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32 [thirty-two]

At the restaurant 4

At the restaurant 4

32 [ሳላሳንክልተን]

32 [salasanikiliteni]

ኣብ ቤት መግቢ 4

[abi bēti megibī 4]

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I’d like chips / French fries (am.) with ketchup. ሓን- ፖመ- ምስ ከቻ-። ሓ__ ፖ__ ም_ ከ___ ሓ-ቲ ፖ-ስ ም- ከ-ፕ- --------------- ሓንቲ ፖመስ ምስ ከቻፕ። 0
h-anitī-po--s---i-- -e-h-p-። ḥ_____ p_____ m___ k_______ h-a-i-ī p-m-s- m-s- k-c-a-i- ---------------------------- ḥanitī pomesi misi kechapi።
And two with mayonnaise. ከ--ድማ-ክ---ግ-----ማ---። ከ____ ክ__ ግ_ ም_ ማ____ ከ-ኡ-ማ ክ-ተ ግ- ም- ማ-ነ-። --------------------- ከምኡድማ ክልተ ግዜ ምስ ማዮነዝ። 0
k-mi--dima ----te g-z---isi ma-on-z-። k_________ k_____ g___ m___ m________ k-m-’-d-m- k-l-t- g-z- m-s- m-y-n-z-። ------------------------------------- kemi’udima kilite gizē misi mayonezi።
And three sausages with mustard. ከ-------ለስ- -- „ብራ--ርስት-(-ይነ- -ዕዝም- ምስ ---ጮ። ከ_____ ሰ___ ግ_ „_____________ ግ____ ም_ ሰ____ ከ-ኡ-ው- ሰ-ስ- ግ- „-ራ-ቩ-ስ-“-ዓ-ነ- ግ-ዝ-) ም- ሰ-ፍ-። -------------------------------------------- ከምኡ’ውን ሰለስተ ግዜ „ብራትቩርስት“(ዓይነት ግዕዝም) ምስ ሰናፍጮ። 0
k-mi-u’win- ----sit- -iz--„b-r--iv-r-siti“-‘ay-n-t- gi‘--i-i- mi-----nafi---o። k__________ s_______ g___ „________________________ g________ m___ s__________ k-m-’-’-i-i s-l-s-t- g-z- „-i-a-i-u-i-i-i-(-a-i-e-i g-‘-z-m-) m-s- s-n-f-c-’-። ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ kemi’u’wini selesite gizē „birativurisiti“(‘ayineti gi‘izimi) misi senafich’o።
What vegetables do you have? እ--ይ --ነት-ኣ-ጫ ---ዘ-ኩ-? እ___ ዓ___ ኣ__ ኢ_ ዘ____ እ-ታ- ዓ-ነ- ኣ-ጫ ኢ- ዘ-ኩ-? ---------------------- እንታይ ዓይነት ኣሊጫ ኢዩ ዘለኩም? 0
init--i ----n--i al-ch’a ī-u--el-k-mi? i______ ‘_______ a______ ī__ z________ i-i-a-i ‘-y-n-t- a-ī-h-a ī-u z-l-k-m-? -------------------------------------- initayi ‘ayineti alīch’a īyu zelekumi?
Do you have beans? ባ-ዶን------ት -ኽሊ)-ኣ----ድ-? ባ____ (____ እ___ ኣ___ ድ__ ባ-ዶ-ጓ (-ረ-ት እ-ሊ- ኣ-ኩ- ድ-? ------------------------- ባልዶንጓ (ፍረታት እኽሊ) ኣለኩም ድዩ? 0
b-lidoni--a -f--e-ati-i-̱il---al--umi d--u? b__________ (________ i_____ a______ d____ b-l-d-n-g-a (-i-e-a-i i-̱-l-) a-e-u-i d-y-? ------------------------------------------- balidonigwa (firetati iẖilī) alekumi diyu?
Do you have cauliflower? „ብሉ--ኮል“ --ኩ---ዩ? „_______ ኣ___ ድ__ „-ሉ-ን-ል- ኣ-ኩ- ድ-? ----------------- „ብሉመንኮል“ ኣለኩም ድዩ? 0
„-il-m--ik-l---a--kumi --y-? „_____________ a______ d____ „-i-u-e-i-o-i- a-e-u-i d-y-? ---------------------------- „bilumenikoli“ alekumi diyu?
I like to eat (sweet) corn. ዕፉ- ምብ-- ደስ -ብ-ኒ። ዕ__ ም___ ደ_ ይ____ ዕ-ን ም-ላ- ደ- ይ-ለ-። ----------------- ዕፉን ምብላዕ ደስ ይብለኒ። 0
‘ifu-- -ibi--‘i de-i ----l--ī። ‘_____ m_______ d___ y________ ‘-f-n- m-b-l-‘- d-s- y-b-l-n-። ------------------------------ ‘ifuni mibila‘i desi yibilenī።
I like to eat cucumber. “--ከ-” ---ዕ ደስ ይ-ለ-። “_____ ም___ ደ_ ይ____ “-ር-ን- ም-ላ- ደ- ይ-ለ-። -------------------- “ጉርከን” ምብላዕ ደስ ይብለኒ። 0
“gur-k-ni- -----a‘i ---i yib-l-n-። “_________ m_______ d___ y________ “-u-i-e-i- m-b-l-‘- d-s- y-b-l-n-። ---------------------------------- “gurikeni” mibila‘i desi yibilenī።
I like to eat tomatoes. ኮሚ-ረ--ብ-- ደ--ይ---። ኮ___ ም___ ደ_ ይ____ ኮ-ደ- ም-ላ- ደ- ይ-ለ-። ------------------ ኮሚደረ ምብላዕ ደስ ይብለኒ። 0
ko-ī---- mib--a‘- desi -i-i-e-ī። k_______ m_______ d___ y________ k-m-d-r- m-b-l-‘- d-s- y-b-l-n-። -------------------------------- komīdere mibila‘i desi yibilenī።
