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79 [seventy-nine]

Adjectives 2

Adjectives 2

79 [ሰባ ዘጠኝ]

79 [seba zet’enyi]

መግለጫዎች 2

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I am wearing a blue dress. ስ--- --ስ -ብ--ው። ስማያዊ ቀሚስ ለብሻለው። ስ-ያ- ቀ-ስ ለ-ሻ-ው- --------------- ስማያዊ ቀሚስ ለብሻለው። 0
s---y--ī-k’-mī-----b---a--w-. simayawī k’emīsi lebishalewi. s-m-y-w- k-e-ī-i l-b-s-a-e-i- ----------------------------- simayawī k’emīsi lebishalewi.
I am wearing a red dress. ቀ--ቀሚስ--ብ-ለ-። ቀይ ቀሚስ ለብሻለው። ቀ- ቀ-ስ ለ-ሻ-ው- ------------- ቀይ ቀሚስ ለብሻለው። 0
k---i-k’emī-- --bi-h-l-wi. k’eyi k’emīsi lebishalewi. k-e-i k-e-ī-i l-b-s-a-e-i- -------------------------- k’eyi k’emīsi lebishalewi.
I am wearing a green dress. አ-ን-ዴ-ቀሚስ ----ው። አረንጋዴ ቀሚስ ለብሻለው። አ-ን-ዴ ቀ-ስ ለ-ሻ-ው- ---------------- አረንጋዴ ቀሚስ ለብሻለው። 0
ār-ni---ē---e-īsi l-----al-w-. ārenigadē k’emīsi lebishalewi. ā-e-i-a-ē k-e-ī-i l-b-s-a-e-i- ------------------------------ ārenigadē k’emīsi lebishalewi.
I’m buying a black bag. ጥቁር--ር- -የገ----ኝ። ጥቁር ቦርሳ እየገዛው ነኝ። ጥ-ር ቦ-ሳ እ-ገ-ው ነ-። ----------------- ጥቁር ቦርሳ እየገዛው ነኝ። 0
t-i--u-i --r--- i-e-e-aw--n--yi. t’ik’uri borisa iyegezawi nenyi. t-i-’-r- b-r-s- i-e-e-a-i n-n-i- -------------------------------- t’ik’uri borisa iyegezawi nenyi.
I’m buying a brown bag. ቡኒ ቦ----የ--- --። ቡኒ ቦርሳ እየገዛው ነኝ። ቡ- ቦ-ሳ እ-ገ-ው ነ-። ---------------- ቡኒ ቦርሳ እየገዛው ነኝ። 0
bu-ī bor--a-iy-g-zaw--ne---. bunī borisa iyegezawi nenyi. b-n- b-r-s- i-e-e-a-i n-n-i- ---------------------------- bunī borisa iyegezawi nenyi.
I’m buying a white bag. ነ- ቦ-ሳ ----ው -ኝ። ነጭ ቦርሳ እየገዛው ነኝ። ነ- ቦ-ሳ እ-ገ-ው ነ-። ---------------- ነጭ ቦርሳ እየገዛው ነኝ። 0
ne---i bor-s- iye-ezawi----yi. nech’i borisa iyegezawi nenyi. n-c-’- b-r-s- i-e-e-a-i n-n-i- ------------------------------ nech’i borisa iyegezawi nenyi.
I need a new car. አ-ስ--ኪና-ያ---ገ-ል። አዲስ መኪና ያስፈልገኛል። አ-ስ መ-ና ያ-ፈ-ገ-ል- ---------------- አዲስ መኪና ያስፈልገኛል። 0
ā-ī-i mek-n-----ife-i-e--al-. ādīsi mekīna yasifeligenyali. ā-ī-i m-k-n- y-s-f-l-g-n-a-i- ----------------------------- ādīsi mekīna yasifeligenyali.
I need a fast car. ፈጣ- መኪና-ያ-ፈ----። ፈጣን መኪና ያስፈልገኛል። ፈ-ን መ-ና ያ-ፈ-ገ-ል- ---------------- ፈጣን መኪና ያስፈልገኛል። 0
fet--ni-m---n- -a-i-e---e--ali. fet’ani mekīna yasifeligenyali. f-t-a-i m-k-n- y-s-f-l-g-n-a-i- ------------------------------- fet’ani mekīna yasifeligenyali.
I need a comfortable car. ም---ኪ---ስፈ-ገኛል። ምቹ መኪና ያስፈልገኛል። ም- መ-ና ያ-ፈ-ገ-ል- --------------- ምቹ መኪና ያስፈልገኛል። 0
m-c-u -ekī-a-y--i--lig-n----. michu mekīna yasifeligenyali. m-c-u m-k-n- y-s-f-l-g-n-a-i- ----------------------------- michu mekīna yasifeligenyali.
An old lady lives at the top. ትል- -ት ከ-ይ ትኖራለ-። ትልቅ ሴት ከላይ ትኖራለች። ት-ቅ ሴ- ከ-ይ ት-ራ-ች- ----------------- ትልቅ ሴት ከላይ ትኖራለች። 0
