airports & flights
Airports & Flights - Navigating the check-in process, understanding boarding procedures, and mastering essential airport terminal vocabulary.
Core Vocabulary
Study the key terms, pronunciations, and Amharic translation contexts.
Airport
/ኤርፖርት/
አውሮፕላን ማረፊያ
A place where aircraft land and take off and has facilities for passengers.
አውሮፕላኖች የሚያርፉበት፣ የሚነሱበት እና ለተጓዦች አገልግሎት የሚሰጥበት ቦታ።
Examples
"We arrived at the airport three hours before our flight."
Flight
/ፍላይት/
በረራ
A journey made by air, especially in an airplane.
በአየር ላይ በተለይም በአውሮፕላን የሚደረግ ጉዞ።
Examples
"Our flight to Paris was very smooth."
Ticket
/ቲኬት/
ትኬት
A document that shows you have paid for a journey on an aircraft.
ለአውሮፕላን ጉዞ ክፍያ መፈጸሙን የሚያሳይ ሰነድ።
Examples
"I bought my plane ticket online."
Passport
/ፓስፖርት/
ፓስፖርት
An official document issued by a government, certifying the holder's identity and citizenship.
በመንግስት የሚሰጥ የተጠቃሚውን ማንነት እና ዜግነት የሚያረጋግጥ ኦፊሴላዊ ሰነድ።
Examples
"You cannot travel internationally without a passport."
Check-in
/ቼክ ኢን/
መመዝገቢያ/መግቢያ
The act of reporting one's presence at an airport before a flight.
ከበረራ በፊት በአውሮፕላን ማረፊያ መገኘትን ሪፖርት የማድረግ ተግባር።
Examples
"The check-in counter closes 45 minutes before departure."
Boarding pass
/ቦርዲንግ ፓስ/
የመሳፈሪያ ፈቃድ
A card that a passenger must have in order to be allowed to get on an aircraft.
አንድ ተጓዥ ወደ አውሮፕላን እንዲገባ የሚሰጥ ካርድ።
Examples
"Keep your boarding pass ready at the gate."
Luggage
/ላጌጅ/
ሻንጣ/እቃ
Suitcases or other bags used to pack personal belongings for travel.
ለጉዞ የሚያስፈልጉ የግል ቁሳቁሶች የሚቀመጡባቸው ሻንጣዎች ወይም ቦርሳዎች።
Examples
"He has a lot of luggage for his long trip."
Suitcase
/ሱትኬስ/
ሳጥን/ሻንጣ
A large case used for carrying clothes and other personal possessions.
ልብሶችን እና ሌሎች የግል ንብረቶችን ለመያዝ የሚያገለግል ትልቅ ሻንጣ።
Examples
"I packed all my clothes in one large suitcase."
Carry-on
/ካሪ ኦን/
በእጅ የሚያዝ ቦርሳ
A small bag that a passenger is allowed to take into an aircraft cabin.
አንድ ተጓዥ ወደ አውሮፕላኑ ውስጥ እንዲይዘው የሚፈቀድለት ትንሽ ቦርሳ።
Examples
"Is this bag small enough to be a carry-on?"
Backpack
/ባክፓክ/
የጀርባ ቦርሳ
A bag with shoulder straps that allow it to be carried on someone's back.
በትከሻ ላይ የሚንጠለጠል የጀርባ ቦርሳ።
Examples
"She carried her laptop in her backpack."
Gate
/ጌት/
መውጫ በር
The area in an airport terminal where passengers board their aircraft.
ተጓዦች ወደ አውሮፕላን የሚገቡበት የአውሮፕላን ማረፊያ ክፍል/በር።
Examples
"Please proceed to Gate 12 for boarding."
Terminal
/ተርሚናል/
ተርሚናል
A building at an airport where passengers transfer between ground transportation and aircraft.
ተጓዦች ከአውሮፕላን ወደ መሬት ትራንስፖርት የሚሸጋገሩበት ህንፃ።
Examples
"International flights depart from Terminal 2."
Customs
/ከስተምስ/
ጉምሩክ
The place at a port, airport, or frontier where officials check incoming goods.
በአውሮፕላን ማረፊያ የሚገቡ እቃዎች የሚፈተሹበት ቦታ።
Examples
"I had to go through customs when I arrived in Ethiopia."
Immigration
/ኢሚግሬሽን/
የስደተኞች ቁጥጥር
The place at an airport where government officials check the passports and visas of travelers.
የመንግስት ባለስልጣናት የጉዞ ሰነዶችን የሚፈትሹበት ቦታ።
Examples
"The queue at immigration was very long."
Security
/ሴኩሪቲ/
ደህንነት/ጥበቃ
The area where passengers and their belongings are checked for prohibited items.
ተጓዦች እና እቃዎቻቸው የተከለከሉ ነገሮች እንዳይኖሩባቸው የሚመረመሩበት ቦታ።
Examples
"Security checks are mandatory for all passengers."
Departure
/ዲፓርቸር/
መነሻ
The act of leaving a place, especially to start a journey.
ከአንድ ቦታ መነሳት፣ በተለይም ጉዞ ለመጀመር።
Examples
"Check the departure board for your flight time."
Arrival
/አራይቫል/
መድረሻ
The act of reaching a place at the end of a journey.
በጉዞ ማብቂያ ላይ አንድ ቦታ የመድረስ ተግባር።
Examples
"Wait for your family in the arrivals hall."
Delay
/ዲሌይ/
መዘግየት
A situation in which something happens later than it should.
አንድ ነገር መሆን ካለበት ጊዜ ዘግይቶ የሚከሰትበት ሁኔታ።
Examples
"There is a two-hour delay due to bad weather."
Cancel
/ካንሰል/
መሰረዝ
To decide that a planned event or flight will not take place.
የታቀደ በረራ እንዳይደረግ መወሰን።
Examples
"The airline had to cancel the flight because of the strike."
Boarding
/ቦርዲንግ/
መሳፈር
The process of getting on an aircraft.
