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en On the train   »   ti ኣብ ባቡር

34 [thirty-four]

On the train

On the train

34 [ሰላሳንኣርባዕተ]

34 [selasani’ariba‘ite]

ኣብ ባቡር

[abi baburi]

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Is that the train to Berlin? እዛ--ቡር--- በ-ሊ- --? እ- ባ-- ና- በ--- ድ-- እ- ባ-ር ና- በ-ሊ- ድ-? ------------------ እዛ ባቡር ናብ በርሊን ድያ? 0
i---b----i---bi--erilīn- diya? i-- b----- n--- b------- d---- i-a b-b-r- n-b- b-r-l-n- d-y-? ------------------------------ iza baburi nabi berilīni diya?
When does the train leave? እዛ--ቡር መዓስ-ድ- ትብገ-? እ- ባ-- መ-- ድ- ት---- እ- ባ-ር መ-ስ ድ- ት-ገ-? ------------------- እዛ ባቡር መዓስ ድያ ትብገስ? 0
iz- -a-u-------si---y- ti-iges-? i-- b----- m----- d--- t-------- i-a b-b-r- m-‘-s- d-y- t-b-g-s-? -------------------------------- iza baburi me‘asi diya tibigesi?
When does the train arrive in Berlin? እ- -ቡ- መ---ድ- -- በር-- ት-ቱ? እ- ባ-- መ-- ድ- ኣ- በ--- ት--- እ- ባ-ር መ-ስ ድ- ኣ- በ-ሊ- ት-ቱ- -------------------------- እታ ባቡር መዓስ ድዩ ኣብ በርሊን ትኣቱ? 0
it--b--u-i-m--a-i-diy---b---e--l--i t-’---? i-- b----- m----- d--- a-- b------- t------ i-a b-b-r- m-‘-s- d-y- a-i b-r-l-n- t-’-t-? ------------------------------------------- ita baburi me‘asi diyu abi berilīni ti’atu?
Excuse me, may I pass? ይ--ታ- ክ-ልፍ--? ይ---- ክ--- ዶ- ይ-ሬ-፣ ክ-ል- ዶ- ------------- ይቕሬታ፣ ክሓልፍ ዶ? 0
y--̱’ir-t-- --ḥ----i d-? y---------- k-------- d-- y-k-’-r-t-፣ k-h-a-i-i d-? ------------------------- yiḵ’irēta፣ kiḥalifi do?
I think this is my seat. ከ-ቲ -መስለኒ-እዚ ቦታይ እዩ። ከ-- ዝ---- እ- ቦ-- እ-- ከ-ቲ ዝ-ስ-ኒ እ- ቦ-ይ እ-። -------------------- ከምቲ ዝመስለኒ እዚ ቦታይ እዩ። 0
ke-it----m--il--ī-i-- bo-a-i -y-። k----- z--------- i-- b----- i--- k-m-t- z-m-s-l-n- i-ī b-t-y- i-u- --------------------------------- kemitī zimesilenī izī botayi iyu።
I think you’re sitting in my seat. ከምቲ ----ኒ ኣ- ----ኮ--------ሎ--። ከ-- ዝ---- ኣ- ቦ-- ኮ- ኢ--- ኣ---- ከ-ቲ ዝ-ል-ኒ ኣ- ቦ-ይ ኮ- ኢ-ኩ- ኣ-ኹ-። ------------------------------ ከምቲ ዝመልሰኒ ኣብ ቦታይ ኮፍ ኢልኩም ኣሎኹም። 0
k--itī-zim-l------abi---tay--ko-i--li--m- -l---u--። k----- z--------- a-- b----- k--- ī------ a-------- k-m-t- z-m-l-s-n- a-i b-t-y- k-f- ī-i-u-i a-o-̱-m-። --------------------------------------------------- kemitī zimelisenī abi botayi kofi īlikumi aloẖumi።
Where is the sleeper? እ--መደቀ- -----በ- ድዩ ዘሎ? እ- መ--- ክ-- ኣ-- ድ- ዘ-- እ- መ-ቀ- ክ-ሊ ኣ-ይ ድ- ዘ-? ---------------------- እቲ መደቀሲ ክፍሊ ኣበይ ድዩ ዘሎ? 0
i---mede-’--- ---ilī--b--- -iy----lo? i-- m-------- k----- a---- d--- z---- i-ī m-d-k-e-ī k-f-l- a-e-i d-y- z-l-? ------------------------------------- itī medek’esī kifilī abeyi diyu zelo?
The sleeper is at the end of the train. እ---ደ-ሲ------ኣብ --ረ---ባቡ- -ሎ። እ- መ---- ክ-- ኣ- መ---- ባ-- ኣ-- እ- መ-ቀ-- ክ-ሊ ኣ- መ-ረ-ታ ባ-ር ኣ-። ----------------------------- እቲ መደቀሲ- ክፍሊ ኣብ መጨረሽታ ባቡር ኣሎ። 0
itī me------ī- -i--lī abi---c-’e-e-hita ba------l-። i-- m--------- k----- a-- m------------ b----- a--- i-ī m-d-k-e-ī- k-f-l- a-i m-c-’-r-s-i-a b-b-r- a-o- --------------------------------------------------- itī medek’esī- kifilī abi mech’ereshita baburi alo።
And where is the dining car? – At the front. እ- -ይ ም-ቢ --ሊ-ከ------ዩ ዘሎ?-- -----መር-። እ- ና- ም-- ክ-- ከ ኣ-- ድ- ዘ-- - ኣ- መ----- እ- ና- ም-ቢ ክ-ሊ ከ ኣ-ይ ድ- ዘ-? - ኣ- መ-መ-ታ- -------------------------------------- እቲ ናይ ምግቢ ክፍሊ ከ ኣበይ ድዩ ዘሎ? - ኣብ መጀመርታ። 0
