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en Going out in the evening   »   ti ምሸት ምውጻእ

44 [forty-four]

Going out in the evening

Going out in the evening

44 [ኣርብዓንኣርባዕተን]

44 [aribi‘ani’ariba‘iteni]

ምሸት ምውጻእ

[misheti miwits’a’i]

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Is there a disco here? ኣብዚ --ኮ ኣ- -? ኣ__ ዲ__ ኣ_ ዶ_ ኣ-ዚ ዲ-ኮ ኣ- ዶ- ------------- ኣብዚ ዲስኮ ኣሎ ዶ? 0
abi-ī-d----o---o --? a____ d_____ a__ d__ a-i-ī d-s-k- a-o d-? -------------------- abizī dīsiko alo do?
Is there a nightclub here? ኣብ---ይ ለ-ታ-----ት ----? ኣ__ ና_ ለ___ ት___ ኣ_ ዶ_ ኣ-ዚ ና- ለ-ታ- ት-ሂ- ኣ- ዶ- ---------------------- ኣብዚ ናይ ለይታዊ ትልሂት ኣሎ ዶ? 0
abiz- --y- ley--a---ti-i-ī-i---- --? a____ n___ l_______ t_______ a__ d__ a-i-ī n-y- l-y-t-w- t-l-h-t- a-o d-? ------------------------------------ abizī nayi leyitawī tilihīti alo do?
Is there a pub here? ኣ-- -ት-መስተ ኣሎ ዶ? ኣ__ ቤ_____ ኣ_ ዶ_ ኣ-ዚ ቤ---ስ- ኣ- ዶ- ---------------- ኣብዚ ቤት-መስተ ኣሎ ዶ? 0
a--z---ēt--mesi-- --o -o? a____ b__________ a__ d__ a-i-ī b-t---e-i-e a-o d-? ------------------------- abizī bēti-mesite alo do?
What’s playing at the theatre / theater (am.) this evening? ሎሚ-ምሸ--ኣ----ተ- --ታ---ረአ --? ሎ_ ም__ ኣ_ ት___ እ___ ዝ__ ኣ__ ሎ- ም-ት ኣ- ት-ተ- እ-ታ- ዝ-አ ኣ-? --------------------------- ሎሚ ምሸት ኣብ ትያተር እንታይ ዝረአ ኣሎ? 0
lo-ī--is---- a-- --yate-- ----ayi z-re-- ---? l___ m______ a__ t_______ i______ z_____ a___ l-m- m-s-e-i a-i t-y-t-r- i-i-a-i z-r-’- a-o- --------------------------------------------- lomī misheti abi tiyateri initayi zire’ā alo?
What’s playing at the cinema / movies (am.) this evening? ሎ- ም-- -- -ነማ እንታይ--ረአ--ሎ? ሎ_ ም__ ኣ_ ሲ__ እ___ ዝ__ ኣ__ ሎ- ም-ት ኣ- ሲ-ማ እ-ታ- ዝ-አ ኣ-? -------------------------- ሎሚ ምሸት ኣብ ሲነማ እንታይ ዝረአ ኣሎ? 0
lomī m-s-e-- a-i-sīn-ma-ini--y----re-----o? l___ m______ a__ s_____ i______ z_____ a___ l-m- m-s-e-i a-i s-n-m- i-i-a-i z-r-’- a-o- ------------------------------------------- lomī misheti abi sīnema initayi zire’ā alo?
What’s on TV this evening? ሎሚ---ት -ብ-ተ-ቪ---እንታይ-ዝረ- -ሎ? ሎ_ ም__ ኣ_ ተ____ እ___ ዝ__ ኣ__ ሎ- ም-ት ኣ- ተ-ቪ-ን እ-ታ- ዝ-አ ኣ-? ---------------------------- ሎሚ ምሸት ኣብ ተለቪዦን እንታይ ዝረአ ኣሎ? 0
