Vocabulary

ጀምር

እቶም ተጓዓዝቲ ንግሆ ኣንጊሆም እዮም ጀሚሮም።

jmēr

ētom tgū’āzītī ng’ho āng’īhom eyom jemīrom.

start

The hikers started early in the morning.

ክፉት

በጃኻ ነዛ ቆርቆሮ ክትከፍተለይ ትኽእል ዲኻ?

kǝfǝt

bǝǰaka nǝza qorqoro kǝtkǝftǝlǝy tǝkhǝl dǝka?

open

Can you please open this can for me?

ኣጋጣሚ ኮይኑ

ኣብቲ ናይ ስራሕ ሓደጋ ገለ ነገር ኣጋጢምዎ ድዩ?

ağaṭami koynu

abti nay srǝḥ ḥadǝga gǝlǝ nǝgǝr ağaṭimwo diyǔ?

happen to

Did something happen to him in the work accident?

ምጥፋእ

እቶም ፋይላት ምሉእ ብምሉእ ክጠፍኡ እዮም።

məṭfəʿ

ʾətom faylat məluʾ bəməluʾ kəṭəfʾu ʾeyom.

destroy

The files will be completely destroyed.

ርእይቶ ርእይቶ

መዓልታዊ ኣብ ፖለቲካ ርእይቶ ይህብ።

ra‘eyto ra‘eyto

me‘al‘tawi ab politika ra‘eyto yihab.

comment

He comments on politics every day.

ርግጽ

ርግጽ ይፈትዉ እዮም፡ ግን ኣብ ናይ ጠረጴዛ ኩዕሶ ጥራይ።

rg‘ṣ

rg‘ṣ yf‘tew eyom, gn ab nay tr‘peza ku‘so tray.

kick

They like to kick, but only in table soccer.

ሽፋን

እቲ ቆልዓ እዝኑ ይሽፍን።

shifan

iti qol‘a ezeno yishifn.

cover

The child covers its ears.

ባንክሮት ምኻድ

እቲ ቢዝነስ ኣብ ቀረባ እዋን ክኽሰት ይኽእል እዩ።

bánk’rot m’kád

etí bíznes ab qeréba ewwan k’késet y’k’él eyú.

go bankrupt

The business will probably go bankrupt soon.

ዕላል

ተምሃሮ ኣብ እዋን ክፍሊ ክዕልሉ የብሎምን።

ʿəläl

täməharo ʾab ʾäwan käfli kəʿəllu yəblomən.

chat

Students should not chat during class.

ተሰኪምካ ምኻድ

ኣድጊ ከቢድ ጽዕነት ተሰኪማ ትኸይድ።

täsäkimkä məḫad

ʾädgi kəbəd ṣəʿnät täsäkima täḫəyd.

carry

The donkey carries a heavy load.

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.

ምህናጽ

እቶም ቆልዑ ነዊሕ ግምቢ ይሰርሑ ኣለዉ።

miḥnäts

itom qol‘u nwiḥ gimbi yisärḥu älū.

build

The children are building a tall tower.