ወደ አውሮፕላን የመግባት ሂደት።
Examples
"Boarding will start in fifteen minutes."
Seat
/ሲት/
ወንበር
A place for sitting, especially one in an aircraft.
የመቀመጫ ቦታ፣ በተለይም በአውሮፕላን ውስጥ።
Examples
"Please find your seat and fasten your seatbelt."
Window seat
/ዊንዶው ሲት/
የመስኮት ወንበር
A seat positioned next to a window on an aircraft.
በአውሮፕላን ውስጥ ከመስኮት አጠገብ ያለ ወንበር።
Examples
"I love the window seat because I can see the clouds."
Aisle seat
/አይል ሲት/
የመተላለፊያ ወንበር
A seat positioned next to the walkway in an aircraft.
በአውሮፕላን ውስጥ ከመተላለፊያ መንገዱ አጠገብ ያለ ወንበር።
Examples
"I prefer an aisle seat so I can get up easily."
Pilot
/ፓይለት/
አብራሪ
A person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft.
የአውሮፕላን በረራን የሚቆጣጠር ሰው።
Examples
"The pilot announced that we reached cruising altitude."
Flight attendant
/ፍላይት አቴንዳንት/
አስተናጋጅ
A person who attends to the needs of passengers on an aircraft.
በአውሮፕላን ውስጥ የተጓዦችን ፍላጎት የሚያሟላ ሰው።
Examples
"The flight attendant served drinks and snacks."
Passenger
/ፓሴንጀር/
ተጓዥ
A traveler on a public or private conveyance other than the driver or crew.
ከአብራሪው ወይም ከሰራተኞች ውጭ ያለ ማንኛውም ተጓዥ።
Examples
"Every passenger must show their ID."
Airline
/ኤርላይን/
የአየር መንገድ
A company that provides regular services for carrying passengers or goods by air.
በአየር የመጓጓዣ አገልግሎት የሚሰጥ ድርጅት።
Examples
"Ethiopian Airlines is the largest airline in Africa."
Reservation
/ሬዘርቬሽን/
ቦታ ማስያዝ
An arrangement to have something kept for a person's use.
አንድን ነገር ለሰው አገልግሎት እንዲቆይ የማድረግ ዝግጅት።
Examples
"I made a reservation for a flight to Addis Ababa."
Connection
/ኮኔክሽን/
ተያያዥ በረራ
A flight that leaves after another one arrives, used to complete a journey.
ከመጀመሪያው በረራ በኋላ የሚቀጥል የጉዞ ክፍል የሆነ በረራ።
Examples
"I have a short connection in Dubai."
Layover
/ሌይ ኦቨር/
ቆይታ
A period of waiting between flights at an airport.
በበረራዎች መካከል በአውሮፕላን ማረፊያ የሚደረግ የቆይታ ጊዜ።
Examples
"We have a six-hour layover in Istanbul."
Direct
/ዳይሬክት/
ቀጥታ
A flight that does not involve a change of aircraft.
አውሮፕላን መቀየርን የማይጠይቅ በረራ።
Examples
"Is there a direct flight to Washington?"
Non-stop
/ኖን ስቶፕ/
ያለ ማቆሚያ
A flight that goes from origin to destination without landing.
ሳይቆም ከመነሻ እስከ መድረሻ የሚሄድ በረራ።
Examples
"It is a non-stop flight from New York to London."
Destination
/ዴስቲኔሽን/
መድረሻ
The place to which someone or something is going.
አንድ ሰው ወይም ነገር የሚሄድበት ቦታ።
Examples
"What is your final destination?"
Origin
/ኦሪጅን/
መነሻ
The point or place where something begins or arises.
አንድ ነገር የሚጀምርበት ነጥብ ወይም ቦታ።
Examples
"The flight's origin was Nairobi."
Transit
/ትራንዚት/
ትራንዚት/ማለፊያ
The carrying of people or goods from one place to another.
ሰዎችን ወይም እቃዎችን ከአንድ ቦታ ወደ ሌላ የማጓጓዝ ሂደት።
Examples
"We are in transit to Japan."
Visa
/ቪዛ/
ቪዛ
An endorsement on a passport indicating that the holder is allowed to enter a country.
አንድ ሰው ወደ ሌላ ሀገር እንዲገባ የሚሰጥ ፈቃድ።
Examples
"Do I need a visa for China?"
ID
/አይ ዲ/
መታወቂያ
Identification document.
የማንነት መታወቂያ ሰነድ።
Examples
"Please show your photo ID."
Document
/ዶክመንት/
ሰነድ
A piece of written, printed, or electronic matter that provides information or evidence.
መረጃ ወይም ማስረጃ የሚሰጥ ጽሁፍ ወይም ሰነድ።
Examples
"Check all your travel documents before leaving."
Counter
/ካውንተር/
ጠረጴዛ/መቀበያ
A long flat-topped fixture in a shop, bank, or airport at which business is conducted.
በአውሮፕላን ማረፊያ ውስጥ አገልግሎት የሚሰጥበት ጠረጴዛ።
Examples
"Go to the check-in counter."
Agent
/ኤጀንት/
ወኪል/ሰራተኛ
A person who acts on behalf of another person or group.
ሌላን አካል ወክሎ የሚሰራ ሰው።
Examples
"The gate agent checked my passport."
Weight
/ዌይት/
ክብደት
A body's relative mass or the quantity of matter contained by it.
የአንድ ነገር ክብደት መጠን።
Examples
"What is the maximum weight for luggage?"
Limit
/ሊሚት/
ገደብ
A point or level beyond which something does not or may not extend or pass.
አንድ ነገር ሊያልፍ የማይገባው ገደብ።
Examples
"There is a 20kg weight limit."
Excess
/ኤክሰስ/
ትርፍ/ጭማሪ
An amount of something that is more than necessary or allowed.
ከሚፈለገው ወይም ከሚፈቀደው በላይ የሆነ መጠን።
Examples
"I had to pay for excess baggage."
