Unit 1: English Together
Select a unit
- 1 English Together
- 2 Unit 2
- 3 Unit 3
- 4 Unit 4
- 5 Unit 5
- 6 Unit 6
- 7 Unit 7
- 8 Unit 8
- 9 Unit 9
- 10 Unit 10
- 11 Unit 11
- 12 Unit 12
- 13 Unit 13
- 14 Unit 14
- 15 Unit 15
- 16 Unit 16
- 17 Unit 17
- 18 Unit 18
- 19 Unit 19
- 20 Unit 20
- 21 Unit 21
- 22 Unit 22
- 23 Unit 23
- 24 Unit 24
- 25 Unit 25
- 26 Unit 26
- 27 Unit 27
- 28 Unit 28
- 29 Unit 29
- 30 Unit 30
- 31 Unit 31
- 32 Unit 32
- 33 Unit 33
- 34 Unit 34
- 35 Unit 35
- 36 Unit 36
- 37 Unit 37
- 38 Unit 38
- 39 Unit 39
- 40 Unit 40
Vocabulary Reference
First Impressions
an instant or snap judgement
ቅጽበታዊ ፍርዲ
don’t judge a book by its cover
ንመጽሓፍ ብገበሩ ኣይትፍረዱ
character
ባህርይ
to keep an open mind
ክፉት ሓንጎል ሒዝና ምቕራብ
a first impression
ቀዳማይ ጦብላሕታ
a handshake
ሰላምታ ኢድ
to judge
ፍርዲ ምሃብ
I can’t help it
ይስዕረኒ (ንዘረባ/ስምዒት)
Mobile Phone Addiction
distracted
ኣቓልቦ ምስላብ
to pay attention
ብግቡእ-ምስማዕ
to focus
ምትኳር
productive
ህርኩት
unable
ዘይምኽኣል
devices
መሳርሒታት
to tap
ምትንካይ / ምጥብጣብ
to swipe
ሸፈፍ ምባል
Happy at Work
rewarding
ኣዕጋቢ
job satisfaction
ዕግበተ-ስራሕ
appreciated
ዝተሞገሰ
stressed
ጸቕጢ ወይ ዉጥረት ዘሎዎ
commissioned
ውክልና ዝተዋህበ
a survey
ድህሰሳ
feedback
መልሰ-ሓበሬታ
moody
ዝቀያየር ጠባይ
Can we control pain?
to cope with
ብኣድማዒ ንኵነታት ምምካት
pain relief
ረፍታ-ቃንዛ
to push through
ምቕጻል
a remedy
ፈውሲ
incredible
ዘይእመን
painkillers
ፈውሲ-ቃንዛ
ankle
ዓካሪቶ
What would you do if you found a wallet full of cash?
absolutely devastated
ብክቱር ኣምዑት ዘሕርር
completely thrilled
ልቢ ኣዝዩ ዝምስጥ
totally heartbroken
ኵሉዅሉ ልቢ ዝሰብር
absolutely ecstatic
ኣዐርዩ ብታሕጓስ ምፍንጫሕ
flyers
ናይ ሓበሬታ ወረቐት
to run off
ምህዳም
valuable
ክቡር
related to
ዝተዛመደ
How long should you wash your hands?
harmful germs
ሃሰይቲ ህዋሳት
to cause infection
ብከላ ዘስዕብ
to lead to colds or flu
ናብ ጕንፋዕ ወይ ኢንፍሉወንሳ ዘምርሕ
to prevent
ምክልኻል
hygiene
ስነ-ጽርየት
viruses
ቫይረሳት
cases
ጕዳያት/ ተርእዮታት
to waste
ብኹን/ ጐሓፍ
Can we change our personality?
innumerable
ማእለያ ዘይብሎም
an aspect of someone’s personality
ገለ ሸነኽ ናይ ሓደ ሰብ ሰብኣዊ መንነት
a personality trait
ባህርይ ሰብኣዊ መንነት
a characteristic
መለለዮ-ጠባይ
a quality
ዓይነት
to tend to
ዝንባለ
to assume
ከም ክዉን ምግማት
to be stuck with
ዝተሸኽለ / ዝተቈርነ
therapy
ፍወሳ
Is one career enough?
to hold down a job
ሓደ ስራሕ ሰጥ ኢልካ ምሓዝ
to switch careers
ምያ ምልዋጥ
to devote oneself
ነብስኻ ምዉፋይ
to be into
ምግዳስ
full time
ናይ ምሉእ ጊዜ
part time
ናይ ከፊል ጊዜ
for a living
ድራር ዕለት
working lives
ናይ ስራሕ ህይወት
Can we teach the girls of the future with books of the past?
