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20 [ሃያ] አጫጭር ንግግር 1

20 [ሃያ] āch’ach’iri nigigiri 1

Make yourself comfortable!	እራስዎን ያዝናኑ/ አመቻቹ !; irasiwoni yazinanu/ āmechachu !
Please, feel right at home!	እንደቤትዎ ይሰማዎት!; inidebētiwo yisemawoti!
What would you like to drink?	ምን መጠጣት ይፈልጋሉ?; mini met’et’ati yifeligalu?
Do you like music?	ሙዚቃ ይወዳሉ?; muzīk’a yiwedalu?
I like classical music.	እኔ በመሳሪያ የተቀነባበሩ ሙዚቃ እወዳለው።; inē bemesarīya yetek’enebaberu muzīk’a iwedalewi.
These are my CD’s.	እነዚህ የኔ ሲዲዎች ናቸው።; inezīhi yenē sīdīwochi nachewi.
Do you play a musical instrument?	የሙዚቃ መሳሪያ መጫወት ይችላሉ?; yemuzīk’a mesarīya mech’aweti yichilalu?
This is my guitar.	ይሄ የእኔ ጊታር ነው።; yihē ye’inē gītari newi.
Do you like to sing?	መዝፈን ይወዳሉ?; mezifeni yiwedalu?
Do you have children?	ልጆች አለዎት?; lijochi ālewoti?
Do you have a dog?	ውሻ አለዎት?; wisha ālewoti?
Do you have a cat?	ድመት አለዎት?; dimeti ālewoti?
These are my books.	እነዚህ የኔ መጽሃፎች ናቸው; inezīhi yenē mets’ihafochi nachewi
I am currently reading this book.	አሁን ይሄንን መጽሃፍ እያነበብኩኝ ነው; āhuni yihēnini mets’ihafi iyanebebikunyi newi
What do you like to read?	ምን ማንበብ ይወዳሉ?; mini manibebi yiwedalu?
Do you like to go to concerts?	የሙዚቃ ዝግጅት መሄድ ይወዳሉ?; yemuzīk’a zigijiti mehēdi yiwedalu?
Do you like to go to the theatre / theater (am.)?	ቲያትር ቤት መሄድ ይወዳሉ?; tīyatiri bēti mehēdi yiwedalu?
Do you like to go to the opera?	ኦፔራ መሄድ ይወዳሉ?; opēra mehēdi yiwedalu?

Language and writing

Each language is used for communication between people. When we speak, we express what we are thinking and feeling. In doing so, we don't always stick to the rules of our language. We use our own language, our vernacular. It's different in written language. Here, all the rules of our language are displayed. Writing is what enables a language to become a real language. It makes language visible. Through writing, thousands of years' worth of knowledge is passed on. This is why writing is the foundation of every sophisticated culture. The first form of writing was invented more than 5,000 years ago. It was the cuneiform writing of the Sumerians. It was carved into slabs of clay. This cuneiform was used for three hundred years. The hieroglyphics of the ancient Egyptians existed for about as long. Countless scientists have devoted their studies to it. Hieroglyphics represent a relatively complicated writing system. However, it was probably invented for a very simple reason. The Egypt of that time was a vast kingdom with many inhabitants. Everyday life and above all the economic system needed to be organized. Taxes and accounting needed to be efficiently managed. For this, the ancient Egyptians developed their graphic characters. Alphabetic writing systems, on the other hand, go back to the Sumerians. Each writing system reveals a great deal about the people who use it. Furthermore, each country shows its own characteristics through its writing. Unfortunately, the art of handwriting is disappearing. Modern technology makes it almost superfluous. So: Don't just speak, keep writing too!