Vocabulary

ሰኺርካ ምኻድ

ዳርጋ ምሸት ምሸት ይሰክር።

sə‘xɪrka mə‘xad

dar‘ga mɪ‘ʃet mɪ‘ʃet yɪ‘sekɪr.

get drunk

He gets drunk almost every evening.

ጽገና

ነቲ ገመድ ክጽግኖ ደለየ።

ṣig‘na

neti gemed kṣigno deleye.

repair

He wanted to repair the cable.

ምህራም

ኣብ ቴኒስ ንመጋጥምቱ ስዒሩ።

mihiram

ab tennis nmégatimtu séiru.

beat

He beat his opponent in tennis.

ድቃስ ኣብ

ኣብ መወዳእታ ንሓንቲ ለይቲ ክድቅሱ ይደልዩ።

dǝqās ǝb

ǝb mǝwǝdaʕǝta nǝḥāntī lǝytī kǝdǝqsu yǝdǝlyǝ.

sleep in

They want to finally sleep in for one night.

ኣልዕል

ኩሉ ኣፕል ክንልዓል ኣለና።

ʾalʿəl

kulu ʾapəl kənlʿal ʾalena.

pick up

We have to pick up all the apples.

ተኸተት

ውሻቲ ይኸተት።

təxətet

wushati yəxətet.

accompany

The dog accompanies them.

ይውክሉ

ጠበቓታት ንዓማዊሎም ኣብ ቤት ፍርዲ ይውክሉ።

yiwekilu

ṭ‘beqaṭat n‘ama‘wilom ab bet fridi yiwekilu.

represent

Lawyers represent their clients in court.

ንድሕሪት ምምላስ

ኣብ ቀረባ እዋን ዳግማይ ሰዓት ንድሕሪት ክንመልሳ ክንግደድ ኢና።

ndǝḥǝrǝt mǝmlǝs

ǝb qǝrǝba ǝwān dǝgmāy sǝ‘āt ndǝḥǝrǝt knmlǝsǝ kǝngǝd ǝnna.

set back

Soon we’ll have to set the clock back again.

መንገዲ ሓደ ረኸብ

ኣብ ላቢሪን መንገደይ ጽቡቕ ጌረ ክረኽቦ እኽእል እየ።

m‘ng‘di ḥade r‘kh‘b

ab labirin m‘ng‘dey t‘sbuq g‘re k‘r‘kh‘bo ek‘l eye.

find one’s way

I can find my way well in a labyrinth.

ንታሕቲ ጠምቱ

ብመስኮት ንገማግም ባሕሪ ንታሕቲ ክጥምት ይኽእል ነይረ።

ntahtə tmətu

bməskot nəgəməgm bahri ntahtə kətəmət yəkəl nayrə.

look down

I could look down on the beach from the window.

ምጥፋእ

እቶም ፋይላት ምሉእ ብምሉእ ክጠፍኡ እዮም።

məṭfəʿ

ʾətom faylat məluʾ bəməluʾ kəṭəfʾu ʾeyom.

destroy

The files will be completely destroyed.

ተቓውሞ ተቓውሞ

ሰባት ኣንጻር በደል ተቓውሞኦም የስምዑ።

təqawəmo təqawəmo

säbat anṣar bədəl təqawəmo‘om yəsm‘iu.

protest

People protest against injustice.