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Vocabulary Reference
My name is... ስመይ .... እዩ።
Hello.
ሰላም።
Hi.
ሰላም።
I'm _______.
ኣነ _______ እየ።
What's your name?
መን’ዩ ስምካ/ስምኪ?
My name's _______.
ስመይ _______ እዩ።
Nice to meet you.
ክረኽበካ/ክረኽበኪ ደስ ይብለኒ።
Nice to meet you, too!
ኣነ’ውን ክረኽበካ/ክረኽበኪ ደስ ይብለኒ!
Where are you from? ካበይ መጺእካ/መጺእኪ?
Where are you from?
ካበይ ኢኻ/ኢኺ?
I’m from _______.
ኣነ ካብ __________ እየ።
How about you?
ንስኻ/ንስኺ ኸ?
city
ከተማ
countryside
ገጠር
coast
ገምገም-ባሕሪ
mountains
እምባታት
What do you do? እንታይ’ዩ ስራሕካ?
What do you do?
እንታይ’ዩ ስራሕካ/ስራሕኪ?
I’m _______.
ኣነ _____________ እየ።
How about you?
ንስኻ/ንስኺ ኸ?
an engineer
መሃንድስ
a farmer
ሓረስታይ
a driver
መራሕ-መኪና
a nurse
ነርስ
a chef
ኸሻኒ
a teacher
መምህር
a salesperson
ኣሸያያጣይ
a builder
ነዳቓይ
a doctor
ሓኪም
What’s your phone number? ክንደይ’ዩ ቍጽሪ ስልክኹም?
What’s your phone number?
ክንደይ’ዩ ቍጽሪ ስልክኹም?
It’s _______.
ቍጽረይ _______.
Thanks!
የቐንየለይ!
one
ሓደ
two
ክልተ
three
ሰለስተ
four
ኣርባዕተ
five
ሓሙሽተ
six
ሽድሽተ
seven
ሸውዓተ
eight
ሸሞንተ
nine
ትሽዓተ
Double ______
ድርብ ______
Meeting new people: Review ምስ ሓደስቲ ሰባት ምርኻብ፡ ክለሳ
Hello.
ሰላም
Hi.
ሰላም!
I'm ______.
ኣነ ______ እየ።
My name's ______.
ስመይ___________ እዩ።
What's your name?
መን’ዩ ስምካ/ስምኪ?
Nice to meet you.
ክረኽበካ/ክረኽበኪ ደስ ይብለኒ።
Where are you from?
ካበይ ኢኻ/ኢኺ መጺእካ/መጺእኪ?
I’m from ______.
ኣነ ካብ _______ እየ።
How about you?
ንስኻ/ንስኺ ኸ?
What do you do?
እንታይ ኢኻ/ኢኺ ትገብር/ትገብሪ?
I’m a/ an______.
ኣነ ______ እየ።
What’s your phone number?
ክንደይ’ዩ ቍጽሪ ስልክኻ/ስልክኺ?
It’s ______.
ቍጽረይ ___________እዩ።
Thanks!
የቐንየለይ!
Are you married? ሓዳር ኣሎኩምዶ?/ ተመርዒኹም ዲኹም?
Are you married?
በዓል-ሓዳር ዲኹም?/ ተመርዒኹም'ዶ?
No, I’m not.
ኣይፋለይን።
Yes, I am.
እወ፡ (ተመርዕየ እየ)
I’m married.
ተመርዕየ እየ።
I’m single.
ጌና ኣይተመርዓኹን/ ኣነ ሓዳር የብለይን
I’m divorced.
ተፋቲሐ እየ
I’m engaged.
ተሓጽየ እየ
How about you?
ንስኻ'ኸ?/ ንስኺ'ኸ?
Have you got any brothers or sisters? ገለ ኣሕዋትን ኣሓትን (ዶ ኣለዉኹም)?
Have you got any brothers or sisters?
ገለ ኣሕዋትን ኣሓትን ኣለዉኹም'ዶ?
