Phrasebook

en Questions – Past tense 2   »   ti ሕቶታት - ሕሉፍ 2

86 [eighty-six]

Questions – Past tense 2

Questions – Past tense 2

86 [ሰማንያንሽዱሽተን]

86 [semaniyanishidushiteni]

ሕቶታት - ሕሉፍ 2

[ḥitotati - ḥilufi 2]

Choose how you want to see the translation:   
English (UK) Tigrinya Play More
Which tie did you wear? ኣየ---ክራቫታ ---ተኸዲ-ካ ኔር-? ኣየናይ ክራቫታ ኢኻ ተኸዲንካ ኔርካ? ኣ-ና- ክ-ቫ- ኢ- ተ-ዲ-ካ ኔ-ካ- ----------------------- ኣየናይ ክራቫታ ኢኻ ተኸዲንካ ኔርካ? 0
ay----- kir-vat- -h----e----īn-k---ē--ka? ayenayi kiravata īh-a teh-edīnika nērika? a-e-a-i k-r-v-t- ī-̱- t-h-e-ī-i-a n-r-k-? ----------------------------------------- ayenayi kiravata īẖa teẖedīnika nērika?
Which car did you buy? ኣየ--- --- ኢኻ-ገ--ካ? ኣየነይቲ መኪና ኢኻ ገዚእካ? ኣ-ነ-ቲ መ-ና ኢ- ገ-እ-? ------------------ ኣየነይቲ መኪና ኢኻ ገዚእካ? 0
ay-ney-t----------ẖa---z-’-k-? ayeneyitī mekīna īh-a gezī’ika? a-e-e-i-ī m-k-n- ī-̱- g-z-’-k-? ------------------------------- ayeneyitī mekīna īẖa gezī’ika?
Which newspaper did you subscribe to? ኣ--- --ጣ -ኻ --ብካ ---? ኣየናይ ጋዜጣ ኢኻ ጠሊብካ ኔርካ? ኣ-ና- ጋ-ጣ ኢ- ጠ-ብ- ኔ-ካ- --------------------- ኣየናይ ጋዜጣ ኢኻ ጠሊብካ ኔርካ? 0
a-en-yi-ga---’a --̱- -’-līb--a-nēr--a? ayenayi gazēt’a īh-a t’elībika nērika? a-e-a-i g-z-t-a ī-̱- t-e-ī-i-a n-r-k-? -------------------------------------- ayenayi gazēt’a īẖa t’elībika nērika?
Who did you see? ንመን-----ሪ--ም? ንመን ኢኹም ሪኢኹም? ን-ን ኢ-ም ሪ-ኹ-? ------------- ንመን ኢኹም ሪኢኹም? 0
n------īh--m----’--̱um-? nimeni īh-umi rī’īh-umi? n-m-n- ī-̱-m- r-’-h-u-i- ------------------------ nimeni īẖumi rī’īẖumi?
Who did you meet? ንመን---------ም? ንመን ኢኹም ረኺብኩም? ን-ን ኢ-ም ረ-ብ-ም- -------------- ንመን ኢኹም ረኺብኩም? 0
nim-n- ī-̱--i reh---i-umi? nimeni īh-umi reh-ībikumi? n-m-n- ī-̱-m- r-h-ī-i-u-i- -------------------------- nimeni īẖumi reẖībikumi?
Who did you recognize? መ- ኢኹም ----ሞ? መን ኢኹም ኣለሊኹሞ? መ- ኢ-ም ኣ-ሊ-ሞ- ------------- መን ኢኹም ኣለሊኹሞ? 0
me----ẖu----le-īh-u--? meni īh-umi alelīh-umo? m-n- ī-̱-m- a-e-ī-̱-m-? ----------------------- meni īẖumi alelīẖumo?
When did you get up? መዓስ---- ተ-እ-ም? መዓስ ኢኹም ተሲእኹም? መ-ስ ኢ-ም ተ-እ-ም- -------------- መዓስ ኢኹም ተሲእኹም? 0
m-‘-s- ī-̱-m- ---ī---̱--i? me‘asi īh-umi tesī’ih-umi? m-‘-s- ī-̱-m- t-s-’-h-u-i- -------------------------- me‘asi īẖumi tesī’iẖumi?
When did you start? መ-ስ---- ጀሚርኩ-? መዓስ ኢኹም ጀሚርኩም? መ-ስ ኢ-ም ጀ-ር-ም- -------------- መዓስ ኢኹም ጀሚርኩም? 0
me‘a-i-īẖu-- j--ī-ik-mi? me‘asi īh-umi jemīrikumi? m-‘-s- ī-̱-m- j-m-r-k-m-? ------------------------- me‘asi īẖumi jemīrikumi?
When did you finish? መ-ስ --- ወዲእኹ-? መዓስ ኢኹም ወዲእኹም? መ-ስ ኢ-ም ወ-እ-ም- -------------- መዓስ ኢኹም ወዲእኹም? 0
me‘a-i īẖum--wed-’i----i? me‘asi īh-umi wedī’ih-umi? m-‘-s- ī-̱-m- w-d-’-h-u-i- -------------------------- me‘asi īẖumi wedī’iẖumi?
Why did you wake up? ስ-ምንታ- ----ም? ስለምንታይ ተሲእኩም? ስ-ም-ታ- ተ-እ-ም- ------------- ስለምንታይ ተሲእኩም? 0
s---min--a-- -e--’iku--? sileminitayi tesī’ikumi? s-l-m-n-t-y- t-s-’-k-m-? ------------------------ sileminitayi tesī’ikumi?
Why did you become a teacher? ስለ-ንታይ-ኢ-ም---ህ----ኩም? ስለምንታይ ኢኹም መምህር ኮንኩም? ስ-ም-ታ- ኢ-ም መ-ህ- ኮ-ኩ-? --------------------- ስለምንታይ ኢኹም መምህር ኮንኩም? 0
s-l--ini-ay-----u-- -emihi-i ko--k---? sileminitayi īh-umi memihiri konikumi? s-l-m-n-t-y- ī-̱-m- m-m-h-r- k-n-k-m-? -------------------------------------- sileminitayi īẖumi memihiri konikumi?
