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29 [twenty-nine]

At the restaurant 1

At the restaurant 1

29 [ዕስራንትሽዓተን]

29 [‘isiranitishi‘ateni]

ኣብ ቤት-መግቢ 1

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Is this table taken? እዚ-ጣው--ነጻ -ዩ? እ_ ጣ__ ነ_ ድ__ እ- ጣ-ላ ነ- ድ-? ------------- እዚ ጣውላ ነጻ ድዩ? 0
iz---’-w------ts’a--i-u? i__ t______ n_____ d____ i-ī t-a-i-a n-t-’- d-y-? ------------------------ izī t’awila nets’a diyu?
I would like the menu, please. ናይ ------- ደ-የ-ኣ-ኹ-በ-ኹም። ና_ ም__ ካ__ ደ__ ኣ__ በ____ ና- ም-ብ ካ-ተ ደ-የ ኣ-ኹ በ-ኹ-። ------------------------ ናይ ምግብ ካርተ ደልየ ኣሎኹ በጃኹም። 0
n--i-mi--b- kar----de-i-- aloẖ--bej-ẖ---። n___ m_____ k_____ d_____ a____ b________ n-y- m-g-b- k-r-t- d-l-y- a-o-̱- b-j-h-u-i- ------------------------------------------- nayi migibi karite deliye aloẖu bejaẖumi።
What would you recommend? እ--ይ---ርጹ---? እ___ ት_____ ? እ-ታ- ት-ር-ለ- ? ------------- እንታይ ትመርጹለይ ? 0
in-tayi t----i-s---eyi ? i______ t_____________ ? i-i-a-i t-m-r-t-’-l-y- ? ------------------------ initayi timerits’uleyi ?
I’d like a beer. ሓ-ቲ------የ-ነ-ረ ። ሓ__ ቢ_ ደ__ ነ__ ። ሓ-ቲ ቢ- ደ-የ ነ-ረ ። ---------------- ሓንቲ ቢራ ደልየ ነይረ ። 0
ḥ---t----ra---liy--ne-i---። ḥ_____ b___ d_____ n_____ ። h-a-i-ī b-r- d-l-y- n-y-r- ። ---------------------------- ḥanitī bīra deliye neyire ።
I’d like a mineral water. ሓ----ይ እ- ደልየ-ነይ-። ሓ__ ማ_ እ_ ደ__ ነ___ ሓ-ቲ ማ- እ- ደ-የ ነ-ረ- ------------------ ሓንቲ ማይ እየ ደልየ ነይረ። 0
ḥa-it- -ay--iye d--i-- -e-i--። ḥ_____ m___ i__ d_____ n______ h-a-i-ī m-y- i-e d-l-y- n-y-r-። ------------------------------- ḥanitī mayi iye deliye neyire።
I’d like an orange juice. ሓ-ቲ ጽ-ቝ-ብር-ኳ----የ--ይ- ። ሓ__ ጽ________ ደ__ ነ__ ። ሓ-ቲ ጽ-ቝ-ብ-ቱ-ን ደ-የ ነ-ረ ። ----------------------- ሓንቲ ጽማቝ-ብርቱኳን ደልየ ነይረ ። 0
ḥani-ī----im-k-’--------u---ni-deli-- n-yi-- ። ḥ_____ t_____________________ d_____ n_____ ። h-a-i-ī t-’-m-k-’-i-b-r-t-k-a-i d-l-y- n-y-r- ። ----------------------------------------------- ḥanitī ts’imaḵ’wi-biritukwani deliye neyire ።
I’d like a coffee. ሓንቲ-ቡን-ደ-የ--ይ-። ሓ__ ቡ_ ደ__ ነ___ ሓ-ቲ ቡ- ደ-የ ነ-ረ- --------------- ሓንቲ ቡን ደልየ ነይረ። 0
h-an-tī----i deli-- n----e። ḥ_____ b___ d_____ n______ h-a-i-ī b-n- d-l-y- n-y-r-። --------------------------- ḥanitī buni deliye neyire።
I’d like a coffee with milk. ሓ- ---ምስ ጸ---ል- ነይረ። ሓ_ ቡ_ ም_ ጸ_ ደ__ ነ___ ሓ- ቡ- ም- ጸ- ደ-የ ነ-ረ- -------------------- ሓደ ቡን ምስ ጸባ ደልየ ነይረ። 0
ḥa-e----- m-si-ts’----d--iy- ney---። ḥ___ b___ m___ t_____ d_____ n______ h-a-e b-n- m-s- t-’-b- d-l-y- n-y-r-። ------------------------------------- ḥade buni misi ts’eba deliye neyire።
