Vocabulary

ምክልኻል

ህጻናት ክሕለዉ ኣለዎም።

məkəl‘khal

ḥəsänat kəhələwom alom.

protect

Children must be protected.

ተመሊከ

ናይ በላዕ ተመሊከ።

tɛmɛlɪkɛ

nɑj bɛlɑʕ tɛmɛlɪkɛ.

arrive

The plane has arrived on time.

ይመርጹ

ብዙሓት ህጻናት ካብ ጥዕናዊ ነገራት ካራሜላ ይመርጹ።

yə-mər-ṣū

bə-zūḥāt ḥṣānāt kab təʿnāwī nəgārāt kārāmēlā yə-mər-ṣū.

prefer

Many children prefer candy to healthy things.

ደው ምባል

እታ ፖሊስ ነታ መኪና ደው ኣቢላታ።

daw məbal

əta pōlīs nəta mək‘na daw abilata.

stop

The policewoman stops the car.

ተረድኡ

ሓደ ሰብ ብዛዕባ ኮምፒዩተራት ኩሉ ክርድኦ ኣይክእልን እዩ።

teredu

ḥade seb bza‘ba computerat kulu kirdo ayk‘elnen eyu.

understand

One cannot understand everything about computers.

ሓሶት ን

ንኹሉ ሰብ ሓሰወ።

hasot n

ne-kulu seb ha-sewe.

lie to

He lied to everyone.

ደፋር

ናብ ማይ ክዘልል ኣይደፍርን’የ።

dəfar

nəb may kəzəll ʔaydəfərən‘ye.

dare

I don’t dare to jump into the water.

ብመኪና ናብ ገዛኻ

ድሕሪ ምዕዳግ ክልቲኦም ብመኪና ናብ ገዝኦም ይኸዱ።

b‘mekina nab geza‘ka

dhri m‘edag kilt‘om b‘mekina nab gez‘om ykhedu.

drive home

After shopping, the two drive home.

ውሕስነት

መድሕን ሓደጋታት ኣብ ዘጋጥመሉ እዋን ሓለዋ ውሕስነት ይህብ።

w‘hs‘net

m‘dh‘n had‘gatat ab z‘gat‘melu ewan halew w‘hs‘net y‘hab.

guarantee

Insurance guarantees protection in case of accidents.

ናብ ውሽጢ ምግዓዝ

ሓደስቲ ጎረባብቲ ናብ ላዕሊ ይግዕዙ ኣለዉ።

nab wushetī miggāz

hādesitī gōrebābtī nab la‘ēlī yig‘egzu alēw.

move in

New neighbors are moving in upstairs.

ተሰማሚዕኩም ክትሰማምዑ

ባእስኹም ኣቋሪጽኩም ኣብ መወዳእታ ተሰማምዑ!

təsəma‘mɪkum kɪtəsəmam‘ju

ba‘əsukum a‘kari‘skum ab mew‘da‘əta təsəma‘mju!

get along

End your fight and finally get along!

ስልጣን ምውሳድ

ኣንበጣ ስልጣን ሒዙ ኣሎ።

silt‘an miwsad

anbeta silt‘an hizu alo.

take over

The locusts have taken over.