Yes, I’ve got a sister.
እወ፡ ሓንቲ ሓብቲ ኣላትኒ።
Yes, I’ve got a brother.
እወ፡ ሓደ ሓው ኣሎኒ።
How about you?
ንስኻ'ኸ/ ንስኺ'ኸ?
How old are you? ክንደይ’ዩ ዕድሜኻ/ዕድሜኺ?
How old are you?
ክንደይ’ዩ ዕድሜኻ/ዕድሜኺ?
I’m ______.
ኣነ ______ (እዩ ዕድመይ)።
How about you?
ንስኻ'ኸ/ንስኺ'ኸ?
eleven
ዓሰርተ-ሓደ
twelve
ዓሰርተ-ክልተ
thirteen
ዓሰርተ-ሰለስተ
fourteen
ዓሰርተ-ኣርባዕተ
fifteen
ዓሰርተ-ሓሙሽተ
sixteen
ዓሰርተ-ሽድሽተ
seventeen
ዓሰርተ-ሸውዓተ
eighteen
ዓሰርተ-ሸሞንተ
nineteen
ዓሰርተ-ትሽዓተ
twenty
ዕስራ
When is your birthday? መዓስ’ዩ ዕለተ-ልደትኩም?
When’s your birthday?
መዓስ’ዩ ዕለተ-ልደትካ/ዕለተ-ልደትኪ?
My birthday’s on ______ the ______.
ዕለተ-ልደተይ ____________________እዩ።
My birthday’s on the ______ of ______.
ዕለተ-ልደተይ _____________________እዩ።
January
ጥሪ
February
የካቲት
March
መጋቢት
April
ሚያዝያ
May
ግንቦት
June
ሰነ
July
ሓምለ
August
ነሓሰ
September
መስከረም
October
ጥቅምቲ
November
ሕዳር
December
ታሕሳስ
Asking for personal information: Review ናይ ብሕቲ ሕቶ ምሕታት፡ ድግማ
Are you married?
ተመርዒኹም ዲኹም? / በዓል ሓዳር ዲኹም?
Yes, I am.
እወ (ኣነ ተመርዕየ’የ)
No, I’m not.
ኣይፋለይን (ኣይተመርዓኹን)
Have you got any brothers or sisters?
ኣሕዋትን ኣሓትን ኣለዉኹም'ዶ?
How old are you?
ክንደይ’ዩ ዕድሜኻ/ዕድሜኺ?
I’m _______.
ኣነ _______።
When’s your birthday?
መዓስ’ዩ ዕለተ-ልደትካ/ዕለተ-ልደትኪ?
My birthday’s on_______ the_______.
ዕለተ ልደተይ _______ እዩ።
How many brothers and sisters do you have? ክንደይ ኣሕዋትን ኣሓትን?
How many ______ do you have?
ክንደይ ______ ኣሎኩም?
I have one brother.
ኣነ ሓደ ሓው ኣሎኒ።
I have two sisters.
ኣነ ክልተ ኣሕዋት ኣለዋኒ።
I don’t have any brothers or sisters.
ኣነ ኣሕዋትን ኣሓትን የብለይን።
How about you?
ንስኹም’ከ?
Extended family ናይ ቀረባ ኣዝማድ
How many ______ do you have?
ክንደይ ______ ኣለውኹም?
cousins
ደቂ ሓትኖ፡ ደቂ’ኮ፡ ደቂ ሓወቦ፡ ደቂ’ሞ
grandfather
ኣባሓጎ
grandmother
እኖሓጎ
aunt
ሓትኖ፡ ኣሞ
uncle
ኣኮ፡ ሓወቦ
nephew
ወዲ ሓው፡ ወዲ ሓብቲ
niece
ጓል ሓው፡ ጓል ሓብቲ
Marriage ምምርዓው ወይ ሓዳር ምግባር
When did you get married?
መዓስ ኢኹም ተመርዒኻ/ኺ?
I got married in ______.
