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36 [thirty-six]

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36 [ሰላሳንሽዱሽተን]

36 [selasanishidushiteni]

ወግዓዊ መጕዓዝያ ኣብ ቀረባ ከባቢ

[wegi‘awī megwi‘aziya abi k’ereba kebabī]

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Where is the bus stop? ቡስ ስቴ----በይ --? ቡስ ስቴሽን ኣበይ ኣሎ? ቡ- ስ-ሽ- ኣ-ይ ኣ-? --------------- ቡስ ስቴሽን ኣበይ ኣሎ? 0
bus- -itē-h--i-abe-i-a-o? busi sitēshini abeyi alo? b-s- s-t-s-i-i a-e-i a-o- ------------------------- busi sitēshini abeyi alo?
Which bus goes to the city centre / center (am.)? ኣ-ናይ -- ኢዩ-ናብ -እ-- --ማ-ዝ-ይድ? ኣየናይ ቡስ ኢዩ ናብ ማእከል ከተማ ዝኸይድ? ኣ-ና- ቡ- ኢ- ና- ማ-ከ- ከ-ማ ዝ-ይ-? ---------------------------- ኣየናይ ቡስ ኢዩ ናብ ማእከል ከተማ ዝኸይድ? 0
ayen-yi bu-i-ī-u n--i-m---kel--ke-e-a---h-ey---? ayenayi busi īyu nabi ma’ikeli ketema zih-eyidi? a-e-a-i b-s- ī-u n-b- m-’-k-l- k-t-m- z-h-e-i-i- ------------------------------------------------ ayenayi busi īyu nabi ma’ikeli ketema ziẖeyidi?
Which bus do I have to take? ኣየና- መስመር ---ክ-ስድ ኣለኒ? ኣየናይ መስመር ቡስ ክወስድ ኣለኒ? ኣ-ና- መ-መ- ቡ- ክ-ስ- ኣ-ኒ- ---------------------- ኣየናይ መስመር ቡስ ክወስድ ኣለኒ? 0
a----yi --s--eri bu---k-w-sid---le-ī? ayenayi mesimeri busi kiwesidi alenī? a-e-a-i m-s-m-r- b-s- k-w-s-d- a-e-ī- ------------------------------------- ayenayi mesimeri busi kiwesidi alenī?
Do I have to change? ም---ያ-ክ--ር ኣለኒ ዶ? ምጋዓዝያ ክቕይር ኣለኒ ዶ? ም-ዓ-ያ ክ-ይ- ኣ-ኒ ዶ- ----------------- ምጋዓዝያ ክቕይር ኣለኒ ዶ? 0
m--a--ziya kiḵ--yi-- a---ī-do? miga‘aziya kik-’iyiri alenī do? m-g-‘-z-y- k-k-’-y-r- a-e-ī d-? ------------------------------- miga‘aziya kiḵ’iyiri alenī do?
Where do I have to change? ኣ-ይ--- -ቕይር ዘለኒ? ኣበይ ኢየ ክቕይር ዘለኒ? ኣ-ይ ኢ- ክ-ይ- ዘ-ኒ- ---------------- ኣበይ ኢየ ክቕይር ዘለኒ? 0
a--y- --e---ḵ--yiri --l---? abeyi īye kik-’iyiri zelenī? a-e-i ī-e k-k-’-y-r- z-l-n-? ---------------------------- abeyi īye kiḵ’iyiri zelenī?
How much does a ticket cost? ሓ------ክን-ይ -ግኡ? ሓደ ቲከት ክንደይ ዋግኡ? ሓ- ቲ-ት ክ-ደ- ዋ-ኡ- ---------------- ሓደ ቲከት ክንደይ ዋግኡ? 0
h-----t-ke----i-----i -agi-u? h-ade tīketi kinideyi wagi’u? h-a-e t-k-t- k-n-d-y- w-g-’-? ----------------------------- ḥade tīketi kinideyi wagi’u?
How many stops are there before downtown / the city centre? ክ-ደይ ፌ-ማታ-ት ኢዮም -ሳብ--እ-ል ከ-ማ-? ክንደይ ፌርማታታት ኢዮም ክሳብ ማእከል ከተማ ? ክ-ደ- ፌ-ማ-ታ- ኢ-ም ክ-ብ ማ-ከ- ከ-ማ ? ------------------------------ ክንደይ ፌርማታታት ኢዮም ክሳብ ማእከል ከተማ ? 0