Fee
/ፊ/
ክፍያ
A payment made to a professional person or public body in exchange for advice or services.
ለአገልግሎት የሚከፈል ክፍያ።
Examples
"The excess baggage fee was quite expensive."
Upgrade
/አፕግሬድ/
ደረጃ ማሳደግ
To move to a higher category or class of service.
ወደ ተሻለ የአገልግሎት ደረጃ መቀየር።
Examples
"I got an upgrade to Business Class."
Economy
/ኢኮኖሚ/
ኢኮኖሚ (መደበኛ ደረጃ)
The cheapest class of air travel.
ርካሹ የአውሮፕላን ጉዞ ደረጃ።
Examples
"I usually travel in economy class."
Business
/ቢዝነስ/
ቢዝነስ (ከፍተኛ ደረጃ)
A class of air travel that is more expensive than economy.
ከኢኮኖሚ የተሻለ እና ውድ የሆነ የጉዞ ደረጃ።
Examples
"Business class seats are very comfortable."
First Class
/ፈርስት ክላስ/
የመጀመሪያ ደረጃ
The most luxurious and expensive travel class on an aircraft.
በጣም ውድ እና ምቹ የሆነው የአውሮፕላን የጉዞ ደረጃ።
Examples
"First class passengers board first."
Tag
/ታግ/
መለያ
A label attached to someone or something for identification or other information.
ለመለየት በሻንጣ ላይ የሚለጠፍ መለያ።
Examples
"Make sure your suitcase has a name tag."
Scale
/ስኬል/
ሚዛን
An instrument for weighing.
ክብደት ለመለካት የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።
Examples
"Put your bag on the scale, please."
Heavy
/ሄቪ/
ከባድ
Of great weight; difficult to lift or move.
ከፍተኛ ክብደት ያለው።
Examples
"Your bag is too heavy."
Fragile
/ፍራጃይል/
ተሰባሪ
Easily broken or damaged.
በቀላሉ ሊሰበር ወይም ሊበላሽ የሚችል ነገር።
Examples
"The agent put a fragile sticker on my bag."
Trolley
/ትሮሊ/
ጋሪ
A small vehicle with wheels that can be pushed or pulled by hand and is used for carrying luggage.
ሻንጣዎችን ለመጫን የሚያገለግል ባለጎማ ጋሪ።
Examples
"I need a trolley for these heavy bags."
Carousel
/ካሮሴል/
የሻንጣ ማከፋፈያ
A moving belt from which arriving passengers collect their luggage.
ተጓዦች ሻንጣዎቻቸውን የሚቀበሉበት ተንቀሳቃሽ ቀበቶ።
Examples
"Our bags are on carousel number five."
Baggage claim
/ባጌጅ ክሌይም/
ሻንጣ መቀበያ
The area in an airport where arriving passengers collect luggage that has been carried in the hold of the aircraft.
ተጓዦች ከአውሮፕላን የወረዱ ሻንጣዎችን የሚቀበሉበት ቦታ።
Examples
"I'll meet you at baggage claim."
Lost and found
/ሎስት ኤንድ ፋውንድ/
የጠፋ እና የተገኘ
The place where lost items are kept.
የጠፉ እቃዎች ተቀምጠው የሚገኙበት ቦታ።
Examples
"I left my phone; I should check the lost and found."
Information
/ኢንፎርሜሽን/
መረጃ
Facts provided or learned about something or someone.
ስለ አንድ ነገር ወይም ሰው የሚሰጥ እውነታ/መረጃ።
Examples
"Go to the information desk for help."
Lounge
/ላውንጅ/
ማረፊያ ክፍለ
A public room in an airport for waiting in comfort.
በምቾት ለመጠበቅ የሚያገለግል ክፍል በኤርፖርት ውስጥ።
Examples
"I'll wait for the flight in the airline lounge."
Duty-free
/ዲዩቲ ፍሪ/
ከቀረጥ ነፃ
Goods that are exempt from the payment of certain local or national taxes.
ከቀረጥ ነፃ የሚሸጡ ዕቃዎች።
Examples
"I bought perfume at the duty-free shop."
Tax-free
/ታክስ ፍሪ/
ከቀረጥ ነፃ
Free from taxes.
ቀረጥ የማይከፈልበት።
Examples
"Is this watch tax-free?"
Shop
/ሾፕ/
ሱቅ
A place for the retail sale of goods and services.
ዕቃዎች የሚሸጡበት ቦታ።
Examples
"The gift shop is near the gate."
Restaurant
/ሬስቶራንት/
ምግብ ቤት
A place where people pay to sit and eat meals that are cooked and served on the premises.
ምግብ ተሰርቶ የሚቀርብበት ቦታ።
Examples
"Let's eat at the restaurant before we fly."
Restroom
/ሬስትሩም/
ሽንት ቤት
A room in a public building for washing and using the toilet.
በሕዝብ ሕንፃ ውስጥ ያለ መታጠቢያ እና መጸዳጃ ቤት።
Examples
"Where is the nearest restroom?"
Elevator
/ኤሌቬተር/
ሊፍት
A platform or compartment housed in a shaft for raising and lowering people or things to different levels.
ሰዎችን ወደ ላይ እና ወደ ታች የሚያመላልስ መሣሪያ።
Examples
"Take the elevator to the second floor."
Escalator
/ኤስካሌተር/
ተንቀሳቃሽ ደረጃ
A moving staircase consisting of an endlessly circulating belt of steps.
ተንቀሳቃሽ ደረጃ።
Examples
"The escalator is next to the stairs."
Stairs
/ስቴርስ/
ደረጃ
A set of steps leading from one floor of a building to another.
ከአንድ ፎቅ ወደ ሌላው የሚያገናኝ ደረጃ።
Examples
"You can use the stairs if the lift is full."
Shuttle
/ሻትል/
አመላለሽ አውቶቡስ
A form of transport that travels regularly between two places.
