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54 [fifty-four]

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54 [ሓምሳንኣርባዕተን]

54 [ḥamisani’ariba‘iteni]

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I want to buy a present. ኣ- -ደ ህ-ብ--ገዝ- -ል-። ኣ_ ሓ_ ህ__ ክ___ ደ___ ኣ- ሓ- ህ-ብ ክ-ዝ- ደ-የ- ------------------- ኣነ ሓደ ህያብ ክገዝእ ደልየ። 0
a-e --ade-h-y-bi-ki-e--’i de-i-e። a__ ḥ___ h_____ k_______ d______ a-e h-a-e h-y-b- k-g-z-’- d-l-y-። --------------------------------- ane ḥade hiyabi kigezi’i deliye።
But nothing too expensive. ግ---ዝዩ-ክቡ--ዘይ--። ግ_ ኣ__ ክ__ ዘ____ ግ- ኣ-ዩ ክ-ር ዘ-ኮ-። ---------------- ግን ኣዝዩ ክቡር ዘይኮነ። 0
gini-----u---b-r--z-yi-one። g___ a____ k_____ z________ g-n- a-i-u k-b-r- z-y-k-n-። --------------------------- gini aziyu kiburi zeyikone።
Maybe a handbag? ምናል-ት -ይ ------? ም____ ና_ ኢ_ ሳ___ ም-ል-ት ና- ኢ- ሳ-ጣ- ---------------- ምናልባት ናይ ኢድ ሳንጣ? 0
m--aliba-i--a-- -d- -a--t-a? m_________ n___ ī__ s_______ m-n-l-b-t- n-y- ī-i s-n-t-a- ---------------------------- minalibati nayi īdi sanit’a?
Which color would you like? ኣ-ናይ--ብ---ሊ--? ኣ___ ሕ__ ደ____ ኣ-ና- ሕ-ሪ ደ-ኹ-? -------------- ኣየናይ ሕብሪ ደሊኹም? 0
ay-n-yi----bir--del-h---i? a______ ḥ_____ d________ a-e-a-i h-i-i-ī d-l-h-u-i- -------------------------- ayenayi ḥibirī delīẖumi?
Black, brown or white? ጸሊም፣ --ዊ-ወ----ዳ? ጸ___ ቡ__ ወ_ ጻ___ ጸ-ም- ቡ-ዊ ወ- ጻ-ዳ- ---------------- ጸሊም፣ ቡናዊ ወይ ጻዕዳ? 0
t-’elīmi፣ --na-ī --yi-ts-a---a? t________ b_____ w___ t________ t-’-l-m-፣ b-n-w- w-y- t-’-‘-d-? ------------------------------- ts’elīmi፣ bunawī weyi ts’a‘ida?
A large one or a small one? ዓ-ይ--ይ-ን----? ዓ__ ወ_ ን_____ ዓ-ይ ወ- ን-ሽ-ይ- ------------- ዓባይ ወይ ንእሽቶይ? 0
‘-ba---wey--n-’-s-i-o--? ‘_____ w___ n___________ ‘-b-y- w-y- n-’-s-i-o-i- ------------------------ ‘abayi weyi ni’ishitoyi?
May I see this one, please? ክርእያ--ኽእ- ዲየ? ክ___ እ___ ዲ__ ክ-እ- እ-እ- ዲ-? ------------- ክርእያ እኽእል ዲየ? 0
ki-i’iya--h-i-i-- --y-? k_______ i______ d____ k-r-’-y- i-̱-’-l- d-y-? ----------------------- kiri’iya iẖi’ili dīye?
Is it made of leather? ካብ ብ-ር-----? ካ_ ብ____ ድ__ ካ- ብ-ር-ት ድ-? ------------ ካብ ብቆርበት ድያ? 0
ka-i -ik-orib----d-ya? k___ b__________ d____ k-b- b-k-o-i-e-i d-y-? ---------------------- kabi bik’oribeti diya?
Or is it made of plastic? ወ-ስ-ካብ--ላስ-- ዓ-ነ- ኢ-? ወ__ ካ_ ብ____ ዓ___ ኢ__ ወ-ስ ካ- ብ-ስ-ክ ዓ-ነ- ኢ-? --------------------- ወይስ ካብ ብላስቲክ ዓይነት ኢያ? 0
we---i-k-b- b-l--i-ī-- -ay--e-i ī-a? w_____ k___ b_________ ‘_______ ī___ w-y-s- k-b- b-l-s-t-k- ‘-y-n-t- ī-a- ------------------------------------ weyisi kabi bilasitīki ‘ayineti īya?