ti-i-’- sēt- --la-i ---or-le---. tilik’i sēti kelayi tinoralechi. t-l-k-i s-t- k-l-y- t-n-r-l-c-i- -------------------------------- tilik’i sēti kelayi tinoralechi.
A fat lady lives at the top. ወፍ---ሴ- ከላ- --ራ-ች። ወፍራም ሴት ከላይ ትኖራለች። ወ-ራ- ሴ- ከ-ይ ት-ራ-ች- ------------------ ወፍራም ሴት ከላይ ትኖራለች። 0
we---ami -ē-- -e-a-- -inor--e--i. wefirami sēti kelayi tinoralechi. w-f-r-m- s-t- k-l-y- t-n-r-l-c-i- --------------------------------- wefirami sēti kelayi tinoralechi.
A curious lady lives below. ጉጉ--ት-ከላ- ትኖራለ-። ጉጉ ሴት ከላይ ትኖራለች። ጉ- ሴ- ከ-ይ ት-ራ-ች- ---------------- ጉጉ ሴት ከላይ ትኖራለች። 0
gu-- -ē-- ----y- t----al-ch-. gugu sēti kelayi tinoralechi. g-g- s-t- k-l-y- t-n-r-l-c-i- ----------------------------- gugu sēti kelayi tinoralechi.
Our guests were nice people. እንግዶቻ---ጥ----ች ነ--። እንግዶቻችን ጥሩ ሰዎች ነበሩ። እ-ግ-ቻ-ን ጥ- ሰ-ች ነ-ሩ- ------------------- እንግዶቻችን ጥሩ ሰዎች ነበሩ። 0
inigi-ocha--i-- --iru---w--h----b-r-. inigidochachini t’iru sewochi neberu. i-i-i-o-h-c-i-i t-i-u s-w-c-i n-b-r-. ------------------------------------- inigidochachini t’iru sewochi neberu.
Our guests were polite people. እን---ችን -ሁት ሰ-ች ነ--። እንግዶቻችን ትሁት ሰዎች ነበሩ። እ-ግ-ቻ-ን ት-ት ሰ-ች ነ-ሩ- -------------------- እንግዶቻችን ትሁት ሰዎች ነበሩ። 0
i-i-idoc-a-h----t-h--i--e-och--n-be-u. inigidochachini tihuti sewochi neberu. i-i-i-o-h-c-i-i t-h-t- s-w-c-i n-b-r-. -------------------------------------- inigidochachini tihuti sewochi neberu.
Our guests were interesting people. እ-ግ--ችን አ-ደሳ--ሰዎች -በ-። እንግዶቻችን አስደሳች ሰዎች ነበሩ። እ-ግ-ቻ-ን አ-ደ-ች ሰ-ች ነ-ሩ- ---------------------- እንግዶቻችን አስደሳች ሰዎች ነበሩ። 0
inig--oc-achini--sid---ch- --w---i neb---. inigidochachini āsidesachi sewochi neberu. i-i-i-o-h-c-i-i ā-i-e-a-h- s-w-c-i n-b-r-. ------------------------------------------ inigidochachini āsidesachi sewochi neberu.
I have lovely children. ፍ---የሆኑ -ጆ--አሉኝ ፍቅር የሆኑ ልጆች አሉኝ ፍ-ር የ-ኑ ል-ች አ-ኝ --------------- ፍቅር የሆኑ ልጆች አሉኝ 0
f-k-i-----hon--l-j--hi ālu-yi fik’iri yehonu lijochi ālunyi f-k-i-i y-h-n- l-j-c-i ā-u-y- ----------------------------- fik’iri yehonu lijochi ālunyi
But the neighbours have naughty children. ግን --ቤቶ--አስቸጋ---ጆ-----ው ግን ጎረቤቶቼ አስቸጋሪ ልጆች አላቸው ግ- ጎ-ቤ-ቼ አ-ቸ-ሪ ል-ች አ-ቸ- ----------------------- ግን ጎረቤቶቼ አስቸጋሪ ልጆች አላቸው 0
g-ni g--ebē-oc-ē ā-ic-e-a-ī li-ochi--la--ewi gini gorebētochē āsichegarī lijochi ālachewi g-n- g-r-b-t-c-ē ā-i-h-g-r- l-j-c-i ā-a-h-w- -------------------------------------------- gini gorebētochē āsichegarī lijochi ālachewi
Are your children well behaved? የእናን----ች ጨ----ው? የእናንተ ልጆች ጨዋ ናቸው? የ-ና-ተ ል-ች ጨ- ና-ው- ----------------- የእናንተ ልጆች ጨዋ ናቸው? 0
y-’i--nite -ijochi---’ew---ac-ew-? ye’inanite lijochi ch’ewa nachewi? y-’-n-n-t- l-j-c-i c-’-w- n-c-e-i- ---------------------------------- ye’inanite lijochi ch’ewa nachewi?

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