Vocabulary

በጣም

እርሷ በጣም ስለት ናት።

bet’ami

iriswa bet’ami sileti nati.

quite

She is quite slim.

ብዙ

በልጆች ዕድሜ ላይ ብዙ ገንዘብ ይቀበላሉ።

bizu

belijochi ‘idimē layi bizu genizebi yik’ebelalu.

more

Older children receive more pocket money.

መጀመሪያ

ደህንነት በመጀመሪያ ነው።

mejemerīya

dehinineti bemejemerīya newi.

first

Safety comes first.

ቤት

ወታደሩ ወደ ቤት ለማለፍ ይፈልጋል።

bēti

wetaderu wede bēti lemalefi yifeligali.

home

The soldier wants to go home to his family.

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.

ወደላይ

ተራራውን ወደላይ ይሰራራል።

wedelayi

terarawini wedelayi yiserarali.

up

He is climbing the mountain up.

አብሮ

ሁለቱ አብሮ መጫወት ይወዳሉ።

ābiro

huletu ābiro mech’aweti yiwedalu.

together

The two like to play together.

በቅርብ

በቅርብ ንግድ ህንፃ ይከፈታል።

bek’iribi

bek’iribi nigidi hinit͟s’a yikefetali.

soon

A commercial building will be opened here soon.

በግርፋ

በግርፋ ባንዳ ጋዜጠኛ ነው።

begirifa

begirifa banida gazēt’enya newi.

half

The glass is half empty.

ለምሳሌ

ይህ ቀለም ለምሳሌ እንዴት ይመስላልን?

lemisalē

yihi k’elemi lemisalē inidēti yimesilalini?

for example

How do you like this color, for example?

ውጭ

ታመሙት ልጅ ውጭ መሄድ አይፈቀድለትም።

wich’i

tamemuti liji wich’i mehēdi āyifek’ediletimi.

out

The sick child is not allowed to go out.

ትክክል

ቃላቱ ትክክል አይፃፍም።

tikikili

k’alatu tikikili āyit͟s’afimi.

correct

The word is not spelled correctly.