Vocabulary

ጽገና

ነቲ ገመድ ክጽግኖ ደለየ።

ṣig‘na

neti gemed kṣigno deleye.

repair

He wanted to repair the cable.

ምግምጋም

ኣፈፃፅማ እቲ ትካል ይግምግም።

miggigam

afets‘ats‘ma iti tik‘al yigiggim.

evaluate

He evaluates the performance of the company.

ይመርጹ

ጓልና መጽሓፍ ኣይትንብብን’ያ፤ ንሳ ድማ ቴለፎና እያ ትመርጽ።

yə-mər-ṣū

gāl-nā məṣḥāf āy-tənəbbəbən’ya; nə-sa dəma tēlēfōnā ēya tə-mər-ṣ.

prefer

Our daughter doesn’t read books; she prefers her phone.

ርግጽ

ኣብ ማርሻል ኣርትስ ጽቡቕ ጌርካ ክትረግጽ ክትክእል ኣለካ።

rg‘ṣ

ab marshal art‘s tsbuq gerka ktrg‘ṣ kt‘kel aleka.

kick

In martial arts, you must be able to kick well.

ደው ምባል

እታ ፖሊስ ነታ መኪና ደው ኣቢላታ።

daw məbal

əta pōlīs nəta mək‘na daw abilata.

stop

The policewoman stops the car.

ምህናጽ

እቶም ቆልዑ ነዊሕ ግምቢ ይሰርሑ ኣለዉ።

miḥnäts

itom qol‘u nwiḥ gimbi yisärḥu älū.

build

The children are building a tall tower.

ናብ

እታ ጓል ናብ ኣዲኣ ገጻ ትጎዪ።

näb

əta gäl näb ʾädiä gäṣṣa tgoyi.

run towards

The girl runs towards her mother.

ምልላይ

ሓዳስ ኣፍቃሪቱ ምስ ወለዱ የላልይ ኣሎ።

m‘llāy

ḥadās āf‘qārītu mis wēlūdū y‘lalay ālo.

introduce

He is introducing his new girlfriend to his parents.

ኣንብብ

ብዘይ መነጽር ከንብብ ኣይክእልን’የ።

ʾənbəb

bəzey mənəsər kənbəb ʾaykəʿəln‘yə.

read

I can’t read without glasses.

ምሕላፍ ብ

ክልቲኦም ኣብ ነንሕድሕዶም ይሓልፉ።

mihlaf bi

kilt‘om āb nēnhēdhōdom yihālfu.

pass by

The two pass by each other.

ምክፍፋል

ዕዮ ገዛ ኣብ ነንሕድሕዶም ይመቓቕሉ።

məkfəfal

ʿeyo gəza ʾab nənəhdəḥdom yəməqaqlu.

divide

They divide the housework among themselves.

ይቕጽል

ካራቫን ጉዕዞኡ ይቕጽል።

yi-qtil

ka-ra-van gu-e-zo-u yi-qtil.

continue

The caravan continues its journey.