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40 [forty]

Asking for directions

Asking for directions

40 [አርባ]

40 [አርባ]

አቅጣጫዎችን መጠየቅ

āk’it’ach’a met’eyek’i

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Excuse me! ይ-ር---！ ይ______ ይ-ር-ዎ-！ ------- ይቅርታዎን！ 0
āk’--’a-h-a --t’---k-i ā__________ m_________ ā-’-t-a-h-a m-t-e-e-’- ---------------------- āk’it’ach’a met’eyek’i
Can you help me? ሊረዱኝ-ይ---? ሊ___ ይ____ ሊ-ዱ- ይ-ላ-? ---------- ሊረዱኝ ይችላሉ? 0
āk’it--c-’----t--y---i ā__________ m_________ ā-’-t-a-h-a m-t-e-e-’- ---------------------- āk’it’ach’a met’eyek’i
Is there a good restaurant around here? እዚህ--ካ-- -ት -ሩ-ም-ብ -- -ለ? እ__ አ___ የ_ ጥ_ ም__ ቤ_ አ__ እ-ህ አ-ባ- የ- ጥ- ም-ብ ቤ- አ-? ------------------------- እዚህ አካባቢ የት ጥሩ ምግብ ቤት አለ? 0
yi-’irita-o-i！ y_____________ y-k-i-i-a-o-i- -------------- yik’iritawoni！
Take a left at the corner. ጠር- ላ--ወ- ግራ--ታጠ-። ጠ__ ላ_ ወ_ ግ_ ይ____ ጠ-ዙ ላ- ወ- ግ- ይ-ጠ-። ------------------ ጠርዙ ላይ ወደ ግራ ይታጠፉ። 0
y-k-irita-on-！ y_____________ y-k-i-i-a-o-i- -------------- yik’iritawoni！
Then go straight for a while. ከ--ቀጥ-ብለ- -ንሽ---ዱ። ከ_ ቀ_ ብ__ ት__ ይ___ ከ- ቀ- ብ-ው ት-ሽ ይ-ዱ- ------------------ ከዛ ቀጥ ብለው ትንሽ ይሂዱ። 0
y-k’-r-t--o--！ y_____________ y-k-i-i-a-o-i- -------------- yik’iritawoni！
Then go right for a hundred metres / meters (am.). ከ--ወደ ---መ- ሜትር--ሂ-። ከ_ ወ_ ቀ_ መ_ ሜ__ ይ___ ከ- ወ- ቀ- መ- ሜ-ር ይ-ዱ- -------------------- ከዛ ወደ ቀኝ መቶ ሜትር ይሂዱ። 0
l-r-du--i--ic-i--l-? l________ y_________ l-r-d-n-i y-c-i-a-u- -------------------- līredunyi yichilalu?
You can also take the bus. አው---ም-መያ- -ች-ሉ። አ_____ መ__ ይ____ አ-ቶ-ስ- መ-ዝ ይ-ላ-። ---------------- አውቶቢስም መያዝ ይችላሉ። 0
lī----n-i-yi-h-lalu? l________ y_________ l-r-d-n-i y-c-i-a-u- -------------------- līredunyi yichilalu?
You can also take the tram. የጎ--- -ቡር-መያዝ --ላ-። የ____ ባ__ መ__ ይ____ የ-ዳ-ም ባ-ር መ-ዝ ይ-ላ-። ------------------- የጎዳናም ባቡር መያዝ ይችላሉ። 0
līr-d-n---y--h---l-? l________ y_________ l-r-d-n-i y-c-i-a-u- -------------------- līredunyi yichilalu?
You can also follow me with your car. በ-ኪ-ዎ- -ኔ--ሊከ-ሉ- -ችላ-። በ_____ እ__ ሊ____ ይ____ በ-ኪ-ዎ- እ-ን ሊ-ተ-ኝ ይ-ላ-። ---------------------- በመኪናዎት እኔን ሊከተሉኝ ይችላሉ። 0
i--h-----ba---ye-i-t-ir- migi---bē-i--l-? i____ ā______ y___ t____ m_____ b___ ā___ i-ī-i ā-a-a-ī y-t- t-i-u m-g-b- b-t- ā-e- ----------------------------------------- izīhi ākababī yeti t’iru migibi bēti āle?
How do I get to the football / soccer (am.) stadium? ወደ -- --------የ---እ----መድ-- እች-ለ-? ወ_ ካ_ ሜ_ (_______ እ___ መ___ እ_____ ወ- ካ- ሜ- (-ስ-ዲ-ም- እ-ዴ- መ-ረ- እ-ላ-ው- ---------------------------------- ወደ ካስ ሜዳ (እስታዲየም) እንዴት መድረስ እችላለው? 0
i-----ā---abī yeti t’-ru m-gibi b-ti-āl-? i____ ā______ y___ t____ m_____ b___ ā___ i-ī-i ā-a-a-ī y-t- t-i-u m-g-b- b-t- ā-e- ----------------------------------------- izīhi ākababī yeti t’iru migibi bēti āle?
Cross the bridge! ድ---ን-ያ--ጡ ድ____ ያ___ ድ-ድ-ን ያ-ር- ---------- ድልድዩን ያቃርጡ 0