በሁለት ቦታዎች መካከል የሚመላለስ ትራንስፖርት።
Examples
"The airport shuttle leaves every ten minutes."
Taxi
/ታክሲ/
ታክሲ
A motor vehicle licensed to transport passengers in return for payment of a fare.
ተሳፋሪዎችን በክፍያ የሚያጓጉዝ ተሽከርካሪ።
Examples
"We took a taxi from the airport."
Uber
/ዩበር/
ዩበር
A ride-sharing service.
በሞባይል መተግበሪያ የሚገኝ የትራንስፖርት አገልግሎት።
Examples
"I'll order an Uber to the terminal."
Bus
/ባስ/
አውቶቡስ
A large motor vehicle carrying passengers by road.
ተሳፋሪዎችን የሚጭን ትልቅ ተሽከርካሪ።
Examples
"The bus stops outside the airport."
Train
/ትሬይን/
ባቡር
A series of connected railway carriages or cars moved by a locomotive.
በሀዲድ ላይ የሚጓዝ የመጓጓዣ መሣሪያ።
Examples
"There is a fast train to the city center."
Metro
/ሜትሮ/
ባቡር (ከመሬት በታች)
An underground railway system in a city.
ከመሬት በታች ያለ የባቡር መስመር።
Examples
"The metro station is very close."
Parking
/ፓርኪንግ/
መኪና ማቆሚያ
A place where vehicles can be left.
መኪና የሚቆምበት ቦታ።
Examples
"Airport parking is very expensive."
Garage
/ጋራጅ/
ጋራዥ/መኪና ማቆሚያ
A building or indoor area for parking or repairing motor vehicles.
መኪና የሚቆምበት ወይም የሚጠገንበት ህንፃ።
Examples
"The parking garage is full."
Rental
/ሬንታል/
ኪራይ
Something that is rented.
በኪራይ የሚገኝ ነገር።
Examples
"We got a rental car at the airport."
Map
/ማፕ/
ካርታ
A diagrammatic representation of an area of land.
የአንድ ቦታ የመሬት አቀማመጥ የሚያሳይ ስዕላዊ መግለጫ።
Examples
"Use the map to find your terminal."
Sign
/ሳይን/
ምልክት
A notice or object that gives information or instructions.
መረጃ ወይም መመሪያ የሚሰጥ ምልክት።
Examples
"Follow the exit signs."
Announcement
/አናውንስመንት/
ማስታወቂያ
A formal public statement about a fact, occurrence, or intention.
በይፋ የሚሰጥ መረጃ ወይም መግለጫ።
Examples
"Listen to the boarding announcement."
Speaker
/ስፒከር/
ድምፅ ማጉያ
A device that converts electrical signals into sounds.
ድምፅን የሚያጎላ መሣሪያ።
Examples
"The speaker in the terminal is very loud."
Screen
/ስክሪን/
ስክሪን/መመልከቻ
A flat surface on which pictures or information are displayed.
መረጃዎች የሚታዩበት ጠፍጣፋ ገጽ።
Examples
"Look at the screen for flight information."
Schedule
/ስኬጁል/
የጊዜ ሰሌዳ
A plan for carrying out a process or procedure, giving lists of intended events and times.
የድርጊቶች እና የጊዜያት ዝርዝር መርሐግብር።
Examples
"The flight schedule has changed."
Time
/ታይም/
ሰዓት
The indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future.
የጊዜ መለኪያ።
Examples
"What time does the plane land?"
Local
/ሎካል/
አካባቢያዊ
Relating or restricted to a particular area or one's neighborhood.
ከአንድ የተወሰነ አካባቢ ጋር የተያያዘ።
Examples
"Set your watch to the local time."
International
/ኢንተርናሽናል/
ዓለም አቀፍ
Existing, occurring, or carried on between two or more nations.
በሁለት ወይም ከዚያ በላይ በሆኑ ሀገራት መካከል ያለ።
Examples
"The international terminal is large."
Domestic
/ዶሜስቲክ/
የሀገር ውስጥ
Existing or occurring within a particular country.
በአንድ ሀገር ውስጥ ብቻ ያለ።
Examples
"The domestic flight leaves from Terminal 1."
Zone
/ዞን/
ዞን/ክፍል
An area or stretch of land having a particular characteristic, purpose, or use.
ለተወሰነ ዓላማ የተለየ ቦታ ወይም ክልል።
Examples
"Wait in your boarding zone."
Group
/ግሩፕ/
ቡድን
A number of people or things that are located close together or are considered or classed together.
አንድ ላይ የተሰባሰቡ ሰዎች ወይም ነገሮች።
Examples
"Boarding Group A, please step forward."
Row
/ሮው/
ረድፍ
A number of people or things in a more or less straight line.
በትይዩ የተቀመጡ ነገሮች ወይም ሰዎች ዝርዝር።
Examples
"I am sitting in row 15."
Number
/ነምበር/
ቁጥር
An arithmetical value, expressed by a word, symbol, or figure.
አንድን መጠን ለመግለጽ የሚያገለግል ምልክት።
Examples
"What is your flight number?"
Alphabet
/አልፋቤት/
ፊደል
A set of letters or symbols in a fixed order.
በተወሰነ ቅደም ተከተል የተቀመጡ ፊደላት።
Examples
"The seats are labeled with letters of the alphabet."
Priority
/ፕራዮሪቲ/
ቅድሚያ
The fact or condition of being regarded or treated as more important.
ከሌላው አስቀድሞ የመስተናገድ ሁኔታ።
Examples
"Priority boarding is for business class."
Pre-boarding
/ፕሪ ቦርዲንግ/
ከመሳፈር በፊት
The period before general boarding starts.
ጠቅላላ የመሳፈር ሂደት ከመጀመሩ በፊት ያለው ጊዜ።
Examples
"Pre-boarding is available for families with children."
Assistance
/አሲስታንስ/
እርዳታ
The action of helping someone with a job or task.
