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5 [five]

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5 [ሓሙሽተ]

5 [ḥamushite]

ሃገራትን ቋንቋታትን

[hageratini k’wanik’watatini]

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John is from London. ጆ- ---ሎንዶን--ዩ። ጆ- ካ- ሎ--- እ-- ጆ- ካ- ሎ-ዶ- እ-። -------------- ጆን ካብ ሎንዶን እዩ። 0
j--i -abi-l--i-o-i--yu። j--- k--- l------- i--- j-n- k-b- l-n-d-n- i-u- ----------------------- joni kabi lonidoni iyu።
London is in Great Britain. ሎ-ዶ------ዲ-እ-----ት-ከ--። ሎ--- ኣ- ዓ------- ት--- ። ሎ-ዶ- ኣ- ዓ---ን-ሊ- ት-ከ- ። ----------------------- ሎንዶን ኣብ ዓዲ-እንግሊዝ ትርከብ ። 0
l--i-o-- --- -----i--g-lī-i -ir-ke-- ። l------- a-- ‘------------- t------- ። l-n-d-n- a-i ‘-d---n-g-l-z- t-r-k-b- ። -------------------------------------- lonidoni abi ‘adī-inigilīzi tirikebi ።
He speaks English. ን--እ---ዝኛ እ---ዛረ- ። ን- እ----- እ- ይ--- ። ን- እ-ግ-ዝ- እ- ይ-ረ- ። ------------------- ንሱ እንግሊዝኛ እዩ ይዛረብ ። 0
n-su--ni---ī-i----i-- y-za--bi-። n--- i----------- i-- y------- ። n-s- i-i-i-ī-i-y- i-u y-z-r-b- ። -------------------------------- nisu inigilīzinya iyu yizarebi ።
Maria is from Madrid. ማርያ--- ማድ-ድ--ያ። ማ-- ካ- ማ--- እ-- ማ-ያ ካ- ማ-ሪ- እ-። --------------- ማርያ ካብ ማድሪድ እያ። 0
ma-iya --bi-m-di---i-i--። m----- k--- m------- i--- m-r-y- k-b- m-d-r-d- i-a- ------------------------- mariya kabi madirīdi iya።
Madrid is in Spain. ማድሪድ-ኣብ---- ኢ--ት-ከ- ። ማ--- ኣ- ስ-- ኢ- ት--- ። ማ-ሪ- ኣ- ስ-ኛ ኢ- ት-ከ- ። --------------------- ማድሪድ ኣብ ስፓኛ ኢያ ትርከብ ። 0
mad------abi---pan-- ī----i-i-e---። m------- a-- s------ ī-- t------- ። m-d-r-d- a-i s-p-n-a ī-a t-r-k-b- ። ----------------------------------- madirīdi abi sipanya īya tirikebi ።
She speaks Spanish. ንሳ---ኛ-እ- ትዛ-ብ ። ን- ስ-- እ- ት--- ። ን- ስ-ኛ እ- ት-ረ- ። ---------------- ንሳ ስፓኛ እያ ትዛረብ ። 0
n--a s---nya---- -i--r--i-። n--- s------ i-- t------- ። n-s- s-p-n-a i-a t-z-r-b- ። --------------------------- nisa sipanya iya tizarebi ።
Peter and Martha are from Berlin. ጴ-ሮ-ን ማርታ--ካብ--ር-ን--ዮ-። ጴ---- ማ--- ካ- በ--- እ--- ጴ-ሮ-ን ማ-ታ- ካ- በ-ሊ- እ-ም- ----------------------- ጴጥሮስን ማርታን ካብ በርሊን እዮም። 0
p--t-i--s-ni-------n- kabi b---līni-iyo-i። p----------- m------- k--- b------- i----- p-ē-’-r-s-n- m-r-t-n- k-b- b-r-l-n- i-o-i- ------------------------------------------ p’ēt’irosini maritani kabi berilīni iyomi።
Berlin is in Germany. በ-ሊን-ኣ- ጀ--ን-እ- ት--ብ። በ--- ኣ- ጀ--- እ- ት---- በ-ሊ- ኣ- ጀ-መ- እ- ት-ከ-። --------------------- በርሊን ኣብ ጀርመን እያ ትርከብ። 0
