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daily routine & life events

Daily Routine & Life Events

Core Vocabulary

Study the key terms, pronunciations, and Amharic translation contexts.

200 Words

Wake up

/ዌክ አፕ/

መንቃት

To stop sleeping

ከእንቅልፍ መነሳት

Examples

"I wake up at 6 AM."

Contextual Usage

Alarm

/አላርም/

ደወል

A device that wakes you up

የሚያነቃ ደወል

Examples

"The alarm rang loudly."

Contextual Usage

Stretch

/ስትሬች/

መለጠጥ

To extend your body

ሰውነትን መዘርጋት

Examples

"I stretch every morning."

Contextual Usage

Yawn

/ዮን/

ማዛጋት

To open the mouth wide when tired

ሲደክም አፍን ከፍቶ አየር መሳብ

Examples

"I yawn when I am tired."

Contextual Usage

Bed

/ቤድ/

አልጋ

Furniture for sleeping

ለመተኛት የሚያገለግል ቁሳቁስ

Examples

"I love my comfortable bed."

Contextual Usage

Sleepy

/ስሊፒ/

እንቅልፍ እንቅልፍ ማለት

Feeling tired

የመተኛት ስሜት መሰማት

Examples

"I feel sleepy after lunch."

Contextual Usage

Blanket

/ብላንኬት/

ብርድ ልብስ

A warm covering

ለሙቀት የሚለበስ ልብስ

Examples

"I use a thick blanket."

Contextual Usage

Pillow

/ፒሎው/

ትራስ

Support for the head in bed

ራስን ለመደገፍ የሚያገለግል

Examples

"The pillow is soft."

Contextual Usage

Morning

/ሞርኒንግ/

ጥዋት

Early part of the day

የቀኑ የመጀመሪያው ክፍል

Examples

"I like the morning air."

Contextual Usage

Dawn

/ዶን/

ንጋት

The first light of day

የቀኑ መጀመሪያ ብርሃን

Examples

"I wake up at dawn."

Contextual Usage

Shower

/ሻወር/

ሻወር

Washing the body

ሰውነትን መታጠብ

Examples

"I take a cold shower."

Contextual Usage

Soap

/ሶፕ/

ሳሙና

Substance used for washing

ለማጽዳት የሚያገለግል ነገር

Examples

"I use fragrant soap."

Contextual Usage

Shampoo

/ሻምፑ/

ሻምፑ

Soap for hair

የፀጉር ሳሙና

Examples

"I need more shampoo."

Contextual Usage

Towel

/ታውል/

ፎጣ

Cloth for drying

ሰውነትን ማድረቂያ ጨርቅ

Examples

"Use a dry towel."

Contextual Usage

Toothbrush

/ቱዝ ብራሽ/

የጥርስ ብሩሽ

Tool for cleaning teeth

ጥርስን ለማጽዳት የሚያገለግል

Examples

"Change your toothbrush often."

Contextual Usage

Toothpaste

/ቱዝ ፔስት/

የጥርስ ሳሙና

Cream for teeth

ለጥርስ የሚያገለግል ክሬም

Examples

"Put toothpaste on the brush."

Contextual Usage

Brush

/ብራሽ/

መቦረሽ

To clean with a tool

በብሩሽ ማጽዳት

Examples

"Brush your teeth twice."

Contextual Usage

Comb

/ኮምብ/

ማበጠሪያ

Tool for hair styling

ፀጉርን ለማስተካከል የሚያገለግል

Examples

"I lost my hair comb."

Contextual Usage

Hair

/ሄር/

ፀጉር

Thread-like growth on head

በራስ ላይ የሚበቅል

Examples

"My hair is black."

Contextual Usage

Face

/ፌስ/

ፊት

Front of the head

የጭንቅላት የፊት ክፍል

Examples

"Wash your face carefully."

Contextual Usage

Shave

/ሼቭ/

መላጨት

Removing hair with a razor

ፀጉርን በምላጭ ማስወገድ

Examples

"He shaves every morning."

Contextual Usage

Makeup

/ሜክ አፕ/

ሜክ አፕ

Cosmetics

መዋቢያዎች

Examples

"She puts on makeup."

