drinks & beverages
Drinks & Beverages - Comprehensive Guide
Core Vocabulary
Study the key terms, pronunciations, and Amharic translation contexts.
Water
/ዋተር/
ውሃ
A clear, colorless, odorless liquid essential for life.
ለሕይወት አስፈላጊ የሆነ ግልጽ፣ ቀለም የሌለውና ሽታ የሌለው ፈሳሽ።
Examples
"I need a glass of water."
Sparkling
/ስፓርክሊንግ/
ጋዝ ያለው ውሃ
Water containing bubbles of carbon dioxide.
የካርቦን ዳይኦክሳይድ አረፋዎችን የያዘ ውሃ።
Examples
"I prefer sparkling water over still."
Still
/ስቲል/
ጋዝ የሌለው ውሃ
Water that is not carbonated.
ጋዝ ወይም አረፋ የሌለው ውሃ።
Examples
"Would you like still or sparkling?"
Mineral
/ሚነራል/
ማዕድን
Water containing dissolved minerals like salts.
እንደ ጨው ያሉ የሚሟሟ ማዕድናት የያዘ ውሃ።
Examples
"Mineral water is good for health."
Spring
/ስፕሪንግ/
ምንጭ
Water that comes from an underground source.
ከመሬት በታች ካለ ምንጭ የሚመጣ ውሃ።
Examples
"Natural spring water tastes fresh."
Tap
/ታፕ/
የቧንቧ
Water supplied through a pipe or faucet.
በቧንቧ ወይም በብረታ ብረት የሚቀርብ ውሃ።
Examples
"Tap water is safe to drink here."
Purified
/ፒዩሪፋይድ/
የተጣራ
Water that has been mechanically filtered or cleaned.
በሜካኒካዊ መንገድ የተጣራ ወይም የጸዳ ውሃ።
Examples
"We use purified water for cooking."
Filtered
/ፊልተርድ/
የተለለ
Water passed through a device to remove impurities.
ቆሻሻን ለማስወገድ በመሳሪያ ውስጥ ያለፈ ውሃ።
Examples
"Filtered water tastes better."
Distilled
/ዲስትልድ/
የተቀቀለና የተጣራ
Water purified by boiling into vapor and condensing.
በእንፋሎት ተቀቅሎና ተመልሶ ወደ ፈሳሽነት ተቀይሮ የጸዳ ውሃ።
Examples
"Distilled water is used in irons."
Iced
/አይስድ/
በበረዶ የቀዘቀዘ
Made cold by adding ice.
በረዶ በመጨመር እንዲቀዘቅዝ የተደረገ።
Examples
"I want an iced tea."
Hot
/ሀት/
ትኩስ
Having a high temperature.
ከፍተኛ ሙቀት ያለው።
Examples
"Be careful, the coffee is hot."
Warm
/ዎርም/
ለብ ያለ
Moderately hot; not cold.
መጠነኛ ሙቀት ያለው፤ ያልቀዘቀዘ።
Examples
"Give the baby warm milk."
Cold
/ኮልድ/
ቀዝቃዛ
Having a low temperature.
ዝቅተኛ ሙቀት ያለው።
Examples
"I need a cold drink."
Cool
/ኩል/
ቀዝቀዝ ያለ
Fairly cold; pleasantly chilly.
በተወሰነ መልኩ የቀዘቀዘ፤ ደስ የሚል ቅዝቃዜ ያለው።
Examples
"A cool drink on a hot day."
Lukewarm
/ሉክዎርም/
ለብ ያለ
Only slightly warm; tepid.
በጣም ትንሽ ሙቀት ያለው፤ ለብ ያለ።
Examples
"The coffee went lukewarm."
Coffee
/ኮፊ/
ቡና
A drink made from roasted beans.
ከተቆላ ፍሬ የሚዘጋጅ መጠጥ።
Examples
"I drink coffee every morning."
Espresso
/ኤስፕሬሶ/
ኤስፕሬሶ
Strong black coffee made by forcing steam through beans.
በእንፋሎት ግፊት የሚዘጋጅ ጠንካራ ጥቁር ቡና።
Examples
"A double espresso, please."
Latte
/ላቴ/
ላቴ
Espresso mixed with steamed milk.
በእንፋሎት ከሞቀ ወተት ጋር የተቀላቀለ ኤስፕሬሶ።
Examples
"I ordered a vanilla latte."
Cappuccino
/ካፑቺኖ/
ካፑቺኖ
Coffee with steamed and frothed milk.
