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84 [eighty-four]

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84 [ሰማንያንኣርባዕተን] 84 [semaniyani’ariba‘iteni]	ሕሉፍ 4 ḥilufi 4

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Bilingualism improves hearing

People who speak two languages hear better. They can distinguish between different sounds more accurately. An American study has come to this conclusion. Researchers tested several teenagers. Part of the test subjects grew up bilingual. These teenagers spoke English and Spanish. The other part of the subjects only spoke English. The young people had to listen to a particular syllable. It was the syllable ‘da’. It didn't belong to either of the languages. The syllable was played for the test subjects using headphones. At the same time, their brain activity was measured with electrodes. After this test the teenagers had to listen to the syllable again. This time, however, they could hear many disruptive sounds as well. There were various voices saying meaningless sentences. The bilingual individuals reacted very strongly to the syllable. Their brain showed a lot of activity. They could identify the syllable exactly, with and without the disruptive sounds. The monolingual individuals were not successful. Their hearing was not as good as the bilingual test subjects. The result of the experiment surprised researchers. Until then it was only known that musicians have an especially good ear. But it appears that bilingualism also trains the ear. People that are bilingual are constantly confronted with different sounds. Therefore, their brain must develop new abilities. It learns how to distinguish different linguistic stimuli. Researchers are now testing how language skills affect the brain. Maybe hearing can still benefit when a person learns languages later in life…

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to read	ኣ_በ_፣ ም_ባ_ a_i_e_e_ m_n_b_b_ ኣንበበ፣ ምንባብ anibebe፣ minibabi ኣ____ ም___ a_______ m_______ ኣንበበ፣ ምንባብ anibebe፣ minibabi _____ ____ ________ ________ ኣንበበ፣ ምንባብ anibebe፣ minibabi
I read.	ኣ_ ኣ_ቢ_። a_e a_i_ī_e_ ኣነ ኣንቢበ። ane anibībe። ኣ_ ኣ____ a__ a_______ ኣነ ኣንቢበ። ane anibībe። __ _____ ___ ________ ኣነ ኣንቢበ። ane anibībe።
I read the whole novel.	ኣ_ ን_ ም_እ ሮ_ን ኣ_ቢ_ዮ_ a_e n_t_ m_l_’_ r_m_n_ a_i_ī_e_o_ ኣነ ንቲ ምሉእ ሮማን ኣንቢበዮ። ane nitī milu’i romani anibībeyo። ኣ_ ን_ ም__ ሮ__ ኣ_____ a__ n___ m_____ r_____ a_________ ኣነ ንቲ ምሉእ ሮማን ኣንቢበዮ። ane nitī milu’i romani anibībeyo። __ __ ___ ___ ______ ___ ____ ______ ______ __________ ኣነ ንቲ ምሉእ ሮማን ኣንቢበዮ። ane nitī milu’i romani anibībeyo።

to understand	ተ_ድ_፣ ም_ዳ_ t_r_d_’_፣ m_r_d_’_ ተረድአ፣ ምርዳእ teredi’ā፣ mirida’i ተ____ ም___ t________ m_______ ተረድአ፣ ምርዳእ teredi’ā፣ mirida’i _____ ____ _________ ________ ተረድአ፣ ምርዳእ teredi’ā፣ mirida’i
I understood.	ኣ_ ተ_ዲ_ኒ_ a_e t_r_d_’_n_። ኣነ ተረዲኡኒ። ane teredī’unī። ኣ_ ተ_____ a__ t__________ ኣነ ተረዲኡኒ። ane teredī’unī። __ ______ ___ ___________ ኣነ ተረዲኡኒ። ane teredī’unī።
I understood the whole text.	ኣ_ እ_ ም_እ ጽ_ፍ ተ_ዲ_ኒ_ a_e i_ī m_l_’_ t_’_h_u_i t_r_d_’_n_። ኣነ እቲ ምሉእ ጽሑፍ ተረዲኡኒ። ane itī milu’i ts’iḥufi teredī’unī። ኣ_ እ_ ም__ ጽ__ ተ_____ a__ i__ m_____ t________ t__________ ኣነ እቲ ምሉእ ጽሑፍ ተረዲኡኒ። ane itī milu’i ts’iḥufi teredī’unī። __ __ ___ ___ ______ ___ ___ ______ _________ ___________ ኣነ እቲ ምሉእ ጽሑፍ ተረዲኡኒ። ane itī milu’i ts’iḥufi teredī’unī።

