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መወከስ ማህደረ-ቃላት
How do I say no politely?
I'm busy
ኣብ ስራሕ ኣለኹ
theatre
ትያትር
How do I ask for information politely?
the nearest supermarket
እታ ዝቐረበትን ዝዓበየት ድኳን
the toilet
እቲ ዓይኒ ምድሪ
Excuse me!
ይቕሬታ
Sorry!
ይቕሬታ!
Sorry to bother you.
ይቕሬታ! ረቢሸካ።
How do I give directions?
left
ጸጋም
right
የማን
the first…
እቲ ቀዳማይ
the second…
እቲ ካልኣይ
road
ጽርግያ
supermarket
ዓቢ ድኳን
cinema
ሲነማ
How do I talk about my habits?
always
ኩሉ ግዜ
often
ብዙሕ ግዜ
sometimes
ሓደ ሓድ ግዜ
hardly ever
ወትሩ ሳሕቲ ግዜ
never
ፍጹም
once
ሓደ ግዜ
twice
ክልተ ግዜ
three times
ሰለስተ ግዜ
How do I talk about my abilities?
football
ኩዕሶ እግሪ
to play (football)
ምጽዋት (ኩዕሶ እግሪ)
cooking
ምኽሻን
to cook
ምኽሻን
dancing
ሳዕስዒት
to dance
ምስዕሳዕ
to speak (a language)
ምዝራብ (ቋንቋ)
How do I compare two things?
cheap
ሕሱር
expensive
ክቡር
healthy
ጥዑይ
clean
ጽሩይ
thin
ቀጢን
How do I compare more than two things?
nice
ጽቡቕ፡ ምቹእ
tasty
ምቁር
delicious
ጥዑም ምቁር
good
ጽቡቕ
bad
ሕማቕ
cheap
ሕሱር
long
ነዊሕ
fun
ጸወታ ሰሓቕ
pretty
ጽብቕቲ
lovely
ፍትውቲ
interesting
ኣገዳሲ መሳጢ
exciting
መሳጢ
How do I talk about being ill?
a cold
ጉንፋዕ
the flu
ሰዓል
a cough
ምስዓል
a sore throat
ምሕርሓር ጎረሮ
a headache
ሕማም ርእሲ
a stomach ache
ሕማም ከብዲ
a toothache
ሕማም ስኒ
an earache
ሕማም እዝኒ
a backache
ሕማም ሕቖ
How do I respond to news?
a driving test
ፈተና ምምራሕ መኪና
the lottery
ሎተሪ
lost (past simple of ‘lose’)
ናይ “ኣጥፈአ” ወይ “ከሰረ” ሕሉፍ ቃል
How do I talk about what food is in my kitchen?
in the fridge
ኣብ ፍርጅ
a pepper
በርበረ
an onion
ሽጉርቲ
cheese
ጅብና
milk
ጸባ
eggs
እንቋቚሖ
tomatoes
ኮሚደረ
carrots
ካሮት
an omelette
ኦምለት