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23 [twenty-three]

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ባዕዳዊ ቋንቋታት ምምሃር

ba‘idawī k’wanik’watati mimihari

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Where did you learn Spanish? ስፓኛ-ኣበ- ተማሂር--? ስ__ ኣ__ ተ______ ስ-ኛ ኣ-ይ ተ-ሂ-ኩ-? --------------- ስፓኛ ኣበይ ተማሂርኩም? 0
b------- k’w--i-’-at--- mimih--i b_______ k_____________ m_______ b-‘-d-w- k-w-n-k-w-t-t- m-m-h-r- -------------------------------- ba‘idawī k’wanik’watati mimihari
Can you also speak Portuguese? ፖ-ቱጊ-ኛ ከ ትኽእ- ---? ፖ_____ ከ ት___ ዲ___ ፖ-ቱ-ሰ- ከ ት-እ- ዲ-ም- ------------------ ፖርቱጊሰኛ ከ ትኽእሉ ዲኹም? 0
b-‘i---ī -----ik’w--ati --m----i b_______ k_____________ m_______ b-‘-d-w- k-w-n-k-w-t-t- m-m-h-r- -------------------------------- ba‘idawī k’wanik’watati mimihari
Yes, and I also speak some Italian. እወ፣ እ-ተላይ ቅሩ--ጣ---ኛ -ኽ---ኢየ። እ__ እ____ ቅ__ ጣ____ እ___ ኢ__ እ-፣ እ-ተ-ይ ቅ-ብ ጣ-ያ-ኛ እ-እ- ኢ-። ---------------------------- እወ፣ እንተላይ ቅሩብ ጣልያንኛ እኽእል ኢየ። 0
s--an-----ey--te-a-īr-kumi? s______ a____ t____________ s-p-n-a a-e-i t-m-h-r-k-m-? --------------------------- sipanya abeyi temahīrikumi?
I think you speak very well. ከ---ዕ-ብ-ይ --ኹም -ቡቕ ኢኹ- -ዛረ--። ከ_ ት_____ ኣ___ ጽ__ ኢ__ ት___ ። ከ- ት-ዝ-ተ- ኣ-ኹ- ጽ-ቕ ኢ-ም ት-ረ- ። ----------------------------- ከም ትዕዝብተይ ኣዚኹም ጽቡቕ ኢኹም ትዛረቡ ። 0
si-a--a ---y- tem--īri---i? s______ a____ t____________ s-p-n-a a-e-i t-m-h-r-k-m-? --------------------------- sipanya abeyi temahīrikumi?
The languages are quite similar. እ-ም -ንቋታ---መ-ሰል- ---። እ__ ቋ____ ተ_____ እ___ እ-ም ቋ-ቋ-ት ተ-ሳ-ል- እ-ም- --------------------- እዞም ቋንቋታት ተመሳሰልቲ እዮም። 0
sip-nya--b--- --mah-ri----? s______ a____ t____________ s-p-n-a a-e-i t-m-h-r-k-m-? --------------------------- sipanya abeyi temahīrikumi?
I can understand them well. ኣ--------ረ--ርድኣ-ም-ይ--ል ኢየ-። ኣ_ ጽ__ ገ__ ክ_____ ይ___ ኢ_ ። ኣ- ጽ-ቕ ገ-ረ ክ-ድ-ኩ- ይ-እ- ኢ- ። --------------------------- ኣነ ጽቡቕ ገይረ ክርድኣኩም ይኽእል ኢየ ። 0
p-ritu---e--a k--tih-i’-lu-dīh--m-? p____________ k_ t_______ d______ p-r-t-g-s-n-a k- t-h-i-i-u d-h-u-i- ----------------------------------- poritugīsenya ke tiẖi’ilu dīẖumi?