አንድን ሰው የመርዳት ተግባር።
Examples
"I need special assistance for my grandmother."
Wheelchair
/ዊልቼር/
ተሽከርካሪ ወንበር
A chair fitted with wheels for use as a means of transport by a person who is unable to walk.
መራመድ ለማይችሉ ሰዎች የሚያገለግል ተሽከርካሪ ወንበር።
Examples
"The airport provides wheelchair service."
Stroller
/ስትሮለር/
የህፃናት ጋሪ
A chair on wheels in which a baby or young child is pushed along.
ህፃናት የሚገፉበት ባለጎማ ወንበር።
Examples
"You can take the stroller to the gate."
Pet
/ፔት/
የቤት እንስሳ
A domestic or tamed animal kept for companionship or pleasure.
ለምቾት ወይም ለጓደኝነት የሚቀመጥ የቤት እንስሳ።
Examples
"Are pets allowed on this flight?"
Carrier
/ካሪየር/
መያዣ/አጓጓዥ
A person or thing that carries, holds, or conveys something.
አንድን ነገር የሚይዝ ወይም የሚያጓጉዝ ነገር።
Examples
"Put the cat in the travel carrier."
Kennel
/ኬነል/
የእንስሳት ቤት/መያዣ
A small shelter for a dog or cat.
ለእንስሳት የሚሆን ትንሽ መሸሸጊያ።
Examples
"The dog must stay in the kennel."
Liquid
/ሊኩይድ/
ፈሳሽ
A substance that flows freely but is of constant volume.
እንደ ውሃ ያለ የሚፈስ ነገር።
Examples
"No liquids over 100ml are allowed."
Gel
/ጄል/
ጄል
A jelly-like substance.
እንደ ጄሊ ያለ ነገር።
Examples
"Hair gel must be in a small container."
Paste
/ፔስት/
ለጥፍ/ክሬም
A thick, soft, moist substance.
ወፍራም እና ለስላሳ የሆነ ነገር (ለምሳሌ የጥርስ ሳሙና)።
Examples
"Toothpaste is considered a paste."
Sharp
/ሻርፕ/
ስል/ሹል
Having an edge or point that is able to cut or pierce something.
ሊቆርጥ ወይም ሊወጋ የሚችል ስለት።
Examples
"Sharp objects are not allowed in carry-ons."
Knife
/ናይፍ/
ቢላዋ
An instrument composed of a blade fixed into a handle, used for cutting.
ለመቁረጥ የሚያገለግል ስለት።
Examples
"You cannot take a knife on the plane."
Scissors
/ሲዘርስ/
መቀስ
An instrument used for cutting cloth, paper, and other thin material.
ጨርቅ ወይም ወረቀት ለመቁረጥ የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።
Examples
"Pack your scissors in the checked bag."
Lighter
/ላይተር/
ላይተር/ኩራዝ
A device for producing a small flame.
እሳት ለማቀጣጠል የሚያገለግል ትንሽ መሣሪያ።
Examples
"Lighters are often restricted."
Match
/ማች/
ክብሪት
A short, slender piece of wood or cardboard used for starting a fire.
እሳት ለማንደድ የሚያገለግል እንጨት።
Examples
"Don't carry matches in your pocket."
Battery
/ባተሪ/
ባተሪ
A container consisting of one or more cells, used as a source of power.
የኃይል ምንጭ ሆኖ የሚያገለግል ዕቃ።
Examples
"Lithium batteries must be in carry-on bags."
Device
/ዲቫይስ/
መሣሪያ
A thing made or adapted for a particular purpose, especially a piece of mechanical or electronic equipment.
ለተወሰነ ተግባር ተብሎ የተሰራ የኤሌክትሮኒክስ መሣሪያ።
Examples
"Turn off your electronic devices."
Laptop
/ላፕቶፕ/
ላፕቶፕ ኮምፒውተር
A computer that is portable and suitable for use while traveling.
ተንቀሳቃሽ ኮምፒውተር።
Examples
"Take your laptop out of its bag at security."
Tablet
/ታብሌት/
ታብሌት
A portable computer with a touchscreen interface.
በንክኪ የሚሰራ ተንቀሳቃሽ ኮምፒውተር።
Examples
"I watched a movie on my tablet."
Phone
/ፎን/
ስልክ
A telephone, especially a mobile phone.
ተንቀሳቃሽ ስልክ።
Examples
"Put your phone on airplane mode."
Camera
/ካሜራ/
ካሜራ
A device for recording visual images in the form of photographs, film, or video signals.
ምስል ለመቅረጽ የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።
Examples
"I took many pictures with my camera."
Charger
/ቻርጀር/
ቻርጀር/መሙያ
A device for charging a battery or battery-powered equipment.
የኤሌክትሮኒክስ ዕቃዎችን ኃይል ለመሙላት የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።
Examples
"I forgot my phone charger."
Adapter
/አዳፕተር/
አዳፕተር/መጋጠሚያ
A device for connecting pieces of equipment that cannot be connected directly.
የኤሌክትሪክ መሣሪያዎችን ለማገናኘት የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።
Examples
"You need a travel adapter for European plugs."
Plug
/ፕላግ/
ሶኬት/መሰኪያ
A device for making an electrical connection.
የኤሌክትሪክ ግንኙነት ለመፍጠር የሚያገለግል መሰኪያ።
Examples
"The plug doesn't fit in the wall."
Bin
/ቢን/
ቅርጫት/መያዣ
A container for waste or for putting items in during security checks.
ቆሻሻ ወይም ዕቃዎች የሚቀመጡበት መያዣ።
Examples
"Put your shoes in the grey bin."
Scanner
/ስካነር/
ስካነር/መርማሪ
A device that scans documents or objects.
ሰነዶችን ወይም ዕቃዎችን የሚመረምር መሣሪያ።
Examples
"The luggage goes through the X-ray scanner."
