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46 [forty-six]

In the discotheque

46 [አርባ ስድስት] 46 [አርባ ስድስት]	በዳንስ ቤት ውስጥ bedanisi bēti wisit’i

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The language of pictures

A German saying goes: A picture says more than a thousand words. That means that pictures are often understood faster than speech. Pictures can also convey emotions better. Because of this, advertising uses a lot of pictures. Pictures function differently than speech. They show us several things simultaneously and in their totality. That means that the whole image together has a certain effect. With speech, considerably more words are needed. But images and speech go together. We need speech in order to describe a picture. By the same token, many texts are first understood through images. The relationship between images and speech is being studied by linguists. It also raises the question whether pictures are a language in their own right. If something is only filmed, we can look at the images. But the message of the film isn't concrete. If an image is meant to function as speech, it must be concrete. The less it shows, the clearer its message. Pictograms are a good example of this. Pictograms are simple and clear pictorial symbols. They replace verbal language, and as such are a form of visual communication. Everyone knows the pictogram for "no smoking" for example. It shows a cigarette with a line through it. Images are becoming even more important due to globalization. But you also have to study the language of images. It is not understandable worldwide, even though many think so. Because our culture influences our understanding of images. What we see is dependent on many different factors. So some people don't see cigarettes, but only dark lines.

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Is this seat taken?	ይ_ ወ_በ_ ተ_ዛ_? y_h_ w_n_b_r_ t_y_z_l_? ይሄ ወንበር ተይዛል? yihē weniberi teyizali? ይ_ ወ___ ተ____ y___ w_______ t________ ይሄ ወንበር ተይዛል? yihē weniberi teyizali? __ ____ _____ ____ ________ _________ ይሄ ወንበር ተይዛል? yihē weniberi teyizali?
May I sit with you?	ከ_ር_ዎ ጋ_ መ_መ_ እ_ላ_ው_ k_’_r_s_w_ g_r_ m_k_e_e_’_ i_h_l_l_w_? ከእርስዎ ጋር መቀመጥ እችላለው? ke’irisiwo gari mek’emet’i ichilalewi? ከ____ ጋ_ መ___ እ_____ k_________ g___ m_________ i__________ ከእርስዎ ጋር መቀመጥ እችላለው? ke’irisiwo gari mek’emet’i ichilalewi? _____ __ ____ ______ __________ ____ __________ ___________ ከእርስዎ ጋር መቀመጥ እችላለው? ke’irisiwo gari mek’emet’i ichilalewi?
Sure.	በ_ግ_ኝ_ት b_r_g_t_e_y_n_t_ በርግጠኝነት berigit’enyineti በ______ b_______________ በርግጠኝነት berigit’enyineti _______ ________________ በርግጠኝነት berigit’enyineti

How do you like the music?	ሙ_ቃ_ን እ_ዴ_ አ_ኙ_？ m_z_k_a_i_i i_i_ē_i ā_e_y_t_？ ሙዚቃውን እንዴት አገኙት？ muzīk’awini inidēti āgenyuti？ ሙ____ እ___ አ____ m__________ i______ ā________ ሙዚቃውን እንዴት አገኙት？ muzīk’awini inidēti āgenyuti？ _____ ____ _____ ___________ _______ _________ ሙዚቃውን እንዴት አገኙት？ muzīk’awini inidēti āgenyuti？
A little too loud.	ት_ሽ ጮ_። t_n_s_i c_’_k_. ትንሽ ጮከ። tinishi ch’oke. ት__ ጮ__ t______ c______ ትንሽ ጮከ። tinishi ch’oke. ___ ___ _______ _______ ትንሽ ጮከ። tinishi ch’oke.
But the band plays very well.	ግ_ ባ_ዱ ጥ_ ይ_ወ_ል_ g_n_ b_n_d_ t_i_u y_c_’_w_t_l_. ግን ባንዱ ጥሩ ይጫወታል። gini banidu t’iru yich’awetali. ግ_ ባ__ ጥ_ ይ_____ g___ b_____ t____ y____________ ግን ባንዱ ጥሩ ይጫወታል። gini banidu t’iru yich’awetali. __ ___ __ ______ ____ ______ _____ _____________ ግን ባንዱ ጥሩ ይጫወታል። gini banidu t’iru yich’awetali.

Do you come here often?	ቶ_ ቶ_ እ_ህ ይ_ጣ_? t_l_ t_l_ i_ī_i y_m_t_a_u_ ቶሎ ቶሎ እዚህ ይመጣሉ? tolo tolo izīhi yimet’alu? ቶ_ ቶ_ እ__ ይ____ t___ t___ i____ y_________ ቶሎ ቶሎ እዚህ ይመጣሉ? tolo tolo izīhi yimet’alu? __ __ ___ _____ ____ ____ _____ __________ ቶሎ ቶሎ እዚህ ይመጣሉ? tolo tolo izīhi yimet’alu?
No, this is the first time.	አ_ይ ይ_ ለ_ጀ_ሪ_ ጊ_ ነ_። ā_a_i y_h_ l_m_j_m_r_y_ g_z_ n_w_. አያይ ይሄ ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ ነው። āyayi yihē lemejemerīya gīzē newi. አ__ ይ_ ለ_____ ጊ_ ነ__ ā____ y___ l___________ g___ n____ አያይ ይሄ ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ ነው። āyayi yihē lemejemerīya gīzē newi. ___ __ ______ __ ___ _____ ____ ____________ ____ _____ አያይ ይሄ ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ ነው። āyayi yihē lemejemerīya gīzē newi.
I’ve never been here before.	ከ_ህ በ_ት እ_ህ መ_ቼ አ_ው_ም_ k_z_h_ b_f_t_ i_ī_i m_t_i_h_ ā_a_i_’_m_. ከዚህ በፊት እዚህ መጥቼ አላውቅም። kezīhi befīti izīhi met’ichē ālawik’imi. ከ__ በ__ እ__ መ__ አ_____ k_____ b_____ i____ m_______ ā__________ ከዚህ በፊት እዚህ መጥቼ አላውቅም። kezīhi befīti izīhi met’ichē ālawik’imi. ___ ___ ___ ___ ______ ______ ______ _____ ________ ___________ ከዚህ በፊት እዚህ መጥቼ አላውቅም። kezīhi befīti izīhi met’ichē ālawik’imi.