be-i---i---- jer-m-n- iya----i----። b------- a-- j------- i-- t-------- b-r-l-n- a-i j-r-m-n- i-a t-r-k-b-። ----------------------------------- berilīni abi jerimeni iya tirikebi።
Do both of you speak German? ን-ኻ-ኩ---ልተ-ም ጀርመንኛ-ትዛ-ቡ -? ን----- ክ---- ጀ---- ት--- ዶ- ን-ኻ-ኩ- ክ-ተ-ም ጀ-መ-ኛ ት-ረ- ዶ- -------------------------- ንስኻትኩም ክልተኹም ጀርመንኛ ትዛረቡ ዶ? 0
n-si--a-ik-m- -il----̱-mi -e--meni--a -------u d-? n------------ k---------- j---------- t------- d-- n-s-h-a-i-u-i k-l-t-h-u-i j-r-m-n-n-a t-z-r-b- d-? -------------------------------------------------- nisiẖatikumi kiliteẖumi jerimeninya tizarebu do?
London is a capital city. ሎን-ን -----እሰ-ከተማ-እ-። ሎ--- ሓ-- ር------ እ-- ሎ-ዶ- ሓ-ቲ ር-ሰ-ከ-ማ እ-። -------------------- ሎንዶን ሓንቲ ርእሰ-ከተማ እያ። 0
loni-o-- -̣-n-tī-ri-i-----tema --a። l------- h------ r------------ i--- l-n-d-n- h-a-i-ī r-’-s---e-e-a i-a- ----------------------------------- lonidoni ḥanitī ri’ise-ketema iya።
Madrid and Berlin are also capital cities. ማድሪድ- በርሊ-- ው- ርእሰ--ተማታ- --ን። ማ---- በ---- ው- ር-------- እ--- ማ-ሪ-ን በ-ሊ-ን ው- ር-ሰ-ኸ-ማ-ት እ-ን- ----------------------------- ማድሪድን በርሊንን ውን ርእሰ-ኸተማታት እየን። 0
mad--ī---- ber-l-ni-i -i-----’-------t----a-- ---n-። m--------- b--------- w--- r----------------- i----- m-d-r-d-n- b-r-l-n-n- w-n- r-’-s---̱-t-m-t-t- i-e-i- ---------------------------------------------------- madirīdini berilīnini wini ri’ise-ẖetematati iyeni።
Capital cities are big and noisy. እዘን--እሰ--ተ-ታት-ዓ--ትን--ው ዝ--- -የ-። እ-- ር-------- ዓ---- ዓ- ዝ--- እ--- እ-ን ር-ሰ-ከ-ማ-ት ዓ-ይ-ን ዓ- ዝ-ላ- እ-ን- -------------------------------- እዘን ርእሰ-ከተማታት ዓበይትን ዓው ዝበላን እየን። 0
izen- r--ise--e-e---ati ‘--eyit--i ---- zib-lan- -yen-። i---- r---------------- ‘--------- ‘--- z------- i----- i-e-i r-’-s---e-e-a-a-i ‘-b-y-t-n- ‘-w- z-b-l-n- i-e-i- ------------------------------------------------------- izeni ri’ise-ketematati ‘abeyitini ‘awi zibelani iyeni።
France is in Europe. ፍ-ን- ----ው-ጳ ----ርከ- ። ፍ--- ኣ- ኤ--- እ- ት--- ። ፍ-ን- ኣ- ኤ-ሮ- እ- ት-ከ- ። ---------------------- ፍራንሳ ኣብ ኤውሮጳ እያ ትርከብ ። 0
fi--------bi---iro-’----a ti-ik-bi ። f------- a-- ē------- i-- t------- ። f-r-n-s- a-i ē-i-o-’- i-a t-r-k-b- ። ------------------------------------ firanisa abi ēwirop’a iya tirikebi ።
Egypt is in Africa. ግ-- ኣብ -ፍሪቃ-እ--ት-ከብ-። ግ-- ኣ- ኣ--- እ- ት--- ። ግ-ጺ ኣ- ኣ-ሪ- እ- ት-ከ- ። --------------------- ግብጺ ኣብ ኣፍሪቃ እያ ትርከብ ። 0
gib-t--ī abi--f--īk-a iya -iri-----። g------- a-- a------- i-- t------- ። g-b-t-’- a-i a-i-ī-’- i-a t-r-k-b- ። ------------------------------------ gibits’ī abi afirīk’a iya tirikebi ።