to answer	መ_ሸ_ መ_ሲ m_l_s_e_ m_l_s_ መለሸ፣ መልሲ meleshe፣ melisī መ___ መ__ m_______ m_____ መለሸ፣ መልሲ meleshe፣ melisī ____ ___ ________ ______ መለሸ፣ መልሲ meleshe፣ melisī
I answered.	ኣ_ መ_ሰ_ a_e m_l_s_። ኣነ መሊሰ። ane melīse። ኣ_ መ___ a__ m______ ኣነ መሊሰ። ane melīse። __ ____ ___ _______ ኣነ መሊሰ። ane melīse።
I answered all the questions.	ኣ_ ኣ_ ኩ_ም ሕ_ታ_ መ_ሰ_ a_e a_i k_l_m_ h_i_o_a_i m_l_s_። ኣነ ኣብ ኩሎም ሕቶታት መሊሰ። ane abi kulomi ḥitotati melīse። ኣ_ ኣ_ ኩ__ ሕ___ መ___ a__ a__ k_____ h________ m______ ኣነ ኣብ ኩሎም ሕቶታት መሊሰ። ane abi kulomi ḥitotati melīse። __ __ ___ ____ ____ ___ ___ ______ _________ _______ ኣነ ኣብ ኩሎም ሕቶታት መሊሰ። ane abi kulomi ḥitotati melīse።

I know that – I knew that.	ኣ_ እ_ል_‘_ - ኣ_ ፈ_ጠ_ ነ_ረ_ a_e i_e_i_’_‘_e - a_e f_l_t_e_o n_y_r_። ኣነ እፈልጦ‘የ - ኣነ ፈሊጠዮ ነይረ። ane ifelit’o‘ye - ane felīt’eyo neyire። ኣ_ እ_____ - ኣ_ ፈ___ ነ___ a__ i__________ - a__ f________ n______ ኣነ እፈልጦ‘የ - ኣነ ፈሊጠዮ ነይረ። ane ifelit’o‘ye - ane felīt’eyo neyire። __ ______ _ __ ____ ____ ___ ___________ _ ___ _________ _______ ኣነ እፈልጦ‘የ - ኣነ ፈሊጠዮ ነይረ። ane ifelit’o‘ye - ane felīt’eyo neyire።
I write that – I wrote that.	ኣ_ እ_ሕ_‘_ - ኣ_ ጽ_ፈ_። a_e i_s_i_̣_f_‘_e - a_e t_’_h_ī_e_o_ ኣነ እጽሕፎ‘የ - ኣነ ጽሒፈዮ። ane its’iḥifo‘ye - ane ts’iḥīfeyo። ኣ_ እ_____ - ኣ_ ጽ____ a__ i____________ - a__ t___________ ኣነ እጽሕፎ‘የ - ኣነ ጽሒፈዮ። ane its’iḥifo‘ye - ane ts’iḥīfeyo። __ ______ _ __ _____ ___ _____________ _ ___ ____________ ኣነ እጽሕፎ‘የ - ኣነ ጽሒፈዮ። ane its’iḥifo‘ye - ane ts’iḥīfeyo።
I hear that – I heard that.	ኣ_ እ_ም_‘_ - ኣ_ ሰ_ዐ_። a_e i_e_i_o_y_ - a_e s_m_‘_y_። ኣነ እሰምዖ‘የ - ኣነ ሰሚዐዮ። ane isemi‘o‘ye - ane semī‘āyo። ኣ_ እ_____ - ኣ_ ሰ____ a__ i_________ - a__ s________ ኣነ እሰምዖ‘የ - ኣነ ሰሚዐዮ። ane isemi‘o‘ye - ane semī‘āyo። __ ______ _ __ _____ ___ __________ _ ___ _________ ኣነ እሰምዖ‘የ - ኣነ ሰሚዐዮ። ane isemi‘o‘ye - ane semī‘āyo።