l--- m-sh-----b----------o-i inita-i z-re---al-? l___ m______ a__ t__________ i______ z_____ a___ l-m- m-s-e-i a-i t-l-v-z-o-i i-i-a-i z-r-’- a-o- ------------------------------------------------ lomī misheti abi televīzhoni initayi zire’ā alo?
Are tickets for the theatre / theater (am.) still available? ንትያ-ር---ተ--ቲከ--ኣ---? ን____ መ___ ቲ__ ኣ_ ዶ_ ን-ያ-ር መ-ተ- ቲ-ት ኣ- ዶ- -------------------- ንትያተር መእተዊ ቲከት ኣሎ ዶ? 0
ni-----e-i -e--te-ī-t----i-al- do? n_________ m_______ t_____ a__ d__ n-t-y-t-r- m-’-t-w- t-k-t- a-o d-? ---------------------------------- nitiyateri me’itewī tīketi alo do?
Are tickets for the cinema / movies (am.) still available? ንሲነማ -እ-- ቲከ------? ን___ መ___ ቲ__ ኣ_ ዶ_ ን-ነ- መ-ተ- ቲ-ት ኣ- ዶ- ------------------- ንሲነማ መእተዊ ቲከት ኣሎ ዶ? 0
n-sī-ema-me-itew- t---t- alo -o? n_______ m_______ t_____ a__ d__ n-s-n-m- m-’-t-w- t-k-t- a-o d-? -------------------------------- nisīnema me’itewī tīketi alo do?
Are tickets for the football / soccer am. game still available? ንጸ-- --ሶ-ም----ት-- ኣሎ-ዶ? ን___ ክ__ ም___ ት__ ኣ_ ዶ_ ን-ወ- ክ-ሶ ም-ተ- ት-ት ኣ- ዶ- ----------------------- ንጸወታ ክዑሶ ምእተዊ ትኬት ኣሎ ዶ? 0
ni-s’ewe-- ki--s- mi’-te-- ti-ē-i al- -o? n_________ k_____ m_______ t_____ a__ d__ n-t-’-w-t- k-‘-s- m-’-t-w- t-k-t- a-o d-? ----------------------------------------- nits’eweta ki‘uso mi’itewī tikēti alo do?
I want to sit in the back. ኣ--ኣ- መወ-እታ-ኮፍ -ብል --የ። ኣ_ ኣ_ መ____ ኮ_ ክ__ ደ___ ኣ- ኣ- መ-ዳ-ታ ኮ- ክ-ል ደ-የ- ----------------------- ኣነ ኣብ መወዳእታ ኮፍ ክብል ደልየ። 0
an- -b- --w-d--ita--ofi-k------d-liye። a__ a__ m_________ k___ k_____ d______ a-e a-i m-w-d-’-t- k-f- k-b-l- d-l-y-። -------------------------------------- ane abi meweda’ita kofi kibili deliye።
I want to sit somewhere in the middle. ኣነ----ገለ -ታ-----እከ---- ክብል ደ-የ። ኣ_ ኣ_ ገ_ ቦ_ ኣ_ ማ___ ኮ_ ክ__ ደ___ ኣ- ኣ- ገ- ቦ- ኣ- ማ-ከ- ኮ- ክ-ል ደ-የ- ------------------------------- ኣነ ኣብ ገለ ቦታ ኣብ ማእከል ኮፍ ክብል ደልየ። 0
a-- abi gel- b-ta a-i -a-ik--- ko------il- --liy-። a__ a__ g___ b___ a__ m_______ k___ k_____ d______ a-e a-i g-l- b-t- a-i m-’-k-l- k-f- k-b-l- d-l-y-። -------------------------------------------------- ane abi gele bota abi ma’ikeli kofi kibili deliye።
I want to sit at the front. ኣ- -ብ-ቅ--- -- ክ-- ---። ኣ_ ኣ_ ቅ___ ኮ_ ክ__ ደ___ ኣ- ኣ- ቅ-ሚ- ኮ- ክ-ል ደ-የ- ---------------------- ኣነ ኣብ ቅድሚት ኮፍ ክብል ደልየ። 0
