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70 [seventy]

to like something

to like something

70 [ሰብዓ]

70 [sebi‘a]

ገለ ምፍታው

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Would you like to smoke? ክ--ክኹ-ደሊኹ-----? ክ---- ደ--- ዲ--- ክ-ት-ኹ ደ-ኹ- ዲ-ም- --------------- ክተትክኹ ደሊኹም ዲኹም? 0
k-te--kih-- --lī-̱u-i----̱umi? k---------- d-------- d------- k-t-t-k-h-u d-l-h-u-i d-h-u-i- ------------------------------ kitetikiẖu delīẖumi dīẖumi?
Would you like to dance? ክ-ስ-ስ--ደ-ኹ- -ኹ-? ክ----- ደ--- ዲ--- ክ-ስ-ስ- ደ-ኹ- ዲ-ም- ---------------- ክትስዕስዑ ደሊኹም ዲኹም? 0
k-t-si‘--i-u-del--̱umi d--̱u--? k----------- d-------- d------- k-t-s-‘-s-‘- d-l-h-u-i d-h-u-i- ------------------------------- kitisi‘isi‘u delīẖumi dīẖumi?
Would you like to go for a walk? ክትዛወሩ --ኹ- -ኹም? ክ---- ደ--- ዲ--- ክ-ዛ-ሩ ደ-ኹ- ዲ-ም- --------------- ክትዛወሩ ደሊኹም ዲኹም? 0
k---z-w--u -----̱u-i---ẖum-? k--------- d-------- d------- k-t-z-w-r- d-l-h-u-i d-h-u-i- ----------------------------- kitizaweru delīẖumi dīẖumi?
I would like to smoke. ኣ- -ት---ደል-። ኣ- ክ--- ደ--- ኣ- ክ-ክ- ደ-የ- ------------ ኣነ ክትክኽ ደልየ። 0
an---it-kih-i-d-l-y-። a-- k-------- d------ a-e k-t-k-h-i d-l-y-። --------------------- ane kitikiẖi deliye።
Would you like a cigarette? ሽ---ደ---ዲኻ? ሽ-- ደ-- ዲ-- ሽ-ራ ደ-ኻ ዲ-? ----------- ሽጋራ ደሊኻ ዲኻ? 0
s-----a d------ -ī-̱-? s------ d------ d----- s-i-a-a d-l-h-a d-h-a- ---------------------- shigara delīẖa dīẖa?
He wants a light. ን--መ--- -ል- ኣ-። ን- መ--- ደ-- ኣ-- ን- መ-ል- ደ-ዩ ኣ-። --------------- ንሱ መወልዒ ደልዩ ኣሎ። 0
n-s--m-w----ī--e--y--al-። n--- m------- d----- a--- n-s- m-w-l-‘- d-l-y- a-o- ------------------------- nisu meweli‘ī deliyu alo።
I want to drink something. ገለ ክ----ል-። ገ- ክ-- ደ--- ገ- ክ-ቲ ደ-የ- ----------- ገለ ክሰቲ ደልየ። 0
ge-- ---e-ī-d-liye። g--- k----- d------ g-l- k-s-t- d-l-y-። ------------------- gele kisetī deliye።
I want to eat something. ገ---በ-- ደ--። ገ- ክ--- ደ--- ገ- ክ-ል- ደ-የ- ------------ ገለ ክበልዕ ደልየ። 0
gele k--e-i‘i-d--iy-። g--- k------- d------ g-l- k-b-l-‘- d-l-y-። --------------------- gele kibeli‘i deliye።
I want to relax a little. ቅ-- -ዐ-ፍ -ል-። ቅ-- ከ--- ደ--- ቅ-ብ ከ-ር- ደ-የ- ------------- ቅሩብ ከዐርፍ ደልየ። 0
k’-rubi----ār-f------ye። k------ k------- d------ k-i-u-i k-‘-r-f- d-l-y-። ------------------------ k’irubi ke‘ārifi deliye።
I want to ask you something. ገለ-ክሓተ-ም ደልየ። ገ- ክ---- ደ--- ገ- ክ-ተ-ም ደ-የ- ------------- ገለ ክሓተኩም ደልየ። 0
ge---ki-̣a----m- d---ye። g--- k---------- d------ g-l- k-h-a-e-u-i d-l-y-። ------------------------ gele kiḥatekumi deliye።
I want to ask you for something. ገ- ክልም--ም --የ። ገ- ክ----- ደ--- ገ- ክ-ም-ኩ- ደ-የ- -------------- ገለ ክልምነኩም ደልየ። 0
g--- -ilim-n-ku-- deli--። g--- k----------- d------ g-l- k-l-m-n-k-m- d-l-y-። ------------------------- gele kiliminekumi deliye።
I want to treat you to something. ኣ- -- -ገር ክዕድመ-ም --የ። ኣ- ሓ- ነ-- ክ----- ደ--- ኣ- ሓ- ነ-ር ክ-ድ-ኩ- ደ-የ- --------------------- ኣብ ሓደ ነገር ክዕድመኩም ደልየ። 0
a-- ḥade -eger--ki-idi-eku-- ------። a-- h---- n----- k----------- d------ a-i h-a-e n-g-r- k-‘-d-m-k-m- d-l-y-። ------------------------------------- abi ḥade negeri ki‘idimekumi deliye።
What would you like? እን-ይ ት---? እ--- ት---- እ-ታ- ት-ል-? ---------- እንታይ ትደልዩ? 0
