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22 [twenty-two]

Small Talk 3

Small Talk 3

22 [ዕስራንክልተን]

22 [‘isiranikiliteni]

ንዕሽቶይ ዝርርብ 3

[ni‘ishitoyi ziriribi 3]

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Do you smoke? ትትክ- ---? ትትክኹ ዲኹም? ት-ክ- ዲ-ም- --------- ትትክኹ ዲኹም? 0
t--iki----d--̱umi? titikih-u dīh-umi? t-t-k-h-u d-h-u-i- ------------------ titikiẖu dīẖumi?
I used to. ቀ-ም -ወ። ቀደም እወ። ቀ-ም እ-። ------- ቀደም እወ። 0
k--dem- --e። k’edemi iwe። k-e-e-i i-e- ------------ k’edemi iwe።
But I don’t smoke anymore. ሕ--ግ- ኣይትክኽን---። ሕጂ ግን ኣይትክኽን እየ። ሕ- ግ- ኣ-ት-ኽ- እ-። ---------------- ሕጂ ግን ኣይትክኽን እየ። 0
ḥijī g-n----iti--h---i-i-e። h-ijī gini ayitikih-ini iye። h-i-ī g-n- a-i-i-i-̱-n- i-e- ---------------------------- ḥijī gini ayitikiẖini iye።
Does it disturb you if I smoke? ይ----ም--የ---ድ-ር ኣ-ኪኸ ? ይርብሸኩም ዲየ እንድሕር ኣትኪኸ ? ይ-ብ-ኩ- ዲ- እ-ድ-ር ኣ-ኪ- ? ---------------------- ይርብሸኩም ዲየ እንድሕር ኣትኪኸ ? 0
y--i--she--mi d-y----idi--ir- -ti-īẖe-? yiribishekumi dīye inidih-iri atikīh-e ? y-r-b-s-e-u-i d-y- i-i-i-̣-r- a-i-ī-̱- ? ---------------------------------------- yiribishekumi dīye inidiḥiri atikīẖe ?
No, absolutely not. ኖ፣ ፈ-ም-ም-ኣይትርብ-ንን። ኖ፣ ፈጺምኩም ኣይትርብሹንን። ኖ- ፈ-ም-ም ኣ-ት-ብ-ን-። ------------------ ኖ፣ ፈጺምኩም ኣይትርብሹንን። 0
no- -e-s-ī---u----yiti-ib-s-u-i-i። no፣ fets’īmikumi ayitiribishunini። n-፣ f-t-’-m-k-m- a-i-i-i-i-h-n-n-። ---------------------------------- no፣ fets’īmikumi ayitiribishunini።
It doesn’t disturb me. እዚ -ይ-ብ-ንን --። እዚ ኣይርብሸንን እዩ። እ- ኣ-ር-ሸ-ን እ-። -------------- እዚ ኣይርብሸንን እዩ። 0
i-ī-a--ribi--enini iy-። izī ayiribishenini iyu። i-ī a-i-i-i-h-n-n- i-u- ----------------------- izī ayiribishenini iyu።
Will you drink something? ገ- ት-ትዩ-? ገለ ትሰትዩ ? ገ- ት-ት- ? --------- ገለ ትሰትዩ ? 0
g--e-tise-i-u-? gele tisetiyu ? g-l- t-s-t-y- ? --------------- gele tisetiyu ?
A brandy? ሓ- ---? ሓደ ኮኛክ? ሓ- ኮ-ክ- ------- ሓደ ኮኛክ? 0
ḥa------y-ki? h-ade konyaki? h-a-e k-n-a-i- -------------- ḥade konyaki?
No, preferably a beer. ኖ፣ ቢራ ይ--ሽ። ኖ፣ ቢራ ይሓይሽ። ኖ- ቢ- ይ-ይ-። ----------- ኖ፣ ቢራ ይሓይሽ። 0
n----------h-ay-shi። no፣ bīra yih-ayishi። n-፣ b-r- y-h-a-i-h-። -------------------- no፣ bīra yiḥayishi።
Do you travel a lot? ብ---ትገ-----? ብዙሕ ትገሹ ዲኹም? ብ-ሕ ት-ሹ ዲ-ም- ------------ ብዙሕ ትገሹ ዲኹም? 0
bi-uḥi -i--sh----h----? bizuh-i tigeshu dīh-umi? b-z-h-i t-g-s-u d-h-u-i- ------------------------ bizuḥi tigeshu dīẖumi?
Yes, mostly on business trips. እ---ዝበ-ሕ ግዜ-ናይ---ሕ -ገሻታ- --። እወ፣ ዝበዝሕ ግዜ ናይ ስራሕ መገሻታት እዩ። እ-፣ ዝ-ዝ- ግ- ና- ስ-ሕ መ-ሻ-ት እ-። ---------------------------- እወ፣ ዝበዝሕ ግዜ ናይ ስራሕ መገሻታት እዩ። 0
iw----ibe-ih-- -i-ē-n--i ------i-m---s---------u። iwe፣ zibezih-i gizē nayi sirah-i megeshatati iyu። i-e- z-b-z-h-i g-z- n-y- s-r-h-i m-g-s-a-a-i i-u- ------------------------------------------------- iwe፣ zibeziḥi gizē nayi siraḥi megeshatati iyu።
But now we’re on holiday. ሕ- ግን-ዕር-- -ና ን-ብ---ለ--። ሕጂ ግን ዕርፍቲ ኢና ንገብር ዘለና ። ሕ- ግ- ዕ-ፍ- ኢ- ን-ብ- ዘ-ና ። ------------------------ ሕጂ ግን ዕርፍቲ ኢና ንገብር ዘለና ። 0
h--j-----i -iri---- ī-a -ig--iri z--e-- ። h-ijī gini ‘irifitī īna nigebiri zelena ። h-i-ī g-n- ‘-r-f-t- ī-a n-g-b-r- z-l-n- ። ----------------------------------------- ḥijī gini ‘irifitī īna nigebiri zelena ።
It’s so hot! እንታ--ዓይነት ሃ---ዩ! እንታይ ዓይነት ሃሩር ዩ! እ-ታ- ዓ-ነ- ሃ-ር ዩ- ---------------- እንታይ ዓይነት ሃሩር ዩ! 0
ini-ay--‘--i---i --r-ri -u! initayi ‘ayineti haruri yu! i-i-a-i ‘-y-n-t- h-r-r- y-! --------------------------- initayi ‘ayineti haruri yu!
Yes, today it’s really hot. እ-፣ -ሚ---ዩ --ር ኣሎ። እወ፣ ሎሚ ኣዝዩ ሃሩር ኣሎ። እ-፣ ሎ- ኣ-ዩ ሃ-ር ኣ-። ------------------ እወ፣ ሎሚ ኣዝዩ ሃሩር ኣሎ። 0
i-e፣---mī-aziy- ha--r- --o። iwe፣ lomī aziyu haruri alo። i-e- l-m- a-i-u h-r-r- a-o- --------------------------- iwe፣ lomī aziyu haruri alo።
Let’s go to the balcony. ና- -ል------። ናብ ባልኮን ንኺድ። ና- ባ-ኮ- ን-ድ- ------------ ናብ ባልኮን ንኺድ። 0
nab- --l--oni--ih--di። nabi balikoni nih-īdi። n-b- b-l-k-n- n-h-ī-i- ---------------------- nabi balikoni niẖīdi።
There’s a party here tomorrow. ጽባሕ ኣብ----ቲ---። ጽባሕ ኣብዚ ፓርቲ ኣሎ። ጽ-ሕ ኣ-ዚ ፓ-ቲ ኣ-። --------------- ጽባሕ ኣብዚ ፓርቲ ኣሎ። 0
ts’-b-ḥ- a-iz- -a-i-ī-a--። ts’ibah-i abizī paritī alo። t-’-b-h-i a-i-ī p-r-t- a-o- --------------------------- ts’ibaḥi abizī paritī alo።
Are you also coming? ትመጹ ዲ-ም? ትመጹ ዲኹም? ት-ጹ ዲ-ም- -------- ትመጹ ዲኹም? 0
t-me-----dīẖumi? timets’u dīh-umi? t-m-t-’- d-h-u-i- ----------------- timets’u dīẖumi?
Yes, we’ve also been invited. እ-- ን--‘ው--ተዓዲምና ኢና። እወ፣ ንሕና‘ውን ተዓዲምና ኢና። እ-፣ ን-ና-ው- ተ-ዲ-ና ኢ-። -------------------- እወ፣ ንሕና‘ውን ተዓዲምና ኢና። 0
iw---ni-̣-n-‘wi-i--e--dī-in- ī-a። iwe፣ nih-ina‘wini te‘adīmina īna። i-e- n-h-i-a-w-n- t-‘-d-m-n- ī-a- --------------------------------- iwe፣ niḥina‘wini te‘adīmina īna።

