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ገባኝgebanyI understand
አልገባኝምaligebanyimI don't understand
በዝግታ ተናገርbezigita tenagerPlease speak slowly
ስምህ ማን ነው?simih man new?What's your name?
ስሜ … ነውsime … newMy name is…
ከየት ነህ?keyet neh?Where are you from?
እባክህ ድገመውibakih digemewCan you say that again?
አላውቅምalawiqimI don't know
ምናልባትminalibatMaybe
ልትረዳኝ ትችላለህ?litiredany ticilaleh?Can you help me?
Opinions & Comparing
የተሻለyeteshaleBetter
የከፋyekefaWorse
ተመሳሳይtemesasayThe same
የተለያየyeteleyayeDifferent
ይመስለኛል…yimesilenyal…I think that…
በእርግጥ!beirigith!Of course!
በእውነትbeiwinetReally
አስፈላጊasifelagiImportant
ቀላልqelalEasy
ከባድkebadDifficult
Small Talk
ጥሩ የአየር ሁኔታ!thiru yeayer huneta!Nice weather!
እንዴት እየሄደ ነው?inidet iyehede new?How's it going?
ዘና ብሎzena biloChill / relaxed
እውነት?!iwinet?!Really?!
ቀልድ ነው!qelid new!Just kidding!
እርግጠኛ አይደለሁምirigithenya ayidelehumNot sure
አንተስ?anites?And you?
እሺishiOkay
ይቻላል!yicalal!Sure! (can do)
አይቻልምayicalimCan't (not possible)
Phone Calls
ሃሎ (በስልክ)halo (besilik)Hello (on phone)
መስመሩ ተይዟልmesimeru teyizwalThe line is busy
ስልኩን ማንሳትsilikun manisatTo answer the call
ስልኩን መዝጋትsilikun mezigatTo hang up
የስልክ ቁጥርyesilik quthirPhone number
መልሶ መደወልmeliso medewalCall back
መልእክት መተውmeliikit metewLeave a message
ሲግናል ደካማ ነውsiginal dekama newBad signal
ባትሪ አልቋልbatiri aliqwalBattery dead
ድምጽ ማጥፋትdimits mathifatMute / silent
Connector Words
ምክንያቱምmikiniyatumBecause
ግንginBut
እናinaAnd
ወይምwayimOr
ስለዚህsilezihTherefore
ከሆነkehoneIf
በፊትbefitBefore
በኋላbexwalaAfter
ለምሳሌlemisaleFor example
ሁሉምhulumAll / total
Slang & Expressions
ጨዋ!chewa!Cool! / awesome
እጅግ ጣፋጭijig thafachSuper delicious
ዘና ብሎzena biloChill / easy-going
በእውነት?beiwinet?Are you serious?
አትዘናጋ!atizenaga!You got this!
አልችልምalicilimCan't handle it
ምን አለ?min ale?What's up?
ቆይ እስቲqoy isitiHold on / wait
በጣም ብዙbetham bizuSo much / a lot
በጣም ግራ ተጋባሁbetham gira tegabahuSo confused
Idioms & Sayings
ለጋስlegasGenerous (big-hearted)
ልብ የተሰበረlib yetesebereHeartbroken
አጋጣሚን ተጠቀምagathamin tetheqemStrike while iron's hot
በዝግታ ግን በእርግጠኝነትbezigita gin beirigithenyinetSlow and steady wins
ሁለተኛ ደረጃ ላይ መሆንhuletenya dereja lay mehonTo play second fiddle
እጅ እጅን ይታጠባልij ijin yitathebalYou scratch my back…
ሁለት ነገር በአንድ ጊዜhulet neger beanid gizeBite off more than you can chew
ብዙ ወሬ ባዶbizu ware badoAll talk, no substance
በጸጥታ በጎ ማድረግbetsethita bego madiregDo good quietly
ምሳሌmisaleProverb
Question Words
ማን?man?Who?
ምን?min?What?
የት?yet?Where?
መቼ?mece?When?
ለምን?lemin?Why?
እንዴት?inidet?How?
ስንት?sinit?How much?
የትኛው?yetinyaw?Which one?
ስንት (ብዛት)?sinit (bizat)?How many?
አይደል?ayidel?Right? / isn't it?
Real Spoken
ችግር የለምcigir yelemIt's okay / No worries
ግሩም ነው!girum new!Awesome! / The best
በእውነት?beiwinet?Really?
አሃ፣ አሁን ገባኝaha, ahun gebanyAh, I get it now
አላውቅምalawiqimI don't know
እርዳታ!iridata!Help!
