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12 [ዓሰርተክልተ] 12 [‘aseritekilite]	መስተ mesite

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Women and men speak differently

We all know that women and men are different. But did you also know that they speak differently? Multiple studies have shown this. Women use different speech patterns to men. They are often more indirect and reserved in how they speak. By contrast, men typically use a clear and direct language. But the topics they talk about are also different. Men talk more about news, economy, or sports. Women prefer social topics like family or health. So men like to talk about facts. Women prefer to talk about people. It's striking that women attempt to have a ‘weak’ language. That is, they speak more carefully and politely. Women also ask more questions. In doing so, they most likely want to achieve harmony and avoid conflict. Furthermore, women have a much larger vocabulary for feelings. For men, conversation is often a type of competition. Their language is distinctly more provocative and aggressive. And men speak far fewer words per day than women. Some researchers claim that this is because of the composition of the brain. Because the brain is different in women and men. That is to say, their speech centers are structured differently too. Though most likely other factors influence our language as well. Science hasn't explored this area for a long time. Still, women and men do not speak completely different languages. Misunderstandings don't have to occur. There are many strategies for successful communication. The simplest is: Listen better!

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I drink tea.	ኣ_ ሻ_ ኢ_ ዝ_ቲ_ a_e s_a_ī ī_e z_s_t_። ኣነ ሻሂ ኢየ ዝሰቲ። ane shahī īye zisetī። ኣ_ ሻ_ ኢ_ ዝ___ a__ s____ ī__ z______ ኣነ ሻሂ ኢየ ዝሰቲ። ane shahī īye zisetī። __ __ __ ____ ___ _____ ___ _______ ኣነ ሻሂ ኢየ ዝሰቲ። ane shahī īye zisetī።
I drink coffee.	ኣ_ ቡ_ ኢ_ ዝ_ቲ_ a_e b_n_ ī_e z_s_t_። ኣነ ቡን ኢየ ዝሰቲ። ane buni īye zisetī። ኣ_ ቡ_ ኢ_ ዝ___ a__ b___ ī__ z______ ኣነ ቡን ኢየ ዝሰቲ። ane buni īye zisetī። __ __ __ ____ ___ ____ ___ _______ ኣነ ቡን ኢየ ዝሰቲ። ane buni īye zisetī።
I drink mineral water.	ኣ_ ማ_ ኢ_ ዝ_ቲ_ a_e m_y_ ī_e z_s_t_። ኣነ ማይ ኢየ ዝሰቲ። ane mayi īye zisetī። ኣ_ ማ_ ኢ_ ዝ___ a__ m___ ī__ z______ ኣነ ማይ ኢየ ዝሰቲ። ane mayi īye zisetī። __ __ __ ____ ___ ____ ___ _______ ኣነ ማይ ኢየ ዝሰቲ። ane mayi īye zisetī።

Do you drink tea with lemon?	ሻ_ ም_ ለ_ን ዲ_/_ኺ ት_ቲ ዶ_ s_a_ī m_s_ l_m_n_ d_h_a_d_h_ī t_s_t_ d_? ሻሂ ምስ ለሚን ዲኻ/ዲኺ ትሰቲ ዶ? shahī misi lemīni dīẖa/dīẖī tisetī do? ሻ_ ም_ ለ__ ዲ____ ት__ ዶ_ s____ m___ l_____ d__________ t_____ d__ ሻሂ ምስ ለሚን ዲኻ/ዲኺ ትሰቲ ዶ? shahī misi lemīni dīẖa/dīẖī tisetī do? __ __ ___ _____ ___ __ _____ ____ ______ ___________ ______ ___ ሻሂ ምስ ለሚን ዲኻ/ዲኺ ትሰቲ ዶ? shahī misi lemīni dīẖa/dīẖī tisetī do?
Do you drink coffee with sugar?	ቡ_ ም_ ሹ_ር ት_ቲ ዶ_ b_n_ m_s_ s_u_o_i t_s_t_ d_? ቡን ምስ ሹኮር ትሰቲ ዶ? buni misi shukori tisetī do? ቡ_ ም_ ሹ__ ት__ ዶ_ b___ m___ s______ t_____ d__ ቡን ምስ ሹኮር ትሰቲ ዶ? buni misi shukori tisetī do? __ __ ___ ___ __ ____ ____ _______ ______ ___ ቡን ምስ ሹኮር ትሰቲ ዶ? buni misi shukori tisetī do?
Do you drink water with ice?	ማ_ ም_ በ_ድ ት_ቲ ዶ_ m_y_ m_s_ b_r_d_ t_s_t_ d_? ማይ ምስ በረድ ትሰቲ ዶ? mayi misi beredi tisetī do? ማ_ ም_ በ__ ት__ ዶ_ m___ m___ b_____ t_____ d__ ማይ ምስ በረድ ትሰቲ ዶ? mayi misi beredi tisetī do? __ __ ___ ___ __ ____ ____ ______ ______ ___ ማይ ምስ በረድ ትሰቲ ዶ? mayi misi beredi tisetī do?

