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54 [ḥamisani’ariba‘iteni]

ምግዛእ

migiza’i

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I want to buy a present. ኣነ ሓደ ህያብ-ክ--እ ደልየ። ኣ_ ሓ_ ህ__ ክ___ ደ___ ኣ- ሓ- ህ-ብ ክ-ዝ- ደ-የ- ------------------- ኣነ ሓደ ህያብ ክገዝእ ደልየ። 0
mi--z-’i m_______ m-g-z-’- -------- migiza’i
But nothing too expensive. ግን ኣ-ዩ ክ-ር ---ነ። ግ_ ኣ__ ክ__ ዘ____ ግ- ኣ-ዩ ክ-ር ዘ-ኮ-። ---------------- ግን ኣዝዩ ክቡር ዘይኮነ። 0
m--iz-’i m_______ m-g-z-’- -------- migiza’i
Maybe a handbag? ም-ል-- ናይ--ድ ---? ም____ ና_ ኢ_ ሳ___ ም-ል-ት ና- ኢ- ሳ-ጣ- ---------------- ምናልባት ናይ ኢድ ሳንጣ? 0
an--ḥ-d-----a----i--z-’i d-liy-። a__ ḥ___ h_____ k_______ d______ a-e h-a-e h-y-b- k-g-z-’- d-l-y-። --------------------------------- ane ḥade hiyabi kigezi’i deliye።
Which color would you like? ኣየና--ሕብ- ደሊኹም? ኣ___ ሕ__ ደ____ ኣ-ና- ሕ-ሪ ደ-ኹ-? -------------- ኣየናይ ሕብሪ ደሊኹም? 0
ane-h-a-e--iyab--kigezi’i-d-liye። a__ ḥ___ h_____ k_______ d______ a-e h-a-e h-y-b- k-g-z-’- d-l-y-። --------------------------------- ane ḥade hiyabi kigezi’i deliye።
Black, brown or white? ጸ--- -ና--ወይ-ጻ--? ጸ___ ቡ__ ወ_ ጻ___ ጸ-ም- ቡ-ዊ ወ- ጻ-ዳ- ---------------- ጸሊም፣ ቡናዊ ወይ ጻዕዳ? 0
an--h-ade hi------i-e---i-de-iye። a__ ḥ___ h_____ k_______ d______ a-e h-a-e h-y-b- k-g-z-’- d-l-y-። --------------------------------- ane ḥade hiyabi kigezi’i deliye።
A large one or a small one? ዓባይ--ይ--እ-ቶይ? ዓ__ ወ_ ን_____ ዓ-ይ ወ- ን-ሽ-ይ- ------------- ዓባይ ወይ ንእሽቶይ? 0
gin--a-i-u kiburi-z-y-ko--። g___ a____ k_____ z________ g-n- a-i-u k-b-r- z-y-k-n-። --------------------------- gini aziyu kiburi zeyikone።
May I see this one, please? ክርእያ--ኽ-ል---? ክ___ እ___ ዲ__ ክ-እ- እ-እ- ዲ-? ------------- ክርእያ እኽእል ዲየ? 0
gi-i az--u k-b-------ik-n-። g___ a____ k_____ z________ g-n- a-i-u k-b-r- z-y-k-n-። --------------------------- gini aziyu kiburi zeyikone።
Is it made of leather? ካ- ብ---ት-ድ-? ካ_ ብ____ ድ__ ካ- ብ-ር-ት ድ-? ------------ ካብ ብቆርበት ድያ? 0
gin- a-iyu-ki--ri ---ik-ne። g___ a____ k_____ z________ g-n- a-i-u k-b-r- z-y-k-n-። --------------------------- gini aziyu kiburi zeyikone።
Or is it made of plastic? ወ----ብ-ብላ--- ---ት ኢያ? ወ__ ካ_ ብ____ ዓ___ ኢ__ ወ-ስ ካ- ብ-ስ-ክ ዓ-ነ- ኢ-? --------------------- ወይስ ካብ ብላስቲክ ዓይነት ኢያ? 0
m---l--a-----y- -d--sani--a? m_________ n___ ī__ s_______ m-n-l-b-t- n-y- ī-i s-n-t-a- ---------------------------- minalibati nayi īdi sanit’a?