i-īhi āka-a-ī-ye-- --i-- m-gi-i-b--i āl-? i____ ā______ y___ t____ m_____ b___ ā___ i-ī-i ā-a-a-ī y-t- t-i-u m-g-b- b-t- ā-e- ----------------------------------------- izīhi ākababī yeti t’iru migibi bēti āle?
Go through the tunnel! በ-----ው--ስጥ---ዱ። በ______ ው__ ይ___ በ-ሻ-ኪ-ው ው-ጥ ይ-ዱ- ---------------- በመሻለኪያው ውስጥ ይንዱ። 0
t’e--z---ay- --de gira --t----f-. t______ l___ w___ g___ y_________ t-e-i-u l-y- w-d- g-r- y-t-t-e-u- --------------------------------- t’erizu layi wede gira yitat’efu.
Drive until you reach the third traffic light. ሶስተ-ው---ትራ----ብ-ት-እ-ከሚያ-ኙ-ይ-ዱ----። ሶ_____ የ____ መ___ እ______ ይ_______ ሶ-ተ-ው- የ-ራ-ክ መ-ራ- እ-ከ-ያ-ኙ ይ-ዱ-ይ-ዱ- ---------------------------------- ሶስተኛውን የትራፊክ መብራት እስከሚያገኙ ይንዱ/ይሂዱ። 0
t-e--zu----i-wed-----a-yi-at-ef-. t______ l___ w___ g___ y_________ t-e-i-u l-y- w-d- g-r- y-t-t-e-u- --------------------------------- t’erizu layi wede gira yitat’efu.
Then turn into the first street on your right. ከዛ--ስ---ኝ-----ኘው----መሪያው--ን-- ---ፉ። ከ_ በ__ ቀ_ ወ_____ የ______ መ___ ይ____ ከ- በ-ተ ቀ- ወ-ሚ-ኘ- የ-ጀ-ሪ-ው መ-ገ- ይ-ጠ-። ----------------------------------- ከዛ በስተ ቀኝ ወደሚገኘው የመጀመሪያው መንገድ ይታጠፉ። 0
t--r-z--l--- wed--gira -itat----. t______ l___ w___ g___ y_________ t-e-i-u l-y- w-d- g-r- y-t-t-e-u- --------------------------------- t’erizu layi wede gira yitat’efu.
Then drive straight through the next intersection. ከ---- -ለው---ክ----ለ----ስ ---። ከ_ ቀ_ ብ__ እ__ መ____ ድ__ ይ___ ከ- ቀ- ብ-ው እ-ክ መ-ቀ-ኛ ድ-ስ ይ-ዱ- ---------------------------- ከዛ ቀጥ ብለው እስክ መስቀለኛ ድረስ ይንዱ። 0
k----k’et-i--ilew----nis-- y-h---. k___ k_____ b_____ t______ y______ k-z- k-e-’- b-l-w- t-n-s-i y-h-d-. ---------------------------------- keza k’et’i bilewi tinishi yihīdu.
Excuse me, how do I get to the airport? ይ-ር-! -- አየር-ማ-ፊያ ------ድ-- -ችላለው? ይ____ ወ_ አ__ ማ___ እ___ መ___ እ_____ ይ-ር-! ወ- አ-ር ማ-ፊ- እ-ዴ- መ-ረ- እ-ላ-ው- ---------------------------------- ይቅርታ! ወደ አየር ማረፊያ እንዴት መድረስ እችላለው? 0
k--a k’e--i-b--ew- t----hi y---du. k___ k_____ b_____ t______ y______ k-z- k-e-’- b-l-w- t-n-s-i y-h-d-. ---------------------------------- keza k’et’i bilewi tinishi yihīdu.
It is best if you take the underground / subway (am.). የ--ር---ር----ሙ--- --። የ___ ባ__ ቢ___ ጥ_ ነ__ የ-ድ- ባ-ር ቢ-ቀ- ጥ- ነ-። -------------------- የምድር ባቡር ቢጠቀሙ ጥሩ ነው። 0
k--- k-e--- b--e-i--i-ish- -i-ī--. k___ k_____ b_____ t______ y______ k-z- k-e-’- b-l-w- t-n-s-i y-h-d-. ---------------------------------- keza k’et’i bilewi tinishi yihīdu.
Simply get out at the last stop. በ-ላ---ጨ-- -ር-ታ----ይው--። በ___ መ___ ፌ___ ላ_ ይ____ በ-ላ- መ-ረ- ፌ-ማ- ላ- ይ-ረ-። ----------------------- በቀላሉ መጨረሻ ፌርማታ ላይ ይውረዱ። 0
k----w--e -’en-i me-o-mē-i-- yih-d-. k___ w___ k_____ m___ m_____ y______ k-z- w-d- k-e-y- m-t- m-t-r- y-h-d-. ------------------------------------ keza wede k’enyi meto mētiri yihīdu.

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