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82 [eighty-two]

Past tense 2

Past tense 2

82 [ሰማንያንክልተን]

82 [semaniyanikiliteni]

ሕሉፍ 2

ḥilufi 2

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Did you have to call an ambulance? ግ-ን -ዩ ኣ--ላንስ-ክት--ዕ-ዘለካ ? ግ__ ዲ_ ኣ_____ ክ____ ዘ__ ? ግ-ን ዲ- ኣ-ቡ-ን- ክ-ጽ-ዕ ዘ-ካ ? ------------------------- ግድን ዲዩ ኣምቡላንስ ክትጽውዕ ዘለካ ? 0
ḥi--f- 2 ḥ_____ 2 h-i-u-i 2 --------- ḥilufi 2
Did you have to call the doctor? ግ----ደ ----ክትጽውዕ-ዘ--? ግ__ ሓ_ ሓ__ ክ____ ዘ___ ግ-ን ሓ- ሓ-ም ክ-ጽ-ዕ ዘ-ካ- --------------------- ግድን ሓደ ሓኪም ክትጽውዕ ዘለካ? 0
ḥ--u---2 ḥ_____ 2 h-i-u-i 2 --------- ḥilufi 2
Did you have to call the police? ግ-ን ን--- -ት-ውዕ ? ግ__ ን___ ክ____ ? ግ-ን ን-ሊ- ክ-ጽ-ዕ ? ---------------- ግድን ንፖሊስ ክትጽውዕ ? 0
gidin- -ī-- ---b-l--i-i-k-ti-----i-i--e--ka-? g_____ d___ a__________ k___________ z_____ ? g-d-n- d-y- a-i-u-a-i-i k-t-t-’-w-‘- z-l-k- ? --------------------------------------------- gidini dīyu amibulanisi kitits’iwi‘i zeleka ?
Do you have the telephone number? I had it just now. እ--ቁጽሪ ተ-ፎ---ለ------ክሳ--ሕጂ --ኒ-። እ_ ቁ__ ተ___ ኣ___ ዶ_ ክ__ ሕ_ ኔ__ ። እ- ቁ-ሪ ተ-ፎ- ኣ-ኩ- ዶ- ክ-ብ ሕ- ኔ-ኒ ። -------------------------------- እቲ ቁጽሪ ተለፎን ኣለኩም ዶ? ክሳብ ሕጂ ኔሩኒ ። 0
g---ni---yu --i---an-s---i--t--iw-‘- z--e---? g_____ d___ a__________ k___________ z_____ ? g-d-n- d-y- a-i-u-a-i-i k-t-t-’-w-‘- z-l-k- ? --------------------------------------------- gidini dīyu amibulanisi kitits’iwi‘i zeleka ?
Do you have the address? I had it just now. እ--ኣድ-- -ለኩ--ዶ?-ክ-ብ ሕ- ኔሩ- ። እ_ ኣ___ ኣ___ ዶ_ ክ__ ሕ_ ኔ__ ። እ- ኣ-ራ- ኣ-ኩ- ዶ- ክ-ብ ሕ- ኔ-ኒ ። ---------------------------- እቲ ኣድራሻ ኣለኩም ዶ? ክሳብ ሕጂ ኔሩኒ ። 0
g-di-i---y- ------ani-- -i---s--w--i---leka-? g_____ d___ a__________ k___________ z_____ ? g-d-n- d-y- a-i-u-a-i-i k-t-t-’-w-‘- z-l-k- ? --------------------------------------------- gidini dīyu amibulanisi kitits’iwi‘i zeleka ?
Do you have the city map? I had it just now. እቲ--ላ- ናይ ----ኣለ-ም -- ------ -ሩ- ። እ_ ፕ__ ና_ ከ__ ኣ___ ዶ_ ክ__ ሕ_ ኔ__ ። እ- ፕ-ን ና- ከ-ማ ኣ-ኩ- ዶ- ክ-ብ ሕ- ኔ-ኒ ። ---------------------------------- እቲ ፕላን ናይ ከተማ ኣለኩም ዶ? ክሳብ ሕጂ ኔሩኒ ። 0
g-din- --a-- ---k-m- -it-t-’iw----ze-e-a? g_____ ḥ___ ḥ_____ k___________ z______ g-d-n- h-a-e h-a-ī-i k-t-t-’-w-‘- z-l-k-? ----------------------------------------- gidini ḥade ḥakīmi kitits’iwi‘i zeleka?
Did he come on time? He could not come on time. ኣብ-ሰ-- ድ----ኡ--ኣብ--ቱ-ክመጽእ ኣይከ--ን። ኣ_ ሰ__ ድ_ መ___ ኣ____ ክ___ ኣ______ ኣ- ሰ-ቱ ድ- መ-ኡ- ኣ-ሰ-ቱ ክ-ጽ- ኣ-ከ-ለ-። --------------------------------- ኣብ ሰዓቱ ድዩ መጺኡ? ኣብሰዓቱ ክመጽእ ኣይከኣለን። 0
g--i-i-h--de ḥ----- --t--s’iw-----e--ka? g_____ ḥ___ ḥ_____ k___________ z______ g-d-n- h-a-e h-a-ī-i k-t-t-’-w-‘- z-l-k-? ----------------------------------------- gidini ḥade ḥakīmi kitits’iwi‘i zeleka?
Did he find the way? He could not find the way. እ- መገዲ ረ-ቡ- ዶ--ንሱ-እ----ዲ-ክረ-- --ከ--ን። እ_ መ__ ረ___ ዶ_ ን_ እ_ መ__ ክ___ ኣ______ እ- መ-ዲ ረ-ቡ- ዶ- ን- እ- መ-ዲ ክ-ኽ- ኣ-ከ-ለ-። ------------------------------------- እቲ መገዲ ረኺቡዎ ዶ? ንሱ እቲ መገዲ ክረኽቦ ኣይከኣለን። 0