But speaking and writing is difficult. ግ-፣ ምዝራ-ን ምጽ-ፍን -ቢ- --። ግ__ ም____ ም____ ከ__ እ__ ግ-፣ ም-ራ-ን ም-ሓ-ን ከ-ድ እ-። ----------------------- ግን፣ ምዝራብን ምጽሓፍን ከቢድ እዩ። 0
po-i-u-īse-ya -- -i-̱i---u-dīh--m-? p____________ k_ t_______ d______ p-r-t-g-s-n-a k- t-h-i-i-u d-h-u-i- ----------------------------------- poritugīsenya ke tiẖi’ilu dīẖumi?
I still make many mistakes. ጌና ብዙሕ ---ት እየ-ዝ---። ጌ_ ብ__ ጌ___ እ_ ዝ____ ጌ- ብ-ሕ ጌ-ታ- እ- ዝ-ብ-። -------------------- ጌና ብዙሕ ጌጋታት እየ ዝገብር። 0
po--tugīs---- k--tiẖ-’-lu--ī-̱u-i? p____________ k_ t_______ d______ p-r-t-g-s-n-a k- t-h-i-i-u d-h-u-i- ----------------------------------- poritugīsenya ke tiẖi’ilu dīẖumi?
Please correct me each time. በጃኹም-----ዜ ----። በ___ ኩ_ ግ_ ኣ____ በ-ኹ- ኩ- ግ- ኣ-ሙ-። ---------------- በጃኹም ኩሉ ግዜ ኣርሙኒ። 0
i-----ni-ela-i-k’-r-----’-li----nya i----i-- -ye። i___ i________ k______ t___________ i______ ī___ i-e- i-i-e-a-i k-i-u-i t-a-i-a-i-y- i-̱-’-l- ī-e- ------------------------------------------------- iwe፣ initelayi k’irubi t’aliyaninya iẖi’ili īye።
Your pronunciation is very good. ኣደ---ኹ- -ዚዩ-ጽብቅ እዩ። ኣ______ ኣ__ ጽ__ እ__ ኣ-ማ-ጻ-ም ኣ-ዩ ጽ-ቅ እ-። ------------------- ኣደማምጻኹም ኣዚዩ ጽብቅ እዩ። 0
iw-፣ -ni-----i -’-r--i--’a--y--i--a i-̱-’i---ī--። i___ i________ k______ t___________ i______ ī___ i-e- i-i-e-a-i k-i-u-i t-a-i-a-i-y- i-̱-’-l- ī-e- ------------------------------------------------- iwe፣ initelayi k’irubi t’aliyaninya iẖi’ili īye።
You only have a slight accent. ንእሽቶ-ኣ--ን- ኣለኩ-። ን___ ኣ____ ኣ____ ን-ሽ- ኣ-ሰ-ት ኣ-ኩ-። ---------------- ንእሽቶ ኣክሰንት ኣለኩም። 0
i----ini-ela-------u---t’al-y----y--ih-i’-l--ī--። i___ i________ k______ t___________ i______ ī___ i-e- i-i-e-a-i k-i-u-i t-a-i-a-i-y- i-̱-’-l- ī-e- ------------------------------------------------- iwe፣ initelayi k’irubi t’aliyaninya iẖi’ili īye።
One can tell where you come from. ካ-- ከ-ዝ--ኻ ት-ለ --። ካ__ ከ_____ ት__ ኢ__ ካ-ይ ከ-ዝ-ጻ- ት-ለ ኢ-። ------------------ ካበይ ከምዝመጻኻ ትልለ ኢኻ። 0
kemi-t-‘iz----eyi --īh--m- ts-i-u------h---i tiz-re-- ። k___ t___________ a______ t________ ī____ t_______ ። k-m- t-‘-z-b-t-y- a-ī-̱-m- t-’-b-k-’- ī-̱-m- t-z-r-b- ። ------------------------------------------------------- kemi ti‘izibiteyi azīẖumi ts’ibuḵ’i īẖumi tizarebu ።