I’ll get it – I got it.	ኣ_ የ_ጽ_‘_ - ኣ_ ኣ_ጺ_ዮ_። a_e y_m_t_’_’_‘_e - a_e a_i_s_ī_ā_o_o_ ኣነ የምጽኦ‘የ - ኣነ ኣምጺአዮዮ። ane yemits’i’o‘ye - ane amits’ī’āyoyo። ኣ_ የ_____ - ኣ_ ኣ______ a__ y____________ - a__ a_____________ ኣነ የምጽኦ‘የ - ኣነ ኣምጺአዮዮ። ane yemits’i’o‘ye - ane amits’ī’āyoyo። __ ______ _ __ _______ ___ _____________ _ ___ ______________ ኣነ የምጽኦ‘የ - ኣነ ኣምጺአዮዮ። ane yemits’i’o‘ye - ane amits’ī’āyoyo።
I’ll bring that – I brought that.	ኣ_ የ_ጽ_‘_ - ኣ_ ኣ_ጺ_ዮ_ a_e y_b_t_’_h_o_y_ - a_e a_i_s_ī_̣_y_። ኣነ የብጽሖ‘የ - ኣነ ኣብጺሐዮ። ane yebits’iḥo‘ye - ane abits’īḥāyo። ኣ_ የ_____ - ኣ_ ኣ_____ a__ y_____________ - a__ a____________ ኣነ የብጽሖ‘የ - ኣነ ኣብጺሐዮ። ane yebits’iḥo‘ye - ane abits’īḥāyo። __ ______ _ __ ______ ___ ______________ _ ___ _____________ ኣነ የብጽሖ‘የ - ኣነ ኣብጺሐዮ። ane yebits’iḥo‘ye - ane abits’īḥāyo።
I’ll buy that – I bought that.	ኣ_ እ_ዝ_‘_ - ኣ_ ገ_አ_። a_e i_e_i_o_y_ - a_e g_z_’_y_። ኣነ እገዝኦ‘የ - ኣነ ገዚአዮ። ane igezi’o‘ye - ane gezī’āyo። ኣ_ እ_____ - ኣ_ ገ____ a__ i_________ - a__ g________ ኣነ እገዝኦ‘የ - ኣነ ገዚአዮ። ane igezi’o‘ye - ane gezī’āyo። __ ______ _ __ _____ ___ __________ _ ___ _________ ኣነ እገዝኦ‘የ - ኣነ ገዚአዮ። ane igezi’o‘ye - ane gezī’āyo።

I expect that – I expected that.	ኣ_ እ_በ_‘_ - ኣ_ ተ_ቢ_ዮ_ a_e i_s_i_e_o_y_ - a_e t_t_’_b_’_y_። ኣነ እጽበዮ‘የ - ኣነ ተጸቢአዮ። ane its’ibeyo‘ye - ane tets’ebī’āyo። ኣ_ እ_____ - ኣ_ ተ_____ a__ i___________ - a__ t____________ ኣነ እጽበዮ‘የ - ኣነ ተጸቢአዮ። ane its’ibeyo‘ye - ane tets’ebī’āyo። __ ______ _ __ ______ ___ ____________ _ ___ _____________ ኣነ እጽበዮ‘የ - ኣነ ተጸቢአዮ። ane its’ibeyo‘ye - ane tets’ebī’āyo።
I’ll explain that – I explained that.	ኣ_ እ_ል_‘_ - ኣ_ ገ_ጸ_። a_e i_e_i_s_o_y_ - a_e g_l_t_’_y_። ኣነ እገልጾ‘የ - ኣነ ገሊጸዮ። ane igelits’o‘ye - ane gelīts’eyo። ኣ_ እ_____ - ኣ_ ገ____ a__ i___________ - a__ g__________ ኣነ እገልጾ‘የ - ኣነ ገሊጸዮ። ane igelits’o‘ye - ane gelīts’eyo። __ ______ _ __ _____ ___ ____________ _ ___ ___________ ኣነ እገልጾ‘የ - ኣነ ገሊጸዮ። ane igelits’o‘ye - ane gelīts’eyo።
I know that – I knew that.	ኣ_ እ_ል_‘_ - ኣ_ ፈ_ጠ_። a_e i_e_i_’_‘_e - a_e f_l_t_e_o_ ኣነ እፈልጦ‘የ - ኣነ ፈሊጠዮ። ane ifelit’o‘ye - ane felīt’eyo። ኣ_ እ_____ - ኣ_ ፈ____ a__ i__________ - a__ f_________ ኣነ እፈልጦ‘የ - ኣነ ፈሊጠዮ። ane ifelit’o‘ye - ane felīt’eyo። __ ______ _ __ _____ ___ ___________ _ ___ __________ ኣነ እፈልጦ‘የ - ኣነ ፈሊጠዮ። ane ifelit’o‘ye - ane felīt’eyo።

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