እናፍቅሃለሁinafiqihalehuI miss you
በልተሃል?belitehal?Have you eaten yet?
በጣም ውድ ነውbetham wid newToo expensive
ቅናሽ ማድረግ ትችላለህ?qinash madireg ticilaleh?Can you give a discount?
በጣም የሚያቃጥልbetham yemiyaqathilVery spicy
በጣም ጣፋጭ ነው!betham thafach new!So delicious!
Quick Questions
የት?yet?Where?
መቼ?mece?When?
ማን?man?Who?
ለምን?lemin?Why?
እንዴት?inidet?How?
ስንት ነው?sinit new?How much?
ስንት ሰዓት?sinit seat?What time?
የትኛው?yetinyaw?Which one?
አለህ?aleh?Do you have it?
ሩቅ ነው?ruq new?Is it far?
ይህ ምንድን ነው?yih minidin new?What's this?
መጸዳጃ ቤት የት ነው?metsedaja bet yet new?Where's the bathroom?
Thoughts & Opinions
ማሰብmasebTo think
መሰማትmesematTo feel
ማመንmamenTo believe
ተስፋ ማድረግtesifa madiregTo hope
ማስፈለግmasifelegTo need / want
መጥላትmethilatTo hate
ፍላጎት ያለውfilagot yalewInterested
መስማማትmesimamatTo agree
አለመስማማትalemesimamatTo disagree
እርግጠኛirigithenyaSure / certain
መጠራጠርmetheratherTo wonder / doubt
ማስታወስmasitawasTo remember
Talking & Communication
መናገርmenagerTo speak
መንገርmenigerTo tell
መጠየቅmetheyeqTo ask
መልስ መስጠትmelis mesithetTo answer
ማብራራትmabiraratTo explain
መደወልmedewalTo call
መልዕክት መላክmeliikit melakTo text
መልስ መላክmelis melakTo reply
ቃል መግባትqal megibatTo promise
መተረክmeterekTo narrate
ማዳመጥmadamethTo listen
ዝም ማለትzim maletTo be quiet
መጮህmechohTo shout
በሹክሹክታ መናገርbeshukishukita menagerTo whisper
መተርጎምmeterigomTo translate
መስማማትmesimamatTo agree
Small Talk & Questions
ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ ነው እዚህlemejemeriya gize new izihFirst time here
ምን ያህል ጊዜ?min yahil gize?How long?
አግብተሃል?agibitehal?Are you married yet?
ዕድሜህ ስንት ነው?idimeh sinit new?How old are you?
ብቻህን ነህ?bicahin neh?Are you here alone?
ሥራህ ምንድን ነው?szirah minidin new?What do you do?
ያስደስታል?yasidesital?Is it fun?
የቤት ናፍቆትyebet nafiqotHomesick
መልካም ዕድል ይሁንልህmelikam idil yihunilihGood luck to you
እንደገና እንገናኝinidegena inigenanySee you again
Gossip & Secrets
ማማትmamatTo gossip
ወሬwareRumor
ምስጢርmisithirSecret
ለማንም አትንገርlemanim atinigerDon't tell anyone
ወሬኛwarenyaBlabbermouth
ማውራትmawiratTo chit-chat
እንደሰማሁት...inidesemahut...I heard that...
እውነት ወይስ ፈጠራ?iwinet wayis fethera?Fact or made up?
ስውር ፍቅርsiwir fiqirSecret crush
በምስጢር ያዝbemisithir yazKeep it secret
ጆሮዬን ሰጥቻለሁjoroyen sethicalehuAll ears
ጣልቃ መግባትthaliqa megibatTo be nosy
የሰው ጉዳይyesew gudayOther people's business
ሹክሹክታshukishukitaTo whisper gossip
Debate & Discussion
ክርክርkirikirDebate
ዋናው ነጥብwanaw nethibThe main point
በተለየ ማየትbeteleye mayetTo see it differently
ልቃወምliqawamLet me push back
ሐሳብህን ገባኝhhesabihin gebanyI see your point
ምንጮችminichocSources
ተቃራኒ ክርክርteqarani kirikirCounterargument
ሐሳብ መቀየርhhesab meqeyerTo change your mind
በከፊል እስማማለሁbekefil isimamalehuPartly agree
መለያየት እንችላለንmeleyayet inicilalenWe can disagree
አድልዎadiliwoBias
አመክንዮamekiniyoLogic
ማስረጃው የት ነው?masirejaw yet new?Where is the evidence?
ከመመለስ በፊት አዳምጥkememeles befit adamithListen before you answer
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