Contextual Usage

Dress

/ድሬስ/

መልበስ

To put on clothes

ልብስ መልበስ

Examples

"I dress quickly."

Contextual Usage

Clothes

/ክሎዝ/

ልብሶች

Things people wear

ሰዎች የሚለብሷቸው ነገሮች

Examples

"I wear clean clothes."

Contextual Usage

Shoes

/ሹዝ/

ጫማዎች

Footwear

ለእግር የሚደረጉ ልብሶች

Examples

"Tie your shoes."

Contextual Usage

Socks

/ሶክስ/

ካልሲዎች

Foot coverings under shoes

ከጫማ በታች የሚደረጉ

Examples

"I have blue socks."

Contextual Usage

Shirt

/ሸርት/

ሸሚዝ

Top garment

ለላይ አካል የሚለበስ ልብስ

Examples

"Iron your shirt."

Contextual Usage

Pants

/ፓንትስ/

ሱሪ

Bottom garment

ለታች አካል የሚለበስ ልብስ

Examples

"These pants are tight."

Contextual Usage

Belt

/ቤልት/

ቀበቶ

Strap for the waist

ወገብ ላይ የሚታሰር

Examples

"I need a black belt."

Contextual Usage

Watch

/ዎች/

ሰዓት

Device to tell time

ጊዜን ለማየት የሚረዳ መሳሪያ

Examples

"Check your watch."

Contextual Usage

Breakfast

/ብሬክ ፋስት/

ቁርስ

First meal of the day

የቀኑ የመጀመሪያ ምግብ

Examples

"I eat eggs for breakfast."

Contextual Usage

Coffee

/ኮፊ/

ቡና

Hot caffeinated drink

የሚጠጣ የቡና ፍሬ ውጤት

Examples

"I drink black coffee."

Contextual Usage

Tea

/ቲ/

ሻይ

Drink from leaves

ከቅጠል የሚሰራ መጠጥ

Examples

"Would you like tea?"

Contextual Usage

Milk

/ሚልክ/

ወተት

White liquid from cows

ከላም የሚገኝ ነጭ ፈሳሽ

Examples

"Add milk to the tea."

Contextual Usage

Sugar

/ሹገር/

ስኳር

Sweet substance

ጣፋጭ ነገር

Examples

"Too much sugar is bad."

Contextual Usage

Cereal

/ሲሪያል/

እህል

Grain breakfast food

ለቁርስ የሚበላ የእህል አይነት

Examples

"I like cereal with milk."

Contextual Usage

Toast

/ቶስት/

የተቆላ ዳቦ

Sliced bread made brown by heat

በሙቀት የደረቀ ዳቦ

Examples

"Eat your toast while hot."

Contextual Usage

Butter

/ባተር/

ቅቤ

Fat from milk

ከወተት የሚወጣ ስብ

Examples

"Spread butter on bread."

Contextual Usage

Egg

/ኤግ/

እንቁላል

Bird product used for food

ከወፍ የሚገኝ ምግብ

Examples

"I boil an egg daily."

Contextual Usage

Fruit

/ፍሩት/

ፍራፍሬ

Healthy plant product

ጤናማ የዕፅዋት ውጤት

Examples

"Apples are my favorite fruit."

Contextual Usage

Kitchen

/ኪችን/

ወጥ ቤት

Room for cooking

ምግብ የሚሰራበት ክፍል

Examples

"The kitchen is clean."

Contextual Usage

Table

/ቴብል/

ጠረጴዛ

Furniture for eating or working

ለመብላት ወይም ለመስራት የሚያገለግል

Examples

"Set the table."

Contextual Usage

Chair

/ቼር/

ወንበር

Seat for one person

ለአንድ ሰው መቀመጫ

Examples

"Sit on the chair."

Contextual Usage

Clean

/ክሊን/

ማጽዳት

To remove dirt

ቆሻሻን ማስወገድ

Examples

"I clean my room."

Contextual Usage

Dishes

/ዲሽዝ/

ሳህኖች

Plates and bowls

ሳህኖችና ጎድጓዳዎች

Examples

"Wash the dishes."

