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em At the bank   »   am በባንክ

60 [sixty]

At the bank

At the bank

60 [ስልሳ]

60 [silisa]

በባንክ

[bebaniki wisit’i]

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I would like to open an account. የ-ን--ሂሳብ -ክ-- -ፈል--ው። የ--- ሂ-- መ--- እ------ የ-ን- ሂ-ብ መ-ፈ- እ-ል-ለ-። --------------------- የባንክ ሂሳብ መክፈት እፈልጋለው። 0
yeb-ni-i --sa-- me---eti-i-e--gal-wi. y------- h----- m------- i----------- y-b-n-k- h-s-b- m-k-f-t- i-e-i-a-e-i- ------------------------------------- yebaniki hīsabi mekifeti ifeligalewi.
Here is my passport. ይ--ፓስፖ-----። ይ- ፓ---- ነ-- ይ- ፓ-ፖ-ቴ ነ-። ------------ ይሄ ፓስፖርቴ ነው። 0
yih----si-o---- -e--. y--- p--------- n---- y-h- p-s-p-r-t- n-w-. --------------------- yihē pasiporitē newi.
And here is my address. እ---ሄ----ሻዬ--ው እ- ይ- አ---- ነ- እ- ይ- አ-ራ-ዬ ነ- -------------- እና ይሄ አድራሻዬ ነው 0
i-a----- -di-a-h-yē n--i i-- y--- ā--------- n--- i-a y-h- ā-i-a-h-y- n-w- ------------------------ ina yihē ādirashayē newi
I want to deposit money in my account. በ-ሳ- -ስጥ ገ--- ማ--ባ- -ፈልጋለ-። በ--- ው-- ገ--- ማ---- እ------ በ-ሳ- ው-ጥ ገ-ዘ- ማ-ገ-ት እ-ል-ለ-። --------------------------- በሂሳቤ ውስጥ ገነዘብ ማስገባት እፈልጋለው። 0
b-hī-a------i-’--g------- --si--bati--fe--galewi. b------- w------ g------- m--------- i----------- b-h-s-b- w-s-t-i g-n-z-b- m-s-g-b-t- i-e-i-a-e-i- ------------------------------------------------- behīsabē wisit’i genezebi masigebati ifeligalewi.
I want to withdraw money from my account. ከ--ቤ -ስ- ገ--ብ ማው-- -----ው። ከ--- ው-- ገ--- ማ--- እ------ ከ-ሳ- ው-ጥ ገ-ዘ- ማ-ጣ- እ-ል-ለ-። -------------------------- ከሂሳቤ ውስጥ ገንዘብ ማውጣት እፈልጋለው። 0
keh-s-b- wi---’--genize---m-----a-- ---ligalew-. k------- w------ g------- m-------- i----------- k-h-s-b- w-s-t-i g-n-z-b- m-w-t-a-i i-e-i-a-e-i- ------------------------------------------------ kehīsabē wisit’i genizebi mawit’ati ifeligalewi.
I want to pick up the bank statements. የባንክ-ሂ-ብ----ት መ-ሰ- --ል-ለ-። የ--- ሂ-- ሪ--- መ--- እ------ የ-ን- ሂ-ብ ሪ-ር- መ-ሰ- እ-ል-ለ-። -------------------------- የባንክ ሂሳብ ሪፖርት መውሰድ እፈልጋለው። 0
y----i------ab- rīp--iti -e-ise-i---el--ale-i. y------- h----- r------- m------- i----------- y-b-n-k- h-s-b- r-p-r-t- m-w-s-d- i-e-i-a-e-i- ---------------------------------------------- yebaniki hīsabi rīporiti mewisedi ifeligalewi.
I want to cash a traveller’s cheque / traveler’s check (am.). የመ-ገ-ኞች ቼ---ወ--ጥ----ዘብ -ቀየር -ፈል-ለው። የ------ ቼ-- ወ- ጥ- ገ--- መ--- እ------ የ-ን-ደ-ች ቼ-ን ወ- ጥ- ገ-ዘ- መ-የ- እ-ል-ለ-። ----------------------------------- የመንገደኞች ቼክን ወደ ጥሬ ገንዘብ መቀየር እፈልጋለው። 0
yeme-igede---chi---ē-i-- w-de t’irē---n--e---mek’e---- i-elig-lew-. y--------------- c------ w--- t---- g------- m-------- i----------- y-m-n-g-d-n-o-h- c-ē-i-i w-d- t-i-ē g-n-z-b- m-k-e-e-i i-e-i-a-e-i- ------------------------------------------------------------------- yemenigedenyochi chēkini wede t’irē genizebi mek’eyeri ifeligalewi.
What are the fees? ክ--ው-ስ-- --? ክ--- ስ-- ነ-- ክ-ያ- ስ-ት ነ-? ------------ ክፍያው ስንት ነው? 0
k----aw- -i-iti n-w-? k------- s----- n---- k-f-y-w- s-n-t- n-w-? --------------------- kifiyawi siniti newi?
Where should I sign? የቱ-ጋ- -ው-መፈረም ያ-ብ-？ የ- ጋ- ነ- መ--- ያ---- የ- ጋ- ነ- መ-ረ- ያ-ብ-？ ------------------- የቱ ጋር ነው መፈረም ያለብኝ？ 0
ye-u g-r- ---- --fe-e-- y---b--y-？ y--- g--- n--- m------- y--------- y-t- g-r- n-w- m-f-r-m- y-l-b-n-i- ---------------------------------- yetu gari newi meferemi yalebinyi？
I’m expecting a transfer from Germany. ከጀርመ--የተላ- ---ብ-እየጠበ-ኝ---። ከ---- የ--- ገ--- እ----- ነ-- ከ-ር-ን የ-ላ- ገ-ዘ- እ-ጠ-ኩ- ነ-። -------------------------- ከጀርመን የተላከ ገነዘብ እየጠበኩኝ ነው። 0
k-j---m--i--ete---e --ne---i -y-t---e-unyi n--i. k--------- y------- g------- i------------ n---- k-j-r-m-n- y-t-l-k- g-n-z-b- i-e-’-b-k-n-i n-w-. ------------------------------------------------ kejerimeni yetelake genezebi iyet’ebekunyi newi.
Here is my account number. የ-ሳብ--ጥ- ይህ-ነው። የ--- ቁ-- ይ- ነ-- የ-ሳ- ቁ-ሬ ይ- ነ-። --------------- የሂሳብ ቁጥሬ ይህ ነው። 0