ini-ay---id-li-u? i------ t-------- i-i-a-i t-d-l-y-? ----------------- initayi tideliyu?
Would you like a coffee? ቡ-----ም ኢ---? ቡ- ደ--- ኢ-- ? ቡ- ደ-ኹ- ኢ-ም ? ------------- ቡን ደሊኹም ኢኹም ? 0
buni ---īẖum--ī-̱u---? b--- d-------- ī----- ? b-n- d-l-h-u-i ī-̱-m- ? ----------------------- buni delīẖumi īẖumi ?
Or do you prefer a tea? ወይ-- ሻ---ሕ-ኩም ? ወ- ሲ ሻ- ይ---- ? ወ- ሲ ሻ- ይ-ሸ-ም ? --------------- ወይ ሲ ሻሂ ይሕሸኩም ? 0
w----s- -h-h- --h-ish---m- ? w--- s- s---- y----------- ? w-y- s- s-a-ī y-h-i-h-k-m- ? ---------------------------- weyi sī shahī yiḥishekumi ?
We want to drive home. ን-ዛ-------ደሊና። ን-- ክ---- ደ--- ን-ዛ ክ-ከ-ድ ደ-ና- -------------- ንገዛ ክንከይድ ደሊና። 0
nige---k-nik-yi-i--el-na። n----- k--------- d------ n-g-z- k-n-k-y-d- d-l-n-። ------------------------- nigeza kinikeyidi delīna።
Do you want a taxi? ታ-------ደ-ኹም-? ታ-- ዲ-- ደ--- ? ታ-ሲ ዲ-ም ደ-ኹ- ? -------------- ታክሲ ዲኹም ደሊኹም ? 0
takis--dīẖ-mi--elī--u-i ? t----- d------ d-------- ? t-k-s- d-h-u-i d-l-h-u-i ? -------------------------- takisī dīẖumi delīẖumi ?
They want to make a call. ክት-ውሉ-ደ-----ኺ-። ክ---- ደ--- ዲ--- ክ-ድ-ሉ ደ-ኹ- ዲ-ም- --------------- ክትድውሉ ደሊኹም ዲኺም። 0
k--i-i-i-u--e-ī--u-----h-īm-። k--------- d-------- d------- k-t-d-w-l- d-l-h-u-i d-h-ī-i- ----------------------------- kitidiwilu delīẖumi dīẖīmi።

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Two languages = two speech centers!

When we learn a language matters to our brain. This is because it has different storage areas for different languages. Not all the languages we learn are stored together. Languages we learn as adults have their own storage area. That means the brain processes the new rules in a different place. They aren't stored with the native language. People who grow up bilingual, on the other hand, only use one region of the brain. Multiple studies have come to this conclusion. Neuroscientists examined various test subjects. These subjects spoke two languages fluently. One part of the test group, however, had grown up with both languages. The other part, in contrast, had learned the second language later in life. Researchers could measure brain activity during language tests. This way they could see which areas of the brain functioned during the tests. And they saw that the ‘late’ learners had two speech centers! Researchers had already long suspected that this would be so. People with brain injuries show different symptoms. So, damage to the brain can also lead to speech problems. Those affected can't pronounce or understand words as well. But bilingual accident victims sometimes show unusual symptoms. Their speech problems don't always affect both languages. If only one area of the brain is injured, the other can still function. Then the patients speak one language better than the other. The two different languages are also re-learned at different speeds. This proves that both languages aren't stored in the same place. Since they weren't learned at the same time, they form two centers. It is still unknown how our brain manages multiple languages. But new findings could lead to new learning strategies.