Vocabulary

ቀለም

ኣእዳዋ ቀቢኣ ኣላ።

q‘elem

a‘edawa qebia ala.

paint

She has painted her hands.

ይውክሉ

ጠበቓታት ንዓማዊሎም ኣብ ቤት ፍርዲ ይውክሉ።

yiwekilu

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

represent

Lawyers represent their clients in court.

ሸጥ

እቶም ነጋዶ ብዙሕ ኣቑሑት ይሸጡ ኣለዉ።

shǝt

ǝtom nǝgādo bǝzuḥ ǝ‘ākhuhat yǝshǝtu alǝwu.

sell

The traders are selling many goods.

ዕላል

ተምሃሮ ኣብ እዋን ክፍሊ ክዕልሉ የብሎምን።

ʿəläl

täməharo ʾab ʾäwan käfli kəʿəllu yəblomən.

chat

Students should not chat during class.

መንገዲ ሓደ ረኸብ

ኣብ ላቢሪን መንገደይ ጽቡቕ ጌረ ክረኽቦ እኽእል እየ።

m‘ng‘di ḥade r‘kh‘b

ab labirin m‘ng‘dey t‘sbuq g‘re k‘r‘kh‘bo ek‘l eye.

find one’s way

I can find my way well in a labyrinth.

ንዙርያኻ ርአ

ንድሕሪት ተመሊሳ ናባይ ጠሚታ ፍሽኽ በለት።

nzurəyəka rəʔa

ndəhərit təmələsa nabay təmi.ta fəshəkə bələt.

look around

She looked back at me and smiled.

ደው ምባል

እታ ፖሊስ ነታ መኪና ደው ኣቢላታ።

daw məbal

əta pōlīs nəta mək‘na daw abilata.

stop

The policewoman stops the car.

ምድላው

ጥዑም ቁርሲ ተዳልዩ ኣሎ!

məd-lāw

ṭūm qūrsī tə-dāl-yū ālo!

prepare

A delicious breakfast is prepared!

ሓሶት

ሓደ ሓደ ግዜ ሓደ ሰብ ኣብ ህጹጽ ኩነታት ክሕሱ ኣለዎ።

hasot

hade hade gez hade seb ab hits-ts kun-tat ke-hsu a-lewo.

lie

Sometimes one has to lie in an emergency situation.

ብባቡር ምኻድ

ናብኡ ብባቡር ክኸይድ እየ።

b’bábur m’kád

nabú b’bábur k’khéd eyye.

go by train

I will go there by train.

ዘሊልካ ንላዕሊ

እቲ ቆልዓ ዘሊሉ ይለዓል።

zelilka nla‘li

iti qol‘a zelilu yile‘al.

jump up

The child jumps up.

ቀስ ኢልካ ምጉያይ

ሰዓት ቁሩብ ደቓይቕ ቀስ ኢላ ትጎዪ ኣላ።

qäss ʾilkä məguyäy

sä‘ät qurub däqäyq qäss ʾïlä tgoyi äla.

run slow

The clock is running a few minutes slow.