Vocabulary

ምእማን

ብዙሕ ግዜ ንጓላ ክትበልዕ ከተእምና ኣለዋ።

m‘ēmān

bzūḥ gzē ngālā ktēblē kētēmānā ālwā.

persuade

She often has to persuade her daughter to eat.

ናብ

እታ ጓል ናብ ኣዲኣ ገጻ ትጎዪ።

näb

əta gäl näb ʾädiä gäṣṣa tgoyi.

run towards

The girl runs towards her mother.

መብርሂ

እቲ መሳርሒ ብኸመይ ከም ዝሰርሕ ትገልጸሉ።

mebrhi

iti mesarhi b‘khemey kem zeserh tiglets‘elu.

explain

She explains to him how the device works.

ተስፋ

ብዙሓት ኣብ ኤውሮጳ ዝሓሸ መጻኢ ክህሉ ተስፋ ኣለዎም።

t‘sfa

b‘zuhāt ab ewrōpā z‘hāshē m‘sā‘ī k‘hīlu t‘sfa alēwom.

hope

Many hope for a better future in Europe.

ድምጺ

እቶም መራጽቲ ሎሚ ኣብ መጻኢኦም ድምጾም ይህቡ ኣለዉ።

d‘mzi

etom marasti lomi ab msa‘iom d‘mzom yihbu alewu.

vote

The voters are voting on their future today.

ናይ ገዛእ ርእሱ

ቀያሕ ስፖርታዊት መኪና ኣለኒ።

nay geza‘e re‘esu

qeyah sportawit mekina aleni.

own

I own a red sports car.

ደው ምባል

እታ ፖሊስ ነታ መኪና ደው ኣቢላታ።

daw məbal

əta pōlīs nəta mək‘na daw abilata.

stop

The policewoman stops the car.

ብንጹር ርአ

በቲ ሓድሽ መነጽረይ ኩሉ ብንጹር ይርእዮ ኣለኹ።

bǝnts‘ur rǝ‘ā

bǝti ḥǝdǝsh mǝnǝts‘ǝray kulu bǝnts‘ur yǝrǝ‘ǝyo alǝku.

see clearly

I can see everything clearly through my new glasses.

ፍቀድ

ኣቦይ ብኣካልኩም ኮምፒዩተርኩም ኣይፍቀድን።

feqed

aboy bakalkum kompiyoter‘kum ayfeqeden.

allow

The father didn’t allow him to use his computer.

ምዝዋር

ቆልዑ ብሽክለታ ወይ ስኩተር ምዝዋር ይፈትዉ።

məzwär

qolu bəshäkläta wey səkutär məzwär yəftu.

ride

Kids like to ride bikes or scooters.

ናብ

ናብ ነንሕድሕዶም ይምለሱ።

nab

nab nenhdhdom yimelsu.

turn to

They turn to each other.

ሽፋን

እቲ ቆልዓ እዝኑ ይሽፍን።

shifan

iti qol‘a ezeno yishifn.

cover

The child covers its ears.