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77 [seventy-seven]

giving reasons 3

giving reasons 3

77 [ሰብዓንሸውዓተን]

77 [sebi‘anishewi‘ateni]

ገለ ምኽንያት ሃበ 3

[gele miẖiniyati habe 3]

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Why aren’t you eating the cake? ስ--ን-- --ታ---ት-ልዑ? ስ----- ቶ-- ዘ------ ስ-ም-ታ- ቶ-ታ ዘ-ት-ል-? ------------------ ስለምንታይ ቶርታ ዘይትበልዑ? 0
s-le-i-i--yi --r----z-y--i-e---u? s----------- t----- z------------ s-l-m-n-t-y- t-r-t- z-y-t-b-l-‘-? --------------------------------- sileminitayi torita zeyitibeli‘u?
I must lose weight. ክብ-----ጉድል -ለኒ። ክ---- ከ--- ኣ--- ክ-ደ-ይ ከ-ድ- ኣ-ኒ- --------------- ክብደተይ ከጉድል ኣለኒ። 0
kibi--t--i --gu-il- alen-። k--------- k------- a----- k-b-d-t-y- k-g-d-l- a-e-ī- -------------------------- kibideteyi kegudili alenī።
I’m not eating it because I must lose weight. ክ--ተይ--ታ- ከ-ድ- -ይ--- እ- ። ክ---- መ-- ከ--- ኣ---- እ- ። ክ-ደ-ይ መ-ን ከ-ድ- ኣ-በ-ዕ እ- ። ------------------------- ክብደተይ መታን ከጉድል ኣይበልዕ እየ ። 0
k-b-dete---m-tan--k-gud--i--y-be--‘---y- ። k--------- m----- k------- a-------- i-- ። k-b-d-t-y- m-t-n- k-g-d-l- a-i-e-i-i i-e ። ------------------------------------------ kibideteyi metani kegudili ayibeli‘i iye ።
Why aren’t you drinking the beer? ስ-ምን-- ኢኹ---- -ይ---ዩ? ስ----- ኢ-- ቢ- ዘ------ ስ-ም-ታ- ኢ-ም ቢ- ዘ-ት-ት-? --------------------- ስለምንታይ ኢኹም ቢራ ዘይትሰትዩ? 0
s-l--i-ita-i -h-umi b--a-zey--i-e--y-? s----------- ī----- b--- z------------ s-l-m-n-t-y- ī-̱-m- b-r- z-y-t-s-t-y-? -------------------------------------- sileminitayi īẖumi bīra zeyitisetiyu?
I have to drive. ገና-መ-- ክ-ው---ለ--ኾ-ኩ-። ገ- መ-- ክ--- ስ- ዝ--- ። ገ- መ-ና ክ-ው- ስ- ዝ-ን- ። --------------------- ገና መኪና ክዝውር ስለ ዝኾንኩ ። 0
g-n- -e---a k---wir--sile--iẖo--k--። g--- m----- k------- s--- z-------- ። g-n- m-k-n- k-z-w-r- s-l- z-h-o-i-u ። ------------------------------------- gena mekīna kiziwiri sile ziẖoniku ።
I’m not drinking it because I have to drive. ኣ--ት-‘-- ----ኪና----------ኒ። ኣ------- ጌ- መ-- ክ--- ስ----- ኣ-ሰ-ን-የ- ጌ- መ-ና ክ-ው- ስ-ዘ-ኒ- --------------------------- ኣይሰትን‘የ፣ ጌና መኪና ክዝውር ስለዘሎኒ። 0
ayi-et--i-ye--gē-- mekīna---ziwir--s-l---lon-። a------------ g--- m----- k------- s---------- a-i-e-i-i-y-፣ g-n- m-k-n- k-z-w-r- s-l-z-l-n-። ---------------------------------------------- ayisetini‘ye፣ gēna mekīna kiziwiri silezelonī።
Why aren’t you drinking the coffee? ስለ-ንታይ -- ቡ- -ይ-ሰ-ዮ? ስ----- እ- ቡ- ዘ------ ስ-ም-ታ- እ- ቡ- ዘ-ት-ት-? -------------------- ስለምንታይ እቲ ቡን ዘይትሰትዮ? 0
sil----i--y- itī --ni z-yi---eti--? s----------- i-- b--- z------------ s-l-m-n-t-y- i-ī b-n- z-y-t-s-t-y-? ----------------------------------- sileminitayi itī buni zeyitisetiyo?
