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73 [seventy-three]

to be allowed to

73 [ሰብዓንሰለስተን] 73 [sebi‘aniselesiteni]	ገለ ምፍቃድ gele mifik’adi

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Native language = emotional, foreign language = rational?

When we learn foreign languages, we are stimulating our brain. Our thinking changes through learning. We become more creative and flexible. Complex thinking comes easier to people who are multilingual as well. The memory is exercised by learning. The more we learn, the better it functions. He who has learned many languages also learns other things faster. He can think more intently about a subject for a longer time. As a result, he solves problems faster. Multilingual individuals are also more decisive. But how they make decisions is dependent on languages too. The language in which we think influences our decisions. Psychologists examined multiple test subjects for a study. All test subjects were bilingual. They spoke another language in addition to their native language. The test subjects had to answer a question. The question had to do with the solution to a problem. In the process, the test subjects had to choose between two options. One option was considerably more risky than the other. The test subjects had to answer the question in both languages. And the answers changed when the language changed! When they were speaking their native language, the test subjects chose the risk. But in the foreign language they decided on the safer option. After this experiment, the test subjects had to place bets. Here too there was a clear difference. When they used a foreign language, they were more sensible. The researchers presume that we are more focused in foreign languages. Therefore, we make decisions not emotionally, but rationally…

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Are you already allowed to drive?	መ_ና ን_ት_ው_ ይ_ቐ_ል_ ድ_? m_k_n_ n_h_i_i_i_i_i y_f_k_’_d_l_k_ d_y_? መኪና ንኽትዝውር ይፍቐደልካ ድዩ? mekīna niẖitiziwiri yifiḵ’edelika diyu? መ__ ን_____ ይ_____ ድ__ m_____ n____________ y_____________ d____ መኪና ንኽትዝውር ይፍቐደልካ ድዩ? mekīna niẖitiziwiri yifiḵ’edelika diyu? ___ ______ ______ ___ ______ _____________ ______________ _____ መኪና ንኽትዝውር ይፍቐደልካ ድዩ? mekīna niẖitiziwiri yifiḵ’edelika diyu?
Are you already allowed to drink alcohol?	ኣ_ኮ_ ክ_ሰ_ ይ_ቐ_ካ ድ_? a_i_o_i k_t_s_t_ y_f_k_’_d_k_ d_y_? ኣልኮል ክትሰቲ ይፍቐደካ ድዩ? alikoli kitisetī yifiḵ’edeka diyu? ኣ___ ክ___ ይ____ ድ__ a______ k_______ y___________ d____ ኣልኮል ክትሰቲ ይፍቐደካ ድዩ? alikoli kitisetī yifiḵ’edeka diyu? ____ ____ _____ ___ _______ ________ ____________ _____ ኣልኮል ክትሰቲ ይፍቐደካ ድዩ? alikoli kitisetī yifiḵ’edeka diyu?
Are you already allowed to travel abroad alone?	በ_ን_ ኣ_ ወ_ኢ ሃ_ር ክ_ዝ_ ይ_ቐ_ካ ድ_? b_y_n_h_a a_i w_t_’_’_ h_g_r_ k_t_z_r_ y_f_k_’_d_k_ d_y_? በይንኻ ኣብ ወጻኢ ሃገር ክትዝር ይፍቐደካ ድዩ? beyiniẖa abi wets’a’ī hageri kitiziri yifiḵ’edeka diyu? በ___ ኣ_ ወ__ ሃ__ ክ___ ይ____ ድ__ b________ a__ w_______ h_____ k_______ y___________ d____ በይንኻ ኣብ ወጻኢ ሃገር ክትዝር ይፍቐደካ ድዩ? beyiniẖa abi wets’a’ī hageri kitiziri yifiḵ’edeka diyu? ____ __ ___ ___ ____ _____ ___ _________ ___ ________ ______ ________ ____________ _____ በይንኻ ኣብ ወጻኢ ሃገር ክትዝር ይፍቐደካ ድዩ? beyiniẖa abi wets’a’ī hageri kitiziri yifiḵ’edeka diyu?