በእንፋሎት ከሞቀና አረፋ ካለው ወተት ጋር የተዘጋጀ ቡና።
Examples
"A cappuccino has more foam."
Americano
/አሜሪካኖ/
አሜሪካኖ
Espresso diluted with hot water.
ትኩስ ውሃ የተጨመረበት ኤስፕሬሶ።
Examples
"An americano is like black coffee."
Mocha
/ሞካ/
ሞካ
Coffee flavored with chocolate.
የቸኮሌት ጣዕም ያለው ቡና።
Examples
"I love the sweetness of mocha."
Macchiato
/ማኪያቶ/
ማኪያቶ
Espresso with a dash of frothy milk.
ትንሽ የወተት አረፋ ያለበት ኤስፕሬሶ።
Examples
"A caramel macchiato is sweet."
Flat-white
/ፍላት ዋይት/
ፍላት ዋይት
Coffee with velvet-like steamed milk.
ለስላሳ ከሆነ የወተት አረፋ ጋር የተዘጋጀ ቡና።
Examples
"A flat-white is smoother than a latte."
Ristretto
/ሪስትሬቶ/
ሪስትሬቶ
A very short, concentrated shot of espresso.
በጣም አጭርና ወፍራም የሆነ የኤስፕሬሶ አይነት።
Examples
"Ristretto is less bitter."
Long-black
/ሎንግ ብላክ/
ሎንግ ብላክ
Espresso poured over hot water.
በትኩስ ውሃ ላይ የሚጨመር ኤስፕሬሶ።
Examples
"Long-black has more crema."
Affogato
/አፎጋቶ/
አፎጋቶ
Espresso poured over vanilla ice cream.
በቫኒላ አይስክሬም ላይ የሚፈስ ኤስፕሬሶ።
Examples
"Affogato is a dessert drink."
Cortado
/ኮርታዶ/
ኮርታዶ
Espresso cut with a small amount of warm milk.
በትንሽ ለብ ባለ ወተት የተቀላቀለ ኤስፕሬሶ።
Examples
"Cortado has equal parts milk and coffee."
Decaf
/ዲካፍ/
ካፌይን የሌለው
Coffee with most of the caffeine removed.
አብዛኛው ካፌይን የተወገደለት ቡና።
Examples
"I drink decaf at night."
Roast
/ሮስት/
መቆላት
To cook beans using dry heat.
የቡና ፍሬዎችን በደረቅ ሙቀት ማብሰል።
Examples
"They roast the beans on-site."
Dark-roast
/ዳርክ ሮስት/
በጣም የተቆላ
Coffee beans roasted for a longer time.
ለረጅም ጊዜ የተቆሉ የቡና ፍሬዎች።
Examples
"Dark-roast coffee is smoky."
Medium-roast
/ሚዲየም ሮስት/
መካከለኛ የተቆላ
Coffee beans roasted to a medium brown color.
በመካከለኛ ደረጃ የተቆሉ የቡና ፍሬዎች።
Examples
"Medium-roast has a balanced flavor."
Light-roast
/ላይት ሮስት/
ትንሽ የተቆላ
Coffee beans roasted for a short time.
ለአጭር ጊዜ የተቆሉ የቡና ፍሬዎች።
Examples
"Light-roast has more acidity."
Bean
/ቢን/
ፍሬ
The seed of the coffee plant.
የቡና ተክል ዘር።
Examples
"Grind the beans fresh."
Ground
/ግራውንድ/
የተፈጨ
Coffee beans that have been crushed.
የተፈጨ የቡና ፍሬ።
Examples
"Use ground coffee for the machine."
Instant
/ኢንስታንት/
ቶሎ የሚደርስ
Coffee powder that dissolves in water quickly.
በውሃ ውስጥ በፍጥነት የሚሟሟ የቡና ዱቄት።
Examples
"Instant coffee is convenient."
Brew
/ብሩ/
ማፍላት
To make a drink by soaking ingredients in water.
ግብዓቶችን በውሃ ውስጥ በመዘፈቅ መጠጥ ማዘጋጀት።
Examples
"Brew the coffee for four minutes."
Drip
/ድሪፕ/
የሚንጠባጠብ
Coffee made by letting water fall through grounds.
ውሃ በተፈጨ ቡና ላይ እንዲንጠባጠብ በማድረግ የሚዘጋጅ።
Examples
"The drip coffee maker is fast."
French-press
/ፍሬንች ፕሬስ/
ፍሬንች ፕሬስ
A coffee maker with a plunger and screen.