g-d-ni --ad- h---ī-----t-t---wi‘- -ele--? g_____ ḥ___ ḥ_____ k___________ z______ g-d-n- h-a-e h-a-ī-i k-t-t-’-w-‘- z-l-k-? ----------------------------------------- gidini ḥade ḥakīmi kitits’iwi‘i zeleka?
Did he understand you? He could not understand me. ንሱ-ተረዲ-ካ -?-ሱ-ንዓይ ክር-ኣ---ይከኣ--። ን_ ተ____ ዶ___ ን__ ክ____ ኣ______ ን- ተ-ዲ-ካ ዶ-ን- ን-ይ ክ-ድ-ኒ ኣ-ከ-ለ-። ------------------------------- ንሱ ተረዲኡካ ዶ?ንሱ ንዓይ ክርድኣኒ ኣይከኣለን። 0
gi---- -ip-l--- k-tit-’i-i-i-? g_____ n_______ k___________ ? g-d-n- n-p-l-s- k-t-t-’-w-‘- ? ------------------------------ gidini nipolīsi kitits’iwi‘i ?
Why could you not come on time? ስለ-ን-----ዓቱ --መጽእ ዘ--ኣል-? ስ_____ ብ___ ክ____ ዘ______ ስ-ም-ታ- ብ-ዓ- ክ-መ-እ ዘ-ከ-ል-? ------------------------- ስለምንታይ ብሰዓቱ ክትመጽእ ዘይከኣልካ? 0
gidini-nipo-ī---ki-i-s’iw-‘i-? g_____ n_______ k___________ ? g-d-n- n-p-l-s- k-t-t-’-w-‘- ? ------------------------------ gidini nipolīsi kitits’iwi‘i ?
Why could you not find the way? ስ--ንታይ---ዲ ክ-ረ-ቦ---ከኣ--? ስ_____ መ__ ክ____ ዘ______ ስ-ም-ታ- መ-ዲ ክ-ረ-ቦ ዘ-ከ-ል-? ------------------------ ስለምንታይ መገዲ ክትረኽቦ ዘይከኣልካ? 0
g-d-n- --p-l--- -i-----i--‘--? g_____ n_______ k___________ ? g-d-n- n-p-l-s- k-t-t-’-w-‘- ? ------------------------------ gidini nipolīsi kitits’iwi‘i ?
Why could you not understand him? ስ-ም--ይ -ዕ--ክት----ዘ--ኣል-? ስ_____ ን__ ክ____ ዘ______ ስ-ም-ታ- ን-ኡ ክ-ር-ኦ ዘ-ከ-ል-? ------------------------ ስለምንታይ ንዕኡ ክትርድኦ ዘይከኣልካ? 0
itī--’u-----ī telef-ni--l---m- d-? --sabi -̣--- n--u---። i__ k________ t_______ a______ d__ k_____ ḥ___ n_____ ። i-ī k-u-s-i-ī t-l-f-n- a-e-u-i d-? k-s-b- h-i-ī n-r-n- ። -------------------------------------------------------- itī k’uts’irī telefoni alekumi do? kisabi ḥijī nērunī ።
I could not come on time because there were no buses. ቡስ ስለዘይነ-ረ------ይ-ክ--እ -ይ--ል--። ቡ_ ስ______ ኣ_____ ክ___ ኣ_______ ቡ- ስ-ዘ-ነ-ረ ኣ-ሰ-ተ- ክ-ጽ- ኣ-ከ-ል-ን- ------------------------------- ቡስ ስለዘይነብረ ኣብሰዓተይ ክመጽእ ኣይከኣልኩን። 0
i----’----i-ī -el-f--- al--umi-d----i---i--̣------ru---። i__ k________ t_______ a______ d__ k_____ ḥ___ n_____ ። i-ī k-u-s-i-ī t-l-f-n- a-e-u-i d-? k-s-b- h-i-ī n-r-n- ። -------------------------------------------------------- itī k’uts’irī telefoni alekumi do? kisabi ḥijī nērunī ።
I could not find the way because I had no city map. ፕላን -- ከተ---ለ-ይ-በ-ኒ-ገ- -ረክ--ኣ-ከ-ል-ን። ፕ__ ና_ ከ__ ስ__________ ክ___ ኣ_______ ፕ-ን ና- ከ-ማ ስ-ዘ-ነ-ረ-መ-ዲ ክ-ክ- ኣ-ከ-ል-ን- ------------------------------------ ፕላን ናይ ከተማ ስለዘይነበረኒመገዲ ክረክብ ኣይከኣልኩን። 0
it--k’uts-ir- t---f-ni a-e-u----o?--i-ab- ----ī-n-r-nī-። i__ k________ t_______ a______ d__ k_____ ḥ___ n_____ ። i-ī k-u-s-i-ī t-l-f-n- a-e-u-i d-? k-s-b- h-i-ī n-r-n- ። -------------------------------------------------------- itī k’uts’irī telefoni alekumi do? kisabi ḥijī nērunī ።
I could not understand him because the music was so loud. ሙ-- -- -- ስ- ዝነ-ረ-ን-- -ርድኦ ኣ----ኩን ። ሙ__ ዓ_ ኢ_ ስ_ ዝ___ ን__ ክ___ ኣ______ ። ሙ-ቃ ዓ- ኢ- ስ- ዝ-በ- ን-ኡ ክ-ድ- ኣ-ከ-ል-ን ። ------------------------------------ ሙዚቃ ዓው ኢሉ ስለ ዝነበረ ንዕኡ ክርድኦ ኣይከኣልኩን ። 0
i-ī -dir-sh- --ek--i--o?-kis-b- ḥij---ē---ī ። i__ a_______ a______ d__ k_____ ḥ___ n_____ ። i-ī a-i-a-h- a-e-u-i d-? k-s-b- h-i-ī n-r-n- ። ---------------------------------------------- itī adirasha alekumi do? kisabi ḥijī nērunī ።
