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18 [eighteen]

House cleaning

18 [ዓሰርተሸሞንተ] 18 [‘aseriteshemonite]	ምጽራይ ገዛ mits’irayi geza

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Mother language? Father language!

As a child, from whom did you learn your language? For sure you'll say: From mother! Most people in the world think that. The term "mother language" exists in almost all nations. The English as well as the Chinese are familiar with it. Perhaps because mothers spend more time with the children. But recent studies have come to different results. They show that our language is mostly the language of our fathers. Researchers examined genetic material and languages of mixed tribes. In such tribes, the parents came from different cultures. These tribes originated thousands of years ago. Large migratory movements were the reason for this. The genetic material of these mixed tribes was genetically analyzed. Then it was compared to the language of the tribe. Most tribes speak the language of their male ancestors. That means, the language of the country comes from the Y chromosome. So men brought their language with them to foreign lands. And the women there then adopted the new language of the men. But even today, fathers have a great deal of influence on our language. Because when learning, babies are oriented toward the language of their father. Fathers speak considerably less with their children. The male sentence structure is also simpler than that of the female. As a result, the language of the father is better suited for babies. It doesn't overwhelm them and is easier to learn as a result. That is why children prefer to imitate "Dad" when speaking rather than "Mum". Later, the mother's vocabulary shapes the child's language. In this way, mothers influence our language as well as fathers. So it should be called parental language!

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Today is Saturday.	ሎ_ ቀ_ም እ_። l_m_ k_e_a_i i_u_ ሎሚ ቀዳም እዩ። lomī k’edami iyu። ሎ_ ቀ__ እ__ l___ k______ i___ ሎሚ ቀዳም እዩ። lomī k’edami iyu። __ ___ ___ ____ _______ ____ ሎሚ ቀዳም እዩ። lomī k’edami iyu።
We have time today.	ሎ_ ግ_ ኣ_ና_ l_m_ g_z_ a_o_a_ ሎሚ ግዜ ኣሎና። lomī gizē alona። ሎ_ ግ_ ኣ___ l___ g___ a_____ ሎሚ ግዜ ኣሎና። lomī gizē alona። __ __ ____ ____ ____ ______ ሎሚ ግዜ ኣሎና። lomī gizē alona።
We are cleaning the apartment today.	ሎ_ ነ_ መ_በ_ ገ_ ከ_ጽ_ ኢ_። l_m_ n_t_ m_n_b_r_ g_z_ k_n_t_’_r_ ī_a_ ሎሚ ነቲ መንበሪ ገዛ ከነጽሪ ኢና። lomī netī meniberī geza kenets’irī īna። ሎ_ ነ_ መ___ ገ_ ከ___ ኢ__ l___ n___ m_______ g___ k_________ ī___ ሎሚ ነቲ መንበሪ ገዛ ከነጽሪ ኢና። lomī netī meniberī geza kenets’irī īna። __ __ ____ __ ____ ___ ____ ____ ________ ____ __________ ____ ሎሚ ነቲ መንበሪ ገዛ ከነጽሪ ኢና። lomī netī meniberī geza kenets’irī īna።

