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23 [ዕስራንሰለስተን] 23 [‘isiraniselesiteni]	ባዕዳዊ ቋንቋታት ምምሃር ba‘idawī k’wanik’watati mimihari

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Slavic Languages

Slavic languages are the native languages for 300 million people. The Slavic languages belong to the Indo-European languages. There are about 20 Slavic languages. The most prominent among them is Russian. More than 150 million people speak Russian as their native tongue. After that come Polish and Ukrainian with 50 million speakers each. In linguistics, the Slavic languages are divided into different groups. There are West Slavic, East Slavic and South Slavic languages. West Slavic languages are Polish, Czech and Slovakian. Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian are East Slavic languages. South Slavic languages are Serbian, Croatian and Bulgarian. There are many other Slavic languages besides those. But these are spoken by relatively few people. The Slavic languages belong to a common proto-language. The individual languages evolved from this relatively late. They are therefore younger than the Germanic and Romance languages. The majority of the vocabulary of the Slavic languages is similar. This is because they didn't separate from each other until relatively late. From a scientific perspective, the Slavic languages are conservative. Meaning, they still contain many old structures. Other Indo-European languages have lost these old forms. Slavic languages are very interesting to research because of this. By researching them, conclusions can be drawn about earlier languages. In this way, researchers hope to trace back to Indo-European languages. Slavic languages are characterized by few vowels. Aside from that, there are many sounds that do not occur in other languages. Western Europeans in particular often have problems with the pronunciation. But no worries – everything will be okay! In Polish: Wszystko będzie dobrze!

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Where did you learn Spanish?	ስ_ኛ ኣ_ይ ተ_ሂ_ኩ_? s_p_n_a a_e_i t_m_h_r_k_m_? ስፓኛ ኣበይ ተማሂርኩም? sipanya abeyi temahīrikumi? ስ__ ኣ__ ተ______ s______ a____ t____________ ስፓኛ ኣበይ ተማሂርኩም? sipanya abeyi temahīrikumi? ___ ___ _______ _______ _____ _____________ ስፓኛ ኣበይ ተማሂርኩም? sipanya abeyi temahīrikumi?
Can you also speak Portuguese?	ፖ_ቱ_ሰ_ ከ ት_እ_ ዲ_ም_ p_r_t_g_s_n_a k_ t_h_i_i_u d_h_u_i_ ፖርቱጊሰኛ ከ ትኽእሉ ዲኹም? poritugīsenya ke tiẖi’ilu dīẖumi? ፖ_____ ከ ት___ ዲ___ p____________ k_ t________ d_______ ፖርቱጊሰኛ ከ ትኽእሉ ዲኹም? poritugīsenya ke tiẖi’ilu dīẖumi? ______ _ ____ ____ _____________ __ _________ ________ ፖርቱጊሰኛ ከ ትኽእሉ ዲኹም? poritugīsenya ke tiẖi’ilu dīẖumi?
Yes, and I also speak some Italian.	እ_፣ እ_ተ_ይ ቅ_ብ ጣ_ያ_ኛ እ_እ_ ኢ_። i_e_ i_i_e_a_i k_i_u_i t_a_i_a_i_y_ i_̱_’_l_ ī_e_ እወ፣ እንተላይ ቅሩብ ጣልያንኛ እኽእል ኢየ። iwe፣ initelayi k’irubi t’aliyaninya iẖi’ili īye። እ__ እ____ ቅ__ ጣ____ እ___ ኢ__ i___ i________ k______ t___________ i_______ ī___ እወ፣ እንተላይ ቅሩብ ጣልያንኛ እኽእል ኢየ። iwe፣ initelayi k’irubi t’aliyaninya iẖi’ili īye። ___ _____ ___ _____ ____ ___ ____ _________ _______ ____________ ________ ____ እወ፣ እንተላይ ቅሩብ ጣልያንኛ እኽእል ኢየ። iwe፣ initelayi k’irubi t’aliyaninya iẖi’ili īye።

