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en In the taxi   »   ti ኣብ ታክሲ

38 [thirty-eight]

In the taxi

In the taxi

38 [ሳላሳንሸሞንተን]

38 [salasanishemoniteni]

ኣብ ታክሲ

[abi takisī]

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Please call a taxi. ንታ-- --ሉ-በጃ-ም። ን___ ደ__ በ____ ን-ክ- ደ-ሉ በ-ኹ-። -------------- ንታክሲ ደውሉ በጃኹም። 0
ni--ki-----w--u -ej-----i። n_______ d_____ b________ n-t-k-s- d-w-l- b-j-h-u-i- -------------------------- nitakisī dewilu bejaẖumi።
What does it cost to go to the station? ና- መደ---ባ-ር-ክን-ይ ዋግኡ? ና_ መ___ ባ__ ክ___ ዋ___ ና- መ-በ- ባ-ር ክ-ደ- ዋ-ኡ- --------------------- ናብ መደበር ባቡር ክንደይ ዋግኡ? 0
n-bi m-d----- --b----k-ni-ey--w----u? n___ m_______ b_____ k_______ w______ n-b- m-d-b-r- b-b-r- k-n-d-y- w-g-’-? ------------------------------------- nabi medeberi baburi kinideyi wagi’u?
What does it cost to go to the airport? ና---ዕ----ፈር---ንደ--ዋ-ኡ? ና_ ማ________ ክ___ ዋ___ ና- ማ-ር---ፈ-ቲ ክ-ደ- ዋ-ኡ- ---------------------- ናብ ማዕርፎ-ነፈርቲ ክንደይ ዋግኡ? 0
n--- -a-i--f---efer--ī-ki--dey- ----’u? n___ m________________ k_______ w______ n-b- m-‘-r-f---e-e-i-ī k-n-d-y- w-g-’-? --------------------------------------- nabi ma‘irifo-neferitī kinideyi wagi’u?
Please go straight ahead. ት- -----በጃኹም። ት_ ኢ___ በ____ ት- ኢ-ኩ- በ-ኹ-። ------------- ትዅ ኢልኩም በጃኹም። 0
ti- --i-u-i--ej------። t__ ī______ b________ t-ዅ ī-i-u-i b-j-h-u-i- ---------------------- tiዅ īlikumi bejaẖumi።
Please turn right here. ኣብዚ በ--ም ንየ-- ት--ፉ ። ኣ__ በ___ ን___ ት___ ። ኣ-ዚ በ-ኹ- ን-ማ- ት-ጸ- ። -------------------- ኣብዚ በጃኹም ንየማን ትዓጸፉ ። 0
ab--- --j-h-u-i--i---a---t-‘a-s-e-u-። a____ b_______ n_______ t_________ ። a-i-ī b-j-h-u-i n-y-m-n- t-‘-t-’-f- ። ------------------------------------- abizī bejaẖumi niyemani ti‘ats’efu ።
Please turn left at the corner. ኣብዚ--ብቲ ኩርና---ብ--ጋ--ትዓ-- -ጃ--። ኣ__ ኣ__ ኩ___ ና_ ጸ__ ት___ በ____ ኣ-ዚ ኣ-ቲ ኩ-ና- ና- ጸ-ም ት-ጸ- በ-ኹ-። ------------------------------ ኣብዚ ኣብቲ ኩርናዕ ናብ ጸጋም ትዓጸፉ በጃኹም። 0
ab-z- -bi-ī k-rina-----bi ts--g-m--ti--ts’efu be---̱---። a____ a____ k_______ n___ t_______ t_________ b________ a-i-ī a-i-ī k-r-n-‘- n-b- t-’-g-m- t-‘-t-’-f- b-j-h-u-i- -------------------------------------------------------- abizī abitī kurina‘i nabi ts’egami ti‘ats’efu bejaẖumi።
I’m in a hurry. ተ--- -ሎ-። ተ___ ኣ___ ተ-ዊ- ኣ-ኹ- --------- ተሃዊኸ ኣሎኹ። 0
te-aw-h------ẖ-። t_______ a_____ t-h-w-h-e a-o-̱-። ----------------- tehawīẖe aloẖu።
I have time. ግ- ---። ግ_ ኣ___ ግ- ኣ-ኒ- ------- ግዜ ኣለኒ። 0
g--ē -le--። g___ a_____ g-z- a-e-ī- ----------- gizē alenī።
Please drive slowly. በጃ-ም--ስ----ም-ዘ-ሩ። በ___ ቀ_ ኢ___ ዘ___ በ-ኹ- ቀ- ኢ-ኩ- ዘ-ሩ- ----------------- በጃኹም ቀስ ኢልኩም ዘውሩ። 0
bej--̱u----’esi-ī-ik-mi-ze-i-u። b_______ k____ ī______ z______ b-j-h-u-i k-e-i ī-i-u-i z-w-r-። ------------------------------- bejaẖumi k’esi īlikumi zewiru።
