Vocabulary

ሓዊ

እቲ ሓላፊ ካብ ስራሕ ኣባሪርዎ ኣሎ።

hawi

eti halafi kab sirah abarirwo alo.

fire

The boss has fired him.

ምትካል

ጓለይ ኣፓርታማኣ ከተቕውም ትደሊ ኣላ።

mǝtkal

gu‘ālǝy ǝpǝrtǝmǝ‘ā ktǝ‘ǝwm tǝdelǝ ala.

set up

My daughter wants to set up her apartment.

ሽፋን

ገጻ ትሽፍን።

shifan

gesa tishifn.

cover

She covers her face.

ምጥቃም

መዓልታዊ ፍርያት መመላኽዒ ትጥቀም።

mt‘qaam

me‘alitawi fryat memelah‘ee tit‘qem.

use

She uses cosmetic products daily.

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.

ዘሊልካ ምዝላል

እቲ ቆልዓ ብሓጎስ ይዘልል ኣሎ።

zēlīlkā m‘zlāl

‘eti qōl‘ā b‘hāgōs y‘zlēl ālo.

jump around

The child is happily jumping around.

ጠይባ

መስመር ስለ መንገዲ ጠይባ።

t‘ai̯ba

məsmər silə məngədi t‘ai̯ba.

ask

He asked for directions.

ፍታሕ

ንሓደ ጸገም ንምፍታሕ ከንቱ ይጽዕር።

fəṭaḥ

nəḥädä ṣägəm nəmfəṭaḥ kəntu yəṣəʕr.

solve

He tries in vain to solve a problem.

ኣብ ዙርያኻ ምኻድ

ነዛ ገረብ ክትዘውራ ኣለካ።

ab zuryákha m’kád

néza géréb k’tzéwra aléka.

go around

You have to go around this tree.

ተሰማሚዕኩም ክትሰማምዑ

ባእስኹም ኣቋሪጽኩም ኣብ መወዳእታ ተሰማምዑ!

təsəma‘mɪkum kɪtəsəmam‘ju

ba‘əsukum a‘kari‘skum ab mew‘da‘əta təsəma‘mju!

get along

End your fight and finally get along!

ይውክሉ

ጠበቓታት ንዓማዊሎም ኣብ ቤት ፍርዲ ይውክሉ።

yiwekilu

ṭ‘beqaṭat n‘ama‘wilom ab bet fridi yiwekilu.

represent

Lawyers represent their clients in court.

ኣልዕል

ኩሉ ኣፕል ክንልዓል ኣለና።

ʾalʿəl

kulu ʾapəl kənlʿal ʾalena.

pick up

We have to pick up all the apples.