Vocabulary

ጽሩይ

ክሽነ ትጽርዮ።

ṣǝrūy

kǝšǝnǝ tṣǝryo.

clean

She cleans the kitchen.

ምሕላፍ

ዓሳ ነባሪ ብክብደት ንዅሎም እንስሳታት ይበልጹ።

m‘ḥ‘lāf

ʿāsā n‘barī b‘k‘b‘det n‘ēlom ʾensīs‘tāt y‘bl‘ṣu.

surpass

Whales surpass all animals in weight.

መልስ

ተማሃርያ ጥዕናውን ተመልሳ።

mɛls

tɑmɑħɑrjɑ tʃʔɛnɑwən tɛmɛlsɑ.

answer

The student answers the question.

መደረ ሃብ

እቲ ፖለቲከኛ ኣብ ቅድሚ ብዙሓት ተምሃሮ መደረ ይህብ ኣሎ።

mə‘dere hab

ɪtɪ polɪ‘tɪkægnæ ab kɪd‘mi bəzuhat təmə‘haro mə‘dere yə‘hab a‘lo.

give a speech

The politician is giving a speech in front of many students.

ስልጣን ምውሳድ

ኣንበጣ ስልጣን ሒዙ ኣሎ።

silt‘an miwsad

anbeta silt‘an hizu alo.

take over

The locusts have taken over.

ምድላው

ጥዑም መግቢ የዳልዉ።

məd-lāw

ṭūm məgēbī yə-dā-lū.

prepare

They prepare a delicious meal.

ምምዕባል

ሓዱሽ ስትራቴጂ ይምዕብሉ ኣለው።

m‘m‘e‘bal

hadush s‘trat‘eji yim‘e‘bilu alow.

develop

They are developing a new strategy.

ደፋር

ካብታ ነፋሪት ዘሊሎም ክወጹ ደፈሩ።

dəfar

kəbta nəfarət zələlom kwəṣu dəfaru.

dare

They dared to jump out of the airplane.

ሸለል ምባል

እቲ ቆልዓ ንቃላት ኣዲኡ ሸለል ይብሎ።

shell mibal

iti qol‘aa nqalat adiu shell yiblo.

ignore

The child ignores his mother’s words.

ኮፍ በል

ጸሓይ ክትዓርብ ከላ ኣብ ጥቓ ባሕሪ ኮፍ ትብል።

kof bel

ṣǝḥāy kǝtǝʕǝrb kǝlla ǝb ṭǝqa baḥrī kof tǝbl.

sit down

She sits by the sea at sunset.

ድሕሪ

እታ ኣደ ደድሕሪ ወዳ ትጎዪ።

dəḥri

əta ädä dädəḥri wädä tgoyi.

run after

The mother runs after her son.

ደው በል

ድሕሪ ደጊም ባዕላ ደው ክትብል ኣይትኽእልን እያ።

dēw bel

d’hrī dēgīm bā’lā dēw ktībl āyk’ēln’ya.

stand up

She can no longer stand up on her own.