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Travel & Directions
የት ነው…?yet new…?Where is…?
ግራgiraLeft
ቀኝqenyRight
ቀጥታqethitaStraight ahead
አየር ማረፊያayer marefiyaAirport
ሆቴልhotelHotel
የባህር ዳርቻyebahir daricaBeach
ቤተ መቅደስbete meqidesTemple
ስንት ነው?sinit new?How much?
ባቡርbaburTrain
Getting Around
ታክሲtakisiTaxi
ቱክ-ቱክtuk-tukTuk-tuk
አውቶቡስawitobusBus
ጀልባjelibaBoat
ሞተር ሳይክልmoter sayikilMotorbike
ትኬትtiketTicket
እዚህ አቁምizih aqumStop here, please
ታጠፍtathefTurn
ሩቅruqFar
ቅርብqiribNear
On the Road
ትይዩtiyiyuOpposite
አጠገብathegebNext to
የመንገድ ጥግyemeniged thigStreet corner
ቀይ መብራትqey mebiratRed light
ፈጣን መንገድfethan menigedExpressway
መኪና ማቆሚያmekina maqomiyaParking
ቤንዚንbenizinGasoline
የትራፊክ መጨናነቅyetirafik mechenaneqTraffic jam
የእግረኛ ማቋረጫyeigirenya maqwarechaCrosswalk
የአውቶቡስ ማቆሚያyeawitobus maqomiyaBus stop
Directions & Compass
ሰሜንsemenNorth
ደቡብdebubSouth
ምስራቅmisiraqEast
ምዕራብmiirabWest
አቅራቢያaqirabiyaNearby
መሃል ላይmehal layIn the middle
ማዕዘንmaizenCorner
ላይlayUpstairs / above
ታችtacDownstairs / below
በዚህ በኩልbezih bekulThis way
Travel Documents
የአውሮፕላን ትኬትyeawiropilan tiketPlane ticket
ሻንጣshanithaSuitcase / luggage
የፍተሻ ጣቢያyefitesha thabiyaCheckpoint / customs
በረራ ማዘግየትberera mazegiyetTo delay a flight
ማህተምmahitemStamp (passport)
በረራbereraFlight
የመሳፈሪያ በርyemesaferiya berBoarding gate
ዘግይቷልzegiyitwalDelayed
ተሰርዟልteserizwalCancelled
ደርሷልderiswalArrived
Prepositions & Position
ላይlayOn / on top of
ስርsirUnder
ውስጥwisithIn / inside
ውጭwichOutside
መካከልmekakelBetween
ፊት ለፊትfit lefitIn front of
ኋላxwalaBehind
አጠገብathegebNext to
ዙሪያzuriyaAround
ትይዩtiyiyuAcross from
Public Transport
ጣቢያthabiyaStation
መድረክmedirekPlatform
ቀጣይ ባቡርqethay baburNext train
መስመር መቀየርmesimer meqeyerChange lines
የጉዞ ካርድyeguzo karidTravel card
ሞልቷልmolitwalFull (crowded)
መውጫmewichaExit
መግቢያmegibiyaEntrance
ፍጠንfithenHurry up
አውቶቡስ ማምለጥawitobus mamilethMiss the bus/train
Giving Directions
ወደ ግራ ታጠፍwade gira tathefTurn left
ወደ ቀኝ ታጠፍwade qeny tathefTurn right
ቀጥ ብለህ ሂድqeth bileh hidKeep going straight
መንገዱን ተሻገርmenigedun teshagerCross the street
አልፈህ ሂድalifeh hidGo past it
በቀኝ በኩልbeqeny bekulOn your right
ማዕዘኑ ላይ ነውmaizenu lay newIt's on the corner
ሩቅ ነው?ruq new?Is it far?
በእግር መሄድ ይቻላል?beigir mehed yicalal?Can I walk there?
መንገድ መሳትmeniged mesatTo be lost
Renting a Scooter
ሞተር ሳይክል መከራየትmoter sayikil mekerayetRent a motorbike
በቀንbeqenPer day
ሙሉ ነዳጅmulu nedajFull tank of gas
ኮፍያምkofiyamA helmet too
የተነፈሰ ጎማyetenefese gomaFlat tire
የመንጃ ፈቃድyemenija feqadDriver's license
ፖሊስን ተጠንቀቅpolisin tetheniqeqWatch out for police
ተሽከርካሪ መመለስteshikerikari memelesReturn the vehicle
በጥንቃቄ ንዳbethiniqaqe nidaDrive safely
ነዳጅ መሙላትnedaj memulatFill up with gas
At Immigration
ኢሚግሬሽንimigireshinImmigration
ፓስፖርትpasiporitPassport
የቱሪስት ቪዛyeturisit vizaTourist visa
ስንት ቀን?sinit qen?How many days staying?
ለእረፍት መጣሁleirefit methahuHere on holiday
ሆቴል ውስጥhotel wisithStaying at a hotel
የመግቢያ ማህተምyemegibiya mahitemEntry stamp
ጉምሩክgumirukCustoms
የሚገለጽ ነገር የለምyemigelets neger yelemNothing to declare