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em Going out in the evening   »   am ምሽት ላይ መውጣት

44 [forty-four]

Going out in the evening

Going out in the evening

44 [አርባ አራት]

44 [āriba ārati]

ምሽት ላይ መውጣት

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Is there a disco here? እዚ----ስ--- -ለ? እዚህ ዳንስ ቤት አለ? እ-ህ ዳ-ስ ቤ- አ-? -------------- እዚህ ዳንስ ቤት አለ? 0
izī-i dani-i ---- ā--? izīhi danisi bēti āle? i-ī-i d-n-s- b-t- ā-e- ---------------------- izīhi danisi bēti āle?
Is there a nightclub here? እ-ህ--ለ-- --ራ ቤት --? እዚህ የለሊት ጭፈራ ቤት አለ? እ-ህ የ-ሊ- ጭ-ራ ቤ- አ-? ------------------- እዚህ የለሊት ጭፈራ ቤት አለ? 0
izī-i-y---līt---h’-fer-----i--l-? izīhi yelelīti ch’ifera bēti āle? i-ī-i y-l-l-t- c-’-f-r- b-t- ā-e- --------------------------------- izīhi yelelīti ch’ifera bēti āle?
Is there a pub here? እ-ህ መጠጥ -ት-አ-? እዚህ መጠጥ ቤት አለ? እ-ህ መ-ጥ ቤ- አ-? -------------- እዚህ መጠጥ ቤት አለ? 0
iz-h-------t-- ---- ---? izīhi met’et’i bēti āle? i-ī-i m-t-e-’- b-t- ā-e- ------------------------ izīhi met’et’i bēti āle?
What’s playing at the theatre / theater (am.) this evening? ዛ--ም-ት--ቲ--ር ቤ- --ድ--ነ- የ-ታ--? ዛሬ ምሽት በቲያትር ቤቱ ምንድን ነው የሚታየው? ዛ- ም-ት በ-ያ-ር ቤ- ም-ድ- ነ- የ-ታ-ው- ------------------------------ ዛሬ ምሽት በቲያትር ቤቱ ምንድን ነው የሚታየው? 0
zar- ----it- -et-y--i-i -ēt- -----ini --w- yem-tay-w-? zarē mishiti betīyatiri bētu minidini newi yemītayewi? z-r- m-s-i-i b-t-y-t-r- b-t- m-n-d-n- n-w- y-m-t-y-w-? ------------------------------------------------------ zarē mishiti betīyatiri bētu minidini newi yemītayewi?
What’s playing at the cinema / movies (am.) this evening? ዛሬ ምሽ- ፊል- ቤቱ -ንድ---- -ሚ--ው? ዛሬ ምሽት ፊልም ቤቱ ምንድን ነው የሚታየው? ዛ- ም-ት ፊ-ም ቤ- ም-ድ- ነ- የ-ታ-ው- ---------------------------- ዛሬ ምሽት ፊልም ቤቱ ምንድን ነው የሚታየው? 0
za-ē---s---i-fī---i ---u --nid--- -e-i-------ye--? zarē mishiti fīlimi bētu minidini newi yemītayewi? z-r- m-s-i-i f-l-m- b-t- m-n-d-n- n-w- y-m-t-y-w-? -------------------------------------------------- zarē mishiti fīlimi bētu minidini newi yemītayewi?
What’s on TV this evening? ዛ- -ሽ- በ-ሌቪዥ- ምንድ--ነ---ሚታየ-? ዛሬ ምሽት በቴሌቪዥን ምንድን ነው የሚታየው? ዛ- ም-ት በ-ሌ-ዥ- ም-ድ- ነ- የ-ታ-ው- ---------------------------- ዛሬ ምሽት በቴሌቪዥን ምንድን ነው የሚታየው? 0
z----mi-h--i-----lē-ī---ni m---d-n----w--y--ī-aye-i? zarē mishiti betēlēvīzhini minidini newi yemītayewi? z-r- m-s-i-i b-t-l-v-z-i-i m-n-d-n- n-w- y-m-t-y-w-? ---------------------------------------------------- zarē mishiti betēlēvīzhini minidini newi yemītayewi?