ኣን ብ ______ እየ ተመርዕየ።
What’s your wife’s name?
ስም በዓልቲ-ቤትካ መን’ዩ?
What’s your husband’s name?
ስም በዓል-ቤትኪ መን’ዩ?
Her name’s ______.
ስማ ______ እዩ።
His name’s ______.
ስሙ ______ እዩ።
Any children? ቆልዑ ኣለዉኹም’ዶ?
Do you have any children?
ቈልዑ ኣለዉኹም’ዶ?
Yes, we have a son.
እወ፡ ሓደ ወዲ ኣለና።
Yes, we have a daughter.
እወ፡ ሓንቲ ጓል ኣላትና።
How old is he/she?
ክንደይ’ዩ ዕድሚኡ/ዕድሚኣ?
Our son is ______.
ወድና ____________ ኢዩ።
She’s _______.
ጓልና ____________ ኢያ።
Family: Review ስድራ-ቤት፡ ድግማ
How many ______ do you have?
ክንደይ ________ ኣለዉኹም?
I have ______ ______.
ኣነ ______________ ____________ ኣለዉኒ።
When did you get married?
መዓስ ኢኻ/ኺ ተመርዒኻ/ኺ?
I got married in ______.
ኣነ ____________ (ዓመተ-ምሕረት) እየ ተመርዕየ።
Do you have any children?
ቈልዑት ኣለዉኹም’ዶ?
Yes, we have a son and a daughter.
እወ፡ ወድን ጓልን ኣለዉና።
Where do you live? ኣበይ ትነብር/ሪ?
Where do you live?
ኣበይ ኢኻ/ኺ ትነብር/ሪ?
I live near ______.
ኣብ ጥቓ ______።
How about you?
ንስኻ/ኺ’ኸ?
I live in ______.
ኣብ ______ .እየ ዝነብር።
the market
ዕዳጋ
the bus station
መዋፈሪ ኣውቶቡስ
the hospital
ሆስፒታል
the city centre
ማእከል ከተማ
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
Is there a… near here? ኣብዚ’እ... ጥቓ’ዚ
Is there a ______ near here?
ኣብዚ’ኣ ኣብዚ ከባቢ
Yes, there is.
እወ፡ ኣብዚ
It’s on ______.
ኣብ
Thanks!
ይቐንየለይ
a restaurant
ቤት መግቢ
a park
መናፈሻ
a hotel
መዕረፍ ኣጋይሽ
How do I get to...? ከመይ ኢለ ናብ... ክበጽሕ ይክእል
How do I get to ______?
ከመይ ኢለ ናብ ______ ክበጽሕ ይክእል
the supermarket
ሱፐር ማርከት (ድኳን)
the bank
ባንክ
the post office
ፖስታ ቤት
Go straight on.
ትኽ ኢልካ ኪድ
Turn right.
ንየማን ተጠወ (ተዓጸፍ)
Turn left.
ንጸጋም ተጠወ (ተዓጸፍ)
It’s on ______.
ኣብ ጥቃ ______ ኣሎ። (ፊት ______ ኣሎ)
Thanks!
የቐንየለይ
What’s your favourite place? ትፈትዎ ቦታ ኣየናይ እዩ።
What’s your favourite place?
ትፈትዋ ቦታ እንታይ እዩ?
My favourite place is ______.
ዝፈትዎ ቦታ______ እዩ።
the market
ዕዳጋ
the restaurant
ቤት መግቢ
the park
መናፈሻ
the river
ሩባ
the swimming pool
መሓንበሲ
the cinema
ሲነማ
the city centre
ማእከል ከተማ
the beach
ገምገም ባሕሪ
Where you live: Review ትቅመጠሉ ቦታ፡ ድግማ
Where do you live?
ኣበይ ትነብር
I live near ______.
ኣብ ጥቃ______ እነብር
Is there ______ near here?
ኣብ ጥቃኻ_____ ኣሎዶ
Yes, there is. It’s on ______.