የመጫኛ ዘንግ ያለው የቡና ማፍያ።
Examples
"French-press makes a rich cup."
Pour-over
/ፖር ኦቨር/
ፖር ኦቨር
A method of brewing by pouring water over a filter.
ውሃን በማጣሪያ ላይ በማፍሰስ የሚዘጋጅ የቡና አሰራር።
Examples
"Pour-over coffee is very clean."
Cold-brew
/ኮልድ ብሩ/
በቀዝቃዛ ውሃ የተዘፈቀ
Coffee brewed with cold water for a long time.
ለረጅም ጊዜ በቀዝቃዛ ውሃ ተዘፍቆ የሚዘጋጅ ቡና።
Examples
"Cold-brew is less acidic."
Tea
/ቲ/
ሻይ
A drink made by soaking dried leaves in water.
የደረቁ ቅጠሎችን በውሃ ውስጥ በመዘፈቅ የሚዘጋጅ መጠጥ።
Examples
"Tea is very popular in Asia."
Green-tea
/ግሪን ቲ/
አረንጓዴ ሻይ
Tea made from unfermented leaves.
ካልቦካ ቅጠል የሚዘጋጅ ሻይ።
Examples
"Green-tea is healthy."
Black-tea
/ብላክ ቲ/
ጥቁር ሻይ
Tea that is more oxidized than green tea.
ከአረንጓዴ ሻይ ይልቅ ኦክሳይድ የሆነ ሻይ።
Examples
"English breakfast is a black-tea."
Herbal-tea
/ኸርባል ቲ/
የዕፅዋት ሻይ
Tea made from herbs, spices, or fruits.
ከቅጠላቅጠል፣ ቅመማ ቅመም ወይም ፍራፍሬ የሚዘጋጅ ሻይ።
Examples
"Herbal-tea has no caffeine."
Peppermint
/ፔፐርሚንት/
ናና
A plant used for refreshing herbal tea.
ለሻይ የሚያገለግል የሚያድስ ተክል።
Examples
"Peppermint tea is good for digestion."
Chamomile
/ካሞማይል/
የካሞማይል ሻይ
A tea used for relaxation and sleep.
ለመዝናናትና ለእንቅልፍ የሚያገለግል የሻይ አይነት።
Examples
"Chamomile helps me sleep."
Earl-grey
/አርል ግሬይ/
አርል ግሬይ ሻይ
Black tea flavored with bergamot orange oil.
የብርቱካን ዘይት ጣዕም ያለው ጥቁር ሻይ።
Examples
"Earl-grey is very fragrant."
Oolong
/ኡሎንግ/
ኡሎንግ ሻይ
A traditional Chinese tea between green and black.
በአረንጓዴና በጥቁር ሻይ መካከል ያለ የቻይና ሻይ።
Examples
"Oolong tea has a complex taste."
Jasmine
/ጃዝሚን/
ጃዝሚን ሻይ
Tea scented with jasmine flowers.
የጃዝሚን አበባ ሽታ ያለው ሻይ።
Examples
"Jasmine tea is sweet and floral."
Matcha
/ማቻ/
ማቻ
Powdered green tea used in Japanese ceremonies.
በጃፓን ስነ-ስርዓት የሚያገለግል የደቀቀ አረንጓዴ ሻይ።
Examples
"Matcha lattes are popular."
Chai
/ቻይ/
ቻይ
Spiced tea mixed with milk.
ከወተት ጋር የተቀላቀለ ቅመም ያለው ሻይ።
Examples
"Chai tea is spicy and sweet."
Rooibos
/ሮይቦስ/
ሮይቦስ
A red herbal tea from South Africa.
ከደቡብ አፍሪካ የሚገኝ ቀይ የዕፅዋት ሻይ።
Examples
"Rooibos is naturally caffeine-free."
White-tea
/ዋይት ቲ/
ነጭ ሻይ
Tea made from young leaves and buds.
ከለጋ የሻይ ቅጠሎች የሚዘጋጅ ሻይ።
Examples
"White-tea is very delicate."
Juice
/ጁስ/
ጭማቂ
Liquid naturally contained in fruit or vegetables.
በፍራፍሬ ወይም በአትክልት ውስጥ የሚገኝ ፈሳሽ።
Examples
"Fresh juice is full of vitamins."
Orange
/ኦሬንጅ/
ብርቱካን
A citrus fruit or its juice.
የብርቱካን ፍሬ ወይም ጭማቂ።
Examples
"Orange juice is good for breakfast."
