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85 [eighty-five]

Questions – Past tense 1

Questions – Past tense 1

85 [ሰማንያ አምስት]

85 [ሰማንያ አምስት]

ጥያቄዎች - ያለፈው ውጥረት 1

t’iyak’ē - ḥālafī gīzē 1

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How much did you drink? እርስዎ ምን ያ---ጠጥተዋል? እ___ ም_ ያ__ ጠ_____ እ-ስ- ም- ያ-ል ጠ-ተ-ል- ------------------ እርስዎ ምን ያክል ጠጥተዋል? 0
t-i-a--- ------a-ī--ī-ē 1 t_______ - ḥ_____ g___ 1 t-i-a-’- - h-ā-a-ī g-z- 1 ------------------------- t’iyak’ē - ḥālafī gīzē 1
How much did you work? እ--ዎ-ም- -ክ---ር--ል? እ___ ም_ ያ__ ሰ_____ እ-ስ- ም- ያ-ል ሰ-ተ-ል- ------------------ እርስዎ ምን ያክል ሰርተዋል? 0
t-----’- --h-ā-a-- gīz- 1 t_______ - ḥ_____ g___ 1 t-i-a-’- - h-ā-a-ī g-z- 1 ------------------------- t’iyak’ē - ḥālafī gīzē 1
How much did you write? እ-ስዎ ም- ያክ- --ዋል? እ___ ም_ ያ__ ፅ____ እ-ስ- ም- ያ-ል ፅ-ዋ-? ----------------- እርስዎ ምን ያክል ፅፈዋል? 0
i-i-iw---ini-yak--i ---t-ite-ali? i______ m___ y_____ t____________ i-i-i-o m-n- y-k-l- t-e-’-t-w-l-? --------------------------------- irisiwo mini yakili t’et’itewali?
How did you sleep? እርስ- -ን-ት -ኙ? እ___ እ___ ተ__ እ-ስ- እ-ዴ- ተ-? ------------- እርስዎ እንዴት ተኙ? 0
iri-iw- m-n---a-ili-----’i---a--? i______ m___ y_____ t____________ i-i-i-o m-n- y-k-l- t-e-’-t-w-l-? --------------------------------- irisiwo mini yakili t’et’itewali?
How did you pass the exam? እርስ--እ-----ተ-ው--አለፉ? እ___ እ___ ፈ____ አ___ እ-ስ- እ-ዴ- ፈ-ና-ን አ-ፉ- -------------------- እርስዎ እንዴት ፈተናውን አለፉ? 0
ir-s-wo-m----y------t-et-i-e-a--? i______ m___ y_____ t____________ i-i-i-o m-n- y-k-l- t-e-’-t-w-l-? --------------------------------- irisiwo mini yakili t’et’itewali?
How did you find the way? እር------ት-መንገ-- -ገኙ-? እ___ እ___ መ____ አ____ እ-ስ- እ-ዴ- መ-ገ-ን አ-ኙ-? --------------------- እርስዎ እንዴት መንገዱን አገኙት? 0
i-i---- ---i-ya--li--er--e-a-i? i______ m___ y_____ s__________ i-i-i-o m-n- y-k-l- s-r-t-w-l-? ------------------------------- irisiwo mini yakili seritewali?
Who did you speak to? እ--ዎ ከ---ጋ- -----ነጋ---? እ___ ከ__ ጋ_ ነ_ የ_______ እ-ስ- ከ-ን ጋ- ነ- የ-ነ-ገ-ት- ----------------------- እርስዎ ከማን ጋር ነው የተነጋገሩት? 0
iri-iw- -in- y-k-li-s-rit-w-li? i______ m___ y_____ s__________ i-i-i-o m-n- y-k-l- s-r-t-w-l-? ------------------------------- irisiwo mini yakili seritewali?
With whom did you make an appointment? እር-ዎ---ን-ጋ- ነው ቀ-------? እ___ ከ__ ጋ_ ነ_ ቀ__ የ____ እ-ስ- ከ-ን ጋ- ነ- ቀ-ሮ የ-ዙ-? ------------------------ እርስዎ ከማን ጋር ነው ቀጠሮ የያዙት? 0
i--s-w- --ni-ya--li-ser---wa-i? i______ m___ y_____ s__________ i-i-i-o m-n- y-k-l- s-r-t-w-l-? ------------------------------- irisiwo mini yakili seritewali?
With whom did you celebrate your birthday? እ-ስዎ ከ-- -------ደት ያ--ሩት? እ___ ከ__ ጋ_ ነ_ ል__ ያ_____ እ-ስ- ከ-ን ጋ- ነ- ል-ት ያ-በ-ት- ------------------------- እርስዎ ከማን ጋር ነው ልደት ያከበሩት? 0
i----wo -in--ya-i-i t-s-i---al-? i______ m___ y_____ t͟__________ i-i-i-o m-n- y-k-l- t-s-i-e-a-i- -------------------------------- irisiwo mini yakili t͟s’ifewali?
Where were you? እ-ስዎ -- ነበሩ? እ___ የ_ ነ___ እ-ስ- የ- ነ-ሩ- ------------ እርስዎ የት ነበሩ? 0
ir-si-- -i-i -a-ili t͟s---e-a-i? i______ m___ y_____ t͟__________ i-i-i-o m-n- y-k-l- t-s-i-e-a-i- -------------------------------- irisiwo mini yakili t͟s’ifewali?
Where did you live? እርስ- የት ኖ---? እ___ የ_ ኖ____ እ-ስ- የ- ኖ-ዋ-? ------------- እርስዎ የት ኖረዋል? 0
iri-i-- -i-i yak--- t-s’if----i? i______ m___ y_____ t͟__________ i-i-i-o m-n- y-k-l- t-s-i-e-a-i- -------------------------------- irisiwo mini yakili t͟s’ifewali?
Where did you work? እ-ስ- -ት-ሰ--ዋል? እ___ የ_ ሰ_____ እ-ስ- የ- ሰ-ተ-ል- -------------- እርስዎ የት ሰርተዋል? 0
