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54 [fifty-four]

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54 [ሃምሳ አራት]

54 [hamisa ārati]

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I want to buy a present. ስጦታ----ት ----ለ-። ስ-- መ--- እ------ ስ-ታ መ-ዛ- እ-ል-ለ-። ---------------- ስጦታ መግዛት እፈልጋለው። 0
s-t’ot- -e----ti-if-li---e--. s------ m------- i----------- s-t-o-a m-g-z-t- i-e-i-a-e-i- ----------------------------- sit’ota megizati ifeligalewi.
But nothing too expensive. ግ- -ጣም ውዶቹን አይደለም። ግ- በ-- ው--- አ----- ግ- በ-ም ው-ቹ- አ-ደ-ም- ------------------ ግን በጣም ውዶቹን አይደለም። 0
g--- bet-ami ---o---n----i-e----. g--- b------ w-------- ā--------- g-n- b-t-a-i w-d-c-u-i ā-i-e-e-i- --------------------------------- gini bet’ami widochuni āyidelemi.
Maybe a handbag? ድንገት--እ- ቦር-? ድ--- የ-- ቦ--- ድ-ገ- የ-ጅ ቦ-ሳ- ------------- ድንገት የእጅ ቦርሳ? 0
d--i-----ye’--i--o-is-? d------- y----- b------ d-n-g-t- y-’-j- b-r-s-? ----------------------- dinigeti ye’iji borisa?
Which color would you like? የት----ቀ-ም ይ-ል--? የ---- ቀ-- ይ----- የ-ኛ-ን ቀ-ም ይ-ል-ሉ- ---------------- የትኛውን ቀለም ይፈልጋሉ? 0
ye-i--awin---’-l--i---f-l---lu? y---------- k------ y---------- y-t-n-a-i-i k-e-e-i y-f-l-g-l-? ------------------------------- yetinyawini k’elemi yifeligalu?
Black, brown or white? ጥ-ር--ቡኒ ወ-ስ --? ጥ-- ፤-- ወ-- ነ-- ጥ-ር ፤-ኒ ወ-ስ ነ-? --------------- ጥቁር ፤ቡኒ ወይስ ነጭ? 0
t’i----i -bunī wey-s- -ec-’-? t------- ;---- w----- n------ t-i-’-r- ;-u-ī w-y-s- n-c-’-? ----------------------------- t’ik’uri ;bunī weyisi nech’i?
A large one or a small one? ት-ቁን ----ት-ሻን? ት--- ወ-- ት---- ት-ቁ- ወ-ስ ት-ሻ-? -------------- ትልቁን ወይስ ትንሻን? 0
t--ik-----w-yi-i---nishani? t-------- w----- t--------- t-l-k-u-i w-y-s- t-n-s-a-i- --------------------------- tilik’uni weyisi tinishani?
May I see this one, please? የ--- ማየ- እች---? የ--- ማ-- እ----- የ-ን- ማ-ት እ-ላ-ው- --------------- የሄንን ማየት እችላለው? 0
y-h-nini--a-et----hil-l--i? y------- m----- i---------- y-h-n-n- m-y-t- i-h-l-l-w-? --------------------------- yehēnini mayeti ichilalewi?
Is it made of leather? ከቆ--የተሰራ ነ-? ከ-- የ--- ነ-- ከ-ዳ የ-ሰ- ነ-? ------------ ከቆዳ የተሰራ ነው? 0
ke--o-- yetes------w-? k------ y------- n---- k-k-o-a y-t-s-r- n-w-? ---------------------- kek’oda yetesera newi?
Or is it made of plastic? ወ-- -ፕላስቲ- -ተ-ራ ነ-? ወ-- ከ----- የ--- ነ-- ወ-ስ ከ-ላ-ቲ- የ-ሰ- ነ-? ------------------- ወይስ ከፕላስቲክ የተሰራ ነው? 0