With sugar, please. ም---ኮ-፣-በ--ም። ም_ ሹ___ በ____ ም- ሹ-ር- በ-ኹ-። ------------- ምስ ሹኮር፣ በጃኹም። 0
m-si--h--o-i- ----h-umi። m___ s_______ b________ m-s- s-u-o-i- b-j-h-u-i- ------------------------ misi shukori፣ bejaẖumi።
I’d like a tea. ሓን- -ሂ--የ-ዝደ-። ሓ__ ሻ_ ኢ_ ዝ___ ሓ-ቲ ሻ- ኢ- ዝ-ሊ- -------------- ሓንቲ ሻሂ ኢየ ዝደሊ። 0
h-a-itī-shahī---e-zi---ī። ḥ_____ s____ ī__ z______ h-a-i-ī s-a-ī ī-e z-d-l-። ------------------------- ḥanitī shahī īye zidelī።
I’d like a tea with lemon. ሓን------ስ-ለ-ን -የ ዝደ-። ሓ__ ሻ_ ም_ ለ__ ኢ_ ዝ___ ሓ-ቲ ሻ- ም- ለ-ን ኢ- ዝ-ሊ- --------------------- ሓንቲ ሻሂ ምስ ለሚን ኢየ ዝደሊ። 0
h---it- s-a-- ---------n- ī----id-lī። ḥ_____ s____ m___ l_____ ī__ z______ h-a-i-ī s-a-ī m-s- l-m-n- ī-e z-d-l-። ------------------------------------- ḥanitī shahī misi lemīni īye zidelī።
I’d like a tea with milk. ሓንቲ--ሂ ም- ጸ- -የ-ዝደ-። ሓ__ ሻ_ ም_ ጸ_ ኢ_ ዝ___ ሓ-ቲ ሻ- ም- ጸ- ኢ- ዝ-ሊ- -------------------- ሓንቲ ሻሂ ምስ ጸባ ኢየ ዝደሊ። 0
h---i-ī-s-----m-s---s’eba ī-e--i-e-ī። ḥ_____ s____ m___ t_____ ī__ z______ h-a-i-ī s-a-ī m-s- t-’-b- ī-e z-d-l-። ------------------------------------- ḥanitī shahī misi ts’eba īye zidelī።
Do you have cigarettes? ሽ-ራ---ኩ---ዩ? ሽ__ ኣ___ ድ__ ሽ-ራ ኣ-ኩ- ድ-? ------------ ሽጋራ ኣለኩም ድዩ? 0
s--g-----l-kum- di-u? s______ a______ d____ s-i-a-a a-e-u-i d-y-? --------------------- shigara alekumi diyu?
Do you have an ashtray? መን-ፊ ሽጋ- ኣ--ም ድዩ? መ___ ሽ__ ኣ___ ድ__ መ-ገ- ሽ-ራ ኣ-ኩ- ድ-? ----------------- መንገፊ ሽጋራ ኣለኩም ድዩ? 0
m-----fī shiga-a-a-ek--i d-y-? m_______ s______ a______ d____ m-n-g-f- s-i-a-a a-e-u-i d-y-? ------------------------------ menigefī shigara alekumi diyu?
Do you have a light? መ--ዒ---ኩም -? መ___ ኣ___ ዶ_ መ-ል- ኣ-ኩ- ዶ- ------------ መወልዒ ኣለኩም ዶ? 0
m-wel-‘--aleku-i---? m_______ a______ d__ m-w-l-‘- a-e-u-i d-? -------------------- meweli‘ī alekumi do?
I’m missing a fork. ን-- ፋ--- -ሪ-- ኣሎ። ን__ ፋ___ ተ___ ኣ__ ን-ይ ፋ-ከ- ተ-ፉ- ኣ-። ----------------- ንዓይ ፋርከታ ተሪፉኒ ኣሎ። 0
n--ay---a---e-- -erī--n---lo። n_____ f_______ t_______ a___ n-‘-y- f-r-k-t- t-r-f-n- a-o- ----------------------------- ni‘ayi fariketa terīfunī alo።
I’m missing a knife. ንዓይ-ማ- ተ--- ኣሎ። ን__ ማ_ ተ___ ኣ__ ን-ይ ማ- ተ-ፉ- ኣ-። --------------- ንዓይ ማይ ተሪፉኒ ኣሎ። 0
ni‘a-- -a-i---r-f-nī--lo። n_____ m___ t_______ a___ n-‘-y- m-y- t-r-f-n- a-o- ------------------------- ni‘ayi mayi terīfunī alo።
I’m missing a spoon. ን-ይ--ንካ -ሪፉ- -ሎ። ን__ ማ__ ተ___ ኣ__ ን-ይ ማ-ካ ተ-ፉ- ኣ-። ---------------- ንዓይ ማንካ ተሪፉኒ ኣሎ። 0
n-‘----ma-ik- -e-īfun- alo። n_____ m_____ t_______ a___ n-‘-y- m-n-k- t-r-f-n- a-o- --------------------------- ni‘ayi manika terīfunī alo።

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