i-i-------id-ti -enyu? i______ i______ t_____ i-i-i-o i-i-ē-i t-n-u- ---------------------- irisiwo inidēti tenyu?
What did you suggest? እር-ዎ----ይመክሩኛ-? እ___ ም_ ይ______ እ-ስ- ም- ይ-ክ-ኛ-? --------------- እርስዎ ምን ይመክሩኛል? 0
ir----o-----ēti -e--u? i______ i______ t_____ i-i-i-o i-i-ē-i t-n-u- ---------------------- irisiwo inidēti tenyu?
What did you eat? እርስ- -- በሉ? እ___ ም_ በ__ እ-ስ- ም- በ-? ----------- እርስዎ ምን በሉ? 0
ir--iwo-i-i-ē-i-t----? i______ i______ t_____ i-i-i-o i-i-ē-i t-n-u- ---------------------- irisiwo inidēti tenyu?
What did you come to know? እርስ---ን --ድ-አ---? እ___ ም_ ል__ አ____ እ-ስ- ም- ል-ድ አ-ዎ-? ----------------- እርስዎ ምን ልምድ አለዎት? 0
i-i---o i-idē-i f--e--w-ni------? i______ i______ f_________ ā_____ i-i-i-o i-i-ē-i f-t-n-w-n- ā-e-u- --------------------------------- irisiwo inidēti fetenawini ālefu?
How fast did you drive? እ--ዎ -ም---ክ----ነት-ነዱ? እ___ በ__ ያ__ ፍ___ ነ__ እ-ስ- በ-ን ያ-ል ፍ-ነ- ነ-? --------------------- እርስዎ በምን ያክል ፍጥነት ነዱ? 0
i-is-w-----dēti-----n---n- -le--? i______ i______ f_________ ā_____ i-i-i-o i-i-ē-i f-t-n-w-n- ā-e-u- --------------------------------- irisiwo inidēti fetenawini ālefu?
How long did you fly? እርስዎ-ም- ያክል--ዜ-በአ-ሮ-ላ----ሩ? እ___ ም_ ያ__ ጊ_ በ______ በ___ እ-ስ- ም- ያ-ል ጊ- በ-ው-ፕ-ን በ-ሩ- --------------------------- እርስዎ ምን ያክል ጊዜ በአውሮፕላን በረሩ? 0
iri---o i-id-ti fet--a--ni --e--? i______ i______ f_________ ā_____ i-i-i-o i-i-ē-i f-t-n-w-n- ā-e-u- --------------------------------- irisiwo inidēti fetenawini ālefu?
How high did you jump? እ-ስ- ምን ያ---ከ-- ዘ--? እ___ ም_ ያ__ ከ__ ዘ___ እ-ስ- ም- ያ-ል ከ-ታ ዘ-ሉ- -------------------- እርስዎ ምን ያክል ከፍታ ዘለሉ? 0
i-i--w----i-ē---m--ige-u-- -gen-uti? i______ i______ m_________ ā________ i-i-i-o i-i-ē-i m-n-g-d-n- ā-e-y-t-? ------------------------------------ irisiwo inidēti menigeduni āgenyuti?

African Languages

In Africa, a great deal of different languages are spoken. No other continent has so many different languages. The variety of African languages is impressive. It is estimated that there are about 2,000 African languages. However, all of these languages are not alike! Quite the opposite – they are often completely different! The languages of Africa belong to four different language families. Some African languages have one-of-a-kind characteristics. For example, there are sounds that foreigners cannot imitate. Land boundaries are not always linguistic boundaries in Africa. In some regions, there are a great deal of different languages. In Tanzania, for example, languages from all four families are spoken. Afrikaans is an exception among the African languages. This language came into being in the colonial period. At that time people from different continents met each other. They came from Africa, Europe and Asia. A new language developed out of these contact situations. Afrikaans exhibits influences from many languages. It is most closely related to Dutch, however. Today Afrikaans is spoken in South Africa and Namibia more than anywhere else. The most unusual African language is the drum language. Every message can be theoretically sent with drums. The languages that are communicated with drums are tonal languages. The meaning of words or syllables depends on the pitch of the tones. That means that the tones have to be imitated by the drums. The drum language is even understood by children in Africa. And it is very efficient… The drum language can be heard for up to 12 kilometers!