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em giving reasons 2   »   he ‫לתרץ משהו 2‬

76 [seventy-six]

giving reasons 2

giving reasons 2

‫76 [שבעים ושש]‬

76 [shiv\'im w\'shesh]

‫לתרץ משהו 2‬

[letarets mashehu 2]

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Why didn’t you come? ‫--ה ---ב-ת?‬ ‫--- ל- ב---- ‫-מ- ל- ב-ת-‬ ------------- ‫למה לא באת?‬ 0
l-m-h----b--t-ba-t-? l---- l- b---------- l-m-h l- b-'-/-a-t-? -------------------- lamah lo ba't/ba'ta?
I was ill. ‫הייתי------‬ ‫----- ח----- ‫-י-ת- ח-ל-.- ------------- ‫הייתי חולה.‬ 0
h---i -o--h/x---h. h---- x----------- h-i-i x-l-h-x-l-h- ------------------ haiti xoleh/xolah.
I didn’t come because I was ill. ‫ל--ב-ת---י--י------ל-.‬ ‫-- ב--- כ- ה---- ח----- ‫-א ב-ת- כ- ה-י-י ח-ל-.- ------------------------ ‫לא באתי כי הייתי חולה.‬ 0
lo b---i k- hait----l-h/---ah. l- b---- k- h---- x----------- l- b-'-i k- h-i-i x-l-h-x-l-h- ------------------------------ lo ba'ti ki haiti xoleh/xolah.
Why didn’t she come? ‫מ-וע ------ -אה-‬ ‫---- ה-- ל- ב---- ‫-ד-ע ה-א ל- ב-ה-‬ ------------------ ‫מדוע היא לא באה?‬ 0
ma--'a hi--- b-'ah? m----- h- l- b----- m-d-'- h- l- b-'-h- ------------------- madu'a hi lo ba'ah?
She was tired. ‫הי- ה-יתה ע----.‬ ‫--- ה---- ע------ ‫-י- ה-י-ה ע-י-ה-‬ ------------------ ‫היא הייתה עייפה.‬ 0
hi h-it-h a-e---. h- h----- a------ h- h-i-a- a-e-a-. ----------------- hi haitah ayefah.
She didn’t come because she was tired. ‫----לא-ב----י הי- -יית- ע-----‬ ‫--- ל- ב-- כ- ה-- ה---- ע------ ‫-י- ל- ב-ה כ- ה-א ה-י-ה ע-י-ה-‬ -------------------------------- ‫היא לא באה כי היא הייתה עייפה.‬ 0
hi lo-b-'-h-ki -- -----h -ye---. h- l- b---- k- h- h----- a------ h- l- b-'-h k- h- h-i-a- a-e-a-. -------------------------------- hi lo ba'ah ki hi haitah ayefah.
Why didn’t he come? ‫-דו- --א ל- ---‬ ‫---- ה-- ל- ב--- ‫-ד-ע ה-א ל- ב-?- ----------------- ‫מדוע הוא לא בא?‬ 0
mad-'---u-l---a? m----- h- l- b-- m-d-'- h- l- b-? ---------------- madu'a hu lo ba?
He wasn’t interested. ‫-א---ח-ק-לו-‬ ‫-- ה---- ל--- ‫-א ה-ח-ק ל-.- -------------- ‫לא התחשק לו.‬ 0
l-------sh-- lo. l- h-------- l-- l- h-t-a-h-q l-. ---------------- lo hitxasheq lo.
He didn’t come because he wasn’t interested. ‫--- לא--א-כי -א התח-ק-ל--‬ ‫--- ל- ב- כ- ל- ה---- ל--- ‫-ו- ל- ב- כ- ל- ה-ח-ק ל-.- --------------------------- ‫הוא לא בא כי לא התחשק לו.‬ 0
h- -- b---- ---hitx--h-- --. h- l- b- k- l- h-------- l-- h- l- b- k- l- h-t-a-h-q l-. ---------------------------- hu lo ba ki lo hitxasheq lo.
Why didn’t you come? ‫--וע-ל----ת------‬ ‫---- ל- ב--- / ן-- ‫-ד-ע ל- ב-ת- / ן-‬ ------------------- ‫מדוע לא באתם / ן?‬ 0
m-d-'--lo b-'--m-b-'t-n? m----- l- b------------- m-d-'- l- b-'-e-/-a-t-n- ------------------------ madu'a lo ba'tem/ba'ten?
Our car is damaged. ‫המ---י- ש--ו-מ---ק---‬ ‫------- ש--- מ-------- ‫-מ-ו-י- ש-נ- מ-ו-ק-ת-‬ ----------------------- ‫המכונית שלנו מקולקלת.‬ 0
ha-ek-oni--s-ela---me-ul--l--. h--------- s------ m---------- h-m-k-o-i- s-e-a-u m-q-l-e-e-. ------------------------------ hamekhonit shelanu mequlqelet.
We didn’t come because our car is damaged. ‫-א---נ- -- ---ו--ת ש-נו-מק-----.‬ ‫-- ב--- כ- ה------ ש--- מ-------- ‫-א ב-נ- כ- ה-כ-נ-ת ש-נ- מ-ו-ק-ת-‬ ---------------------------------- ‫לא באנו כי המכונית שלנו מקולקלת.‬ 0
l--b-'n- ----am--hon-- sh----- me----e-et. l- b---- k- h--------- s------ m---------- l- b-'-u k- h-m-k-o-i- s-e-a-u m-q-l-e-e-. ------------------------------------------ lo ba'nu ki hamekhonit shelanu mequlqelet.
