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40 [forty]

Asking for directions

Asking for directions

40 [ኣርብዓ]

40 [aribi‘a]

ንመገዲ ምሕታት

[nimegedī miḥitati]

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Excuse me! ይ-ሬታ! ይ---- ይ-ሬ-! ----- ይቕሬታ! 0
yi--’i--ta! y---------- y-k-’-r-t-! ----------- yiḵ’irēta!
Can you help me? ክ-ሕ-ዙ--ትኽ-ሉ--? ክ----- ት--- ዶ- ክ-ሕ-ዙ- ት-እ- ዶ- -------------- ክትሕግዙኒ ትኽእሉ ዶ? 0
ki--h--g---n--tiẖi-ilu --? k------------ t-------- d-- k-t-h-i-i-u-ī t-h-i-i-u d-? --------------------------- kitiḥigizunī tiẖi’ilu do?
Is there a good restaurant around here? ኣብ---ቡቕ -ት---ቢ---ይ---? ኣ-- ጽ-- ቤ----- ኣ-- ኣ-- ኣ-ዚ ጽ-ቕ ቤ---ግ- ኣ-ይ ኣ-? ---------------------- ኣብዚ ጽቡቕ ቤት-መግቢ ኣበይ ኣሎ? 0
a--zī-t-’i--k-’- -ē-i-meg-b--ab-yi-a--? a---- t--------- b---------- a---- a--- a-i-ī t-’-b-k-’- b-t---e-i-ī a-e-i a-o- --------------------------------------- abizī ts’ibuḵ’i bēti-megibī abeyi alo?
Take a left at the corner. ኣ---ኩ--ዕ-ንጸጋም--ዱ-። ኣ-- ኩ--- ን--- ኪ- ። ኣ-ቲ ኩ-ና- ን-ጋ- ኪ- ። ------------------ ኣብቲ ኩርናዕ ንጸጋም ኪዱ ። 0
ab--ī---r---‘- -i-s’-g-mi --du ። a---- k------- n--------- k--- ። a-i-ī k-r-n-‘- n-t-’-g-m- k-d- ። -------------------------------- abitī kurina‘i nits’egami kīdu ።
Then go straight for a while. ሽ- ---ኢ--- -ሩ- -ዱ ። ሽ- ት- ኢ--- ቅ-- ኪ- ። ሽ- ት- ኢ-ኩ- ቅ-ብ ኪ- ። ------------------- ሽዑ ትዅ ኢልኩም ቅሩብ ኪዱ ። 0
s-i-u-t-ዅ īliku----’-r--i-k--u ። s---- t-- ī------ k------ k--- ። s-i-u t-ዅ ī-i-u-i k-i-u-i k-d- ። -------------------------------- shi‘u tiዅ īlikumi k’irubi kīdu ።
Then go right for a hundred metres / meters (am.). ሽ---እ- --ሮ ንየማ----። ሽ- ሚ-- ሜ-- ን--- ኪ-- ሽ- ሚ-ቲ ሜ-ሮ ን-ማ- ኪ-። ------------------- ሽዑ ሚእቲ ሜትሮ ንየማን ኪዱ። 0
sh-‘u---’-----ēti-- -iye--n--kīdu። s---- m----- m----- n------- k---- s-i-u m-’-t- m-t-r- n-y-m-n- k-d-። ---------------------------------- shi‘u mī’itī mētiro niyemani kīdu።
You can also take the bus. ቡ-‘-----ወ-- ትኽ-ሉ ኢኹ- ። ቡ---- ክ---- ት--- ኢ-- ። ቡ-‘-ን ክ-ወ-ዱ ት-እ- ኢ-ም ። ---------------------- ቡስ‘ውን ክትወስዱ ትኽእሉ ኢኹም ። 0
b-si--i-i --tiw-si-- t--̱i-ilu--h-u-- ። b-------- k--------- t-------- ī----- ። b-s-‘-i-i k-t-w-s-d- t-h-i-i-u ī-̱-m- ። --------------------------------------- busi‘wini kitiwesidu tiẖi’ilu īẖumi ።
