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40 [forty]

Asking for directions

Asking for directions

40 [አርባ]

40 [āriba]

አቅጣጫዎችን መጠየቅ

[āk’it’ach’a met’eyek’i]

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Excuse me! ይቅ-ታ--！ ይ______ ይ-ር-ዎ-！ ------- ይቅርታዎን！ 0
yi--i--ta-oni！ y_____________ y-k-i-i-a-o-i- -------------- yik’iritawoni！
Can you help me? ሊረ----ች-ሉ? ሊ___ ይ____ ሊ-ዱ- ይ-ላ-? ---------- ሊረዱኝ ይችላሉ? 0
lī-e-un---y-chilalu? l________ y_________ l-r-d-n-i y-c-i-a-u- -------------------- līredunyi yichilalu?
Is there a good restaurant around here? እዚህ-አካባ---ት-ጥ- -ግ--ቤት አ-? እ__ አ___ የ_ ጥ_ ም__ ቤ_ አ__ እ-ህ አ-ባ- የ- ጥ- ም-ብ ቤ- አ-? ------------------------- እዚህ አካባቢ የት ጥሩ ምግብ ቤት አለ? 0
i--h---kab-bī -----t’--u-m-gi-i bēti-ā--? i____ ā______ y___ t____ m_____ b___ ā___ i-ī-i ā-a-a-ī y-t- t-i-u m-g-b- b-t- ā-e- ----------------------------------------- izīhi ākababī yeti t’iru migibi bēti āle?
Take a left at the corner. ጠ-ዙ -ይ -ደ--- -ታ-ፉ። ጠ__ ላ_ ወ_ ግ_ ይ____ ጠ-ዙ ላ- ወ- ግ- ይ-ጠ-። ------------------ ጠርዙ ላይ ወደ ግራ ይታጠፉ። 0
t’e-iz-----i---d--g--a ------efu. t______ l___ w___ g___ y_________ t-e-i-u l-y- w-d- g-r- y-t-t-e-u- --------------------------------- t’erizu layi wede gira yitat’efu.
Then go straight for a while. ከ--ቀ--ብ-ው ትንሽ ---። ከ_ ቀ_ ብ__ ት__ ይ___ ከ- ቀ- ብ-ው ት-ሽ ይ-ዱ- ------------------ ከዛ ቀጥ ብለው ትንሽ ይሂዱ። 0
k-z----et-i-b--------ni----y--ī--. k___ k_____ b_____ t______ y______ k-z- k-e-’- b-l-w- t-n-s-i y-h-d-. ---------------------------------- keza k’et’i bilewi tinishi yihīdu.
Then go right for a hundred metres / meters (am.). ከ- ወ- -ኝ -ቶ---- ይሂ-። ከ_ ወ_ ቀ_ መ_ ሜ__ ይ___ ከ- ወ- ቀ- መ- ሜ-ር ይ-ዱ- -------------------- ከዛ ወደ ቀኝ መቶ ሜትር ይሂዱ። 0
ke-- w--- --en---m-t- -ēti-i --hīdu. k___ w___ k_____ m___ m_____ y______ k-z- w-d- k-e-y- m-t- m-t-r- y-h-d-. ------------------------------------ keza wede k’enyi meto mētiri yihīdu.
You can also take the bus. አ-ቶቢስ--መያ- ----። አ_____ መ__ ይ____ አ-ቶ-ስ- መ-ዝ ይ-ላ-። ---------------- አውቶቢስም መያዝ ይችላሉ። 0
ā-i-ob--im- meya-- yic---a-u. ā__________ m_____ y_________ ā-i-o-ī-i-i m-y-z- y-c-i-a-u- ----------------------------- āwitobīsimi meyazi yichilalu.
You can also take the tram. የጎ---------ያዝ ይች--። የ____ ባ__ መ__ ይ____ የ-ዳ-ም ባ-ር መ-ዝ ይ-ላ-። ------------------- የጎዳናም ባቡር መያዝ ይችላሉ። 0
y-go-a-ami-baburi-me---i---ch-l-lu. y_________ b_____ m_____ y_________ y-g-d-n-m- b-b-r- m-y-z- y-c-i-a-u- ----------------------------------- yegodanami baburi meyazi yichilalu.
You can also follow me with your car. በ-ኪ-ዎ----ን---ተ-- ---ሉ። በ_____ እ__ ሊ____ ይ____ በ-ኪ-ዎ- እ-ን ሊ-ተ-ኝ ይ-ላ-። ---------------------- በመኪናዎት እኔን ሊከተሉኝ ይችላሉ። 0
b-m-k-naw-ti i-ēni--īk-t-----i -ich-l---. b___________ i____ l__________ y_________ b-m-k-n-w-t- i-ē-i l-k-t-l-n-i y-c-i-a-u- ----------------------------------------- bemekīnawoti inēni līketelunyi yichilalu.