k-n-dey--f-r-----tat- ī-omi-k-sab- -a-ik--i --te-a ? kinideyi fērimatatati īyomi kisabi ma’ikeli ketema ? k-n-d-y- f-r-m-t-t-t- ī-o-i k-s-b- m-’-k-l- k-t-m- ? ---------------------------------------------------- kinideyi fērimatatati īyomi kisabi ma’ikeli ketema ?
You have to get off here. ኣ-ዚ ክትወርዱ --ኩ-። ኣብዚ ክትወርዱ ኣለኩም። ኣ-ዚ ክ-ወ-ዱ ኣ-ኩ-። --------------- ኣብዚ ክትወርዱ ኣለኩም። 0
abiz- --tiwe--d- ---kum-። abizī kitiweridu alekumi። a-i-ī k-t-w-r-d- a-e-u-i- ------------------------- abizī kitiweridu alekumi።
You have to get off at the back. ብ ድሕ---ክ--ርዱ ኣለኩም። ብ ድሕሪት ክትወርዱ ኣለኩም። ብ ድ-ሪ- ክ-ወ-ዱ ኣ-ኩ-። ------------------ ብ ድሕሪት ክትወርዱ ኣለኩም። 0
bi-d--̣ir--- --t-w-ri-- -l-kumi። bi dih-irīti kitiweridu alekumi። b- d-h-i-ī-i k-t-w-r-d- a-e-u-i- -------------------------------- bi diḥirīti kitiweridu alekumi።
The next train is in 5 minutes. ብ---ዘሎ-„ኡ----(-ራ-- ኣ--5-----ክመ-እ--። ብሕጂ ዘሎ „ኡ-ባን“(ትራም) ኣብ 5 ደቒቕ ክመጽእ‘ዩ። ብ-ጂ ዘ- „---ን-(-ራ-) ኣ- 5 ደ-ቕ ክ-ጽ-‘-። ----------------------------------- ብሕጂ ዘሎ „ኡ-ባን“(ትራም) ኣብ 5 ደቒቕ ክመጽእ‘ዩ። 0
b-h--j- zel- -u-ban-“(--rami) -b-----e----k--i ki--ts’i-i---። bih-ijī zelo „u-bani“(tirami) abi 5 dek-’īk-’i kimets’i’i‘yu። b-h-i-ī z-l- „---a-i-(-i-a-i- a-i 5 d-k-’-k-’- k-m-t-’-’-‘-u- ------------------------------------------------------------- biḥijī zelo „u-bani“(tirami) abi 5 deḵ’īḵ’i kimets’i’i‘yu።
The next tram is in 10 minutes. ብ-ጂ ዘ- --ም(-----ግ-) ኣ--10---ቕ -መ----። ብሕጂ ዘሎ ትራም(ናይ ጽርግያ) ኣብ 10 ደቒቕ ክመጽእ‘ዩ። ብ-ጂ ዘ- ት-ም-ና- ጽ-ግ-) ኣ- 1- ደ-ቕ ክ-ጽ-‘-። ------------------------------------- ብሕጂ ዘሎ ትራም(ናይ ጽርግያ) ኣብ 10 ደቒቕ ክመጽእ‘ዩ። 0
bih-ijī -----t-ra--------t---ri---a- abi-10 dek--īk--i ---e---i-i---። bih-ijī zelo tirami(nayi ts’irigiya) abi 10 dek-’īk-’i kimets’i’i‘yu። b-h-i-ī z-l- t-r-m-(-a-i t-’-r-g-y-) a-i 1- d-k-’-k-’- k-m-t-’-’-‘-u- --------------------------------------------------------------------- biḥijī zelo tirami(nayi ts’irigiya) abi 10 deḵ’īḵ’i kimets’i’i‘yu።
The next bus is in 15 minutes. ብ-ጂ--ሎ-ቡ- -- -5 -----መ-እ-ዩ። ብሕጂ ዘሎ ቡስ ኣብ 15 ደቒቕ ክመጽእ‘ዩ። ብ-ጂ ዘ- ቡ- ኣ- 1- ደ-ቕ ክ-ጽ-‘-። --------------------------- ብሕጂ ዘሎ ቡስ ኣብ 15 ደቒቕ ክመጽእ‘ዩ። 0