Apple
/አፕል/
ፖም
A round fruit or its juice.
የፖም ፍሬ ወይም ጭማቂ።
Examples
"Apple juice is sweet."
Pineapple
/ፓይናፕል/
አናናስ
A tropical fruit or its juice.
የአናናስ ፍሬ ወይም ጭማቂ።
Examples
"Pineapple juice is tropical."
Cranberry
/ክራንቤሪ/
ክራንቤሪ
A small red tart berry or its juice.
ትንሽ ቀይ ፍሬ ወይም ጭማቂው።
Examples
"Cranberry juice is tart."
Mango
/ማንጎ/
ማንጎ
A fleshy tropical fruit or its juice.
የማንጎ ፍሬ ወይም ጭማቂ።
Examples
"Mango juice is thick."
Grapefruit
/ግሬፕፍሩት/
ግሬፕፍሩት
A large citrus fruit with a bitter taste.
ምሬት ያለው ትልቅ የሎሚ ዝርያ ፍሬ።
Examples
"Grapefruit juice is bitter."
Lemonade
/ሌመኔድ/
ለሚነድ
A drink made from lemon juice, water, and sugar.
ከሎሚ፣ ከውሃና ከስኳር የሚዘጋጅ መጠጥ።
Examples
"Cold lemonade is refreshing."
Limeade
/ላይሜድ/
ላይሜድ
A drink made from lime juice and sugar.
ከመራራ ሎሚና ከስኳር የሚዘጋጅ መጠጥ።
Examples
"Limeade is more sour than lemonade."
Smoothie
/ስሙዝ/
ስሙዝ
A thick drink made of blended fruit and yogurt/milk.
ከፍራፍሬና ከወተት/ዮጎርት የሚዘጋጅ ወፍራም መጠጥ።
Examples
"A green smoothie for health."
Shake
/ሼክ/
ሼክ
A cold drink made by shaking ingredients together.
ግብዓቶችን በመነቅነቅ የሚዘጋጅ ቀዝቃዛ መጠጥ።
Examples
"A chocolate milk shake."
Milk
/ሚልክ/
ወተት
A white liquid produced by mammals.
ከእንስሳት የሚገኝ ነጭ ፈሳሽ።
Examples
"Add milk to the coffee."
Whole-milk
/ሆል ሚልክ/
ቅባት ያልወጣለት ወተት
Milk from which no fat has been removed.
ቅባቱ ያልተወገደ ሙሉ ወተት።
Examples
"Whole-milk is very creamy."
Skim-milk
/ስኪም ሚልክ/
ቅባት የወጣለት ወተት
Milk with the cream removed.
ቅባቱ ወይም ክሬሙ የተወገደለት ወተት።
Examples
"Skim-milk is thin."
Soy-milk
/ሶይ ሚልክ/
የአኩሪ አተር ወተት
A plant-based milk made from soybeans.
ከአኩሪ አተር የሚዘጋጅ የእፅዋት ወተት።
Examples
"Soy-milk is a good alternative."
Almond-milk
/አልመንድ ሚልክ/
የለውዝ ወተት
A plant-based milk made from almonds.
ከለውዝ የሚዘጋጅ የእፅዋት ወተት።
Examples
"Almond-milk has a nutty flavor."
Oat-milk
/ኦት ሚልክ/
የአጃ ወተት
A plant-based milk made from oats.
ከአጃ የሚዘጋጅ የእፅዋት ወተት።
Examples
"Oat-milk froths very well."
Coconut-milk
/ኮኮናት ሚልክ/
የኮኮናት ወተት
Milk made from the flesh of a coconut.
ከኮኮናት ፍሬ የሚዘጋጅ ወተት።
Examples
"Coconut-milk is very rich."
Cream
/ክሪም/
አይቤ/ክሬም
The fatty part of milk.
የወተት ወፍራሙና ቅባት ያለው ክፍል።
Examples
"Coffee with cream."
Half-and-half
/ሀፍ ኤንድ ሀፍ/
ግማሽ ወተት ግማሽ ክሬም
A mixture of equal parts milk and cream.
እኩል መጠን ያለው ወተትና ክሬም ድብልቅ።
Examples
"Half-and-half is perfect for coffee."
Sugar
/ሹገር/
ስኳር
A sweet crystalline substance.
ጣፋጭ የሆነ የጥራጥሬ ነገር።
Examples
"Two spoons of sugar, please."
Honey
/ሀኒ/
ማር
A sweet fluid made by bees.
