Vocabulary

ኮፍ በል

ጸሓይ ክትዓርብ ከላ ኣብ ጥቓ ባሕሪ ኮፍ ትብል።

kof bel

ṣǝḥāy kǝtǝʕǝrb kǝlla ǝb ṭǝqa baḥrī kof tǝbl.

sit down

She sits by the sea at sunset.

ክትከይድ ኣለካ

ብህጹጽ ዕረፍቲ የድልየኒ ኣሎ፤ ክኸይድ ኣለኒ!

ktikēyd āleka

bhīṣūṣ ‘ereftī yedilyenī alō; kkēyd ālenī!

need to go

I urgently need a vacation; I have to go!

ምምሃር

ንውላዳ ምሕንባስ ትምህሮ።

məmhər

nəwlada məhənbas təmhiro.

teach

She teaches her child to swim.

ተንጠልጢሉ

ክልቲኦም ኣብ ጨንፈር ተሰቒሎም ኣለዉ።

tǝnṭǝlti‘lu

kǝlti‘om ab ćǝnfǝr tsǝkoloṃ alu.

hang

Both are hanging on a branch.

ኣዕሩኽ ኩኑ

ክልቲኦም ኣዕሩኽ ኮይኖም ኣለዉ።

a‘əruḥ kunu

kəlti‘om a‘əruḥ koy‘nom alew.

become friends

The two have become friends.

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.

ንታሕቲ ጠምቱ

ንታሕቲ ናብቲ ጎልጎል ትጥምት።

ntahtə tmətu

ntahtə nabti gogol tətəmət.

look down

She looks down into the valley.

ስራሕ

ካብ ወዲ ተባዕታይ ዝሓሸ ስራሕ እያ ትሰርሕ።

srah

kab wedi teba’tay z’hashe srah eya ts‘rah.

work

She works better than a man.

ምድጋፍ

ንሓሳብኩም ብሓጎስ ንደግፎ።

mədgaf

nḥasəbəkum bḥagos ndəgfo.

endorse

We gladly endorse your idea.

ለይቲ ምሕዳር

ኣብ መኪና ኢና ንሓድር ዘለና።

ləyti məḥdār

ab məkīna ēna nəḥādr zəlēna.

spend the night

We are spending the night in the car.

ክገድፉ ይደልዩ

ካብ ሆቴላ ክትወጽእ ትደሊ።

k‘gedfu yideluyu

kab hotel‘a kitewo‘ts‘e t‘deli.

want to leave

She wants to leave her hotel.

ንላዕሊ ስሓብ

እታ ሄሊኮፕተር ነቶም ክልተ ሰባት ንላዕሊ ትስሕቦም።

nəllaʿəli səħab

ʾəta həlikoptər nətom kəltə səbat nəllaʿəli təsəħbom.

pull up

The helicopter pulls the two men up.