Do you also like to eat leek? ንስ-ም - „ላ-ኽ--ምብ-- ት--ዉ-ዲኺ-? ን___ ከ „____ ም___ ት___ ዲ___ ን-ኹ- ከ „-ው-“ ም-ላ- ት-ት- ዲ-ም- --------------------------- ንስኹም ከ „ላውኽ“ ምብላዕ ትፈትዉ ዲኺም? 0
n-s--̱--- -- „-aw--̱-“ m-bi-a‘i --fet--u dī-̱--i? n_______ k_ „_______ m_______ t_______ d______ n-s-h-u-i k- „-a-i-̱-“ m-b-l-‘- t-f-t-w- d-h-ī-i- ------------------------------------------------- nisiẖumi ke „lawiẖi“ mibila‘i tifetiwu dīẖīmi?
Do you also like to eat sauerkraut? “ን-ኹ--ከ-----ክራ-ት ------ፈትዉ-ዲኺ-? “____ ከ „_______ ም___ ት___ ዲ___ “-ስ-ም ከ „-ወ-ክ-ው- ም-ላ- ት-ት- ዲ-ም- ------------------------------- “ንስኹም ከ „ሳወርክራውት ምብላዕ ትፈትዉ ዲኺም? 0
“n--iẖ-mi ke -s-wer-k----it- -------i-----tiwu-d---īm-? “________ k_ „______________ m_______ t_______ d______ “-i-i-̱-m- k- „-a-e-i-i-a-i-i m-b-l-‘- t-f-t-w- d-h-ī-i- -------------------------------------------------------- “nisiẖumi ke „sawerikirawiti mibila‘i tifetiwu dīẖīmi?
Do you also like to eat lentils? ንስ-ም-ከ--ደ---ብላዕ ት-ትዉ ዲኺም? ን___ ከ ዓ__ ም___ ት___ ዲ___ ን-ኹ- ከ ዓ-ስ ም-ላ- ት-ት- ዲ-ም- ------------------------- ንስኹም ከ ዓደስ ምብላዕ ትፈትዉ ዲኺም? 0
ni-iẖ----k---ad--- m--i------i-et-wu d-ẖ---? n_______ k_ ‘_____ m_______ t_______ d______ n-s-h-u-i k- ‘-d-s- m-b-l-‘- t-f-t-w- d-h-ī-i- ---------------------------------------------- nisiẖumi ke ‘adesi mibila‘i tifetiwu dīẖīmi?
Do you also like to eat carrots? ን-ኻ-ከ--ሮ- ---ዕ-ት-ቱ---? ን__ ከ ካ__ ም___ ት__ ዲ__ ን-ኻ ከ ካ-ቲ ም-ላ- ት-ቱ ዲ-? ---------------------- ንስኻ ከ ካሮቲ ምብላዕ ትፈቱ ዲኻ? 0
n--i-̱a k- k---tī -i--l-‘--t-f-t- dīẖa? n_____ k_ k_____ m_______ t_____ d____ n-s-h-a k- k-r-t- m-b-l-‘- t-f-t- d-h-a- ---------------------------------------- nisiẖa ke karotī mibila‘i tifetu dīẖa?
Do you also like to eat broccoli? ‘--- ከ ---ሮ-ሊ“-ምብላዕ---ቱ -ኻ? ‘___ ከ „ ብ____ ም___ ት__ ዲ__ ‘-ስ- ከ „ ብ-ኮ-“ ም-ላ- ት-ቱ ዲ-? --------------------------- ‘ንስኻ ከ „ ብሮኮሊ“ ምብላዕ ትፈቱ ዲኻ? 0
‘nis-ẖ---- „ bi---ol---m--i--‘i ti--t- ---̱-? ‘______ k_ „ b________ m_______ t_____ d____ ‘-i-i-̱- k- „ b-r-k-l-“ m-b-l-‘- t-f-t- d-h-a- ---------------------------------------------- ‘nisiẖa ke „ birokolī“ mibila‘i tifetu dīẖa?
Do you also like to eat peppers? ንስኻ ከ ፓፕሪ---ምብ---ትፈ- -ኻ? ን__ ከ ፓ____ ም___ ት__ ዲ__ ን-ኻ ከ ፓ-ሪ-“ ም-ላ- ት-ቱ ዲ-? ------------------------ ንስኻ ከ ፓፕሪካ“ ምብላዕ ትፈቱ ዲኻ? 0
n--ih-- k- p----ī-a“---b-l----tife---d-ẖa? n_____ k_ p________ m_______ t_____ d____ n-s-h-a k- p-p-r-k-“ m-b-l-‘- t-f-t- d-h-a- ------------------------------------------- nisiẖa ke papirīka“ mibila‘i tifetu dīẖa?
I don’t like onions. ኣነ -ጉርቲ-ኣይፈ----። ኣ_ ሽ___ ኣ_______ ኣ- ሽ-ር- ኣ-ፈ-ን-የ- ---------------- ኣነ ሽጉርቲ ኣይፈቱን’የ። 0
a-e -hi---it-----fe-u----e። a__ s________ a____________ a-e s-i-u-i-ī a-i-e-u-i-y-። --------------------------- ane shiguritī ayifetuni’ye።
I don’t like olives. ኣ--“ኦሊቭ- ------የ። ኣ_ “____ ኣ_______ ኣ- “-ሊ-” ኣ-ፈ-ን-የ- ----------------- ኣነ “ኦሊቭ” ኣይፈቱን’የ። 0
an- ---ī-i--ayi----n--ye። a__ “______ a____________ a-e “-l-v-” a-i-e-u-i-y-። ------------------------- ane “olīvi” ayifetuni’ye።
I don’t like mushrooms. ቅ-ጥ-ታ- ኣይ-ቱን--። ቅ_____ ኣ_______ ቅ-ጥ-ታ- ኣ-ፈ-ን-የ- --------------- ቅንጥሻታት ኣይፈቱን’የ። 0
k’----’ish--a-- -yife----’--። k______________ a____________ k-i-i-’-s-a-a-i a-i-e-u-i-y-። ----------------------------- k’init’ishatati ayifetuni’ye።

