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em At the restaurant 1   »   am ምግብ ቤቱ 1

29 [twenty-nine]

At the restaurant 1

At the restaurant 1

29 [ሃያ ዘጠኝ]

29 [haya zet’enyi]

ምግብ ቤቱ 1

[bemigibi bēti wisit’i 1]

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Is this table taken? ይሄ ጠረዼ- ተ---? ይሄ ጠረዼዛ ተይዛል? ይ- ጠ-ዼ- ተ-ዛ-? ------------- ይሄ ጠረዼዛ ተይዛል? 0
y--- t---e----t--izal-? yihē t’ereዼza teyizali? y-h- t-e-e-z- t-y-z-l-? ----------------------- yihē t’ereዼza teyizali?
I would like the menu, please. እ---- ------ ዝ--ር ማው----ልጋ-ው። እባክህ/ ሽ የምግብ ዝርዝር ማውጫ እፈልጋለው። እ-ክ-/ ሽ የ-ግ- ዝ-ዝ- ማ-ጫ እ-ል-ለ-። ----------------------------- እባክህ/ ሽ የምግብ ዝርዝር ማውጫ እፈልጋለው። 0
i--kihi---hi--em--i-i--irizi-- mawich-a ---li-a-e--. ibakihi/ shi yemigibi ziriziri mawich’a ifeligalewi. i-a-i-i- s-i y-m-g-b- z-r-z-r- m-w-c-’- i-e-i-a-e-i- ---------------------------------------------------- ibakihi/ shi yemigibi ziriziri mawich’a ifeligalewi.
What would you recommend? ም- -መር-ል-ል? ምን ይመርጡልኛል? ም- ይ-ር-ል-ል- ----------- ምን ይመርጡልኛል? 0
mi-- --m------li--a-i? mini yimerit’ulinyali? m-n- y-m-r-t-u-i-y-l-? ---------------------- mini yimerit’ulinyali?
I’d like a beer. ቢራ ፈ----በ-። ቢራ ፈልጌ ነበረ። ቢ- ፈ-ጌ ነ-ረ- ----------- ቢራ ፈልጌ ነበረ። 0
b-r- f----------r-. bīra feligē nebere. b-r- f-l-g- n-b-r-. ------------------- bīra feligē nebere.
I’d like a mineral water. የመኣ-ን ው- -ልጌ---ረ። የመኣድን ውሃ ፈልጌ ነበረ። የ-ኣ-ን ው- ፈ-ጌ ነ-ረ- ----------------- የመኣድን ውሃ ፈልጌ ነበረ። 0
y-------n- -i-- -e-ig- n--e-e. yeme’adini wiha feligē nebere. y-m-’-d-n- w-h- f-l-g- n-b-r-. ------------------------------ yeme’adini wiha feligē nebere.
I’d like an orange juice. የብ--ካን---ቂ ፈል--ነ--። የብርቱካን ጭማቂ ፈልጌ ነበረ። የ-ር-ካ- ጭ-ቂ ፈ-ጌ ነ-ረ- ------------------- የብርቱካን ጭማቂ ፈልጌ ነበረ። 0
ye-ir--uk-------i--k’ī f-li---ne-e-e. yebiritukani ch’imak’ī feligē nebere. y-b-r-t-k-n- c-’-m-k-ī f-l-g- n-b-r-. ------------------------------------- yebiritukani ch’imak’ī feligē nebere.
I’d like a coffee. ቡ--ፈ-- ነ-ረ። ቡና ፈልጌ ነበረ። ቡ- ፈ-ጌ ነ-ረ- ----------- ቡና ፈልጌ ነበረ። 0
bu-- fel-gē neb---. buna feligē nebere. b-n- f-l-g- n-b-r-. ------------------- buna feligē nebere.
I’d like a coffee with milk. ቡ- -ወ-- -ፈ-ጋለው። ቡና በወተት እፈልጋለው። ቡ- በ-ተ- እ-ል-ለ-። --------------- ቡና በወተት እፈልጋለው። 0
