Vocabulary

ውጭ

ታመሙት ልጅ ውጭ መሄድ አይፈቀድለትም።

wich’i

tamemuti liji wich’i mehēdi āyifek’ediletimi.

out

The sick child is not allowed to go out.

ወደላይ

ተራራውን ወደላይ ይሰራራል።

wedelayi

terarawini wedelayi yiserarali.

up

He is climbing the mountain up.

ትናንት

ትናንት በከፍተኛ ዝናብ ዘነጠ።

tinaniti

tinaniti bekefitenya zinabi zenet’e.

yesterday

It rained heavily yesterday.

የቱንማ

የቱንማ ነገር እያየሁ ነው!

yetunima

yetunima negeri iyayehu newi!

something

I see something interesting!

ቢዝት

ፀጉር ላላደርሱ ቢዝት ዋጋ አልነበረም።

bīziti

t͟s’eguri laladerisu bīziti waga ālineberemi.

at least

The hairdresser did not cost much at least.

ብዙ

በልጆች ዕድሜ ላይ ብዙ ገንዘብ ይቀበላሉ።

bizu

belijochi ‘idimē layi bizu genizebi yik’ebelalu.

more

Older children receive more pocket money.

በቤት

በቤት እጅግ ውብ ነው።

bebēti

bebēti ijigi wibi newi.

at home

It is most beautiful at home!

ብቻ

በስብስባው ላይ ሰው ብቻ አለ።

bicha

besibisibawi layi sewi bicha āle.

only

There is only one man sitting on the bench.

በስራቱ

በስራቱ ገና ተገናኙ።

besiratu

besiratu gena tegenanyu.

again

They met again.

ውስጥ

እርሱ ውስጥ ወይም ውጭ ነው፦

wisit’i

irisu wisit’i weyimi wich’i newi:-

in

Is he going in or out?

በእውነት

በእውነት ይህን ያምናለሁን?

be’iwineti

be’iwineti yihini yaminalehuni?

really

Can I really believe that?

በግርፋ

በግርፋ ባንዳ ጋዜጠኛ ነው።

begirifa

begirifa banida gazēt’enya newi.

half

The glass is half empty.