Vocabulary

ክትወጽእ ትደሊ

እቲ ቆልዓ ንደገ ክወጽእ ይደሊ።

kitewo‘ts‘e t‘deli

eti kol‘a ndege k‘wo‘ts‘e yedeli.

want to go out

The child wants to go outside.

ንዙርያኻ ርአ

ንድሕሪት ተመሊሳ ናባይ ጠሚታ ፍሽኽ በለት።

nzurəyəka rəʔa

ndəhərit təmələsa nabay təmi.ta fəshəkə bələt.

look around

She looked back at me and smiled.

ምልላይ

ሓዳስ ኣፍቃሪቱ ምስ ወለዱ የላልይ ኣሎ።

m‘llāy

ḥadās āf‘qārītu mis wēlūdū y‘lalay ālo.

introduce

He is introducing his new girlfriend to his parents.

ምህዳም

ወድና ካብ ገዛ ክሃድም ደለየ።

məḫdäm

wädänä kab gäza kḥädm däläye.

run away

Our son wanted to run away from home.

ጠይባ

መስመር ስለ መንገዲ ጠይባ።

t‘ai̯ba

məsmər silə məngədi t‘ai̯ba.

ask

He asked for directions.

ንገድፎ

ነቲ መትሓዚ ክትገድፎ የብልካን!

ne-ged-fo

na-ti met-ha-zi ket-ged-fo ye-bil-kan!

let go

You must not let go of the grip!

መልስ

ተማሃርያ ጥዕናውን ተመልሳ።

mɛls

tɑmɑħɑrjɑ tʃʔɛnɑwən tɛmɛlsɑ.

answer

The student answers the question.

መልሲ

ኩሉ ግዜ መጀመርታ እያ ትምልስ።

mel‘si

kulu gez‘e mejemerta eya timlis.

reply

She always replies first.

ፍቀድ

ኣቦይ ብኣካልኩም ኮምፒዩተርኩም ኣይፍቀድን።

feqed

aboy bakalkum kompiyoter‘kum ayfeqeden.

allow

The father didn’t allow him to use his computer.

ደው ምባል ኣብ

እቶም ሓካይም መዓልታዊ ኣብ ጥቓ እቲ ሕሙም ደው ይብሉ።

daw məbal ab

ətom ḥakāyīm mə‘alṭawī ab ṭ‘qa əti ḥumum daw yəblu.

stop by

The doctors stop by the patient every day.

ምህራም

ኣብ ቴኒስ ንመጋጥምቱ ስዒሩ።

mihiram

ab tennis nmégatimtu séiru.

beat

He beat his opponent in tennis.

መንገዲ ምምላስ ሓደ ሰብ ረኸብ

ናይ ምምላስ መንገደይ ክረክብ ኣይክእልን’የ።

m‘ng‘di m‘mlas ḥade seb r‘kh‘b

nay m‘mlas m‘ng‘dey k‘r‘kh‘b a‘k‘ln‘y‘e.

find one’s way back

I can’t find my way back.