Why did you take a taxi? ስለምን-ይ --ሲ ወ-ድኩም? ስለምንታይ ታክሲ ወሲድኩም? ስ-ም-ታ- ታ-ሲ ወ-ድ-ም- ----------------- ስለምንታይ ታክሲ ወሲድኩም? 0
s--e-in--ay--tak--ī --s--i---i? sileminitayi takisī wesīdikumi? s-l-m-n-t-y- t-k-s- w-s-d-k-m-? ------------------------------- sileminitayi takisī wesīdikumi?
Where did you come from? ካ---ኢ-ም-መ-ኹም? ካበይ ኢኹም መጺኹም? ካ-ይ ኢ-ም መ-ኹ-? ------------- ካበይ ኢኹም መጺኹም? 0
ka-eyi---̱u-- m------̱---? kabeyi īh-umi mets’īh-umi? k-b-y- ī-̱-m- m-t-’-h-u-i- -------------------------- kabeyi īẖumi mets’īẖumi?
Where did you go? ናበይ --ም---ድኩ-? ናበይ ዲኹም ከይድኩም? ና-ይ ዲ-ም ከ-ድ-ም- -------------- ናበይ ዲኹም ከይድኩም? 0
n--eyi dī--umi k-y---ku-i? nabeyi dīh-umi keyidikumi? n-b-y- d-h-u-i k-y-d-k-m-? -------------------------- nabeyi dīẖumi keyidikumi?
Where were you? ኣ-ይ--ኹ----ኩ-? ኣበይ ዲኹም ኔርኩም? ኣ-ይ ዲ-ም ኔ-ኩ-? ------------- ኣበይ ዲኹም ኔርኩም? 0
a-e-i d-h---i --ri--mi? abeyi dīh-umi nērikumi? a-e-i d-h-u-i n-r-k-m-? ----------------------- abeyi dīẖumi nērikumi?
Who did you help? ን-- -- -ጊዝ-? ንመን ኢኻ ሓጊዝካ? ን-ን ኢ- ሓ-ዝ-? ------------ ንመን ኢኻ ሓጊዝካ? 0
ni-en---h-- h------k-? nimeni īh-a h-agīzika? n-m-n- ī-̱- h-a-ī-i-a- ---------------------- nimeni īẖa ḥagīzika?
Who did you write to? ን-ን-ኢኻ ---ካ? ንመን ኢኻ ጽሒፍካ? ን-ን ኢ- ጽ-ፍ-? ------------ ንመን ኢኻ ጽሒፍካ? 0
ni---i-īẖ- ------ī--ka? nimeni īh-a ts’ih-īfika? n-m-n- ī-̱- t-’-h-ī-i-a- ------------------------ nimeni īẖa ts’iḥīfika?
Who did you reply to? ንመን--ኻ-መ-ስ-? ንመን ኢኻ መሊስካ? ን-ን ኢ- መ-ስ-? ------------ ንመን ኢኻ መሊስካ? 0
n--en---h-a-----si--? nimeni īh-a melīsika? n-m-n- ī-̱- m-l-s-k-? --------------------- nimeni īẖa melīsika?

Download MP3 (.zip files)

Bilingualism improves hearing

People who speak two languages hear better. They can distinguish between different sounds more accurately. An American study has come to this conclusion. Researchers tested several teenagers. Part of the test subjects grew up bilingual. These teenagers spoke English and Spanish. The other part of the subjects only spoke English. The young people had to listen to a particular syllable. It was the syllable ‘da’. It didn't belong to either of the languages. The syllable was played for the test subjects using headphones. At the same time, their brain activity was measured with electrodes. After this test the teenagers had to listen to the syllable again. This time, however, they could hear many disruptive sounds as well. There were various voices saying meaningless sentences. The bilingual individuals reacted very strongly to the syllable. Their brain showed a lot of activity. They could identify the syllable exactly, with and without the disruptive sounds. The monolingual individuals were not successful. Their hearing was not as good as the bilingual test subjects. The result of the experiment surprised researchers. Until then it was only known that musicians have an especially good ear. But it appears that bilingualism also trains the ear. People that are bilingual are constantly confronted with different sounds. Therefore, their brain must develop new abilities. It learns how to distinguish different linguistic stimuli. Researchers are now testing how language skills affect the brain. Maybe hearing can still benefit when a person learns languages later in life…