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en Appointment   »   ti ምርኽኻብ

24 [twenty-four]

Appointment

Appointment

24 [ዕስራንኣርባዕተን]

24 [‘isirani’ariba‘iteni]

ምርኽኻብ

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Did you miss the bus? ቡ- ገ--ትካ/----? ቡ_ ገ______ ዲ__ ቡ- ገ-ፋ-ካ-ኪ ዲ-? -------------- ቡስ ገዲፋትካ/ኪ ዲያ? 0
bus--g-dīfat---/---dīy-? b___ g____________ d____ b-s- g-d-f-t-k-/-ī d-y-? ------------------------ busi gedīfatika/kī dīya?
I waited for you for half an hour. ኣ- -ዓኻ-ፍ-ቂ-ሰ----ጸ--ካ ። ኣ_ ን__ ፍ__ ሰ__ ተ____ ። ኣ- ን-ኻ ፍ-ቂ ሰ-ት ተ-ቢ-ካ ። ---------------------- ኣነ ንዓኻ ፍርቂ ሰዓት ተጸቢየካ ። 0
ane-n-‘-h-a-f-----ī -e--ti -et--e----ka ። a__ n_____ f______ s_____ t___________ ። a-e n-‘-h-a f-r-k-ī s-‘-t- t-t-’-b-y-k- ። ----------------------------------------- ane ni‘aẖa firik’ī se‘ati tets’ebīyeka ።
Don’t you have a mobile / cell phone (am.) with you? ሞባ-- -ሳኻ ----ን ድ-? ሞ___ ም__ የ____ ድ__ ሞ-ይ- ም-ኻ የ-ል-ን ድ-? ------------------ ሞባይል ምሳኻ የብልካን ድዩ? 0
mobay-l--misa-̱- -eb-li---i di-u? m_______ m_____ y_________ d____ m-b-y-l- m-s-h-a y-b-l-k-n- d-y-? --------------------------------- mobayili misaẖa yebilikani diyu?
Be punctual next time! ዝመ-እ ---ግዜ ኣ--ስዓ-ካ-ትረኸ-! ዝ___ ዘ_ ግ_ ኣ_ ስ___ ት____ ዝ-ጽ- ዘ- ግ- ኣ- ስ-ት- ት-ኸ-! ------------------------ ዝመጽእ ዘሎ ግዜ ኣብ ስዓትካ ትረኸብ! 0
z-m-t-’i-i zelo -i-ē-a----i‘a-i-a --r-ẖ-bi! z_________ z___ g___ a__ s_______ t________ z-m-t-’-’- z-l- g-z- a-i s-‘-t-k- t-r-h-e-i- -------------------------------------------- zimets’i’i zelo gizē abi si‘atika tireẖebi!
Take a taxi next time! ዝ-ጽእ -ሎ--- -ክሲ---ድ! ዝ___ ዘ_ ግ_ ታ__ ው___ ዝ-ጽ- ዘ- ግ- ታ-ሲ ው-ድ- ------------------- ዝመጽእ ዘሎ ግዜ ታክሲ ውሰድ! 0
zimets’--i--e-o g--ē--a-i-ī w--edi! z_________ z___ g___ t_____ w______ z-m-t-’-’- z-l- g-z- t-k-s- w-s-d-! ----------------------------------- zimets’i’i zelo gizē takisī wisedi!
Take an umbrella with you next time! ዝመጽ- ግ--ጽ-- -ማ-እ! ዝ___ ግ_ ጽ__ ተ____ ዝ-ጽ- ግ- ጽ-ል ተ-ላ-! ----------------- ዝመጽእ ግዜ ጽላል ተማላእ! 0
zi--ts’i-i--i-ē ts’-l--i t--ala’i! z_________ g___ t_______ t________ z-m-t-’-’- g-z- t-’-l-l- t-m-l-’-! ---------------------------------- zimets’i’i gizē ts’ilali temala’i!
I have the day off tomorrow. ጽ-- ነ- እየ። ጽ__ ነ_ እ__ ጽ-ሕ ነ- እ-። ---------- ጽባሕ ነጻ እየ። 0
t----ah-- ne-s-a-iy-። t_______ n_____ i___ t-’-b-h-i n-t-’- i-e- --------------------- ts’ibaḥi nets’a iye።
Shall we meet tomorrow? ጽባሕ -ክንራኸብ? ጽ__ ዶ______ ጽ-ሕ ዶ-ን-ኸ-? ----------- ጽባሕ ዶክንራኸብ? 0
t-’-b--̣i -okin-ra-̱ebi? t_______ d____________ t-’-b-h-i d-k-n-r-h-e-i- ------------------------ ts’ibaḥi dokiniraẖebi?
I’m sorry, I can’t make it tomorrow. ይቕ--- ጽ-- -ይጥዕ-ን---የ። ይ____ ጽ__ ኣ______ እ__ ይ-ሬ-፣ ጽ-ሕ ኣ-ጥ-መ-ን እ-። --------------------- ይቕሬታ፣ ጽባሕ ኣይጥዕመንን እየ። 0
yi-̱-i---a- -s--bah-i--y--’i--me-ini-i-e። y_________ t_______ a_____________ i___ y-k-’-r-t-፣ t-’-b-h-i a-i-’-‘-m-n-n- i-e- ----------------------------------------- yiḵ’irēta፣ ts’ibaḥi ayit’i‘imenini iye።
Do you already have plans for this weekend? ኣብ--ቀዳመ----ት ገ--መ-ብ---ካ -ዩ? ኣ__ ቀ_______ ገ_ መ__ ኣ__ ዲ__ ኣ-ዚ ቀ-መ-ሰ-በ- ገ- መ-ብ ኣ-ካ ዲ-? --------------------------- ኣብዚ ቀዳመ-ሰንበት ገለ መደብ ኣሎካ ዲዩ? 0