Contextual Usage

Keys

/ኪዝ/

ቁልፎች

Tools to open locks

ቁልፍ መክፈቻዎች

Examples

"Don't lose your keys."

Contextual Usage

Bag

/ባግ/

ቦርሳ

Container for carrying things

ዕቃ መያዣ

Examples

"Put it in your bag."

Contextual Usage

Wallet

/ዋሌት/

የኪስ ቦርሳ

Holder for money

ገንዘብ መያዣ

Examples

"My wallet is empty."

Contextual Usage

Phone

/ፎን/

ስልክ

Device for talking to others

ለማውራት የሚያገለግል መሳሪያ

Examples

"Answer the phone."

Contextual Usage

Charge

/ቻርጅ/

ቻርጅ ማድረግ

To fill with electricity

በኤሌክትሪክ መሙላት

Examples

"I must charge my phone."

Contextual Usage

Door

/ዶር/

በር

Entrance to a room

የክፍል መግቢያ

Examples

"Close the door."

Contextual Usage

Lock

/ሎክ/

መቆለፍ

To fasten with a key

በቁልፍ መዝጋት

Examples

"Lock the door at night."

Contextual Usage

Walk

/ዎክ/

መራመድ

To move by foot

በእግር መጓዝ

Examples

"I walk to the park."

Contextual Usage

Car

/ካር/

መኪና

Four-wheeled vehicle

ባለ አራት እግር ተሽከርካሪ

Examples

"I drive a car."

Contextual Usage

Bus

/ባስ/

አውቶቡስ

Large public vehicle

ትልቅ የህዝብ ተሽከርካሪ

Examples

"Wait for the bus."

Contextual Usage

Train

/ትሬይን/

ባቡር

Vehicle on tracks

በሀዲድ ላይ የሚሄድ ተሽከርካሪ

Examples

"The train is fast."

Contextual Usage

Bicycle

/ባይሲክል/

ብስክሌት

Two-wheeled vehicle

ባለ ሁለት እግር ተሽከርካሪ

Examples

"I ride my bicycle."

Contextual Usage

Drive

/ድራይቭ/

መንዳት

To operate a vehicle

ተሽከርካሪን መዘወር

Examples

"Can you drive?"

Contextual Usage

Ride

/ራይድ/

መጓዝ

To sit and travel on

ተቀምጦ መጓዝ

Examples

"I ride the bus."

Contextual Usage

Commute

/ኮምዩት/

መመላለስ

Travel to work

ወደ ስራ መመላለስ

Examples

"The commute is long."

Contextual Usage

Traffic

/ትራፊክ/

ትራፊክ

Vehicles on the road

በመንገድ ላይ ያሉ ተሽከርካሪዎች

Examples

"Avoid heavy traffic."

Contextual Usage

Early

/ኧርሊ/

ቀድሞ

Before the expected time

ከሚጠበቀው ጊዜ በፊት

Examples

"I arrived early."

Contextual Usage

Late

/ሌት/

ዘግይቶ

After the expected time

ከሚጠበቀው ጊዜ በኋላ

Examples

"Don't be late."

Contextual Usage

Punctual

/ፓንክችዋል/

ሰዓት አክባሪ

On time

ጊዜን ጠባቂ

Examples

"She is very punctual."

Contextual Usage

Office

/ኦፊስ/

ቢሮ

Place of work

የስራ ቦታ

Examples

"Go to the office."

Contextual Usage

School

/ስኩል/

ትምህርት ቤት

Place for learning

የመማሪያ ቦታ

Examples

"Kids go to school."

Contextual Usage

Work

/ወርክ/

ስራ

Activity for income

ገቢ የሚገኝበት እንቅስቃሴ

Examples

"I start work at nine."

Contextual Usage

Study

/ስታዲ/

ማጥናት

Learning by reading

በንባብ መማር

Examples

"I study English."

Contextual Usage

Computer

/ኮምፒዩተር/

ኮምፒዩተር

Electronic machine

ኤሌክትሮኒክ ማሽን

Examples

"Use the computer."

Contextual Usage

Email

/ኢሜይል/

ኢሜይል

Electronic letter

ኤሌክትሮኒክ ደብዳቤ

Examples

"Send me an email."

