Vocabulary

በትንሽ

በትንሽ ትርፍ አለብኝ።

betinishi

betinishi tirifi ālebinyi.

a little

I want a little more.

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.

በሌሊት

በሌሊት ጨረቃ ይበራል።

belēlīti

belēlīti ch’erek’a yiberali.

at night

The moon shines at night.

በፊት

በፊት ከምንም ነበረች።

befīti

befīti keminimi neberechi.

before

She was fatter before than now.

በቅርብ

በቅርብ ወደ ቤት ሊሄድ ይችላል።

bek’iribi

bek’iribi wede bēti līhēdi yichilali.

soon

She can go home soon.

ብቻ

በስብስባው ላይ ሰው ብቻ አለ።

bicha

besibisibawi layi sewi bicha āle.

only

There is only one man sitting on the bench.

ብቻውን

በብቻዬ ያህል ምሽቱን እያበላሻሁ ነው።

bichawini

bebichayē yahili mishituni iyabelashahu newi.

alone

I am enjoying the evening all alone.

ወደ ታች

ወደ ውሃው ውስጥ ይወርዳል።

wede tachi

wede wihawi wisit’i yiweridali.

down

She jumps down into the water.

ለምሳሌ

ይህ ቀለም ለምሳሌ እንዴት ይመስላልን?

lemisalē

yihi k’elemi lemisalē inidēti yimesilalini?

for example

How do you like this color, for example?

ቢዝት

ፀጉር ላላደርሱ ቢዝት ዋጋ አልነበረም።

bīziti

t͟s’eguri laladerisu bīziti waga ālineberemi.

at least

The hairdresser did not cost much at least.

በቶሎ

በቶሎ ተነሳች።

betolo

betolo tenesachi.

just

She just woke up.

ምንም ስፍራ

ይህ የእግር ወጥ ምንም ስፍራ አይደርስም።

minimi sifira

yihi ye’igiri wet’i minimi sifira āyiderisimi.

nowhere

These tracks lead to nowhere.