False Friends at Work

The Obelisk of Axum (properly called a stele) is a magnificent 1,700-year-old monument carved from a single piece of granite, standing 24 meters tall and weighing 160 tons in the ancient city of Axum, Ethiopia. Erected during the height of the Kingdom of Aksum in the 4th century CE, it served as an elaborate grave marker for royalty, intricately sculpted to resemble a nine-story building complete with architectural details like false doors, windows, and structural beams. In 1937, during the Italian occupation of Ethiopia, the obelisk was looted by fascist soldiers, cut into three pieces, and taken to Rome as a war trophy on the orders of Benito Mussolini. Following decades of diplomatic efforts, protests, and complex logistical planning, the monument was finally repatriated by Italy and re-erected in its original home in the Tigray region in 2008, standing today as a powerful global symbol of national heritage, resilient identity, and the restitution of stolen cultural treasurs ሓወልቲ ኣኽሱም ኣብ ታሪኻዊት ከተማ ኣኽሱም፡ ትግራይ ዝርከብ፡ ቅድሚ 1,700 ዓመታት ብዘመን ንግስነት ኣኽሱም (ኣብ መበል 4 ክፍለ-ዘመን ድ.ክ.) ዝተተኽለ፡ ካብ ሓደ ሙሉእ እምኒ ፉኖላይት (ግራናይት) ዝተቐረጸ 24 ሜትሮ ቁመትን 160 ቶን ክብደትን ዘለዎ ድንቂ ሓወልቲ (ስቲለ) እዩ። እዚ ሓወልቲ እዚ፡ ናይ ነገስታት መቓብር ንምልካትን ንምኽባርን ዝተተኽለ ኮይኑ፡ ምልኩዕ ንድፊ ዘለዎም ናይ ሓሶት ማዕጾታትን መስኮታትን ሒዙ ከም ትሽዓተ ደብሪ ዘለዎ ህንጻ ተሃኒጹ ዝተቐረጸ ናይ ጥንታዊ ስነ-ህንጻን ቴክኖሎጅን መርኣያ እዩ። ብ1937 ዓ.ም. ብሰራዊት ፋሽስት ኢጣልያ ተሰቢሩን ናብ ሰለስተ ተመቒሉን ከም ናይ ውግእ ዓወት ምልክት ናብ ሮማ ተወሲዱ ነይሩ እዩ። ድሕሪ ናይ ዓሰርተታት ዓመታት ዲፕሎማሲያዊ ቃልስን ናይ ህዝቢ ጥርዓንን ግን፡ እቲ ሓወልቲ ብ2008 ዓ.ም. ብሰላም ናብ መቦቆል ዓዱ ተመሊሱ ኣብ ቦትኡ ተተኺሉ ይርከብ፤ ሎሚ ድማ ሓወልቲ ኣኽሱም ናይ ሓበንን መንነትን ህዝቢ፡ ከምኡ እውን ናይ ዓለም-ለኸ ባህላዊ ርስhandling መርኣያ ኮይኑ የገልግል ኣሎ።

Today,I hosted a recreational event for my club today. I feel a real sense of achievement.

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I ate monja with my part-time friend. It was fun to go where I wanted to go! I want to go eat again.

I watched Beauty and the Beast today. What should I watch next?

I went shopping with my friends and then went to my club activity. I was happy because I became friends with the first-year students!!

🌟 DAY 21/30: The 'SELF' Hindi Challenge 🌟 नमस्ते (Namaste)! 🙏 Welcome to Day 21! Today we are learning a word that helps you express your skills, your capability, and your confidence. It is a vital building block for talking about what you achieve every day. Today’s Word: सकता / सकती (Sakta / Sakti) Meaning: Can / To be able to How to use it: * Male speaker: "मैं हिंदी बोल सकता हूँ।" (Main Hindi bol sakta hoon) * Female speaker: "मैं हिंदी बोल सकती हूँ।" (Main Hindi bol sakti hoon) Meaning: "I can speak Hindi." 💡 TEACHER'S TIP: In Hindi, सकना (Sakna) is an auxiliary verb, meaning it always pairs up with a main action verb (like speak, eat, or go). To use it, just take the root form of any action verb and add sakta/sakti hoon. बोल (Speak) + सकती हूँ = can speak कर (Do) + सकती हूँ = can do 📝 YOUR CHALLENGE: Let's celebrate what you are capable of! Think of an action you can do in Hindi (like bol for speak, padh for read, or likh for write). Try writing your own "मैं ... सकता/सकती हूँ" sentence in the comments below. Don't worry about mistakes—just show your confidence, and I will guide you! 👇

It’s a rainy day. I don’t want to go outside. However I have to go because I have a class today. After I get back home, I want to go to bed early.

I don’t like video meeting because I don’t know where should I see.