Vocabulary

ብዙ

ብዙ እናይዋለን!

bizu

bizu inayiwaleni!

often

We should see each other more often!

ብቻውን

በብቻዬ ያህል ምሽቱን እያበላሻሁ ነው።

bichawini

bebichayē yahili mishituni iyabelashahu newi.

alone

I am enjoying the evening all alone.

ውጭ

እርሱ ከእስር ቤት ውጭ ለመውጣት ይፈልጋል።

wich’i

irisu ke’isiri bēti wich’i lemewit’ati yifeligali.

out

He would like to get out of prison.

በነጻ

ፀጉር ብርሃን በነጻ ነው።

benets’a

t͟s’eguri birihani benets’a newi.

for free

Solar energy is for free.

ውጭ

ታመሙት ልጅ ውጭ መሄድ አይፈቀድለትም።

wich’i

tamemuti liji wich’i mehēdi āyifek’ediletimi.

out

The sick child is not allowed to go out.

በቶሎ

በቶሎ ተነሳች።

betolo

betolo tenesachi.

just

She just woke up.

ትክክል

ቃላቱ ትክክል አይፃፍም።

tikikili

k’alatu tikikili āyit͟s’afimi.

correct

The word is not spelled correctly.

ውስጥ

እርሱ ውስጥ ወይም ውጭ ነው፦

wisit’i

irisu wisit’i weyimi wich’i newi:-

in

Is he going in or out?

ውስጥ

በውሃ ውስጥ ይዘርፋሉ።

wisit’i

bewiha wisit’i yizerifalu.

into

They jump into the water.

ረጅግ

ረጅግ ጥቂት በጠባቂው መውለድ ተገድሁ።

rejigi

rejigi t’ik’īti bet’ebak’īwi mewiledi tegedihu.

long

I had to wait long in the waiting room.

ነገር ግን

የቤቱ መጠን ትንሽ ነው ነገር ግን ሮማንቲክ ነው።

negeri gini

yebētu met’eni tinishi newi negeri gini romanitīki newi.

but

The house is small but romantic.

ለምን

ልጆች ሁሉን ለምን እንዲህ ነው እንደሆነ ለማወቅ ይፈልጋሉ።

lemini

lijochi huluni lemini inidīhi newi inidehone lemawek’i yifeligalu.

why

Children want to know why everything is as it is.