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Basics | First aid | Phrases for beginners

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ብሩኽ መዓልቲ! ከመይ አለኻ፧
bǝruḵ maʿālǝti! kamay ālaḵā፧
Hello! How do you do?
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ጽቡቕ ኣለኹ!
ṣǝbuq̲ ālaḵu!
I'm fine!
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ክሳብ ክንድዚ ጽቡቕ ኣይስምዓንን ኣሎ!
kǝsāb kǝnǝdǝzi ṣǝbuq̲ āyǝsǝmǝʿānǝn ālo!
I'm not so fine!
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ከመይ ሓዲርኩም!
kamay ḥādirǝkum!
Good morning!
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ከመይ ኣምሽዮም!
kamay āmǝšǝyom!
Good evening!
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ልዋም ለይቲ!
lǝwām layǝti!
Good night!
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ሰላም ኩን! ቻው!
salām kun! čāw!
Goodbye! Bye!
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ሰባት ካበይ እዮም ዝመጹ?
sabāt kābay ǝyom zǝmaṣu?
Where do the people come from?
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ኣነ ካብ ኣፍሪቃ እየ ዝመጻእኩ።
āna kāb āfǝriqā ǝya zǝmaṣāʾǝku.
I'm from Africa.
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ኣነ ካብ USA እየ።
āna kāb USA ǝya.
I'm from the USA.
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ፓስፖርተይ ጠፊኡ ገንዘበይ ድማ ጠፊኡ።
pāsǝporǝtay ṭafiʾu ganǝzabay dǝmā ṭafiʾu.
My passport is gone and my money is gone.
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ኣየ ይቕሬታ!
āya yǝq̲ǝretā!
Oh, I'm sorry!
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ፈረንሳ እየ ዝዛረብ።
faranǝsā ǝya zǝzārab.
I speak French.
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ፈረንሳ ብዙሕ ጽቡቕ ኣይዛረብን እየ።
faranǝsā bǝzuḥ ṣǝbuq̲ āyǝzārabǝn ǝya.
I can't speak French very well.
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ክርድኣካ ኣይክእልን እየ!
kǝrǝdǝʾākā āyǝkǝʾǝlǝn ǝya!
I can't understand you!
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በጃኻ ቀስ ኢልካ ክትዛረብ ትኽእል ዲኻ?
baǧāḵā qas ilǝkā kǝtǝzārab tǝḵǝʾǝl diḵā?
Can you please speak slowly?
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በጃኻ ከምኡ ክትደግሞ ትኽእል ዲኻ?
baǧāḵā kamǝʾu kǝtǝdagǝmo tǝḵǝʾǝl diḵā?
Can you please repeat that?
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በጃኻ ነዚ ክትጽሕፎ ትኽእል ዲኻ?
baǧāḵā nazi kǝtǝṣǝḥǝfo tǝḵǝʾǝl diḵā?
Can you please write that down?
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መን እዩ ንሱ? እንታይ ይገብር ኣሎ?
man ǝyu nǝsu? ǝnǝtāy yǝgabǝr ālo?
Who is that? What does he do?
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ኣነ ኣይፈልጦን እየ።
āna āyǝfalǝṭon ǝya.
I don't know.
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ሽምካ መን እዩ፧
šǝmǝkā man ǝyu፧
What's your name?
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ናተይ ሽመይ …
nātay šǝmay …
My name is...
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የቅንየለይ!
yaqǝnǝyalay!
Thank you!
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ምንም ኣይኮነን።
mǝnǝm āyǝkonan.
You're welcome.
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ንምንባር እንታይ ትሰርሕ፧
nǝmǝnǝbār ǝnǝtāy tǝsarǝḥ፧
What do you do for a living?
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ኣብ ጀርመን እየ ዝሰርሕ።
āb ǧarǝman ǝya zǝsarǝḥ.
I work in Germany.