እወ ኣሎ። ______ እዩ ዘሎ።
How can I get to ______?
ከመይ ኢለ ናብ ______ክበጽሕ ይክእል
Turn right.
ንየማን ተጠወ (ተዓጸፍ)
Turn left.
ንጸጋም ተጠወ (ተዓጸፍ)
Go straight on.
ትኽ ኢልካ ኺድ
What’s your favourite place?
እትፈተዋ ቦታ እንታይ’ዩ።
My favourite place is ______.
ደስ ዝብለኒ ቦታ____ እዩ።
What’s your favourite food? እንታይ ዓይነት መግቢ ኢኻ ትፈቱ?
What’s your favourite food?
ንታይ ዓይነት መግቢ ኢኻ ትፈቱ?
My favourite food is ______.
ዝፈትዎ ዓይነት መግቢ_________
How about yours?
ናትካ’ኸ_____________
Mine is ______.
ናተይ__________________
chicken
ደርሆ
lamb
ስጋ ዕየት
meat
ስጋ
fruit
ፍሩታ
banana
ባናና
mango
መንጉስ
potatoes
ድንሽ
fish
ዓሳ
stew
ጸብሒ
porridge
ገዓት
At the restaurant ኣብ ቤት ብልዒ
How can I help you?
እንታይ ኽሕግዘካ?
Hi, can I have the ______? And some ______ to drink.
ሰላም፤ ______ መሃብካኒ? ከምኡ’ውን ______
Yes, of course.
እሺ፡ ሕራይ
chicken
ደርሆ
lamb
ስጋ ዕየት
vegetables
ሓምሊ
potatoes
ድንሽ
juice
ጽማቁ
soda
ልስሉስ መስተ
At the market ኣብ ዕዳጋ
How can I help you?
እንታይ ክሕግዘካ
Hi, can I have a kilo of potatoes?
ሰላም፡ ሓደ ኪሎ በናና’ዶ ምሃብካኒ?
Here you are. Anything else?
እነሀ። ካልእ እንታይ ክሕግዘኩም
Yes, can I have a kilo of ______, as well?
እወ፡ ሓደ ኪሎ ______ ምሃብካኒ/ምሃብክኒ
Here you are. That’s £15.00 altogether.
እንሀ፡ ንኩሉ £15.00 ፓውንድ’ዩ።
That’s expensive!
እዚ ክቡር’ዩ።
That’s cheap!
እዚ ሕሱር’ዩ።
fish
ዓሳ
chicken
ደርሆ
lamb
ስጋ ዕየት
peppers
ጉዕ በርበረ
potatoes
ድንሽ
bananas
በናና
Different meals ዝተፈላለየ መኣዲ
What do you eat for breakfast?
ኣብ ቁርሲ እንታይ ትበልዕ።
I usually eat ______ for breakfast.
ኣነ መብዛሕትኡ ግዜ ኣብ ቁርሲ ______ ይበልዕ።
I always eat ______.
ኣነ ኩልሳዕ ______ ይበልዕ።
What about you?
ንስኻ’ኸ
lunch
ምሳሕ
dinner
ድራር
porridge
ገዓት
fruit
ፍሩታ
fish stew
ጸብሒ ዓሳ
chicken and rice
ደርሆን ሩዝን
lamb
ስጋ ዕየት
vegetables
ሓምሊ
Food: Review ግምገማ መግቢ
What’s your favourite food?
ትፈትዎ ዓይነት መግቢ እንታይ’ዩ።
My favourite food is ______.
ትፈትዎ ዓይነት ______ እዩ።
What do you eat for dinner?
ኣብ ድራር እንታይ ዓይነት መግቢ ትበልዕ?
I eat ______ for dinner.
ንድራር ______ ይበልዕ።
How can I help you?
እንታይ ክሕግዘካ/ክሰምዓካ?
Can I have the ______?
______ ምሃብካኒ።
That’s ______ all together.
______ ብሓንሳብ ሃበኒ።
Size and colour ዓቐንን ሕብርን
Can I help you?