Please stop here. ኣ------በሉ--ጃ--። ኣ__ ደ_ በ_ በ____ ኣ-ዚ ደ- በ- በ-ኹ-። --------------- ኣብዚ ደው በሉ በጃኹም። 0
a--z--d--- b-l- -eja--um-። a____ d___ b___ b________ a-i-ī d-w- b-l- b-j-h-u-i- -------------------------- abizī dewi belu bejaẖumi።
Please wait a moment. ሓ-ሳዕ -ጸበዩ በጃኹ-። ሓ___ ተ___ በ____ ሓ-ሳ- ተ-በ- በ-ኹ-። --------------- ሓንሳዕ ተጸበዩ በጃኹም። 0
ḥ-nis-‘i--e--’e--y- b--------። ḥ_______ t_________ b________ h-a-i-a-i t-t-’-b-y- b-j-h-u-i- ------------------------------- ḥanisa‘i tets’ebeyu bejaẖumi።
I’ll be back immediately. ሕ- ክም-ስ’የ-። ሕ_ ክ_____ ። ሕ- ክ-ለ-’- ። ----------- ሕጂ ክምለስ’የ ። 0
ḥi-ī---mil-si--- ። ḥ___ k__________ ። h-i-ī k-m-l-s-’-e ። ------------------- ḥijī kimilesi’ye ።
Please give me a receipt. ቅብ----ባ-----በ-ኹም። ቅ___ እ_ ሃ__ በ____ ቅ-ሊ- እ- ሃ-ኒ በ-ኹ-። ----------------- ቅብሊት እባ ሃቡኒ በጃኹም። 0
k’--i--ti i-a -a-----b-jah--m-። k________ i__ h_____ b________ k-i-i-ī-i i-a h-b-n- b-j-h-u-i- ------------------------------- k’ibilīti iba habunī bejaẖumi።
I have no change. ገን-ብ--ነ----ብለይን ገ___ ሳ___ የ____ ገ-ዘ- ሳ-ቲ- የ-ለ-ን --------------- ገንዘብ ሳነቲም የብለይን 0
g--i-e-i--ane-ī-- -ebi-ey-ni g_______ s_______ y_________ g-n-z-b- s-n-t-m- y-b-l-y-n- ---------------------------- genizebi sanetīmi yebileyini
That is okay, please keep the change. ጽቡቕ -ሎ ---፣ እቲ-ተረ- -ዓ-ም -ዩ። ጽ__ ኣ_ ኹ_ ፣ እ_ ተ__ ን___ እ__ ጽ-ቕ ኣ- ኹ- ፣ እ- ተ-ፍ ን-ኹ- እ-። --------------------------- ጽቡቕ ኣሎ ኹም ፣ እቲ ተረፍ ንዓኹም እዩ። 0
t---b-k--i-alo h--m- ፣--tī --r--- --‘a---mi iyu። t________ a__ ẖ___ ፣ i__ t_____ n_______ i___ t-’-b-k-’- a-o h-u-i ፣ i-ī t-r-f- n-‘-h-u-i i-u- ------------------------------------------------ ts’ibuḵ’i alo ẖumi ፣ itī terefi ni‘aẖumi iyu።
Drive me to this address. ናብዚ----- እ--ሑ--ኢ-ም። ና__ ኣ___ እ____ ኢ___ ና-ዚ ኣ-ራ- እ-ጽ-ኒ ኢ-ም- ------------------- ናብዚ ኣድራሻ እብጽሑኒ ኢኹም። 0
n-bi----d-rash--i-i----ḥ-n--īẖ-m-። n_____ a_______ i__________ ī_____ n-b-z- a-i-a-h- i-i-s-i-̣-n- ī-̱-m-። ------------------------------------ nabizī adirasha ibits’iḥunī īẖumi።
Drive me to my hotel. ናብ- ሆተለ- --ጽሑኒ ኢ--። ና__ ሆ___ ኣ____ ኢ___ ና-ቲ ሆ-ለ- ኣ-ጽ-ኒ ኢ-ም- ------------------- ናብቲ ሆተለይ ኣብጽሑኒ ኢኹም። 0
n--i-ī--o--l-yi ab--s--ḥ-n-----umi። n_____ h_______ a__________ ī_____ n-b-t- h-t-l-y- a-i-s-i-̣-n- ī-̱-m-። ------------------------------------ nabitī hoteleyi abits’iḥunī īẖumi።
Drive me to the beach. ናብ- -ምገ- --ሪ -ብጽሑ----ም። ና__ ገ___ ባ__ ኣ____ ኢ___ ና-ቲ ገ-ገ- ባ-ሪ ኣ-ጽ-ኒ ኢ-ም- ----------------------- ናብቲ ገምገም ባሕሪ ኣብጽሑኒ ኢኹም። 0
n-b--- g--i---i -a-̣irī--bit-’i--unī ī-̱u-i። n_____ g_______ b_____ a__________ ī_____ n-b-t- g-m-g-m- b-h-i-ī a-i-s-i-̣-n- ī-̱-m-። -------------------------------------------- nabitī gemigemi baḥirī abits’iḥunī īẖumi።

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