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en On the train   »   ti ኣብ ባቡር

34 [thirty-four]

On the train

On the train

34 [ሰላሳንኣርባዕተ]

34 [selasani’ariba‘ite]

ኣብ ባቡር

abi baburi

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Is that the train to Berlin? እ--ባ------በ-ሊ--ድ-? እ_ ባ__ ና_ በ___ ድ__ እ- ባ-ር ና- በ-ሊ- ድ-? ------------------ እዛ ባቡር ናብ በርሊን ድያ? 0
a-i --b--i a__ b_____ a-i b-b-r- ---------- abi baburi
When does the train leave? እዛ ----መ-ስ ድ- ትብ-ስ? እ_ ባ__ መ__ ድ_ ት____ እ- ባ-ር መ-ስ ድ- ት-ገ-? ------------------- እዛ ባቡር መዓስ ድያ ትብገስ? 0
a-i b-b--i a__ b_____ a-i b-b-r- ---------- abi baburi
When does the train arrive in Berlin? እታ--ቡ- መ-ስ-ድዩ ኣ----ሊን ት--? እ_ ባ__ መ__ ድ_ ኣ_ በ___ ት___ እ- ባ-ር መ-ስ ድ- ኣ- በ-ሊ- ት-ቱ- -------------------------- እታ ባቡር መዓስ ድዩ ኣብ በርሊን ትኣቱ? 0
i-a---b-r- na-i ber----- ----? i__ b_____ n___ b_______ d____ i-a b-b-r- n-b- b-r-l-n- d-y-? ------------------------------ iza baburi nabi berilīni diya?
Excuse me, may I pass? ይቕ--- ክሓልፍ-ዶ? ይ____ ክ___ ዶ_ ይ-ሬ-፣ ክ-ል- ዶ- ------------- ይቕሬታ፣ ክሓልፍ ዶ? 0
iza-ba-ur- -a-i-be-ilīn- diya? i__ b_____ n___ b_______ d____ i-a b-b-r- n-b- b-r-l-n- d-y-? ------------------------------ iza baburi nabi berilīni diya?
I think this is my seat. ከ----መ----እዚ ቦታ--እ-። ከ__ ዝ____ እ_ ቦ__ እ__ ከ-ቲ ዝ-ስ-ኒ እ- ቦ-ይ እ-። -------------------- ከምቲ ዝመስለኒ እዚ ቦታይ እዩ። 0
i-- ba-ur- n-bi-be----n- -iya? i__ b_____ n___ b_______ d____ i-a b-b-r- n-b- b-r-l-n- d-y-? ------------------------------ iza baburi nabi berilīni diya?
I think you’re sitting in my seat. ከ---ዝ---- -ብ ቦታይ----ኢ-ኩ- ኣሎ-ም። ከ__ ዝ____ ኣ_ ቦ__ ኮ_ ኢ___ ኣ____ ከ-ቲ ዝ-ል-ኒ ኣ- ቦ-ይ ኮ- ኢ-ኩ- ኣ-ኹ-። ------------------------------ ከምቲ ዝመልሰኒ ኣብ ቦታይ ኮፍ ኢልኩም ኣሎኹም። 0
i-a-bab-----e‘asi --ya--i------? i__ b_____ m_____ d___ t________ i-a b-b-r- m-‘-s- d-y- t-b-g-s-? -------------------------------- iza baburi me‘asi diya tibigesi?
Where is the sleeper? እ----ቀሲ -ፍ--ኣበ--ድዩ--ሎ? እ_ መ___ ክ__ ኣ__ ድ_ ዘ__ እ- መ-ቀ- ክ-ሊ ኣ-ይ ድ- ዘ-? ---------------------- እቲ መደቀሲ ክፍሊ ኣበይ ድዩ ዘሎ? 0
i---b--ur--me--si --ya t---ge--? i__ b_____ m_____ d___ t________ i-a b-b-r- m-‘-s- d-y- t-b-g-s-? -------------------------------- iza baburi me‘asi diya tibigesi?
The sleeper is at the end of the train. እቲ---ቀ----ፍ- -ብ-መ---ታ-ባ-----። እ_ መ____ ክ__ ኣ_ መ____ ባ__ ኣ__ እ- መ-ቀ-- ክ-ሊ ኣ- መ-ረ-ታ ባ-ር ኣ-። ----------------------------- እቲ መደቀሲ- ክፍሊ ኣብ መጨረሽታ ባቡር ኣሎ። 0
iza-ba------e---i -i-- tibi-e--? i__ b_____ m_____ d___ t________ i-a b-b-r- m-‘-s- d-y- t-b-g-s-? -------------------------------- iza baburi me‘asi diya tibigesi?
And where is the dining car? – At the front. እ--ና- ም-ቢ-ክፍ--ከ---ይ-ድዩ ዘሎ- - ኣብ-መ-መር-። እ_ ና_ ም__ ክ__ ከ ኣ__ ድ_ ዘ__ - ኣ_ መ_____ እ- ና- ም-ቢ ክ-ሊ ከ ኣ-ይ ድ- ዘ-? - ኣ- መ-መ-ታ- -------------------------------------- እቲ ናይ ምግቢ ክፍሊ ከ ኣበይ ድዩ ዘሎ? - ኣብ መጀመርታ። 0
i-- b-bu-- ---as----yu abi--eri-ī-- ti---u? i__ b_____ m_____ d___ a__ b_______ t______ i-a b-b-r- m-‘-s- d-y- a-i b-r-l-n- t-’-t-? ------------------------------------------- ita baburi me‘asi diyu abi berilīni ti’atu?
