Vocabulary

መንገድ መስጠት

ብዙ አሮጌ ቤቶች ለአዲሶቹ ቦታ መስጠት አለባቸው.

menigedi mesit’eti

bizu ārogē bētochi le’ādīsochu bota mesit’eti ālebachewi.

give way

Many old houses have to give way for the new ones.

ጻፍ

የይለፍ ቃሉን መጻፍ አለብህ!

ts’afi

yeyilefi k’aluni mets’afi ālebihi!

write down

You have to write down the password!

ዝለል

ህፃኑ ወደ ላይ ይዝላል.

zileli

hit͟s’anu wede layi yizilali.

jump up

The child jumps up.

መውጣት ይፈልጋሉ

ልጁ ወደ ውጭ መሄድ ይፈልጋል.

mewit’ati yifeligalu

liju wede wich’i mehēdi yifeligali.

want to go out

The child wants to go outside.

ብልጫ

ዓሣ ነባሪዎች በክብደት ከእንስሳት ሁሉ ይበልጣሉ።

bilich’a

‘aša nebarīwochi bekibideti ke’inisisati hulu yibelit’alu.

surpass

Whales surpass all animals in weight.

ማሸነፍ

በቼዝ ለማሸነፍ ይሞክራል።

mashenefi

bechēzi lemashenefi yimokirali.

win

He tries to win at chess.

መሳም

ህፃኑን ይስመዋል.

mesami

hit͟s’anuni yisimewali.

kiss

He kisses the baby.

መቀበል

አላቀየርም፤ መቀበል አለብኝ።

mek’ebeli

ālak’eyerimi; mek’ebeli ālebinyi.

accept

I can’t change that, I have to accept it.

ኪራይ

መኪና ተከራይቷል።

kīrayi

mekīna tekerayitwali.

rent

He rented a car.

ደውል

ስልኩን አንስታ ቁጥሯን ደወለች።

dewili

silikuni ānisita k’ut’irwani dewelechi.

dial

She picked up the phone and dialed the number.

አብረው ይግቡ

ሁለቱ በቅርቡ አብረው ለመግባት አቅደዋል።

ābirewi yigibu

huletu bek’iribu ābirewi lemegibati āk’idewali.

move in together

The two are planning to move in together soon.

ድምጽ

አንዱ ለእጩ ድምጽ ይሰጣል ወይም ይቃወማል።

dimits’i

ānidu le’ich’u dimits’i yiset’ali weyimi yik’awemali.

vote

One votes for or against a candidate.