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20 [ოცი] პატარა დიალოგი 1

20 [otsi] p'at'ara dialogi 1

Make yourself comfortable!	მყუდროდ მოეწყვეთ!; mqudrod moets'qvet!
Please, feel right at home!	თავი ისე იგრძენით, როგორც სახლში!; tavi ise igrdzenit, rogorts sakhlshi!
What would you like to drink?	რას დალევთ?; ras dalevt?
Do you like music?	გიყვართ მუსიკა?; giqvart musik'a?
I like classical music.	მე მიყვარს კლასიკური მუსიკა.; me miqvars k'lasik'uri musik'a.
These are my CD’s.	აი, ჩემი დისკები.; ai, chemi disk'ebi.
Do you play a musical instrument?	უკრავთ რომელიმე ინსტრუმენტზე?; uk'ravt romelime inst'rument'ze?
This is my guitar.	აი, ჩემი გიტარა.; ai, chemi git'ara.
Do you like to sing?	გიყვართ სიმღერა?; giqvart simghera?
Do you have children?	ბავშვები თუ გყავთ?; bavshvebi tu gqavt?
Do you have a dog?	ძაღლი თუ გყავთ?; dzaghli tu gqavt?
Do you have a cat?	კატა თუ გყავთ?; k'at'a tu gqavt?
These are my books.	აი, ჩემი წიგნები.; ai, chemi ts'ignebi.
I am currently reading this book.	ამჟამად ამ წიგნს ვკითხულობ.; amzhamad am ts'igns vk'itkhulob.
What do you like to read?	რისი კითხვა გიყვართ?; risi k'itkhva giqvart?
Do you like to go to concerts?	გიყვართ კონცერტზე სიარული?; giqvart k'ontsert'ze siaruli?
Do you like to go to the theatre / theater (am.)?	გიყვართ თეატრში სიარული?; giqvart teat'rshi siaruli?
Do you like to go to the opera?	გიყვართ ოპერაში სიარული?; giqvart op'erashi siaruli?

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!