I am cleaning the bathroom.	ኣ_ ነ_ (_ፍ_-_መ_ጸ_ ከ_ሪ እ_። a_e n_t_ (_i_i_ī_)_e_̣_t_’_b_ k_t_’_r_ i_e_ ኣነ ነቲ (ክፍሊ-)መሕጸቢ ከጽሪ እየ። ane netī (kifilī-)meḥits’ebī kets’irī iye። ኣ_ ነ_ (_________ ከ__ እ__ a__ n___ (___________________ k_______ i___ ኣነ ነቲ (ክፍሊ-)መሕጸቢ ከጽሪ እየ። ane netī (kifilī-)meḥits’ebī kets’irī iye። __ __ __________ ___ ___ ___ ____ ____________________ ________ ____ ኣነ ነቲ (ክፍሊ-)መሕጸቢ ከጽሪ እየ። ane netī (kifilī-)meḥits’ebī kets’irī iye።
My husband is washing the car.	ሰ_ኣ_ይ ነ_ መ_ና ይ_ጽ_ እ_። s_b_’_y_y_ n_t_ m_k_n_ y_h_a_s_i_a i_u_ ሰብኣየይ ነታ መኪና ይሓጽባ እዩ። sebi’ayeyi neta mekīna yiḥats’iba iyu። ሰ____ ነ_ መ__ ይ___ እ__ s_________ n___ m_____ y__________ i___ ሰብኣየይ ነታ መኪና ይሓጽባ እዩ። sebi’ayeyi neta mekīna yiḥats’iba iyu። _____ __ ___ ____ ___ __________ ____ ______ ___________ ____ ሰብኣየይ ነታ መኪና ይሓጽባ እዩ። sebi’ayeyi neta mekīna yiḥats’iba iyu።
The children are cleaning the bicycles.	እ_ም ቆ_ዑ ን_ሽ_ለ_ታ_ የ_ሩ_ም እ_ም_ i_o_i k_o_i_u n_b_s_i_i_e_a_a_i y_t_’_r_y_m_ i_o_i_ እቶም ቆልዑ ንብሽግለታታት የጽሩዮም እዮም። itomi k’oli‘u nibishigiletatati yets’iruyomi iyomi። እ__ ቆ__ ን_______ የ____ እ___ i____ k______ n________________ y___________ i_____ እቶም ቆልዑ ንብሽግለታታት የጽሩዮም እዮም። itomi k’oli‘u nibishigiletatati yets’iruyomi iyomi። ___ ___ ________ _____ ____ _____ _______ _________________ ____________ ______ እቶም ቆልዑ ንብሽግለታታት የጽሩዮም እዮም። itomi k’oli‘u nibishigiletatati yets’iruyomi iyomi።

Grandma is watering the flowers.	ኣ_ይ ዓ_ይ ን_ን_ባ_ት ከ_ስ_ዮ ኢ_ ። a_e_i ‘_b_y_ n_‘_n_b_b_t_t_ k_t_s_t_y_ ī_a ። ኣደይ ዓባይ ንዕንባባታት ከተስትዮ ኢያ ። adeyi ‘abayi ni‘inibabatati ketesitiyo īya ። ኣ__ ዓ__ ን______ ከ____ ኢ_ ። a____ ‘_____ n_____________ k_________ ī__ ። ኣደይ ዓባይ ንዕንባባታት ከተስትዮ ኢያ ። adeyi ‘abayi ni‘inibabatati ketesitiyo īya ። ___ ___ _______ _____ __ _ _____ ______ ______________ __________ ___ _ ኣደይ ዓባይ ንዕንባባታት ከተስትዮ ኢያ ። adeyi ‘abayi ni‘inibabatati ketesitiyo īya ።
The children are cleaning up the children’s room.	እ_ም ቆ_ዑ ን_ፍ_ም ይ_ር_(_ለ_ዕ_ዎ_ እ_ም_ i_o_i k_o_i_u n_k_f_l_m_ y_s_r_‘_(_e_e_a_i_i_o_ i_o_i_ እቶም ቆልዑ ንክፍሎም ይሰርዑ(የለዓዕልዎ) እዮም። itomi k’oli‘u nikifilomi yiseri‘u(yele‘a‘iliwo) iyomi። እ__ ቆ__ ን____ ይ___________ እ___ i____ k______ n_________ y_____________________ i_____ እቶም ቆልዑ ንክፍሎም ይሰርዑ(የለዓዕልዎ) እዮም። itomi k’oli‘u nikifilomi yiseri‘u(yele‘a‘iliwo) iyomi። ___ ___ _____ ____________ ____ _____ _______ __________ ______________________ ______ እቶም ቆልዑ ንክፍሎም ይሰርዑ(የለዓዕልዎ) እዮም። itomi k’oli‘u nikifilomi yiseri‘u(yele‘a‘iliwo) iyomi።
My husband is tidying up his desk.	ሰ_ኣ_ይ ን_ረ_ዛ_ ይ_ር_ (_ለ_ዕ_)_ዩ_ s_b_’_y_y_ n_t_e_e_e_a_u y_s_r_‘_ (_i_e_a_i_o_i_u_ ሰብኣየይ ንጠረበዛኡ ይሰርዖ (ክለዓዕሎ)እዩ። sebi’ayeyi nit’erebeza’u yiseri‘o (kile‘a‘ilo)iyu። ሰ____ ን_____ ይ___ (_________ s_________ n____________ y_______ (_______________ ሰብኣየይ ንጠረበዛኡ ይሰርዖ (ክለዓዕሎ)እዩ። sebi’ayeyi nit’erebeza’u yiseri‘o (kile‘a‘ilo)iyu። _____ ______ ____ __________ __________ _____________ ________ ________________ ሰብኣየይ ንጠረበዛኡ ይሰርዖ (ክለዓዕሎ)እዩ። sebi’ayeyi nit’erebeza’u yiseri‘o (kile‘a‘ilo)iyu።

