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70 [seventy]

to like something

to like something

70 [ሰብዓ]

70 [sebi‘a]

ገለ ምፍታው

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Would you like to smoke? ክተት-ኹ---ኹ- -ኹም? ክተትክኹ ደሊኹም ዲኹም? ክ-ት-ኹ ደ-ኹ- ዲ-ም- --------------- ክተትክኹ ደሊኹም ዲኹም? 0
k-------h-u---l---um--dīh-u-i? kitetikih-u delīh-umi dīh-umi? k-t-t-k-h-u d-l-h-u-i d-h-u-i- ------------------------------ kitetikiẖu delīẖumi dīẖumi?
Would you like to dance? ክ--ዕ-- ደሊ-ም -ኹም? ክትስዕስዑ ደሊኹም ዲኹም? ክ-ስ-ስ- ደ-ኹ- ዲ-ም- ---------------- ክትስዕስዑ ደሊኹም ዲኹም? 0
k-tis--i-i-u d---h--m--dī-̱-m-? kitisi‘isi‘u delīh-umi dīh-umi? k-t-s-‘-s-‘- d-l-h-u-i d-h-u-i- ------------------------------- kitisi‘isi‘u delīẖumi dīẖumi?
Would you like to go for a walk? ክ-----ደ-ኹም-ዲ--? ክትዛወሩ ደሊኹም ዲኹም? ክ-ዛ-ሩ ደ-ኹ- ዲ-ም- --------------- ክትዛወሩ ደሊኹም ዲኹም? 0
k-----wer- -e-ī---m- -ī-̱---? kitizaweru delīh-umi dīh-umi? k-t-z-w-r- d-l-h-u-i d-h-u-i- ----------------------------- kitizaweru delīẖumi dīẖumi?
I would like to smoke. ኣነ-ክ-ክ---ልየ። ኣነ ክትክኽ ደልየ። ኣ- ክ-ክ- ደ-የ- ------------ ኣነ ክትክኽ ደልየ። 0
an--k--i--h-- de-iy-። ane kitikih-i deliye። a-e k-t-k-h-i d-l-y-። --------------------- ane kitikiẖi deliye።
Would you like a cigarette? ሽጋራ--ሊኻ --? ሽጋራ ደሊኻ ዲኻ? ሽ-ራ ደ-ኻ ዲ-? ----------- ሽጋራ ደሊኻ ዲኻ? 0
shig-r-------̱- -----? shigara delīh-a dīh-a? s-i-a-a d-l-h-a d-h-a- ---------------------- shigara delīẖa dīẖa?
He wants a light. ን- መወ-ዒ-ደልዩ--ሎ። ንሱ መወልዒ ደልዩ ኣሎ። ን- መ-ል- ደ-ዩ ኣ-። --------------- ንሱ መወልዒ ደልዩ ኣሎ። 0
nisu -ewe--‘ī ---iy- -l-። nisu meweli‘ī deliyu alo። n-s- m-w-l-‘- d-l-y- a-o- ------------------------- nisu meweli‘ī deliyu alo።
I want to drink something. ገ--ክ----ል-። ገለ ክሰቲ ደልየ። ገ- ክ-ቲ ደ-የ- ----------- ገለ ክሰቲ ደልየ። 0
g-le--ise-ī ----y-። gele kisetī deliye። g-l- k-s-t- d-l-y-። ------------------- gele kisetī deliye።
I want to eat something. ገለ --ልዕ-ደ-የ። ገለ ክበልዕ ደልየ። ገ- ክ-ል- ደ-የ- ------------ ገለ ክበልዕ ደልየ። 0
ge-e k-b---‘- d-liy-። gele kibeli‘i deliye። g-l- k-b-l-‘- d-l-y-። --------------------- gele kibeli‘i deliye።
I want to relax a little. ቅ----ዐ---ደ-የ። ቅሩብ ከዐርፍ ደልየ። ቅ-ብ ከ-ር- ደ-የ- ------------- ቅሩብ ከዐርፍ ደልየ። 0
k’--u-- -e-ā-----d--iye። k’irubi ke‘ārifi deliye። k-i-u-i k-‘-r-f- d-l-y-። ------------------------ k’irubi ke‘ārifi deliye።
I want to ask you something. ገለ ክ-ተ-ም-ደ--። ገለ ክሓተኩም ደልየ። ገ- ክ-ተ-ም ደ-የ- ------------- ገለ ክሓተኩም ደልየ። 0
g-l- -i-̣-tek--i-d----e። gele kih-atekumi deliye። g-l- k-h-a-e-u-i d-l-y-። ------------------------ gele kiḥatekumi deliye።
I want to ask you for something. ገ---ል------ል-። ገለ ክልምነኩም ደልየ። ገ- ክ-ም-ኩ- ደ-የ- -------------- ገለ ክልምነኩም ደልየ። 0
ge-- ki-imi-e---- -e--y-። gele kiliminekumi deliye። g-l- k-l-m-n-k-m- d-l-y-። ------------------------- gele kiliminekumi deliye።
I want to treat you to something. ኣብ--- --ር-ክ-ድመኩም ---። ኣብ ሓደ ነገር ክዕድመኩም ደልየ። ኣ- ሓ- ነ-ር ክ-ድ-ኩ- ደ-የ- --------------------- ኣብ ሓደ ነገር ክዕድመኩም ደልየ። 0
a-i h-ad--n---ri--i-id----um--de-iy-። abi h-ade negeri ki‘idimekumi deliye። a-i h-a-e n-g-r- k-‘-d-m-k-m- d-l-y-። ------------------------------------- abi ḥade negeri ki‘idimekumi deliye።
What would you like? እንታይ-ትደል-? እንታይ ትደልዩ? እ-ታ- ት-ል-? ---------- እንታይ ትደልዩ? 0