Contextual Usage

Meeting

/ሚቲንግ/

ስብሰባ

Coming together to talk

ለማውራት መሰብሰብ

Examples

"The meeting is long."

Contextual Usage

Colleague

/ኮሊግ/

የስራ ባልደረባ

Person you work with

አብሮ የሚሰራ ሰው

Examples

"Meet my colleague."

Contextual Usage

Desk

/ዴስክ/

ዴስክ

Work table

የስራ ጠረጴዛ

Examples

"Sit at your desk."

Contextual Usage

Paper

/ፔፐር/

ወረቀት

Material for writing

ለመጻፍ የሚያገለግል

Examples

"Write on paper."

Contextual Usage

Pen

/ፔን/

እስክሪብቶ

Tool for writing with ink

በቀለም ለመጻፍ የሚያገለግል

Examples

"Borrow a pen."

Contextual Usage

Boss

/ቦስ/

አለቃ

Person in charge

ኃላፊ የሆነ ሰው

Examples

"The boss is kind."

Contextual Usage

Job

/ጆብ/

ስራ

Paid position

ደመወዝ የሚከፈልበት ስራ

Examples

"I have a new job."

Contextual Usage

Career

/ካሪር/

ሙያ

Long-term work

የረጅም ጊዜ ስራ

Examples

"Teaching is my career."

Contextual Usage

Salary

/ሳላሪ/

ደመወዝ

Monthly payment

የወር ክፍያ

Examples

"He has a good salary."

Contextual Usage

Break

/ብሬክ/

እረፍት

Short rest from work

አጭር የእረፍት ጊዜ

Examples

"Take a coffee break."

Contextual Usage

Lunch

/ላንች/

ምሳ

Mid-day meal

የቀኑ አጋማሽ ምግብ

Examples

"I eat lunch at noon."

Contextual Usage

Sandwich

/ሳንድዊች/

ሳንድዊች

Bread with filling

ዳቦ ውስጥ ምግብ ያለው

Examples

"I like cheese sandwich."

Contextual Usage

Water

/ውሃ/

ውሃ

Clear liquid to drink

ለመጠጥ የሚሆን ፈሳሽ

Examples

"Drink more water."

Contextual Usage

Snack

/ስናክ/

ቁርስራሽ

Small food

ትንሽ ምግብ

Examples

"Have a healthy snack."

Contextual Usage

Chat

/ቻት/

ጫወታ

Informal talk

ቀለል ያለ ንግግር

Examples

"Let's chat later."

Contextual Usage

Call

/ኮል/

መደወል

To phone someone

በስልክ ማነጋገር

Examples

"Call your mother."

Contextual Usage

Message

/ሜሴጅ/

መልዕክት

Short note

አጭር መልዕክት

Examples

"Send a message."

Contextual Usage

Internet

/ኢንተርኔት/

ኢንተርኔት

Global computer network

የመረጃ መረብ

Examples

"The internet is fast."

Contextual Usage

Website

/ዌብሳይት/

ድረ-ገጽ

Page on the internet

የኢንተርኔት ገጽ

Examples

"Visit our website."

Contextual Usage

Research

/ሪሰርች/

ምርምር

Studying a topic

አንድን ነገር ማጥናት

Examples

"Do your research."

Contextual Usage

Task

/ታስክ/

ተግባር

A piece of work

የሚከናወን ስራ

Examples

"Finish the task."

Contextual Usage

Project

/ፕሮጀክት/

ፕሮጀክት

Planned piece of work

የታቀደ ስራ

Examples

"The project is big."

Contextual Usage

Deadline

/ዴድላይን/

የጊዜ ገደብ

Time to finish work

ስራው የሚያበቃበት ጊዜ

Examples

"The deadline is tomorrow."

Contextual Usage

Stress

/ስትሬስ/

ውጥረት

Mental pressure

የአዕምሮ ጫና

Examples

"Work causes stress."

Contextual Usage

Relax

/ሪላክስ/

ዘና ማለት

To rest

ማረፍ

Examples

"Relax on weekends."

Contextual Usage

Afternoon

/አፍተርኑን/

ከሰዓት

Part of day after noon

ከቀትር በኋላ ያለ ጊዜ

Examples

"See you this afternoon."