I think you speak very well.	ከ_ ት_ዝ_ተ_ ኣ_ኹ_ ጽ_ቕ ኢ_ም ት_ረ_ ። k_m_ t_‘_z_b_t_y_ a_ī_̱_m_ t_’_b_k_’_ ī_̱_m_ t_z_r_b_ ። ከም ትዕዝብተይ ኣዚኹም ጽቡቕ ኢኹም ትዛረቡ ። kemi ti‘izibiteyi azīẖumi ts’ibuḵ’i īẖumi tizarebu ። ከ_ ት_____ ኣ___ ጽ__ ኢ__ ት___ ። k___ t___________ a_______ t_________ ī_____ t_______ ። ከም ትዕዝብተይ ኣዚኹም ጽቡቕ ኢኹም ትዛረቡ ። kemi ti‘izibiteyi azīẖumi ts’ibuḵ’i īẖumi tizarebu ። __ ______ ____ ___ ___ ____ _ ____ ____________ ________ __________ ______ ________ _ ከም ትዕዝብተይ ኣዚኹም ጽቡቕ ኢኹም ትዛረቡ ። kemi ti‘izibiteyi azīẖumi ts’ibuḵ’i īẖumi tizarebu ።
The languages are quite similar.	እ_ም ቋ_ቋ_ት ተ_ሳ_ል_ እ_ም_ i_o_i k_w_n_k_w_t_t_ t_m_s_s_l_t_ i_o_i_ እዞም ቋንቋታት ተመሳሰልቲ እዮም። izomi k’wanik’watati temesaselitī iyomi። እ__ ቋ____ ተ_____ እ___ i____ k_____________ t___________ i_____ እዞም ቋንቋታት ተመሳሰልቲ እዮም። izomi k’wanik’watati temesaselitī iyomi። ___ _____ ______ ____ _____ ______________ ____________ ______ እዞም ቋንቋታት ተመሳሰልቲ እዮም። izomi k’wanik’watati temesaselitī iyomi።
I can understand them well.	ኣ_ ጽ_ቕ ገ_ረ ክ_ድ_ኩ_ ይ_እ_ ኢ_ ። a_e t_’_b_k_’_ g_y_r_ k_r_d_’_k_m_ y_h_i_i_i ī_e ። ኣነ ጽቡቕ ገይረ ክርድኣኩም ይኽእል ኢየ ። ane ts’ibuḵ’i geyire kiridi’akumi yiẖi’ili īye ። ኣ_ ጽ__ ገ__ ክ_____ ይ___ ኢ_ ። a__ t_________ g_____ k___________ y________ ī__ ። ኣነ ጽቡቕ ገይረ ክርድኣኩም ይኽእል ኢየ ። ane ts’ibuḵ’i geyire kiridi’akumi yiẖi’ili īye ። __ ___ ___ ______ ____ __ _ ___ __________ ______ ____________ _________ ___ _ ኣነ ጽቡቕ ገይረ ክርድኣኩም ይኽእል ኢየ ። ane ts’ibuḵ’i geyire kiridi’akumi yiẖi’ili īye ።

