Learning English

Caalii
Yooyyaa! Barataan Afaan Ingilizii kamiyyuu isa malee baruu kan hindandeenye qooqa barbaachisoo kan isiniif dhiheessu gara Essential English Conversation’tti baga nagaan dhufte. Ani Caaliidha. Qaphii kana keessatti, yeroo, ciree nyaattu ‘have breakfast’ fi yeroo, irbaata nyaattu ‘have dinner’ akkamitti akka dubbattu baratta.
Namoonni lama nyaatasaanii yeroo kamitti akka nyaatan yoo walitti dubbatan caqasi.

Jane
Hi Chris, when do you have breakfast?

Chris
I never have breakfast.

Jane
When do you have dinner?

Chris
I have dinner at eight forty five.

Caalii
Hubachuuf yoo si rakkise, hinyaadda’iin; shaakaluuf akka sigargaaruuf haasawicha addaan qoodna.
Jalqaba, Jeen, yoom Kiriis ciree akka nyaatu ‘have breakfast’ gaafatte. Caqasiitii irradeebi’i.

When do you have breakfast?

Caalii
Kiriis akka jedhetti gonkumaa ‘never’ ciree hinyaatu ‘have breakfast’. Caqasiitii irradeebi’i.

I never have breakfast.

Caalii
Jeen ittaansuudhaan Kiriis yeroo kam akka irbaata nyaatu ‘have dinner’ gaafatte. Waa’ee yeroo gaafiiwwan gaafachuuf yoom ‘when’ ykn yeroo kam ‘what time’ fayyadamuu dandeenya – garaagarummaa hinqaban. Caqasiitii irradeebi’i.

When do you have dinner?

Caalii
Kiriis akka jedhetti, sa’a lamaafi afurtamii shanitti ‘eight forty five’ irratti irbaata nyaata. Caqasiitii irradeebi’i.

I have dinner at eight forty five.

Caalii
Dansa! Ammammoo namoonni gara garaa waa’ee yeroo nyaatawwan garagaraa ittiin nyaatan wayita dudubbatan caqasuudhaan maal akka jette mirkaneeffadhu.
Nick sa’atii kuhda lamaafi afurtamii shanitti ciree akkasumas sa’aatii ja’aafi ruubiitti laaqqana ‘lunch’ nyaata.

Hi Nick, what time do you have breakfast?

I have breakfast at six forty five.

Ok. What time do you have lunch?

I have lunch at twelve fifteen.

Caalii
Tole, irradeebinee haayaallu. Himoota Afaan Ingilizii caqasiitii irradeebi’i. Yeroo kanatti tokkoo-tokkoosaanii al lama dhageessa.

When do you have breakfast?
When do you have breakfast?

I never have breakfast.
I never have breakfast.

I have breakfast at eight fifteen.
I have breakfast at eight fifteen.

When do you have dinner?
When do you have dinner?

I have dinner at eight forty five.
I have dinner at eight forty five.

Caalii
Baay’ee gaarii! Afaan Ingilizii hagam dansaa akka yaadattu haa’ilaallu. Himoota qooqakeetiin caqasiitii Afaan Ingilizii keessatti maal akka ta’an himi.

Yoom ciree nyaatta?
When do you have breakfast?

Ani gonkumaa ciree hinyaadhu.
I never have breakfast.

Ani sa’atii lamaafi kudhashanittin ciree nyaadha.
I have breakfast at eight fifteen.

Yoom irbaata nyaattaa?
When do you have dinner?

Ani sa’atii lamaafi afurtamii shanittin irbaata nyaadha.
I have dinner at eight forty five.

Caalii
Misha! Tole, amma yoom hojii akka jalqabduufi xumurtu akkaataa ittiin gaafattuufi deebii laattu ni beekta. Wantota armaan gadii yeroo kam akka raawwattu wayita Jeen sigaafattu deebii laachuun shaakali.

When do you have breakfast?
When do you have dinner?

Caalii
Baay’ee gaarii, ammammoo deebiikee sirreeffachuuf haasawicha guutummaasaa irradeebi’iitii caqasi.

Jane
Hi Chris, when do you have breakfast?

Chris
I never have breakfast.

Jane
When do you have dinner?

Chris
I have dinner at eight forty five.

Caalii
Hojii gaarii! Amma namoonni yeroo kam nyaaatawaan garagaraa akka nyaatan Afaan Ingiliziitiin gaafachuu ni dandeessa. Waan baratte shaakaluu hindagatiin. Hiriyaa tokko barbaaddadhuutii yeroo kamitti nyaatawwan garagaraa akka nyaattu Afaan Ingiliziitiin gaafachuudhaan shaakali. Barnoota dabalataa Essential English Conversation ‘iin yeroo ittaanutti walitti deebina. Nagaatti! Bye!