ክሰምዓካዶ?
Yes, do you have these ______ in ______?
እወ፡ እዘን ንብረት______ ______ ኣሎኩምዶ?
Do you have these in ______?
______ ኣሎኩምዶ?
Do you have these ______ in ______?
እዘን ______ ______ ኣሎኩምዶ?
No, but we have them in ______.
ኣይፋልን፡ የብናን ግን ______ ኣሎና።
trousers
ስረ
sunglasses
መነጽር
shoes
ሳእኒ
size 8
ቁጽሪ 8
brown
ቡናዊ
silver
ብሩር
black
ጸሊም
white
ጻዕዳ
How much is this? ክንደይ ኢዩ?
Hi, how much is this ______?
ክንደይ እዩ እዚ______?
Hi, how much are these ______?
ክንደይ እዩ ዋግኦም እዞም______?
jacket
ጃኬት
sweater
ጎልፎ
coat
ካፓ
shorts
ሓጺር ስረ
That ______’s £______.
እቲ ______ እዩ ዋግኡ
Those ______ are £______.
እቲ ______ እዩ ዋግኡ
Can I try it on?
ክዕቅኖዶ?
Can I try them on?
ክዕቅኖዶ?
Of course, you can.
እወ፡ ዓቅኖ።
Is this on sale? ዝሽየጥ ድዩ?
Can I help you?
እንታይ ክሰምዓካ?
Yes, is this on sale?
እዚ ዝሽየጥ ድዩ?
Yes, is this ______ on sale?
እወ፡ እዚ ______ ዝሽየጥ ድዩ?
Yes, are these ______ on sale?
እወ፡ እዚ ______ ዝሽየጥ ድዩ?
Yes, the sale price is £______.
ዋግኡ ______ እዩ።
Great, I’ll take it!
ጽቡቕ፡ ክወስዶ’የ።
Great, I’ll take them!
ጽቡቕ፡ ክወስዶ’የ።
At the till ኣብ መኽፈሊ ቦታ
That’s ______, please.
______ እዩ ዋግኡ።
Can I pay with a debit card?
ብደቢት ካርድ ክኽፍል እኽእል’ዶ?
Can I pay with a credit card?
ብክረዲት ካርድ ክኽፍል እኽእል’ዶ?
Can I pay with cash?
ብጥረ ገንዘብ ክኸፍል’ዶ?
Yes. Sign here, please.
እወ፡ ፈርም ኣብዚ።
Yes. Here’s your receipt and change.
ቅብሊትካን ማልስካን እንካ
Thank you.
የቐንየለይ
Shopping for clothes: Review ድግማ፡ ክዳውንቲ ምዕዳግ
Can I help you?
እንታይ ክሰምዓካ?
Yes, do you have this in size ______?
እዚ ዓቐን____ ኣሎኩምዶ?
Yes, we do.
እወ ኣሎና።
How much is it?
ክንደይ’ዩ ዋግኡ?
That ______ is £______.
______ እዩ ዋግኡ።
Is this on sale?
እዚ ዝሽየጥ ድዩ?
Yes, the sale price is £______.
እወ፡ ዋግኡ ______ እዩ።
Great, I’ll take it!
ጽቡቕ፡ ክወስዶ እየ።
That’s £______, please.
____ እዩ ዋግኡ።
Can I pay with a credit card?
ብክረዲት ካርድ ክኸፍል ይኽእል ዶ?
Yes. Sign here, please.
እወ፡ኣብዚ ፈርም።
Thank you.
የቐንየለይ
What time do you get up? ሰዓት ክንደይ ትትንስእ?
When do you get up?
ሰዓት ክንደይ ትትንስእ?
I get up at ______ o’clock.
ሰዓት ______ እትንስእ።
What time do you go to bed?
ሰዓት ክንደይ ትድቅስ?
I go to bed at ______ o’clock.
ሰዓት ______ እድቅስ።
What time do you start work? ሰዓት ክንደይ ስራሕ ትጅምር?