Contextual Usage

Finish

/ፊኒሽ/

መጨረስ

To complete

ማጠናቀቅ

Examples

"I finish work at 5."

Contextual Usage

Leave

/ሊቭ/

መልቀቅ

To go away

መሄድ

Examples

"I leave the house."

Contextual Usage

Grocery

/ግሮሰሪ/

ሸቀጣ ሸቀጥ

Food bought at a store

ከሱቅ የሚገዛ ምግብ

Examples

"Buy some grocery."

Contextual Usage

Market

/ማርኬት/

ገበያ

Place to buy things

መገበያያ ቦታ

Examples

"The market is busy."

Contextual Usage

Buy

/ባይ/

መግዛት

To get by paying

በገንዘብ ማግኘት

Examples

"I buy milk."

Contextual Usage

Sell

/ሴል/

መሸጥ

To give for money

በገንዘብ መስጠት

Examples

"They sell bread."

Contextual Usage

Price

/ፕራይስ/

ዋጋ

Cost of something

የአንድ ነገር ዋጋ

Examples

"The price is high."

Contextual Usage

Money

/መኒ/

ገንዘብ

Currency used for trade

መገበያያ

Examples

"I need more money."

Contextual Usage

Cash

/ካሽ/

ጥሬ ገንዘብ

Physical money

በእጅ ያለ ገንዘብ

Examples

"I pay with cash."

Contextual Usage

Card

/ካርድ/

ካርድ

Plastic payment tool

የክፍያ ካርድ

Examples

"Use your card."

Contextual Usage

Receipt

/ሪሲት/

ደረሰኝ

Paper showing payment

ክፍያን የሚያሳይ ወረቀት

Examples

"Keep the receipt."

Contextual Usage

Bag

/ባግ/

አቃፊ

Paper or plastic container

መያዣ

Examples

"Carry the bag."

Contextual Usage

Cook

/ኩክ/

ማብሰል

Preparing food with heat

ምግብ በሙቀት ማዘጋጀት

Examples

"I cook dinner."

Contextual Usage

Dinner

/ዲነር/

እራት

Evening meal

የምሽት ምግብ

Examples

"Dinner is ready."

Contextual Usage

Kitchen

/ኪችን/

ወጥ ቤት

Cooking room

ምግብ መስሪያ ክፍል

Examples

"Clean the kitchen."

Contextual Usage

Stove

/ስቶቭ/

ምድጃ

Device for cooking

ምግብ ማብሰያ

Examples

"The stove is hot."

Contextual Usage

Pot

/ፖት/

ብረት ድስት

Round cooking container

ምግብ ማብሰያ ዕቃ

Examples

"Put water in the pot."

Contextual Usage

Pan

/ፓን/

መጥበሻ

Flat cooking container

ምግብ መጥበሻ

Examples

"Fry eggs in the pan."

Contextual Usage

Knife

/ናይፍ/

ቢላዋ

Tool for cutting

ለመቁረጥ የሚያገለግል

Examples

"The knife is sharp."

Contextual Usage

Plate

/ፕሌት/

ሳህን

Flat dish for eating

ምግብ የሚበላበት

Examples

"Put food on the plate."

Contextual Usage

Fork

/ፎርክ/

ሹካ

Tool with prongs

ምግብ መውጊያ

Examples

"Use a fork."

Contextual Usage

Spoon

/ስፑን/

ማንኪያ

Tool for soup/liquid

ፈሳሽ ምግብ መብያ

Examples

"I need a spoon."

Contextual Usage

Napkin

/ናፕኪን/

ሶፍት/ጨርቅ

Cloth for wiping mouth

አፍ መጥረጊያ

Examples

"Use a napkin."

Contextual Usage

Delicious

/ዴሊሸስ/

ጣፋጭ

Good tasting

ጥሩ ጣዕም ያለው

Examples

"The food is delicious."

Contextual Usage

Hungry

/ሀንግሪ/

መራብ

Needing food

ምግብ መፈለግ

Examples

"I am hungry now."

Contextual Usage

Thirsty

/ዘርስቲ/

መጠማት

Needing water

ውሃ መፈለግ

Examples

"I am thirsty."