There is a party here.	ኣ_ዚ ሓ_ በ_ል ኣ_። a_i_ī h_a_e b_‘_l_ a_o_ ኣብዚ ሓደ በዓል ኣሎ። abizī ḥade be‘ali alo። ኣ__ ሓ_ በ__ ኣ__ a____ h____ b_____ a___ ኣብዚ ሓደ በዓል ኣሎ። abizī ḥade be‘ali alo። ___ __ ___ ___ _____ _____ ______ ____ ኣብዚ ሓደ በዓል ኣሎ። abizī ḥade be‘ali alo።
People are drinking champagne.	እ_ም ሰ_ ሻ_ፐ_ን ይ_ት_። i_o_i s_b_ s_a_i_e_i_i y_s_t_y_። እቶም ሰብ ሻምፐይን ይሰትዩ። itomi sebi shamipeyini yisetiyu። እ__ ሰ_ ሻ____ ይ____ i____ s___ s__________ y________ እቶም ሰብ ሻምፐይን ይሰትዩ። itomi sebi shamipeyini yisetiyu። ___ __ _____ _____ _____ ____ ___________ _________ እቶም ሰብ ሻምፐይን ይሰትዩ። itomi sebi shamipeyini yisetiyu።
People are drinking wine and beer.	እ_ም ሰ_ ነ_ት_ ቢ_ን እ_ም ዝ_ት_። i_o_i s_b_ n_b_t_n_ b_r_n_ i_o_i z_s_t_y_። እቶም ሰብ ነቢትን ቢራን እዮም ዝሰትዩ። itomi sebi nebītini bīrani iyomi zisetiyu። እ__ ሰ_ ነ___ ቢ__ እ__ ዝ____ i____ s___ n_______ b_____ i____ z________ እቶም ሰብ ነቢትን ቢራን እዮም ዝሰትዩ። itomi sebi nebītini bīrani iyomi zisetiyu። ___ __ ____ ___ ___ _____ _____ ____ ________ ______ _____ _________ እቶም ሰብ ነቢትን ቢራን እዮም ዝሰትዩ። itomi sebi nebītini bīrani iyomi zisetiyu።

Do you drink alcohol?	ኣ_ኮ_ ት_ቲ ዶ_ a_i_o_i t_s_t_ d_? ኣልኮል ትሰቲ ዶ? alikoli tisetī do? ኣ___ ት__ ዶ_ a______ t_____ d__ ኣልኮል ትሰቲ ዶ? alikoli tisetī do? ____ ___ __ _______ ______ ___ ኣልኮል ትሰቲ ዶ? alikoli tisetī do?
Do you drink whisky / whiskey (am.)?	ዊ_ኪ ት_ቲ ዶ_ w_s_k_ t_s_t_ d_? ዊስኪ ትሰቲ ዶ? wīsikī tisetī do? ዊ__ ት__ ዶ_ w_____ t_____ d__ ዊስኪ ትሰቲ ዶ? wīsikī tisetī do? ___ ___ __ ______ ______ ___ ዊስኪ ትሰቲ ዶ? wīsikī tisetī do?
Do you drink Coke with rum?	ኮ_ ም_ ሩ_ ት_ቲ ዶ_ k_l_ m_s_ r_m_ t_s_t_ d_? ኮላ ምስ ሩም ትሰቲ ዶ? kola misi rumi tisetī do? ኮ_ ም_ ሩ_ ት__ ዶ_ k___ m___ r___ t_____ d__ ኮላ ምስ ሩም ትሰቲ ዶ? kola misi rumi tisetī do? __ __ __ ___ __ ____ ____ ____ ______ ___ ኮላ ምስ ሩም ትሰቲ ዶ? kola misi rumi tisetī do?