You can also take the tram. ት-ም‘--------- ---ሉ ኢ-ም። ት----- ክ----- ት--- ኢ--- ት-ም-ው- ክ-ወ-ዱ- ት-እ- ኢ-ም- ----------------------- ትራም‘ውን ክትወስዱዎ ትኽእሉ ኢኹም። 0
t--a-i‘---i--it-w-s--u-- t--̱i-ilu ----m-። t---------- k----------- t-------- ī------ t-r-m-‘-i-i k-t-w-s-d-w- t-h-i-i-u ī-̱-m-። ------------------------------------------ tirami‘wini kitiwesiduwo tiẖi’ilu īẖumi።
You can also follow me with your car. ብቐ-ሉ-ከ--ደ-ሕ-- ክት--ቡኒ -ኽ-ሉ--ኹም ። ብ--- ከ- ደ---- ክ----- ት--- ኢ-- ። ብ-ሊ- ከ- ደ-ሕ-ይ ክ-ስ-ቡ- ት-እ- ኢ-ም ። ------------------------------- ብቐሊሉ ከኣ ደድሕረይ ክትስዕቡኒ ትኽእሉ ኢኹም ። 0
bi-̱’----u--e-a dedi-̣--e-i--it--i‘ibunī ti--i’-lu ī-̱-mi-። b--------- k--- d---------- k----------- t-------- ī----- ። b-k-’-l-l- k-’- d-d-h-i-e-i k-t-s-‘-b-n- t-h-i-i-u ī-̱-m- ። ----------------------------------------------------------- biḵ’elīlu ke’a dediḥireyi kitisi‘ibunī tiẖi’ilu īẖumi ።
How do I get to the football / soccer (am.) stadium? ከ-- ጌረ----ሜ- ክዑሶ ---- እክ-ል ? ከ-- ጌ- ና- ሜ- ክ-- ክ--- እ--- ? ከ-ይ ጌ- ና- ሜ- ክ-ሶ ክ-ይ- እ-እ- ? ---------------------------- ከመይ ጌረ ናብ ሜዳ ክዑሶ ክኸይድ እክእል ? 0
k-m-y- -ēre--abi--ēda ki-uso k-ẖe-id---ki-----? k----- g--- n--- m--- k----- k-------- i------ ? k-m-y- g-r- n-b- m-d- k-‘-s- k-h-e-i-i i-i-i-i ? ------------------------------------------------ kemeyi gēre nabi mēda ki‘uso kiẖeyidi iki’ili ?
Cross the bridge! ነ--ድል-ል -ገ--ኢኹ-። ነ- ድ--- ስ-- ኢ--- ነ- ድ-ድ- ስ-ሩ ኢ-ም- ---------------- ነቲ ድልድል ስገሩ ኢኹም። 0
ne-ī -i-----i-sig--u ----mi። n--- d------- s----- ī------ n-t- d-l-d-l- s-g-r- ī-̱-m-። ---------------------------- netī dilidili sigeru īẖumi።
Go through the tunnel! ብት-- ቲ--ን--ኪዱ ብ--- ቲ ቢ-- ኪ- ብ-ሕ- ቲ ቢ-ቶ ኪ- ------------- ብትሕቲ ቲ ቢንቶ ኪዱ 0
bit-ḥ--ī--ī-b-ni-----du b-------- t- b----- k--- b-t-h-i-ī t- b-n-t- k-d- ------------------------ bitiḥitī tī bīnito kīdu
Drive until you reach the third traffic light. ክሳብ-ቲ ሳል-ይ „ኣምፕ--ኪዱ ። ክ-- ቲ ሳ--- „---- ኪ- ። ክ-ብ ቲ ሳ-ሳ- „-ም-ል ኪ- ። --------------------- ክሳብ ቲ ሳልሳይ „ኣምፕል ኪዱ ። 0
k-s-b- -- ------y---------- kīdu ። k----- t- s------- „------- k--- ። k-s-b- t- s-l-s-y- „-m-p-l- k-d- ። ---------------------------------- kisabi tī salisayi „amipili kīdu ።
Then turn into the first street on your right. ኣ-ታ--ዳ-ይ---ር-ያ--ብ--ማን -ዓ---። ኣ-- ቀ---- ጽ--- ና- የ-- ት--- ። ኣ-ታ ቀ-ማ-ቲ ጽ-ግ- ና- የ-ን ት-ጸ- ። ---------------------------- ኣብታ ቀዳማይቲ ጽርግያ ናብ የማን ትዓጸፉ ። 0
