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Getting to know others

Getting to know others

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Conociendo otras personas

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Hi! ¡Hol-! ¡_____ ¡-o-a- ------ ¡Hola!
Hello! ¡-ue-o------! ¡______ d____ ¡-u-n-s d-a-! ------------- ¡Buenos días!
How are you? ¿Q-é ---? ¿___ t___ ¿-u- t-l- --------- ¿Qué tal?
Do you come from Europe? ¿-i-----us-ed)-de E----a? ¿_____ (______ d_ E______ ¿-i-n- (-s-e-) d- E-r-p-? ------------------------- ¿Viene (usted) de Europa?
Do you come from America? ¿--ene ---ted)--e -m--ic-? ¿_____ (______ d_ A_______ ¿-i-n- (-s-e-) d- A-é-i-a- -------------------------- ¿Viene (usted) de América?
Do you come from Asia? ¿-i-n- -u---d- -e-----? ¿_____ (______ d_ A____ ¿-i-n- (-s-e-) d- A-i-? ----------------------- ¿Viene (usted) de Asia?
In which hotel are you staying? ¿En -u-----uá--(-----h--el--e -n----tr--h-s-ed-do /---- -u-----? ¿__ q__ / c___ (____ h____ s_ e________ h________ / -__ (_______ ¿-n q-é / c-á- (-m-) h-t-l s- e-c-e-t-a h-s-e-a-o / --a (-s-e-)- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ¿En qué / cuál (am.) hotel se encuentra hospedado / -da (usted)?
How long have you been here for? ¿Po---uán-o ti-m-- h--e--ad- ----e-- a-u-? ¿___ c_____ t_____ h_ e_____ (______ a____ ¿-o- c-á-t- t-e-p- h- e-t-d- (-s-e-) a-u-? ------------------------------------------ ¿Por cuánto tiempo ha estado (usted) aquí?
How long will you be staying? ¿P---c-ánto---empo pe-man-ce-á -ust--) ---í? ¿___ c_____ t_____ p__________ (______ a____ ¿-o- c-á-t- t-e-p- p-r-a-e-e-á (-s-e-) a-u-? -------------------------------------------- ¿Por cuánto tiempo permanecerá (usted) aquí?
Do you like it here? ¿Le --st- --uí? ¿__ g____ a____ ¿-e g-s-a a-u-? --------------- ¿Le gusta aquí?
Are you here on vacation? ¿E--á-usted-aqu--de v-c-c----s? ¿____ u____ a___ d_ v__________ ¿-s-á u-t-d a-u- d- v-c-c-o-e-? ------------------------------- ¿Está usted aquí de vacaciones?
Please do visit me sometime! ¡Vi--t--e--u-ndo-quiera! ¡________ c_____ q______ ¡-i-í-e-e c-a-d- q-i-r-! ------------------------ ¡Visíteme cuando quiera!
Here is my address. A-uí ---á -i--ir-cci-n. A___ e___ m_ d_________ A-u- e-t- m- d-r-c-i-n- ----------------------- Aquí está mi dirección.
Shall we see each other tomorrow? ¿N-s-ve-o---añ---? ¿___ v____ m______ ¿-o- v-m-s m-ñ-n-? ------------------ ¿Nos vemos mañana?
I am sorry, but I already have plans. Lo--ien--,--er---- te-go o-ro--pla-es. L_ s______ p___ y_ t____ o____ p______ L- s-e-t-, p-r- y- t-n-o o-r-s p-a-e-. -------------------------------------- Lo siento, pero ya tengo otros planes.
Bye! ¡-----------ha-! ¡______ / ¡_____ ¡-d-ó-! / ¡-h-o- ---------------- ¡Adiós! / ¡Chao!
Good bye! ¡-diós! - ¡H---a--a-v-st-! ¡______ / ¡_____ l_ v_____ ¡-d-ó-! / ¡-a-t- l- v-s-a- -------------------------- ¡Adiós! / ¡Hasta la vista!
See you soon! ¡-------ron-o! ¡_____ p______ ¡-a-t- p-o-t-! -------------- ¡Hasta pronto!

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Alphabets

We can communicate with languages. We tell others what we're thinking or feeling. Writing has this function as well. Most languages have a written form, or writing. Writing consists of characters. These characters can be diverse. Most writing is made up of letters. These letters make up alphabets. An alphabet is an organized set of graphic symbols. These characters are joined to form words according to certain rules. Each character has a fixed pronunciation. The term ‘alphabet’ comes from the Greek language. There, the first two letters were called ‘alpha’ and ‘beta’. There have been many different alphabets throughout history. People were using characters more than 3,000 years ago. Earlier, characters were magical symbols. Only a few people knew what they meant. Later, the characters lost their symbolic nature. Today, letters have no meaning. They only have a meaning when they are combined with other letters. Characters such as that of the Chinese function differently. They resemble pictures and often depict what they mean. When we write, we are encoding our thoughts. We use characters to record our knowledge. Our brain has learned how to decode the alphabet. Characters become words, words become ideas. In this way, a text can survive for thousands of years. And still be understood…
Did you know?
Bengali is one of the Indo-Iranian languages. It is the native language of about 200 million people. More than 140 million of those people live in Bangladesh. There are also approximately 75 million speakers in India. Additional speakers are found in Malaysia, Nepal and Saudi Arabia. Bengali is thus one of the most spoken languages of the world. The language has its own writing system. There are even distinct symbols for numbers. Nowadays, however, Arabic digits are used most of the time. Bengali syntax follows strict rules. The subject comes first, then the object, and finally the verb. There are no grammatical genders. Nouns and adjectives also vary only slightly. That is a good thing for everyone that wants to learn this important language. And as many as possible should do so!