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en Asking for something   »   ti ገለ ምልማን

74 [seventy-four]

Asking for something

Asking for something

74 [ሰብዓንኣርባዕተን]

74 [sebi‘ani’ariba‘iteni]

ገለ ምልማን

gele milimani

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Can you cut my hair? ጸጉ-- -ት-ምቅ-- --እል -? ጸ___ ክ______ ት___ ዶ_ ጸ-ረ- ክ-ቅ-ቅ-ኒ ት-እ- ዶ- -------------------- ጸጉረይ ክትቅምቅመኒ ትኽእል ዶ? 0
t-’eg---yi -i-i----ik’---n- --h-i---i do? t_________ k_______________ t_______ d__ t-’-g-r-y- k-t-k-i-i-’-m-n- t-h-i-i-i d-? ----------------------------------------- ts’egureyi kitik’imik’imenī tiẖi’ili do?
Not too short, please. ኣ--ም---ት---- ---ም። ኣ___ ኣ______ በ____ ኣ-ኹ- ኣ-ት-ጽ-ዎ በ-ኹ-። ------------------ ኣዚኹም ኣይትሕጽርዎ በጃኹም። 0
a-ī-̱u------ti-̣-t-’iri-- ---a-̱---። a______ a______________ b________ a-ī-̱-m- a-i-i-̣-t-’-r-w- b-j-h-u-i- ------------------------------------ azīẖumi ayitiḥits’iriwo bejaẖumi።
A bit shorter, please. ቁሩብ ሕ-ር---ለ-በጃኹም። ቁ__ ሕ__ ዝ__ በ____ ቁ-ብ ሕ-ር ዝ-ለ በ-ኹ-። ----------------- ቁሩብ ሕጽር ዝበለ በጃኹም። 0
k’ur-bi ---t---r- z---le------̱u-i። k______ ḥ_______ z_____ b________ k-u-u-i h-i-s-i-i z-b-l- b-j-h-u-i- ----------------------------------- k’urubi ḥits’iri zibele bejaẖumi።
Can you develop the pictures? እ-ም--ስእልታ- --ምዓብ---ት--- ዶ? እ__ ን_____ ከ______ ት___ ዶ_ እ-ም ን-እ-ታ- ከ-ም-ብ-ም ት-እ- ዶ- -------------------------- እቶም ንስእልታት ከተምዓብሎም ትኽእሉ ዶ? 0
i-o-i-n---’il-tati-----mi--bilo-i---h---ilu-d-? i____ n___________ k_____________ t_______ d__ i-o-i n-s-’-l-t-t- k-t-m-‘-b-l-m- t-h-i-i-u d-? ----------------------------------------------- itomi nisi’ilitati ketemi‘abilomi tiẖi’ilu do?
The pictures are on the CD. ስ-ል----ብ CD -ዮም -ለ-። ስ____ ኣ_ C_ እ__ ዘ___ ስ-ል-ት ኣ- C- እ-ም ዘ-ው- -------------------- ስእልታት ኣብ CD እዮም ዘለው። 0
s---lit-ti--b- CD i--mi -e-ewi። s_________ a__ C_ i____ z______ s-’-l-t-t- a-i C- i-o-i z-l-w-። ------------------------------- si’ilitati abi CD iyomi zelewi።
The pictures are in the camera. ስእ-ታ- ኣ- -መ- እ-- ዘ-ው። ስ____ ኣ_ ካ__ እ__ ዘ___ ስ-ል-ት ኣ- ካ-ራ እ-ም ዘ-ው- --------------------- ስእልታት ኣብ ካመራ እዮም ዘለው። 0
s-’ili--ti--bi k-m-----y--i -e-ew-። s_________ a__ k_____ i____ z______ s-’-l-t-t- a-i k-m-r- i-o-i z-l-w-። ----------------------------------- si’ilitati abi kamera iyomi zelewi።
Can you fix the clock? ነታ ----ከ-ዐ--ዋ ት--ሉ--? ነ_ ሰ__ ከ_____ ት___ ዶ_ ነ- ሰ-ት ከ-ዐ-ዩ- ት-እ- ዶ- --------------------- ነታ ሰዓት ከተዐርዩዋ ትኽእሉ ዶ? 0
n-----e-a-i k-te-ā-i-u-- ti----il--d-? n___ s_____ k___________ t_______ d__ n-t- s-‘-t- k-t-‘-r-y-w- t-h-i-i-u d-? -------------------------------------- neta se‘ati kete‘āriyuwa tiẖi’ilu do?
The glass is broken. እቲ -ት- ተበ-ሽ- እዩ። እ_ ቤ__ ተ____ እ__ እ- ቤ-ሮ ተ-ላ-ዩ እ-። ---------------- እቲ ቤትሮ ተበላሽዩ እዩ። 0
i----ē---- teb-la--i----yu። i__ b_____ t__________ i___ i-ī b-t-r- t-b-l-s-i-u i-u- --------------------------- itī bētiro tebelashiyu iyu።
The battery is dead / empty. እቲ-----ወ-ኡ---። እ_ ባ__ ወ__ እ__ እ- ባ-ሪ ወ-ኡ እ-። -------------- እቲ ባትሪ ወዲኡ እዩ። 0