What is your mother tongue / native language (am.)? ቋንቋ ---ኹም እን-ይ ድዩ? ቋ__ -____ እ___ ድ__ ቋ-ቋ --ደ-ም እ-ታ- ድ-? ------------------ ቋንቋ -ኣደኹም እንታይ ድዩ? 0
kem- --‘i-ibi--y- -------i-ts-ib----i---̱-m- tiz------። k___ t___________ a______ t________ ī____ t_______ ። k-m- t-‘-z-b-t-y- a-ī-̱-m- t-’-b-k-’- ī-̱-m- t-z-r-b- ። ------------------------------------------------------- kemi ti‘izibiteyi azīẖumi ts’ibuḵ’i īẖumi tizarebu ።
Are you taking a language course? ቋንቋ--ትምሃሩ ---። ቋ___ ት___ ዲ___ ቋ-ቋ- ት-ሃ- ዲ-ም- -------------- ቋንቋ- ትምሃሩ ዲኹም። 0
kemi-t--i-i-i-e-----īẖ-m--ts-i-uk-’--īh-u----iza-ebu ። k___ t___________ a______ t________ ī____ t_______ ። k-m- t-‘-z-b-t-y- a-ī-̱-m- t-’-b-k-’- ī-̱-m- t-z-r-b- ። ------------------------------------------------------- kemi ti‘izibiteyi azīẖumi ts’ibuḵ’i īẖumi tizarebu ።
Which textbook are you using? እ-----ይ-- -ም-ር-ናብረ--ት---? እ___ ዓ___ ም___ ና___ ት____ እ-ታ- ዓ-ነ- ም-ሃ- ና-ረ- ት-ቐ-? ------------------------- እንታይ ዓይነት ምምሃር ናብረት ትጥቐሙ? 0
i-omi-k-wa-i-’wat-ti t-m-s-se-i-ī ---m-። i____ k_____________ t___________ i_____ i-o-i k-w-n-k-w-t-t- t-m-s-s-l-t- i-o-i- ---------------------------------------- izomi k’wanik’watati temesaselitī iyomi።
I don’t remember the name right now. ሕጂ-ከ-- ከ--በ-----ፈል-ን እ-። ሕ_ ከ__ ከ_____ ኣ_____ እ__ ሕ- ከ-ይ ከ-ዝ-ሃ- ኣ-ፈ-ጥ- እ-። ------------------------ ሕጂ ከመይ ከምዝበሃል ኣይፈልጥን እየ። 0
i-om--k’w-nik’---a-i t-mes-s----- i--m-። i____ k_____________ t___________ i_____ i-o-i k-w-n-k-w-t-t- t-m-s-s-l-t- i-o-i- ---------------------------------------- izomi k’wanik’watati temesaselitī iyomi።
The title is not coming to me. እ--ኣርእስቲ-------ኡኒ። እ_ ኣ________ ጠ____ እ- ኣ-እ-ቲ-ስ-) ጠ-ኡ-። ------------------ እታ ኣርእስቲ(ስም) ጠፊኡኒ። 0
i-o-i---wani-’wat--- ---e--s--i-ī-i-omi። i____ k_____________ t___________ i_____ i-o-i k-w-n-k-w-t-t- t-m-s-s-l-t- i-o-i- ---------------------------------------- izomi k’wanik’watati temesaselitī iyomi።
I’ve forgotten it. ኣነ ረ-----የ። ኣ_ ረ___ እ__ ኣ- ረ-ዐ- እ-። ----------- ኣነ ረሲዐዮ እየ። 0
a-e --’ib--̱-i -ey-re--i---i’-------i-̱i’ili īy--። a__ t________ g_____ k___________ y_______ ī__ ። a-e t-’-b-k-’- g-y-r- k-r-d-’-k-m- y-h-i-i-i ī-e ። -------------------------------------------------- ane ts’ibuḵ’i geyire kiridi’akumi yiẖi’ili īye ።

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