w----i-k-pi-a---------te-era----i? w----- k----------- y------- n---- w-y-s- k-p-l-s-t-k- y-t-s-r- n-w-? ---------------------------------- weyisi kepilasitīki yetesera newi?
Of leather, of course. በትክ-- ከ-ዳ ነ-። በ---- ከ-- ነ-- በ-ክ-ል ከ-ዳ ነ-። ------------- በትክክል ከቆዳ ነው። 0
be------l- ke-’o---n-w-. b--------- k------ n---- b-t-k-k-l- k-k-o-a n-w-. ------------------------ betikikili kek’oda newi.
This is very good quality. ይሄ--ተ-የ --ሩ --- የ--ራ-ነው። ይ- በ--- በ-- ደ-- የ--- ነ-- ይ- በ-ለ- በ-ሩ ደ-ጃ የ-ሰ- ነ-። ------------------------ ይሄ በተለየ በጥሩ ደረጃ የተሰራ ነው። 0
yihē--e-e--y- -et’i-u-d-rej---e--s----ne-i. y--- b------- b------ d----- y------- n---- y-h- b-t-l-y- b-t-i-u d-r-j- y-t-s-r- n-w-. ------------------------------------------- yihē beteleye bet’iru dereja yetesera newi.
And the bag is really very reasonable. እ- የቦር---ዋ-- ---ጣኝ---። እ- የ---- ዋ-- ተ---- ነ-- እ- የ-ር-ው ዋ-ው ተ-ጣ-ኝ ነ-። ---------------------- እና የቦርሳው ዋጋው ተመጣጣኝ ነው። 0
ina--ebo-i---i wa-aw--t--e--at’a-yi--ewi. i-- y--------- w----- t------------ n---- i-a y-b-r-s-w- w-g-w- t-m-t-a-’-n-i n-w-. ----------------------------------------- ina yeborisawi wagawi temet’at’anyi newi.
I like it. ወድ-ዋለ-። ወ------ ወ-ጄ-ለ-። ------- ወድጄዋለው። 0
we-ijēw--ewi. w------------ w-d-j-w-l-w-. ------------- wedijēwalewi.
I’ll take it. እ-ስ----። እ------- እ-ስ-ዋ-ው- -------- እወስደዋለው። 0
iw-s---wal-w-. i------------- i-e-i-e-a-e-i- -------------- iwesidewalewi.
Can I exchange it if needed? መቀየር---ላል-ካስ--ገ? መ--- ይ--- ካ----- መ-የ- ይ-ላ- ካ-ፈ-ገ- ---------------- መቀየር ይቻላል ካስፈለገ? 0
m-k’e-er--yi----a-- --si---e--? m-------- y-------- k---------- m-k-e-e-i y-c-a-a-i k-s-f-l-g-? ------------------------------- mek’eyeri yichalali kasifelege?
Of course. በ--ክ- ። በ---- ። በ-ክ-ል ። ------- በትክክል ። 0
b-t--i-----. b--------- . b-t-k-k-l- . ------------ betikikili .
We’ll gift wrap it. በ-ጦ- -ሸፈኛ----ቀ-ለ-ለ-። በ--- መ--- እ--------- በ-ጦ- መ-ፈ- እ-ጠ-ል-ዋ-ን- -------------------- በስጦታ መሸፈኛ እንጠቀልለዋለን። 0
b----’ot---esh-fe--- i-i---k’-lile------. b-------- m--------- i------------------- b-s-t-o-a m-s-e-e-y- i-i-’-k-e-i-e-a-e-i- ----------------------------------------- besit’ota meshefenya init’ek’elilewaleni.
The cashier is over there. ገ-ዘብ---ፈ-ው -ዛ- ነው። ገ--- መ---- እ-- ነ-- ገ-ዘ- መ-ፈ-ው እ-ጋ ነ-። ------------------ ገንዘብ መክፈያው እዛጋ ነው። 0
g-n-z-b- mek---yawi-i-aga new-. g------- m--------- i---- n---- g-n-z-b- m-k-f-y-w- i-a-a n-w-. ------------------------------- genizebi mekifeyawi izaga newi.

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