It is cold. ዝሑ--ስ---ነ። ዝ-- ስ----- ዝ-ል ስ-ዝ-ነ- ---------- ዝሑል ስለዝኾነ። 0
zi-̣ul- --l-z-ẖone። z------ s----------- z-h-u-i s-l-z-h-o-e- -------------------- ziḥuli sileziẖone።
I’m not drinking it because it is cold. ዝሑ- ስ-ዝ-ነ-ኣ----ን‘የ። ዝ-- ስ---- ኣ-------- ዝ-ል ስ-ዝ-ነ ኣ-ሰ-ዮ-‘-። ------------------- ዝሑል ስለዝኾነ ኣይሰትዮን‘የ። 0
zih-uli---le---̱one--y-s-t---n---e። z------ s---------- a-------------- z-h-u-i s-l-z-h-o-e a-i-e-i-o-i-y-። ----------------------------------- ziḥuli sileziẖone ayisetiyoni‘ye።
Why aren’t you drinking the tea? ስ-------ቲ -----ት-ት-? ስ----- ነ- ሻ- ዘ------ ስ-ም-ታ- ነ- ሻ- ዘ-ት-ት-? -------------------- ስለምንታይ ነቲ ሻሂ ዘይትሰትዮ? 0
si-emin-t-yi--e-- ---h--z-yiti----y-? s----------- n--- s---- z------------ s-l-m-n-t-y- n-t- s-a-ī z-y-t-s-t-y-? ------------------------------------- sileminitayi netī shahī zeyitisetiyo?
I have no sugar. ኣ---ኮ---ብለይን። ኣ- ሽ-- የ----- ኣ- ሽ-ር የ-ለ-ን- ------------- ኣነ ሽኮር የብለይን። 0
ane-s---ori -ebi-eyin-። a-- s------ y---------- a-e s-i-o-i y-b-l-y-n-። ----------------------- ane shikori yebileyini።
I’m not drinking it because I don’t have any sugar. ሽኮ- -ለዘ-ብ-ይ ኣ-ስት--‘-። ሽ-- ስ------ ኣ-------- ሽ-ር ስ-ዘ-ብ-ይ ኣ-ስ-ዮ-‘-። --------------------- ሽኮር ስለዘይብለይ ኣይስትዮን‘የ። 0
s-i--r- -i---eyi-ile-- --i-i----ni--e። s------ s------------- a-------------- s-i-o-i s-l-z-y-b-l-y- a-i-i-i-o-i-y-። -------------------------------------- shikori silezeyibileyi ayisitiyoni‘ye።
Why aren’t you eating the soup? ስ--ንታይ--ቲ መ-- ዘይት--ዑዎ? ስ----- ነ- መ-- ዘ------- ስ-ም-ታ- ነ- መ-ቕ ዘ-ት-ል-ዎ- ---------------------- ስለምንታይ ነቲ መረቕ ዘይትበልዑዎ? 0
s---m-n--a-- n--- -e---̱’i-z----ib-l---w-? s----------- n--- m------- z-------------- s-l-m-n-t-y- n-t- m-r-k-’- z-y-t-b-l-‘-w-? ------------------------------------------ sileminitayi netī mereḵ’i zeyitibeli‘uwo?
I didn’t order it. ንዕኡ --ኮ--ን-ጠ-በ --ረ ን-- ኣ----- ጠ-- ነ-- ን-ኡ ኣ-ኮ-ኩ- ጠ-በ ነ-ረ ------------------ ንዕኡ ኣይኮንኩን ጠሊበ ነይረ 0
n---’--a---------i--’-lī-e--e-ire n----- a---------- t------ n----- n-‘-’- a-i-o-i-u-i t-e-ī-e n-y-r- --------------------------------- ni‘i’u ayikonikuni t’elībe neyire
I’m not eating it because I didn’t order it. ኣነ-ስ--ይጠ-ብ-----በ---‘-። ኣ- ስ-------- ኣ-------- ኣ- ስ-ዘ-ጠ-ብ-ዎ ኣ-በ-ዕ-‘-። ---------------------- ኣነ ስለዘይጠለብኩዎ ኣይበልዕን‘የ። 0
an--si---e-i-’e----k----a----li‘i-i---። a-- s------------------ a-------------- a-e s-l-z-y-t-e-e-i-u-o a-i-e-i-i-i-y-። --------------------------------------- ane silezeyit’elebikuwo ayibeli‘ini‘ye።
Why don’t you eat the meat? ስለም-ታይ -ቲ-ስጋ ዘይ--ል--? ስ----- ነ- ስ- ዘ------- ስ-ም-ታ- ነ- ስ- ዘ-ት-ል-ዎ- --------------------- ስለምንታይ ነቲ ስጋ ዘይትበልዑዎ? 0