Contextual Usage

Full

/ፉል/

መጥገብ

Eaten enough

በቂ ምግብ መብላት

Examples

"I am full."

Contextual Usage

Wash

/ዎች/

ማጠብ

To clean with water

በውሃ ማጽዳት

Examples

"Wash your hands."

Contextual Usage

Laundry

/ላውንድሪ/

ልብስ ማጠብ

Washing clothes

የቆሸሹ ልብሶች

Examples

"Do the laundry."

Contextual Usage

Iron

/አይረን/

ተኩስ

Smoothing clothes with heat

ልብስን በተኩስ ማለስለስ

Examples

"Iron my shirt."

Contextual Usage

Dust

/ደስት/

አቧራ

Small dry particles

ደቃቅ ቆሻሻ

Examples

"Wipe the dust."

Contextual Usage

Sweep

/ስዊፕ/

መጥረግ

Cleaning the floor

ወለልን ማጽዳት

Examples

"Sweep the room."

Contextual Usage

Vacuum

/ቫኪውም/

ቫኪውም

Cleaning with suction

በማሽን ማጽዳት

Examples

"Vacuum the carpet."

Contextual Usage

Bin

/ቢን/

የቆሻሻ መጣያ

Container for waste

ቆሻሻ መያዣ

Examples

"Put it in the bin."

Contextual Usage

Trash

/ትራሽ/

ቆሻሻ

Waste material

የማይፈለግ ነገር

Examples

"Throw the trash away."

Contextual Usage

Garden

/ጋርደን/

አትክልት ቦታ

Area for plants

ተክሎች የሚበቅሉበት

Examples

"Water the garden."

Contextual Usage

Flower

/ፍላወር/

አበባ

Colored part of plant

የተክል ያሸበረቀ ክፍል

Examples

"The flower smells good."

Contextual Usage

Water

/ውሃ ማጠጣት/

ማጠጣት

To give water to plants

ለተክሎች ውሃ መስጠት

Examples

"Water the plants."

Contextual Usage

Exercise

/ኤክሰርሳይዝ/

ስፖርት

Physical activity

ሰውነትን ማንቀሳቀስ

Examples

"Exercise is good."

Contextual Usage

Gym

/ጂም/

ጂም

Place for exercise

ስፖርት መስሪያ ቦታ

Examples

"Go to the gym."

Contextual Usage

Run

/ራን/

መሮጥ

Moving fast by foot

በፍጥነት መጓዝ

Examples

"I run every morning."

Contextual Usage

Walk

/ዎክ/

መራመድ

Slow foot movement

በዝግታ መጓዝ

Examples

"Walk for health."

Contextual Usage

Yoga

/ዮጋ/

ዮጋ

Stretch and meditation

ሰውነትን የመለጠጥ ስፖርት

Examples

"I do yoga."

Contextual Usage

Sport

/ስፖርት/

ስፖርት

Competitive physical activity

ውድድር ያለበት እንቅስቃሴ

Examples

"Football is a sport."

Contextual Usage

Health

/ሄልዝ/

ጤና

State of body

የሰውነት ሁኔታ

Examples

"Health is wealth."

Contextual Usage

Fitness

/ፊትነስ/

ሰውነት ብቃት

Being physically fit

የሰውነት ጥንካሬ

Examples

"Work on your fitness."

Contextual Usage

Tired

/ታየርድ/

መድከም

Needing rest

እረፍት መፈለግ

Examples

"I am very tired."

Contextual Usage

Rest

/ሬስት/

ማረፍ

To stop activity

እንቅስቃሴ ማቆም

Examples

"Take a rest."

Contextual Usage

Couch

/ካውች/

ሶፋ

Soft seat for many

ለብዙ ሰው የሚሆን ወንበር

Examples

"Sit on the couch."

Contextual Usage

TV

/ቲቪ/

ቴሌቪዥን

Device for watching shows

ምስል ማሳያ

Examples

"Watch TV."

Contextual Usage

News

/ኒውስ/

ዜና

Information on events

ስለ ሁኔታዎች መረጃ

Examples

"Listen to the news."