gender bias
ጾታዊ ኣድልዎ
a stereotype
መለሳ-ኣልቦነት
a role model
ኣብነታዊ ተራ
equal rights
ናይ መሰላት ማዕርነት
to portray
ቅብኣ / ምስሊ ምሃበ
various experts
ዝተፈላለዩ ክኢላታት
hidden in plain sight
ኣብ ቃልዕ ምሕባእ
Lonely in London
vibrant
ቀስቃሲ / ዉዕዉዕ
opportunities
ዕድላት
transient
ሓላፊ / ግዝያውያን
dispersed
ዝተበታተነ
lonely
ጽምዎ ዚስምዖ
culture
ባህሊ
population
ብዝሒ ህዝቢ
explore
ምድህሳስ
What makes a good boss?
give and take
እንካን ሃባን
competent
ብቑዕ
flexibility
ተዓጻጻፍነት
to lead by example
ብኣብነት ምምራሕ
concerns
ሻቕሎታት
qualities
ብልጫታት
characteristics
ባህርያት
to value
ዋጋ ምሃብ
Why do we need sleep?
sleep-deprived
እኹል ድቃስ ዘይረክብ
exhausted
ዝሃለኸ
an early riser
ብጊሓት ዝበራበር
to have a lie-in
ቀም ምባል
to catch up
ምርካብ
heart disease
ሕማም ልቢ
diabetes
ሕማም-ሽኮርያ
Alzheimer’s
ኣልዛይመርስ
How to solve the problem of waste
a social conscience
ማሕበራዊ ሕልና
to implement change
ለውጢ ምትእትታው
to make a difference
ዓቕሚ-ሰብ ዝጠልቦ ምብርካት
to come up with solutions
ፍታሓት ምቕራብ
a recycling bin
መአከብ ዳግም-ተመስራሒ ጐሓፍ
waste
ጐሓፍ
rubbish
ረሳሕ-መሳሕ
an entrepreneur
በዓል ዋኒን
Inventions that made the modern economy
practical
ግብራዊ
convenient
ምቹእ
fundamental
ኣድላዪ
significant
ኣገዳሲ
life-changing
ኣንፈት-ህይወት ዚልውጥ
glass
ጥርሙዝ
irrigation
መስኖ
spreadsheet
ስፕረድ-ሺት
Road-mending grandmothers
pride
ሓበን
take responsibility
ሓላፍነት ምውሳድ
patronising
ምንእኣስ
initiative
ተበግሶ
local authority
በዓል መዚ ከባቢ
neighbourhood
ከባቢ
community
ማሕበረ-ሰብ
safety
ድሕነት
Is literature important?
fiction
ፈጠራ
to broaden horizons
ዝርጉሕ ደረት ፍልጠት
insight
ኣስተብህሎ
escapism
ህድማ
patriotism
ሓርበኝነት
entertainment
መዘናግዒ
literature
ስነ-ጽሑፍ
a novel
ዓቢ ልቢ-ወለድ ጽሑፍ
Fathers and parenting
cognitive development
ሰነ-ልቦናዊ ዕቤት
paternal
ኣባታዊ
risk-taking
ሓላፍነት ምውሳድ
exploration tendencies
ዝንባለ ድህሰሳ
hard work
ጻዕሪ
benefits
ረብሓ
involvement
ኢድ ምእታው
solving problems
ሽግር ምፍታሕ
Plastic bottle panic
obesity
ህዝርጥና (ግዝፊ)
pollution
ብከላ
degradable
እናረቀቀ ዝኸይድ
environment
ኣከባቢ
consequence
ሳዕበን
fizzy drinks
ልስሉስ መስተ
recycle
ዳግም መስርሕ
reuse
ዳግማይ ምጥቃም
Changing consumer tastes
demographic
ስነ-ህዝቢ
consumer
ኣህላኺ
globalisation
ዓለማውነት
trend
ኣመት
social media
ማሕበራዊ መራኸቢታት
mainstream
ኣረኣእያ
I’ll never buy it
ኣይሰማማዕን’የ።
How close is too close?
touchy-feely
‘ምትንኻፍ ዝፈትዉ
invade personal space
ጥቓ ሰብ ምጽጋዕ
reserved
ዕቃበ
tolerant
ተጻዋሪ
interactions
ሐሳብ ምልውዋጥ
kiss
ምስዓም
hug
ምሕቋፍ
Tanzania’s app-based health insurance
to have a positive impact
እወንታዊ ጽልዋ ንክህልዎ
to bring about social change
ማሕበራዊ ለውጢ ንምምጻእ
a basic right
መሰረታዊ መሰል
a luxury people can’t afford
ኩሉ ሰብ ዘይኽእሎ ናይ ሙችኦት ጠለብ
a subscriber
ተጠቃሚ
health insurance
መድሕን ጥዕና
healthcare
ሓልዮት ጥዕና
to be here to stay
ነባርን ቕቡልን
at their fingertips
ኣዕሪኻ ምፍላጥ
Late for the wedding!
