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en Going out in the evening   »   ti ምሸት ምውጻእ

44 [forty-four]

Going out in the evening

Going out in the evening

44 [ኣርብዓንኣርባዕተን]

44 [aribi‘ani’ariba‘iteni]

ምሸት ምውጻእ

[misheti miwits’a’i]

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Is there a disco here? aaaaa ኣብ---ስ--ኣ- ዶ? ኣ-- ዲ-- ኣ- ዶ- ኣ-ዚ ዲ-ኮ ኣ- ዶ- ------------- ኣብዚ ዲስኮ ኣሎ ዶ? 0
ab--- -ī--ko-alo-d-? a---- d----- a-- d-- a-i-ī d-s-k- a-o d-? -------------------- abizī dīsiko alo do?
Is there a nightclub here? aaaaa ኣብ- ና- ለ----ት-ሂ- ኣ- -? ኣ-- ና- ለ--- ት--- ኣ- ዶ- ኣ-ዚ ና- ለ-ታ- ት-ሂ- ኣ- ዶ- ---------------------- ኣብዚ ናይ ለይታዊ ትልሂት ኣሎ ዶ? 0
a--zī nay- -ey--a-ī-til---ti---o -o? a---- n--- l------- t------- a-- d-- a-i-ī n-y- l-y-t-w- t-l-h-t- a-o d-? ------------------------------------ abizī nayi leyitawī tilihīti alo do?
Is there a pub here? aaaaa ኣ-- -ት--ስ- -ሎ -? ኣ-- ቤ----- ኣ- ዶ- ኣ-ዚ ቤ---ስ- ኣ- ዶ- ---------------- ኣብዚ ቤት-መስተ ኣሎ ዶ? 0
a---ī bē---me-it--a-- --? a---- b---------- a-- d-- a-i-ī b-t---e-i-e a-o d-? ------------------------- abizī bēti-mesite alo do?
What’s playing at the theatre / theater (am.) this evening? aaaaa ሎ---ሸ- -- --ተ----ታ- --አ ኣሎ? ሎ- ም-- ኣ- ት--- እ--- ዝ-- ኣ-- ሎ- ም-ት ኣ- ት-ተ- እ-ታ- ዝ-አ ኣ-? --------------------------- ሎሚ ምሸት ኣብ ትያተር እንታይ ዝረአ ኣሎ? 0
lo---m-s-et- -bi--i---eri-----ayi -ire’ā-al-? l--- m------ a-- t------- i------ z----- a--- l-m- m-s-e-i a-i t-y-t-r- i-i-a-i z-r-’- a-o- --------------------------------------------- lomī misheti abi tiyateri initayi zire’ā alo?
What’s playing at the cinema / movies (am.) this evening? aaaaa ሎሚ --- ኣ- ሲ---እ-ታ- --- ኣሎ? ሎ- ም-- ኣ- ሲ-- እ--- ዝ-- ኣ-- ሎ- ም-ት ኣ- ሲ-ማ እ-ታ- ዝ-አ ኣ-? -------------------------- ሎሚ ምሸት ኣብ ሲነማ እንታይ ዝረአ ኣሎ? 0
l-m---is-et- ab--sīnem- -----y- z-r-----l-? l--- m------ a-- s----- i------ z----- a--- l-m- m-s-e-i a-i s-n-m- i-i-a-i z-r-’- a-o- ------------------------------------------- lomī misheti abi sīnema initayi zire’ā alo?
What’s on TV this evening? aaaaa ሎ- ም-ት-ኣ---ለ--ን እ--ይ -ረአ ኣ-? ሎ- ም-- ኣ- ተ---- እ--- ዝ-- ኣ-- ሎ- ም-ት ኣ- ተ-ቪ-ን እ-ታ- ዝ-አ ኣ-? ---------------------------- ሎሚ ምሸት ኣብ ተለቪዦን እንታይ ዝረአ ኣሎ? 0
lom--mi---ti-a-i----ev--ho---i----yi-z-re’- al-? l--- m------ a-- t---------- i------ z----- a--- l-m- m-s-e-i a-i t-l-v-z-o-i i-i-a-i z-r-’- a-o- ------------------------------------------------ lomī misheti abi televīzhoni initayi zire’ā alo?
Are tickets for the theatre / theater (am.) still available? aaaaa ንትያ-ር -እ-ዊ -ከት--ሎ ዶ? ን---- መ--- ቲ-- ኣ- ዶ- ን-ያ-ር መ-ተ- ቲ-ት ኣ- ዶ- -------------------- ንትያተር መእተዊ ቲከት ኣሎ ዶ? 0
n--iy-ter- ----t--ī-tī--t- al--do? n--------- m------- t----- a-- d-- n-t-y-t-r- m-’-t-w- t-k-t- a-o d-? ---------------------------------- nitiyateri me’itewī tīketi alo do?
Are tickets for the cinema / movies (am.) still available? aaaaa ን----መእተ----ት-ኣሎ-ዶ? ን--- መ--- ቲ-- ኣ- ዶ- ን-ነ- መ-ተ- ቲ-ት ኣ- ዶ- ------------------- ንሲነማ መእተዊ ቲከት ኣሎ ዶ? 0