Japan is in Asia. ጃፓ--ኣ--ኤስ-------ከብ ። ጃ-- ኣ- ኤ-- እ- ት--- ። ጃ-ን ኣ- ኤ-ያ እ- ት-ከ- ። -------------------- ጃፓን ኣብ ኤስያ እያ ትርከብ ። 0
jap-n-------si-- -ya-----keb- ። j----- a-- ē---- i-- t------- ። j-p-n- a-i ē-i-a i-a t-r-k-b- ። ------------------------------- japani abi ēsiya iya tirikebi ።
Canada is in North America. ካናዳ ኣ--ሰሜ----ሪካ -- ---ብ ። ካ-- ኣ- ሰ------- እ- ት--- ። ካ-ዳ ኣ- ሰ-ን-ኣ-ሪ- እ- ት-ከ- ። ------------------------- ካናዳ ኣብ ሰሜን-ኣመሪካ እያ ትርከብ ። 0
kanad- --i --mēn---m-r-ka--ya---r-k-bi ። k----- a-- s------------- i-- t------- ። k-n-d- a-i s-m-n---m-r-k- i-a t-r-k-b- ። ---------------------------------------- kanada abi semēni-amerīka iya tirikebi ።
Panama is in Central America. ፓ----ብ -እ-ል--መሪካ ----ር-ብ-። ፓ-- ኣ- ማ-------- እ- ት--- ። ፓ-ማ ኣ- ማ-ከ---መ-ካ እ- ት-ከ- ። -------------------------- ፓናማ ኣብ ማእከል-ኣመሪካ እያ ትርከብ ። 0
p-nama abi--a’i-el--amerī------ ----k----። p----- a-- m--------------- i-- t------- ። p-n-m- a-i m-’-k-l---m-r-k- i-a t-r-k-b- ። ------------------------------------------ panama abi ma’ikeli-amerīka iya tirikebi ።
Brazil is in South America. ብ-ዚል-ኣ--ደ---ኣ--ካ--- ትር-- ። ብ--- ኣ- ደ------- እ- ት--- ። ብ-ዚ- ኣ- ደ-ብ-ኣ-ሪ- እ- ት-ከ- ። -------------------------- ብራዚል ኣብ ደቡብ-ኣመሪካ እያ ትርከብ ። 0
bi-------a-- d-b-----me---a -y- t----e-i ። b------- a-- d------------- i-- t------- ። b-r-z-l- a-i d-b-b---m-r-k- i-a t-r-k-b- ። ------------------------------------------ birazīli abi debubi-amerīka iya tirikebi ።

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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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Bulgarian is counted among the South Slavic languages. About 10 million people speak Bulgarian. The majority of those people, of course, live in Bulgaria. Bulgarian is spoken in other countries as well, however. Among those are Ukraine and Moldova. Bulgarian is one of the oldest documented Slavic languages. It has many specific features too. The similarity to Albanian and Romanian is striking. These languages are not Slavic languages. There are many parallels nevertheless. Therefore, all of these languages are also denoted as Balkan languages. They have a lot in common, although they are not related to each other. Bulgarian verbs can take on many forms. There is also no infinitive in Bulgarian. If you want to learn this interesting language you will soon discover many new things!