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89 [eighty-nine]

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Imperative 1

89 [ሰማንያንትሽዓተን]

89 [semaniyanitishi‘ateni]

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You are so lazy – don’t be so lazy! ኣዚ- -ኩ- -- --ህ-ይ----ኹ--! ኣ__ ህ__ ኢ_ - ህ__ ኣ____ ! ኣ-ኻ ህ-ይ ኢ- - ህ-ይ ኣ-ት-ን ! ------------------------ ኣዚኻ ህኩይ ኢኻ - ህኩይ ኣይትኹን ! 0
azīẖ--h-k--- ī-------ikuyi ayi--ẖu-i ! a____ h_____ ī__ - h_____ a________ ! a-ī-̱- h-k-y- ī-̱- - h-k-y- a-i-i-̱-n- ! ---------------------------------------- azīẖa hikuyi īẖa - hikuyi ayitiẖuni !
You sleep for so long – don’t sleep so late! ነዊሕ-ኢኻ-ትድቅ- --ነ-ሕ ኣ--ደቅ--! ነ__ ኢ_ ት___ - ነ__ ኣ_____ ! ነ-ሕ ኢ- ት-ቅ- - ነ-ሕ ኣ-ት-ቅ- ! -------------------------- ነዊሕ ኢኻ ትድቅስ - ነዊሕ ኣይትደቅስ ! 0
n--ī-̣i-īh-- --d-k’-s- --newīḥi-----i-----s- ! n_____ ī__ t________ - n_____ a___________ ! n-w-h-i ī-̱- t-d-k-i-i - n-w-h-i a-i-i-e-’-s- ! ----------------------------------------------- newīḥi īẖa tidik’isi - newīḥi ayitidek’isi !
You come home so late – don’t come home so late! ኣመሲኻ ኢኻ-ትመ-እ -----ኻ ኣ----እ-! ኣ___ ኢ_ ት___ - ኣ___ ኣ_____ ! ኣ-ሲ- ኢ- ት-ጽ- - ኣ-ሲ- ኣ-ት-ጻ- ! ---------------------------- ኣመሲኻ ኢኻ ትመጽእ - ኣመሲኻ ኣይትምጻእ ! 0
amesīh-- ---- ---et--i-i ---mesī--- a-itim-t-’a-- ! a______ ī__ t_________ - a______ a____________ ! a-e-ī-̱- ī-̱- t-m-t-’-’- - a-e-ī-̱- a-i-i-i-s-a-i ! --------------------------------------------------- amesīẖa īẖa timets’i’i - amesīẖa ayitimits’a’i !
You laugh so loudly – don’t laugh so loudly! ዓው--ል---- -ስሕቕ ---- -ልካ -ይ---- ! ዓ_ ኢ__ ኢ_ ት___ - ዓ_ ኢ__ ኣ_____ ! ዓ- ኢ-ካ ኢ- ት-ሕ- - ዓ- ኢ-ካ ኣ-ት-ሓ- ! -------------------------------- ዓው ኢልካ ኢኻ ትስሕቕ - ዓው ኢልካ ኣይትሰሓቕ ! 0
‘-wi -l------̱- -is-ḥi-̱’- ----wi --i-a ay-ti----a-̱---! ‘___ ī____ ī__ t________ - ‘___ ī____ a___________ ! ‘-w- ī-i-a ī-̱- t-s-h-i-̱-i - ‘-w- ī-i-a a-i-i-e-̣-k-’- ! --------------------------------------------------------- ‘awi īlika īẖa tisiḥiḵ’i - ‘awi īlika ayitiseḥaḵ’i !
You speak so softly – don’t speak so softly! ቀ--ኢ-- ኢ----ረ- - ቀ- --ካ ----ረ--! ቀ_ ኢ__ ኢ_ ት___ - ቀ_ ኢ__ ኣ_____ ! ቀ- ኢ-ካ ኢ- ት-ረ- - ቀ- ኢ-ካ ኣ-ት-ረ- ! -------------------------------- ቀስ ኢልካ ኢኻ ትዛረብ - ቀስ ኢልካ ኣይትዛረብ ! 0
k’-s- ī---a--ẖa---zar-bi - k’-----l-ka ay-t--a---- ! k____ ī____ ī__ t_______ - k____ ī____ a__________ ! k-e-i ī-i-a ī-̱- t-z-r-b- - k-e-i ī-i-a a-i-i-a-e-i ! ----------------------------------------------------- k’esi īlika īẖa tizarebi - k’esi īlika ayitizarebi !
You drink too much – don’t drink so much! ብዙ- ኢኻ-ትሰቲ-- ብ---ኣይ--ተ-! ብ__ ኢ_ ት__ - ብ__ ኣ____ ! ብ-ሕ ኢ- ት-ቲ - ብ-ሕ ኣ-ት-ተ ! ------------------------ ብዙሕ ኢኻ ትሰቲ - ብዙሕ ኣይትስተ ! 0
bi-uh---ī--a --se-ī-- ---u--- a-iti-----! b_____ ī__ t_____ - b_____ a________ ! b-z-h-i ī-̱- t-s-t- - b-z-h-i a-i-i-i-e ! ----------------------------------------- bizuḥi īẖa tisetī - bizuḥi ayitisite !
You smoke too much – don’t smoke so much! ብዙሕ-ኢኻ ተ-ክ----ብ----- ኣይት---! ብ__ ኢ_ ተ___ - ብ__ እ_ ኣ______ ብ-ሕ ኢ- ተ-ክ- - ብ-ሕ እ- ኣ-ት-ክ-! ---------------------------- ብዙሕ ኢኻ ተትክኽ - ብዙሕ እባ ኣይትተክኽ! 0
