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Vocabulary Reference
Why does X mean 'kiss' in English?
Xs
ብዙሕ ናይ ‘X’
alphabet
ፊደል
know of(used when we don’t know many details)
ፈለጠ (እኹል ሓበሬታ እንተ ዘይብልና ንጥቀመሉ)
know about (used when we know details / have a broad knowledge)
ፈለጠ (እኹል ሓበሬታ ወይ ፍልጠት እንተለና ንጥቀመሉ)
the penny has dropped
ድሕሪ ክንደይ ፈተነ፡ ኣማስያኡ ተረዲእዎ
Why do teenagers leave their homework to the last minute?
the last minute
ናይ መጠረሽታ ደቒቕ
neuroscientist
ተመራማሪ ስነ-ሓንጎል
pre-frontal cortext
ክፋል ሓንጎል
forehead
ግንባር
fore
ናይ ቅድሚት ሸነኽ
forethought
ጥንቁቕ እማመ
cognitive
ስነ ኣእመሮኣዊ
adolescent
ኣባጽሕ
expectations
ትጽቢታት
development
ምዕባለ
Why do penguins waddle?
waddle
ዕንክይክይ
stiff
ተሪር
upright
ትኽ ዝበለ
posture
ኣቀዋውማ/ቝመና
ungainly
መልክዕ ዘይብሉ
clumsy
ገልጣም
fossils
ኣሰረ-ሂወት
anatomy
ስነ-መዛርዕ
to adapt
ምልማድ
How does fat affect the brain?
dietary fat
ኣብ መግቢ ዝጸንሕ ስብሒ
carbohydrate
ሽኮራዊ መግቢ
to underlie
መሰረት ዝኾነ
composition
ውህደት/ኣቀውማ
organ
ክፋል ነፍስና
reflect
ኣንጸባራቒ/ኣስተንትኖ
no way
ክኸውን ዘይክእል
What can chickens teach us about productivity?
bird-brain
ስሑው
flock
እኩብ
to lay (eggs)
ምውላድ
to increase dramatically
ሃንደበታዊ ምውሳኽ
hierarchy
ደረጃ/መዓርግ
hierarchical
ኣርከናዊ
a dog-eat-dog environment
ሕሉፍ ዝኾነ ውድድር ከልበትበትን፡ ኣሉታውነትን ዘስዕብ ኩነት
a pecking order
ማሕበራዊ ደረጃ
What can thinking about death teach us about life?
depressing
ቅዛነት ወይ ጭንቀት
end-of-life companion
ናይ መወዳእታ ሂወት ሓጋዚ
profound
ሓያልን ዓሚቚን ስምዒት
a reality check
ክውንነት
complacent
ቅሱን-ዘይጭነቅ
chill out
ህድእ ምባል
achiever fever
ተርባጽ
What happens when we see robots that look like us?
robots
ብሰብ ዝተሰርሓ ደረቕን ሜካኒካዊ ነገር
relatable
ዝመሳሰል
unsettling
ዘይምርጋእ
to dip off
ምንቁልቋል
to humanise
ሰብኣውነት
Why are songs getting faster?
vocals
ድምጺ
streaming
ብቐጥታ ምሕልልላፍ
track
ደርፊ
influence
ጽልዋ
playlist
ዝርዝር ደርፍታት
feed into
ማለት ኣብ ገለ ጉዳይ ኣበርክቶ ምግባር
chorus
መዝሙር
Why do we say 'you' to describe personal experiences?
in general
ብሓፈሻ
generally
ሓፈሻዊ
generic
ሓፈሻዊ (ዘርኣዊ)
construct
ምህናጽ/ስርሓ
Why was salt so important?
wealth
ሃብቲ
wealthy
ሃብታም/በዓል ጸጋ
status
ማሕበራዊ ደረጃ
medieval
ማእከላእ ዘመን
afford
ዓቕሚ ገንዘብ ዘለዎ
passion
ብርቱዕ ስምዒት
integrity
ቅኑዕ
aggressive
ህውከተኛ
salty
ተጻባኢ