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54 [fifty-four]

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54 [ሃምሳ አራት]

54 [hamisa ārati]

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I want to buy a present. ስ---መግዛት -ፈልጋ--። ስ__ መ___ እ______ ስ-ታ መ-ዛ- እ-ል-ለ-። ---------------- ስጦታ መግዛት እፈልጋለው። 0
si--ot- -e--z--i -f--i-al---. s______ m_______ i___________ s-t-o-a m-g-z-t- i-e-i-a-e-i- ----------------------------- sit’ota megizati ifeligalewi.
But nothing too expensive. ግን በ---ው-ቹ- --ደለ-። ግ_ በ__ ው___ አ_____ ግ- በ-ም ው-ቹ- አ-ደ-ም- ------------------ ግን በጣም ውዶቹን አይደለም። 0
gi-- b-t’am--w-doch--- āyi-elem-. g___ b______ w________ ā_________ g-n- b-t-a-i w-d-c-u-i ā-i-e-e-i- --------------------------------- gini bet’ami widochuni āyidelemi.
Maybe a handbag? ድን-- -እ- ቦ-ሳ? ድ___ የ__ ቦ___ ድ-ገ- የ-ጅ ቦ-ሳ- ------------- ድንገት የእጅ ቦርሳ? 0
d-n-g-t- ye’iji----i--? d_______ y_____ b______ d-n-g-t- y-’-j- b-r-s-? ----------------------- dinigeti ye’iji borisa?
Which color would you like? የ-ኛውን ቀለ- --ል--? የ____ ቀ__ ይ_____ የ-ኛ-ን ቀ-ም ይ-ል-ሉ- ---------------- የትኛውን ቀለም ይፈልጋሉ? 0
y--inya-ini--’ele---y-------l-? y__________ k______ y__________ y-t-n-a-i-i k-e-e-i y-f-l-g-l-? ------------------------------- yetinyawini k’elemi yifeligalu?
Black, brown or white? ጥ-----ኒ ወ---ነ-? ጥ__ ፤__ ወ__ ነ__ ጥ-ር ፤-ኒ ወ-ስ ነ-? --------------- ጥቁር ፤ቡኒ ወይስ ነጭ? 0
t’i--uri-;bu-ī we-isi --ch’-? t_______ ;____ w_____ n______ t-i-’-r- ;-u-ī w-y-s- n-c-’-? ----------------------------- t’ik’uri ;bunī weyisi nech’i?
A large one or a small one? ት--ን ወይስ ት---? ት___ ወ__ ት____ ት-ቁ- ወ-ስ ት-ሻ-? -------------- ትልቁን ወይስ ትንሻን? 0
ti-i-’--- --yi---t-n---a-i? t________ w_____ t_________ t-l-k-u-i w-y-s- t-n-s-a-i- --------------------------- tilik’uni weyisi tinishani?
May I see this one, please? የ--ን-ማ-- -ች-ለው? የ___ ማ__ እ_____ የ-ን- ማ-ት እ-ላ-ው- --------------- የሄንን ማየት እችላለው? 0
y-hē-i-i--a-e-i -c----le--? y_______ m_____ i__________ y-h-n-n- m-y-t- i-h-l-l-w-? --------------------------- yehēnini mayeti ichilalewi?
Is it made of leather? ከቆ---ተሰራ---? ከ__ የ___ ነ__ ከ-ዳ የ-ሰ- ነ-? ------------ ከቆዳ የተሰራ ነው? 0
kek--d- y--ese-a-ne-i? k______ y_______ n____ k-k-o-a y-t-s-r- n-w-? ---------------------- kek’oda yetesera newi?
Or is it made of plastic? ወይ- -ፕ-ስቲ----ሰራ ነ-? ወ__ ከ_____ የ___ ነ__ ወ-ስ ከ-ላ-ቲ- የ-ሰ- ነ-? ------------------- ወይስ ከፕላስቲክ የተሰራ ነው? 0