X-ray
/ኤክስ ሬይ/
ኤክስ ሬይ/ራጅ
A form of high-energy electromagnetic radiation.
የራጅ ምርመራ።
Examples
"The X-ray shows what is inside your bag."
Metal detector
/ሜታል ዲቴክተር/
ብረት መፈለጊያ
An electronic instrument that detects the presence of metal nearby.
ብረት መኖሩን የሚለይ የኤሌክትሮኒክ መሣሪያ።
Examples
"Walk through the metal detector."
Pat-down
/ፓት ዳውን/
በእጅ መፈተሽ
A physical search of a person for hidden weapons or items.
አንድን ሰው በሰውነት ላይ በመንካት የሚደረግ ፍተሻ።
Examples
"If the alarm sounds, you might get a pat-down."
Search
/ሰርች/
ፍተሻ
To look through or examine in order to find something.
አንድን ነገር ለማግኘት መፈለግ ወይም መመርመር።
Examples
"The officer will search your luggage."
Belt
/ቤልት/
ቀበቶ
A strip of leather or other material worn around the waist.
በወገብ ላይ የሚታሰር ቀበቶ።
Examples
"Please remove your belt at security."
Shoes
/ሹዝ/
ጫማ
Coverings for the feet, typically made of leather.
የእግር መሸፈኛ ጫማ።
Examples
"Do I need to take off my shoes?"
Jacket
/ጃኬት/
ጃኬት
An outer garment extending either to the waist or the hips.
ከላይ የሚደረብ ልብስ።
Examples
"Put your jacket in the bin."
/ፖኬት/
ኪስ
A small pouch in a garment.
በልብስ ላይ ያለ ትንሽ ከረጢት/ኪስ።
Examples
"Empty your pockets, please."
Coin
/ኮይን/
ሳንቲም
A flat, round piece of metal used as money.
ከብረት የተሰራ ገንዘብ (ሳንቲም)።
Examples
"Coins can set off the metal detector."
Watch
/ዎች/
ሰዓት
A small timepiece worn on the wrist.
በእጅ ላይ የሚታሰር ሰዓት።
Examples
"Remove your watch before the scan."
Jewelry
/ጁለሪ/
ጌጣጌጥ
Personal ornaments, such as necklaces, rings, or bracelets.
እንደ የአንገት ሀብል፣ ቀለበት ያሉ ጌጣጌጦች።
Examples
"Gold jewelry is very valuable."
Key
/ኪ/
ቁልፍ
A small piece of shaped metal used for opening or closing a lock.
መቆለፊያ ለመክፈት የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።
Examples
"Don't leave your keys in your pocket."
Wallet
/ዋሌት/
የኪስ ቦርሳ
A pocket-sized flat folding case for holding money and cards.
ገንዘብ እና ካርዶች የሚቀመጡበት ትንሽ ቦርሳ።
Examples
"He kept his boarding pass in his wallet."
Purse
/ፐርስ/
የሴት ቦርሳ
A small bag used especially by a woman to carry everyday personal items.
ሴቶች የሚይዙት ትንሽ ቦርሳ።
Examples
"She has her passport in her purse."
Binoculars
/ባይኖኩለርስ/
አጉሊ መነጽር
An optical instrument with a lens for each eye, used for viewing distant objects.
ሩቅ ያለን ነገር ለማየት የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።
Examples
"I brought binoculars to see the view."
Telescope
/ቴሌስኮፕ/
ቴሌስኮፕ/ርቀት መመልከቻ
An optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer.
ሩቅ ያሉ ነገሮችን አቅርቦ ለማየት የሚረዳ መሣሪያ።
Examples
"The pilot uses advanced equipment."
Blanket
/ብላንኬት/
ብርድ ልብስ
A large piece of woolen or similar material used as a covering for warmth.
ለመሞቅ የሚለበስ ወፍራም ጨርቅ።
Examples
"Ask the attendant for a blanket."
Pillow
/ፒሎው/
ትራስ
A rectangular cloth bag stuffed with feathers or other soft materials, used to support the head when lying down.
ራስን ለመደገፍ የሚያገለግል ለስላሳ ነገር።
Examples
"The airline provided a small pillow."
Sleep
/ስሊፕ/
መተኛት
A condition of body and mind that typically recurs for several hours every night.
የእንቅልፍ ሁኔታ።
Examples
"I tried to sleep during the flight."
Mask
/ማስክ/
ጭንብል/ማስክ
A covering for all or part of the face.
ፊትን ለመሸፈን የሚያገለግል ነገር።
Examples
"The oxygen mask will drop if pressure changes."
Earplugs
/ኢርፕላግስ/
የጆሮ መክደኛ
A piece of soft material that is placed in the ear to keep out noise.
ጩኸት ለመቀነስ ጆሮ ውስጥ የሚገባ ነገር።
Examples
"Earplugs help me sleep on planes."
Headphones
/ሄድፎንስ/
ጆሮ ማዳመጫ
A pair of earphones joined by a band placed over the head.
ድምፅ ለመስማት በጆሮ ላይ የሚደረግ መሣሪያ።
Examples
"You can use headphones to watch the movie."
Movie
/ሙቪ/
ፊልም
A story or event recorded by a camera as a set of moving images.
ተንቀሳቃሽ ምስል (ፊልም)።
Examples
"Which movie is playing on this flight?"
Music
/ሙዚክ/
ሙዚቃ
Vocal or instrumental sounds combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion.
የዜማ ድምፅ።
Examples
"I listened to music on the plane."
Game
/ጌም/
ጨዋታ
A form of play or sport, especially a competitive one.
የመዝናኛ ጨዋታ።
Examples
"The kids played a game on their tablets."
Wi-Fi
/ዋይ ፋይ/
ዋይ ፋይ
A facility allowing computers, smartphones, or other devices to connect to the internet.
የኢንተርኔት ግንኙነት።
Examples
"Is there free Wi-Fi in the airport?"
Magazine
/ማጋዚን/
መጽሔት
A periodical publication containing articles and illustrations.
