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54 [fifty-four]

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54 [ሃምሳ አራት]

54 [ሃምሳ አራት]

ግብይት

gibiyiti

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I want to buy a present. ስጦ--መግ-- እ--ጋ--። ስ__ መ___ እ______ ስ-ታ መ-ዛ- እ-ል-ለ-። ---------------- ስጦታ መግዛት እፈልጋለው። 0
gi-iyiti g_______ g-b-y-t- -------- gibiyiti
But nothing too expensive. ግን-በጣም--ዶቹን አይደለ-። ግ_ በ__ ው___ አ_____ ግ- በ-ም ው-ቹ- አ-ደ-ም- ------------------ ግን በጣም ውዶቹን አይደለም። 0
gi-iyi-i g_______ g-b-y-t- -------- gibiyiti
Maybe a handbag? ድ-ገ----- ---? ድ___ የ__ ቦ___ ድ-ገ- የ-ጅ ቦ-ሳ- ------------- ድንገት የእጅ ቦርሳ? 0
s----t- --gizat- ife-------i. s______ m_______ i___________ s-t-o-a m-g-z-t- i-e-i-a-e-i- ----------------------------- sit’ota megizati ifeligalewi.
Which color would you like? የ--ውን-ቀለ- ---ጋ-? የ____ ቀ__ ይ_____ የ-ኛ-ን ቀ-ም ይ-ል-ሉ- ---------------- የትኛውን ቀለም ይፈልጋሉ? 0
si-------e---at- -fel-gale-i. s______ m_______ i___________ s-t-o-a m-g-z-t- i-e-i-a-e-i- ----------------------------- sit’ota megizati ifeligalewi.
Black, brown or white? ጥቁ---ቡኒ ወይስ-ነ-? ጥ__ ፤__ ወ__ ነ__ ጥ-ር ፤-ኒ ወ-ስ ነ-? --------------- ጥቁር ፤ቡኒ ወይስ ነጭ? 0
s-t-o-a meg----i if-l-g--ew-. s______ m_______ i___________ s-t-o-a m-g-z-t- i-e-i-a-e-i- ----------------------------- sit’ota megizati ifeligalewi.
A large one or a small one? ት-ቁ---ይ- ትንሻን? ት___ ወ__ ት____ ት-ቁ- ወ-ስ ት-ሻ-? -------------- ትልቁን ወይስ ትንሻን? 0
gi-- b--’--- w------ni āyid-lemi. g___ b______ w________ ā_________ g-n- b-t-a-i w-d-c-u-i ā-i-e-e-i- --------------------------------- gini bet’ami widochuni āyidelemi.
May I see this one, please? የ--- -የት --ላ-ው? የ___ ማ__ እ_____ የ-ን- ማ-ት እ-ላ-ው- --------------- የሄንን ማየት እችላለው? 0
gi-i----’-mi -id-c--ni--yide----. g___ b______ w________ ā_________ g-n- b-t-a-i w-d-c-u-i ā-i-e-e-i- --------------------------------- gini bet’ami widochuni āyidelemi.
Is it made of leather? ከቆዳ-የ-ሰ- ነው? ከ__ የ___ ነ__ ከ-ዳ የ-ሰ- ነ-? ------------ ከቆዳ የተሰራ ነው? 0
g-n--b---am- -----h--- āyide--m-. g___ b______ w________ ā_________ g-n- b-t-a-i w-d-c-u-i ā-i-e-e-i- --------------------------------- gini bet’ami widochuni āyidelemi.
Or is it made of plastic? ወይስ -ፕላስ-ክ -ተ-ራ ነው? ወ__ ከ_____ የ___ ነ__ ወ-ስ ከ-ላ-ቲ- የ-ሰ- ነ-? ------------------- ወይስ ከፕላስቲክ የተሰራ ነው? 0
d-n----- --’--- -or-s-? d_______ y_____ b______ d-n-g-t- y-’-j- b-r-s-? ----------------------- dinigeti ye’iji borisa?
