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አገራት እና ቋንቋዎች

5 [five]

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አገራት እና ቋንቋዎች

[ሀገሮች አና ቋንቋዎቻቸው]

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John is from London. ጆን የ--- ከ---- ነ-። ጆን የመጣው ከለንደን ነው። 0
ሀገ-- አ- ቋ-----ው ሀገሮች አና ቋንቋዎቻቸው 		+
London is in Great Britain. ለን-- ታ-- ብ---- ው-- ነ-። ለንደን ታላቃ ብሪታንያ ውስጥ ነው። 0
ጆን የ--- ከ---- ነ-። ጆን የመጣው ከለንደን ነው። 		+
He speaks English. እሱ እ----- ይ----። እሱ እንግሊዘኛ ይናገራል። 0
ጆን የ--- ከ---- ነ-። ጆን የመጣው ከለንደን ነው። 		+
     
Maria is from Madrid. ማሪ- የ---- ከ---- ነ-። ማሪያ የመጣችው ከማድሪድ ነው። 0
ለን-- ታ-- ብ---- ው-- ነ-። ለንደን ታላቃ ብሪታንያ ውስጥ ነው። 		+
Madrid is in Spain. ማድ-- እ--- ው-- ነ-። ማድሪድ እስፔን ውስጥ ነው። 0
ለን-- ታ-- ብ---- ው-- ነ-። ለንደን ታላቃ ብሪታንያ ውስጥ ነው። 		+
She speaks Spanish. እሷ እ---- ት-----። እሷ እስፓንኛ ትናገራለች። 0
እሱ እ----- ይ----። እሱ እንግሊዘኛ ይናገራል። 		+
     
Peter and Martha are from Berlin. ፒተ- እ- ማ-- ከ---- ና--። ፒተር እና ማርታ ከበርሊን ናቸው። 0
እሱ እ----- ይ----። እሱ እንግሊዘኛ ይናገራል። 		+
Berlin is in Germany. በር-- የ---- ጀ--- ው-- ነ-። በርሊን የሚገኘው ጀርመን ውስጥ ነው። 0
ማሪ- የ---- ከ---- ነ-። ማሪያ የመጣችው ከማድሪድ ነው። 		+
Do both of you speak German? እና-- ሁ----- ጀ---- ት------? እናንተ ሁለታችሁም ጀርመንኛ ትናገራላችሁ? 0
ማሪ- የ---- ከ---- ነ-። ማሪያ የመጣችው ከማድሪድ ነው። 		+
     
London is a capital city. ለን-- ዋ- ከ-- ና-። ለንደን ዋና ከተማ ናት። 0
ማድ-- እ--- ው-- ነ-። ማድሪድ እስፔን ውስጥ ነው። 		+
Madrid and Berlin are also capital cities. ማድ-- እ- በ---- ዋ- ከ--- ና--። ማድሪድ እና በርሊንም ዋና ከተሞች ናቸው። 0
ማድ-- እ--- ው-- ነ-። ማድሪድ እስፔን ውስጥ ነው። 		+
Capital cities are big and noisy. ዋና ከ--- ት--- ጫ--- ና--። ዋና ከተሞች ትልቅና ጫጫታማ ናቸው። 0
እሷ እ---- ት-----። እሷ እስፓንኛ ትናገራለች። 		+
     
France is in Europe. ፈረ--- የ---- አ--- ው-- ነ-። ፈረንሳይ የሚገኘው አውሮፓ ውስጥ ነው። 0
እሷ እ---- ት-----። እሷ እስፓንኛ ትናገራለች። 		+
Egypt is in Africa. ግብ- የ---- አ--- ው-- ነ-። ግብጽ የሚገኘው አፍሪካ ውስጥ ነው። 0
ፒተ- እ- ማ-- ከ---- ና--። ፒተር እና ማርታ ከበርሊን ናቸው። 		+
Japan is in Asia. ጃፓ- የ---- ኤ-- ው-- ነ-። ጃፓን የሚገኘው ኤሽያ ውስጥ ነው። 0
ፒተ- እ- ማ-- ከ---- ና--። ፒተር እና ማርታ ከበርሊን ናቸው። 		+
     
Canada is in North America. ካና- የ---- ሰ-- አ--- ው-- ነ-። ካናዳ የሚገኘው ሰሜን አሜሪካ ውስጥ ነው። 0
በር-- የ---- ጀ--- ው-- ነ-። በርሊን የሚገኘው ጀርመን ውስጥ ነው። 		+
Panama is in Central America. ፓና- የ---- በ------ አ--- ው-- ነ-። ፓናማ የሚገኘው በመካከለኛው አሜሪካ ውስጥ ነው። 0
በር-- የ---- ጀ--- ው-- ነ-። በርሊን የሚገኘው ጀርመን ውስጥ ነው። 		+
Brazil is in South America. ብራ-- የ---- ደ-- አ--- ው-- ነ-። ብራዚል የሚገኘው ደቡብ አሜሪካ ውስጥ ነው። 0
እና-- ሁ----- ጀ---- ት------? እናንተ ሁለታችሁም ጀርመንኛ ትናገራላችሁ? 		+
     

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Languages and dialects

There are 6,000 to 7,000 different languages worldwide. The number of dialects is of course much higher. But what is the difference between language and dialect? Dialects always have a clearly localized tone. They belong to the regional language varieties. This means dialects are a language form with the narrowest reach. As a general rule, dialects are only spoken, not written. They form their own linguistic system. And they follow their own rules. Theoretically, every language can have several dialects. All dialects fall under the standard language of a country. The standard language is understood by all the people of a country. With it, even speakers of different dialects can communicate with each other. Almost all dialects are becoming less important. You hardly hear dialects being spoken in cities anymore. The standard language is usually spoken at work as well. Therefore, dialect speakers are often said to be simple and uneducated. And yet they can be found at all social levels. So dialect speakers are no less intelligent than others. Quite the opposite! Those who speak in dialect have many advantages. In a language course, for example. Dialect speakers know that there are different linguistic forms. And they have learned to switch quickly between linguistic styles. Therefore, dialect speakers possess a higher competence for variation. They can sense which linguistic style fits with a certain situation. This has even been scientifically proven. So: Have courage in using dialect – it's worth it!
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