ጽሁፎችን እና ስዕሎችን የያዘ ህትመት።
Examples
"I read an inflight magazine."
Newspaper
/ኒውስፔፐር/
ጋዜጣ
A printed publication containing news, feature articles, and advertisements.
ዜናዎችን የያዘ ህትመት።
Examples
"The flight attendant offered a newspaper."
Book
/ቡክ/
መጽሐፍ
A written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together.
ለንባብ የተዘጋጀ የታተመ ሰነድ።
Examples
"I am reading a book about history."
Pen
/ፔን/
ብዕር/ስክሪብቶ
An instrument for writing or drawing with ink.
በቀለም ለመጻፍ የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።
Examples
"Can I borrow a pen to fill out this form?"
Form
/ፎርም/
ቅጽ
A document with blank spaces for admission of required information.
መረጃ የሚሞላበት ወረቀት።
Examples
"Fill out the customs declaration form."
Declaration
/ዴክላሬሽን/
መግለጫ/ማስታወቂያ
A formal or explicit statement or announcement.
ስለያዙት ዕቃ የሚሰጥ ይፋዊ መግለጫ።
Examples
"Do you have anything to declare?"
Item
/አይተም/
ዕቃ/ነገር
An individual article or unit, especially one that is part of a list.
አንድ የተወሰነ ዕቃ።
Examples
"How many items are in your bag?"
Value
/ቫልዩ/
ዋጋ/ጥቅም
The regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something.
የአንድ ነገር ዋጋ ወይም ጥቅም።
Examples
"What is the total value of your goods?"
Currency
/ከረንሲ/
የገንዘብ አይነት
A system of money in general use in a particular country.
በአንድ ሀገር ውስጥ የሚያገለግል የገንዘብ አይነት።
Examples
"The local currency is the Birr."
Exchange
/ኤክስቼንጅ/
ልውውጥ
The act of giving one thing and receiving another in return.
አንድን ነገር ሰጥቶ ሌላ መቀበል።
Examples
"Where can I exchange money?"
Money
/መኒ/
ገንዘብ
A current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes.
ለመገበያያነት የሚያገለግል ሳንቲም ወይም ኖት።
Examples
"I need some cash money for the taxi."
Cash
/ካሽ/
ጥሬ ገንዘብ
Money in coins or notes.
በእጅ ያለ ጥሬ ገንዘብ።
Examples
"Do you accept cash?"
Credit card
/ክሬዲት ካርድ/
ክሬዲት ካርድ
A small plastic card issued by a bank, allowing the holder to purchase goods on credit.
በባንክ የሚሰጥ የክፍያ ካርድ።
Examples
"I paid for the ticket with a credit card."
Debit card
/ዴቢት ካርድ/
ዴቢት ካርድ
A card allowing the holder to transfer money electronically from their bank account.
ከባንክ ሂሳብ ላይ በቀጥታ የሚከፈልበት ካርድ።
Examples
"You can use your debit card at the ATM."
ATM
/ኤ ቲ ኤም/
ገንዘብ መውጫ
Automated Teller Machine.
ገንዘብ በካርድ የሚወጣበት መሣሪያ።
Examples
"Is there an ATM nearby?"
Bank
/ባንክ/
ባንክ
A financial establishment that invests money deposited by customers.
የገንዘብ ተቋም።
Examples
"I need to go to the bank."
Takeoff
/ቴክ ኦፍ/
መነሳት
The action of becoming airborne.
አውሮፕላን ከመሬት ተነስቶ ወደ አየር የሚገባበት ሂደት።
Examples
"The takeoff was very fast."
Landing
/ላንዲንግ/
ማረፍ
The action of coming to the ground after a flight.
አውሮፕላን ከአየር ወደ መሬት የሚወርድበት ሂደት።
Examples
"The landing was smooth."
Runway
/ራንዌይ/
የአውሮፕላን መንገድ
A strip of hard ground where aircraft take off and land.
አውሮፕላኖች የሚነሱበት እና የሚያርፉበት መንገድ።
Examples
"The plane is waiting on the runway."
Tarmac
/ታርማክ/
አስፋልት (የኤርፖርት)
The area at an airport where aircraft park or move.
አውሮፕላኖች የሚቆሙበት ወይም የሚንቀሳቀሱበት አስፋልት።
Examples
"We walked across the tarmac to the plane."
Taxiing
/ታክሲይንግ/
በመሬት ላይ መንቀሳቀስ
The movement of an aircraft on the ground under its own power.
አውሮፕላን ከመነሳቱ በፊት በመሬት ላይ የሚያደርገው እንቅስቃሴ።
Examples
"The plane is taxiing to the gate."
Ascent
/አሰንት/
መውጣት
The act of rising upward.
ወደ ላይ የመውጣት ሂደት።
Examples
"The steep ascent made my ears pop."
Descent
/ዲሰንት/
መውረድ
An act of moving downwards.
ወደ ታች የመውረድ ሂደት።
Examples
"The pilot started the descent to the airport."
Altitude
/አልቲቲዩድ/
ከፍታ
The height of an object in relation to sea level or ground level.
ከመሬት ወይም ከባህር ወለል በላይ ያለው ከፍታ።
Examples
"We are flying at an altitude of 30,000 feet."
Speed
/ስፒድ/
ፍጥነት
The rate at which someone or something is able to move.
የእንቅስቃሴ ፍጥነት።
Examples
"What is the speed of this aircraft?"
Distance
/ዲስታንስ/
ርቀት
An amount of space between two things or people.
በሁለት ቦታዎች መካከል ያለ ርቀት።
Examples
"The distance to London is very long."
Mile
/ማይል/
ማይል
A unit of linear measure equal to 1,609 meters.
የመስመራዊ ርቀት መለኪያ (1,609 ሜትር)።
Examples
"We flew many miles today."
Kilometer
/ኪሎሜትር/
ኪሎሜትር
A metric unit of measurement equal to 1,000 meters.
