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55 [fifty-five]

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55 [ሓምሳንሓሙሽተን] 55 [ḥamisaniḥamushiteni]	ምስራሕ misiraḥi

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Long words, short words

The length of a word is dependent upon its informative content. This has been shown by an American study. Researchers evaluated words from ten European languages. This was achieved with the help of a computer. The computer analyzed various words with a program. In the process, it used a formula to calculate the informative content. The results were clear. The shorter a word is, the less information it conveys. Interestingly, we use short words more often than long words. The reason for this could lie in the efficiency of speech. When we speak, we concentrate on the most important thing. Therefore, words without much information mustn't be too long. This guarantees we don't spend too much time on unimportant things. The correlation between length and content has another advantage. It ensures that the informative content always remains the same. That is to say, we always say the same amount in a certain period of time. For example, we can use a few long words. But we can also use many short words. It doesn't matter what we decide: The informative content remains the same. As a result, our speech has a consistent rhythm. This makes it easier for listeners to follow us. If the amount of information were always varied, it would be difficult. Our listeners couldn't adapt well to our speech. Comprehension would thus be made difficult. He who wants the best chance of being understood should use short words. Since short words are better comprehended than long ones. Therefore, the principle goes: Keep It Short and Simple! In short: KISS!

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What do you do for a living?	ሞ_ኹ_ እ_ታ_ እ_? m_y_h_u_i i_i_a_i i_u_ ሞያኹም እንታይ እዩ? moyaẖumi initayi iyu? ሞ___ እ___ እ__ m________ i______ i___ ሞያኹም እንታይ እዩ? moyaẖumi initayi iyu? ____ ____ ___ _________ _______ ____ ሞያኹም እንታይ እዩ? moyaẖumi initayi iyu?
My husband is a doctor.	ሰ_ኣ_ይ ሞ_ኡ ሓ_ም እ_ ። s_b_’_y_y_ m_y_’_ h_a_ī_i i_u ። ሰብኣየይ ሞይኡ ሓኪም እዩ ። sebi’ayeyi moyi’u ḥakīmi iyu ። ሰ____ ሞ__ ሓ__ እ_ ። s_________ m_____ h______ i__ ። ሰብኣየይ ሞይኡ ሓኪም እዩ ። sebi’ayeyi moyi’u ḥakīmi iyu ። _____ ___ ___ __ _ __________ ______ _______ ___ _ ሰብኣየይ ሞይኡ ሓኪም እዩ ። sebi’ayeyi moyi’u ḥakīmi iyu ።
I work as a nurse part-time.	ኣ_ ክ_ብ ፍ_ቂ መ_ል_ ከ_ ነ_ስ_ሓ_ዚ_ ሓ_ም_ እ_ር_። a_e k_s_b_ f_r_k_ī m_‘_l_t_ k_m_ n_r_s_(_̣_g_z_t_ h_a_ī_i_ i_e_i_̣_። ኣነ ክሳብ ፍርቂ መዓልቲ ከም ነርስ(ሓጋዚት ሓኪም) እሰርሕ። ane kisabi firik’ī me‘alitī kemi nerisi(ḥagazīti ḥakīmi) iseriḥi። ኣ_ ክ__ ፍ__ መ___ ከ_ ነ_______ ሓ___ እ____ a__ k_____ f______ m_______ k___ n_______________ h_______ i________ ኣነ ክሳብ ፍርቂ መዓልቲ ከም ነርስ(ሓጋዚት ሓኪም) እሰርሕ። ane kisabi firik’ī me‘alitī kemi nerisi(ḥagazīti ḥakīmi) iseriḥi። __ ___ ___ ____ __ ________ ____ _____ ___ ______ _______ ________ ____ ________________ ________ _________ ኣነ ክሳብ ፍርቂ መዓልቲ ከም ነርስ(ሓጋዚት ሓኪም) እሰርሕ። ane kisabi firik’ī me‘alitī kemi nerisi(ḥagazīti ḥakīmi) iseriḥi።

