d-b-d-b- s-t-m-p-t-t- y-d-l-y-n-። ------------------------------------------------------- ni‘ayi k’irubi nayi nidebidabē sitemipitati yediliyenī።
For a card and a letter. ንሓደ ካ-ታ--ንሓ- -ብ-በን። ን__ ካ___ ን__ ደ_____ ን-ደ ካ-ታ- ን-ደ ደ-ዳ-ን- ------------------- ንሓደ ካርታን ንሓደ ደብዳበን። 0
niḥ--- k--ita-i-n---a-- -ebi---eni። n_____ k_______ n_____ d__________ n-h-a-e k-r-t-n- n-h-a-e d-b-d-b-n-። ------------------------------------ niḥade karitani niḥade debidabeni።
How much is the postage to America? ና- ---ካ መስ------ይ ይ-ጽ-? ና_ ኣ___ መ___ ክ___ ይ____ ና- ኣ-ሪ- መ-ደ- ክ-ደ- ይ-ጽ-? ----------------------- ናብ ኣመሪካ መስደዲ ክንደይ ይበጽሕ? 0
na-i -m-rī-a -esid--- --nidey- yi-ets-----? n___ a______ m_______ k_______ y__________ n-b- a-e-ī-a m-s-d-d- k-n-d-y- y-b-t-’-h-i- ------------------------------------------- nabi amerīka mesidedī kinideyi yibets’iḥi?
How heavy is the package? እቲ--ር-ን ---ቱ--ንደይ--ዩ? እ_ ካ___ ከ___ ክ___ ድ__ እ- ካ-ቶ- ከ-ደ- ክ-ደ- ድ-? --------------------- እቲ ካርቶን ከብደቱ ክንደይ ድዩ? 0
i-ī kari--ni----ide-u -in-dey- ---u? i__ k_______ k_______ k_______ d____ i-ī k-r-t-n- k-b-d-t- k-n-d-y- d-y-? ------------------------------------ itī karitoni kebidetu kinideyi diyu?
Can I send it by air mail? ብኣ-ር--ፖስ-- -ሰ- -ኽእል ዲየ? ብ___ [____ ክ__ እ___ ዲ__ ብ-የ- [-ስ-] ክ-ዶ እ-እ- ዲ-? ----------------------- ብኣየር [ፖስት] ክሰዶ እኽእል ዲየ? 0
b-’--e-i-[---i-i- ki-e------i’-l- d-y-? b_______ [_______ k_____ i______ d____ b-’-y-r- [-o-i-i- k-s-d- i-̱-’-l- d-y-? --------------------------------------- bi’ayeri [positi] kisedo iẖi’ili dīye?
How long will it take to get there? ክን-- ክወ-ድ -ዩ-ክሳ- ዝበጽሕ? ክ___ ክ___ ኢ_ ክ__ ዝ____ ክ-ደ- ክ-ስ- ኢ- ክ-ብ ዝ-ጽ-? ---------------------- ክንደይ ክወስድ ኢዩ ክሳብ ዝበጽሕ? 0
k--id-yi---w----i ī-u kis--i-z----s’i-̣-? k_______ k_______ ī__ k_____ z__________ k-n-d-y- k-w-s-d- ī-u k-s-b- z-b-t-’-h-i- ----------------------------------------- kinideyi kiwesidi īyu kisabi zibets’iḥi?
Where can I make a call? ኣ----ድው---ኽእል? ኣ__ ክ___ እ____ ኣ-ይ ክ-ው- እ-እ-? -------------- ኣበይ ክድውል እኽእል? 0
a-eyi k--iwi---ih-i’il-? a____ k_______ i_______ a-e-i k-d-w-l- i-̱-’-l-? ------------------------ abeyi kidiwili iẖi’ili?
Where is the nearest telephone booth? እቲ -ቐ-በ --- ተ-ፎን--በ--ኣሎ? እ_ ዝ___ ክ__ ተ___ ኣ__ ኣ__ እ- ዝ-ረ- ክ-ሊ ተ-ፎ- ኣ-ይ ኣ-? ------------------------ እቲ ዝቐረበ ክፍሊ ተለፎን ኣበይ ኣሎ? 0
itī ---̱’e-e-- k--ilī ---efo-i ---yi alo? i__ z________ k_____ t_______ a____ a___ i-ī z-k-’-r-b- k-f-l- t-l-f-n- a-e-i a-o- ----------------------------------------- itī ziḵ’erebe kifilī telefoni abeyi alo?
Do you have calling cards? ካ-- --ፎ--ኣ-------? ካ__ ተ___ ኣ___ ዲ_ ? ካ-ድ ተ-ፎ- ኣ-ኩ- ዲ- ? ------------------ ካርድ ተለፎን ኣለኩም ዲዩ ? 0
k--i---te-efoni-alek------y- ? k_____ t_______ a______ d___ ? k-r-d- t-l-f-n- a-e-u-i d-y- ? ------------------------------ karidi telefoni alekumi dīyu ?