b--̣i----e-- --s--a-i -- d---’īḵ’i -i-e--’-’--y-። bih-ijī zelo busi abi 15 dek-’īk-’i kimets’i’i‘yu። b-h-i-ī z-l- b-s- a-i 1- d-k-’-k-’- k-m-t-’-’-‘-u- -------------------------------------------------- biḥijī zelo busi abi 15 deḵ’īḵ’i kimets’i’i‘yu።
When is the last train? እ- -- መ--እ- --ም --- ---? እታ ናይ መወዳእታ ትራም መዓስ ኣላ ? እ- ና- መ-ዳ-ታ ት-ም መ-ስ ኣ- ? ------------------------ እታ ናይ መወዳእታ ትራም መዓስ ኣላ ? 0
i-a---yi-me--da-ita--ira-i--e-a-i -l- ? ita nayi meweda’ita tirami me‘asi ala ? i-a n-y- m-w-d-’-t- t-r-m- m-‘-s- a-a ? --------------------------------------- ita nayi meweda’ita tirami me‘asi ala ?
When is the last tram? እ- ----ታ -ራም-ና- -ር-ያ--መ---ክኸ-- ኢ-? እቲ መወዳእታ ትራም(ናይ ጽርግያ) መዓስ ክኸይድ ኢያ? እ- መ-ዳ-ታ ት-ም-ና- ጽ-ግ-) መ-ስ ክ-ይ- ኢ-? ---------------------------------- እቲ መወዳእታ ትራም(ናይ ጽርግያ) መዓስ ክኸይድ ኢያ? 0
i-ī-m--eda’-t- -ir-mi--ay- ts--rig--a- -e‘-s---iẖe-i-i-īya? itī meweda’ita tirami(nayi ts’irigiya) me‘asi kih-eyidi īya? i-ī m-w-d-’-t- t-r-m-(-a-i t-’-r-g-y-) m-‘-s- k-h-e-i-i ī-a- ------------------------------------------------------------ itī meweda’ita tirami(nayi ts’irigiya) me‘asi kiẖeyidi īya?
When is the last bus? እ- መጨ--ታ ቡስ መ-ስ -ኸ-ድ---? እቲ መጨረሽታ ቡስ መዓስ ክኸይድ ኢያ? እ- መ-ረ-ታ ቡ- መ-ስ ክ-ይ- ኢ-? ------------------------ እቲ መጨረሽታ ቡስ መዓስ ክኸይድ ኢያ? 0
i-ī -e-h’e----it---usi-me‘asi --ẖey-d- -y-? itī mech’ereshita busi me‘asi kih-eyidi īya? i-ī m-c-’-r-s-i-a b-s- m-‘-s- k-h-e-i-i ī-a- -------------------------------------------- itī mech’ereshita busi me‘asi kiẖeyidi īya?
Do you have a ticket? ቲ-- -ለኩም-ዶ? ቲከት ኣለኩም ዶ? ቲ-ት ኣ-ኩ- ዶ- ----------- ቲከት ኣለኩም ዶ? 0
tīk--- a-ekum--do? tīketi alekumi do? t-k-t- a-e-u-i d-? ------------------ tīketi alekumi do?
A ticket? – No, I don’t have one. ቲ-- - -፣-የ--ይን። ቲከት ? ኖ፣ የብለይን። ቲ-ት ? ኖ- የ-ለ-ን- --------------- ቲከት ? ኖ፣ የብለይን። 0
tīk-ti ? -o፣---bi--y--i። tīketi ? no፣ yebileyini። t-k-t- ? n-፣ y-b-l-y-n-። ------------------------ tīketi ? no፣ yebileyini።
Then you have to pay a fine. እሞ ----ቲ----ፍሉ-ኣለኩም። እሞ መቕጻዕቲ ክትከፍሉ ኣለኩም። እ- መ-ጻ-ቲ ክ-ከ-ሉ ኣ-ኩ-። -------------------- እሞ መቕጻዕቲ ክትከፍሉ ኣለኩም። 0
im---ek-’-ts-a‘-tī --t-ke-i---al-k-m-። imo mek-’its’a‘itī kitikefilu alekumi። i-o m-k-’-t-’-‘-t- k-t-k-f-l- a-e-u-i- -------------------------------------- imo meḵ’its’a‘itī kitikefilu alekumi።

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