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74 [seventy-four]

asking for something

asking for something

74 [ሰባ አራት]

74 [seba ārati]

የሆነ ነገር መጠየቅ

[yehone negeri met’eyek’i]

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Can you cut my hair? ፀጉ-ን -ቆር-ኝ-ይችላሉ? ፀ--- ሊ---- ይ---- ፀ-ሬ- ሊ-ር-ኝ ይ-ላ-? ---------------- ፀጉሬን ሊቆርጡኝ ይችላሉ? 0
t-s-e-u-ēn- l--’o-----ny- ---h-l-lu? t---------- l------------ y--------- t-s-e-u-ē-i l-k-o-i-’-n-i y-c-i-a-u- ------------------------------------ t͟s’egurēni līk’orit’unyi yichilalu?
Not too short, please. እ--ዎ ፤ በጣም አ-ር አይ---። እ--- ፤ በ-- አ-- አ----- እ-ክ- ፤ በ-ም አ-ር አ-ደ-ም- --------------------- እባክዎ ፤ በጣም አጭር አይደለም። 0
iba-i-- - -e------ā-h-----āyidelemi. i------ ; b------ ā------ ā--------- i-a-i-o ; b-t-a-i ā-h-i-i ā-i-e-e-i- ------------------------------------ ibakiwo ; bet’ami āch’iri āyidelemi.
A bit shorter, please. እባክዎ --ትንሽ---ረ እ--- ፤ ት-- ያ-- እ-ክ- ፤ ት-ሽ ያ-ረ -------------- እባክዎ ፤ ትንሽ ያጠረ 0
ib-kiw--- -in-shi ---’-re i------ ; t------ y------ i-a-i-o ; t-n-s-i y-t-e-e ------------------------- ibakiwo ; tinishi yat’ere
Can you develop the pictures? ፎ- ሊያ--ል----ላ-? ፎ- ሊ----- ይ---- ፎ- ሊ-ት-ል- ይ-ላ-? --------------- ፎቶ ሊያትሙልኝ ይችላሉ? 0
foto l--a---uli-y- yic-il-l-? f--- l------------ y--------- f-t- l-y-t-m-l-n-i y-c-i-a-u- ----------------------------- foto līyatimulinyi yichilalu?
The pictures are on the CD. ፎ--ቹ-እዚህ ሲ- ----ቸው። ፎ--- እ-- ሲ- ላ- ና--- ፎ-ዎ- እ-ህ ሲ- ላ- ና-ው- ------------------- ፎቶዎቹ እዚህ ሲዲ ላይ ናቸው። 0
f----o--u -zī-i -īdī----i -a--e--. f-------- i---- s--- l--- n------- f-t-w-c-u i-ī-i s-d- l-y- n-c-e-i- ---------------------------------- fotowochu izīhi sīdī layi nachewi.
The pictures are in the camera. ፎቶ-- ካ--- ው-ጥ ና--። ፎ--- ካ--- ው-- ና--- ፎ-ዎ- ካ-ራ- ው-ጥ ና-ው- ------------------ ፎቶዎቹ ካሜራው ውስጥ ናቸው። 0
fot--oc-u -am-ra-i----it’i----he--. f-------- k------- w------ n------- f-t-w-c-u k-m-r-w- w-s-t-i n-c-e-i- ----------------------------------- fotowochu kamērawi wisit’i nachewi.
Can you fix the clock? ሰዓት-ማስተካከል-ይችላ-? ሰ-- ማ----- ይ---- ሰ-ት ማ-ተ-ከ- ይ-ላ-? ---------------- ሰዓት ማስተካከል ይችላሉ? 0
s-‘------si-e--keli-y-c---a-u? s----- m----------- y--------- s-‘-t- m-s-t-k-k-l- y-c-i-a-u- ------------------------------ se‘ati masitekakeli yichilalu?
The glass is broken. መስ--ቱ--ሰብሯ-። መ---- ተ----- መ-ታ-ቱ ተ-ብ-ል- ------------ መስታወቱ ተሰብሯል። 0
m-sita-e-- te--birw--i. m--------- t----------- m-s-t-w-t- t-s-b-r-a-i- ----------------------- mesitawetu tesebirwali.