i-- na-i migib- -ifilī-k- -beyi -i-- ze-o- - -b- me--m-r--a። i-- n--- m----- k----- k- a---- d--- z---- - a-- m---------- i-ī n-y- m-g-b- k-f-l- k- a-e-i d-y- z-l-? - a-i m-j-m-r-t-። ------------------------------------------------------------ itī nayi migibī kifilī ke abeyi diyu zelo? - abi mejemerita።
Can I sleep below? ኣብ ታ-ቲ -ድቅ- እ--ል ዲየ? ኣ- ታ-- ክ--- እ--- ዲ-- ኣ- ታ-ቲ ክ-ቅ- እ-እ- ዲ-? -------------------- ኣብ ታሕቲ ክድቅስ እኽእል ዲየ? 0
a---ta----ī----ik’is--i-̱i-i-i---ye? a-- t------ k-------- i------- d---- a-i t-h-i-ī k-d-k-i-i i-̱-’-l- d-y-? ------------------------------------ abi taḥitī kidik’isi iẖi’ili dīye?
Can I sleep in the middle? ኣብ ማ--ል --ቅ- እ-እ----? ኣ- ማ--- ክ--- እ--- ዲ-- ኣ- ማ-ከ- ክ-ቅ- እ-እ- ዲ-? --------------------- ኣብ ማእከል ክድቅስ እኽእል ዲየ? 0
abi ma’--e-i k-dik’i-i-ih----l- dī--? a-- m------- k-------- i------- d---- a-i m-’-k-l- k-d-k-i-i i-̱-’-l- d-y-? ------------------------------------- abi ma’ikeli kidik’isi iẖi’ili dīye?
Can I sleep at the top? ኣ----ሊ -ድ-ስ ---- ዲ-? ኣ- ላ-- ክ--- እ--- ዲ-- ኣ- ላ-ሊ ክ-ቅ- እ-እ- ዲ-? -------------------- ኣብ ላዕሊ ክድቅስ እኽእል ዲየ? 0
ab---a------i------i-i-̱i’i-i d-ye? a-- l----- k-------- i------- d---- a-i l-‘-l- k-d-k-i-i i-̱-’-l- d-y-? ----------------------------------- abi la‘ilī kidik’isi iẖi’ili dīye?
When will we get to the border? መዓስ ኢ--ኣብ ዶብ-ን-ጽሕ-? መ-- ኢ- ኣ- ዶ- ን--- ? መ-ስ ኢ- ኣ- ዶ- ን-ጽ- ? ------------------- መዓስ ኢና ኣብ ዶብ ንብጽሕ ? 0
me‘--i-ī-a-abi dob- n-b--s’--̣- ? m----- ī-- a-- d--- n---------- ? m-‘-s- ī-a a-i d-b- n-b-t-’-h-i ? --------------------------------- me‘asi īna abi dobi nibits’iḥi ?
How long does the journey to Berlin take? ና---ርሊን --ደ- ዝወስድ? ና- በ--- ክ--- ዝ---- ና- በ-ሊ- ክ-ደ- ዝ-ስ-? ------------------ ናብ በርሊን ክንደይ ዝወስድ? 0
n-bi ----l-n- ki-ideyi-ziw-s-d-? n--- b------- k------- z-------- n-b- b-r-l-n- k-n-d-y- z-w-s-d-? -------------------------------- nabi berilīni kinideyi ziwesidi?
Is the train delayed? እ-እ--ቡ- -ን-- ዲ--? እ-- ባ-- ደ--- ዲ- ? እ-እ ባ-ር ደ-ጉ- ዲ- ? ----------------- እጥእ ባቡር ደንጉያ ዲያ ? 0
it’----babur- d-n-g----dīya ? i----- b----- d------- d--- ? i-’-’- b-b-r- d-n-g-y- d-y- ? ----------------------------- it’i’i baburi deniguya dīya ?
Do you have something to read? ገለ -ንብብ--ለ-ም ዶ? ገ- ዘ--- ኣ--- ዶ- ገ- ዘ-ብ- ኣ-ኩ- ዶ- --------------- ገለ ዘንብብ ኣለኩም ዶ? 0
gel- ze----b--al--umi--o? g--- z------- a------ d-- g-l- z-n-b-b- a-e-u-i d-? ------------------------- gele zenibibi alekumi do?
Can one get something to eat and to drink here? ኣ-- ገለ-ዝ-ላዕ ወ--ዝ-ተ-ክ--ክ- ይ--ል ዲዩ? ኣ-- ገ- ዝ--- ወ- ዝ-- ክ---- ይ--- ዲ-- ኣ-ዚ ገ- ዝ-ላ- ወ- ዝ-ተ ክ-ረ-ብ ይ-ኣ- ዲ-? --------------------------------- ኣብዚ ገለ ዝብላዕ ወይ ዝስተ ክትረክብ ይክኣል ዲዩ? 0
a-iz---ele--ib--a-- wey---i-i----it--ek-b- ----’-li-d-y-? a---- g--- z------- w--- z----- k--------- y------- d---- a-i-ī g-l- z-b-l-‘- w-y- z-s-t- k-t-r-k-b- y-k-’-l- d-y-? --------------------------------------------------------- abizī gele zibila‘i weyi zisite kitirekibi yiki’ali dīyu?
Could you please wake me up at 7 o’clock? ሰ-ት-- ከተተስ---ትኽእሉ ዶ? ሰ-- 7 ከ----- ት--- ዶ- ሰ-ት 7 ከ-ተ-ኡ- ት-እ- ዶ- -------------------- ሰዓት 7 ከተተስኡኒ ትኽእሉ ዶ? 0
s-‘-t--7---t-t---’-nī-ti-̱--i-u -o? s----- 7 k----------- t-------- d-- s-‘-t- 7 k-t-t-s-’-n- t-h-i-i-u d-? ----------------------------------- se‘ati 7 ketetesi’unī tiẖi’ilu do?