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Language and writing

Each language is used for communication between people. When we speak, we express what we are thinking and feeling. In doing so, we don't always stick to the rules of our language. We use our own language, our vernacular. It's different in written language. Here, all the rules of our language are displayed. Writing is what enables a language to become a real language. It makes language visible. Through writing, thousands of years' worth of knowledge is passed on. This is why writing is the foundation of every sophisticated culture. The first form of writing was invented more than 5,000 years ago. It was the cuneiform writing of the Sumerians. It was carved into slabs of clay. This cuneiform was used for three hundred years. The hieroglyphics of the ancient Egyptians existed for about as long. Countless scientists have devoted their studies to it. Hieroglyphics represent a relatively complicated writing system. However, it was probably invented for a very simple reason. The Egypt of that time was a vast kingdom with many inhabitants. Everyday life and above all the economic system needed to be organized. Taxes and accounting needed to be efficiently managed. For this, the ancient Egyptians developed their graphic characters. Alphabetic writing systems, on the other hand, go back to the Sumerians. Each writing system reveals a great deal about the people who use it. Furthermore, each country shows its own characteristics through its writing. Unfortunately, the art of handwriting is disappearing. Modern technology makes it almost superfluous. So: Don't just speak, keep writing too!
Did you know?
Kannada is a member of the Dravidian language family. These languages are primarily spoken in southern India. Kannada is not related to the Indo-Aryan languages of northern India. Approximately 40 million people speak Kannada as their native language. It is recognized as one of the 22 national languages of India. Kannada is an agglutinating language. That means that grammatical functions are expressed by affixes. The language is divided into four regional dialect groups. The dialect indicates where the speakers come from. Additionally, their social class can also be identified based on their language. Spoken and written Kannada differ from one another. Like many other Indian languages, Kannada has its own writing system. It is a hybrid of alphabet and syllabic writing. It consists of many round symbols, which is typical for southern Indian writing systems. And it is really a lot of fun to learn these beautiful letters.