Vocabulary

ነቐፍ

እቲ ሓላፊ ነቲ ሰራሕተኛ ይነቕፎ።

neḳef

iti ḥalafi neti seraḥtegna yeneḳfo.

criticize

The boss criticizes the employee.

ምውሳን

ኣየናይ ጫማ ከም እትኽደን ክትውስን ኣይትኽእልን’ያ።

mǝwsān

aye’nāy čāma kǝm ǝtkǝden kǝtǝwsǝn aytǝkǝ’ǝln’ya.

decide

She can’t decide which shoes to wear.

ደው ምባል

እታ ሰበይቲ ንሓንቲ መኪና ደው ትብል።

daw məbal

əta səbeytī nḥantī mək‘na daw təbl.

stop

The woman stops a car.

ደው ምባል

እታ ፖሊስ ነታ መኪና ደው ኣቢላታ።

daw məbal

əta pōlīs nəta mək‘na daw abilata.

stop

The policewoman stops the car.

ዘሊሉ

ናብ ማይ ዘሊሉ ኣተወ።

zēlīlu

nab māy zēlīlu ātēw.

jump

He jumped into the water.

ክገድፉ ይደልዩ

ካብ ሆቴላ ክትወጽእ ትደሊ።

k‘gedfu yideluyu

kab hotel‘a kitewo‘ts‘e t‘deli.

want to leave

She wants to leave her hotel.

ልምምድ

መዓልታዊ ብስኬትቦርዱ ይለማመድ።

ləm-məd

məʿāl-tāwī bə-skēt-bōrdū yə-lə-māməd.

practice

He practices every day with his skateboard.

ተስፋ

ብዙሓት ኣብ ኤውሮጳ ዝሓሸ መጻኢ ክህሉ ተስፋ ኣለዎም።

t‘sfa

b‘zuhāt ab ewrōpā z‘hāshē m‘sā‘ī k‘hīlu t‘sfa alēwom.

hope

Many hope for a better future in Europe.

ጽሓፍ

ደብዳቤ ይጽሕፍ ኣሎ።

tshaf

debdabe yts’haf alo.

write

He is writing a letter.

ፍቀድ

ኣቦይ ብኣካልኩም ኮምፒዩተርኩም ኣይፍቀድን።

feqed

aboy bakalkum kompiyoter‘kum ayfeqeden.

allow

The father didn’t allow him to use his computer.

ምድግጋም

ፓፓጋሎይ ስመይ ክደግም ይኽእል እዩ።

midig‘gam

papagaloy semey k‘deg‘m yik‘el eyu.

repeat

My parrot can repeat my name.

ምክልኻል

ህጻናት ክሕለዉ ኣለዎም።

məkəl‘khal

ḥəsänat kəhələwom alom.

protect

Children must be protected.