Vocabulary

ጽልዋ

ንነብስኻ ብኻልኦት ክትጽሎ ኣይትፍቀደላ!

tsilwa

nnebska bkelot kttslo aytifqkedla!

influence

Don’t let yourself be influenced by others!

ደው ምባል

ኣብቲ ቀይሕ መብራህቲ ደው ክትብል ኣለካ።

daw məbal

abti qēyḥ məbraḥtī daw kətbl aləka.

stop

You must stop at the red light.

ኣብ ኩሉ ጽሓፍ

እቶም ስነጥበባውያን ኣብ ምሉእ መንደቕ ጽሒፎም ኣለዉ።

ab kulu tshaf

etotom s’net’bbawyan ab mlu mndq tshfom alewu.

write all over

The artists have written all over the entire wall.

ምምርዓው

እዞም መጻምድቲ ገና ተመርዕዮም ኣለዉ።

məmrə‘aw

əzom məsamədit gəna təmər‘əyom aləw.

marry

The couple has just gotten married.

ጽሓፍ

ደብዳቤ ይጽሕፍ ኣሎ።

tshaf

debdabe yts’haf alo.

write

He is writing a letter.

ዓመት ምድጋም

እቲ ተምሃራይ ዓመት ደጊሙ ኣሎ።

‘amet midig‘gam

iti temharay ‘amet degimu alo.

repeat a year

The student has repeated a year.

ኮፍ በል

ጸሓይ ክትዓርብ ከላ ኣብ ጥቓ ባሕሪ ኮፍ ትብል።

kof bel

ṣǝḥāy kǝtǝʕǝrb kǝlla ǝb ṭǝqa baḥrī kof tǝbl.

sit down

She sits by the sea at sunset.

ሕሰብ

ኣብ ቸስ ብዙሕ ክትሓስብ ኣለካ።

həsəb

ab ches bəzuḥ kəthəsb aləka.

think

You have to think a lot in chess.

ምእማን

ብዙሕ ግዜ ንጓላ ክትበልዕ ከተእምና ኣለዋ።

m‘ēmān

bzūḥ gzē ngālā ktēblē kētēmānā ālwā.

persuade

She often has to persuade her daughter to eat.

ምፍጣር

ንምድሪ መን ፈጢርዋ?

mifṭar

men mdri men feṭirwa?

create

Who created the Earth?

ብኽነት

ጸዓት ክባኽን የብሉን።

bikh‘net

tse‘at k‘bah‘kn yebilun.

waste

Energy should not be wasted.

ንጎኒ ገዲፍካ ምቕማጥ

ኣብ ነፍሲ ወከፍ ወርሒ ንደሓር ዝኸውን ገንዘብ ክምድብ እደሊ።

ngǝgǝnǝ gǝdǝfka mǝkmāt

ǝb nǝfsǝ wǝkf wǝrḥǝ ndǝḥǝr zkǝwn gǝnzǝb kmǝdb ǝdelǝ.

set aside

I want to set aside some money for later every month.