Would you like to dance?	መ_ነ_ ይ_ል_ሉ_ m_d_n_s_ y_f_l_g_l_? መደነስ ይፈልጋሉ? medenesi yifeligalu? መ___ ይ_____ m_______ y__________ መደነስ ይፈልጋሉ? medenesi yifeligalu? ____ ______ ________ ___________ መደነስ ይፈልጋሉ? medenesi yifeligalu?
Maybe later.	ድ_ገ_ ወ_በ_ላ d_n_g_t_ w_d_b_h_w_l_ ድንገት ወደበኋላ dinigeti wedebeḫwala ድ___ ወ____ d_______ w___________ ድንገት ወደበኋላ dinigeti wedebeḫwala ____ _____ ________ ____________ ድንገት ወደበኋላ dinigeti wedebeḫwala
I can’t dance very well.	ዳ_ስ ጎ_ዝ አ_ደ_ሁ_። d_n_s_ g_b_z_ ā_i_e_e_u_i_ ዳንስ ጎበዝ አይደለሁም። danisi gobezi āyidelehumi. ዳ__ ጎ__ አ______ d_____ g_____ ā___________ ዳንስ ጎበዝ አይደለሁም። danisi gobezi āyidelehumi. ___ ___ _______ ______ ______ ____________ ዳንስ ጎበዝ አይደለሁም። danisi gobezi āyidelehumi.

It’s very easy.	በ_ም ቀ_ል ነ_ ። b_t_a_i k_e_a_i n_w_ . በጣም ቀላል ነው ። bet’ami k’elali newi . በ__ ቀ__ ነ_ ። b______ k______ n___ . በጣም ቀላል ነው ። bet’ami k’elali newi . ___ ___ __ _ _______ _______ ____ _ በጣም ቀላል ነው ። bet’ami k’elali newi .
I’ll show you.	እ_ አ_ዮ_ለ_። i_ē ā_a_o_a_e_i_ እኔ አሳዮታለው። inē āsayotalewi. እ_ አ______ i__ ā___________ እኔ አሳዮታለው። inē āsayotalewi. __ _______ ___ ____________ እኔ አሳዮታለው። inē āsayotalewi.
No, maybe some other time.	አ_ይ ፤ ሌ_ ጊ_ ይ_ለ_ል_ ā_a_i ; l_l_ g_z_ y_s_a_e_y_l_. አያይ ፤ ሌላ ጊዜ ይሻለኛል። āyayi ; lēla gīzē yishalenyali. አ__ ፤ ሌ_ ጊ_ ይ_____ ā____ ; l___ g___ y____________ አያይ ፤ ሌላ ጊዜ ይሻለኛል። āyayi ; lēla gīzē yishalenyali. ___ _ __ __ ______ _____ _ ____ ____ _____________ አያይ ፤ ሌላ ጊዜ ይሻለኛል። āyayi ; lēla gīzē yishalenyali.

Are you waiting for someone?	ሰ_ እ_ጠ_ቁ ነ_? s_w_ i_e_’_b_k_u n_w_? ሰው እየጠበቁ ነው? sewi iyet’ebek’u newi? ሰ_ እ____ ነ__ s___ i__________ n____ ሰው እየጠበቁ ነው? sewi iyet’ebek’u newi? __ _____ ___ ____ ___________ _____ ሰው እየጠበቁ ነው? sewi iyet’ebek’u newi?
Yes, for my boyfriend.	አ_ ፤ ወ_ድ ጋ_ኛ_ን ā_o ; w_n_d_ g_d_n_a_ē_i አዎ ፤ ወንድ ጋደኛዬን āwo ; wenidi gadenyayēni አ_ ፤ ወ__ ጋ____ ā__ ; w_____ g__________ አዎ ፤ ወንድ ጋደኛዬን āwo ; wenidi gadenyayēni __ _ ___ _____ ___ _ ______ ___________ አዎ ፤ ወንድ ጋደኛዬን āwo ; wenidi gadenyayēni
There he is!	ይ_ው መ_ ከ_ላ_ y_h_w_ m_t_a k_h_w_l_. ይሄው መጣ ከኋላ። yihēwi met’a keḫwala. ይ__ መ_ ከ___ y_____ m____ k________ ይሄው መጣ ከኋላ። yihēwi met’a keḫwala. ___ __ ____ ______ _____ _________ ይሄው መጣ ከኋላ። yihēwi met’a keḫwala.

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