s-le--n---------- -i-a -e-it-be--‘uwo? s----------- n--- s--- z-------------- s-l-m-n-t-y- n-t- s-g- z-y-t-b-l-‘-w-? -------------------------------------- sileminitayi netī siga zeyitibeli‘uwo?
I am a vegetarian. ኣ--ስ- ዘ-በ-ዕ--ብ-ቨ--ር----የ። ኣ- ስ- ዘ---- ሰ-------- እ-- ኣ- ስ- ዘ-በ-ዕ ሰ-(-ጀ-ር-) እ-። ------------------------- ኣነ ስጋ ዘይበልዕ ሰብ(ቨጀታርያ) እየ። 0
an-----a -e---e--‘--s--i(-ej---r-y----y-። a-- s--- z--------- s--------------- i--- a-e s-g- z-y-b-l-‘- s-b-(-e-e-a-i-a- i-e- ----------------------------------------- ane siga zeyibeli‘i sebi(vejetariya) iye።
I’m not eating it because I am a vegetarian. ኣይ-----እየ---ጋ-ዘ-በ---ሰብ ---ኾን-። ኣ----- እ-- ስ- ዘ---- ሰ- ስ------ ኣ-በ-ዖ- እ-፣ ስ- ዘ-በ-ዕ ሰ- ስ-ዝ-ን-። ------------------------------ ኣይበልዖን እየ፣ ስጋ ዘይበልዕ ሰብ ስለዝኾንኩ። 0
a--b--i-o-- -y-፣ si-a -eyi-el--i------sil--i-̱----u። a---------- i--- s--- z--------- s--- s------------- a-i-e-i-o-i i-e- s-g- z-y-b-l-‘- s-b- s-l-z-h-o-i-u- ---------------------------------------------------- ayibeli‘oni iye፣ siga zeyibeli‘i sebi sileziẖoniku።

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Gestures help with the learning of vocabulary

When we learn vocabulary, our brain has a lot of work to do. It must store every new word. But you can support your brain in learning. This is achieved through gestures. Gestures help our memory. It can remember words better if it processes gestures at the same time. A study has clearly proven this. Researchers had test subjects study vocabulary. These words didn't really exist. They belonged to an artificial language. A few words were taught to the test subjects with gestures. That is to say, the test subjects didn't just hear or read the words. Using gestures, they imitated the meaning of the words as well. While they studied, their brain activity was measured. Researchers made an interesting discovery in the process. When the words were learned with gestures, more areas of the brain were active. In addition to the speech center, sensomotoric areas showed activity as well. This additional brain activity influences our memory. In learning with gestures, complex networks form. These networks save the new words in multiple places in the brain. Vocabulary can be processed more efficiently this way. When we want to use certain words our brain finds them faster. They are also stored better. It's important, however, that the gesture is associated with the word. Our brain recognizes when a word and gesture don't go together. The new findings could lead to new teaching methods. Individuals that know little about languages often learn slowly. Perhaps they will learn easier if they imitate the words physically…