Vocabulary

አንዲት

በዓልቱ ገንዘብህን ሁሉ በግማሽ አጠፋህ?

ānidīti

be‘alitu genizebihini hulu begimashi āt’efahi?

ever

Have you ever lost all your money in stocks?

አብሮ

ሁለቱ አብሮ መጫወት ይወዳሉ።

ābiro

huletu ābiro mech’aweti yiwedalu.

together

The two like to play together.

ደግሞ

ውሻው ደግሞ በሰፋራ ላይ መቀመጥ ይችላል።

degimo

wishawi degimo besefara layi mek’emet’i yichilali.

also

The dog is also allowed to sit at the table.

በቅርብ

በቅርብ ንግድ ህንፃ ይከፈታል።

bek’iribi

bek’iribi nigidi hinit͟s’a yikefetali.

soon

A commercial building will be opened here soon.

በጥዋት

በጥዋት ቀድሞ ማነሳስ አለብኝ።

bet’iwati

bet’iwati k’edimo manesasi ālebinyi.

in the morning

I have to get up early in the morning.

መጀመሪያ

ደህንነት በመጀመሪያ ነው።

mejemerīya

dehinineti bemejemerīya newi.

first

Safety comes first.

ብዙ

ብዙ እናይዋለን!

bizu

bizu inayiwaleni!

often

We should see each other more often!

በማንኛውም ጊዜ

በማንኛውም ጊዜ ጠርተን መጠናት ይችላላችሁ።

bemaninyawimi gīzē

bemaninyawimi gīzē t’eriteni met’enati yichilalachihu.

anytime

You can call us anytime.

ውጭ

ዛሬ ውጭ እንበላለን።

wich’i

zarē wich’i inibelaleni.

outside

We are eating outside today.

ቤት

ወታደሩ ወደ ቤት ለማለፍ ይፈልጋል።

bēti

wetaderu wede bēti lemalefi yifeligali.

home

The soldier wants to go home to his family.

በፊት

በፊት ከምንም ነበረች።

befīti

befīti keminimi neberechi.

before

She was fatter before than now.

ብዙ

በልጆች ዕድሜ ላይ ብዙ ገንዘብ ይቀበላሉ።

bizu

belijochi ‘idimē layi bizu genizebi yik’ebelalu.

more

Older children receive more pocket money.