When do you start work?
ሰዓት ክንደይ ስራሕ ትጅምር?
I start work at ______.
ሰዓት ______ ስራሕ ይጅምር።
What time do you finish work?
ሰዓት ክንደይ ስራሕ ትውድእ?
I finish work at ______.
ሰዓት ______ ስራሕ እውድእ።
five thirty
ሓሙሽተን ፈረቃን።
seven thirty
ሸውዓተን ፈረቓን።
What time do you have breakfast? ቁርሲ ሰዓት ክንደይ ትበልዕ?
When do you have ______?
ቁርሲ መዓስ ትበልዕ?
I never have ______.
______ ኣይበልዕን እየ።
I have ______ at ______.
______ ኣብ ሰዓት ______ እበልዕ።
breakfast
ቁርሲ
dinner
ድራር
eight forty five
ሸሞንተን ኣርብዓን ሓምሽተን
twelve fifteen
ፋዱስን ርብዕን
What time is it? ሰዓት ክንደይ ኣሎ?
It’s ______.
ሰዓት ______ ኣሎ።
I start work at ______.
ሰዓት ______ ስራሕ እጅምር።
I usually have lunch at ______.
ብዙሕ ግዜ ሰዓት ______ ምሳሕ እበልዕ።
I’m early!
ቀልጢፈ ኣለኹ።
I’m late!
ደንጉየ ኣለኹ።
eight forty five
ሸሞንተን ኣርብዓን ሓሙሽተን
ten to nine
ንትሽዓት ዓሰርተ ጎደል።
twenty to one
ንሓደ ዕስራ ጎደል
twelve
ፋዱስ
eight twenty
ሸሞንተን ዕስራን
nine o’clock
ሰዓት ትሽዓተ
Routine: Review ድግማ
What time is it?
ሰዓት ክንደይ ኣሎ?
It’s ______.
ሰዓት ______ ኣሎ።
It’s early.
ብእዋኑ እዩ ዘሎ።
When do you have dinner?
ሰዓት ክንደይ ድራር ትበልዕ?
I usually have dinner at ______.
ብዙሕ ግዜ ሰዓት ______ ድራር እበልዕ።
That’s late!
ደንጕዩ
What time do you finish work?
ሰዓት ክንደይ ስራሕ ትውድእ?
I usually finish work at ______.
ብዙሕ ግዜ ስራሕ ሰዓት ______ እውድእ።
When do you go to bed?
ሰዓት ክንደይ ትድቅስ?
I usually go to bed at ______.
ብዙሕ ግዜ ሰዓት -______ እድቅስ።
What time do you get up?
ሰዓት ክንደይ ትትንስእ?
I always get up at ______.
ብዙሕ ግዜ ሰዓት ______ እትንስእ።
Are you tired?
ደኺምካ’ዶ/ደኺምኪ’ዶ
Do you play football? ኩዕሶ እግሪ ትጻወቱ’ዶ?
Do you ______?
ንስኻ/ንስኺ ______
Yes, I do.
እወ ይኽእል
No, I don’t, but I ______.
ኣይፋልን፡ ግን ኣነ ______
play football
ኩዕሶ እግሪ እጻወት።
play tennis
ተኒስ እጻወት።
play basketball
ኩዕሶ ስኪዐት
go running
ንጉያ እኸይድ
go swimming
ንምሕንባስ እኸይድ
How about you?
ንስኻ’ኸ/ንስኽ’ኸ
How often do you play football?
How often do you ______ ______?
ክንደይ ሳዕ/ግዜ
I ______ ______ once a week.
______ ኣብ ሰሙን ሐደ ግዜ።
About twice a week.
ዳርጋ ኣብ ሰሙን ክልተ ግዜ።
About twice a month.
ዳርጋ ኣብ ወርሒ ክልተ ግዜ።
About three times a month.
ዳርጋ ኣብ ወርሒ ሰለስተ ግዜ።
About twice a year.
