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40 [forty]

Asking for directions

Asking for directions

40 [አርባ]

40 [āriba]

አቅጣጫዎችን መጠየቅ

[āk’it’ach’a met’eyek’i]

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Excuse me! ይቅርታዎን！ ይ------ ይ-ር-ዎ-！ ------- ይቅርታዎን！ 0
y--’-r----on-！ y------------- y-k-i-i-a-o-i- -------------- yik’iritawoni！
Can you help me? ሊረ-ኝ-ይች--? ሊ--- ይ---- ሊ-ዱ- ይ-ላ-? ---------- ሊረዱኝ ይችላሉ? 0
l-----ny- y---ilal-? l-------- y--------- l-r-d-n-i y-c-i-a-u- -------------------- līredunyi yichilalu?
Is there a good restaurant around here? እዚህ-አካባቢ-የ---ሩ-ም-ብ ቤት-አለ? እ-- አ--- የ- ጥ- ም-- ቤ- አ-- እ-ህ አ-ባ- የ- ጥ- ም-ብ ቤ- አ-? ------------------------- እዚህ አካባቢ የት ጥሩ ምግብ ቤት አለ? 0
iz-hi --ab-bī--e-i t--ru-m-gi---bēt--āl-? i---- ā------ y--- t---- m----- b--- ā--- i-ī-i ā-a-a-ī y-t- t-i-u m-g-b- b-t- ā-e- ----------------------------------------- izīhi ākababī yeti t’iru migibi bēti āle?
Take a left at the corner. ጠር- ላይ ወደ ግራ-ይ--ፉ። ጠ-- ላ- ወ- ግ- ይ---- ጠ-ዙ ላ- ወ- ግ- ይ-ጠ-። ------------------ ጠርዙ ላይ ወደ ግራ ይታጠፉ። 0
t--ri----a-- we-- --ra -i-at’-f-. t------ l--- w--- g--- y--------- t-e-i-u l-y- w-d- g-r- y-t-t-e-u- --------------------------------- t’erizu layi wede gira yitat’efu.
Then go straight for a while. ከዛ -ጥ ብ-- --- ይ--። ከ- ቀ- ብ-- ት-- ይ--- ከ- ቀ- ብ-ው ት-ሽ ይ-ዱ- ------------------ ከዛ ቀጥ ብለው ትንሽ ይሂዱ። 0
k-z--k--t---b-lew- ------i y-h-du. k--- k----- b----- t------ y------ k-z- k-e-’- b-l-w- t-n-s-i y-h-d-. ---------------------------------- keza k’et’i bilewi tinishi yihīdu.
Then go right for a hundred metres / meters (am.). ከ- ወደ-ቀኝ መ- ሜትር--ሂዱ። ከ- ወ- ቀ- መ- ሜ-- ይ--- ከ- ወ- ቀ- መ- ሜ-ር ይ-ዱ- -------------------- ከዛ ወደ ቀኝ መቶ ሜትር ይሂዱ። 0
k--a -------e-y----t- mē---i -ih--u. k--- w--- k----- m--- m----- y------ k-z- w-d- k-e-y- m-t- m-t-r- y-h-d-. ------------------------------------ keza wede k’enyi meto mētiri yihīdu.
You can also take the bus. አ----- --- ይችላ-። አ----- መ-- ይ---- አ-ቶ-ስ- መ-ዝ ይ-ላ-። ---------------- አውቶቢስም መያዝ ይችላሉ። 0
āw--obīs-m--mey--i---c-i---u. ā---------- m----- y--------- ā-i-o-ī-i-i m-y-z- y-c-i-a-u- ----------------------------- āwitobīsimi meyazi yichilalu.
You can also take the tram. የጎዳና--ባቡ--መያ- -ች-ሉ። የ---- ባ-- መ-- ይ---- የ-ዳ-ም ባ-ር መ-ዝ ይ-ላ-። ------------------- የጎዳናም ባቡር መያዝ ይችላሉ። 0
yego--n--i ba-u-- m--a-- -ich----u. y--------- b----- m----- y--------- y-g-d-n-m- b-b-r- m-y-z- y-c-i-a-u- ----------------------------------- yegodanami baburi meyazi yichilalu.
You can also follow me with your car. በመኪ-ዎ- እኔ- ----ኝ ይ-ላ-። በ----- እ-- ሊ---- ይ---- በ-ኪ-ዎ- እ-ን ሊ-ተ-ኝ ይ-ላ-። ---------------------- በመኪናዎት እኔን ሊከተሉኝ ይችላሉ። 0
b-m--ī------ -nēni----ete-u-yi---ch-l---. b----------- i---- l---------- y--------- b-m-k-n-w-t- i-ē-i l-k-t-l-n-i y-c-i-a-u- ----------------------------------------- bemekīnawoti inēni līketelunyi yichilalu.
