Vocabulary

ስሓብ ኣውጽእ

ከመይ ኢሉ እዩ ነታ ዓባይ ዓሳ ክስሕባ?

səḥab awṣ‘ä

kəmey ilu eyu nata ‘abay ‘asa ksəḥba?

pull out

How is he going to pull out that big fish?

ተታይዶ

ዓሳ ኩሉ ኣብ ውሕጢ ተታይዶ።

tɛtɑjdo

ʕɑsɑ kuːlu ʔɑb wɪħtɪ tɛtɑjdo.

appear

A huge fish suddenly appeared in the water.

ምሉእ ብምሉእ

ነቲ ከቢድ ዕማም ፈጺሞምዎ ኣለዉ።

mlu‘ bmlu‘

neti kibid imam fetsimomwo alew.

complete

They have completed the difficult task.

ምድግጋም

በጃኻ ከምኡ ክትደግሞ ትኽእል ዲኻ?

midig‘gam

bejak‘a kem‘u k‘tidgemo tik‘el dik‘a?

repeat

Can you please repeat that?

ጉዕዞ

ብኤውሮጳ ምጉዓዝ ንፈቱ።

gu‘uzo

beurope mig‘az neftu.

travel

We like to travel through Europe.

ተስፋ ን

ኣብ’ቲ ጸወታ ዕድል ክረክብ ተስፋ እገብር ኣለኹ።

t‘sfa n

ab‘ti s‘w‘tā ‘ūdl k‘rk‘b t‘sfa ēgbr alēku.

hope for

I’m hoping for luck in the game.

ምቕላል

ንህጻናት ዝተሓላለኹ ነገራት ከተቃልሎም ኣለካ።

mǝkʼǝlal

nǝḥśānāt zǝtǝḥlālǝkǝ nǝgǝrāt kǝtǝqāllǝlǝm ǝllǝka.

simplify

You have to simplify complicated things for children.

ይመርጹ

ብዙሓት ህጻናት ካብ ጥዕናዊ ነገራት ካራሜላ ይመርጹ።

yə-mər-ṣū

bə-zūḥāt ḥṣānāt kab təʿnāwī nəgārāt kārāmēlā yə-mər-ṣū.

prefer

Many children prefer candy to healthy things.

መልሲ

ኩሉ ግዜ መጀመርታ እያ ትምልስ።

mel‘si

kulu gez‘e mejemerta eya timlis.

reply

She always replies first.

ማለት

እዚ ኣብ መሬት ዘሎ ምልክት እንታይ ማለት እዩ?

malt

ezi ab mərət zəlo məlkət əntay malt əyu?

mean

What does this coat of arms on the floor mean?

ደው ምባል

እቲ ደያቢ እምባ ኣብ ጫፍ ደው ኢሉ ኣሎ።

dēw mbal

itī dayābī īmba ab chaf dēw īlu ālo.

stand

The mountain climber is standing on the peak.

ተስፋ ምቑራጽ

እዚ ይኣክል፡ ተስፋ ንቖርጽ ኣለና!

t’esfa m’quráts

ézí yak’l: t’esfa n’qor’ts aléna!

give up

That’s enough, we’re giving up!