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en In the taxi   »   ti ኣብ ታክሲ

38 [thirty-eight]

In the taxi

In the taxi

38 [ሳላሳንሸሞንተን]

38 [salasanishemoniteni]

ኣብ ታክሲ

[abi takisī]

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Please call a taxi. ንታ----ውሉ በ-ኹ-። ንታክሲ ደውሉ በጃኹም። ን-ክ- ደ-ሉ በ-ኹ-። -------------- ንታክሲ ደውሉ በጃኹም። 0
n-takisī-dewil---e-aẖu--። nitakisī dewilu bejah-umi። n-t-k-s- d-w-l- b-j-h-u-i- -------------------------- nitakisī dewilu bejaẖumi።
What does it cost to go to the station? ና- -ደ-- ባቡ--ክንደ- -ግ-? ናብ መደበር ባቡር ክንደይ ዋግኡ? ና- መ-በ- ባ-ር ክ-ደ- ዋ-ኡ- --------------------- ናብ መደበር ባቡር ክንደይ ዋግኡ? 0
nabi--e----ri ------ ki---eyi ------? nabi medeberi baburi kinideyi wagi’u? n-b- m-d-b-r- b-b-r- k-n-d-y- w-g-’-? ------------------------------------- nabi medeberi baburi kinideyi wagi’u?
What does it cost to go to the airport? ና--ማ-ርፎ-ነፈርቲ --ደይ-ዋ-ኡ? ናብ ማዕርፎ-ነፈርቲ ክንደይ ዋግኡ? ና- ማ-ር---ፈ-ቲ ክ-ደ- ዋ-ኡ- ---------------------- ናብ ማዕርፎ-ነፈርቲ ክንደይ ዋግኡ? 0
n-bi m--ir----nef-ri-ī-ki-i--y- -ag--u? nabi ma‘irifo-neferitī kinideyi wagi’u? n-b- m-‘-r-f---e-e-i-ī k-n-d-y- w-g-’-? --------------------------------------- nabi ma‘irifo-neferitī kinideyi wagi’u?
Please go straight ahead. ት- ኢል-ም---ኹም። ትዅ ኢልኩም በጃኹም። ት- ኢ-ኩ- በ-ኹ-። ------------- ትዅ ኢልኩም በጃኹም። 0
tiዅ--li--m--be-a--umi። tiዅ īlikumi bejah-umi። t-ዅ ī-i-u-i b-j-h-u-i- ---------------------- tiዅ īlikumi bejaẖumi።
Please turn right here. ኣብ---ጃኹም-ንየ-ን-ት-ጸ--። ኣብዚ በጃኹም ንየማን ትዓጸፉ ። ኣ-ዚ በ-ኹ- ን-ማ- ት-ጸ- ። -------------------- ኣብዚ በጃኹም ንየማን ትዓጸፉ ። 0
a-i----e---̱-mi -iyem--i-t-‘ats’-fu ። abizī bejah-umi niyemani ti‘ats’efu ። a-i-ī b-j-h-u-i n-y-m-n- t-‘-t-’-f- ። ------------------------------------- abizī bejaẖumi niyemani ti‘ats’efu ።
Please turn left at the corner. ኣብዚ ----ኩ--ዕ-ና- -ጋ--ትዓጸ- በጃ-ም። ኣብዚ ኣብቲ ኩርናዕ ናብ ጸጋም ትዓጸፉ በጃኹም። ኣ-ዚ ኣ-ቲ ኩ-ና- ና- ጸ-ም ት-ጸ- በ-ኹ-። ------------------------------ ኣብዚ ኣብቲ ኩርናዕ ናብ ጸጋም ትዓጸፉ በጃኹም። 0
a---ī a-i-ī-kur-na‘i ---- t--egami ti‘a--’----beja-̱u--። abizī abitī kurina‘i nabi ts’egami ti‘ats’efu bejah-umi። a-i-ī a-i-ī k-r-n-‘- n-b- t-’-g-m- t-‘-t-’-f- b-j-h-u-i- -------------------------------------------------------- abizī abitī kurina‘i nabi ts’egami ti‘ats’efu bejaẖumi።
I’m in a hurry. ተሃ-ኸ ኣ-ኹ። ተሃዊኸ ኣሎኹ። ተ-ዊ- ኣ-ኹ- --------- ተሃዊኸ ኣሎኹ። 0
t--a--h-e -l-ẖ-። tehawīh-e aloh-u። t-h-w-h-e a-o-̱-። ----------------- tehawīẖe aloẖu።
I have time. ግ- ---። ግዜ ኣለኒ። ግ- ኣ-ኒ- ------- ግዜ ኣለኒ። 0
gizē ---n-። gizē alenī። g-z- a-e-ī- ----------- gizē alenī።
Please drive slowly. በጃኹ- ቀስ---ኩም ዘው-። በጃኹም ቀስ ኢልኩም ዘውሩ። በ-ኹ- ቀ- ኢ-ኩ- ዘ-ሩ- ----------------- በጃኹም ቀስ ኢልኩም ዘውሩ። 0
be-aẖum- k--si -l--u-i-z--i--። bejah-umi k’esi īlikumi zewiru። b-j-h-u-i k-e-i ī-i-u-i z-w-r-። ------------------------------- bejaẖumi k’esi īlikumi zewiru።
