Vocabulary

በነጻ

ፀጉር ብርሃን በነጻ ነው።

benets’a

t͟s’eguri birihani benets’a newi.

for free

Solar energy is for free.

በትክል

ታንኩ በትክል ባዶ ነው።

betikili

taniku betikili bado newi.

almost

The tank is almost empty.

ቤት

ወታደሩ ወደ ቤት ለማለፍ ይፈልጋል።

bēti

wetaderu wede bēti lemalefi yifeligali.

home

The soldier wants to go home to his family.

ወደላይ

ተራራውን ወደላይ ይሰራራል።

wedelayi

terarawini wedelayi yiserarali.

up

He is climbing the mountain up.

በግራ

በግራ መርከብ ማየት እንችላለን።

begira

begira merikebi mayeti inichilaleni.

left

On the left, you can see a ship.

ብዙ

በልጆች ዕድሜ ላይ ብዙ ገንዘብ ይቀበላሉ።

bizu

belijochi ‘idimē layi bizu genizebi yik’ebelalu.

more

Older children receive more pocket money.

በጣም

ሥራው እኔ ላይ በጣም ብዙ ሆኗል።

bet’ami

širawi inē layi bet’ami bizu honwali.

too much

The work is getting too much for me.

አይ

እኔ አይቲን ከክታፉ አልወደውም።

āyi

inē āyitīni kekitafu āliwedewimi.

not

I do not like the cactus.

በትንሽ

በትንሽ ትርፍ አለብኝ።

betinishi

betinishi tirifi ālebinyi.

a little

I want a little more.

ውጭ

እርሱ ከእስር ቤት ውጭ ለመውጣት ይፈልጋል።

wich’i

irisu ke’isiri bēti wich’i lemewit’ati yifeligali.

out

He would like to get out of prison.

በመቶውን ቀን

እናቱን በመቶውን ቀን ማስራት ይገባታል።

bemetowini k’eni

inatuni bemetowini k’eni masirati yigebatali.

all day

The mother has to work all day.

ረጅግ

ረጅግ ጥቂት በጠባቂው መውለድ ተገድሁ።

rejigi

rejigi t’ik’īti bet’ebak’īwi mewiledi tegedihu.

long

I had to wait long in the waiting room.