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em At the restaurant 4   »   am ምግብ ቤቱ ውስጥ 4

32 [thirty-two]

At the restaurant 4

At the restaurant 4

32 [ሰላሳ ሁለት]

32 [selasa huleti]

ምግብ ቤቱ ውስጥ 4

[bemigibi bēti wisit’i 4]

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I’d like chips / French fries (am.) with ketchup. አን- የ-ጠ-- ድ----ካ-ፕ--ር አ-- የ---- ድ-- ከ--- ጋ- አ-ድ የ-ጠ-ሰ ድ-ች ከ-ቻ- ጋ- --------------------- አንድ የተጠበሰ ድንች ከካቻፕ ጋር 0
ān--i y-te----e-- --nic-- -ekach-p- ga-i ā---- y---------- d------ k-------- g--- ā-i-i y-t-t-e-e-e d-n-c-i k-k-c-a-i g-r- ---------------------------------------- ānidi yetet’ebese dinichi kekachapi gari
And two with mayonnaise. እ--ሁ-ት-ከ-ዮኒዝ -ር እ- ሁ-- ከ---- ጋ- እ- ሁ-ት ከ-ዮ-ዝ ጋ- --------------- እና ሁለት ከማዮኒዝ ጋር 0
in---u---i ke--yon----ga-i i-- h----- k--------- g--- i-a h-l-t- k-m-y-n-z- g-r- -------------------------- ina huleti kemayonīzi gari
And three sausages with mustard. እ- ሶስት--ተጠበ---ሊ--ከ-ና-- ጋር እ- ሶ-- የ---- ቋ-- ከ---- ጋ- እ- ሶ-ት የ-ጠ-ሰ ቋ-ማ ከ-ና-ጭ ጋ- ------------------------- እና ሶስት የተጠበሰ ቋሊማ ከሰናፍጭ ጋር 0
in- s--i----e--t’eb-se----alī-- -e-e-a--c-’i-g--i i-- s----- y---------- k------- k----------- g--- i-a s-s-t- y-t-t-e-e-e k-w-l-m- k-s-n-f-c-’- g-r- ------------------------------------------------- ina sositi yetet’ebese k’walīma kesenafich’i gari
What vegetables do you have? ም----ክል-- --ዎት? ም- አ----- አ---- ም- አ-ክ-ቶ- አ-ዎ-? --------------- ምን አትክልቶች አለዎት? 0
mini-āti-ilitoch- -l--o-i? m--- ā----------- ā------- m-n- ā-i-i-i-o-h- ā-e-o-i- -------------------------- mini ātikilitochi ālewoti?
Do you have beans? አ-ን-ሬ/ -ተር-አለዎት? አ----- አ-- አ---- አ-ን-ሬ- አ-ር አ-ዎ-? ---------------- አደንጓሬ/ አተር አለዎት? 0
āde-i---rē---t-r---lew--i? ā---------- ā---- ā------- ā-e-i-w-r-/ ā-e-i ā-e-o-i- -------------------------- ādenigwarē/ āteri ālewoti?
Do you have cauliflower? የአበ- ጎመ- አ-ዎ-？ የ--- ጎ-- አ---- የ-በ- ጎ-ን አ-ዎ-？ -------------- የአበባ ጎመን አለዎት？ 0
y-----b--gom--i-āle--t-？ y------- g----- ā------- y-’-b-b- g-m-n- ā-e-o-i- ------------------------ ye’ābeba gomeni ālewoti？
I like to eat (sweet) corn. በ-ሎ -ብላ----ዳ-ው። በ-- መ--- እ----- በ-ሎ መ-ላ- እ-ዳ-ው- --------------- በቆሎ መብላት እወዳለው። 0
b---o-o-meb-la---i--d-l---. b------ m------- i--------- b-k-o-o m-b-l-t- i-e-a-e-i- --------------------------- bek’olo mebilati iwedalewi.
I like to eat cucumber. ኩከ-በ----ላት----ለው። ኩ---- መ--- እ----- ኩ-ም-ር መ-ላ- እ-ዳ-ው- ----------------- ኩከምበር መብላት እወዳለው። 0
ku---ibe-i--ebil-t--iweda-ew-. k--------- m------- i--------- k-k-m-b-r- m-b-l-t- i-e-a-e-i- ------------------------------ kukemiberi mebilati iwedalewi.
I like to eat tomatoes. ቲማ-ም-መ-----ወዳለው። ቲ--- መ--- እ----- ቲ-ቲ- መ-ላ- እ-ዳ-ው- ---------------- ቲማቲም መብላት እወዳለው። 0
t--atī-i m-b----i i-ed-----. t------- m------- i--------- t-m-t-m- m-b-l-t- i-e-a-e-i- ---------------------------- tīmatīmi mebilati iwedalewi.
Do you also like to eat leek? የ-ሮ -ን-ርት- --ላ- ይ--ሉ？ የ-- ሽ----- መ--- ይ---- የ-ሮ ሽ-ኩ-ት- መ-ላ- ይ-ዳ-？ --------------------- የባሮ ሽንኩርትም መብላት ይወዳሉ？ 0
yeb----shini-u-i-i-- m--i-a----i-e--l-？ y----- s------------ m------- y-------- y-b-r- s-i-i-u-i-i-i m-b-l-t- y-w-d-l-？ --------------------------------------- yebaro shinikuritimi mebilati yiwedalu？
Do you also like to eat sauerkraut? በጥ---ጎ-- -ሚሰ- -ትክ-ት---ብላት ይወ--？ በ--- ጎ-- የ--- አ----- መ--- ይ---- በ-ቅ- ጎ-ን የ-ሰ- አ-ክ-ት- መ-ላ- ይ-ዳ-？ ------------------------------- በጥቅል ጎመን የሚሰራ አትክልትም መብላት ይወዳሉ？ 0
bet’i--i-i -om--i---m--era -t-k-l----i -ebi--ti -iw-d---？ b--------- g----- y------- ā---------- m------- y-------- b-t-i-’-l- g-m-n- y-m-s-r- ā-i-i-i-i-i m-b-l-t- y-w-d-l-？ --------------------------------------------------------- bet’ik’ili gomeni yemīsera ātikilitimi mebilati yiwedalu？
Do you also like to eat lentils? ም-ር- መ--ት ይ-ዳሉ？ ም--- መ--- ይ---- ም-ር- መ-ላ- ይ-ዳ-？ --------------- ምስርም መብላት ይወዳሉ？ 0
m-s--i-i meb-l-ti--iwe--l-？ m------- m------- y-------- m-s-r-m- m-b-l-t- y-w-d-l-？ --------------------------- misirimi mebilati yiwedalu？
Do you also like to eat carrots? ካ-ትም መ-ላ- --------ሽ? ካ--- መ--- ት--------- ካ-ት- መ-ላ- ት-ዳ-ህ-ጃ-ሽ- -------------------- ካሮትም መብላት ትወዳለህ/ጃለሽ? 0
k-ro-i---m----ati ----d-----/-a---h-? k------- m------- t------------------ k-r-t-m- m-b-l-t- t-w-d-l-h-/-a-e-h-? ------------------------------------- karotimi mebilati tiwedalehi/jaleshi?
Do you also like to eat broccoli? ብ----መ-ላት ትወዳ--/ሽ？ ብ--- መ--- ት------- ብ-ኮ- መ-ላ- ት-ዳ-ህ-ሽ- ------------------ ብሮኮሊ መብላት ትወዳለህ/ሽ？ 0
b--o---- --bi--ti---wed-l--i/--i？ b------- m------- t-------------- b-r-k-l- m-b-l-t- t-w-d-l-h-/-h-？ --------------------------------- birokolī mebilati tiwedalehi/shi？
Do you also like to eat peppers? ቃ-- -ብ-- --ዳ-ህ/ሽ？ ቃ-- መ--- ት------- ቃ-ያ መ-ላ- ት-ዳ-ህ-ሽ- ----------------- ቃሪያ መብላት ትወዳለህ/ሽ？ 0
k’--ī-a---bi---- -i-ed-l----s-i？ k------ m------- t-------------- k-a-ī-a m-b-l-t- t-w-d-l-h-/-h-？ -------------------------------- k’arīya mebilati tiwedalehi/shi？
I don’t like onions. ሽ--ርት አል-ድ-። ሽ---- አ----- ሽ-ኩ-ት አ-ወ-ም- ------------ ሽንኩርት አልወድም። 0
sh--i-uri-- -li-ed--i. s---------- ā--------- s-i-i-u-i-i ā-i-e-i-i- ---------------------- shinikuriti āliwedimi.
I don’t like olives. የ-ይራ -ሬ-አል-ድ-። የ--- ፍ- አ----- የ-ይ- ፍ- አ-ው-ም- -------------- የወይራ ፍሬ አልውድም። 0
y--e-ir- ---- ---w----i. y------- f--- ā--------- y-w-y-r- f-r- ā-i-i-i-i- ------------------------ yeweyira firē āliwidimi.
I don’t like mushrooms. እን-ዳ- አል---። እ---- አ----- እ-ጉ-ይ አ-ወ-ም- ------------ እንጉዳይ አልወድም። 0
i-ig--ay- ā--w--i-i. i-------- ā--------- i-i-u-a-i ā-i-e-i-i- -------------------- inigudayi āliwedimi.

