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en At the restaurant 1   »   am ምግብ ቤቱ 1

29 [twenty-nine]

At the restaurant 1

At the restaurant 1

29 [ሃያ ዘጠኝ]

29 [haya zet’enyi]

ምግብ ቤቱ 1

[bemigibi bēti wisit’i 1]

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Is this table taken? ይ--ጠ-ዼ--ተ---? ይ_ ጠ___ ተ____ ይ- ጠ-ዼ- ተ-ዛ-? ------------- ይሄ ጠረዼዛ ተይዛል? 0
yihē t-e-e-za-tey-z---? y___ t_______ t________ y-h- t-e-e-z- t-y-z-l-? ----------------------- yihē t’ereዼza teyizali?
I would like the menu, please. እባክ-- - -ም-ብ --ዝር-ማው--እፈ---ው። እ____ ሽ የ___ ዝ___ ማ__ እ______ እ-ክ-/ ሽ የ-ግ- ዝ-ዝ- ማ-ጫ እ-ል-ለ-። ----------------------------- እባክህ/ ሽ የምግብ ዝርዝር ማውጫ እፈልጋለው። 0
i----hi/---i----i---i--irizir-----ic-’a-ife-i-a-ew-. i_______ s__ y_______ z_______ m_______ i___________ i-a-i-i- s-i y-m-g-b- z-r-z-r- m-w-c-’- i-e-i-a-e-i- ---------------------------------------------------- ibakihi/ shi yemigibi ziriziri mawich’a ifeligalewi.
What would you recommend? ምን---ር-ል--? ም_ ይ_______ ም- ይ-ር-ል-ል- ----------- ምን ይመርጡልኛል? 0
min--y-me-i-’ulinya--? m___ y________________ m-n- y-m-r-t-u-i-y-l-? ---------------------- mini yimerit’ulinyali?
I’d like a beer. ቢ- ፈል--ነበ-። ቢ_ ፈ__ ነ___ ቢ- ፈ-ጌ ነ-ረ- ----------- ቢራ ፈልጌ ነበረ። 0
bīra-fe-igē--e-er-. b___ f_____ n______ b-r- f-l-g- n-b-r-. ------------------- bīra feligē nebere.
I’d like a mineral water. የመኣድን -ሃ ፈልጌ--በረ። የ____ ው_ ፈ__ ነ___ የ-ኣ-ን ው- ፈ-ጌ ነ-ረ- ----------------- የመኣድን ውሃ ፈልጌ ነበረ። 0
y-me-------w-----el--ē--eb---. y_________ w___ f_____ n______ y-m-’-d-n- w-h- f-l-g- n-b-r-. ------------------------------ yeme’adini wiha feligē nebere.
I’d like an orange juice. የ-ርቱ-ን --ቂ ፈል- -በረ። የ_____ ጭ__ ፈ__ ነ___ የ-ር-ካ- ጭ-ቂ ፈ-ጌ ነ-ረ- ------------------- የብርቱካን ጭማቂ ፈልጌ ነበረ። 0
ye---it-k-n- ch’----’ī -e-i---ne-e-e. y___________ c________ f_____ n______ y-b-r-t-k-n- c-’-m-k-ī f-l-g- n-b-r-. ------------------------------------- yebiritukani ch’imak’ī feligē nebere.
I’d like a coffee. ቡ--ፈልጌ ነበ-። ቡ_ ፈ__ ነ___ ቡ- ፈ-ጌ ነ-ረ- ----------- ቡና ፈልጌ ነበረ። 0
b-na---ligē-n-be-e. b___ f_____ n______ b-n- f-l-g- n-b-r-. ------------------- buna feligē nebere.
I’d like a coffee with milk. ቡና-በወ-ት ---ጋ--። ቡ_ በ___ እ______ ቡ- በ-ተ- እ-ል-ለ-። --------------- ቡና በወተት እፈልጋለው። 0
buna-----teti ----ig-l-w-. b___ b_______ i___________ b-n- b-w-t-t- i-e-i-a-e-i- -------------------------- buna beweteti ifeligalewi.
With sugar, please. ከስ----ር-እ-ክ--ሽ-ዎ። ከ___ ጋ_ እ________ ከ-ኳ- ጋ- እ-ክ-/-/-። ----------------- ከስኳር ጋር እባክህ/ሽ/ዎ። 0
k---kw-r--g-ri -ba-ih-/s-i---. k________ g___ i______________ k-s-k-a-i g-r- i-a-i-i-s-i-w-. ------------------------------ kesikwari gari ibakihi/shi/wo.
I’d like a tea. ሻ- -ፈል-ለ-። ሻ_ እ______ ሻ- እ-ል-ለ-። ---------- ሻይ እፈልጋለው። 0
sh------e---al-wi. s____ i___________ s-a-i i-e-i-a-e-i- ------------------ shayi ifeligalewi.
I’d like a tea with lemon. ሻይ --ሚ እፈ--ለው። ሻ_ በ__ እ______ ሻ- በ-ሚ እ-ል-ለ-። -------------- ሻይ በሎሚ እፈልጋለው። 0
s-a-i--el-mī -------le-i. s____ b_____ i___________ s-a-i b-l-m- i-e-i-a-e-i- ------------------------- shayi belomī ifeligalewi.
I’d like a tea with milk. ሻይ-ከወተ------ፈ--ለ-። ሻ_ ከ___ ጋ_ እ______ ሻ- ከ-ተ- ጋ- እ-ል-ለ-። ------------------ ሻይ ከወተት ጋር እፈልጋለው። 0
sh------we---i-ga-- i-e------w-. s____ k_______ g___ i___________ s-a-i k-w-t-t- g-r- i-e-i-a-e-i- -------------------------------- shayi keweteti gari ifeligalewi.
Do you have cigarettes? ሲ-- ----? ሲ__ አ____ ሲ-ራ አ-ዎ-? --------- ሲጋራ አለዎት? 0
sīga-- -le--t-? s_____ ā_______ s-g-r- ā-e-o-i- --------------- sīgara ālewoti?
Do you have an ashtray? የሲ-- --------ዎ-? የ___ መ____ አ____ የ-ጋ- መ-ር-ሻ አ-ዎ-? ---------------- የሲጋራ መተርኮሻ አለዎት? 0
ye--g------t----osh- --ew-t-? y_______ m__________ ā_______ y-s-g-r- m-t-r-k-s-a ā-e-o-i- ----------------------------- yesīgara meterikosha ālewoti?
Do you have a light? ላ--ር---ዎት? ላ___ አ____ ላ-ተ- አ-ዎ-? ---------- ላይተር አለዎት? 0
l-y----i--le-ot-? l_______ ā_______ l-y-t-r- ā-e-o-i- ----------------- layiteri ālewoti?
I’m missing a fork. ሹ--ጎሎ-ል። ሹ_ ጎ____ ሹ- ጎ-ኛ-። -------- ሹካ ጎሎኛል። 0
sh--a------y--i. s____ g_________ s-u-a g-l-n-a-i- ---------------- shuka golonyali.
I’m missing a knife. ቢ- --ኛል። ቢ_ ጎ____ ቢ- ጎ-ኛ-። -------- ቢላ ጎሎኛል። 0
b--a g-lo-y-l-. b___ g_________ b-l- g-l-n-a-i- --------------- bīla golonyali.
I’m missing a spoon. ማንኪ- -ሎኛ-። ማ___ ጎ____ ማ-ኪ- ጎ-ኛ-። ---------- ማንኪያ ጎሎኛል። 0
m--------g--o---li. m_______ g_________ m-n-k-y- g-l-n-a-i- ------------------- manikīya golonyali.

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