b-na -ew---ti --e-ig--ewi. buna beweteti ifeligalewi. b-n- b-w-t-t- i-e-i-a-e-i- -------------------------- buna beweteti ifeligalewi.
With sugar, please. ከስ------እ-ክ---/ዎ። ከስኳር ጋር እባክህ/ሽ/ዎ። ከ-ኳ- ጋ- እ-ክ-/-/-። ----------------- ከስኳር ጋር እባክህ/ሽ/ዎ። 0
kesik---- ga-- ib-kihi-shi/--. kesikwari gari ibakihi/shi/wo. k-s-k-a-i g-r- i-a-i-i-s-i-w-. ------------------------------ kesikwari gari ibakihi/shi/wo.
I’d like a tea. ሻይ---ል--ው። ሻይ እፈልጋለው። ሻ- እ-ል-ለ-። ---------- ሻይ እፈልጋለው። 0
s---- if--i-a--wi. shayi ifeligalewi. s-a-i i-e-i-a-e-i- ------------------ shayi ifeligalewi.
I’d like a tea with lemon. ሻይ -ሎ- --ልጋለ-። ሻይ በሎሚ እፈልጋለው። ሻ- በ-ሚ እ-ል-ለ-። -------------- ሻይ በሎሚ እፈልጋለው። 0
sh--i belom- -feliga-e-i. shayi belomī ifeligalewi. s-a-i b-l-m- i-e-i-a-e-i- ------------------------- shayi belomī ifeligalewi.
I’d like a tea with milk. ሻይ --ተ- -ር-እ--ጋ--። ሻይ ከወተት ጋር እፈልጋለው። ሻ- ከ-ተ- ጋ- እ-ል-ለ-። ------------------ ሻይ ከወተት ጋር እፈልጋለው። 0
sh-y- k-w-t--i g--i -fe-i---ewi. shayi keweteti gari ifeligalewi. s-a-i k-w-t-t- g-r- i-e-i-a-e-i- -------------------------------- shayi keweteti gari ifeligalewi.
Do you have cigarettes? ሲጋ--አ--ት? ሲጋራ አለዎት? ሲ-ራ አ-ዎ-? --------- ሲጋራ አለዎት? 0
sīgar- ā--w-t-? sīgara ālewoti? s-g-r- ā-e-o-i- --------------- sīgara ālewoti?
Do you have an ashtray? የ-ጋራ -ተ--------? የሲጋራ መተርኮሻ አለዎት? የ-ጋ- መ-ር-ሻ አ-ዎ-? ---------------- የሲጋራ መተርኮሻ አለዎት? 0
ye-īg-ra--et---k--h--āl--oti? yesīgara meterikosha ālewoti? y-s-g-r- m-t-r-k-s-a ā-e-o-i- ----------------------------- yesīgara meterikosha ālewoti?
Do you have a light? ላ--- አ--ት? ላይተር አለዎት? ላ-ተ- አ-ዎ-? ---------- ላይተር አለዎት? 0
lay-te-i ā--w-t-? layiteri ālewoti? l-y-t-r- ā-e-o-i- ----------------- layiteri ālewoti?
I’m missing a fork. ሹ- ----። ሹካ ጎሎኛል። ሹ- ጎ-ኛ-። -------- ሹካ ጎሎኛል። 0
s---a -olo---l-. shuka golonyali. s-u-a g-l-n-a-i- ---------------- shuka golonyali.
I’m missing a knife. ቢላ-ጎ---። ቢላ ጎሎኛል። ቢ- ጎ-ኛ-። -------- ቢላ ጎሎኛል። 0
bī-- go-o-y-li. bīla golonyali. b-l- g-l-n-a-i- --------------- bīla golonyali.
I’m missing a spoon. ማን-ያ --ኛል። ማንኪያ ጎሎኛል። ማ-ኪ- ጎ-ኛ-። ---------- ማንኪያ ጎሎኛል። 0
m--i---a--olo--a-i. manikīya golonyali. m-n-k-y- g-l-n-a-i- ------------------- manikīya golonyali.

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