ክልተ ዓመት ኣብ ዓመት።
play football
ኩዕሶ እግሪ እጻወት።
play tennis
ተኒስ እጻወት።
play basketball
ኩዕሶ ሰከዐት እጻወት።
Do you have any hobbies?
Do you have any hobbies?
ኣብ ትርፊ ግዜኩም እንታይ ትገበሩ?
Yes, I like ______.
እወ፡ ኣነ ______ እፈቱ።
How about you?
ንስኻ’ከ/ንስኺ’ከ/ንስኻትኩም’ከ
watching movies
ፊልም ይርኢ።
reading books
መጻሕፍቲ የንብብ።
flying a kite
ዝነፍር
visiting museums
ቤተ-መዘከር ምብጻሕ
taking photos
ስእሊ ምውሳድ
listening to music
ሙዚቃ ምስማዕ
drawing pictures
ስእሊ ምስኣል
going shopping
ንኽትዕድ መኻድ
horse-riding
ፈረስ ምግላብ
What do you do in your spare time?
What do you do in your spare time?
ኣብ ትርፊ ግዜኩም እንታይ ትገብሩ?
I play the guitar in a band.
ምስ ጉጅለ ባህሊ ጊታር እጻወት።
I like exercising.
ኣነ ኣካላዊ ምንቕስቃስ እፈቱ።
I go fishing by the river.
ኣነ ኣብ ሩባ ከይደ ዓሳ ምግፋፍ እፈቱ።
I like playing sports.
ኣነ ስፖርት ክገብር እፈቱ።
I play basketball with my friends.
ኣነ ምስ ብጾተይ ኮይነ ኩዕሶ ስክዓት እጻወት።
What about you?
ንስኩም’ከ/ንስካ/ንስኻ’ኸ?
Review: Free Time Activities
Do you play football?
ኩዕሶ እግሪ ትጻወቱ’ዶ?
Yes, I do.
እወ።
How often do you play football?
ክንደይ ሳዕ ኩዕሶ እግሪ ተጻወቱ?
I play football once a month.
ኣብ ወርሒ ሓደ ግዜ ኩዕሶ እግሪ እጻወት።
Do you have any hobbies?
ናይ ዝኾነ ዓይነት ዝንባለ ኣሎኩም’ዶ?
Yes, I like watching movies.
እወ፡ ፊልም ምርኣይ ይፈቱ።
What do you do in your spare time?
ኣብ ትርፊ ግዜኩም እንታይ ትገብሩ?
I paint pictures in my garden.
ኣብ ጀርዲነይ ኮይነ ስእሊ ይስእል።
What about you?
ንስኻ’ከ/ንስኺ’ከ/ንስኻትኩም/ከ
I like jogging by the river.
ኣብ ሩባ ዘለዎ ከባቢ ኩጎዩ እፈቱ።
How can I get to…?
How can I go/ get to ______?
ከመይ ጌይረ ናብ ______ ክኸይድ እኽእል?
You can go ______.
ብ______ ክትከይድ ትኽእል።
I want to go ______.
ናብ ______ ክኸይድ ደልየ ኣሎኹ።
the airport
ማዕርፎ ነፈርቲ
the next town
ኣብ ቀረባይ ዘላ ከተማ/ ስዒባ ትርከብ ከተማ
by bus
ብኣውቶቡስ
by taxi
ብታክሲ
by train
ብባቡር
Can I have a ticket to…?
Can I have a ticket to ______, please?
ን______ ዶ ትኬት ምሃብካኒ?
I want to go today.
ሎሚ ክኸይድ ደልየ ኣሎኹ።
Here you are.
እነሀልካ።
That’s ______ ______, please.
______ እዩ ዋግኡ።
How long does it take?
I want to go to ______.
ን______ ክኸይድ ደልየ ኣሎኹ።
How long does it take?
ክንደይ ግዜ ይወስድ?
It takes about ______ ______ by bus.
