Learning English

Caalii
Yooyyaa! Barataan Afaan Ingilizii kamiyyuu isa malee baruu kan hindandeenye qooqa barbaachisoo kan isiniif dhiheessu gara Essential English Conversation’tti baga nagaan dhufte. Ani Caaliidha. Qaphii kana keessatti, namoonni, guyyaa hojii hinqabne maal akka raawwatan akkatti gaafattu baratta.
Namoonni lama hojii hinqabne maal akka hojjetan yoo walgaafatan caqasi.

Sam
What do you do in your spare time?

Rob
I play the guitar in a band. What about you?

Sam
I like exercising.

Caalii
Hubachuuf yoo si rakkise, hinyaadda’iin; shaakaluuf akka sigargaaruuf haasawicha addaan qoodna.
Jalqaba, Saam, ‘yeroo hojii hinqabnetti’ ‘in your spare time’ jette itti dabaluun ‘Maal hojjettaa…?’ ‘What do you do…?’ jettee Roobiin gaafattee. Kana jechuun yeroo hojiirra bilisa taatu jechuudha. Caqasiitii irradeebi’i.

What do you do in your spare time?

Caalii
Roob ittaansuun, ‘Baandii kessattan gitaara taphadha’ ‘I play the guitar in a band’ jedhe. Waa’ee taphannaa meeshaalee muuziqaa ittiin ‘taphannuu’ dubbachuuf jecha ‘play’ jedhu fayyadamna. Jechi ‘band’ jedhu ‘baandii muuziqaa’ jechuudha.

I play the guitar in a band.

Caalii
Roob ittaansuun gaafii walfakkaataa gaafatame sana deebisee ‘Atihoo?’ jechuudhaan Saamiin gaafate. Caqasiitii irradeebi’i.

What about you?

Caalii
Dhumarratti, Saam akka ispoortii hojjechuu jaallattu himte. Waan hojjachuu jaalattu tokko ‘I like’ eega jettee booda jecha ‘-ing’ xumuraarratti ittaansuun ibsuu dandeessa. Fakkeenyaaf yoo muuvii kan ilaaluu kan jaallatu ta’e, ‘I like watching movies’ jechuu dandeessa. Caqasiitii irradeebi’i.

I like exercising.

Caalii
Dansa! Ammammoo namoonni gara garaa wayita yeroo hojjiirra bilisa ta’e wayita qabaatan gochawwan raawwatan yoo dudubbatan caqasuudhaan maal akka jette mirkaneeffadhu.

What do you do in your spare time?

I go fishing by the river. What about you?

I like playing sports.

What do you do in your spare time?

I play basketball with my friends. What about you?

I like meeting friends.

Caalii
Tole, irradeebinee haayaallu. Himoota Afaan Ingiliziitiin caqasiitii irradeebi’i. Yeroo kanatti tokkoo-tokkoosaanii al lama dhageessa.

What do you do in your spare time?
What do you do in your spare time?

I play the guitar in a band.
I play the guitar in a band.

What about you?
What about you?

I like exercising.
I like exercising.

Caalii
Baay’ee gaarii! Afaan Ingilizii hagam dansaa akka yaadattu haa ilaallu. Himoota qooqakeetiin caqasiitii Afaan Ingilizii keessatti maal akka ta’an himi.

Yeroo hojirra bilisa taatu maal hojjattaa?
What do you do in your spare time?

Baandii keessaan gitaara taphadha.
I play the guitar in a band.

Atihoo?
What about you?

An ispoortii hojjachuun jaaladha.
I like exercising.

Caalii
Misha! Tole, amma namoonni yeroo hojiirra bilisa ta’an maal akka hojjatan akkaataa ittiin gaafattu ni beekta. Saamiif deebii laachuudhaan shaakali. Gaafii walfakkaatu ‘Atihoo?’ ‘What about you?’ jettee gaafachuu hindagatiin.

What do you do in your spare time?
I like exercising.

Caalii
Baay’ee gaarii, ammammoo deebiikee sirreeffachuuf haasawicha guutummaasaa irradeebi’iitii caqasi.

Sam
What do you do in your spare time?

Rob
I play the guitar in a band. What about you?

Sam
I like exercising.

Caalii
Hojii gaarii! Amma namoonni yeroo hojiirra bilisa ta’an maal akka hojjetan Afaan Ingiliziitiin gaafachuu ni dandeessa. Waan baratte shaakaluu hindagatiin. Hiriyaa tokko barbaaddadhuutii wayita hojiirra bilisa ta’utti maal akka raawwatu Afaan Ingiliziin gaafachuun shaakali. Barnoota dabalataa Essential English Conversation‘iin yeroo ittaanutti walitti deebina. Nagatti! Bye!