Vocabulary

ቀድሞ

የቀድሞ ቤትው ተሸጠ።

k’edimo

yek’edimo bētiwi teshet’e.

already

The house is already sold.

በጥዋት

በጥዋት ቀድሞ ማነሳስ አለብኝ።

bet’iwati

bet’iwati k’edimo manesasi ālebinyi.

in the morning

I have to get up early in the morning.

ውስጥ

እርሱ ውስጥ ወይም ውጭ ነው፦

wisit’i

irisu wisit’i weyimi wich’i newi:-

in

Is he going in or out?

በዚያ

በዚያ ሂድ፣ ከዚያም እንደገና ጠይቅ።

bezīya

bezīya hīdi, kezīyami inidegena t’eyik’i.

there

Go there, then ask again.

ብዙ

በልጆች ዕድሜ ላይ ብዙ ገንዘብ ይቀበላሉ።

bizu

belijochi ‘idimē layi bizu genizebi yik’ebelalu.

more

Older children receive more pocket money.

በረጅም

በረጅም አድርጌ አልመታሁም!

berejimi

berejimi ādirigē ālimetahumi!

almost

I almost hit!

በጣም

ልጅው በጣም ተራበ።

bet’ami

lijiwi bet’ami terabe.

very

The child is very hungry.

ታች

ከላይ ታች ይወድቃል።

tachi

kelayi tachi yiwedik’ali.

down

He falls down from above.

ዙሪያ

ችግሩ ዙሪያ ማወራር አይገባም።

zurīya

chigiru zurīya mawerari āyigebami.

around

One should not talk around a problem.

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.

ወደታች

ወደታች ወደ ሸለቆው ይበር፣

wedetachi

wedetachi wede shelek’owi yiberi,

down

He flies down into the valley.

ሁሌ

እዚህ ሁሌ ሐይቅ ነበር።

hulē

izīhi hulē ḥāyik’i neberi.

always

There was always a lake here.