Vocabulary

ትናንት

ትናንት በከፍተኛ ዝናብ ዘነጠ።

tinaniti

tinaniti bekefitenya zinabi zenet’e.

yesterday

It rained heavily yesterday.

ነገ

ነገ ምን ይሆን የሚሆነውን ማንም አያውቅም።

nege

nege mini yihoni yemīhonewini manimi āyawik’imi.

tomorrow

No one knows what will be tomorrow.

በፊት

በፊት ከምንም ነበረች።

befīti

befīti keminimi neberechi.

before

She was fatter before than now.

በቶሎ

በቶሎ ተነሳች።

betolo

betolo tenesachi.

just

She just woke up.

በቅርብ

በቅርብ ንግድ ህንፃ ይከፈታል።

bek’iribi

bek’iribi nigidi hinit͟s’a yikefetali.

soon

A commercial building will be opened here soon.

ውጭ

ዛሬ ውጭ እንበላለን።

wich’i

zarē wich’i inibelaleni.

outside

We are eating outside today.

ብቻ

በስብስባው ላይ ሰው ብቻ አለ።

bicha

besibisibawi layi sewi bicha āle.

only

There is only one man sitting on the bench.

በጣም

ልጅው በጣም ተራበ።

bet’ami

lijiwi bet’ami terabe.

very

The child is very hungry.

ውስጥ

በውሃ ውስጥ ይዘርፋሉ።

wisit’i

bewiha wisit’i yizerifalu.

into

They jump into the water.

ቤት

ወታደሩ ወደ ቤት ለማለፍ ይፈልጋል።

bēti

wetaderu wede bēti lemalefi yifeligali.

home

The soldier wants to go home to his family.

ወደላይ

ተራራውን ወደላይ ይሰራራል።

wedelayi

terarawini wedelayi yiserarali.

up

He is climbing the mountain up.

ብዙ

በልጆች ዕድሜ ላይ ብዙ ገንዘብ ይቀበላሉ።

bizu

belijochi ‘idimē layi bizu genizebi yik’ebelalu.

more

Older children receive more pocket money.