Late for your own funeral!
ኣብ ናብ ናይ ገዛእ ርእስኻ ቀብሪ ምድንጓይ
a funeral
ስርዓተ-ቀብሪ
tardy
ጎሳስ
the bridegroom/ groom
መርዓዊ/ መርዓት
the reception
መቐበሊ ኣጋይሽ
the ceremony
ጽንብል
extravagant
ቅጥዒ ዘይብሉ
the honeymoon
ሕጽኖት
Pet therapy
llama
ኣብ ደቡብ ኣሜሪካ እትርከብ ዘቤታዊ ንመጽዓን እተገልግል እንስሳ
wellbeing
ጥዕና
treatment
ኣተሓሕዛ
therapy
ፍወሳ
therapeutic
ፍወሳዊ
alternative therapy
ቅያር ፍወሳ
to get back on your feet
ሓውኻ ምምላስ
stressed
ጭንቀት ዘለዎ
Right-handed or left-handed – which is better?
a bias against/ to be biased against
ኣድልዎ / ኣዳላዊ ምዃን
an affliction/ to be afflicted by
ጸበባ/ኣብ ጸበባ ምእታው
to be associated with
ኣብ ሽርክነት ምህላው
a bonus
ሞቑሽሽ
hugging
ምሕቋፍ
dominated
ምዕብላል
to be disproportionately high
ዘይመጣጠን ዕቤት
How late is too late?
punctuality
ግዜ ምኸባር
courtesy
ጭውነት
rushing
ታህዋኽ
shared understanding
ሓበራዊ መረዳእታ
resignation
ብገዛእ ፍቓድ ምሕዳግ
waiting
ምጽባይ
complicated
ዝተሓላለኸ
organising
ምውህሃድ/ምምዳብ
How to split the bill
stingy
በቃቕ
eat out
ኣብ ደባም ምምጋብ
bad form
በደል ኣንጻር ማሕበራዊ ስምምዕ
gluttony
ህርጉምና
round up
ምእካብ
round down
ዋጋ ምጽግጋዕ
scruple
ስክፍታ
splash out
ዘረውቲ
Hypnotism – madness or medicine?
to address a phobia
ንፍርሒ መዕለቢ ምግባር
to kick a habit
ንልምዲ ምእላይ
to have clear or tangible benefits
ጭቡጥን ንጹርን ጥቕምታት
have significant or serious risks
ዓቢ ወይ ዕቱብ ጉድኣት
hypnotism
ምዕንዛዝ
a clown
መስሓቅ
to approach with caution
ብጥንቃቐ ምቕራብ
No man is an island
claustrophobic
ፍርሒ ናይ ምዕባጥ
paradise
ገነት
inhabitants
ተቐማጦ
uninhabited
ሰብ ዘይነብሮ
secluded
ወሰን/ግሉል ቦታ
isolated
ግልል ዝበለ ቦታ
no man is an island
ደቂ ሰባት ህላዌኦም ንምውሓስ ካብ ካልኦት ሰባት ሓገዝ የድልዮም።
Age is just a number
to feel/ be inadequate
ዘይእኹል/ዘይብቑዕ
to be motivating
ምትብባዕ
to be demoralising
ተስፍ ምቁራጽ
to be impressive
ደስ ዘብል
to be a barrier or obstacle to something
ዕንቅፋት ምዃን
to be impressed by something or someone
ምድናቕ/ ምግራም
to have a thirst for life
ናይ ምንባር ህንጡይነት ምህላው
the trials
ፈተናታት/ብድሆታት
Persuasion
logic
ስነ-መጉት
trust
እምነት
credibility
ተኣማንነት
building a relationship
ዝምድና ምምስራት
sales figures
ናይ መሸጣ ኣሃዝ
facts
ሓቅታት
make decisions
ምውሳን
tool of persuasion
ናይ ምእማን ሜላታት
Gender pay gap
gender pay gap
ጾታዊ ክፍሊት ጋግ
to take home
ንገዛ ምውሳድ
to discriminate
ኣድልዎ
a rigorous system
ጥቡቕ ስርዓት
to bring in rules
መምርሒታት ምውጻእ
to put in place
ምትግባር
to get carried away
ነብሰ ምቁጽጻር ምስኣን
