Vocabulary

ዕላል

ብዙሕ ግዜ ምስ ጎረቤቱ ይዕልል።

ʿəläl

bəzuḥ gəzä məs goräbtu yəʿələl.

chat

He often chats with his neighbor.

ብመኪና ናብ ገዛኻ

ድሕሪ ምዕዳግ ክልቲኦም ብመኪና ናብ ገዝኦም ይኸዱ።

b‘mekina nab geza‘ka

dhri m‘edag kilt‘om b‘mekina nab gez‘om ykhedu.

drive home

After shopping, the two drive home.

ምልማድ

ህጻናት ኣስናኖም ምሕጻብ ክለምዱ ኣለዎም።

mɪl‘mad

hɪs‘anat as‘nænom mɪh‘t͡sab kələm‘du a‘lewom.

get used to

Children need to get used to brushing their teeth.

ይመርጹ

ጓልና መጽሓፍ ኣይትንብብን’ያ፤ ንሳ ድማ ቴለፎና እያ ትመርጽ።

yə-mər-ṣū

gāl-nā məṣḥāf āy-tənəbbəbən’ya; nə-sa dəma tēlēfōnā ēya tə-mər-ṣ.

prefer

Our daughter doesn’t read books; she prefers her phone.

ኣእትዉ

ናብ ክፍሊ ሆቴል ይኣቱ።

aʾətu

nab kəfli hoṭel yəʾatu.

enter

He enters the hotel room.

ኣብ ኢድካ ኣለዎም

ህጻናት ኣብ ኢዶም ናይ ጁባ ገንዘብ ጥራይ እዩ።

ab ǝdka alwoṃ

ḥǝṣanat ab ǝdom nay juba gǝnzǝb ṭǝray yǝyǔ.

have at disposal

Children only have pocket money at their disposal.

ተመሊከ

ናይ በላዕ ተመሊከ።

tɛmɛlɪkɛ

nɑj bɛlɑʕ tɛmɛlɪkɛ.

arrive

The plane has arrived on time.

ምግምጋም

ኣፈፃፅማ እቲ ትካል ይግምግም።

miggigam

afets‘ats‘ma iti tik‘al yigiggim.

evaluate

He evaluates the performance of the company.

ኣብ ዙርያኻ ምኻድ

ነዛ ገረብ ክትዘውራ ኣለካ።

ab zuryákha m’kád

néza géréb k’tzéwra aléka.

go around

You have to go around this tree.

ኣብ ዙርያ ምጉዓዝ

ኣብ መላእ ዓለም ብዙሕ ተጓዒዘ’የ።

ab zuria mig‘az

ab mela‘alim bezuh teg‘ayze‘ye.

travel around

I’ve traveled a lot around the world.

ተረድኡ

ሓደ ሰብ ብዛዕባ ኮምፒዩተራት ኩሉ ክርድኦ ኣይክእልን እዩ።

teredu

ḥade seb bza‘ba computerat kulu kirdo ayk‘elnen eyu.

understand

One cannot understand everything about computers.

ይውክሉ

ጠበቓታት ንዓማዊሎም ኣብ ቤት ፍርዲ ይውክሉ።

yiwekilu

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

represent

Lawyers represent their clients in court.