Contextual Usage

Movie

/ሙቪ/

ፊልም

A motion picture

ተንቀሳቃሽ ምስል

Examples

"Watch a movie."

Contextual Usage

Music

/ሙዚክ/

ሙዚቃ

Vocal/instrumental sound

ዜማ ያለው ድምፅ

Examples

"I like music."

Contextual Usage

Read

/ሪድ/

ማንበብ

Looking at words

ጽሁፍን መመልከት

Examples

"Read a book."

Contextual Usage

Book

/ቡክ/

መጽሐፍ

Written work

ጽሁፍ የያዘ

Examples

"This book is good."

Contextual Usage

Journal

/ጆርናል/

ማስታወሻ

Daily record

የዕለት ማስታወሻ

Examples

"Write in your journal."

Contextual Usage

Write

/ራይት/

መጻፍ

Marking words

ፊደላትን ማስፈር

Examples

"Write a letter."

Contextual Usage

Hobby

/ሆቢ/

ትርፍ ጊዜ ስራ

Fun activity

ለመዝናናት የሚሰራ

Examples

"Painting is my hobby."

Contextual Usage

Game

/ጌይም/

ጨዋታ

Activity for fun

ለመጫወት የሚደረግ

Examples

"Play a game."

Contextual Usage

Friend

/ፍሬንድ/

ጓደኛ

Someone you know and like

የሚወዱት ሰው

Examples

"My friend is nice."

Contextual Usage

Visit

/ቪዚት/

መጎብኘት

Going to see someone

ሰውን ለማየት መሄድ

Examples

"Visit your family."

Contextual Usage

Party

/ፓርቲ/

ግብዣ

Social gathering

መሰባሰቢያ

Examples

"Go to a party."

Contextual Usage

Evening

/ኢቭኒንግ/

ምሽት

End of day

የቀኑ መጨረሻ

Examples

"Have a good evening."

Contextual Usage

Night

/ናይት/

ሌሊት

Time of darkness

የጨለማ ጊዜ

Examples

"Good night."

Contextual Usage

Sunset

/ሳንሴት/

ጀምበር መጥለቅ

Sun going down

ፀሐይ ስትጠልቅ

Examples

"Watch the sunset."

Contextual Usage

Moon

/ሙን/

ጨረቃ

Light in night sky

በሌሊት የምትወጣ

Examples

"The moon is bright."

Contextual Usage

Stars

/ስታርስ/

ከዋክብት

Twinkling lights in sky

በሰማይ የሚደመቁ

Examples

"Count the stars."

Contextual Usage

Dark

/ዳርክ/

ጨለማ

No light

ብርሃን የሌለበት

Examples

"It is dark outside."

Contextual Usage

Light

/ላይት/

ብርሃን

Brightness

ማብሪያ

Examples

"Turn on the light."

Contextual Usage

Pajamas

/ፓጃማስ/

የሌሊት ልብስ

Sleeping clothes

ለመኝታ የሚለበስ

Examples

"Put on pajamas."

Contextual Usage

Dream

/ድሪም/

ህልም

Sleep thoughts

በእንቅልፍ የሚታይ

Examples

"I had a dream."

Contextual Usage

Snore

/ስኖር/

ማንኮራፋት

Sound while sleeping

በእንቅልፍ የሚወጣ ድምፅ

Examples

"He doesn't snore."

Contextual Usage

Midnight

/ሚድናይት/

እኩለ ሌሊት

12 AM

ሌሊት ስድስት ሰዓት

Examples

"It is midnight."

Contextual Usage

Weekend

/ዊኬንድ/

የሳምንት መጨረሻ

Saturday and Sunday

ቅዳሜና እሁድ

Examples

"Happy weekend."

Contextual Usage

Born

/ቦርን/

መወለድ

Starting life

ወደ ዓለም መምጣት

Examples

"I was born in May."

Contextual Usage

Birth

/በርዝ/

ልደት

Act of being born

መወለድ

Examples

"Date of birth."

Contextual Usage

Child

/ቻይልድ/

ልጅ

Young person

ህፃን

Examples

"The child is playing."

Contextual Usage

Grow

/ግሮው/

ማደግ

Getting bigger

መጨመር

Examples

"Children grow fast."

