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34 [ሰላሣ አራት] ባቡር ላይ

34 [ሰላሣ አራት] baburi layi

Is that the train to Berlin?	ያ ባቡር ወደ በርሊን ነው?; ya baburi wede berilīni newi?
When does the train leave?	ባቡሩ መቼ ነው የሚነሳው?; baburu mechē newi yemīnesawi?
When does the train arrive in Berlin?	ባቡሩ መቼ በርሊን ይደርሳል?; baburu mechē berilīni yiderisali?
Excuse me, may I pass?	ይቅርታ፤ ማለፍ ይፈቀድልኛል?; yik’irita; malefi yifek’edilinyali?
I think this is my seat.	ይሄ የኔ መቀመጫ እንደሆነ አምናለው።; yihē yenē mek’emech’a inidehone āminalewi.
I think you’re sitting in my seat.	የተቀመጡት የእኔ ወንበር ላይ እንደሆነ አምናለው።; yetek’emet’uti ye’inē weniberi layi inidehone āminalewi.
Where is the sleeper?	የመተኛ ፉርጎ የት ነው？; yemetenya furigo yeti newi？
The sleeper is at the end of the train.	መተኛው ያለው የባቡሩ መጨረሻ ላይ ነው; metenyawi yalewi yebaburu mech’eresha layi newi
And where is the dining car? – At the front.	እና እራት መመገቢያው ፉርጎ የት ነው? - ፊት ላይ; ina irati memegebīyawi furigo yeti newi? - fīti layi
Can I sleep below?	ከታች መተኛት እችላለው?; ketachi metenyati ichilalewi?
Can I sleep in the middle?	መሃከል ላይ መተኛት እችላለው?; mehakeli layi metenyati ichilalewi?
Can I sleep at the top?	ከላይ መተኛት እችላለው?; kelayi metenyati ichilalewi?
When will we get to the border?	መቼ ነው ወደ ድንበሩ የምንደርሰው?; mechē newi wede diniberu yeminiderisewi?
How long does the journey to Berlin take?	በርሊን ለመድረስ ምን ያክል ጊዜ ይፈጃል?; berilīni lemediresi mini yakili gīzē yifejali?
Is the train delayed?	ባቡሩ ዘግይታል?; baburu zegiyitali?
Do you have something to read?	የሚነበብ ነገር አለዎት?; yemīnebebi negeri ālewoti?
Can one get something to eat and to drink here?	እዚህ ሰው የሚበላና የሚጠጣ ማግኘት ይችላል?; izīhi sewi yemībelana yemīt’et’a maginyeti yichilali?
Could you please wake me up at 7 o’clock?	እባክዎ 7፤00 ሰኣት ላይ ሊቀሰቅሱኝ ይችላሉ?; ibakiwo 7;00 se’ati layi līk’esek’isunyi yichilalu?

The development of language

Why we speak with each other is clear. We want to exchange ideas and understand each other. How exactly language originated, on the other hand, is less clear. Various theories exist about this. What's certain is that language is a very old phenomenon. Certain physical traits were a prerequisite for speaking. They were necessary in order for us to form sounds. People as far back as the Neanderthals had the ability to apply their voice. In this way, they could distinguish themselves from animals. Additionally, a loud, firm voice was important for defense. A person could threaten or frighten enemies with it. Back then, tools had already been made and fire had been discovered. This knowledge had to be passed along somehow. Speech was also important for hunting in groups. As early as 2 million years ago there was a simple understanding among people. The first linguistic elements were signs and gestures. But people wanted to be able to communicate in the dark too. More importantly, they also had the need to talk to each other without looking. Therefore, the voice developed, and it replaced the gestures. Language in today's sense is at least 50,000 years old. When Homo sapiens left Africa, they distributed language around the world. The languages separated from each other in the different regions. That is to say, various language families came into being. However, they only contained the fundamentals of language systems. The first languages were much less complex than languages today. They were further developed through grammar, phonology and semantics. It could be said that different languages have different solutions. But the problem was always the same: How do I show what I'm thinking?