may / to be allowed	ም_ቓ_ m_f_k_’_d_ ምፍቓድ mifiḵ’adi ም___ m_________ ምፍቓድ mifiḵ’adi ____ __________ ምፍቓድ mifiḵ’adi
May we smoke here?	ኣ_ዚ ክ_ት_ኽ ይ_ቐ_ና ዲ_? a_i_ī k_n_t_k_h_i y_f_k_’_d_n_ d_y_? ኣብዚ ክነትክኽ ይፍቐድና ዲዩ? abizī kinetikiẖi yifiḵ’edina dīyu? ኣ__ ክ____ ይ____ ዲ__ a____ k__________ y___________ d____ ኣብዚ ክነትክኽ ይፍቐድና ዲዩ? abizī kinetikiẖi yifiḵ’edina dīyu? ___ _____ _____ ___ _____ ___________ ____________ _____ ኣብዚ ክነትክኽ ይፍቐድና ዲዩ? abizī kinetikiẖi yifiḵ’edina dīyu?
Is smoking allowed here?	ኣ_ዚ ም_ኻ_ ይ_ቐ_ a_i_ī m_t_h_a_̱_ y_f_k_’_d_ ኣብዚ ምትኻኽ ይፍቐድ abizī mitiẖaẖi yifiḵ’edi ኣ__ ም___ ይ___ a____ m_________ y_________ ኣብዚ ምትኻኽ ይፍቐድ abizī mitiẖaẖi yifiḵ’edi ___ ____ ____ _____ __________ __________ ኣብዚ ምትኻኽ ይፍቐድ abizī mitiẖaẖi yifiḵ’edi

May one pay by credit card?	ብ_ረ_ት ካ_ድ ክ_ከ_ል ይ_ቐ_ ዲ_? b_k_r_d_t_ k_r_d_ k_t_k_f_l_ y_f_k_’_d_ d_y_? ብክረዲት ካርድ ክትከፍል ይፍቐድ ዲዩ? bikiredīti karidi kitikefili yifiḵ’edi dīyu? ብ____ ካ__ ክ____ ይ___ ዲ__ b_________ k_____ k_________ y_________ d____ ብክረዲት ካርድ ክትከፍል ይፍቐድ ዲዩ? bikiredīti karidi kitikefili yifiḵ’edi dīyu? _____ ___ _____ ____ ___ __________ ______ __________ __________ _____ ብክረዲት ካርድ ክትከፍል ይፍቐድ ዲዩ? bikiredīti karidi kitikefili yifiḵ’edi dīyu?
May one pay by cheque / check (am.)?	ብ_ን_ ም_ፋ_ ይ_ቐ_ ዲ_? b_b_n_k_ m_h_i_a_i y_f_k_’_d_ d_y_? ብባንክ ምኽፋል ይፍቐድ ዲዩ? bibaniki miẖifali yifiḵ’edi dīyu? ብ___ ም___ ይ___ ዲ__ b_______ m________ y_________ d____ ብባንክ ምኽፋል ይፍቐድ ዲዩ? bibaniki miẖifali yifiḵ’edi dīyu? ____ ____ ____ ___ ________ _________ __________ _____ ብባንክ ምኽፋል ይፍቐድ ዲዩ? bibaniki miẖifali yifiḵ’edi dīyu?
May one only pay in cash?	ብ_ረ_ገ_ዘ_ ም_ፋ_ጥ_ይ ዲ_ ት_ቐ_ ? b_t_i_e_g_n_z_b_ m_h_i_a_i_’_r_y_ d_y_ t_f_k_’_d_ ? ብጥረ-ገንዘብ ምኽፋልጥራይ ዲዩ ትፍቐድ ? bit’ire-genizebi miẖifalit’irayi dīyu tifiḵ’edi ? ብ_______ ም______ ዲ_ ት___ ? b_______________ m_______________ d___ t_________ ? ብጥረ-ገንዘብ ምኽፋልጥራይ ዲዩ ትፍቐድ ? bit’ire-genizebi miẖifalit’irayi dīyu tifiḵ’edi ? ________ _______ __ ____ _ ________________ ________________ ____ __________ _ ብጥረ-ገንዘብ ምኽፋልጥራይ ዲዩ ትፍቐድ ? bit’ire-genizebi miẖifalit’irayi dīyu tifiḵ’edi ?