Why didn’t the people come? ‫מ-וע ה-נ-------בא--‬ ‫---- ה----- ל- ב---- ‫-ד-ע ה-נ-י- ל- ב-ו-‬ --------------------- ‫מדוע האנשים לא באו?‬ 0
ma--'a---'a--sh----o-b-'-? m----- h--------- l- b---- m-d-'- h-'-n-s-i- l- b-'-? -------------------------- madu'a ha'anashim lo ba'u?
They missed the train. ‫-ם - - --ח-- --כבת.‬ ‫-- / ן א---- ל------ ‫-ם / ן א-ח-ו ל-כ-ת-‬ --------------------- ‫הם / ן איחרו לרכבת.‬ 0
he----n ---r- l--a---et. h------ i---- l--------- h-m-h-n i-a-u l-r-k-v-t- ------------------------ hem/hen ixaru larakevet.
They didn’t come because they missed the train. ‫-ם---ן לא בא-,----הם-/ ן --ח-ו -רכ--.‬ ‫-- / ן ל- ב--- כ- ה- / ן א---- ל------ ‫-ם / ן ל- ב-ו- כ- ה- / ן א-ח-ו ל-כ-ת-‬ --------------------------------------- ‫הם / ן לא באו, כי הם / ן איחרו לרכבת.‬ 0
h-m-he---- ba--,--- h-m/--n-i-----lara--v-t. h------ l- b---- k- h------ i---- l--------- h-m-h-n l- b-'-, k- h-m-h-n i-a-u l-r-k-v-t- -------------------------------------------- hem/hen lo ba'u, ki hem/hen ixaru larakevet.
Why didn’t you come? ‫מדו- -א---ת-‬ ‫---- ל- ב---- ‫-ד-ע ל- ב-ת-‬ -------------- ‫מדוע לא באת?‬ 0
m----a l--ba'----a--? m----- l- b---------- m-d-'- l- b-'-a-b-'-? --------------------- madu'a lo ba'ta/ba't?
I was not allowed to. ‫------ א-ור.‬ ‫--- ל- א----- ‫-י- ל- א-ו-.- -------------- ‫היה לי אסור.‬ 0
haya--l- -su-. h---- l- a---- h-y-h l- a-u-. -------------- hayah li asur.
I didn’t come because I was not allowed to. ‫----את--כי -י- -י---ור.‬ ‫-- ב--- כ- ה-- ל- א----- ‫-א ב-ת- כ- ה-ה ל- א-ו-.- ------------------------- ‫לא באתי כי היה לי אסור.‬ 0
l----'t---i --y-h -------. l- b---- k- h---- l- a---- l- b-'-i k- h-y-h l- a-u-. -------------------------- lo ba'ti ki hayah li asur.

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The indigenous languages of America

Many different languages are spoken in America. English is the main language in North America. Spanish and Portuguese dominate in South America. All of these languages came to America from Europe. Before colonization, other languages were spoken there. These languages are known as the indigenous languages of America. Until today, they haven't been explored substantially. The variety of these languages is enormous. It is estimated that there are about 60 language families in North America. In South America there could even be as many as 150. Additionally, there are many isolated languages. All of these languages are very different. They exhibit only a few common structures. Therefore, it is difficult to classify the languages. The reason for their differences lies in the history of America. America was colonized in several stages. The first people came to America over more than 10,000 years ago. Each population brought its language to the continent. The indigenous languages are most similar to Asian languages. The situation regarding America's ancient languages isn't the same everywhere. Many Native American languages are still in use in South America. Languages like Guarani or Quechua have millions of active speakers. By contrast, many languages in North America are almost extinct. The culture of the Native Americans of North America was long oppressed. In the process, their languages were lost. But interest in them has increased in the last few decades. There are many programs that aim to nurture and protect the languages. So they could have a future after all…