We will soon receive our pension.	ኣ_ ቀ_ባ ጥ_ታ ክ_ቕ_ል ኢ_። a_i k_e_e_a t_i_o_a k_n_k_’_b_l_ ī_a_ ኣብ ቀረባ ጥሮታ ክንቕበል ኢና። abi k’ereba t’irota kiniḵ’ibeli īna። ኣ_ ቀ__ ጥ__ ክ____ ኢ__ a__ k______ t______ k___________ ī___ ኣብ ቀረባ ጥሮታ ክንቕበል ኢና። abi k’ereba t’irota kiniḵ’ibeli īna። __ ___ ___ _____ ___ ___ _______ _______ ____________ ____ ኣብ ቀረባ ጥሮታ ክንቕበል ኢና። abi k’ereba t’irota kiniḵ’ibeli īna።
But taxes are high.	ግ_ እ_ ቀ_ጽ ላ_ሊ እ_። g_n_ i_ī k_e_e_s_i l_‘_l_ i_u_ ግን እቲ ቀረጽ ላዕሊ እዩ። gini itī k’erets’i la‘ilī iyu። ግ_ እ_ ቀ__ ላ__ እ__ g___ i__ k________ l_____ i___ ግን እቲ ቀረጽ ላዕሊ እዩ። gini itī k’erets’i la‘ilī iyu። __ __ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ _________ ______ ____ ግን እቲ ቀረጽ ላዕሊ እዩ። gini itī k’erets’i la‘ilī iyu።
And health insurance is expensive.	ከ_ ኡ_ን ኢ_ሹ_ን_ ክ_ር እ_። k_m_ u_i_i ī_i_h_r_n_s_ k_b_r_ i_u_ ከም ኡውን ኢንሹራንስ ክቡር እዩ። kemi uwini īnishuranisi kiburi iyu። ከ_ ኡ__ ኢ_____ ክ__ እ__ k___ u____ ī___________ k_____ i___ ከም ኡውን ኢንሹራንስ ክቡር እዩ። kemi uwini īnishuranisi kiburi iyu። __ ___ ______ ___ ___ ____ _____ ____________ ______ ____ ከም ኡውን ኢንሹራንስ ክቡር እዩ። kemi uwini īnishuranisi kiburi iyu።

What would you like to become some day?	እ_ታ_ ኢ_ ክ_ከ_ን ት_ሊ_ i_i_a_i ī_̱_ k_t_k_w_n_ t_d_l_? እንታይ ኢኻ ክትከውን ትደሊ? initayi īẖa kitikewini tidelī? እ___ ኢ_ ክ____ ት___ i______ ī___ k_________ t______ እንታይ ኢኻ ክትከውን ትደሊ? initayi īẖa kitikewini tidelī? ____ __ _____ ____ _______ ____ __________ _______ እንታይ ኢኻ ክትከውን ትደሊ? initayi īẖa kitikewini tidelī?
I would like to become an engineer.	ኣ_ አ_ጂ_ር ክ_ው_ እ_ል_። a_e ā_i_ī_ī_i k_h_e_i_i i_e_i_e_ ኣነ አንጂኒር ክኸውን እደልየ። ane ānijīnīri kiẖewini ideliye። ኣ_ አ____ ክ___ እ____ a__ ā________ k________ i_______ ኣነ አንጂኒር ክኸውን እደልየ። ane ānijīnīri kiẖewini ideliye። __ _____ ____ _____ ___ _________ _________ ________ ኣነ አንጂኒር ክኸውን እደልየ። ane ānijīnīri kiẖewini ideliye።
I want to go to college.	ኣ_ ዩ_ቨ_ስ_ ክ_ሃ_ እ_ ዝ_ል_። a_i y_n_v_r_s_t_ k_m_h_r_ i_e z_d_l_y_። ኣብ ዩኒቨርስቲ ክመሃር እየ ዝደልየ። abi yunīverisitī kimehari iye zideliye። ኣ_ ዩ_____ ክ___ እ_ ዝ____ a__ y___________ k_______ i__ z________ ኣብ ዩኒቨርስቲ ክመሃር እየ ዝደልየ። abi yunīverisitī kimehari iye zideliye። __ ______ ____ __ _____ ___ ____________ ________ ___ _________ ኣብ ዩኒቨርስቲ ክመሃር እየ ዝደልየ። abi yunīverisitī kimehari iye zideliye።