I do not like champagne.	ኣ_ ሻ_ፐ_ን ኣ_ፈ_ን እ_። a_e s_a_i_e_i_i a_i_e_u_i i_e_ ኣነ ሻምፐይን ኣይፈቱን እየ። ane shamipeyini ayifetuni iye። ኣ_ ሻ____ ኣ____ እ__ a__ s__________ a________ i___ ኣነ ሻምፐይን ኣይፈቱን እየ። ane shamipeyini ayifetuni iye። __ _____ _____ ___ ___ ___________ _________ ____ ኣነ ሻምፐይን ኣይፈቱን እየ። ane shamipeyini ayifetuni iye።
I do not like wine.	ኣ_ ነ_ት ኣ_ፈ_ን እ_። a_e n_b_t_ a_i_e_u_i i_e_ ኣነ ነቢት ኣይፈቱን እየ። ane nebīti ayifetuni iye። ኣ_ ነ__ ኣ____ እ__ a__ n_____ a________ i___ ኣነ ነቢት ኣይፈቱን እየ። ane nebīti ayifetuni iye። __ ___ _____ ___ ___ ______ _________ ____ ኣነ ነቢት ኣይፈቱን እየ። ane nebīti ayifetuni iye።
I do not like beer.	ኣ_ ቢ_ ኣ_ፈ_ን እ_። a_e b_r_ a_i_e_u_i i_e_ ኣነ ቢራ ኣይፈቱን እየ። ane bīra ayifetuni iye። ኣ_ ቢ_ ኣ____ እ__ a__ b___ a________ i___ ኣነ ቢራ ኣይፈቱን እየ። ane bīra ayifetuni iye። __ __ _____ ___ ___ ____ _________ ____ ኣነ ቢራ ኣይፈቱን እየ። ane bīra ayifetuni iye።

The baby likes milk.	እ_ ህ_ን ጸ_ ኣ_ፈ_ን እ_። i_ī h_t_’_n_ t_’_b_ a_i_e_u_i i_u_ እቲ ህጻን ጸባ ኣይፈቱን እዩ። itī hits’ani ts’eba ayifetuni iyu። እ_ ህ__ ጸ_ ኣ____ እ__ i__ h_______ t_____ a________ i___ እቲ ህጻን ጸባ ኣይፈቱን እዩ። itī hits’ani ts’eba ayifetuni iyu። __ ___ __ _____ ___ ___ ________ ______ _________ ____ እቲ ህጻን ጸባ ኣይፈቱን እዩ። itī hits’ani ts’eba ayifetuni iyu።
The child likes cocoa and apple juice.	እ_ ቆ_ዓ ካ_ዎ_ ጽ_ቝ_ቱ_ሕ_ ይ_ቱ_ i_ī k_o_i_a k_k_w_n_ t_’_m_k_’_i_t_f_h_i_i y_f_t_። እቲ ቆልዓ ካካዎን ጽማቝ-ቱፋሕን ይፈቱ። itī k’oli‘a kakawoni ts’imaḵ’wi-tufaḥini yifetu። እ_ ቆ__ ካ___ ጽ_______ ይ___ i__ k______ k_______ t____________________ y______ እቲ ቆልዓ ካካዎን ጽማቝ-ቱፋሕን ይፈቱ። itī k’oli‘a kakawoni ts’imaḵ’wi-tufaḥini yifetu። __ ___ ____ ________ ____ ___ _______ ________ _____________________ _______ እቲ ቆልዓ ካካዎን ጽማቝ-ቱፋሕን ይፈቱ። itī k’oli‘a kakawoni ts’imaḵ’wi-tufaḥini yifetu።
The woman likes orange and grapefruit juice.	እ_ ሰ_ይ_ ጽ_ቝ ብ_ቱ_ን_ ግ_ፕ_ሩ_ን ት_ቱ_ i_a s_b_y_t_ t_’_m_k_’_i b_r_t_k_a_i_i g_r_p_f_r_t_n_ t_f_t_። እታ ሰበይቲ ጽማቝ ብርቱኳንን ግረፕፍሩትን ትፈቱ። ita sebeyitī ts’imaḵ’wi biritukwanini girepifirutini tifetu። እ_ ሰ___ ጽ__ ብ_____ ግ______ ት___ i__ s_______ t__________ b____________ g_____________ t______ እታ ሰበይቲ ጽማቝ ብርቱኳንን ግረፕፍሩትን ትፈቱ። ita sebeyitī ts’imaḵ’wi biritukwanini girepifirutini tifetu። __ ____ ___ ______ _______ ____ ___ ________ ___________ _____________ ______________ _______ እታ ሰበይቲ ጽማቝ ብርቱኳንን ግረፕፍሩትን ትፈቱ። ita sebeyitī ts’imaḵ’wi biritukwanini girepifirutini tifetu።

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