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42 [aribi‘anikiliteni]

ትርኢት ከተማ

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Is the market open on Sundays? እቲ-ዕ-ጋ ሰንበት -ፉ- --? እ- ዕ-- ሰ--- ክ-- ድ-- እ- ዕ-ጋ ሰ-በ- ክ-ት ድ-? ------------------- እቲ ዕዳጋ ሰንበት ክፉት ድዩ? 0
itī--id-g------b-ti--i-uti diy-? i-- ‘----- s------- k----- d---- i-ī ‘-d-g- s-n-b-t- k-f-t- d-y-? -------------------------------- itī ‘idaga senibeti kifuti diyu?
Is the fair open on Mondays? „-ሰ“-ሰ-- -ፉ- -ዩ? „--- ሰ-- ክ-- ድ-- „-ሰ- ሰ-ይ ክ-ት ድ-? ---------------- „መሰ“ ሰኑይ ክፉት ድዩ? 0
„mese--se--y--ki-u---d-y-? „----- s----- k----- d---- „-e-e- s-n-y- k-f-t- d-y-? -------------------------- „mese“ senuyi kifuti diyu?
Is the exhibition open on Tuesdays? እ-----ት ሰሉስ-ክፉት---? እ- ም--- ሰ-- ክ-- ድ-- እ- ም-ኢ- ሰ-ስ ክ-ት ድ-? ------------------- እዚ ምርኢት ሰሉስ ክፉት ድዩ? 0
iz---i-i’--i se-us--k--u----i-u? i-- m------- s----- k----- d---- i-ī m-r-’-t- s-l-s- k-f-t- d-y-? -------------------------------- izī miri’īti selusi kifuti diyu?
Is the zoo open on Wednesdays? ቤ- -ን-ሳ- -ቡዕ---- ድ-? ቤ- እ---- ረ-- ክ-- ድ-- ቤ- እ-ስ-ት ረ-ዕ ክ-ት ድ-? -------------------- ቤት እንስሳት ረቡዕ ክፉት ድዩ? 0
b-t- --is--------bu‘--k---ti-----? b--- i-------- r----- k----- d---- b-t- i-i-i-a-i r-b-‘- k-f-t- d-y-? ---------------------------------- bēti inisisati rebu‘i kifuti diyu?
Is the museum open on Thursdays? ቤተ---ክር-ሓሙስ-ክ-- ድዩ? ቤ------ ሓ-- ክ-- ድ-- ቤ---ዘ-ር ሓ-ስ ክ-ት ድ-? ------------------- ቤተ-መዘክር ሓሙስ ክፉት ድዩ? 0
b-t---ezek-r- ḥa-us----fut---iyu? b------------ h------ k----- d---- b-t---e-e-i-i h-a-u-i k-f-t- d-y-? ---------------------------------- bēte-mezekiri ḥamusi kifuti diyu?
Is the gallery open on Fridays? ጋ-ርያ ዓ-ቢ --- --? ጋ--- ዓ-- ክ-- ድ-- ጋ-ር- ዓ-ቢ ክ-ት ድ-? ---------------- ጋለርያ ዓርቢ ክፉት ድዩ? 0
galeriy--‘a-ib- ki-ut--di-u? g------- ‘----- k----- d---- g-l-r-y- ‘-r-b- k-f-t- d-y-? ---------------------------- galeriya ‘aribī kifuti diyu?
Can one take photographs? ፎቶ ---ዕል--ፍቐድ-ድ-? ፎ- ከ---- ይ--- ድ-- ፎ- ከ-ል-ል ይ-ቐ- ድ-? ----------------- ፎቶ ከተልዕል ይፍቐድ ድዩ? 0
f-to -e--l-‘--- y-fik-’edi d--u? f--- k--------- y--------- d---- f-t- k-t-l-‘-l- y-f-k-’-d- d-y-? -------------------------------- foto keteli‘ili yifiḵ’edi diyu?