yeh--ab--k’ut--r- ---i-new-. y------- k------- y--- n---- y-h-s-b- k-u-’-r- y-h- n-w-. ---------------------------- yehīsabi k’ut’irē yihi newi.
Has the money arrived? ገን-- ደ---? ገ--- ደ---- ገ-ዘ- ደ-ሷ-? ---------- ገንዘቡ ደርሷል? 0
gen-ze-u-d-----al-? g------- d--------- g-n-z-b- d-r-s-a-i- ------------------- genizebu deriswali?
I want to change money. ገን-- -ቀይ--እ-ል--ው። ገ--- መ--- እ------ ገ-ዘ- መ-ይ- እ-ል-ለ-። ----------------- ገንዘብ መቀይር እፈልጋለው። 0
ge-izeb------e--ri -felig-l--i. g------- m-------- i----------- g-n-z-b- m-k-e-i-i i-e-i-a-e-i- ------------------------------- genizebi mek’eyiri ifeligalewi.
I need US-Dollars. የአሜሪካ-ዶላር ያ---ገ--። የ---- ዶ-- ያ------- የ-ሜ-ካ ዶ-ር ያ-ፈ-ገ-ል- ------------------ የአሜሪካ ዶላር ያስፈልገኛል። 0
y-’āmērīka --l-r- y-si-el----ya--. y--------- d----- y--------------- y-’-m-r-k- d-l-r- y-s-f-l-g-n-a-i- ---------------------------------- ye’āmērīka dolari yasifeligenyali.
Could you please give me small notes / bills (am.)? እባ-ዎ ዝርዝር-ይ-ጡ-። እ--- ዝ--- ይ---- እ-ክ- ዝ-ዝ- ይ-ጡ-። --------------- እባክዎ ዝርዝር ይስጡኝ። 0
ib-kiw- zi-i-----y---t-u---. i------ z------- y---------- i-a-i-o z-r-z-r- y-s-t-u-y-. ---------------------------- ibakiwo ziriziri yisit’unyi.
Is there a cashpoint / an ATM (am.)? ገ----ማውጫ-ማ-ን-አ-? ገ--- ማ-- ማ-- አ-- ገ-ዘ- ማ-ጫ ማ-ን አ-? ---------------- ገንዘብ ማውጫ ማሽን አለ? 0
gen--ebi-----ch’---a-h-n--ā--? g------- m------- m------ ā--- g-n-z-b- m-w-c-’- m-s-i-i ā-e- ------------------------------ genizebi mawich’a mashini āle?
How much money can one withdraw? ም- --ል-ገ-ዘብ -ው-ት ይ-ላል? ም- ያ-- ገ--- ማ--- ይ---- ም- ያ-ል ገ-ዘ- ማ-ጣ- ይ-ላ-? ---------------------- ምን ያክል ገንዘብ ማውጣት ይቻላል? 0
m-ni yakil--------bi-maw--’at- -----la--? m--- y----- g------- m-------- y--------- m-n- y-k-l- g-n-z-b- m-w-t-a-i y-c-a-a-i- ----------------------------------------- mini yakili genizebi mawit’ati yichalali?
Which credit cards can one use? በ-- --ነት-የ-ን- ካር----ቀ--ይቻላ-? በ-- አ--- የ--- ካ-- መ--- ይ---- በ-ን አ-ነ- የ-ን- ካ-ድ መ-ቀ- ይ-ላ-? ---------------------------- በምን አይነት የባንክ ካርድ መጠቀም ይቻላል? 0
be---i-ā-i---- -e-anik---arid---e--ek’em--y-c----l-? b----- ā------ y------- k----- m--------- y--------- b-m-n- ā-i-e-i y-b-n-k- k-r-d- m-t-e-’-m- y-c-a-a-i- ---------------------------------------------------- bemini āyineti yebaniki karidi met’ek’emi yichalali?

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Does a universal grammar exist?

When we learn a language, we also learn its grammar. When children learn their native language, this happens automatically. They don't notice that their brain is learning various rules. Despite this, they learn their native language correctly from the beginning. Given that many languages exist, many grammar systems exist too. But is there also a universal grammar? Scientists have been studying this for a long time. New studies could provide an answer. Because brain researchers have made an interesting discovery. They had test subjects study grammar rules. These subjects were language school students. They studied Japanese or Italian. Half of the grammar rules were totally fabricated. However, the test subjects didn't know that. The students were presented with sentences after studying. They had to assess whether or not the sentences were correct. While they were working through the sentences, their brains were analyzed. That is to say, the researchers measured the activity of the brain. This way they could examine how the brain reacted to the sentences. And it appears that our brain recognizes grammar! When processing speech, certain brain areas are active. The Broca Center is one of them. It is located in the left cerebrum. When the students were faced with real grammar rules, it was very active. With the fabricated rules on the other hand, the activity decreased considerably. So it could be that all grammar systems have the same basis. Then they would all follow the same principles. And these principles would be inherent in us…