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54 [fifty-four]

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I want to buy a present. ስጦ- መ--- እ-----። ስጦታ መግዛት እፈልጋለው። 0
ግብ-ት ግብይት 		+
But nothing too expensive. ግን በ-- ው--- አ----። ግን በጣም ውዶቹን አይደለም። 0
ስጦ- መ--- እ-----። ስጦታ መግዛት እፈልጋለው። 		+
Maybe a handbag? ድን-- የ-- ቦ--? ድንገት የእጅ ቦርሳ? 0
ስጦ- መ--- እ-----። ስጦታ መግዛት እፈልጋለው። 		+
     
Which color would you like? የት--- ቀ-- ይ----? የትኛውን ቀለም ይፈልጋሉ? 0
ግን በ-- ው--- አ----። ግን በጣም ውዶቹን አይደለም። 		+
Black, brown or white? ጥቁ- ፤-- ወ-- ነ-? ጥቁር ፤ቡኒ ወይስ ነጭ? 0
ግን በ-- ው--- አ----። ግን በጣም ውዶቹን አይደለም። 		+
A large one or a small one? ትል-- ወ-- ት---? ትልቁን ወይስ ትንሻን? 0
ድን-- የ-- ቦ--? ድንገት የእጅ ቦርሳ? 		+
     
May I see this one, please? የሄ-- ማ-- እ----? የሄንን ማየት እችላለው? 0
ድን-- የ-- ቦ--? ድንገት የእጅ ቦርሳ? 		+
Is it made of leather? ከቆ- የ--- ነ-? ከቆዳ የተሰራ ነው? 0
የት--- ቀ-- ይ----? የትኛውን ቀለም ይፈልጋሉ? 		+
Or is it made of plastic? ወይ- ከ----- የ--- ነ-? ወይስ ከፕላስቲክ የተሰራ ነው? 0
የት--- ቀ-- ይ----? የትኛውን ቀለም ይፈልጋሉ? 		+
     
Of leather, of course. በት--- ከ-- ነ-። በትክክል ከቆዳ ነው። 0
ጥቁ- ፤-- ወ-- ነ-? ጥቁር ፤ቡኒ ወይስ ነጭ? 		+
This is very good quality. ይሄ በ--- በ-- ደ-- የ--- ነ-። ይሄ በተለየ በጥሩ ደረጃ የተሰራ ነው። 0
ጥቁ- ፤-- ወ-- ነ-? ጥቁር ፤ቡኒ ወይስ ነጭ? 		+
And the bag is really very reasonable. እና የ---- ዋ-- ተ---- ነ-። እና የቦርሳው ዋጋው ተመጣጣኝ ነው። 0
ትል-- ወ-- ት---? ትልቁን ወይስ ትንሻን? 		+
     
I like it. ወድ----። ወድጄዋለው። 0
ትል-- ወ-- ት---? ትልቁን ወይስ ትንሻን? 		+
I’ll take it. እወ-----። እወስደዋለው። 0
የሄ-- ማ-- እ----? የሄንን ማየት እችላለው? 		+
Can I exchange it if needed? መቀ-- ይ--- ካ----? መቀየር ይቻላል ካስፈለገ? 0
የሄ-- ማ-- እ----? የሄንን ማየት እችላለው? 		+
     
Of course. በት--- ። በትክክል ። 0
ከቆ- የ--- ነ-? ከቆዳ የተሰራ ነው? 		+
We’ll gift wrap it. በስ-- መ--- እ--------። በስጦታ መሸፈኛ እንጠቀልለዋለን። 0
ከቆ- የ--- ነ-? ከቆዳ የተሰራ ነው? 		+
The cashier is over there. ገን-- መ---- እ-- ነ-። ገንዘብ መክፈያው እዛጋ ነው። 0
ወይ- ከ----- የ--- ነ-? ወይስ ከፕላስቲክ የተሰራ ነው? 		+
     

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