ብኣውቶቡስ ኣስታት ______ ይወስድ።
At the bus station
Where does the bus to ______ go from?
ን______ ትኸይድ ኣውቶቡስ ካበይ ትብገስ?
From platform ______.
ካብ መበገሲ ______.
Next to the shop.
ጥቓ እቲ ድኳን
It goes in ______ minutes.
ኣብ ውሽጢ ______ ደቓይቕ ትብገስ።
Travel: Review
How do I get to the bus station?
ከመይ ገይረ ናብ እንዳ ምውፋር ክበጽሕ እኽእል?
You can go by ______.
ብ______ ክትከይድ ትኽእል ኢኻ።
I want to go to ______.
ን______ ክኸይድ ደልየ ኣሎኹ።
How long does it take?
ክንደይ ግዜ ይወስድ?
It takes about ______ hours.
ኣስታት______ ሰዓታት ይወስድ።
Can I have a ticket please?
ትኬት’ዶ ምሃብካኒ?
Here you are. That’s ______ please.
እነሀልካ፡ ______ እዩ ዋግኡ።
Where does the bus go from?
እታ ኣውቶቡስ ካበይ ትብገስ?
From platform ten, next to the shop.
ካብ መበገሲ ቁጽሪ ዓሰርተ፡ ጥቓ ዓይኒ ምድሪ ዘሎ እያ ትብገስ።
Are you free later?
What are you doing today?
ሎሚ እንታይ ክትገብ ኢካ?
this evening
ሎሚ ምሸት
tonight
ሎሚ ለይቲ
tomorrow
ጽባሕ
Are you free later?
ድሓር ነጻ ዲካ/ዲኺ?
I'm going to (the market).
ንዕዳጋ ክኸይእድ እየ።
I'm meeting my friend.
ንመሓዛይ ክረክብ ኢየ።
I'm working all day.
ምሉእ መዓልቲ ክሰርሕ ኢየ።
What should we do?
What should we do?
እንታይ ንግበር።
Why don't we______?
ስለምንታይ ______ ዘይንገብር
Why don't we ______ instead?
______ ግዳ ይንኸይድ/ዘይንገብር።
go shopping
ንዕዳ ንኺድ
go swimming
ንምሕንባስ ንኪድ
go to the cinema
ንሲነማ ንኺድ
eat in a restaurant
ኣብ ቤት መግቢ ንብላዕ።
play football
ኩዕሶ እግሪ ንጻወት
afterwards
ድሓር
before
ቅድሚ
That sounds good!
ባህ ዘብል ኢዩ።
Where should we meet?
Where should we meet?
ኣበይ ክንራኸብ?
Let's meet at the station!
ኣብቲ መደብር ንራኸብ።
Should I meet you outside?
ኣብቲ ኣፍ ደገ’ዶ ክንራኸብ?
I think the café is better.
ኣብ ካፈ ይሓይሽ መስለኒ።
the park
መናፈሻ
the café
ካፈ
outside
ኣብ ደገ
inside
ኣብ ውሽጢ
near to
ኣብ ጥቃ
What time should we meet?
What time should we meet?
ሰዓት ክንደይ ክንራኸብ?
Seven is good for me.
ሰዓት 7 ይጥዕሚ።
That's good for me, too!
ንዓይ’ውን ንሱ ይጥዕመኒ።
Sorry, that's not good for me.
ይቕረታ፡ ኣይጥዕመንን ኢዩ።
Let's meet then.
ንራኸብ እመበኣር።
Great!
ግርም
Making arrangements: Reviews
Are you free later?
ድሓር ነጻ ዲኺ/ዲኻ?
Let's do something!
ገለ ንግበር።
Why don't we go shopping?
ንዕዳጋ ዘይንኸይድ?
Why don't we go swimming instead?
ንምሕንባስ ዘይንኸይድ?
What time should we meet?
ሰዓት ክንደይ ክንራኸብ?
Seven is good for me.
ንዓይ ሰዓት 7 ይምችኣኒ።