Can I sleep below? ኣ--ታሕ- -ድቅ--እ-እ----? ኣ_ ታ__ ክ___ እ___ ዲ__ ኣ- ታ-ቲ ክ-ቅ- እ-እ- ዲ-? -------------------- ኣብ ታሕቲ ክድቅስ እኽእል ዲየ? 0
ita ba-u----e‘asi d-y--ab- b-ril--- -i’---? i__ b_____ m_____ d___ a__ b_______ t______ i-a b-b-r- m-‘-s- d-y- a-i b-r-l-n- t-’-t-? ------------------------------------------- ita baburi me‘asi diyu abi berilīni ti’atu?
Can I sleep in the middle? ኣብ------ክድ-- እ------? ኣ_ ማ___ ክ___ እ___ ዲ__ ኣ- ማ-ከ- ክ-ቅ- እ-እ- ዲ-? --------------------- ኣብ ማእከል ክድቅስ እኽእል ዲየ? 0
i---babur--me‘as- di-u -bi-b--il--i -i’--u? i__ b_____ m_____ d___ a__ b_______ t______ i-a b-b-r- m-‘-s- d-y- a-i b-r-l-n- t-’-t-? ------------------------------------------- ita baburi me‘asi diyu abi berilīni ti’atu?
Can I sleep at the top? ኣብ-----ክ--ስ--ኽ-ል ዲየ? ኣ_ ላ__ ክ___ እ___ ዲ__ ኣ- ላ-ሊ ክ-ቅ- እ-እ- ዲ-? -------------------- ኣብ ላዕሊ ክድቅስ እኽእል ዲየ? 0
y-k-’irē-a- -iḥ-li-i d-? y_________ k_______ d__ y-k-’-r-t-፣ k-h-a-i-i d-? ------------------------- yiḵ’irēta፣ kiḥalifi do?
When will we get to the border? መዓስ--- ኣብ-ዶብ-ን-ጽ--? መ__ ኢ_ ኣ_ ዶ_ ን___ ? መ-ስ ኢ- ኣ- ዶ- ን-ጽ- ? ------------------- መዓስ ኢና ኣብ ዶብ ንብጽሕ ? 0
y--̱--rēt-፣ ----al----d-? y_________ k_______ d__ y-k-’-r-t-፣ k-h-a-i-i d-? ------------------------- yiḵ’irēta፣ kiḥalifi do?
How long does the journey to Berlin take? ና- --ሊን-ክን---ዝ---? ና_ በ___ ክ___ ዝ____ ና- በ-ሊ- ክ-ደ- ዝ-ስ-? ------------------ ናብ በርሊን ክንደይ ዝወስድ? 0
yiḵ’-r--a---iḥ-li-i do? y_________ k_______ d__ y-k-’-r-t-፣ k-h-a-i-i d-? ------------------------- yiḵ’irēta፣ kiḥalifi do?
Is the train delayed? እጥ--ባቡ- -ንጉያ -ያ-? እ__ ባ__ ደ___ ዲ_ ? እ-እ ባ-ር ደ-ጉ- ዲ- ? ----------------- እጥእ ባቡር ደንጉያ ዲያ ? 0
ke-i-ī zim-si---------bot--- iyu። k_____ z_________ i__ b_____ i___ k-m-t- z-m-s-l-n- i-ī b-t-y- i-u- --------------------------------- kemitī zimesilenī izī botayi iyu።
Do you have something to read? ገ--ዘን-ብ ---ም ዶ? ገ_ ዘ___ ኣ___ ዶ_ ገ- ዘ-ብ- ኣ-ኩ- ዶ- --------------- ገለ ዘንብብ ኣለኩም ዶ? 0
ke---ī ---es-len---z- -o--y---yu። k_____ z_________ i__ b_____ i___ k-m-t- z-m-s-l-n- i-ī b-t-y- i-u- --------------------------------- kemitī zimesilenī izī botayi iyu።
Can one get something to eat and to drink here? ኣ---ገለ ---- ወ--ዝ-ተ ክትረክ---ክ-ል-ዲ-? ኣ__ ገ_ ዝ___ ወ_ ዝ__ ክ____ ይ___ ዲ__ ኣ-ዚ ገ- ዝ-ላ- ወ- ዝ-ተ ክ-ረ-ብ ይ-ኣ- ዲ-? --------------------------------- ኣብዚ ገለ ዝብላዕ ወይ ዝስተ ክትረክብ ይክኣል ዲዩ? 0
k-m--ī -------e-- --- b----- -yu። k_____ z_________ i__ b_____ i___ k-m-t- z-m-s-l-n- i-ī b-t-y- i-u- --------------------------------- kemitī zimesilenī izī botayi iyu።
Could you please wake me up at 7 o’clock? ሰ---7 -ተተስ-ኒ ት-እሉ--? ሰ__ 7 ከ_____ ት___ ዶ_ ሰ-ት 7 ከ-ተ-ኡ- ት-እ- ዶ- -------------------- ሰዓት 7 ከተተስኡኒ ትኽእሉ ዶ? 0
k------z-melise-ī-abi-b----i -o---ī--kumi --------። k_____ z_________ a__ b_____ k___ ī______ a_______ k-m-t- z-m-l-s-n- a-i b-t-y- k-f- ī-i-u-i a-o-̱-m-። --------------------------------------------------- kemitī zimelisenī abi botayi kofi īlikumi aloẖumi።

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