Vocabulary

ተስማምቲ

ተስማምተካ ናይ ወዳጅ ምስጋድ ክኣቱ።

tesmamti

tesmamteka nay wedaj msegad ka‘atu.

agree

They agreed to make the deal.

መንገዲ ምምላስ ሓደ ሰብ ረኸብ

ናይ ምምላስ መንገደይ ክረክብ ኣይክእልን’የ።

m‘ng‘di m‘mlas ḥade seb r‘kh‘b

nay m‘mlas m‘ng‘dey k‘r‘kh‘b a‘k‘ln‘y‘e.

find one’s way back

I can’t find my way back.

ምጉያይ ጀምር

እቲ ኣትሌት ጉያ ክጅምር ቀሪቡ ኣሎ።

mguyāy jmēr

itī āt’lēt guyā kj’mēr qērībū ālo.

start running

The athlete is about to start running.

ክፍሊት

ብኢንተርነት ብክረዲት ካርድ እያ ትኸፍል።

kīflīt

b‘īnternēt bīkrēdīt kārd iyā tikēfl.

pay

She pays online with a credit card.

ምህዳም

ወድና ካብ ገዛ ክሃድም ደለየ።

məḫdäm

wädänä kab gäza kḥädm däläye.

run away

Our son wanted to run away from home.

ኣልዕል

ካብ መሬት ገለ ነገር ኣልዒላ።

ʾalʿəl

kab mərət gəle negar ʾalʿila.

pick up

She picks something up from the ground.

ደው ምባል

እቲ ደያቢ እምባ ኣብ ጫፍ ደው ኢሉ ኣሎ።

dēw mbal

itī dayābī īmba ab chaf dēw īlu ālo.

stand

The mountain climber is standing on the peak.

ክፉት

በጃኻ ነዛ ቆርቆሮ ክትከፍተለይ ትኽእል ዲኻ?

kǝfǝt

bǝǰaka nǝza qorqoro kǝtkǝftǝlǝy tǝkhǝl dǝka?

open

Can you please open this can for me?

ሕማቕ ምዝራብ

እቶም መማህርቲ ብዛዕባኣ ሕማቕ ይዛረቡ።

hima‘k mizerab

etom memahereti bezaye‘a hima‘k yezarebu.

talk badly

The classmates talk badly about her.

ግምት

መን ምዃነይ ክትግምት ኣለካ!

gimət

män mǝzi‘anəy kǝtgimət aləka!

guess

You have to guess who I am!

ክገድፉ ይደልዩ

ካብ ሆቴላ ክትወጽእ ትደሊ።

k‘gedfu yideluyu

kab hotel‘a kitewo‘ts‘e t‘deli.

want to leave

She wants to leave her hotel.

ዘሊልካ ውጻእ

ዓሳ ካብ ማይ ዘሊሉ ይወጽእ።

zelilka wusya

‘asa kab may zelilu yewuṣa.

jump out

The fish jumps out of the water.