1,000 ሜትር።
Examples
"The destination is 500 kilometers away."
Turbulence
/ተርቡላንስ/
የአየር መናወጥ
Violent or unsteady movement of air or water.
በአየር ላይ የሚከሰት የአውሮፕላን መናወጥ።
Examples
"Please remain seated during turbulence."
Storm
/ስቶርም/
ማዕበል
A violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.
ኃይለኛ ንፋስ እና ዝናብ ያለበት የአየር ሁኔታ።
Examples
"The flight was delayed by a storm."
Weather
/ዌዘር/
የአየር ሁኔታ
The state of the atmosphere at a place and time.
የአካባቢው አየር ሁኔታ።
Examples
"The weather in Addis is beautiful."
Cloud
/ክላውድ/
ደመና
A visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere.
በአየር ላይ የሚንሳፈፍ ደመና።
Examples
"We are flying above the clouds."
Sky
/ስካይ/
ሰማይ
The region of the atmosphere and outer space seen from the earth.
ከመሬት በላይ የሚታየው ሰፊ ክፍል (ሰማይ)።
Examples
"The sky is blue today."
Wing
/ዊንግ/
ክንፍ
A rigid horizontal structure that projects from both sides of an aircraft.
የአውሮፕላን ክንፍ።
Examples
"I can see the wing from my seat."
Engine
/ኤንጂን/
ሞተር
A machine with moving parts that converts power into motion.
ኃይልን ወደ እንቅስቃሴ የሚቀይር መሣሪያ (ሞተር)።
Examples
"The airplane has four engines."
Tail
/ቴይል/
ጅራት
The rear part of an aircraft.
የአውሮፕላን የኋላ ክፍል (ጅራት)።
Examples
"The airline logo is on the tail."
Nose
/ኖውዝ/
አፍንጫ/የፊት ክፍል
The front part of an aircraft.
የአውሮፕላን የፊት ክፍል (አፍንጫ)።
Examples
"The nose of the plane points forward."
Door
/ዶር/
በር
A hinged, sliding, or revolving barrier at the entrance to a building, room, or vehicle.
መግቢያ በር።
Examples
"Close the cabin door, please."
Exit
/ኤግዚት/
መውጫ
A way out of a building, room, or vehicle.
ከአንድ ቦታ መውጫ መንገድ።
Examples
"Know where the nearest exit is."
Emergency
/ኢመርጀንሲ/
አስቸኳይ ሁኔታ
A serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action.
አፋጣኝ እርምጃ የሚጠይቅ አደገኛ ሁኔታ።
Examples
"In case of emergency, use the slide."
Vest
/ቬስት/
ወገብ ማሰሪያ/አልባሳት
A life vest used for safety.
የሕይወት አድን ልብስ (ቬስት)።
Examples
"The life vest is under your seat."
Slide
/ስላይድ/
ተንሸራታች
An emergency exit slide.
በአስቸኳይ ጊዜ ከአውሮፕላን ለመውረድ የሚያገለግል ተንሸራታች።
Examples
"The emergency slide inflated quickly."
Raft
/ራፍት/
የውሃ ላይ ታንኳ
A flat buoyant structure used for floating on water.
በውሃ ላይ ለመንሳፈፍ የሚያገለግል ታንኳ።
Examples
"Life rafts are available for water landings."
Crew
/ክሩ/
የአውሮፕላን ሰራተኞች
The group of people who work on and operate an aircraft.
በአውሮፕላን ውስጥ የሚሰሩ ሰራተኞች።
Examples
"The flight crew is very professional."
Captain
/ካፕቴን/
ካፒቴን
The person in command of an aircraft.
የአውሮፕላኑ ዋና አዛዥ (አብራሪ)።
Examples
"The captain has 20 years of experience."
Co-pilot
/ኮ ፓይለት/
ረዳት አብራሪ
A second pilot in an aircraft.
ረዳት አውሮፕላን አብራሪ።
Examples
"The co-pilot assisted with the landing."
Purser
/ፐርሰር/
ዋና አስተናጋጅ
The senior flight attendant on an aircraft.
በአውሮፕላን ውስጥ ያሉ አስተናጋጆች ኃላፊ።
Examples
"The purser manages the cabin crew."
Galley
/ጋሊ/
የአውሮፕላን ወጥ ቤት
The kitchen on an aircraft.
በአውሮፕላን ውስጥ ምግብ የሚዘጋጅበት ቦታ።
Examples
"The attendants are preparing food in the galley."
Lavatory
/ላቫቶሪ/
መጸዳጃ ቤት
A bathroom or toilet.
በአውሮፕላን ውስጥ ያለ ሽንት ቤት።
Examples
"The lavatory is located at the back."
Smoke
/ስሞክ/
ጭስ
The visible vapor and gases given off by a burning substance.
ከሚቃጠል ነገር የሚወጣ ጭስ።
Examples
"Smoking is prohibited on all flights."
Alarm
/አላርም/
ማስጠንቀቂያ
A warning sound.
የማስጠንቀቂያ ድምፅ።
Examples
"The smoke alarm went off."
Safety
/ሴፍቲ/
ደህንነት
The condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk, or injury.
ከአደጋ ነፃ የመሆን ሁኔታ።
Examples
"Your safety is our priority."
Instruction
/ኢንስትራክሽን/
መመሪያ
A direction or order.
አንድን ነገር እንዴት ማድረግ እንደሚቻል የሚሰጥ መመሪያ።
Examples
"Follow the safety instructions carefully."
Briefing
/ብሪፊንግ/
ገለጻ
A meeting for giving information or instructions.
መረጃ ለመስጠት የሚደረግ አጭር ገለጻ።
Examples
"Listen to the safety briefing."
Journey
/ጀርኒ/
ጉዞ
The act of traveling from one place to another.
ከአንድ ቦታ ወደ ሌላ ቦታ የመጓዝ ተግባር።
Examples
"Have a safe journey!"
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