How do I get to the football / soccer (am.) stadium? ወደ ካ---ዳ --ስ-ዲ--)--ንዴ- -ድረስ-እችላ--? ወ- ካ- ሜ- (------- እ--- መ--- እ----- ወ- ካ- ሜ- (-ስ-ዲ-ም- እ-ዴ- መ-ረ- እ-ላ-ው- ---------------------------------- ወደ ካስ ሜዳ (እስታዲየም) እንዴት መድረስ እችላለው? 0
we-e kasi -ē-a-(--it--īy-mi) -n--ēt---edi--s----h-lal-w-? w--- k--- m--- (------------ i------ m------- i---------- w-d- k-s- m-d- (-s-t-d-y-m-) i-i-ē-i m-d-r-s- i-h-l-l-w-? --------------------------------------------------------- wede kasi mēda (isitadīyemi) inidēti mediresi ichilalewi?
Cross the bridge! ድልድ-ን----ጡ ድ---- ያ--- ድ-ድ-ን ያ-ር- ---------- ድልድዩን ያቃርጡ 0
d---di---- --k-a-it’u d--------- y--------- d-l-d-y-n- y-k-a-i-’- --------------------- dilidiyuni yak’arit’u
Go through the tunnel! በመሻ--ያ- --ጥ---ዱ። በ------ ው-- ይ--- በ-ሻ-ኪ-ው ው-ጥ ይ-ዱ- ---------------- በመሻለኪያው ውስጥ ይንዱ። 0
b---s---ek--aw- -i-i--i-yi-id-. b-------------- w------ y------ b-m-s-a-e-ī-a-i w-s-t-i y-n-d-. ------------------------------- bemeshalekīyawi wisit’i yinidu.
Drive until you reach the third traffic light. ሶ----ን የት--ክ-መ--ት --ከሚያገኙ----/-ሂ-። ሶ----- የ---- መ--- እ------ ይ------- ሶ-ተ-ው- የ-ራ-ክ መ-ራ- እ-ከ-ያ-ኙ ይ-ዱ-ይ-ዱ- ---------------------------------- ሶስተኛውን የትራፊክ መብራት እስከሚያገኙ ይንዱ/ይሂዱ። 0
s-siteny--i-- yetir--īki meb---ti-i---e-īya-eny--yinid---ih--u. s------------ y--------- m------- i------------- y------------- s-s-t-n-a-i-i y-t-r-f-k- m-b-r-t- i-i-e-ī-a-e-y- y-n-d-/-i-ī-u- --------------------------------------------------------------- sositenyawini yetirafīki mebirati isikemīyagenyu yinidu/yihīdu.
Then turn into the first street on your right. ከ--በስ------ደ--ኘ- የ-----ው መ-ገ--ይታጠ-። ከ- በ-- ቀ- ወ----- የ------ መ--- ይ---- ከ- በ-ተ ቀ- ወ-ሚ-ኘ- የ-ጀ-ሪ-ው መ-ገ- ይ-ጠ-። ----------------------------------- ከዛ በስተ ቀኝ ወደሚገኘው የመጀመሪያው መንገድ ይታጠፉ። 0
keza-----t--k-en-i--ed-m-genyewi -em-jem---y----menig--- ------efu. k--- b----- k----- w------------ y------------- m------- y--------- k-z- b-s-t- k-e-y- w-d-m-g-n-e-i y-m-j-m-r-y-w- m-n-g-d- y-t-t-e-u- ------------------------------------------------------------------- keza besite k’enyi wedemīgenyewi yemejemerīyawi menigedi yitat’efu.
Then drive straight through the next intersection. ከ- ቀጥ -ለ---ስክ መ-ቀ-ኛ --ስ--ን-። ከ- ቀ- ብ-- እ-- መ---- ድ-- ይ--- ከ- ቀ- ብ-ው እ-ክ መ-ቀ-ኛ ድ-ስ ይ-ዱ- ---------------------------- ከዛ ቀጥ ብለው እስክ መስቀለኛ ድረስ ይንዱ። 0
ke-a -’et-i b----i---i-i me-ik-elen-- -ires- ---i--. k--- k----- b----- i---- m----------- d----- y------ k-z- k-e-’- b-l-w- i-i-i m-s-k-e-e-y- d-r-s- y-n-d-. ---------------------------------------------------- keza k’et’i bilewi isiki mesik’elenya diresi yinidu.
