Vocabulary

ደርብዮ

እቲ ብዕራይ ነቲ ሰብኣይ ደርብይዎ ኣሎ።

dərbyo

əti bə’əray nəti sbay dərbyo aləwo.

throw off

The bull has thrown off the man.

ዕጸዎ

ነቲ ፋውስ ኣጽኒዕካ ክትዓጽዎ ኣለካ!

‘ǝtsǝwo

nǝti faws ʾǝsnǝ‘ka ktǝ‘ǝtsǝwo ʾalǝka!

close

You must close the faucet tightly!

ኣእትዉ

ባቡር ትሕቲ መሬት ገና ናብቲ ጣብያ ኣትዩ ኣሎ።

aʾətu

babur təḥti məraṭ gəna nabti ṭabya ʾatiyu ʾalo.

enter

The subway has just entered the station.

ምግታእ ምውስዋስ ኣካላት

ብዙሕ ገንዘብ ከውጽእ ኣይክእልን’የ፤ ልጓም ክገብር ኣለኒ።

migt‘aew miwsawas akalat

b‘zuh genzeb kowts‘ey ayke‘eln‘ye; lgom kegber aleni.

exercise restraint

I can’t spend too much money; I have to exercise restraint.

ሓገዝ

እቶም መጥፋእቲ ሓዊ ቀልጢፎም ሓገዙ።

ḥagēz

‘etom m‘t‘fā‘eti ḥawi k‘elt‘fom ḥagzu.

help

The firefighters quickly helped.

ደው በል

ድሕሪ ደጊም ባዕላ ደው ክትብል ኣይትኽእልን እያ።

dēw bel

d’hrī dēgīm bā’lā dēw ktībl āyk’ēln’ya.

stand up

She can no longer stand up on her own.

ዕላል

ተምሃሮ ኣብ እዋን ክፍሊ ክዕልሉ የብሎምን።

ʿəläl

täməharo ʾab ʾäwan käfli kəʿəllu yəblomən.

chat

Students should not chat during class.

ጸብጻብ ናብ

ኩሎም ኣብታ መርከብ ዝነበሩ ናብ ካፕቴን ጸብጻብ ይህቡ።

ṣebṣeb nab

kulom abṭa merkeb zinebru nab kapṭen ṣebṣeb yihbu.

report to

Everyone on board reports to the captain.

ምምሃር

ጂኦግራፊ ይምህር።

məmhər

jioghrafi yəmhər.

teach

He teaches geography.

መሪሕነት

እቲ ዝያዳ ምኩር ተጓዓዛይ ኩሉ ግዜ ይመርሕ።

meriHeneT

eti ze‘yada muKuR tegu‘a‘aza‘yi kulu gizye yiMerH.

lead

The most experienced hiker always leads.

ተሰኪምካ ምኻድ

ደቆም ኣብ ሕቖኦም ተሰኪሞም ይኸዱ።

täsäkimkä məḫad

däqom ʾab ḥəqʾom täsäkimom yəḫədu.

carry

They carry their children on their backs.

ባንክሮት ምኻድ

እቲ ቢዝነስ ኣብ ቀረባ እዋን ክኽሰት ይኽእል እዩ።

bánk’rot m’kád

etí bíznes ab qeréba ewwan k’késet y’k’él eyú.

go bankrupt

The business will probably go bankrupt soon.