Of leather, of course. በ--ክ--ከ-ዳ-ነው። በ____ ከ__ ነ__ በ-ክ-ል ከ-ዳ ነ-። ------------- በትክክል ከቆዳ ነው። 0
d----------’i-----r---? d_______ y_____ b______ d-n-g-t- y-’-j- b-r-s-? ----------------------- dinigeti ye’iji borisa?
This is very good quality. ይ---ተ-----ሩ ደረ--የ--ራ ነ-። ይ_ በ___ በ__ ደ__ የ___ ነ__ ይ- በ-ለ- በ-ሩ ደ-ጃ የ-ሰ- ነ-። ------------------------ ይሄ በተለየ በጥሩ ደረጃ የተሰራ ነው። 0
d-ni-e----e--ji-bor-s-? d_______ y_____ b______ d-n-g-t- y-’-j- b-r-s-? ----------------------- dinigeti ye’iji borisa?
And the bag is really very reasonable. እ--የ-ር-- ዋ-- ተመ-ጣኝ-ነ-። እ_ የ____ ዋ__ ተ____ ነ__ እ- የ-ር-ው ዋ-ው ተ-ጣ-ኝ ነ-። ---------------------- እና የቦርሳው ዋጋው ተመጣጣኝ ነው። 0
y---n--w-n--k’el--i y-f-l-----? y__________ k______ y__________ y-t-n-a-i-i k-e-e-i y-f-l-g-l-? ------------------------------- yetinyawini k’elemi yifeligalu?
I like it. ወድጄዋለው። ወ______ ወ-ጄ-ለ-። ------- ወድጄዋለው። 0
y-tin-aw-----’-lemi-y-f------u? y__________ k______ y__________ y-t-n-a-i-i k-e-e-i y-f-l-g-l-? ------------------------------- yetinyawini k’elemi yifeligalu?
I’ll take it. እ-ስ-ዋለው። እ_______ እ-ስ-ዋ-ው- -------- እወስደዋለው። 0
y---n-aw-n---’-l-----i-e---a-u? y__________ k______ y__________ y-t-n-a-i-i k-e-e-i y-f-l-g-l-? ------------------------------- yetinyawini k’elemi yifeligalu?
Can I exchange it if needed? መቀ----ቻላ- ---ለገ? መ___ ይ___ ካ_____ መ-የ- ይ-ላ- ካ-ፈ-ገ- ---------------- መቀየር ይቻላል ካስፈለገ? 0
t--k-u-- -b-nī-w--i-- -ech’i? t_______ ;____ w_____ n______ t-i-’-r- ;-u-ī w-y-s- n-c-’-? ----------------------------- t’ik’uri ;bunī weyisi nech’i?
Of course. በትክክል ። በ____ ። በ-ክ-ል ። ------- በትክክል ። 0
t’-k--r--;b-nī-w-y-si ne--’-? t_______ ;____ w_____ n______ t-i-’-r- ;-u-ī w-y-s- n-c-’-? ----------------------------- t’ik’uri ;bunī weyisi nech’i?
We’ll gift wrap it. በ----መሸፈ- እ-ጠ--ለዋ-ን። በ___ መ___ እ_________ በ-ጦ- መ-ፈ- እ-ጠ-ል-ዋ-ን- -------------------- በስጦታ መሸፈኛ እንጠቀልለዋለን። 0
t-ik-u-------ī----is- ---h--? t_______ ;____ w_____ n______ t-i-’-r- ;-u-ī w-y-s- n-c-’-? ----------------------------- t’ik’uri ;bunī weyisi nech’i?
The cashier is over there. ገን-ብ---ፈያው-እዛጋ--ው። ገ___ መ____ እ__ ነ__ ገ-ዘ- መ-ፈ-ው እ-ጋ ነ-። ------------------ ገንዘብ መክፈያው እዛጋ ነው። 0
ti---’--i -eyis----n-s--ni? t________ w_____ t_________ t-l-k-u-i w-y-s- t-n-s-a-i- --------------------------- tilik’uni weyisi tinishani?

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