Vocabulary

ኣብ ለሊቲ

ኣብ ለሊቲ ዓይብ ይዕዘን።

ʔab lɛlɪtɪ

ʔab lɛlɪtɪ ʕajb jɛʕzɛn.

at night

The moon shines at night.

ኣብዚ

ኣብዚ እቶም ጌጋ ኣሎ።

ʔabzi

ʔabzi ətom gega ʔalo.

there

The goal is there.

ለውጢ

ኣብ ዚ ቦታ ለውጢ ውሽጢ ክነብር ነበር።

lɛwʕɪ

ʔab zɪ bɔta lɛwʕɪ wʊʃʼɛtɪ kɛnɛbɾ nɛbɾ.

always

There was always a lake here.

ለምዚ

ልጆች ለምዚ ሓሳባት እዮም እዮም ክርከቡ ይርግጡ።

ləmzi

ləjoč ləmzi hasabat ʔəjom ʔəjom krəkbu jərgətu.

why

Children want to know why everything is as it is.

ኣብቲ

ኣብቲ ውሕጃት ይገድም።

abti

abti wəḥḥat yəgədem.

into

They jump into the water.

በረድኤት

ኣብ ባይታ ምድሪ በረድኤት እምበር ኣለኩ።

bəräd‘ät

ab bayta mədri bəräd‘ät əmbär alku.

long

I had to wait long in the waiting room.

ዝያዳ

ሕፃናት ከበር ክፍልጥ ዝያዳ ይቀበሉ።

zi‘jada

ħə‘tsʼanat kə‘bər kəfɪl‘tʃ zi‘jada jə‘kʼəblu.

more

Older children receive more pocket money.

በነጻ

ናይ ፀሐይ ኃይል በነጻ ነውጽኦም!

bɛnʧa

naɪ ʦʼəhay xayl bɛnʧa nəwʦʼom!

for free

Solar energy is for free.

ትማሊ

ትማሊ ኣይ ኮም።

təmali

təmali ay kom.

yesterday

It rained heavily yesterday.

ብዙሕ

ስራሕቲ ኣብዚ ብዙሕ ኣይነበረን።

bəzuḥ

səraḥti abzi bəzuḥ aynəbərən.

too much

The work is getting too much for me.

ብቻ

ኣብ ማእዳ ብቻ ሰብ ክልተት ይቕመጥ።

bɪʧa

ʔab maʔɛda bɪʧa sɛb kɪltət jɪkʼɛmɛt.

only

There is only one man sitting on the bench.

ብጥምቀት

ብጥምቀት ኣውጺኣ።

bə‘tʼɪm‘kʼət

bə‘tʼɪm‘kʼət ʔaw‘tsiə.

almost

I almost hit!