I am putting the laundry in the washing machine.	ክ_ው_ቲ ኣ_ መ_ጸ_ት የ_ት_ም እ_። k_d_w_n_t_ a_i m_h_i_s_e_ī_i y_’_t_w_m_ i_e_ ክዳውንቲ ኣብ መሕጸቢት የእትዎም እየ። kidawinitī abi meḥits’ebīti ye’itiwomi iye። ክ____ ኣ_ መ____ የ____ እ__ k_________ a__ m____________ y_________ i___ ክዳውንቲ ኣብ መሕጸቢት የእትዎም እየ። kidawinitī abi meḥits’ebīti ye’itiwomi iye። _____ __ _____ _____ ___ __________ ___ _____________ __________ ____ ክዳውንቲ ኣብ መሕጸቢት የእትዎም እየ። kidawinitī abi meḥits’ebīti ye’itiwomi iye።
I am hanging up the laundry.	ኣ_ ነ_ ክ_ው_ቲ ይ_ጥ_ም እ_። a_e n_t_ k_d_w_n_t_ y_s_t_i_̣_m_ i_e_ ኣነ ነቲ ክዳውንቲ ይሰጥሖም እየ። ane netī kidawinitī yiset’iḥomi iye። ኣ_ ነ_ ክ____ ይ____ እ__ a__ n___ k_________ y___________ i___ ኣነ ነቲ ክዳውንቲ ይሰጥሖም እየ። ane netī kidawinitī yiset’iḥomi iye። __ __ _____ _____ ___ ___ ____ __________ ____________ ____ ኣነ ነቲ ክዳውንቲ ይሰጥሖም እየ። ane netī kidawinitī yiset’iḥomi iye።
I am ironing the clothes.	ኣ_ ነ_ ክ_ው_ቲ የ_ታ_ሮ_ እ_። a_e n_t_ k_d_w_n_t_ y_s_t_r_r_m_ i_e_ ኣነ ነቲ ክዳውንቲ የስታርሮም እየ። ane netī kidawinitī yesitariromi iye። ኣ_ ነ_ ክ____ የ_____ እ__ a__ n___ k_________ y___________ i___ ኣነ ነቲ ክዳውንቲ የስታርሮም እየ። ane netī kidawinitī yesitariromi iye። __ __ _____ ______ ___ ___ ____ __________ ____________ ____ ኣነ ነቲ ክዳውንቲ የስታርሮም እየ። ane netī kidawinitī yesitariromi iye።