I had to take a taxi. ሓ- -ክ- ክወ-ድ -ሩ-። ሓ_ ታ__ ክ___ ኔ___ ሓ- ታ-ሲ ክ-ስ- ኔ-ኒ- ---------------- ሓደ ታክሲ ክወስድ ኔሩኒ። 0
i---adi-ash----ek----do?-ki-a----̣ijī nē---ī ። i__ a_______ a______ d__ k_____ ḥ___ n_____ ። i-ī a-i-a-h- a-e-u-i d-? k-s-b- h-i-ī n-r-n- ። ---------------------------------------------- itī adirasha alekumi do? kisabi ḥijī nērunī ።
I had to buy a city map. ሓደ-ፕላን -- ከ-ማ ክ-ዝ--ኔ--። ሓ_ ፕ__ ና_ ከ__ ክ___ ኔ___ ሓ- ፕ-ን ና- ከ-ማ ክ-ዝ- ኔ-ኒ- ----------------------- ሓደ ፕላን ናይ ከተማ ክገዝእ ኔሩኒ። 0
i-ī-a-----ha-a--ku-i-d-? --sa---ḥ--ī -ēr--- ። i__ a_______ a______ d__ k_____ ḥ___ n_____ ። i-ī a-i-a-h- a-e-u-i d-? k-s-b- h-i-ī n-r-n- ። ---------------------------------------------- itī adirasha alekumi do? kisabi ḥijī nērunī ።
I had to switch off the radio. እቲ-ሬ---ከጥፍኦ -ሩ-። እ_ ሬ__ ከ___ ኔ___ እ- ሬ-ዮ ከ-ፍ- ኔ-ኒ- ---------------- እቲ ሬድዮ ከጥፍኦ ኔሩኒ። 0
i-ī -i-----na---k-te-- -l-kumi --? -i--b--ḥi-ī n-r--ī-። i__ p_____ n___ k_____ a______ d__ k_____ ḥ___ n_____ ። i-ī p-l-n- n-y- k-t-m- a-e-u-i d-? k-s-b- h-i-ī n-r-n- ። -------------------------------------------------------- itī pilani nayi ketema alekumi do? kisabi ḥijī nērunī ።

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Adults do not learn languages as easily as children. Their brain is completely developed. Therefore, it can't establish new networks as easily anymore. But one can still learn a language very well as an adult! In order to do so, one must travel to the country where the language is spoken. A foreign language is learned especially effectively overseas. Anyone who has ever taken a language holiday knows this. One learns a new language better in its natural environment. A new study has just come to an interesting conclusion. It shows that a person learns a new language differently overseas as well! The brain can process the foreign language like the native language. Researchers have long believed that there are different learning processes. Now an experiment seems to have proven that. A group of test subjects had to learn a fictional language. Part of the test subjects went to regular lessons. The other part learned in a simulated overseas situation. These test subjects had to orient themselves in the foreign setting. Everyone with whom they had contact spoke the new language. The test subjects of this group were therefore not typical language students. They belonged to an unfamiliar community of speakers. This way they were forced to get help quickly with the new language. After a while the test subjects were tested. Both groups demonstrated an equally good knowledge of the new language. But their brains processed the foreign language differently! Those that learned "overseas" showed striking brain activities. Their brain processed the foreign grammar like their own language. The same mechanisms were identified in native speakers. A language holiday is the nicest and most effective form of learning!