I am an intern.	ኣ_ ፕ_ክ_ካ_ት_ተ_ማ_ ኣ_ ት_ል_ እ_። a_e p_r_k_t_k_n_t_(_e_e_a_ī a_i t_k_l_) i_e_ ኣነ ፕራክቲካንት(ተጀማሪ ኣብ ትካል) እየ። ane pirakitīkaniti(tejemarī abi tikali) iye። ኣ_ ፕ___________ ኣ_ ት___ እ__ a__ p______________________ a__ t______ i___ ኣነ ፕራክቲካንት(ተጀማሪ ኣብ ትካል) እየ። ane pirakitīkaniti(tejemarī abi tikali) iye። __ ____________ __ ____ ___ ___ _______________________ ___ _______ ____ ኣነ ፕራክቲካንት(ተጀማሪ ኣብ ትካል) እየ። ane pirakitīkaniti(tejemarī abi tikali) iye።
I do not earn much.	ብ_ሕ እ_ት የ_ለ_ን_ b_z_h_i i_o_i y_b_l_y_n_። ብዙሕ እቶት የብለይን። bizuḥi itoti yebileyini። ብ__ እ__ የ_____ b______ i____ y__________ ብዙሕ እቶት የብለይን። bizuḥi itoti yebileyini። ___ ___ ______ _______ _____ ___________ ብዙሕ እቶት የብለይን። bizuḥi itoti yebileyini።
I am doing an internship abroad.	ኣ_ ፕ_ክ_ኩ_ ኣ_ ወ_ኢ ክ_ብ_‘_። a_e p_r_k_t_k_m_ a_i w_t_’_’_ k_g_b_r_‘_e_ ኣነ ፕራክቲኩም ኣብ ወጻኢ ክገብር‘የ። ane pirakitīkumi abi wets’a’ī kigebiri‘ye። ኣ_ ፕ_____ ኣ_ ወ__ ክ______ a__ p___________ a__ w_______ k___________ ኣነ ፕራክቲኩም ኣብ ወጻኢ ክገብር‘የ። ane pirakitīkumi abi wets’a’ī kigebiri‘ye። __ ______ __ ___ _______ ___ ____________ ___ ________ ____________ ኣነ ፕራክቲኩም ኣብ ወጻኢ ክገብር‘የ። ane pirakitīkumi abi wets’a’ī kigebiri‘ye።

