Vocabulary

አይ

እኔ አይቲን ከክታፉ አልወደውም።

āyi

inē āyitīni kekitafu āliwedewimi.

not

I do not like the cactus.

አሁን

አሁን መደወለው ነውን?

āhuni

āhuni medewelewi newini?

now

Should I call him now?

አብሮ

ሁለቱ አብሮ መጫወት ይወዳሉ።

ābiro

huletu ābiro mech’aweti yiwedalu.

together

The two like to play together.

ብዙ

ነጎዶናዎች ብዙ አይታዩም።

bizu

negodonawochi bizu āyitayumi.

often

Tornadoes are not often seen.

ውስጥ

በውሃ ውስጥ ይዘርፋሉ።

wisit’i

bewiha wisit’i yizerifalu.

into

They jump into the water.

ሁሌ

እዚህ ሁሌ ሐይቅ ነበር።

hulē

izīhi hulē ḥāyik’i neberi.

always

There was always a lake here.

በሁሉም ስፍራ

ነጭ በሁሉም ስፍራ ነው።

behulumi sifira

nech’i behulumi sifira newi.

everywhere

Plastic is everywhere.

ወደ ታች

ወደ ውሃው ውስጥ ይወርዳል።

wede tachi

wede wihawi wisit’i yiweridali.

down

She jumps down into the water.

በፊት

በፊት ከምንም ነበረች።

befīti

befīti keminimi neberechi.

before

She was fatter before than now.

ውስጥ

እርሱ ውስጥ ወይም ውጭ ነው፦

wisit’i

irisu wisit’i weyimi wich’i newi:-

in

Is he going in or out?

ለምን

ልጆች ሁሉን ለምን እንዲህ ነው እንደሆነ ለማወቅ ይፈልጋሉ።

lemini

lijochi huluni lemini inidīhi newi inidehone lemawek’i yifeligalu.

why

Children want to know why everything is as it is.

ፈጣሪም

ፈጣሪም አይጥፋም።

fet’arīmi

fet’arīmi āyit’ifami.

never

One should never give up.