May I just make a call?	ሓ_ር ክ_ው_ እ_ቐ_ ዲ_? h_a_s_a_i k_d_w_l_ i_i_̱_e_i d_y_? ሓጻር ክድውል እፍቐድ ዲዩ? ḥats’ari kidiwili ifiḵ’edi dīyu? ሓ__ ክ___ እ___ ዲ__ h________ k_______ i________ d____ ሓጻር ክድውል እፍቐድ ዲዩ? ḥats’ari kidiwili ifiḵ’edi dīyu? ___ ____ ____ ___ _________ ________ _________ _____ ሓጻር ክድውል እፍቐድ ዲዩ? ḥats’ari kidiwili ifiḵ’edi dīyu?
May I just ask something?	ኣ_ጽ_ ኣ_ለ ክ_ት_ እ_ቐ_ ዲ_? a_̣_t_’_r_ a_ī_e k_h_a_i_i i_i_̱_e_i d_y_? ኣሕጽር ኣቢለ ክሓትት እፍቐድ ዲዩ? aḥits’iri abīle kiḥatiti ifiḵ’edi dīyu? ኣ___ ኣ__ ክ___ እ___ ዲ__ a_________ a____ k________ i________ d____ ኣሕጽር ኣቢለ ክሓትት እፍቐድ ዲዩ? aḥits’iri abīle kiḥatiti ifiḵ’edi dīyu? ____ ___ ____ ____ ___ __________ _____ _________ _________ _____ ኣሕጽር ኣቢለ ክሓትት እፍቐድ ዲዩ? aḥits’iri abīle kiḥatiti ifiḵ’edi dīyu?
May I just say something?	ኣ_ጽ_ ኣ_ለ ክ_ረ_ እ_ቐ_ ዲ_? a_̣_t_’_r_ a_ī_e k_z_r_b_ i_i_̱_e_i d_y_? ኣሕጽር ኣቢለ ክዛረብ እፍቐድ ዲዩ? aḥits’iri abīle kizarebi ifiḵ’edi dīyu? ኣ___ ኣ__ ክ___ እ___ ዲ__ a_________ a____ k_______ i________ d____ ኣሕጽር ኣቢለ ክዛረብ እፍቐድ ዲዩ? aḥits’iri abīle kizarebi ifiḵ’edi dīyu? ____ ___ ____ ____ ___ __________ _____ ________ _________ _____ ኣሕጽር ኣቢለ ክዛረብ እፍቐድ ዲዩ? aḥits’iri abīle kizarebi ifiḵ’edi dīyu?