itī--a-irī we--’u iy-። i__ b_____ w_____ i___ i-ī b-t-r- w-d-’- i-u- ---------------------- itī batirī wedī’u iyu።
Can you iron the shirt? ነ--ካም--------ዎ ት-እ- -? ነ_ ካ__ ከ______ ት___ ዶ_ ነ- ካ-ቻ ከ-ስ-ር-ዎ ት-እ- ዶ- ---------------------- ነዚ ካምቻ ከተስታርርዎ ትኽእሉ ዶ? 0
ne---ka-i-ha--e------r-r-wo t--̱-’--u--o? n___ k______ k_____________ t_______ d__ n-z- k-m-c-a k-t-s-t-r-r-w- t-h-i-i-u d-? ----------------------------------------- nezī kamicha ketesitaririwo tiẖi’ilu do?
Can you clean the pants / trousers? ነቲ -ረ --ጽር---ትኽ-ሉ--? ነ_ ስ_ ክ_____ ት___ ዶ_ ነ- ስ- ክ-ጽ-ይ- ት-እ- ዶ- -------------------- ነቲ ስረ ክተጽርይዎ ትኽእሉ ዶ? 0
netī ---e --t-t--i-iyi-- t-ẖi-i-u--o? n___ s___ k_____________ t_______ d__ n-t- s-r- k-t-t-’-r-y-w- t-h-i-i-u d-? -------------------------------------- netī sire kitets’iriyiwo tiẖi’ilu do?
Can you fix the shoes? ነዚ ጫ--ከ---ዩ---ኽእሉ -ኹም ? ነ_ ጫ_ ከ_____ ት___ ዲ__ ? ነ- ጫ- ከ-ዐ-ዩ- ት-እ- ዲ-ም ? ----------------------- ነዚ ጫማ ከተዐርዩዎ ትኽእሉ ዲኹም ? 0
n-----h--ma -et-‘ā-iy--o -ih-i’i-u-dīh--m--? n___ c_____ k___________ t_______ d_____ ? n-z- c-’-m- k-t-‘-r-y-w- t-h-i-i-u d-h-u-i ? -------------------------------------------- nezī ch’ama kete‘āriyuwo tiẖi’ilu dīẖumi ?
Do you have a light? ሓ--ክ-ህ-ኒ - -ኽ--? ሓ_ ክ____ ዶ ት____ ሓ- ክ-ህ-ኒ ዶ ት-እ-? ---------------- ሓዊ ክትህቡኒ ዶ ትኽእሉ? 0
h---ī k---hibunī d- t---i’---? ḥ___ k_________ d_ t________ h-a-ī k-t-h-b-n- d- t-h-i-i-u- ------------------------------ ḥawī kitihibunī do tiẖi’ilu?
Do you have a match or a lighter? ክርቢት------ተር -ሎ-- ዲ-? ክ___ ወ_ ላ___ ኣ___ ዲ__ ክ-ቢ- ወ- ላ-ተ- ኣ-ኩ- ዲ-? --------------------- ክርቢት ወይ ላይተር ኣሎኩም ዲዩ? 0
k-rib--i w-yi-la----r--a-o-u------u? k_______ w___ l_______ a______ d____ k-r-b-t- w-y- l-y-t-r- a-o-u-i d-y-? ------------------------------------ kiribīti weyi layiteri alokumi dīyu?
Do you have an ashtray? ናይ--ጋ---ን-----ኩም ዲዩ? ና_ ሽ__ መ___ ኣ___ ዲ__ ና- ሽ-ራ መ-ገ- ኣ-ኩ- ዲ-? -------------------- ናይ ሽጋራ መንገፊ ኣለኩም ዲዩ? 0
n--i--hig-r- m-----f--al--------yu? n___ s______ m_______ a______ d____ n-y- s-i-a-a m-n-g-f- a-e-u-i d-y-? ----------------------------------- nayi shigara menigefī alekumi dīyu?
Do you smoke cigars? ሽ---ት-ክኹ---ም? ሽ__ ት___ ዲ___ ሽ-ራ ት-ክ- ዲ-ም- ------------- ሽጋራ ትትክኹ ዲኹም? 0
shig--- -i---iẖ------umi? s______ t_______ d______ s-i-a-a t-t-k-h-u d-h-u-i- -------------------------- shigara titikiẖu dīẖumi?
Do you smoke cigarettes? ሽ-ራ ---ኹ ዲኹ-? ሽ__ ት___ ዲ___ ሽ-ራ ት-ክ- ዲ-ም- ------------- ሽጋራ ትትክኹ ዲኹም? 0
s-ig-r---i---i--u-dī-̱u--? s______ t_______ d______ s-i-a-a t-t-k-h-u d-h-u-i- -------------------------- shigara titikiẖu dīẖumi?
Do you smoke a pipe? ሻምብቆ -ይ-- --ክ- ዲ--? ሻ___ ዓ___ ት___ ዲ___ ሻ-ብ- ዓ-ነ- ት-ክ- ዲ-ም- ------------------- ሻምብቆ ዓይነት ትትክኹ ዲኹም? 0
s-am-bi--- ---i-------t---ẖ--d----m-? s_________ ‘_______ t_______ d______ s-a-i-i-’- ‘-y-n-t- t-t-k-h-u d-h-u-i- -------------------------------------- shamibik’o ‘ayineti titikiẖu dīẖumi?

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