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ቡን ክገዝኣልካ ይኽእል ድየ?
bun kǝgazǝʾālǝkā yǝḵǝʾǝl dǝya?
Can I buy you a coffee?
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ድራር ክዕድመኩም ይኽእል ድየ?
dǝrār kǝʿǝdǝmakum yǝḵǝʾǝl dǝya?
May I invite you to dinner?
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ዝተመርዓኻ ዲኻ፧
zǝtamarǝʿāḵā diḵā፧
Are you married?
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ቆልዑ ኣለዉኻ ድዮም? እወ ጓልን ወድን።
qolǝʿu ālawuḵā dǝyom? ǝwa gʷālǝn wadǝn.
Do you have children? - Yes, a daughter and a son.
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ሕጂ ውን ንጽል እየ።
ḥǝǧi wǝn nǝṣǝl ǝya.
I'm still single.
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እቲ ምግቢ ዝርዝር በጃኹም!
ǝti mǝgǝbi zǝrǝzǝr baǧāḵum!
The menu, please!
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ጽብቕቲ ትመስል።
ṣǝbǝq̲ǝti tǝmasǝl.
You are looking pretty.
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ተመቺካኒ።
tamačikāni.
I like you.
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ዕልልታ!
ʿǝlǝlǝtā!
Cheers!
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የፍቅረኪ እየ።
yafǝqǝraki ǝya.
I love you.
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ናብ ገዛይ ክወስደካ ይኽእል ድየ?
nāb gazāy kǝwasǝdakā yǝḵǝʾǝl dǝya?
Can I take you home?
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እወ! - አይኮንን! - ምናልባት!
ǝwa! - āyǝkonǝn! - mǝnālǝbāt!
Yes! - No! - Maybe!
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እቲ ሕሳብ በጃኹም!
ǝti ḥǝsāb baǧāḵum!
The bill, please!
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ናብ መደበር ባቡር ክንከይድ ንደሊ።
nāb madabar bābur kǝnǝkayǝd nǝdali.
We want to go to the train station.
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ትኽ ኢልካ፡ ድሕሪኡ ንየማን፡ ድሕሪኡ ንጸጋም ኪድ።
tǝḵ ilǝkā : dǝḥǝriʾu nǝyamān : dǝḥǝriʾu nǝṣagām kid.
Go straight, then right, then left.
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ኣነ ጠፊአ ኣለኹ።
āna ṭafiʾā ālaḵu.
I'm lost.
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ኣውቶቡስ መዓስ እያ ትመጽእ?
āwǝtobus maʿās ǝyā tǝmaṣǝʾǝ?
When does the bus come?
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ታክሲ የድልየኒ ኣሎ።
tākǝsi yadǝlǝyani ālo.
I need a taxi.
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ክንደይ ይኸፍል?
kǝnǝday yǝḵafǝl?
How much does it cost?
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እዚ ኣዝዩ ክቡር እዩ!
ǝzi āzǝyu kǝbur ǝyu!
That's too expensive!
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ሓገዝ!
ḥāgaz!
Help!
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ክትሕግዙኒ ትኽእሉ ዶ?
kǝtǝḥǝgǝzuni tǝḵǝʾǝlu do?
Can you help me?
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ታይ ተፈጢሩ፧
tāy tafaṭiru፧
What happened?
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ሓኪም የድልየኒ ኣሎ!
ḥākim yadǝlǝyani ālo!
I need a doctor!
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ኣበይ እዩ ዝጎድእ?
ābay ǝyu zǝgodǝʾǝ?
Where does it hurt?
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ምድንዛዝ ይስምዓኒ።
mǝdǝnǝzāz yǝsǝmǝʿāni.
I feel dizzy.
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ሕማም ርእሲ ኣለኒ።
ḥǝmām rǝʾǝsi ālani.
I have a headache.
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ሽቓቕ ኣበይ ኣሎ?
šǝq̲āq̲ ābay ālo?
Where is a toilet?