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Tonal Languages

Most of all the languages spoken worldwide are tonal languages. With tonal languages, the pitch of the tones is crucial. They determine what meaning words or syllables have. Thus, the tone belongs firmly to the word. Most of the languages spoken in Asia are tonal languages. For example, Chinese, Thai and Vietnamese. There are also various tonal languages in Africa. Many indigenous languages in America are tonal languages as well. Indo-European languages mostly contain only tonal elements. This applies to Swedish or Serbian, for example. The number of tone pitches is varied in individual languages. Four different tones are distinguishable in Chinese. With this, the syllable ma can have four meanings. They are mother, hemp, horse and to rant . Interestingly, tonal languages also impact our hearing. Studies on absolute hearing have shown this. Absolute hearing is the ability to identify heard tones accurately. Absolute hearing occurs very rarely in Europe and North America. Fewer than 1 in 10,000 people have it. It's different with native speakers of Chinese. Here, 9 times as many people have this special ability. We all had absolute hearing when we were infants. We used it to learn to speak correctly. Unfortunately, most people lose it later on. The pitch of tones is also important in music. This is especially true for cultures that speak a tonal language. They must adhere to the melody very precisely. Otherwise a beautiful love song comes out as an absurd song!
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Punjabi is counted among the Indo-Iranian languages. It is spoken natively by 130 million people. The majority of those people live in Pakistan. However, it is also spoken in the Indian state of Punjab. Punjabi is hardly ever used as a written language in Pakistan. It is different in India because there the language holds an official status. Punjabi is written in its own script. It also has a very long literary tradition. Texts have been found that are almost 1000 years old. Punjabi is also very interesting from a phonological point of view. This is because it is a tonal language. In tonal languages, the pitch of the accented syllable changes their meaning. In Punjabi, the accented syllable can take on three different pitches. That is very unusual for Indo-European languages. That makes Punjabi that much more appealing!