abi---k---am---eni---- ge------ebi ---ka----u? a____ k_______________ g___ m_____ a____ d____ a-i-ī k-e-a-e-s-n-b-t- g-l- m-d-b- a-o-a d-y-? ---------------------------------------------- abizī k’edame-senibeti gele medebi aloka dīyu?
Or do you already have an appointment? ወ---ማ----ር--ዲ-? ወ_ ድ_ ተ____ ዲ__ ወ- ድ- ተ-ጺ-ካ ዲ-? --------------- ወይ ድማ ተቋጺርካ ዲኻ? 0
wey- d--------wa---īrik--d-h-a? w___ d___ t_____________ d____ w-y- d-m- t-k-w-t-’-r-k- d-h-a- ------------------------------- weyi dima tek’wats’īrika dīẖa?
I suggest that we meet on the weekend. ከም---ይቶ- -ብ-ቀ-ማ------ን--ብ። ከ_ ር____ ኣ_ ቀ_______ ን____ ከ- ር-ይ-ይ ኣ- ቀ-ማ-ሰ-በ- ን-ኸ-። -------------------------- ከም ርእይቶይ ኣብ ቀዳማ-ሰንበት ንራኸብ። 0
kem- -i--yi--yi a----’----a--enibet--n-r-h-eb-። k___ r_________ a__ k_______________ n________ k-m- r-’-y-t-y- a-i k-e-a-a-s-n-b-t- n-r-h-e-i- ----------------------------------------------- kemi ri’iyitoyi abi k’edama-senibeti niraẖebi።
Shall we have a picnic? ፒ-ኒ----ክን-ብ-? ፒ___ ዶ ክ_____ ፒ-ኒ- ዶ ክ-ገ-ር- ------------- ፒክኒክ ዶ ክንገብር? 0
pī-in----do ----gebi-i? p_______ d_ k__________ p-k-n-k- d- k-n-g-b-r-? ----------------------- pīkinīki do kinigebiri?
Shall we go to the beach? ናብ--ምገ- -ሕሪ ክን-ይድ? ና_ ገ___ ባ__ ክ_____ ና- ገ-ገ- ባ-ሪ ክ-ከ-ድ- ------------------ ናብ ገምገም ባሕሪ ክንከይድ? 0
nab- -e---e-i b----r- ki----yi--? n___ g_______ b_____ k__________ n-b- g-m-g-m- b-h-i-ī k-n-k-y-d-? --------------------------------- nabi gemigemi baḥirī kinikeyidi?
Shall we go to the mountains? ናብ-- ጎቦ-ት-- -ን--ዝ? ና___ ጎ___ ዶ ክ_____ ና-ቶ- ጎ-ታ- ዶ ክ-ጉ-ዝ- ------------------ ናብቶም ጎቦታት ዶ ክንጉዓዝ? 0
n-bi-o-- g-bo--ti-do kin---‘---? n_______ g_______ d_ k__________ n-b-t-m- g-b-t-t- d- k-n-g-‘-z-? -------------------------------- nabitomi gobotati do kinigu‘azi?
I will pick you up at the office. ካብ ---ጽሕፈ- -ወ-ደ-(ክ-በለ----የ። ካ_ ቤ______ ክ___________ እ__ ካ- ቤ---ሕ-ት ክ-ስ-ካ-ክ-በ-ካ- እ-። --------------------------- ካብ ቤት-ጽሕፈት ክወስደካ(ክቕበለካ) እየ። 0
k-b- -ē-i-ts’--̣-fet- kiwesid--a-kiḵ’ibe-e-a---y-። k___ b______________ k______________________ i___ k-b- b-t---s-i-̣-f-t- k-w-s-d-k-(-i-̱-i-e-e-a- i-e- --------------------------------------------------- kabi bēti-ts’iḥifeti kiwesideka(kiḵ’ibeleka) iye።
I will pick you up at home. ካብ-ገ-- ክወ----(ክ--ለካ)--። ካ_ ገ__ ክ____ (_________ ካ- ገ-ኻ ክ-ስ-ካ (-ቕ-ለ-)-የ- ----------------------- ካብ ገዛኻ ክወስደካ (ክቕበለካ)እየ። 0
k-bi-g-zah-a-k----i-eka (--ḵ’----e-a)i-e። k___ g_____ k_________ (________________ k-b- g-z-h-a k-w-s-d-k- (-i-̱-i-e-e-a-i-e- ------------------------------------------ kabi gezaẖa kiwesideka (kiḵ’ibeleka)iye።
I will pick you up at the bus stop. ካ--ፌር-- ---ቡስ---ስደካ --ቕ-ለካ---የ። ካ_ ፌ___ ኣ____ ክ____ (______ እ__ ካ- ፌ-ማ- ኣ-ቶ-ስ ክ-ስ-ካ (-ቕ-ለ-) እ-። ------------------------------- ካብ ፌርማታ ኣውቶቡስ ክወስደካ (ክቕበለካ) እየ። 0
ka-- --r------a-i--b-si k---s-d--a-(------b---k-)-iye። k___ f_______ a________ k_________ (____________ i___ k-b- f-r-m-t- a-i-o-u-i k-w-s-d-k- (-i-̱-i-e-e-a- i-e- ------------------------------------------------------ kabi fērimata awitobusi kiwesideka (kiḵ’ibeleka) iye።

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