we-is- ----l-s-tīk- --t----a ----? w_____ k___________ y_______ n____ w-y-s- k-p-l-s-t-k- y-t-s-r- n-w-? ---------------------------------- weyisi kepilasitīki yetesera newi?
Of leather, of course. በ-ክ-ል-ከ-ዳ---። በ____ ከ__ ነ__ በ-ክ-ል ከ-ዳ ነ-። ------------- በትክክል ከቆዳ ነው። 0
betiki-i-- -ek’--a-----. b_________ k______ n____ b-t-k-k-l- k-k-o-a n-w-. ------------------------ betikikili kek’oda newi.
This is very good quality. ይሄ-በተ-- --ሩ -ረጃ-የተሰራ-ነ-። ይ_ በ___ በ__ ደ__ የ___ ነ__ ይ- በ-ለ- በ-ሩ ደ-ጃ የ-ሰ- ነ-። ------------------------ ይሄ በተለየ በጥሩ ደረጃ የተሰራ ነው። 0
yihē b-te-eye bet’----d-r-ja ---e--r- ne--. y___ b_______ b______ d_____ y_______ n____ y-h- b-t-l-y- b-t-i-u d-r-j- y-t-s-r- n-w-. ------------------------------------------- yihē beteleye bet’iru dereja yetesera newi.
And the bag is really very reasonable. እና --ር-ው-ዋጋ---መጣ---ነ-። እ_ የ____ ዋ__ ተ____ ነ__ እ- የ-ር-ው ዋ-ው ተ-ጣ-ኝ ነ-። ---------------------- እና የቦርሳው ዋጋው ተመጣጣኝ ነው። 0
i-- y-bo-is-wi--agawi--emet’at--ny- ne-i. i__ y_________ w_____ t____________ n____ i-a y-b-r-s-w- w-g-w- t-m-t-a-’-n-i n-w-. ----------------------------------------- ina yeborisawi wagawi temet’at’anyi newi.
I like it. ወድጄዋለ-። ወ______ ወ-ጄ-ለ-። ------- ወድጄዋለው። 0
wed-j-w-l--i. w____________ w-d-j-w-l-w-. ------------- wedijēwalewi.
I’ll take it. እወ-ደዋለው። እ_______ እ-ስ-ዋ-ው- -------- እወስደዋለው። 0
iw--i--walewi. i_____________ i-e-i-e-a-e-i- -------------- iwesidewalewi.
Can I exchange it if needed? መ-የ- ይ-ላል -ስ---? መ___ ይ___ ካ_____ መ-የ- ይ-ላ- ካ-ፈ-ገ- ---------------- መቀየር ይቻላል ካስፈለገ? 0
me-’e--r---i--a-ali-kas-fele--? m________ y________ k__________ m-k-e-e-i y-c-a-a-i k-s-f-l-g-? ------------------------------- mek’eyeri yichalali kasifelege?
Of course. በ--ክ- ። በ____ ። በ-ክ-ል ። ------- በትክክል ። 0
beti---ili . b_________ . b-t-k-k-l- . ------------ betikikili .
We’ll gift wrap it. በስ---መሸፈ--እንጠ-ልለ-ለን። በ___ መ___ እ_________ በ-ጦ- መ-ፈ- እ-ጠ-ል-ዋ-ን- -------------------- በስጦታ መሸፈኛ እንጠቀልለዋለን። 0
b---t-ot--m---e-eny- i-it--k-e-i-ew-l-n-. b________ m_________ i___________________ b-s-t-o-a m-s-e-e-y- i-i-’-k-e-i-e-a-e-i- ----------------------------------------- besit’ota meshefenya init’ek’elilewaleni.
The cashier is over there. ገን----ክፈያ- --- ነ-። ገ___ መ____ እ__ ነ__ ገ-ዘ- መ-ፈ-ው እ-ጋ ነ-። ------------------ ገንዘብ መክፈያው እዛጋ ነው። 0
geni-ebi meki-ey--- i--g- n--i. g_______ m_________ i____ n____ g-n-z-b- m-k-f-y-w- i-a-a n-w-. ------------------------------- genizebi mekifeyawi izaga newi.

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