Contextual Usage

Learn

/ለርን/

መማር

Gaining knowledge

እውቀት ማግኘት

Examples

"Learn something new."

Contextual Usage

School

/ስኩል/

ትምህርት ቤት

Learning center

የትምህርት ቦታ

Examples

"Go to school."

Contextual Usage

Student

/ስቱደንት/

ተማሪ

Person who learns

የሚማር ሰው

Examples

"I am a student."

Contextual Usage

Grade

/ግሬድ/

ክፍል/ውጤት

Score or level

የውጤት ደረጃ

Examples

"Get a good grade."

Contextual Usage

Degree

/ዲግሪ/

ዲግሪ

University qualification

የዩኒቨርሲቲ ማስረጃ

Examples

"I have a degree."

Contextual Usage

Graduate

/ግራጁዌት/

መረቅ

Finishing school

ትምህርት መጨረስ

Examples

"I graduate next year."

Contextual Usage

University

/ዩኒቨርሲቲ/

ዩኒቨርሲቲ

Higher education

ከፍተኛ ትምህርት

Examples

"Study at university."

Contextual Usage

Interview

/ኢንተርቪው/

ቃለ መጠይቅ

Job meeting

ለስራ የሚደረግ ንግግር

Examples

"I have an interview."

Contextual Usage

Hire

/ሃየር/

መቅጠር

To give a job

ስራ መስጠት

Examples

"They will hire you."

Contextual Usage

Promote

/ፕሮሞት/

ማሳደግ

Move to higher position

የስራ ደረጃ መጨመር

Examples

"I got promoted."

Contextual Usage

Success

/ሳክሰስ/

ስኬት

Reaching goals

ግብን ማሳካት

Examples

"Success takes work."

Contextual Usage

Goal

/ጎል/

ግብ

Target

የሚፈለግ ውጤት

Examples

"Set a goal."

Contextual Usage

Plan

/ፕላን/

እቅድ

To organize future

የወደፊት ዝግጅት

Examples

"Make a plan."

Contextual Usage

Travel

/ትራቭል/

መጓዝ

Going to places

ጉዞ ማድረግ

Examples

"I like to travel."

Contextual Usage

Trip

/ትሪፕ/

ጉዞ

A journey

መጓዝ

Examples

"How was your trip?"

Contextual Usage

Passport

/ፓስፖርት/

ፓስፖርት

Travel document

የጉዞ ሰነድ

Examples

"Take your passport."

Contextual Usage

Flight

/ፍላይት/

በረራ

Air travel

በአየር መጓዝ

Examples

"Book a flight."

Contextual Usage

Hotel

/ሆቴል/

ሆቴል

Place to stay

ማረፊያ ቦታ

Examples

"Stay at a hotel."

Contextual Usage

Move

/ሙቭ/

መንቀሳቀስ/መዛወር

Change house

ቤት መቀየር

Examples

"I move to a new house."

Contextual Usage

House

/ሃውስ/

ቤት

Building to live in

መኖሪያ ህንፃ

Examples

"A big house."

Contextual Usage

Home

/ሆም/

ቤት

Place you live

የሚኖሩበት ቦታ

Examples

"Go home."

Contextual Usage

Love

/ላቭ/

ፍቅር

Strong liking

ጥልቅ መውደድ

Examples

"I love my family."

Contextual Usage

Marry

/ማሪ/

ማግባት

To wed

ትዳር መያዝ

Examples

"They will marry."

Contextual Usage

Wedding

/ዌዲንግ/

ሰርግ

Marriage ceremony

የጋብቻ ስነ-ስርዓት

Examples

"A beautiful wedding."

Contextual Usage

Parent

/ፓረንት/

ወላጅ

Father or mother

አባት ወይም እናት

Examples

"Respect your parent."

Contextual Usage

Retire

/ሪታየር/

ጡረታ መውጣት

Stop working due to age

በእድሜ ስራ ማቆም

Examples

"I will retire soon."

Contextual Usage

Natural Dialogue

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The Writing Challenge

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Adaptive Prompt
"Describe your own daily routine from the moment you wake up until you go to sleep. Use at least 20 words from the list, including time-related words and life events you have experienced."