Of leather, of course. ብ-ር-ት----- ከመ- -ኣ። ብ____ እ___ ከ__ ደ__ ብ-ር-ት እ-በ- ከ-ይ ደ-። ------------------ ብቆርበት እምበር ከመይ ደኣ። 0
m-n---b-t--nayi īd---an--’a? m_________ n___ ī__ s_______ m-n-l-b-t- n-y- ī-i s-n-t-a- ---------------------------- minalibati nayi īdi sanit’a?
This is very good quality. እ- ሓ- --- ------። እ_ ሓ_ ኣ__ ብ__ እ__ እ- ሓ- ኣ-ዩ ብ-ጽ እ-። ----------------- እዚ ሓደ ኣዝዩ ብሉጽ እዩ። 0
m-na---a-----yi-īdi-sa-i-’a? m_________ n___ ī__ s_______ m-n-l-b-t- n-y- ī-i s-n-t-a- ---------------------------- minalibati nayi īdi sanit’a?
And the bag is really very reasonable. ዋጋ------ን--ይ -ድ ---ሚ-ሕሱር -ዩ። ዋ_ ና__ ሳ__ ይ ኢ_ ብ___ ሕ__ እ__ ዋ- ና-ታ ሳ-ጣ ይ ኢ- ብ-ዕ- ሕ-ር እ-። ---------------------------- ዋጋ ናይታ ሳንጣ ይ ኢድ ብጣዕሚ ሕሱር እዩ። 0
aye---i-h-i-ir--d--īẖ---? a______ ḥ_____ d________ a-e-a-i h-i-i-ī d-l-h-u-i- -------------------------- ayenayi ḥibirī delīẖumi?
I like it. ደ--ኢ-ትኒ -ላ። ደ_ ኢ___ ኣ__ ደ- ኢ-ት- ኣ-። ----------- ደስ ኢላትኒ ኣላ። 0
a-ena-- -̣i-i------īẖumi? a______ ḥ_____ d________ a-e-a-i h-i-i-ī d-l-h-u-i- -------------------------- ayenayi ḥibirī delīẖumi?
I’ll take it. ክወስዳ-እ-። ክ___ እ__ ክ-ስ- እ-። -------- ክወስዳ እየ። 0
ay-n-yi-h------ d-l-h-u-i? a______ ḥ_____ d________ a-e-a-i h-i-i-ī d-l-h-u-i- -------------------------- ayenayi ḥibirī delīẖumi?
Can I exchange it if needed? ምና--ት - ክቕ-----እል -- ? ም____ ከ ክ___ እ___ ዲ_ ? ም-ል-ት ከ ክ-ይ- እ-እ- ዲ- ? ---------------------- ምናልባት ከ ክቕይራ እኽእል ዲየ ? 0
ts’--īm------a-ī-w--- -s’a‘ida? t________ b_____ w___ t________ t-’-l-m-፣ b-n-w- w-y- t-’-‘-d-? ------------------------------- ts’elīmi፣ bunawī weyi ts’a‘ida?
Of course. ከመይ ደ-። ከ__ ደ__ ከ-ይ ደ-። ------- ከመይ ደኣ። 0
t-’elī-i- -u-a-ī--eyi ts’a‘---? t________ b_____ w___ t________ t-’-l-m-፣ b-n-w- w-y- t-’-‘-d-? ------------------------------- ts’elīmi፣ bunawī weyi ts’a‘ida?
We’ll gift wrap it. ከም-ህ-ብ ጌ-- --ዕሽ- ኢና። ከ_ ህ__ ጌ__ ክ____ ኢ__ ከ- ህ-ብ ጌ-ና ክ-ዕ-ጎ ኢ-። -------------------- ከም ህያብ ጌርና ክንዕሽጎ ኢና። 0
t-----mi፣ -u--w- --yi ts-a‘ida? t________ b_____ w___ t________ t-’-l-m-፣ b-n-w- w-y- t-’-‘-d-? ------------------------------- ts’elīmi፣ bunawī weyi ts’a‘ida?
The cashier is over there. ካ---ብቲ-ንየው ኢዩ--ሎ። ካ_ ኣ__ ን__ ኢ_ ዘ__ ካ- ኣ-ቲ ን-ው ኢ- ዘ-። ----------------- ካሳ ኣብቲ ንየው ኢዩ ዘሎ። 0
‘-ba---weyi ---i-h---y-? ‘_____ w___ n___________ ‘-b-y- w-y- n-’-s-i-o-i- ------------------------ ‘abayi weyi ni’ishitoyi?

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