Please stop here. ኣብዚ ደው--- --ኹም። ኣብዚ ደው በሉ በጃኹም። ኣ-ዚ ደ- በ- በ-ኹ-። --------------- ኣብዚ ደው በሉ በጃኹም። 0
a-i-- de---be-- b-jah---i። abizī dewi belu bejah-umi። a-i-ī d-w- b-l- b-j-h-u-i- -------------------------- abizī dewi belu bejaẖumi።
Please wait a moment. ሓንሳዕ ተ--ዩ--ጃ-ም። ሓንሳዕ ተጸበዩ በጃኹም። ሓ-ሳ- ተ-በ- በ-ኹ-። --------------- ሓንሳዕ ተጸበዩ በጃኹም። 0
h-ani-a-i--et-’---yu b-j-----i። h-anisa‘i tets’ebeyu bejah-umi። h-a-i-a-i t-t-’-b-y- b-j-h-u-i- ------------------------------- ḥanisa‘i tets’ebeyu bejaẖumi።
I’ll be back immediately. ሕ-----ስ’--። ሕጂ ክምለስ’የ ። ሕ- ክ-ለ-’- ። ----------- ሕጂ ክምለስ’የ ። 0
ḥ--- k--i-e----e ። h-ijī kimilesi’ye ። h-i-ī k-m-l-s-’-e ። ------------------- ḥijī kimilesi’ye ።
Please give me a receipt. ቅ-ሊ- እባ---ኒ-በጃኹም። ቅብሊት እባ ሃቡኒ በጃኹም። ቅ-ሊ- እ- ሃ-ኒ በ-ኹ-። ----------------- ቅብሊት እባ ሃቡኒ በጃኹም። 0
k’-b-l-t---b--habunī b-jah--m-። k’ibilīti iba habunī bejah-umi። k-i-i-ī-i i-a h-b-n- b-j-h-u-i- ------------------------------- k’ibilīti iba habunī bejaẖumi።
I have no change. ገ--ብ ሳ-ቲም የ---ን ገንዘብ ሳነቲም የብለይን ገ-ዘ- ሳ-ቲ- የ-ለ-ን --------------- ገንዘብ ሳነቲም የብለይን 0
gen-zeb- sa-e-īm- -e----y--i genizebi sanetīmi yebileyini g-n-z-b- s-n-t-m- y-b-l-y-n- ---------------------------- genizebi sanetīmi yebileyini
That is okay, please keep the change. ጽቡቕ----ኹም-- -ቲ --ፍ--ዓኹም--ዩ። ጽቡቕ ኣሎ ኹም ፣ እቲ ተረፍ ንዓኹም እዩ። ጽ-ቕ ኣ- ኹ- ፣ እ- ተ-ፍ ን-ኹ- እ-። --------------------------- ጽቡቕ ኣሎ ኹም ፣ እቲ ተረፍ ንዓኹም እዩ። 0
t-’-b--̱’- a-o-h-u-i-፣-it-----e-- ni----u---iy-። ts’ibuk-’i alo h-umi ፣ itī terefi ni‘ah-umi iyu። t-’-b-k-’- a-o h-u-i ፣ i-ī t-r-f- n-‘-h-u-i i-u- ------------------------------------------------ ts’ibuḵ’i alo ẖumi ፣ itī terefi ni‘aẖumi iyu።
Drive me to this address. ና-ዚ-ኣ--- ---------። ናብዚ ኣድራሻ እብጽሑኒ ኢኹም። ና-ዚ ኣ-ራ- እ-ጽ-ኒ ኢ-ም- ------------------- ናብዚ ኣድራሻ እብጽሑኒ ኢኹም። 0
nab-zī ad--a-h- ib---’--̣u-- ī--umi። nabizī adirasha ibits’ih-unī īh-umi። n-b-z- a-i-a-h- i-i-s-i-̣-n- ī-̱-m-። ------------------------------------ nabizī adirasha ibits’iḥunī īẖumi።
Drive me to my hotel. ናብ---ተ-- ----- ኢ--። ናብቲ ሆተለይ ኣብጽሑኒ ኢኹም። ና-ቲ ሆ-ለ- ኣ-ጽ-ኒ ኢ-ም- ------------------- ናብቲ ሆተለይ ኣብጽሑኒ ኢኹም። 0
n-bi-ī-ho--l-yi abi-s’--̣unī īh----። nabitī hoteleyi abits’ih-unī īh-umi። n-b-t- h-t-l-y- a-i-s-i-̣-n- ī-̱-m-። ------------------------------------ nabitī hoteleyi abits’iḥunī īẖumi።
Drive me to the beach. ናብቲ ገምገ- ባ---ኣብ-ሑኒ ኢ--። ናብቲ ገምገም ባሕሪ ኣብጽሑኒ ኢኹም። ና-ቲ ገ-ገ- ባ-ሪ ኣ-ጽ-ኒ ኢ-ም- ----------------------- ናብቲ ገምገም ባሕሪ ኣብጽሑኒ ኢኹም። 0
nabi-- -em-g-m- b-h---ī----ts’--̣u---īh-u-i። nabitī gemigemi bah-irī abits’ih-unī īh-umi። n-b-t- g-m-g-m- b-h-i-ī a-i-s-i-̣-n- ī-̱-m-። -------------------------------------------- nabitī gemigemi baḥirī abits’iḥunī īẖumi።

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