n-sīn----m---t--- t-ke-- a-o---? n------- m------- t----- a-- d-- n-s-n-m- m-’-t-w- t-k-t- a-o d-? -------------------------------- nisīnema me’itewī tīketi alo do?
Are tickets for the football / soccer am. game still available? aaaaa ን-ወ--ክ-ሶ--እ---ት-- ኣሎ ዶ? ን--- ክ-- ም--- ት-- ኣ- ዶ- ን-ወ- ክ-ሶ ም-ተ- ት-ት ኣ- ዶ- ----------------------- ንጸወታ ክዑሶ ምእተዊ ትኬት ኣሎ ዶ? 0
n----e-eta k--uso----ite-ī ti-ēt- --o -o? n--------- k----- m------- t----- a-- d-- n-t-’-w-t- k-‘-s- m-’-t-w- t-k-t- a-o d-? ----------------------------------------- nits’eweta ki‘uso mi’itewī tikēti alo do?
I want to sit in the back. aaaaa ኣነ ኣብ መወዳእታ-----ብል ደ--። ኣ- ኣ- መ---- ኮ- ክ-- ደ--- ኣ- ኣ- መ-ዳ-ታ ኮ- ክ-ል ደ-የ- ----------------------- ኣነ ኣብ መወዳእታ ኮፍ ክብል ደልየ። 0
an- a---m-w--a---a---f- k-b----deliy-። a-- a-- m--------- k--- k----- d------ a-e a-i m-w-d-’-t- k-f- k-b-l- d-l-y-። -------------------------------------- ane abi meweda’ita kofi kibili deliye።
I want to sit somewhere in the middle. aaaaa ኣነ -ብ -ለ--ታ--- ማ--ል ---ክብ- ደ-የ። ኣ- ኣ- ገ- ቦ- ኣ- ማ--- ኮ- ክ-- ደ--- ኣ- ኣ- ገ- ቦ- ኣ- ማ-ከ- ኮ- ክ-ል ደ-የ- ------------------------------- ኣነ ኣብ ገለ ቦታ ኣብ ማእከል ኮፍ ክብል ደልየ። 0
a-- --- -ele-bota------a-----i k----ki-----d-----። a-- a-- g--- b--- a-- m------- k--- k----- d------ a-e a-i g-l- b-t- a-i m-’-k-l- k-f- k-b-l- d-l-y-። -------------------------------------------------- ane abi gele bota abi ma’ikeli kofi kibili deliye።
I want to sit at the front. aaaaa ኣነ -ብ -ድ-ት -- ክ-----የ። ኣ- ኣ- ቅ--- ኮ- ክ-- ደ--- ኣ- ኣ- ቅ-ሚ- ኮ- ክ-ል ደ-የ- ---------------------- ኣነ ኣብ ቅድሚት ኮፍ ክብል ደልየ። 0
a-- a-- -’i-imī-- k-fi-k-b--- -e--y-። a-- a-- k-------- k--- k----- d------ a-e a-i k-i-i-ī-i k-f- k-b-l- d-l-y-። ------------------------------------- ane abi k’idimīti kofi kibili deliye።
Could you recommend something? aaaaa ገለ-ክ-መኽ-ኒ----ሉ-ዶ? ገ- ክ----- ት--- ዶ- ገ- ክ-መ-ሩ- ት-እ- ዶ- ----------------- ገለ ክትመኽሩኒ ትኽእሉ ዶ? 0
ge---ki-im--̱i---ī --h--’i-u-d-? g--- k------------ t-------- d-- g-l- k-t-m-h-i-u-ī t-h-i-i-u d-? -------------------------------- gele kitimeẖirunī tiẖi’ilu do?
When does the show begin? aaaaa እ- ትርኢት መዓ- -ዩ ዝ---? እ- ት--- መ-- ድ- ዝ---- እ- ት-ኢ- መ-ስ ድ- ዝ-ም-? -------------------- እቲ ትርኢት መዓስ ድዩ ዝጅምር? 0
it--t--i---i me‘--i ---u-zi-im-ri? i-- t------- m----- d--- z-------- i-ī t-r-’-t- m-‘-s- d-y- z-j-m-r-? ---------------------------------- itī tiri’īti me‘asi diyu zijimiri?
Can you get me a ticket? aaaaa ቲ-- ----ኣ----ኽ-- -? ቲ-- ከ------ ት--- ዶ- ቲ-ት ከ-ም-ኣ-ይ ት-እ- ዶ- ------------------- ቲከት ከተምጽኣለይ ትኽእል ዶ? 0
tīk-t---e--mi-s’-’ale---t-ẖi’-l- --? t----- k--------------- t-------- d-- t-k-t- k-t-m-t-’-’-l-y- t-h-i-i-i d-? ------------------------------------- tīketi ketemits’i’aleyi tiẖi’ili do?
Is there a golf course nearby? aaaaa ኣብዚ-ቀ---ጎ----ጻ-ቲ-ኣሎ ዶ? ኣ-- ቀ-- ጎ-- መ--- ኣ- ዶ- ኣ-ዚ ቀ-ባ ጎ-ፍ መ-ወ- ኣ- ዶ- ---------------------- ኣብዚ ቀረባ ጎልፍ መጻወቲ ኣሎ ዶ? 0