b---h-i īh---t-t--i--i-- --z--̣--ib- ay-t-----ẖi! b_____ ī__ t_______ - b_____ i__ a___________ b-z-h-i ī-̱- t-t-k-h-i - b-z-h-i i-a a-i-i-e-i-̱-! -------------------------------------------------- bizuḥi īẖa tetikiẖi - bizuḥi iba ayititekiẖi!
You work too much – don’t work so much! ብዙ- ኢኻ -ሰር- - ብዙ--ኣይት-ራ- ! ብ__ ኢ_ ት___ - ብ__ ኣ_____ ! ብ-ሕ ኢ- ት-ር- - ብ-ሕ ኣ-ት-ራ- ! -------------------------- ብዙሕ ኢኻ ትሰርሕ - ብዙሕ ኣይትስራሕ ! 0
biz-h-i--h-a-t--e--ḥi----i--h-i-ay-tis-rah-i-! b_____ ī__ t_______ - b_____ a__________ ! b-z-h-i ī-̱- t-s-r-h-i - b-z-h-i a-i-i-i-a-̣- ! ----------------------------------------------- bizuḥi īẖa tiseriḥi - bizuḥi ayitisiraḥi !
You drive too fast – don’t drive so fast! ብ--ሪ-ኢኻ ---ር - -ናህ---- ---ዘ-ር! ብ___ ኢ_ ት___ - ብ___ እ_ ኣ______ ብ-ህ- ኢ- ት-ው- - ብ-ህ- እ- ኣ-ት-ው-! ------------------------------ ብናህሪ ኢኻ ትዝውር - ብናህሪ እባ ኣይትዘውር! 0
b------- ī------zi-ir- - ----h-r- ib- a-i-i-e---i! b_______ ī__ t_______ - b_______ i__ a___________ b-n-h-r- ī-̱- t-z-w-r- - b-n-h-r- i-a a-i-i-e-i-i- -------------------------------------------------- binahirī īẖa tiziwiri - binahirī iba ayitizewiri!
Get up, Mr. Miller! ተ-ስኡ፣ -----ር! ተ____ ኣ_ ሙ___ ተ-ስ-፣ ኣ- ሙ-ር- ------------- ተንስኡ፣ ኣቶ ሙለር! 0
t--isi’-፣-ato--ule--! t________ a__ m______ t-n-s-’-፣ a-o m-l-r-! --------------------- tenisi’u፣ ato muleri!
Sit down, Mr. Miller! ኮ---ሉ፣--ቶ ---! ኮ_ በ__ ኣ_ ሙ___ ኮ- በ-፣ ኣ- ሙ-ር- -------------- ኮፍ በሉ፣ ኣቶ ሙለር! 0
ko-i---l-፣-a-o mul---! k___ b____ a__ m______ k-f- b-l-፣ a-o m-l-r-! ---------------------- kofi belu፣ ato muleri!
Remain seated, Mr. Miller! ኣ--------ፍ-በሉ፣-ኣቶ-ሙለ-! ኣ_ ዘ___ ኮ_ በ__ ኣ_ ሙ___ ኣ- ዘ-ኹ- ኮ- በ-፣ ኣ- ሙ-ር- ---------------------- ኣብ ዘለኹሞ ኮፍ በሉ፣ ኣቶ ሙለር! 0
ab- -e-e-̱--o ko-i b--u- ato m-l-r-! a__ z_______ k___ b____ a__ m______ a-i z-l-h-u-o k-f- b-l-፣ a-o m-l-r-! ------------------------------------ abi zeleẖumo kofi belu፣ ato muleri!
Be patient! ትዕግ-- -በሩ! ት____ ግ___ ት-ግ-ቲ ግ-ሩ- ---------- ትዕግስቲ ግበሩ! 0
t-‘i-i-i-ī-gib-r-! t_________ g______ t-‘-g-s-t- g-b-r-! ------------------ ti‘igisitī giberu!
Take your time! ግዜ -ሰ-! ግ_ ው___ ግ- ው-ዱ- ------- ግዜ ውሰዱ! 0
g-zē wis---! g___ w______ g-z- w-s-d-! ------------ gizē wisedu!
Wait a moment! ሓን-- -ን-! ሓ___ ጽ___ ሓ-ሳ- ጽ-ሑ- --------- ሓንሳዕ ጽንሑ! 0
h----sa‘--ts---iḥu! ḥ_______ t________ h-a-i-a-i t-’-n-h-u- -------------------- ḥanisa‘i ts’iniḥu!
Be careful! ጥ--ቑ በ- ---! ጥ___ በ_ ኢ___ ጥ-ቀ- በ- ኢ-ም- ------------ ጥንቀቑ በሉ ኢኹም! 0
t’i--k-e-̱’- belu--h----! t__________ b___ ī_____ t-i-i-’-k-’- b-l- ī-̱-m-! ------------------------- t’inik’eḵ’u belu īẖumi!
Be punctual! ሰዓ----ብሩ -ኹም! ሰ__ ኣ___ ኢ___ ሰ-ት ኣ-ብ- ኢ-ም- ------------- ሰዓት ኣኽብሩ ኢኹም! 0
s----i -h--b--- īh-u-i! s_____ a______ ī_____ s-‘-t- a-̱-b-r- ī-̱-m-! ----------------------- se‘ati aẖibiru īẖumi!
Don’t be stupid! ደ-ቆ- ኣይትኹ- ---! ደ___ ኣ____ ኢ___ ደ-ቆ- ኣ-ት-ኑ ኢ-ም- --------------- ደንቆሮ ኣይትኹኑ ኢኹም! 0
d--i--o-- ayit-----u--ẖ---! d________ a________ ī_____ d-n-k-o-o a-i-i-̱-n- ī-̱-m-! ---------------------------- denik’oro ayitiẖunu īẖumi!

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