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.

ተኣኪብኩም ንዑ

ክልተ ሰባት ክእከቡ ከለዉ ጽቡቕ’ዩ።

te‘akibkum nu

kilte sebat ke‘ekbu kelow ts‘ebuk‘yu.

come together

It’s nice when two people come together.

ሕሰብ

ኣብ ቸስ ብዙሕ ክትሓስብ ኣለካ።

həsəb

ab ches bəzuḥ kəthəsb aləka.

think

You have to think a lot in chess.

ምህራም

ወለዲ ንደቆም ክሃርሙ የብሎምን።

mihiram

weldi ndeqom kharmu yebelomn.

beat

Parents shouldn’t beat their children.

ቃላት ስኢንካ ግደፍ

እቲ ስግንጢር ቃላት ስኢኑ ይገድፋ።

qela‘aT se‘enka gedef

eti segnTeer qela‘aT se‘enu yiGedefa.

leave speechless

The surprise leaves her speechless.

ምኽንያት

ኣልኮላዊ መስተ ሕማም ርእሲ ከስዕብ ይኽእል።

məḳənyaṭ

ʾalkolawi mästä ḥəmam rʾäsi kəsʿäb yəḥʾäl.

cause

Alcohol can cause headaches.

ሸለል ምባል

እቲ ቆልዓ ንቃላት ኣዲኡ ሸለል ይብሎ።

shell mibal

iti qol‘aa nqalat adiu shell yiblo.

ignore

The child ignores his mother’s words.

ናይ ምዃን

ሰበይተይ ናተይ እያ።

nay mi‘ʿan

sebeytey natəy eya.

belong

My wife belongs to me.

ምሕላፍ ብ

ክልቲኦም ኣብ ነንሕድሕዶም ይሓልፉ።

mihlaf bi

kilt‘om āb nēnhēdhōdom yihālfu.

pass by

The two pass by each other.

ሽፋን

ዕምባባታት ማይ ነቲ ማይ ይሽፍኖ።

shifan

‘mbabatat may neti may yishifno.

cover

The water lilies cover the water.

ደው ምባል

ኣብቲ ቀይሕ መብራህቲ ደው ክትብል ኣለካ።

daw məbal

abti qēyḥ məbraḥtī daw kətbl aləka.

stop

You must stop at the red light.

ማለት

እዚ ኣብ መሬት ዘሎ ምልክት እንታይ ማለት እዩ?

malt

ezi ab mərət zəlo məlkət əntay malt əyu?

mean

What does this coat of arms on the floor mean?