That is my boss.	እ_ ሓ_ፋ_ እ_። i_ī h_a_a_a_i i_u_ እዚ ሓላፋይ እዩ። izī ḥalafayi iyu። እ_ ሓ___ እ__ i__ h________ i___ እዚ ሓላፋይ እዩ። izī ḥalafayi iyu። __ ____ ___ ___ _________ ____ እዚ ሓላፋይ እዩ። izī ḥalafayi iyu።
I have nice colleagues.	ብ_ኻ_ ም_ር_ቲ ኣ_አ_ኒ ። b_r_h_a_i m_s_r_h_i_ī a_e_ā_u_ī ። ብሩኻት ምሳርሕቲ ኣለአዉኒ ። biruẖati misariḥitī ale’āwunī ። ብ___ ም____ ኣ____ ። b________ m__________ a________ ። ብሩኻት ምሳርሕቲ ኣለአዉኒ ። biruẖati misariḥitī ale’āwunī ። ____ _____ _____ _ _________ ___________ _________ _ ብሩኻት ምሳርሕቲ ኣለአዉኒ ። biruẖati misariḥitī ale’āwunī ።
We always go to the cafeteria at noon.	ፋ_ስ ኩ_ ግ_ ና_ ካ_ቲ_(_እ_ቶ ቤ_-_ግ_) ኢ_ ን_ይ_ ። f_d_s_ k_l_ g_z_ n_b_ k_n_t_n_(_i_i_h_t_ b_t_-_e_i_ī_ ī_a n_h_e_i_i ። ፋዱስ ኩሉ ግዜ ናብ ካንቲነ(ንእሽቶ ቤት-መግቢ) ኢና ንኸይድ ። fadusi kulu gizē nabi kanitīne(ni’ishito bēti-megibī) īna niẖeyidi ። ፋ__ ኩ_ ግ_ ና_ ካ________ ቤ______ ኢ_ ን___ ። f_____ k___ g___ n___ k_________________ b___________ ī__ n________ ። ፋዱስ ኩሉ ግዜ ናብ ካንቲነ(ንእሽቶ ቤት-መግቢ) ኢና ንኸይድ ። fadusi kulu gizē nabi kanitīne(ni’ishito bēti-megibī) īna niẖeyidi ። ___ __ __ __ _________ _______ __ ____ _ ______ ____ ____ ____ __________________ ____________ ___ _________ _ ፋዱስ ኩሉ ግዜ ናብ ካንቲነ(ንእሽቶ ቤት-መግቢ) ኢና ንኸይድ ። fadusi kulu gizē nabi kanitīne(ni’ishito bēti-megibī) īna niẖeyidi ።

I am looking for a job.	ኣ_ ስ_ሕ እ_ሊ ኣ_ኹ_ a_e s_r_h_i i_e_ī a_o_̱_። ኣነ ስራሕ እደሊ ኣሎኹ። ane siraḥi idelī aloẖu። ኣ_ ስ__ እ__ ኣ___ a__ s______ i____ a______ ኣነ ስራሕ እደሊ ኣሎኹ። ane siraḥi idelī aloẖu። __ ___ ___ ____ ___ _______ _____ _______ ኣነ ስራሕ እደሊ ኣሎኹ። ane siraḥi idelī aloẖu።
I have already been unemployed for a year.	ኣ_ ን_ደ ዓ_ት ስ_ሕ_ኣ_ቦ ኮ_ነ_ a_e n_h_a_e ‘_m_t_ s_r_h_i_a_i_o k_y_n_። ኣነ ንሓደ ዓመት ስራሕ-ኣልቦ ኮይነ። ane niḥade ‘ameti siraḥi-alibo koyine። ኣ_ ን__ ዓ__ ስ______ ኮ___ a__ n______ ‘_____ s____________ k______ ኣነ ንሓደ ዓመት ስራሕ-ኣልቦ ኮይነ። ane niḥade ‘ameti siraḥi-alibo koyine። __ ___ ___ _______ ____ ___ _______ ______ _____________ _______ ኣነ ንሓደ ዓመት ስራሕ-ኣልቦ ኮይነ። ane niḥade ‘ameti siraḥi-alibo koyine።
There are too many unemployed people in this country.	ኣ_ዚ ሃ_ር_ዚ ስ_ሕ ኣ_ቦ_ነ_ በ_ሑ_ a_i_ī h_g_r_‘_ī s_r_h_i a_i_o_i_e_i b_z_h_u_ ኣብዚ ሃገር‘ዚ ስራሕ ኣልቦንነት በዚሑ። abizī hageri‘zī siraḥi alibonineti bezīḥu። ኣ__ ሃ____ ስ__ ኣ_____ በ___ a____ h________ s______ a__________ b_______ ኣብዚ ሃገር‘ዚ ስራሕ ኣልቦንነት በዚሑ። abizī hageri‘zī siraḥi alibonineti bezīḥu። ___ _____ ___ ______ ____ _____ _________ _______ ___________ ________ ኣብዚ ሃገር‘ዚ ስራሕ ኣልቦንነት በዚሑ። abizī hageri‘zī siraḥi alibonineti bezīḥu።

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