He is not allowed to sleep in the park.	ኣ_ ፓ_ክ ም_ቃ_ ኣ_ፍ_ዶ_ እ_። a_i p_r_k_ m_d_k_a_i a_i_i_̱_e_o_i i_u_ ኣብ ፓርክ ምድቃስ ኣይፍቐዶን እዩ። abi pariki midik’asi ayifiḵ’edoni iyu። ኣ_ ፓ__ ም___ ኣ_____ እ__ a__ p_____ m________ a____________ i___ ኣብ ፓርክ ምድቃስ ኣይፍቐዶን እዩ። abi pariki midik’asi ayifiḵ’edoni iyu። __ ___ ____ ______ ___ ___ ______ _________ _____________ ____ ኣብ ፓርክ ምድቃስ ኣይፍቐዶን እዩ። abi pariki midik’asi ayifiḵ’edoni iyu።
He is not allowed to sleep in the car.	ኣ_ መ_ና ክ_ቕ_ ኣ_ፍ_ዶ_ እ_። a_i m_k_n_ k_d_k_’_s_ a_i_i_̱_e_o_i i_u_ ኣብ መኪና ክድቕስ ኣይፍቐዶን እዩ። abi mekīna kidiḵ’isi ayifiḵ’edoni iyu። ኣ_ መ__ ክ___ ኣ_____ እ__ a__ m_____ k_________ a____________ i___ ኣብ መኪና ክድቕስ ኣይፍቐዶን እዩ። abi mekīna kidiḵ’isi ayifiḵ’edoni iyu። __ ___ ____ ______ ___ ___ ______ __________ _____________ ____ ኣብ መኪና ክድቕስ ኣይፍቐዶን እዩ። abi mekīna kidiḵ’isi ayifiḵ’edoni iyu።
He is not allowed to sleep at the train station.	ኣ_ መ_ብ_ -_ቡ_ ክ_ቕ_ ኣ_ፍ_ዶ_ እ_። a_i m_d_b_r_ -_a_u_i k_d_k_’_s_ a_i_i_̱_e_o_i i_u_ ኣብ መደብር -ባቡር ክድቕስ ኣይፍቐዶን እዩ። abi medebiri -baburi kidiḵ’isi ayifiḵ’edoni iyu። ኣ_ መ___ -___ ክ___ ኣ_____ እ__ a__ m_______ -______ k_________ a____________ i___ ኣብ መደብር -ባቡር ክድቕስ ኣይፍቐዶን እዩ። abi medebiri -baburi kidiḵ’isi ayifiḵ’edoni iyu። __ ____ ____ ____ ______ ___ ___ ________ _______ __________ _____________ ____ ኣብ መደብር -ባቡር ክድቕስ ኣይፍቐዶን እዩ። abi medebiri -baburi kidiḵ’isi ayifiḵ’edoni iyu።

May we take a seat?	ኮ_ ከ_ብ_ ይ_ቐ_ ዲ_ ? k_f_ k_n_b_l_ y_f_k_’_d_ d_y_ ? ኮፍ ከነብል ይፍቐድ ዲዩ ? kofi kenebili yifiḵ’edi dīyu ? ኮ_ ከ___ ይ___ ዲ_ ? k___ k_______ y_________ d___ ? ኮፍ ከነብል ይፍቐድ ዲዩ ? kofi kenebili yifiḵ’edi dīyu ? __ ____ ____ __ _ ____ ________ __________ ____ _ ኮፍ ከነብል ይፍቐድ ዲዩ ? kofi kenebili yifiḵ’edi dīyu ?
May we have the menu?	ና_ ም_ቢ_ካ_ተ ክ_ር_ ይ_ቐ_ ዲ_? n_y_ m_g_b_-_a_i_e k_n_r_’_ y_f_k_’_d_ d_y_? ናይ ምግቢ-ካርተ ክንርኢ ይፍቐድ ዲዩ? nayi migibī-karite kiniri’ī yifiḵ’edi dīyu? ና_ ም______ ክ___ ይ___ ዲ__ n___ m____________ k_______ y_________ d____ ናይ ምግቢ-ካርተ ክንርኢ ይፍቐድ ዲዩ? nayi migibī-karite kiniri’ī yifiḵ’edi dīyu? __ _______ ____ ____ ___ ____ _____________ ________ __________ _____ ናይ ምግቢ-ካርተ ክንርኢ ይፍቐድ ዲዩ? nayi migibī-karite kiniri’ī yifiḵ’edi dīyu?
May we pay separately?	ፈ_ሊ_ ክ_ከ_ል ይ_ቐ_ ዲ_? f_l_l_n_ k_n_k_f_l_ y_f_k_’_d_ d_y_? ፈላሊና ክንከፍል ይፍቐድ ዲዩ? felalīna kinikefili yifiḵ’edi dīyu? ፈ___ ክ____ ይ___ ዲ__ f_______ k_________ y_________ d____ ፈላሊና ክንከፍል ይፍቐድ ዲዩ? felalīna kinikefili yifiḵ’edi dīyu? ____ _____ ____ ___ ________ __________ __________ _____ ፈላሊና ክንከፍል ይፍቐድ ዲዩ? felalīna kinikefili yifiḵ’edi dīyu?

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