Vocabulary

በቅርብ

በቅርብ ወደ ቤት ሊሄድ ይችላል።

bek’iribi

bek’iribi wede bēti līhēdi yichilali.

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soon

She can go home soon.

ትክክል

ቃላቱ ትክክል አይፃፍም።

tikikili

k’alatu tikikili āyit͟s’afimi.

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correct

The word is not spelled correctly.

ትናንት

ትናንት በከፍተኛ ዝናብ ዘነጠ።

tinaniti

tinaniti bekefitenya zinabi zenet’e.

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yesterday

It rained heavily yesterday.

በትንሽ

በትንሽ ትርፍ አለብኝ።

betinishi

betinishi tirifi ālebinyi.

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a little

I want a little more.

ሁሌ

እዚህ ሁሌ ሐይቅ ነበር።

hulē

izīhi hulē ḥāyik’i neberi.

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always

There was always a lake here.

ውስጥ

እርሱ ውስጥ ወይም ውጭ ነው፦

wisit’i

irisu wisit’i weyimi wich’i newi:-

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in

Is he going in or out?

ስፍራውም

ሳሮች በስፍራውም ተሸልሟል።

sifirawimi

sarochi besifirawimi teshelimwali.

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somewhere

A rabbit has hidden somewhere.

ብዙ

ነጎዶናዎች ብዙ አይታዩም።

bizu

negodonawochi bizu āyitayumi.

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often

Tornadoes are not often seen.

በረጅም

በረጅም አድርጌ አልመታሁም!

berejimi

berejimi ādirigē ālimetahumi!

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almost

I almost hit!

ብዙ

በልጆች ዕድሜ ላይ ብዙ ገንዘብ ይቀበላሉ።

bizu

belijochi ‘idimē layi bizu genizebi yik’ebelalu.

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more

Older children receive more pocket money.

ውጭ

ታመሙት ልጅ ውጭ መሄድ አይፈቀድለትም።

wich’i

tamemuti liji wich’i mehēdi āyifek’ediletimi.

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out

The sick child is not allowed to go out.

በነጻ

ፀጉር ብርሃን በነጻ ነው።

benets’a

t͟s’eguri birihani benets’a newi.

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for free

Solar energy is for free.