በንቦች የሚዘጋጅ ጣፋጭ ፈሳሽ።
Examples
"Honey is good in tea."
Syrup
/ሲረፕ/
ጣፋጭ ፈሳሽ/ሲረፕ
A thick sweet liquid.
ወፍራም የሆነ ጣፋጭ ፈሳሽ።
Examples
"Add maple syrup to the drink."
Vanilla
/ቫኒላ/
ቫኒላ
A flavor from vanilla beans.
ከቫኒላ ፍሬ የሚገኝ ጣዕም።
Examples
"Vanilla syrup in my latte."
Caramel
/ካራሜል/
ካራሜል
Burnt sugar used as a flavor.
ለጣዕም የሚውል የቀለጠ ስኳር።
Examples
"Caramel drizzle on top."
Hazelnut
/ሀዘልናት/
ሀዘልናት
A type of nut flavor.
የአንድ አይነት የለውዝ ጣዕም።
Examples
"Hazelnut coffee is aromatic."
Stevia
/ስቲቪያ/
ስቲቪያ
A natural plant-based sweetener.
ከተክል የሚገኝ ተፈጥሯዊ ማጣፈጫ።
Examples
"Stevia has zero calories."
Splenda
/ስፕሌንዳ/
ስፕሌንዳ
A brand of artificial sweetener.
ሰው ሰራሽ ማጣፈጫ ብራንድ።
Examples
"Do you have Splenda?"
Sweetener
/ስዊትነር/
ማጣፈጫ
A substance used to sweeten food or drink.
ምግብን ወይም መጠጥን ለማጣፈጫነት የሚያገለግል ነገር።
Examples
"Artificial sweetener is common."
Ice
/አይስ/
በረዶ
Frozen water.
የቀዘቀዘ ውሃ።
Examples
"More ice, please."
Cube
/ኪዩብ/
ቅርጽ/ኪዩብ
A solid object with six square sides.
ስድስት እኩል ጎኖች ያሉት ቅርጽ።
Examples
"Put two ice cubes in."
Crushed-ice
/ክራሽድ አይስ/
የተፈጨ በረዶ
Ice broken into small pieces.
ወደ ትናንሽ ቁርጥራጮች የተሰበረ በረዶ።
Examples
"I like crushed-ice in my soda."
Cup
/ካፕ/
ሲኒ/ኩባያ
A small bowl-shaped container for drinking.
ለመጠጥ የሚያገለግል ትንሽ ኩባያ።
Examples
"A cup of coffee."
Mug
/ማግ/
ትልቅ ኩባያ
A large cup with a handle.
እጀታ ያለው ትልቅ ኩባያ።
Examples
"A ceramic mug for hot cocoa."
Glass
/ግላስ/
ብርጭቆ
A container made of glass.
ከብርጭቆ የተሰራ መጠጫ።
Examples
"A tall glass of juice."
Bottle
/ቦትል/
ጠርሙስ
A container with a narrow neck.
ጠባብ አንገት ያለው መያዣ።
Examples
"A water bottle."
Pitcher
/ፒቸር/
ኩሬ/ፒቸር
A large container for pouring liquids.
ፈሳሽ ለማፍሰስ የሚያገለግል ትልቅ መያዣ።
Examples
"A pitcher of lemonade."
Flask
/ፍላስክ/
ፍላስክ
A container for keeping drinks hot or cold.
መጠጥን ትኩስ ወይም ቀዝቃዛ አድርጎ የሚይዝ።
Examples
"A vacuum flask for hiking."
Thermos
/ቴርሞስ/
ቴርሞስ
A brand of vacuum flask.
የቴርሞስ ብራንድ ወይም መያዣ።
Examples
"Put the coffee in the thermos."
Straw
/ስትሮው/
መጥጫ/ቧንቧ
A thin tube for sucking liquid.
ፈሳሽ ለመምጠጥ የሚያገለግል ቀጭን ቧንቧ።
Examples
"Can I have a straw?"
Coaster
/ኮስተር/
ኮስተር
A small mat for a glass or cup.
ከብርጭቆ ወይም ከኩባያ በታች የሚደረግ ምንጣፍ።
Examples
"Put your glass on the coaster."
Napkin
/ናፕኪን/
ሶፍት/መጥረጊያ
A piece of cloth or paper for wiping.
ለመጥረጊያ የሚያገለግል ጨርቅ ወይም ወረቀት።
Examples
"Use a napkin for the spill."
Tray
/ትሬይ/
ትሪ
A flat object for carrying items.
