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69 [sixty-nine]

to need – to want to

69 [ሱሳንትሽዓተን] 69 [susanitishi‘ateni]	ኣድለየ - ደለየት(ምድላይ፣ ምምናይ)

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Indonesia, the land of many languages

The Republic of Indonesia is one of the largest countries on Earth. About 240 million people live in the insular state. These people belong to many different ethnic groups. It is estimated that there are almost 500 ethnic groups in Indonesia. These groups have many different cultural traditions. And they also speak many different languages! About 250 languages are spoken in Indonesia. There are many dialects on top of that. Indonesia's languages are typically classified under the ethnic groups. For example, there is the Javanese or Balinese language. This multitude of languages naturally leads to problems. They hinder an efficient economy and administration. Therefore, a national language was implemented in Indonesia. Since their independence in 1945, Bahasa Indonesia is the official language. It is taught alongside the native language in all schools. Despite this, not all inhabitants of Indonesia speak this language. Only about 70% of Indonesians are proficient in Bahasa Indonesia. Bahasa Indonesia is the native language of ‘only’ 20 million people. Thus, the many regional languages are still of great importance. Indonesian is especially interesting for language lovers. Because there are many advantages to learning Indonesian. The language is considered to be relatively easy. The grammar rules can be learned quickly. You can rely on the spelling for pronunciation. The orthography isn't difficult either. Many Indonesian words come from other languages. And: Indonesian will soon be one of the most important languages… These are enough reasons to start learning, right?

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I need a bed.	ኣ_ ዓ_ት የ_ል_ኒ ኣ_ ። ኣነ ዓራት የድልየኒ ኣሎ ። ኣ_ ዓ__ የ____ ኣ_ ። ኣነ ዓራት የድልየኒ ኣሎ ። __ ___ _____ __ _ ኣነ ዓራት የድልየኒ ኣሎ ።
I want to sleep.	ክ_ቅ_ ደ_የ_ ክድቅስ ደልየ። ክ___ ደ___ ክድቅስ ደልየ። ____ ____ ክድቅስ ደልየ።
Is there a bed here?	ኣ_ዚ ዓ_ት ኣ_ ዶ_ ኣብዚ ዓራት ኣሎ ዶ? ኣ__ ዓ__ ኣ_ ዶ_ ኣብዚ ዓራት ኣሎ ዶ? ___ ___ __ __ ኣብዚ ዓራት ኣሎ ዶ?

I need a lamp.	መ_ራ_ቲ (_ቺ_ የ_ል_ኒ ኣ_ ። መብራህቲ (ልቺ) የድልየኒ ኣሎ ። መ____ (___ የ____ ኣ_ ። መብራህቲ (ልቺ) የድልየኒ ኣሎ ። _____ ____ _____ __ _ መብራህቲ (ልቺ) የድልየኒ ኣሎ ።
I want to read.	ከ_ብ_ ደ_የ_ ከንብብ ደልየ። ከ___ ደ___ ከንብብ ደልየ። ____ ____ ከንብብ ደልየ።
Is there a lamp here?	ኣ_ዚ ም_ራ_ቲ ኣ_ ዶ_ ኣብዚ ምብራህቲ ኣሎ ዶ? ኣ__ ም____ ኣ_ ዶ_ ኣብዚ ምብራህቲ ኣሎ ዶ? ___ _____ __ __ ኣብዚ ምብራህቲ ኣሎ ዶ?

I need a telephone.	ተ_ፎ_ የ_ል_ኒ ኣ_ ። ተለፎን የድልየኒ ኣሎ ። ተ___ የ____ ኣ_ ። ተለፎን የድልየኒ ኣሎ ። ____ _____ __ _ ተለፎን የድልየኒ ኣሎ ።
I want to make a call.	ክ_ው_ ደ_የ_ ክድውል ደልየ። ክ___ ደ___ ክድውል ደልየ። ____ ____ ክድውል ደልየ።
Is there a telephone here?	ኣ_ዚ ተ_ፎ_ ኣ_ ዶ_ ኣብዚ ተለፎን ኣሎ ዶ? ኣ__ ተ___ ኣ_ ዶ_ ኣብዚ ተለፎን ኣሎ ዶ? ___ ____ __ __ ኣብዚ ተለፎን ኣሎ ዶ?

I need a camera.	ካ_ራ የ_ል_ኒ ኣ_ ። ካመራ የድልየኒ ኣሎ ። ካ__ የ____ ኣ_ ። ካመራ የድልየኒ ኣሎ ። ___ _____ __ _ ካመራ የድልየኒ ኣሎ ።
I want to take photographs.	ፎ_ ክ_ብ_ ደ_የ_ ፎቶ ክገብር ደልየ። ፎ_ ክ___ ደ___ ፎቶ ክገብር ደልየ። __ ____ ____ ፎቶ ክገብር ደልየ።
Is there a camera here?	ኣ_ዚ ካ_ራ ኣ_ ዶ_ ኣብዚ ካመራ ኣላ ዶ? ኣ__ ካ__ ኣ_ ዶ_ ኣብዚ ካመራ ኣላ ዶ? ___ ___ __ __ ኣብዚ ካመራ ኣላ ዶ?

I need a computer.	ኮ_ፒ_ር የ_ል_ኒ ኣ_ ። ኮምፒተር የድልየኒ ኣሎ ። ኮ____ የ____ ኣ_ ። ኮምፒተር የድልየኒ ኣሎ ። _____ _____ __ _ ኮምፒተር የድልየኒ ኣሎ ።
I want to send an email.	ኢ_ይ_ ክ_ድ_ ደ_የ_ ኢመይል ክሰድድ ደልየ። ኢ___ ክ___ ደ___ ኢመይል ክሰድድ ደልየ። ____ ____ ____ ኢመይል ክሰድድ ደልየ።
Is there a computer here?	ኣ_ዚ ኮ_ፒ_ር ኣ_ ዶ_ ኣብዚ ኮምፒተር ኣሎ ዶ? ኣ__ ኮ____ ኣ_ ዶ_ ኣብዚ ኮምፒተር ኣሎ ዶ? ___ _____ __ __ ኣብዚ ኮምፒተር ኣሎ ዶ?

I need a pen.	መ_ሓ_ ፒ_ የ_ል_ኒ ኣ_ ። መጽሓፊ ፒሮ የድልየኒ ኣሎ ። መ___ ፒ_ የ____ ኣ_ ። መጽሓፊ ፒሮ የድልየኒ ኣሎ ። ____ __ _____ __ _ መጽሓፊ ፒሮ የድልየኒ ኣሎ ።
I want to write something.	ገ_ ክ_ሕ_ ደ_የ_ ገለ ክጽሕፍ ደልየ። ገ_ ክ___ ደ___ ገለ ክጽሕፍ ደልየ። __ ____ ____ ገለ ክጽሕፍ ደልየ።
Is there a sheet of paper and a pen here?	ኣ_ዚ ወ_ቐ_ን ፒ_ን ኣ_ ዶ_ ኣብዚ ወረቐትን ፒሮን ኣሎ ዶ? ኣ__ ወ____ ፒ__ ኣ_ ዶ_ ኣብዚ ወረቐትን ፒሮን ኣሎ ዶ? ___ _____ ___ __ __ ኣብዚ ወረቐትን ፒሮን ኣሎ ዶ?

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