But speaking and writing is difficult.	ግ_፣ ም_ራ_ን ም_ሓ_ን ከ_ድ እ_። g_n_፣ m_z_r_b_n_ m_t_’_h_a_i_i k_b_d_ i_u_ ግን፣ ምዝራብን ምጽሓፍን ከቢድ እዩ። gini፣ mizirabini mits’iḥafini kebīdi iyu። ግ__ ም____ ም____ ከ__ እ__ g____ m_________ m____________ k_____ i___ ግን፣ ምዝራብን ምጽሓፍን ከቢድ እዩ። gini፣ mizirabini mits’iḥafini kebīdi iyu። ___ _____ _____ ___ ___ _____ __________ _____________ ______ ____ ግን፣ ምዝራብን ምጽሓፍን ከቢድ እዩ። gini፣ mizirabini mits’iḥafini kebīdi iyu።
I still make many mistakes.	ጌ_ ብ_ሕ ጌ_ታ_ እ_ ዝ_ብ_። g_n_ b_z_h_i g_g_t_t_ i_e z_g_b_r_። ጌና ብዙሕ ጌጋታት እየ ዝገብር። gēna bizuḥi gēgatati iye zigebiri። ጌ_ ብ__ ጌ___ እ_ ዝ____ g___ b______ g_______ i__ z________ ጌና ብዙሕ ጌጋታት እየ ዝገብር። gēna bizuḥi gēgatati iye zigebiri። __ ___ ____ __ _____ ____ _______ ________ ___ _________ ጌና ብዙሕ ጌጋታት እየ ዝገብር። gēna bizuḥi gēgatati iye zigebiri።
Please correct me each time.	በ_ኹ_ ኩ_ ግ_ ኣ_ሙ_። b_j_h_u_i k_l_ g_z_ a_i_u_ī_ በጃኹም ኩሉ ግዜ ኣርሙኒ። bejaẖumi kulu gizē arimunī። በ___ ኩ_ ግ_ ኣ____ b________ k___ g___ a_______ በጃኹም ኩሉ ግዜ ኣርሙኒ። bejaẖumi kulu gizē arimunī። ____ __ __ _____ _________ ____ ____ ________ በጃኹም ኩሉ ግዜ ኣርሙኒ። bejaẖumi kulu gizē arimunī።

Your pronunciation is very good.	ኣ_ማ_ጻ_ም ኣ_ዩ ጽ_ቅ እ_። a_e_a_i_s_a_̱_m_ a_ī_u t_’_b_k_i i_u_ ኣደማምጻኹም ኣዚዩ ጽብቅ እዩ። ademamits’aẖumi azīyu ts’ibik’i iyu። ኣ______ ኣ__ ጽ__ እ__ a_______________ a____ t________ i___ ኣደማምጻኹም ኣዚዩ ጽብቅ እዩ። ademamits’aẖumi azīyu ts’ibik’i iyu። _______ ___ ___ ___ ________________ _____ _________ ____ ኣደማምጻኹም ኣዚዩ ጽብቅ እዩ። ademamits’aẖumi azīyu ts’ibik’i iyu።
You only have a slight accent.	ን_ሽ_ ኣ_ሰ_ት ኣ_ኩ_። n_’_s_i_o a_i_e_i_i a_e_u_i_ ንእሽቶ ኣክሰንት ኣለኩም። ni’ishito akiseniti alekumi። ን___ ኣ____ ኣ____ n________ a________ a_______ ንእሽቶ ኣክሰንት ኣለኩም። ni’ishito akiseniti alekumi። ____ _____ _____ _________ _________ ________ ንእሽቶ ኣክሰንት ኣለኩም። ni’ishito akiseniti alekumi።
One can tell where you come from.	ካ_ይ ከ_ዝ_ጻ_ ት_ለ ኢ_። k_b_y_ k_m_z_m_t_’_h_a t_l_l_ ī_̱_። ካበይ ከምዝመጻኻ ትልለ ኢኻ። kabeyi kemizimets’aẖa tilile īẖa። ካ__ ከ_____ ት__ ኢ__ k_____ k______________ t_____ ī____ ካበይ ከምዝመጻኻ ትልለ ኢኻ። kabeyi kemizimets’aẖa tilile īẖa። ___ ______ ___ ___ ______ _______________ ______ _____ ካበይ ከምዝመጻኻ ትልለ ኢኻ። kabeyi kemizimets’aẖa tilile īẖa።

