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em At the bank   »   ti ኣብ ባንክ

60 [sixty]

At the bank

At the bank

60 [ሱሳ]

60 [susa]

ኣብ ባንክ

[abi baniki]

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I would like to open an account. ኣነ--ደ --ቶ----ት ደል-። ኣ- ሓ- ኮ-- ክ--- ደ--- ኣ- ሓ- ኮ-ቶ ክ-ፍ- ደ-የ- ------------------- ኣነ ሓደ ኮንቶ ክኸፍት ደልየ። 0
a-e h---- --nito-k----f-t--d-l---። a-- h---- k----- k-------- d------ a-e h-a-e k-n-t- k-h-e-i-i d-l-y-። ---------------------------------- ane ḥade konito kiẖefiti deliye።
Here is my passport. ኣ-ዚ---ሆ- -ስ---- ። ኣ-- እ--- ፓ----- ። ኣ-ዚ እ-ሆ- ፓ-ፖ-ተ- ። ----------------- ኣብዚ እንሆለ ፓስፖርተይ ። 0
a-izī -ni-o-e---s-pori--y- ። a---- i------ p----------- ። a-i-ī i-i-o-e p-s-p-r-t-y- ። ---------------------------- abizī inihole pasiporiteyi ።
And here is my address. ኣ-ራሻ-‘ው--ኣብዚ ኣሎ። ኣ------- ኣ-- ኣ-- ኣ-ራ-ይ-ው- ኣ-ዚ ኣ-። ---------------- ኣድራሻይ‘ውን ኣብዚ ኣሎ። 0
ad-ra-h--i--in- ab--ī --o። a-------------- a---- a--- a-i-a-h-y-‘-i-i a-i-ī a-o- -------------------------- adirashayi‘wini abizī alo።
I want to deposit money in my account. ገንዘብ-ኣብ----ይ-ከእቱ --የ። ገ--- ኣ- ኮ--- ከ-- ደ--- ገ-ዘ- ኣ- ኮ-ቶ- ከ-ቱ ደ-የ- --------------------- ገንዘብ ኣብ ኮንቶይ ከእቱ ደልየ። 0
gen----- --i----i-----ke--t--del-y-። g------- a-- k------- k----- d------ g-n-z-b- a-i k-n-t-y- k-’-t- d-l-y-። ------------------------------------ genizebi abi konitoyi ke’itu deliye።
I want to withdraw money from my account. ገ-ዘብ ---ኮን------እ-ደልየ። ገ--- ካ- ኮ--- ከ--- ደ--- ገ-ዘ- ካ- ኮ-ቶ- ከ-ጽ- ደ-የ- ---------------------- ገንዘብ ካብ ኮንቶይ ከውጽእ ደልየ። 0
ge--ze---ka-- -o-ito-- --w-ts’i’i--eli-e። g------- k--- k------- k--------- d------ g-n-z-b- k-b- k-n-t-y- k-w-t-’-’- d-l-y-። ----------------------------------------- genizebi kabi konitoyi kewits’i’i deliye።
I want to pick up the bank statements. ናይ---- ኣ-ውን-ወጻእ----ጋ-- -ረቐት ከምጽእ-ደልየ። ና- ባ-- ኣ-------- መ---- ወ--- ከ--- ደ--- ና- ባ-ኪ ኣ-ው---ጻ-ን መ-ጋ-ጺ ወ-ቐ- ከ-ጽ- ደ-የ- ------------------------------------- ናይ ባንኪ ኣታውን-ወጻእን መረጋገጺ ወረቐት ከምጽእ ደልየ። 0
n-y- --nik--a-a---i-wets’a--ni----e---et-’- -e-e-̱-e-----mits’i-i-d--iye። n--- b----- a----------------- m----------- w--------- k--------- d------ n-y- b-n-k- a-a-i-i-w-t-’-’-n- m-r-g-g-t-’- w-r-k-’-t- k-m-t-’-’- d-l-y-። ------------------------------------------------------------------------- nayi banikī atawini-wets’a’ini meregagets’ī wereḵ’eti kemits’i’i deliye።
I want to cash a traveller’s cheque / traveler’s check (am.). „ቸክ- -ይ--ገ- ---ም ደል-። „--- ና- መ-- ክ--- ደ--- „-ክ- ና- መ-ሻ ክ-ቐ- ደ-የ- --------------------- „ቸክ“ ናይ መገሻ ክጥቐም ደልየ። 0
„che--- -ay------sh---it’i--’--i -eli--። „------ n--- m------ k---------- d------ „-h-k-“ n-y- m-g-s-a k-t-i-̱-e-i d-l-y-። ---------------------------------------- „cheki“ nayi megesha kit’iḵ’emi deliye።
What are the fees? ቀ-- ከ ክንደ--ድ-? ቀ-- ከ ክ--- ድ-- ቀ-ጽ ከ ክ-ደ- ድ-? -------------- ቀረጽ ከ ክንደይ ድዩ? 0
k’--e--’i--e-k--ideyi---y-? k-------- k- k------- d---- k-e-e-s-i k- k-n-d-y- d-y-? --------------------------- k’erets’i ke kinideyi diyu?
Where should I sign? ኣበ- ኣየ -ፍ-ም-ዘለኒ? ኣ-- ኣ- ክ--- ዘ--- ኣ-ይ ኣ- ክ-ር- ዘ-ኒ- ---------------- ኣበይ ኣየ ክፍርም ዘለኒ? 0
abeyi --e k--i---- ----nī? a---- a-- k------- z------ a-e-i a-e k-f-r-m- z-l-n-? -------------------------- abeyi aye kifirimi zelenī?