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Babies are lip readers!

When babies are learning to speak, they pay attention to their parents' mouths. Developmental psychologists have figured this out. Babies begin to read lips around six months of age. This way they learn how they must form their mouth to produce sounds. When babies are a year old, they can already understand a few words. From this age on they begin to look people in the eyes again. In doing so they get a lot of important information. By looking into their eyes, they can tell if their parents are happy or sad. They get to know the world of feelings in this way. It gets interesting when someone speaks to them in a foreign language. Then babies begin to read lips all over again. In this way they learn how to form foreign sounds as well. Therefore, when you speak with babies you should always look at them. Aside from that, babies need dialogue for their language development. In particular, parents often repeat what babies say. Babies thus receive feedback. That is very important for infants. Then they know that they are understood. This confirmation motivates babies. They continue to have fun learning to speak. So it's not enough to play audiotapes for babies. Studies prove that babies really are able to read lips. In experiments, infants were shown videos without sound. There were both native language and foreign language videos. The babies looked longer at the videos in their own language. They were noticeably more attentive in doing so. But the first words of babies are the same worldwide. ‘Mum’ and ‘Dad’ – easy to say in all languages!
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Polish is counted among the West Slavic languages. It is the native language of more than 45 million people. These people live primarily in Poland and in several Eastern European countries. Polish emigrants took their language to other continents as well. As a result, there are approximately 60 million Polish speakers worldwide. It is the most-spoken Slavic language after Russian. Polish is closely related to Czech and Slovakian. The modern Polish language developed from different dialects. Today there are hardly any dialects because most Poles use the standard language. The Polish alphabet is written in Latin letters and consists of 35 letters. The last but one syllable of a word is always accented. The grammar contains seven cases and three genders. This means almost every word ending is declined or conjugated. As a result Polish is not necessarily considered the easiest of languages. But it will soon be one of the more important European languages!