The battery is dead / empty. ባ-ሪ---ል--። ባ--- አ---- ባ-ሪ- አ-ቋ-። ---------- ባትሪው አልቋል። 0
b-tirī-----i-’w-li. b------- ā--------- b-t-r-w- ā-i-’-a-i- ------------------- batirīwi ālik’wali.
Can you iron the shirt? ካ----ን -ተ---ኝ----ሉ? ካ----- ሊ----- ይ---- ካ-ተ-ው- ሊ-ኩ-ል- ይ-ላ-? ------------------- ካኔተራውን ሊተኩሱልኝ ይችላሉ? 0
k----e-a--ni-lī---usu-i--i-y-c-i--l-? k----------- l------------ y--------- k-n-t-r-w-n- l-t-k-s-l-n-i y-c-i-a-u- ------------------------------------- kanēterawini lītekusulinyi yichilalu?
Can you clean the pants / trousers? ሱ--ን--ያ--ል- ይች-ሉ? ሱ--- ሊ----- ይ---- ሱ-ው- ሊ-ፀ-ል- ይ-ላ-? ----------------- ሱሪውን ሊያፀዱልኝ ይችላሉ? 0
s-r--in- -------’e--l-ny---i-h---lu? s------- l--------------- y--------- s-r-w-n- l-y-t-s-e-u-i-y- y-c-i-a-u- ------------------------------------ surīwini līyat͟s’edulinyi yichilalu?
Can you fix the shoes? ጫማ-ን ሊ-ግ--ኝ ----? ጫ--- ሊ----- ይ---- ጫ-ው- ሊ-ግ-ል- ይ-ላ-? ----------------- ጫማውን ሊጠግኑልኝ ይችላሉ? 0
ch---a-i-- l----gi---in-i-yichilal-? c--------- l------------- y--------- c-’-m-w-n- l-t-e-i-u-i-y- y-c-i-a-u- ------------------------------------ ch’amawini līt’eginulinyi yichilalu?
Do you have a light? እሳት--ሰጡኝ --ላ-? እ-- ሊ--- ይ---- እ-ት ሊ-ጡ- ይ-ላ-? -------------- እሳት ሊሰጡኝ ይችላሉ? 0
i-a-i-l-s--’-n-- -i-hi-a--? i---- l--------- y--------- i-a-i l-s-t-u-y- y-c-i-a-u- --------------------------- isati līset’unyi yichilalu?
Do you have a match or a lighter? ክብሪ- -ይም----------? ክ--- ወ-- ላ--- አ---- ክ-ሪ- ወ-ም ላ-ተ- አ-ዎ-? ------------------- ክብሪት ወይም ላይተር አለዎት? 0
k-birīti-weyimi lay--e-i--l-w--i? k------- w----- l------- ā------- k-b-r-t- w-y-m- l-y-t-r- ā-e-o-i- --------------------------------- kibirīti weyimi layiteri ālewoti?
Do you have an ashtray? ሲጋ- መ-ር-ሻ-አለ--? ሲ-- መ---- አ---- ሲ-ራ መ-ር-ሻ አ-ዎ-? --------------- ሲጋራ መተርኮሻ አለዎት? 0
s-ga-----ter---s-- āle-o-i? s----- m---------- ā------- s-g-r- m-t-r-k-s-a ā-e-o-i- --------------------------- sīgara meterikosha ālewoti?
Do you smoke cigars? ሲ-ር -ጨ-ሉ? ሲ-- ያ---- ሲ-ር ያ-ሳ-? --------- ሲጋር ያጨሳሉ? 0
s--a-i y-c-’-s-lu? s----- y---------- s-g-r- y-c-’-s-l-? ------------------ sīgari yach’esalu?
Do you smoke cigarettes? ሲ---ያጨ--? ሲ-- ያ---- ሲ-ራ ያ-ሳ-? --------- ሲጋራ ያጨሳሉ? 0
s-ga-a---ch’--a-u? s----- y---------- s-g-r- y-c-’-s-l-? ------------------ sīgara yach’esalu?
Do you smoke a pipe? ፒፓ---ባሉ? ፒ- ይ---- ፒ- ይ-ባ-? -------- ፒፓ ይስባሉ? 0
pī-a--i------? p--- y-------- p-p- y-s-b-l-? -------------- pīpa yisibalu?

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