How do I get to the football / soccer (am.) stadium? ወ- -- -ዳ----ታዲየም) --ዴ---ድ----ች---? ወ_ ካ_ ሜ_ (_______ እ___ መ___ እ_____ ወ- ካ- ሜ- (-ስ-ዲ-ም- እ-ዴ- መ-ረ- እ-ላ-ው- ---------------------------------- ወደ ካስ ሜዳ (እስታዲየም) እንዴት መድረስ እችላለው? 0
wed--k-si-mēd---isi---īyemi) -nidēti-m------i--c-ilale-i? w___ k___ m___ (____________ i______ m_______ i__________ w-d- k-s- m-d- (-s-t-d-y-m-) i-i-ē-i m-d-r-s- i-h-l-l-w-? --------------------------------------------------------- wede kasi mēda (isitadīyemi) inidēti mediresi ichilalewi?
Cross the bridge! ድ--ዩ---ቃ-ጡ ድ____ ያ___ ድ-ድ-ን ያ-ር- ---------- ድልድዩን ያቃርጡ 0
d-l-d--u-i-ya-’-r---u d_________ y_________ d-l-d-y-n- y-k-a-i-’- --------------------- dilidiyuni yak’arit’u
Go through the tunnel! በ--ለ-----ስ- ይ--። በ______ ው__ ይ___ በ-ሻ-ኪ-ው ው-ጥ ይ-ዱ- ---------------- በመሻለኪያው ውስጥ ይንዱ። 0
b-m----l---ya-- w---t’- y-n-d-. b______________ w______ y______ b-m-s-a-e-ī-a-i w-s-t-i y-n-d-. ------------------------------- bemeshalekīyawi wisit’i yinidu.
Drive until you reach the third traffic light. ሶስ-ኛውን---ራ-ክ መብ-- እስ-ሚያገ-----/---። ሶ_____ የ____ መ___ እ______ ይ_______ ሶ-ተ-ው- የ-ራ-ክ መ-ራ- እ-ከ-ያ-ኙ ይ-ዱ-ይ-ዱ- ---------------------------------- ሶስተኛውን የትራፊክ መብራት እስከሚያገኙ ይንዱ/ይሂዱ። 0
s--ite--awini ye-iraf-------i--t--isik---y--e-----i-i---y--ī-u. s____________ y_________ m_______ i_____________ y_____________ s-s-t-n-a-i-i y-t-r-f-k- m-b-r-t- i-i-e-ī-a-e-y- y-n-d-/-i-ī-u- --------------------------------------------------------------- sositenyawini yetirafīki mebirati isikemīyagenyu yinidu/yihīdu.
Then turn into the first street on your right. ከ- --ተ-ቀ--ወ-ሚ--ው የመጀ--ያው --ገ--ይ--ፉ። ከ_ በ__ ቀ_ ወ_____ የ______ መ___ ይ____ ከ- በ-ተ ቀ- ወ-ሚ-ኘ- የ-ጀ-ሪ-ው መ-ገ- ይ-ጠ-። ----------------------------------- ከዛ በስተ ቀኝ ወደሚገኘው የመጀመሪያው መንገድ ይታጠፉ። 0
k-za-be--t--k-e-yi-w--emīg-n-ew---e-e-eme--y--i---n-ge-i y---t-ef-. k___ b_____ k_____ w____________ y_____________ m_______ y_________ k-z- b-s-t- k-e-y- w-d-m-g-n-e-i y-m-j-m-r-y-w- m-n-g-d- y-t-t-e-u- ------------------------------------------------------------------- keza besite k’enyi wedemīgenyewi yemejemerīyawi menigedi yitat’efu.
Then drive straight through the next intersection. ከ------ለ- እስ---ስቀለኛ ድ-ስ----። ከ_ ቀ_ ብ__ እ__ መ____ ድ__ ይ___ ከ- ቀ- ብ-ው እ-ክ መ-ቀ-ኛ ድ-ስ ይ-ዱ- ---------------------------- ከዛ ቀጥ ብለው እስክ መስቀለኛ ድረስ ይንዱ። 0
keza k’---i-b-l--- --i-- --sik-----y---ire-- -i-id-. k___ k_____ b_____ i____ m___________ d_____ y______ k-z- k-e-’- b-l-w- i-i-i m-s-k-e-e-y- d-r-s- y-n-d-. ---------------------------------------------------- keza k’et’i bilewi isiki mesik’elenya diresi yinidu.