Of leather, of course. ብ-ር-ት----ር-ከ-ይ -ኣ። ብ____ እ___ ከ__ ደ__ ብ-ር-ት እ-በ- ከ-ይ ደ-። ------------------ ብቆርበት እምበር ከመይ ደኣ። 0
b---orib-ti-im-b--- k-me---de-a። b__________ i______ k_____ d____ b-k-o-i-e-i i-i-e-i k-m-y- d-’-። -------------------------------- bik’oribeti imiberi kemeyi de’a።
This is very good quality. እ- ሓ- --- ብሉ--እዩ። እ_ ሓ_ ኣ__ ብ__ እ__ እ- ሓ- ኣ-ዩ ብ-ጽ እ-። ----------------- እዚ ሓደ ኣዝዩ ብሉጽ እዩ። 0
i---h-a-e-a-iy------t-’i--y-። i__ ḥ___ a____ b_______ i___ i-ī h-a-e a-i-u b-l-t-’- i-u- ----------------------------- izī ḥade aziyu biluts’i iyu።
And the bag is really very reasonable. ዋ- -ይ--ሳንጣ ይ ኢድ ብ--ሚ-ሕሱር---። ዋ_ ና__ ሳ__ ይ ኢ_ ብ___ ሕ__ እ__ ዋ- ና-ታ ሳ-ጣ ይ ኢ- ብ-ዕ- ሕ-ር እ-። ---------------------------- ዋጋ ናይታ ሳንጣ ይ ኢድ ብጣዕሚ ሕሱር እዩ። 0
wa-a n--it---an---- yi---i-bit’a‘imī---i-uri -y-። w___ n_____ s______ y_ ī__ b________ ḥ_____ i___ w-g- n-y-t- s-n-t-a y- ī-i b-t-a-i-ī h-i-u-i i-u- ------------------------------------------------- waga nayita sanit’a yi īdi bit’a‘imī ḥisuri iyu።
I like it. ደስ ኢላ-----። ደ_ ኢ___ ኣ__ ደ- ኢ-ት- ኣ-። ----------- ደስ ኢላትኒ ኣላ። 0
d--i-īl-t-n--a-a። d___ ī______ a___ d-s- ī-a-i-ī a-a- ----------------- desi īlatinī ala።
I’ll take it. ክ--- እ-። ክ___ እ__ ክ-ስ- እ-። -------- ክወስዳ እየ። 0
ki---i-- i-e። k_______ i___ k-w-s-d- i-e- ------------- kiwesida iye።
Can I exchange it if needed? ምና--ት-- -ቕይ--እ--ል ዲ--? ም____ ከ ክ___ እ___ ዲ_ ? ም-ል-ት ከ ክ-ይ- እ-እ- ዲ- ? ---------------------- ምናልባት ከ ክቕይራ እኽእል ዲየ ? 0
m----i---- -- -i-----ir--i---’i-i-d-y- ? m_________ k_ k________ i______ d___ ? m-n-l-b-t- k- k-k-’-y-r- i-̱-’-l- d-y- ? ---------------------------------------- minalibati ke kiḵ’iyira iẖi’ili dīye ?
Of course. ከ-ይ ደኣ። ከ__ ደ__ ከ-ይ ደ-። ------- ከመይ ደኣ። 0
ke---- de’-። k_____ d____ k-m-y- d-’-። ------------ kemeyi de’a።
We’ll gift wrap it. ከም-ህያብ-ጌ-ና-ክንዕሽጎ ኢና። ከ_ ህ__ ጌ__ ክ____ ኢ__ ከ- ህ-ብ ጌ-ና ክ-ዕ-ጎ ኢ-። -------------------- ከም ህያብ ጌርና ክንዕሽጎ ኢና። 0
ke-i hi--b--g-ri-a--ini-i--ig----a። k___ h_____ g_____ k__________ ī___ k-m- h-y-b- g-r-n- k-n-‘-s-i-o ī-a- ----------------------------------- kemi hiyabi gērina kini‘ishigo īna።
The cashier is over there. ካሳ --ቲ ን-ው----ዘ-። ካ_ ኣ__ ን__ ኢ_ ዘ__ ካ- ኣ-ቲ ን-ው ኢ- ዘ-። ----------------- ካሳ ኣብቲ ንየው ኢዩ ዘሎ። 0
k----a--t--niyew- ī-u---lo። k___ a____ n_____ ī__ z____ k-s- a-i-ī n-y-w- ī-u z-l-። --------------------------- kasa abitī niyewi īyu zelo።

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