Are tickets for the theatre / theater (am.) still available? የቲያ-- መ-ቢያ-ት-ቶች --ንም--ሉ? የቲያትር መግቢያ ትኬቶች አሁንም አሉ? የ-ያ-ር መ-ቢ- ት-ቶ- አ-ን- አ-? ------------------------ የቲያትር መግቢያ ትኬቶች አሁንም አሉ? 0
ye-ī--t-r--megibī-a-tikētoc-i -hu-i-- āl-? yetīyatiri megibīya tikētochi āhunimi ālu? y-t-y-t-r- m-g-b-y- t-k-t-c-i ā-u-i-i ā-u- ------------------------------------------ yetīyatiri megibīya tikētochi āhunimi ālu?
Are tickets for the cinema / movies (am.) still available? የ-ልሙ መግቢ--ት-ቶ--አ--ም-አ-? የፊልሙ መግቢያ ትኬቶች አሁንም አሉ? የ-ል- መ-ቢ- ት-ቶ- አ-ን- አ-? ----------------------- የፊልሙ መግቢያ ትኬቶች አሁንም አሉ? 0
y-fī--m- -eg--īya ti-ē-oc-i āhu--m--ā--? yefīlimu megibīya tikētochi āhunimi ālu? y-f-l-m- m-g-b-y- t-k-t-c-i ā-u-i-i ā-u- ---------------------------------------- yefīlimu megibīya tikētochi āhunimi ālu?
Are tickets for the football / soccer am. game still available? የእ-ር -ሱ-ጨዋ- ---ያ-ት----አ-ን- አ-? የእግር ካሱ ጨዋታ መግቢያ ትኬቶች አሁንም አሉ? የ-ግ- ካ- ጨ-ታ መ-ቢ- ት-ቶ- አ-ን- አ-? ------------------------------ የእግር ካሱ ጨዋታ መግቢያ ትኬቶች አሁንም አሉ? 0
y-’----- kasu ch’ew----m-g--īya t-kē--------u---- -l-? ye’igiri kasu ch’ewata megibīya tikētochi āhunimi ālu? y-’-g-r- k-s- c-’-w-t- m-g-b-y- t-k-t-c-i ā-u-i-i ā-u- ------------------------------------------------------ ye’igiri kasu ch’ewata megibīya tikētochi āhunimi ālu?
I want to sit in the back. ከ-ላ---መጥ እ-ል---። ከኋላ መቀመጥ እፈልጋለው። ከ-ላ መ-መ- እ-ል-ለ-። ---------------- ከኋላ መቀመጥ እፈልጋለው። 0
ke--w-l- -ek-e----i -f--i--lewi. keh-wala mek’emet’i ifeligalewi. k-h-w-l- m-k-e-e-’- i-e-i-a-e-i- -------------------------------- keḫwala mek’emet’i ifeligalewi.
I want to sit somewhere in the middle. መ-- ---ቢ መ-መጥ---ል--ው። መሐል አካባቢ መቀመጥ እፈልጋለው። መ-ል አ-ባ- መ-መ- እ-ል-ለ-። --------------------- መሐል አካባቢ መቀመጥ እፈልጋለው። 0
m---------------mek’-m-t-i-ifel-gale-i. meh-āli ākababī mek’emet’i ifeligalewi. m-h-ā-i ā-a-a-ī m-k-e-e-’- i-e-i-a-e-i- --------------------------------------- meḥāli ākababī mek’emet’i ifeligalewi.
I want to sit at the front. ከፊለ-- ------ፈ----። ከፊለፊት መቀመጥ እፈልጋለው። ከ-ለ-ት መ-መ- እ-ል-ለ-። ------------------ ከፊለፊት መቀመጥ እፈልጋለው። 0
ke--le---i-mek---et-- -fe----l---. kefīlefīti mek’emet’i ifeligalewi. k-f-l-f-t- m-k-e-e-’- i-e-i-a-e-i- ---------------------------------- kefīlefīti mek’emet’i ifeligalewi.