ab-ta-k-edam------ts-iri---a-n-b- ye---i ---ats--fu ። a---- k---------- t--------- n--- y----- t--------- ። a-i-a k-e-a-a-i-ī t-’-r-g-y- n-b- y-m-n- t-‘-t-’-f- ። ----------------------------------------------------- abita k’edamayitī ts’irigiya nabi yemani ti‘ats’efu ።
Then drive straight through the next intersection. ሽ- -ዅ --ኩ- -ቲ -----ሎ-መ-ቀ-ዊ---ገ--ሓለፍ-። ሽ- ት- ኢ--- ነ- ቀ-- ዘ- መ---- መ--- ሓ---- ሽ- ት- ኢ-ኩ- ነ- ቀ-ሉ ዘ- መ-ቀ-ዊ መ-ገ- ሓ-ፍ-። ------------------------------------- ሽዑ ትዅ ኢልኩም ነቲ ቀጺሉ ዘሎ መስቀላዊ መንገዲ ሓለፍዎ። 0
s---u t-- ---k----n-tī k-ets---u-ze-o -es-k----wī m----edī-ḥ-lefi-o። s---- t-- ī------ n--- k-------- z--- m---------- m------- h--------- s-i-u t-ዅ ī-i-u-i n-t- k-e-s-ī-u z-l- m-s-k-e-a-ī m-n-g-d- h-a-e-i-o- --------------------------------------------------------------------- shi‘u tiዅ īlikumi netī k’ets’īlu zelo mesik’elawī menigedī ḥalefiwo።
Excuse me, how do I get to the airport? ይ--ታ፣--መይ-ጌረ ናብ መ-ረፎ------------ኽእ-? ይ---- ከ-- ጌ- ና- መ-------- ክ--- እ---- ይ-ሬ-፣ ከ-ይ ጌ- ና- መ-ረ---ፈ-ቲ ክ-ይ- እ-እ-? ------------------------------------ ይቕሬታ፣ ከመይ ጌረ ናብ መዓረፎ-ነፈርቲ ክኸይድ እኽእል? 0
yi-̱--rēta---e-------r- n--i-m-‘-r-fo-nefe-----ki-̱ey--- -ẖ----i? y---------- k----- g--- n--- m---------------- k-------- i-------- y-k-’-r-t-፣ k-m-y- g-r- n-b- m-‘-r-f---e-e-i-ī k-h-e-i-i i-̱-’-l-? ------------------------------------------------------------------ yiḵ’irēta፣ kemeyi gēre nabi me‘arefo-neferitī kiẖeyidi iẖi’ili?
It is best if you take the underground / subway (am.). ዝ-ለጸ ኡ-ባን ወስ---። ዝ--- ኡ--- ወ--- ። ዝ-ለ- ኡ-ባ- ወ-ዱ- ። ---------------- ዝበለጸ ኡ-ባን ወስዱ፣ ። 0
z---l-t-’- --bani ---id-፣ ። z--------- u----- w------ ። z-b-l-t-’- u-b-n- w-s-d-፣ ። --------------------------- zibelets’e u-bani wesidu፣ ።
Simply get out at the last stop. ክ-ብ-መወ-እ- -ርማ- ምስ- -ዱ ክ-- መ---- ፌ--- ም-- ኪ- ክ-ብ መ-ዳ-ታ ፌ-ማ- ም-ኣ ኪ- --------------------- ክሳብ መወዳእታ ፌርማታ ምስኣ ኪዱ 0
k-s--- m--e-a---- f-r--a-- -i-i-a-k--u k----- m--------- f------- m----- k--- k-s-b- m-w-d-’-t- f-r-m-t- m-s-’- k-d- -------------------------------------- kisabi meweda’ita fērimata misi’a kīdu

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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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