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Tonal Languages

Most of all the languages spoken worldwide are tonal languages. With tonal languages, the pitch of the tones is crucial. They determine what meaning words or syllables have. Thus, the tone belongs firmly to the word. Most of the languages spoken in Asia are tonal languages. For example, Chinese, Thai and Vietnamese. There are also various tonal languages in Africa. Many indigenous languages in America are tonal languages as well. Indo-European languages mostly contain only tonal elements. This applies to Swedish or Serbian, for example. The number of tone pitches is varied in individual languages. Four different tones are distinguishable in Chinese. With this, the syllable ma can have four meanings. They are mother, hemp, horse and to rant . Interestingly, tonal languages also impact our hearing. Studies on absolute hearing have shown this. Absolute hearing is the ability to identify heard tones accurately. Absolute hearing occurs very rarely in Europe and North America. Fewer than 1 in 10,000 people have it. It's different with native speakers of Chinese. Here, 9 times as many people have this special ability. We all had absolute hearing when we were infants. We used it to learn to speak correctly. Unfortunately, most people lose it later on. The pitch of tones is also important in music. This is especially true for cultures that speak a tonal language. They must adhere to the melody very precisely. Otherwise a beautiful love song comes out as an absurd song!
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Punjabi is counted among the Indo-Iranian languages. It is spoken natively by 130 million people. The majority of those people live in Pakistan. However, it is also spoken in the Indian state of Punjab. Punjabi is hardly ever used as a written language in Pakistan. It is different in India because there the language holds an official status. Punjabi is written in its own script. It also has a very long literary tradition. Texts have been found that are almost 1000 years old. Punjabi is also very interesting from a phonological point of view. This is because it is a tonal language. In tonal languages, the pitch of the accented syllable changes their meaning. In Punjabi, the accented syllable can take on three different pitches. That is very unusual for Indo-European languages. That makes Punjabi that much more appealing!