What is your mother tongue / native language (am.)?	ቋ_ቋ -_ደ_ም እ_ታ_ ድ_? k_w_n_k_w_ -_d_h_u_i i_i_a_i d_y_? ቋንቋ -ኣደኹም እንታይ ድዩ? k’wanik’wa -adeẖumi initayi diyu? ቋ__ -____ እ___ ድ__ k_________ -________ i______ d____ ቋንቋ -ኣደኹም እንታይ ድዩ? k’wanik’wa -adeẖumi initayi diyu? ___ _____ ____ ___ __________ _________ _______ _____ ቋንቋ -ኣደኹም እንታይ ድዩ? k’wanik’wa -adeẖumi initayi diyu?
Are you taking a language course?	ቋ_ቋ_ ት_ሃ_ ዲ_ም_ k_w_n_k_w_- t_m_h_r_ d_h_u_i_ ቋንቋ- ትምሃሩ ዲኹም። k’wanik’wa- timiharu dīẖumi። ቋ___ ት___ ዲ___ k__________ t_______ d_______ ቋንቋ- ትምሃሩ ዲኹም። k’wanik’wa- timiharu dīẖumi። ____ ____ ____ ___________ ________ ________ ቋንቋ- ትምሃሩ ዲኹም። k’wanik’wa- timiharu dīẖumi።
Which textbook are you using?	እ_ታ_ ዓ_ነ_ ም_ሃ_ ና_ረ_ ት_ቐ_? i_i_a_i ‘_y_n_t_ m_m_h_r_ n_b_r_t_ t_t_i_̱_e_u_ እንታይ ዓይነት ምምሃር ናብረት ትጥቐሙ? initayi ‘ayineti mimihari nabireti tit’iḵ’emu? እ___ ዓ___ ም___ ና___ ት____ i______ ‘_______ m_______ n_______ t___________ እንታይ ዓይነት ምምሃር ናብረት ትጥቐሙ? initayi ‘ayineti mimihari nabireti tit’iḵ’emu? ____ ____ ____ ____ _____ _______ ________ ________ ________ ____________ እንታይ ዓይነት ምምሃር ናብረት ትጥቐሙ? initayi ‘ayineti mimihari nabireti tit’iḵ’emu?

I don’t remember the name right now.	ሕ_ ከ_ይ ከ_ዝ_ሃ_ ኣ_ፈ_ጥ_ እ_። h_i_ī k_m_y_ k_m_z_b_h_l_ a_i_e_i_’_n_ i_e_ ሕጂ ከመይ ከምዝበሃል ኣይፈልጥን እየ። ḥijī kemeyi kemizibehali ayifelit’ini iye። ሕ_ ከ__ ከ_____ ኣ_____ እ__ h____ k_____ k___________ a___________ i___ ሕጂ ከመይ ከምዝበሃል ኣይፈልጥን እየ። ḥijī kemeyi kemizibehali ayifelit’ini iye። __ ___ ______ ______ ___ _____ ______ ____________ ____________ ____ ሕጂ ከመይ ከምዝበሃል ኣይፈልጥን እየ። ḥijī kemeyi kemizibehali ayifelit’ini iye።
The title is not coming to me.	እ_ ኣ_እ_ቲ_ስ_) ጠ_ኡ_። i_a a_i_i_i_ī_s_m_) t_e_ī_u_ī_ እታ ኣርእስቲ(ስም) ጠፊኡኒ። ita ari’isitī(simi) t’efī’unī። እ_ ኣ________ ጠ____ i__ a______________ t_________ እታ ኣርእስቲ(ስም) ጠፊኡኒ። ita ari’isitī(simi) t’efī’unī። __ _________ _____ ___ _______________ __________ እታ ኣርእስቲ(ስም) ጠፊኡኒ። ita ari’isitī(simi) t’efī’unī።
I’ve forgotten it.	ኣ_ ረ_ዐ_ እ_። a_e r_s_‘_y_ i_e_ ኣነ ረሲዐዮ እየ። ane resī‘āyo iye። ኣ_ ረ___ እ__ a__ r_______ i___ ኣነ ረሲዐዮ እየ። ane resī‘āyo iye። __ ____ ___ ___ ________ ____ ኣነ ረሲዐዮ እየ። ane resī‘āyo iye።

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