Excuse me, how do I get to the airport? ይቅ-ታ! ----የ- ማረፊያ እን-- -ድረ- ----ው? ይ____ ወ_ አ__ ማ___ እ___ መ___ እ_____ ይ-ር-! ወ- አ-ር ማ-ፊ- እ-ዴ- መ-ረ- እ-ላ-ው- ---------------------------------- ይቅርታ! ወደ አየር ማረፊያ እንዴት መድረስ እችላለው? 0
y-k-ir-t-!-w--e-āyeri ----f----in---t- -e-ir-si i-hilalewi? y_________ w___ ā____ m_______ i______ m_______ i__________ y-k-i-i-a- w-d- ā-e-i m-r-f-y- i-i-ē-i m-d-r-s- i-h-l-l-w-? ----------------------------------------------------------- yik’irita! wede āyeri marefīya inidēti mediresi ichilalewi?
It is best if you take the underground / subway (am.). የምድር ባቡ---ጠ-ሙ--ሩ -ው። የ___ ባ__ ቢ___ ጥ_ ነ__ የ-ድ- ባ-ር ቢ-ቀ- ጥ- ነ-። -------------------- የምድር ባቡር ቢጠቀሙ ጥሩ ነው። 0
ye-i---i ba--r- --t-ek’emu t--ru ne--. y_______ b_____ b_________ t____ n____ y-m-d-r- b-b-r- b-t-e-’-m- t-i-u n-w-. -------------------------------------- yemidiri baburi bīt’ek’emu t’iru newi.
Simply get out at the last stop. በ--- መጨ-ሻ--ርማታ -ይ---ረ-። በ___ መ___ ፌ___ ላ_ ይ____ በ-ላ- መ-ረ- ፌ-ማ- ላ- ይ-ረ-። ----------------------- በቀላሉ መጨረሻ ፌርማታ ላይ ይውረዱ። 0
be-’e-------c--e--s-- -ēr--at--l-y----wi--du. b________ m__________ f_______ l___ y________ b-k-e-a-u m-c-’-r-s-a f-r-m-t- l-y- y-w-r-d-. --------------------------------------------- bek’elalu mech’eresha fērimata layi yiwiredu.

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The language of animals

When we want to express ourselves, we use our speech. Animals have their own language as well. And they use it exactly like us humans. That is to say, they talk to each other in order to exchange information. Basically each animal species has a particular language. Even termites communicate with each other. When in danger, they slap their bodies on the ground. This is their way of warning each other. Other animal species whistle when they approach enemies. Bees speak with each other through dancing. Through this, they show other bees where there is something to eat. Whales make sounds that can be heard from 5,000 kilometers away. They communicate with each other through special songs. Elephants also give each other various acoustic signals. But humans cannot hear them. Most animal languages are very complicated. They consist of a combination of different signs. Acoustic, chemical and optical signals are used. Aside from that, animals use various gestures. By now, humans have learned the language of pets. They know when dogs are happy. And they can recognize when cats want to be left alone. However, dogs and cats speak very different languages. Many signals are even exact opposites. It was long believed that these two animals simply didn't like each other. But they just misunderstand each other. That leads to problems between dogs and cats. So even animals fight because of misunderstandings…
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