Could you recommend something? የሆነ---ር-ሊ-መ----ይች-ሉ? የሆነ ነገር ሊሚመክሩኝ ይችላሉ? የ-ነ ነ-ር ሊ-መ-ሩ- ይ-ላ-? -------------------- የሆነ ነገር ሊሚመክሩኝ ይችላሉ? 0
y----- n--e--------eki----i--i-h-l--u? yehone negeri līmīmekirunyi yichilalu? y-h-n- n-g-r- l-m-m-k-r-n-i y-c-i-a-u- -------------------------------------- yehone negeri līmīmekirunyi yichilalu?
When does the show begin? መ- -- -እይ-ቱ-መታየ----ጀምረ-? መቼ ነው ትእይንቱ መታየት የሚጀምረው? መ- ነ- ት-ይ-ቱ መ-የ- የ-ጀ-ረ-? ------------------------ መቼ ነው ትእይንቱ መታየት የሚጀምረው? 0
m-ch---ew- --’-yin--u -e---et--ye------rewi? mechē newi ti’iyinitu metayeti yemījemirewi? m-c-ē n-w- t-’-y-n-t- m-t-y-t- y-m-j-m-r-w-? -------------------------------------------- mechē newi ti’iyinitu metayeti yemījemirewi?
Can you get me a ticket? ት---ሊያገኙ-ኝ --ላ-? ትኬት ሊያገኙልኝ ይችላሉ? ት-ት ሊ-ገ-ል- ይ-ላ-? ---------------- ትኬት ሊያገኙልኝ ይችላሉ? 0
t---t----yag-n---iny- -ic--lalu? tikēti līyagenyulinyi yichilalu? t-k-t- l-y-g-n-u-i-y- y-c-i-a-u- -------------------------------- tikēti līyagenyulinyi yichilalu?
Is there a golf course nearby? በ-ህ---ራ-- ---ፍ--ዳ---? በዚህ አቅራቢያ የጎልፍ ቤዳ አለ? በ-ህ አ-ራ-ያ የ-ል- ቤ- አ-? --------------------- በዚህ አቅራቢያ የጎልፍ ቤዳ አለ? 0
be-īh- --’-rabīya---gol-f- -ē-- āl-? bezīhi āk’irabīya yegolifi bēda āle? b-z-h- ā-’-r-b-y- y-g-l-f- b-d- ā-e- ------------------------------------ bezīhi āk’irabīya yegolifi bēda āle?
Is there a tennis court nearby? በ----ቅራቢያ------ወ-------? በዚህ አቅራቢያቴኒስ መጫወቻ ሜዳ አለ? በ-ህ አ-ራ-ያ-ኒ- መ-ወ- ሜ- አ-? ------------------------ በዚህ አቅራቢያቴኒስ መጫወቻ ሜዳ አለ? 0
b--īhi -k’ir-b-------s- mech---ec---mēd- āle? bezīhi āk’irabīyatēnīsi mech’awecha mēda āle? b-z-h- ā-’-r-b-y-t-n-s- m-c-’-w-c-a m-d- ā-e- --------------------------------------------- bezīhi āk’irabīyatēnīsi mech’awecha mēda āle?
Is there an indoor swimming pool nearby? በ-ህ -ቅ--ያ የ-- ውስጥ መዋኛ--ንዳ አለ? በዚህ አቅራቢያ የቤት ውስጥ መዋኛ ገንዳ አለ? በ-ህ አ-ራ-ያ የ-ት ው-ጥ መ-ኛ ገ-ዳ አ-? ----------------------------- በዚህ አቅራቢያ የቤት ውስጥ መዋኛ ገንዳ አለ? 0
bezīhi---------y- yeb-t- wisit-- -e--n-a-geni-a āl-? bezīhi āk’irabīya yebēti wisit’i mewanya genida āle? b-z-h- ā-’-r-b-y- y-b-t- w-s-t-i m-w-n-a g-n-d- ā-e- ---------------------------------------------------- bezīhi āk’irabīya yebēti wisit’i mewanya genida āle?

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