Do you have a telephone directory? መጽ---ተ-ፎ- -ለኩ---ዩ? መ___ ተ___ ኣ___ ዲ__ መ-ሓ- ተ-ፎ- ኣ-ኩ- ዲ-? ------------------ መጽሓፍ ተለፎን ኣለኩም ዲዩ? 0
m---’--------e-e---- a-ek-mi ----? m_________ t_______ a______ d____ m-t-’-h-a-i t-l-f-n- a-e-u-i d-y-? ---------------------------------- mets’iḥafi telefoni alekumi dīyu?
Do you know the area code for Austria? መ-ተዊ -ጽሪ-ና---ውስ--ያ--ፈል- --? መ___ ቁ__ ና_ ኣ_____ ት___ ዲ__ መ-ተ- ቁ-ሪ ና- ኣ-ስ-ር- ት-ል- ዲ-? --------------------------- መእተዊ ቁጽሪ ናይ ኣውስትርያ ትፈልጦ ዲኻ? 0
me---e-ī -’---’i-ī -ay--awi----r--- -i-e-it-- d-ẖa? m_______ k________ n___ a__________ t________ d____ m-’-t-w- k-u-s-i-ī n-y- a-i-i-i-i-a t-f-l-t-o d-h-a- ---------------------------------------------------- me’itewī k’uts’irī nayi awisitiriya tifelit’o dīẖa?
One moment, I’ll look it up. ሓን-- - ፣---ኢ‘-። ሓ___ ከ ፣ ክ_____ ሓ-ሳ- ከ ፣ ክ-ኢ-የ- --------------- ሓንሳዕ ከ ፣ ክርኢ‘የ። 0
h----sa‘i------k---’ī-ye። ḥ_______ k_ ፣ k_________ h-a-i-a-i k- ፣ k-r-’-‘-e- ------------------------- ḥanisa‘i ke ፣ kiri’ī‘ye።
The line is always busy. መስመር ---ዙ እዩ -ሎ-። መ___ ተ___ እ_ ዘ_ ። መ-መ- ተ-ሒ- እ- ዘ- ። ----------------- መስመር ተታሒዙ እዩ ዘሎ ። 0
m--im-ri ----h---u --- z--o ። m_______ t_______ i__ z___ ። m-s-m-r- t-t-h-ī-u i-u z-l- ። ----------------------------- mesimeri tetaḥīzu iyu zelo ።
Which number did you dial? ናብ ---- ቁጽ- ኢ-ም--ዊል--? ና_ ኣ___ ቁ__ ኢ___ ዊ____ ና- ኣ-ና- ቁ-ሪ ኢ-ም- ዊ-ኩ-? ---------------------- ናብ ኣየናይ ቁጽሪ ኢኹምደ ዊልኩም? 0
nabi a---ay---’u---ir- īh-umi-----l--um-? n___ a______ k________ ī______ w________ n-b- a-e-a-i k-u-s-i-ī ī-̱-m-d- w-l-k-m-? ----------------------------------------- nabi ayenayi k’uts’irī īẖumide wīlikumi?
You have to dial a zero first! ኣ--ምኩ- ዜ--ክት------ኩ-። ኣ_____ ዜ_ ክ____ ኣ____ ኣ-ዲ-ኩ- ዜ- ክ-ገ-ሩ ኣ-ኩ-። --------------------- ኣቐዲምኩም ዜሮ ክትገብሩ ኣለኩም። 0
ak-’e-īmi-um- zē---k-t--e-i-- --ek-mi። a___________ z___ k_________ a_______ a-̱-e-ī-i-u-i z-r- k-t-g-b-r- a-e-u-i- -------------------------------------- aḵ’edīmikumi zēro kitigebiru alekumi።

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Feelings speak different languages too!

Many different languages are spoken around the world. There is no universal human language. But how is it for our facial expressions? Is the language of emotions universal? No, there are also differences here! It was long believed that all people expressed feelings the same way. The language of facial expressions was considered universally understood. Charles Darwin believed that feelings were of vital importance for humans. Therefore, they had to be understood equally in all cultures. But new studies are coming to a different result. They show that there are differences in the language of feelings too. That is, our facial expressions are influenced by our culture. Therefore, people around the world show and interpret feelings differently. Scientists distinguish six primary emotions. They are happiness, sadness, anger, disgust, fear and surprise. But Europeans have different facial expressions to Asians. And they read different things from the same expressions. Various experiments have confirmed this. In them, test subjects were shown faces on a computer. The subjects were supposed to describe what they read in the faces. There are many reasons why the results differed. Feelings are shown more in some cultures than in others. The intensity of facial expressions is therefore not understood the same everywhere. Also, people from different cultures pay attention to different things. Asians concentrate on the eyes when reading facial expressions. Europeans and Americans, on the other hand, look at the mouth. One facial expression is understood in all cultures, however… That is a nice smile!