a-------e---a-g-l-f- -e-s’-wetī a-- d-? a---- k------ g----- m--------- a-- d-- a-i-ī k-e-e-a g-l-f- m-t-’-w-t- a-o d-? --------------------------------------- abizī k’ereba golifi mets’awetī alo do?
Is there a tennis court nearby? aaaaa ኣብ---ብ ------- መ-ወ- -ሎ -? ኣ-- ኣ- ቀ-- ተ-- መ--- ኣ- ዶ- ኣ-ዚ ኣ- ቀ-ባ ተ-ስ መ-ወ- ኣ- ዶ- ------------------------- ኣብዚ ኣብ ቀረባ ተኒስ መጻወቲ ኣሎ ዶ? 0
ab--ī --i--’---b--t--ī---m--s-awetī --- -o? a---- a-- k------ t----- m--------- a-- d-- a-i-ī a-i k-e-e-a t-n-s- m-t-’-w-t- a-o d-? ------------------------------------------- abizī abi k’ereba tenīsi mets’awetī alo do?
Is there an indoor swimming pool nearby? aaaaa ኣ-- ቀ-- መሕ--ሲ-ኣ--ዶ? ኣ-- ቀ-- መ---- ኣ- ዶ- ኣ-ዚ ቀ-ባ መ-ም-ሲ ኣ- ዶ- ------------------- ኣብዚ ቀረባ መሕምበሲ ኣሎ ዶ? 0
ab--ī-----eb- --ḥi-i-----alo-d-? a---- k------ m---------- a-- d-- a-i-ī k-e-e-a m-h-i-i-e-ī a-o d-? --------------------------------- abizī k’ereba meḥimibesī alo do?

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The Maltese language

Many Europeans who want to improve their English travel to Malta. This is because English is the official language in the European island country. And Malta is known for its many language schools. But this isn't what makes the country interesting to linguists. They are interested in Malta for another reason. The Republic of Malta has another official language: Maltese (or Malti). This language developed from an Arabic dialect. With that, Malti is the only Semitic language of Europe. The syntax and phonology are different from that of Arabic, however. Maltese is also written in Latin letters. The alphabet contains a few special characters, however. And the letters c and y are completely absent. The vocabulary contains elements from many different languages. Aside from Arabic, Italian and English are among the influential languages. But Phoenicians and Carthaginians influenced the language as well. Therefore, some researchers consider Malti an Arabic Creole language. Throughout its history, Malta was occupied by various powers. All of them left their marks on the islands of Malta, Gozo and Comino. For a very long time, Malti was only a local vernacular. But it always remained the native language of the ‘real’ Maltese. It too was exclusively orally passed down. Not until the 19th century did people begin to write in the language. Today the number of speakers is estimated at around 330,000. Malta has been a member of the European Union since 2004. With that, Malti is also one of the official European languages. But for the Maltese the language is simply a part of their culture. And they are pleased when foreigners want to learn Malti. There are definitely enough language schools in Malta…
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