Excuse me, how do I get to the airport? ይቅር---ወደ አየር---ፊያ እ-ዴ- -----እ-ላ--? ይ---- ወ- አ-- ማ--- እ--- መ--- እ----- ይ-ር-! ወ- አ-ር ማ-ፊ- እ-ዴ- መ-ረ- እ-ላ-ው- ---------------------------------- ይቅርታ! ወደ አየር ማረፊያ እንዴት መድረስ እችላለው? 0
y-k-----a! w-de--yer- --r-f----in---t---edire-i -ch--al-w-? y--------- w--- ā---- m------- i------ m------- i---------- y-k-i-i-a- w-d- ā-e-i m-r-f-y- i-i-ē-i m-d-r-s- i-h-l-l-w-? ----------------------------------------------------------- yik’irita! wede āyeri marefīya inidēti mediresi ichilalewi?
It is best if you take the underground / subway (am.). የ--ር--ቡር-ቢጠቀሙ--ሩ ነው። የ--- ባ-- ቢ--- ጥ- ነ-- የ-ድ- ባ-ር ቢ-ቀ- ጥ- ነ-። -------------------- የምድር ባቡር ቢጠቀሙ ጥሩ ነው። 0
ye-i-iri-b-b--- bīt-ek’--------u--e--. y------- b----- b--------- t---- n---- y-m-d-r- b-b-r- b-t-e-’-m- t-i-u n-w-. -------------------------------------- yemidiri baburi bīt’ek’emu t’iru newi.
Simply get out at the last stop. በቀላ--መጨረ--ፌርማታ -ይ-ይ---። በ--- መ--- ፌ--- ላ- ይ---- በ-ላ- መ-ረ- ፌ-ማ- ላ- ይ-ረ-። ----------------------- በቀላሉ መጨረሻ ፌርማታ ላይ ይውረዱ። 0
b-k-ela-u m-ch------a ---im----lay----wir--u. b-------- m---------- f------- l--- y-------- b-k-e-a-u m-c-’-r-s-a f-r-m-t- l-y- y-w-r-d-. --------------------------------------------- bek’elalu mech’eresha fērimata layi yiwiredu.

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The language of animals

When we want to express ourselves, we use our speech. Animals have their own language as well. And they use it exactly like us humans. That is to say, they talk to each other in order to exchange information. Basically each animal species has a particular language. Even termites communicate with each other. When in danger, they slap their bodies on the ground. This is their way of warning each other. Other animal species whistle when they approach enemies. Bees speak with each other through dancing. Through this, they show other bees where there is something to eat. Whales make sounds that can be heard from 5,000 kilometers away. They communicate with each other through special songs. Elephants also give each other various acoustic signals. But humans cannot hear them. Most animal languages are very complicated. They consist of a combination of different signs. Acoustic, chemical and optical signals are used. Aside from that, animals use various gestures. By now, humans have learned the language of pets. They know when dogs are happy. And they can recognize when cats want to be left alone. However, dogs and cats speak very different languages. Many signals are even exact opposites. It was long believed that these two animals simply didn't like each other. But they just misunderstand each other. That leads to problems between dogs and cats. So even animals fight because of misunderstandings…
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