ane--bi -’-di---- k--i--i------e-iy-። a__ a__ k________ k___ k_____ d______ a-e a-i k-i-i-ī-i k-f- k-b-l- d-l-y-። ------------------------------------- ane abi k’idimīti kofi kibili deliye።
Could you recommend something? ገ- ክ-መኽ-- ት----ዶ? ገ_ ክ_____ ት___ ዶ_ ገ- ክ-መ-ሩ- ት-እ- ዶ- ----------------- ገለ ክትመኽሩኒ ትኽእሉ ዶ? 0
ge-e-ki-i-------n- tiẖ-’-lu do? g___ k___________ t_______ d__ g-l- k-t-m-h-i-u-ī t-h-i-i-u d-? -------------------------------- gele kitimeẖirunī tiẖi’ilu do?
When does the show begin? እ--ት--- --ስ -ዩ ዝጅምር? እ_ ት___ መ__ ድ_ ዝ____ እ- ት-ኢ- መ-ስ ድ- ዝ-ም-? -------------------- እቲ ትርኢት መዓስ ድዩ ዝጅምር? 0
i---t-ri---i---‘--i --y- -ij-----? i__ t_______ m_____ d___ z________ i-ī t-r-’-t- m-‘-s- d-y- z-j-m-r-? ---------------------------------- itī tiri’īti me‘asi diyu zijimiri?
Can you get me a ticket? ቲከት -ተ--ኣ-- ትኽእል ዶ? ቲ__ ከ______ ት___ ዶ_ ቲ-ት ከ-ም-ኣ-ይ ት-እ- ዶ- ------------------- ቲከት ከተምጽኣለይ ትኽእል ዶ? 0
tīket--ke-em-ts’-’al-y--t--̱i’il- -o? t_____ k_______________ t_______ d__ t-k-t- k-t-m-t-’-’-l-y- t-h-i-i-i d-? ------------------------------------- tīketi ketemits’i’aleyi tiẖi’ili do?
Is there a golf course nearby? ኣ---ቀረባ---ፍ ---- ኣሎ--? ኣ__ ቀ__ ጎ__ መ___ ኣ_ ዶ_ ኣ-ዚ ቀ-ባ ጎ-ፍ መ-ወ- ኣ- ዶ- ---------------------- ኣብዚ ቀረባ ጎልፍ መጻወቲ ኣሎ ዶ? 0
a--z---’--e-a--o-i-i-mets--w--- -l- do? a____ k______ g_____ m_________ a__ d__ a-i-ī k-e-e-a g-l-f- m-t-’-w-t- a-o d-? --------------------------------------- abizī k’ereba golifi mets’awetī alo do?
Is there a tennis court nearby? ኣብዚ -ብ ቀረ--ተኒ---ጻ-ቲ-ኣሎ -? ኣ__ ኣ_ ቀ__ ተ__ መ___ ኣ_ ዶ_ ኣ-ዚ ኣ- ቀ-ባ ተ-ስ መ-ወ- ኣ- ዶ- ------------------------- ኣብዚ ኣብ ቀረባ ተኒስ መጻወቲ ኣሎ ዶ? 0
a--z- ab--k--r--a ten--i m-t-’-w-tī-a-o---? a____ a__ k______ t_____ m_________ a__ d__ a-i-ī a-i k-e-e-a t-n-s- m-t-’-w-t- a-o d-? ------------------------------------------- abizī abi k’ereba tenīsi mets’awetī alo do?
Is there an indoor swimming pool nearby? ኣ---ቀ-- መ-ምበሲ ----? ኣ__ ቀ__ መ____ ኣ_ ዶ_ ኣ-ዚ ቀ-ባ መ-ም-ሲ ኣ- ዶ- ------------------- ኣብዚ ቀረባ መሕምበሲ ኣሎ ዶ? 0
a--z- k’-r--- m---imib--- a---d-? a____ k______ m_________ a__ d__ a-i-ī k-e-e-a m-h-i-i-e-ī a-o d-? --------------------------------- abizī k’ereba meḥimibesī alo do?

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