i-ita---t--e-i-u? initayi tideliyu? i-i-a-i t-d-l-y-? ----------------- initayi tideliyu?
Would you like a coffee? ቡ-----ም --ም ? ቡን ደሊኹም ኢኹም ? ቡ- ደ-ኹ- ኢ-ም ? ------------- ቡን ደሊኹም ኢኹም ? 0
bu-i-de-īẖu-i-īẖ--- ? buni delīh-umi īh-umi ? b-n- d-l-h-u-i ī-̱-m- ? ----------------------- buni delīẖumi īẖumi ?
Or do you prefer a tea? ወ- ሲ ሻ- ይሕሸ-ም-? ወይ ሲ ሻሂ ይሕሸኩም ? ወ- ሲ ሻ- ይ-ሸ-ም ? --------------- ወይ ሲ ሻሂ ይሕሸኩም ? 0
weyi sī-s-ah----h-is-e-u-i ? weyi sī shahī yih-ishekumi ? w-y- s- s-a-ī y-h-i-h-k-m- ? ---------------------------- weyi sī shahī yiḥishekumi ?
We want to drive home. ንገዛ -ን--- -ሊ-። ንገዛ ክንከይድ ደሊና። ን-ዛ ክ-ከ-ድ ደ-ና- -------------- ንገዛ ክንከይድ ደሊና። 0
n--e-a-ki--ke-i-i ---īn-። nigeza kinikeyidi delīna። n-g-z- k-n-k-y-d- d-l-n-። ------------------------- nigeza kinikeyidi delīna።
Do you want a taxi? ታክሲ-ዲኹም ደ--- ? ታክሲ ዲኹም ደሊኹም ? ታ-ሲ ዲ-ም ደ-ኹ- ? -------------- ታክሲ ዲኹም ደሊኹም ? 0
ta-i-- d-ẖumi-d-līh-um- ? takisī dīh-umi delīh-umi ? t-k-s- d-h-u-i d-l-h-u-i ? -------------------------- takisī dīẖumi delīẖumi ?
They want to make a call. ክት-ውሉ ደሊኹ--ዲ--። ክትድውሉ ደሊኹም ዲኺም። ክ-ድ-ሉ ደ-ኹ- ዲ-ም- --------------- ክትድውሉ ደሊኹም ዲኺም። 0
k-----w-l----l-ẖumi -ī-̱-mi። kitidiwilu delīh-umi dīh-īmi። k-t-d-w-l- d-l-h-u-i d-h-ī-i- ----------------------------- kitidiwilu delīẖumi dīẖīmi።

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Two languages = two speech centers!

When we learn a language matters to our brain. This is because it has different storage areas for different languages. Not all the languages we learn are stored together. Languages we learn as adults have their own storage area. That means the brain processes the new rules in a different place. They aren't stored with the native language. People who grow up bilingual, on the other hand, only use one region of the brain. Multiple studies have come to this conclusion. Neuroscientists examined various test subjects. These subjects spoke two languages fluently. One part of the test group, however, had grown up with both languages. The other part, in contrast, had learned the second language later in life. Researchers could measure brain activity during language tests. This way they could see which areas of the brain functioned during the tests. And they saw that the ‘late’ learners had two speech centers! Researchers had already long suspected that this would be so. People with brain injuries show different symptoms. So, damage to the brain can also lead to speech problems. Those affected can't pronounce or understand words as well. But bilingual accident victims sometimes show unusual symptoms. Their speech problems don't always affect both languages. If only one area of the brain is injured, the other can still function. Then the patients speak one language better than the other. The two different languages are also re-learned at different speeds. This proves that both languages aren't stored in the same place. Since they weren't learned at the same time, they form two centers. It is still unknown how our brain manages multiple languages. But new findings could lead to new learning strategies.