Does one have to pay an entrance fee? መ--- ክትከ-ል--ድ--ዲ- ? መ--- ክ---- ግ-- ዲ- ? መ-ተ- ክ-ከ-ል ግ-ን ዲ- ? ------------------- መእተዊ ክትከፍል ግድን ዲዩ ? 0
me’itewī-kit-kefili-----n---īy- ? m------- k--------- g----- d--- ? m-’-t-w- k-t-k-f-l- g-d-n- d-y- ? --------------------------------- me’itewī kitikefili gidini dīyu ?
How much is the entrance fee? መ--ዊ ክንደ--- ---? መ--- ክ--- ዩ ዋ--- መ-ተ- ክ-ደ- ዩ ዋ-ኡ- ---------------- መእተዊ ክንደይ ዩ ዋግኡ? 0
m-’i-e---k-n-dey- yu wa-i’u? m------- k------- y- w------ m-’-t-w- k-n-d-y- y- w-g-’-? ---------------------------- me’itewī kinideyi yu wagi’u?
Is there a discount for groups? ንጉ-ብ ም-ዳ- -- -- -? ን--- ም--- ዋ- ኣ- ዶ- ን-ሩ- ም-ዳ- ዋ- ኣ- ዶ- ------------------ ንጉሩብ ምግዳል ዋጋ ኣሎ ዶ? 0
nig----i migi--l- -a-a -l--d-? n------- m------- w--- a-- d-- n-g-r-b- m-g-d-l- w-g- a-o d-? ------------------------------ nigurubi migidali waga alo do?
Is there a discount for children? ምግዳል--ጋ----ዑ-- -? ም------ ን----- ዩ- ም-ዳ---ጋ ን-ል-ኣ- ዩ- ----------------- ምግዳል-ዋጋ ንቆልዑኣሎ ዩ? 0
mig---li--ag--n----li-u’a----u? m------------ n------------ y-- m-g-d-l---a-a n-k-o-i-u-a-o y-? ------------------------------- migidali-waga nik’oli‘u’alo yu?
Is there a discount for students? ም-ዳል-ዋ- ን--ሃ- ---ዩ ? ም------ ን---- ኣ- ዩ ? ም-ዳ---ጋ ን-መ-ሮ ኣ- ዩ ? -------------------- ምግዳል-ዋጋ ንተመሃሮ ኣሎ ዩ ? 0
mig-dal---a-----tem----- ----y--? m------------ n--------- a-- y- ? m-g-d-l---a-a n-t-m-h-r- a-o y- ? --------------------------------- migidali-waga nitemeharo alo yu ?
What building is that? እን-ይ---ነት-ህንጻ-እ- እ-? እ--- ዓ--- ህ-- እ- እ-- እ-ታ- ዓ-ነ- ህ-ጻ እ- እ-? -------------------- እንታይ ዓይነት ህንጻ እዩ እዚ? 0
in-tayi----ine-i-h-ni---- --u---ī? i------ ‘------- h------- i-- i--- i-i-a-i ‘-y-n-t- h-n-t-’- i-u i-ī- ---------------------------------- initayi ‘ayineti hinits’a iyu izī?
How old is the building? እዚ--ን- --ደ------ገ-ሩ? እ- ህ-- ክ--- ዓ-- ገ--- እ- ህ-ጻ ክ-ደ- ዓ-ት ገ-ሩ- -------------------- እዚ ህንጻ ክንደይ ዓመት ገይሩ? 0
i-ī h-n--s’a k-ni-e-i--am--i -e-ir-? i-- h------- k------- ‘----- g------ i-ī h-n-t-’- k-n-d-y- ‘-m-t- g-y-r-? ------------------------------------ izī hinits’a kinideyi ‘ameti geyiru?
