Vocabulary

በኽር

ገላሱ በኽር እዩ!

bəxär

gälasu bəxär ‘äyu!

half

The glass is half empty.

ኣብ ጅማላ

ኣብ ጅማላ ኣብ ስራሕ ብዙሕ ግርዲል ኣለዎ።

ab jimala

ab jimala ab səraḥ bəzuḥ gər-dil alwo.

in the morning

I have a lot of stress at work in the morning.

ሓሳብ

ሓሳብ ትርጉም ዝረግግ ክትከልእ።

ḥəsab

ḥəsab tərgum zərgəgg kətkələʔ.

again

They met again.

ሙሉ ቀኒ

ኣያት ሙሉ ቀኒ ክትሰራሕ ግበር!

mulu qɛni

ʔajat mulu qɛni kʰɪsrah gɛbr!

all day

The mother has to work all day.

ብምብራህ

ብጽባሕ ቡድን ኣብዛ ክምርሕ እንኳን ክትምህር እንኳን ክምሕር እዩ።

bɪmbɾah

bɛʦbah budɛn ʔabza kɪmɾəħ ʔɛnkwan kɪtɪməħɾ ʔɛnkwan kɪməħɾ ʔɛjju.

together

We learn together in a small group.

ውጭ

ኣብ ኣህላ እንታይ ውጭ ንምዝውጽእ ይፈልጥ።

wič

ab ähla intay wič nəm-zəwṣ‘ä yə-fəlṭ‘.

out

He would like to get out of prison.

ብዝይነት

ደጋግሞ ብዝይነት ክንበልክን ኣለና።

bə.zəjˈnət

dəˈgag.mo bə.zəjˈnət kən.bəlˌkən ʔaˌlə.na.

often

We should see each other more often!

ዝያዳ

ሕፃናት ከበር ክፍልጥ ዝያዳ ይቀበሉ።

zi‘jada

ħə‘tsʼanat kə‘bər kəfɪl‘tʃ zi‘jada jə‘kʼəblu.

more

Older children receive more pocket money.

ለውጢ

ኣብ ዚ ቦታ ለውጢ ውሽጢ ክነብር ነበር።

lɛwʕɪ

ʔab zɪ bɔta lɛwʕɪ wʊʃʼɛtɪ kɛnɛbɾ nɛbɾ.

always

There was always a lake here.

ብርክት

ቤላ እዋ። ዝብል ጊዜ እያ።

bərkət

bəla əwa. zəbl gəzə eya.

enough

She wants to sleep and has had enough of the noise.

ብጥምቀት

ብጥምቀት ኣውጺኣ።

bə‘tʼɪm‘kʼət

bə‘tʼɪm‘kʼət ʔaw‘tsiə.

almost

I almost hit!

ብዙሓት

ብዙሓት ምስራሕ ኣይኽእልን።

bə‘zuħat

bə‘zuħat məs‘raħ ʔaj‘kʰəln.

around

One should not talk around a problem.