I’m expecting a transfer from Germany. ኣ- ---ጀ--ን ክፍሊት---- -ጽበ---ኹ። ኣ- ካ- ጀ--- ክ------- እ-- ኣ--- ኣ- ካ- ጀ-መ- ክ-ሊ---ን- እ-በ ኣ-ኹ- ---------------------------- ኣነ ካብ ጀርመን ክፍሊት-ባንክ እጽበ ኣሎኹ። 0
an--k-bi-jeri--n--k--ilī---b----- -t-’ib- a-oh-u። a-- k--- j------- k-------------- i------ a------ a-e k-b- j-r-m-n- k-f-l-t---a-i-i i-s-i-e a-o-̱-። ------------------------------------------------- ane kabi jerimeni kifilīti-baniki its’ibe aloẖu።
Here is my account number. ቁጽ--ኮን---ኣብ--እ-ሀ-። ቁ-- ኮ--- ኣ-- እ---- ቁ-ሪ ኮ-ቶ- ኣ-ዚ እ-ሀ-። ------------------ ቁጽሪ ኮንቶይ ኣብዚ እንሀለ። 0
k’ut--i----oni-oyi--bi---i-ih-l-። k-------- k------- a---- i------- k-u-s-i-ī k-n-t-y- a-i-ī i-i-ā-e- --------------------------------- k’uts’irī konitoyi abizī inihāle።
Has the money arrived? እ---ን-ብ ኣ-ዩ-ዶ? እ- ገ--- ኣ-- ዶ- እ- ገ-ዘ- ኣ-ዩ ዶ- -------------- እቲ ገንዘብ ኣትዩ ዶ? 0
i---g-n-z-------yu -o? i-- g------- a---- d-- i-ī g-n-z-b- a-i-u d-? ---------------------- itī genizebi atiyu do?
I want to change money. ኣነ -ዚ ገንዘ- -ቕይሮ-ደ--። ኣ- ነ- ገ--- ክ--- ደ--- ኣ- ነ- ገ-ዘ- ክ-ይ- ደ-የ- -------------------- ኣነ ነዚ ገንዘብ ክቕይሮ ደልየ። 0
a------- gen-zebi kik------o ---i--። a-- n--- g------- k--------- d------ a-e n-z- g-n-z-b- k-k-’-y-r- d-l-y-። ------------------------------------ ane nezī genizebi kiḵ’iyiro deliye።
I need US-Dollars. ዩ----ላር-የድልየ----። ዩ------ የ---- ኣ-- ዩ-ስ-ዶ-ር የ-ል-ኒ ኣ-። ----------------- ዩኤስ-ዶላር የድልየኒ ኣሎ። 0
yu’-si-d-l-r- yed---y-n- a-o። y------------ y--------- a--- y-’-s---o-a-i y-d-l-y-n- a-o- ----------------------------- yu’ēsi-dolari yediliyenī alo።
Could you please give me small notes / bills (am.)? በጃ-ም-ሽ-ፍ ሃቡ-። በ--- ሽ-- ሃ--- በ-ኹ- ሽ-ፍ ሃ-ኒ- ------------- በጃኹም ሽሩፍ ሃቡኒ። 0
b--a---mi-s-i--fi --bu-ī። b-------- s------ h------ b-j-h-u-i s-i-u-i h-b-n-። ------------------------- bejaẖumi shirufi habunī።
Is there a cashpoint / an ATM (am.)? ኣ-ዚ--ይ--ንዘብማሺ- -- ዶ? ኣ-- ና- ገ------ ኣ- ዶ- ኣ-ዚ ና- ገ-ዘ-ማ-ን ኣ- ዶ- -------------------- ኣብዚ ናይ ገንዘብማሺን ኣሎ ዶ? 0
ab-z----y--g---ze--mash----a-o--o? a---- n--- g-------------- a-- d-- a-i-ī n-y- g-n-z-b-m-s-ī-i a-o d-? ---------------------------------- abizī nayi genizebimashīni alo do?
How much money can one withdraw? ክ-ብ-ክ--- ገንዘ- ክት--እ -ኽ-ል? ክ-- ክ--- ገ--- ክ---- ት---- ክ-ብ ክ-ደ- ገ-ዘ- ክ-ው-እ ት-እ-? ------------------------- ክሳብ ክንደይ ገንዘብ ክትውጽእ ትኽእል? 0
k----i--i--d-yi -e--zebi-k-t-wits’i-- -i--i’ili? k----- k------- g------- k----------- t--------- k-s-b- k-n-d-y- g-n-z-b- k-t-w-t-’-’- t-h-i-i-i- ------------------------------------------------ kisabi kinideyi genizebi kitiwits’i’i tiẖi’ili?
Which credit cards can one use? ኣ--ት ክርዲ----ዳት -ኻ ክትጥ---ት--ል? ኣ--- ክ--- ካ--- ኢ- ክ---- ት---- ኣ-ኖ- ክ-ዲ- ካ-ዳ- ኢ- ክ-ጥ-ም ት-እ-? ----------------------------- ኣየኖት ክርዲት ካርዳት ኢኻ ክትጥቐም ትኽእል? 0
ay-no-i k--i--t- kar-dati-ī-̱a-k--it-ik-’em---ih--’-l-? a------ k------- k------- ī--- k------------ t--------- a-e-o-i k-r-d-t- k-r-d-t- ī-̱- k-t-t-i-̱-e-i t-h-i-i-i- ------------------------------------------------------- ayenoti kiridīti karidati īẖa kitit’iḵ’emi tiẖi’ili?

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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…