Who built the building? እዚ---ጻ -ን -- ሰሪሑዎ? እ- ህ-- መ- እ- ሰ---- እ- ህ-ጻ መ- እ- ሰ-ሑ-? ------------------ እዚ ህንጻ መን እዩ ሰሪሑዎ? 0
i---h-nit-’a m-ni-i-u se---̣uw-? i-- h------- m--- i-- s--------- i-ī h-n-t-’- m-n- i-u s-r-h-u-o- -------------------------------- izī hinits’a meni iyu serīḥuwo?
I’m interested in architecture. ኣነ---ነ--ንጻ --ደስ--የ-። ኣ- ብ------ ይ--- ኢ- ። ኣ- ብ-ነ-ህ-ጻ ይ-ደ- ኢ- ። -------------------- ኣነ ብስነ-ህንጻ ይግደስ ኢየ ። 0
a-- -i-----h-nit--a-y----e-- --e-። a-- b-------------- y------- ī-- ። a-e b-s-n---i-i-s-a y-g-d-s- ī-e ። ---------------------------------- ane bisine-hinits’a yigidesi īye ።
I’m interested in art. ኣነ ብስ----ብ ይግ-- ---። ኣ- ብ------ ይ--- እ- ። ኣ- ብ-ነ-ጥ-ብ ይ-ደ- እ- ። -------------------- ኣነ ብስነ-ጥበብ ይግደስ እየ ። 0
a----is-n--t’i---- -ig-d-si --e-። a-- b------------- y------- i-- ። a-e b-s-n---’-b-b- y-g-d-s- i-e ። --------------------------------- ane bisine-t’ibebi yigidesi iye ።
I’m interested in paintings. ኣ--ብ-ስእል ይግ-- ኢ--። ኣ- ብ---- ይ--- ኢ- ። ኣ- ብ-ስ-ል ይ-ድ- ኢ- ። ------------------ ኣነ ብምስእል ይግድስ ኢየ ። 0
a----im--i’--------d--i-īy--። a-- b--------- y------- ī-- ። a-e b-m-s-’-l- y-g-d-s- ī-e ። ----------------------------- ane bimisi’ili yigidisi īye ።

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Fast languages, slow languages

There are over 6,000 languages worldwide. But all have the same function. They help us exchange information. This happens in various ways in every language. Because every language behaves according to its own rules. The speed with which a language is spoken also differs. Linguists have proven this in various studies. To this end, short texts were translated into several languages. These texts were then read aloud by native speakers. The result was clear. Japanese and Spanish are the fastest languages. In these languages, almost 8 syllables per second are spoken. The Chinese speak considerably slower. They speak only 5 syllables per second. The speed is dependent on the complexity of the syllables. If the syllables are complex, speaking takes longer. German contains 3 sounds per syllable, for example. Therefore it is spoken relatively slowly. Speaking quickly does not mean, however, that there is a lot to communicate. Quite the opposite! Only a little information is contained in syllables that are quickly spoken. Although the Japanese speak quickly, they convey little content. On the other hand, the ‘slow’ Chinese say a great deal with a few words. English syllables also contain a lot of information. Interesting is: The evaluated languages are almost equally efficient! That means, he who speaks slower says more. And he who speaks faster needs more words. In the end, all reach their goal at about the same time.
Did you know?
Slovenian is counted among the South Slavic languages. It is the native language of about 2 million people. These people live in Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Austria, Italy and Hungary. Slovenian is similar in many ways to Czech and Slovakian. Many influences from Serbo-Croatian can also be seen. Although Slovenia is a small country, many different dialects exist there. This is due to the fact that the language region looks back at a chequered history. This manifests itself in the vocabulary too, as it contains many foreign language terms. Slovenian is written with Latin letters. The grammar distinguishes six cases and three genders. There are two official phonologies in the pronunciation. One of them differentiates precisely between high and low sounds. Another peculiarity of the language is its archaic structure. Slovenians have always been very open with respect to other languages. So they are even happier when someone is interested in their language!