Safe as houses
(to be) as safe as houses
ውሑስ ምዃን
to make an investment
ወፍሪ ምግባር
caretaker / take care of
ኣላዩ/
rent
ክራይ
landlord
ዋና መሬት
to exploit
ምዝመዛ
to extort
ምምንዛዕ
to put up with
ምጽማም
You don’t have to be macho to be male
to put someone off from doing something
ንሓደ ሰብ ገለ ነገር ካብ ምግባር ክትዕንቅጾ እንከለኻ።
to tap into something
ናይ ሰብ ባህሪ ምርዳእን ምግላጽን
to draw someone to something
ኣድህቦ ሰባት ምስሓብ
to break something down
ዝተለምደ ባህሊ ምእላይ
in the first place
ካብ መጀመርታ
to consider something
ኣብ ዳግመ ግምት ምእታው
a perception
ኣረኣእያ
macho
ተባዕታዊ ባህሪ
a profession
ሞያto put someone off from doing something
ንሓደ ሰብ ገለ ነገር ካብ ምግባር ክትዕንቅጾ እንከለኻ።
to tap into something
ናይ ሰብ ባህሪ ምርዳእን ምግላጽን
to draw someone to something
ኣድህቦ ሰባት ምስሓብ
to break something down
ዝተለምደ ባህሊ ምእላይ
in the first place
ካብ መጀመርታ
to consider something
ኣብ ዳግመ ግምት ምእታው
a perception
ኣረኣእያ
macho
ተባዕታዊ ባህሪ
a profession
ሞያ
Divorce parties
bonfire
መጋርያ
bring up
ነገራት ምልዓል
hurt
ምቕሓር (ምጉዳእ)
focus
ኣተኩሮ
draw a line under
መንገድኻ ምሓዝ
trigger
መንቀሊ
closure
መኸተምታ
move on
ሂወትካ ቀጽል
Good morning India!
millennial
ደቂ ዘመን
tech-savvy
ፈትውቲ ቴክኖሎጂ
a daily basis
መዓልታዊ
clog up
ብብዝሒ ሓበሬታ ምሕናቕ
slow down
ቀስ ምባል
switch on
ምውላዕ
switched-on
ወትሩ ንቐሕ
ዝተወልዐ
influx
ምውሓዝ
pervade
ዝርጋሐ
How important is the sea?
dominated by
ዝተዓብለለ
imports
ንዓዲ ዝኣቱ ንብረት
undersea cables
ትሕቲ ባሕሪ ዘሎ ገመድ ናይ ኮሚኒከሽን።
depends on
ምምርካስ
moderate
መንጎኛ
commerce
ንግዲ
connectivity
ምትእስሳር
marine
ምስ ባሕሪ ዝተኣሳሰር
The Fourth Industrial Revolution
a (technological) breakthrough
ሓድሽ ምሕዞ ተክኖሎጂ
a global phenomenon
ዓለማዊ ተርእዮ
a new wave of (something)
ሓደሽቲ ተርእዮታት ወይ ምዕባለታት
to shape the way we do something
ኣገባብና ምቅያር
AI (artificial intelligence)
ኣርተፊሻል ኢንተሊጀንስ
3D printing
ስሉሳዊ ሕትመት
a self-driving car
ብዘይ ኣውቲስታ ዝንቐሳቀሳ መካይን
connectivity or connectedness
ምትእስሳር ወይ ምርኻብ
to create a profile
ብዛዕባኻሓበሬታምፍጣር
Eat your leftovers!
leftovers
ተረፍ
throw away
ምጉሓፍ
smartphone app
ኣፕሊከሽን ናይ ተለፎን
unhygienic
ረሳሕ/ዘይ ጽርይ
sustainable
ቀጻልነት ዘሎዎ
to capitalise on
ንሓደ ነገር ኣብ ረብሓ ምቕያር
squander
ምዝራው
Should we pay kids to do homework?
homework
ዕዮ ገዛ
performance
ውጽኢት
importance
ጥቅሚ
responsibility
ሓላፍነት
frivolous
ሃተውቆጠው ወይ ዘይረብሕ ነገር ምግባር
driven
ድፍኢት
financial inducement
ገንዘባዊ ምትብባዕ
repercussion
ሳዕቤን