The windows are dirty.	እ_ም መ_ኹ_ ር_ሕ_ እ_ም_ i_o_i m_s_h_u_ī r_s_h_i_i i_o_i_ እቶም መሳኹቲ ርሳሕት እዮም። itomi mesaẖutī risaḥiti iyomi። እ__ መ___ ር___ እ___ i____ m________ r________ i_____ እቶም መሳኹቲ ርሳሕት እዮም። itomi mesaẖutī risaḥiti iyomi። ___ ____ ____ ____ _____ _________ _________ ______ እቶም መሳኹቲ ርሳሕት እዮም። itomi mesaẖutī risaḥiti iyomi።
The floor is dirty.	እ_ መ_ት ር_ሕ እ_። i_ī m_r_t_ r_s_h_i i_u_ እቲ መሬት ርሳሕ እዩ። itī merēti risaḥi iyu። እ_ መ__ ር__ እ__ i__ m_____ r______ i___ እቲ መሬት ርሳሕ እዩ። itī merēti risaḥi iyu። __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ______ _______ ____ እቲ መሬት ርሳሕ እዩ። itī merēti risaḥi iyu።
The dishes are dirty.	እ_ ኣ_ሑ -_ግ_ ር_ሕ እ_። i_ī a_̱_i_̣_ -_i_i_ī r_s_h_i i_u_ እቲ ኣቕሑ -ምግቢ ርሳሕ እዩ። itī aḵ’iḥu -migibī risaḥi iyu። እ_ ኣ__ -___ ር__ እ__ i__ a_______ -______ r______ i___ እቲ ኣቕሑ -ምግቢ ርሳሕ እዩ። itī aḵ’iḥu -migibī risaḥi iyu። __ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ________ _______ _______ ____ እቲ ኣቕሑ -ምግቢ ርሳሕ እዩ። itī aḵ’iḥu -migibī risaḥi iyu።

Who washes the windows?	ነ_ መ_ኹ_ መ_ እ_ ዘ_ር_? n_t_ m_s_h_u_ī m_n_ i_u z_t_’_r_y_? ነቲ መሳኹቲ መን እዩ ዘጸርዮ? netī mesaẖutī meni iyu zets’eriyo? ነ_ መ___ መ_ እ_ ዘ____ n___ m________ m___ i__ z__________ ነቲ መሳኹቲ መን እዩ ዘጸርዮ? netī mesaẖutī meni iyu zets’eriyo? __ ____ __ __ _____ ____ _________ ____ ___ ___________ ነቲ መሳኹቲ መን እዩ ዘጸርዮ? netī mesaẖutī meni iyu zets’eriyo?
Who does the vacuuming?	መ_ እ_ ዶ_ና ዘ_ግ_? m_n_ i_u d_r_n_ z_l_g_s_? መን እዩ ዶሮና ዘልግስ? meni iyu dorona zeligisi? መ_ እ_ ዶ__ ዘ____ m___ i__ d_____ z________ መን እዩ ዶሮና ዘልግስ? meni iyu dorona zeligisi? __ __ ___ _____ ____ ___ ______ _________ መን እዩ ዶሮና ዘልግስ? meni iyu dorona zeligisi?
Who does the dishes?	መ_ እ_ ኣ_ሑ ም_ቢ ዝ_ጽ_? m_n_ i_u a_̱_i_̣_ m_g_b_ z_h_a_s_i_i_ መን እዩ ኣቕሑ ምግቢ ዝሓጽብ? meni iyu aḵ’iḥu migibī ziḥats’ibi? መ_ እ_ ኣ__ ም__ ዝ____ m___ i__ a_______ m_____ z___________ መን እዩ ኣቕሑ ምግቢ ዝሓጽብ? meni iyu aḵ’iḥu migibī ziḥats’ibi? __ __ ___ ___ _____ ____ ___ ________ ______ ____________ መን እዩ ኣቕሑ ምግቢ ዝሓጽብ? meni iyu aḵ’iḥu migibī ziḥats’ibi?

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