Caalii
Yooyyaa! English Together Afaan Inglizii waliwajjin mata duree tibbanaa irratti mari’annuu fi qooqa dubbachuun si barbaachisu si qoodnutti baga nagana dhufte. Ani Caaliidha, akkasumas Saamii fi Toom naa waliin jiru.

Sam
Hi, I’m Sam. Welcome to the programme!

Tom
And I’m Tom. Hello everyone!

Caalii
Har’a waa’ee hirribaa dubbana. Hundi keenyayyu hirriba ni barbaanna, garuu muraasni keenyammoo kanneen biroorra daran barbaanna. Teessuma isaa biyya Ameerikaa kan godhate dhaabbanni Hirribaa Biyyoolessaa irraa gaafiin argame kunooti: Giddugaleessatti yeroo dheeraaf eenytu rafa?
a. Daa’imman dhiyoo dhalatan
b. dargaggoowwan
c. jaarrolee

Tom
I think it might be C. the elderly, because my grandfather falls asleep all the time. In fact, sometimes he even falls asleep at the dinner table!

Sam
I don’t know. Teenagers can stay in bed for days!

Caalii
We’ll give the answer later in the programme! Ammammoo, odeeffannoo waa’ee maaliif hiriba rafuun nubarbaachise jedhurratti jalqabaa kan NPR irratti dhihaate kana haacaqasnu.

News insert
The recommendation from the World Health Organisation is that adults should sleep 8 hours a night, but why? The answer lies in the results of recent studies, which show that there is a direct connection between how long we sleep and how long we live. Matthew Walker, from the Centre for Human Sleep Science at the University of California, Berkeley, says the less you sleep, the more at risk we are from heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s and more, confirming that short sleep predicts a shorter life.

Tom
Do you know, I never get 8 hours of sleep a night… I’m busy, I have other things to do apart from go to sleep.

Sam
Tom, the news story says that’s not good for you! If you’re sleep-deprived, you could have health problems.

Caalii
‘Sleep-deprived’ jechuun hirriba gahaa rafuu dhabuudha.

Tom
But isn’t everybody sleep-deprived these days? I mean, who really gets 8 hours of sleep a night? I know I don’t, for sure!

Sam
I do! I always make sure I get at least 7.5 hours a night.

Tom
How? You’re a really early riser!

Caalii
‘Early riser’ jechuun dursanii dammaqu. Yeah, Sam, you’re always at work so early.

Sam
I’ve always been an early riser, so I just make sure I go to bed early. And I never use my phone, or computer, or drink any coffee before I go to bed.

Tom
Mmh, that might be my problem. I always have a coffee after my dinner...and then I can’t sleep...and then I’m exhausted the next day.

Caalii
‘Exhausted’ jechuun bututtu/ mudhukuu. Coffee is not a good idea, Tom.

Sam
Yeah, you always look exhausted in the morning.

Tom
Thanks! That’s why I always need a coffee.

Sam
How many hours of sleep do you get, Tom?

Tom
Probably about 6 hours of sleep a night.

Caalii
Yeroon amma kun battalee duraan hojjenetti deebi’uuf yeroo gaariidha: Eenyutu yeroo dheeraa rafaa?
a. Daa’imman dhiyoo dhalatan
b. dargaggoowwan
c. manguddoowwan
Deebiin kanaa: Daa’imman dhiyoo dhalatanii dha.

Sam
So, how can we make sure you get more sleep, Tom?

Tom
Well, you don’t need to worry about me, because I always have a lie-in at the weekend.

Caalii
‘Have a lie-in’ jechuun ciisicharra turu/ siree keessa turu. But do you think it’s possible to ‘catch up’ qaqqabuu/ bira gahuu on sleep?

Sam
Yeah, I don’t think you can pay back the sleep you missed by having a lie-in.

Caalii
And you need to stop drinking coffee...

Tom
Ok, you two, have you finished? I’m exhausted just listening to you now! In fact, I think I need a coffee.

Caalii
It’s only because we care, Tom!
Atihoo? Halkan sa’aa 8 ciistamoo ‘sleep-deprived’ taate jirta? Sanbatta fi Dilbata ‘have a lie-in’ feetaa?
Torban kanaaf nagaa otoo sitti hindhaamiin dura, waa’ee jechoota har’a dubbachaa ture haa’ilaallu - hundisaanii hirriba/ciisicha waliin kan walqabataniidha: ‘sleep-deprived’ hirriba gaha dhabuu, ‘an early riser’ kan dursee damaqqu, ‘exhuasted’ bututuu/mudhukuu, fi ‘to have a lie-in’ cisaa turuu.
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