እቃዎችን ለመሸከም የሚያገለግል ጠፍጣፋ ነገር።
Examples
"The waiter carried the tray."
Stirrer
/ስተረር/
ማማሰያ
A stick used for mixing.
ለማዋሃድ የሚያገለግል እንጨት ወይም ብረት።
Examples
"A plastic stirrer for coffee."
Spoon
/ስፑን/
ማንኪያ
An utensil with a shallow bowl.
ጥልቀት የሌለው ጎድጓዳ ያለው እቃ።
Examples
"A spoon for stirring."
Teaspoon
/ቲስፑን/
የሻይ ማንኪያ
A small spoon for tea or sugar.
ለሻይ ወይም ለስኳር የሚያገለግል ትንሽ ማንኪያ።
Examples
"One teaspoon of honey."
Saucer
/ሶሰር/
ታባቂ/ሶሰር
A small plate for a cup.
ከኩባያ በታች የሚቀመጥ ትንሽ ሰሃን።
Examples
"The cup sits on the saucer."
Lid
/ሊድ/
ክዳን
A cover for a container.
ለመያዣ የሚያገለግል መሸፈኛ።
Examples
"Put the lid on the cup."
Menu
/ሜኑ/
ዝርዝር/ሜኑ
A list of food and drinks.
የምግብና የመጠጥ ዝርዝር።
Examples
"Look at the drink menu."
Waiter
/ወይተር/
አስተናጋጅ (ወንድ)
A man who serves in a restaurant.
በምግብ ቤት ውስጥ የሚያገለግል ወንድ።
Examples
"The waiter is coming."
Waitress
/ወይትረስ/
አስተናጋጅ (ሴት)
A woman who serves in a restaurant.
በምግብ ቤት ውስጥ የምታገለግል ሴት።
Examples
"The waitress is very nice."
Barista
/ባሪስታ/
ቡና አፍይ/ባሪስታ
A person who makes coffee.
ቡና የሚያዘጋጅ ሰው።
Examples
"The barista made a heart in the foam."
Order
/ኦርደር/
ማዘዝ
To request food or drink.
ምግብ ወይም መጠጥ እንዲቀርብ መጠየቅ።
Examples
"I want to order a juice."
Bill
/ቢል/
ሒሳብ
A statement of money owed.
መከፈል ያለበት የገንዘብ መጠን።
Examples
"Can we have the bill?"
Receipt
/ሪሲት/
ደረሰኝ
A paper showing payment.
ክፍያ መፈጸሙን የሚያሳይ ወረቀት።
Examples
"Keep the receipt."
Tip
/ቲፕ/
ጉርሻ
Extra money for service.
ለአገልግሎት የሚሰጥ ተጨማሪ ገንዘብ።
Examples
"Leave a tip for the waiter."
Service
/ሰርቪስ/
አገልግሎት
The act of serving customers.
ደንበኞችን የማገልገል ተግባር።
Examples
"The service was fast."
Recommendation
/ሬኮሜንዴሽን/
ምክረ-ሀሳብ
A suggestion about something good.
ስለ አንድ ጥሩ ነገር የሚሰጥ አስተያየት።
Examples
"What is your recommendation?"
Large
/ላርጅ/
ትልቅ
Big in size.
መጠኑ ትልቅ።
Examples
"A large coffee, please."
Medium
/ሚዲየም/
መካከለኛ
Middle in size.
መካከለኛ መጠን።
Examples
"A medium orange juice."
Small
/ስሞል/
ትንሽ
Little in size.
ትንሽ መጠን።
Examples
"A small water."
Regular
/ሬጉላር/
መደበኛ
Normal size or type.
የተለመደ መጠን ወይም አይነት።
Examples
"A regular coffee."
Tall
/ቶል/
ረጅም/ትልቅ
A coffee size name (often medium).
የቡና መጠን ስያሜ (ብዙውን ጊዜ መካከለኛ)።
Examples
"I'll have a tall latte."
Grande
/ግራንዴ/
ትልቅ (ግራንዴ)
A large size in some shops.
በአንዳንድ ሱቆች ውስጥ ያለ ትልቅ መጠን።
Examples
"A grande iced coffee."
Venti
/ቬንቲ/
በጣም ትልቅ (ቬንቲ)
A very large size.
በጣም ትልቅ መጠን።
Examples
"A venti mocha."
To-go
/ቱ-ጎ/
ለመውሰድ
Food or drink taken away from a restaurant.
ከምግብ ቤት ተይዞ የሚወጣ።
Examples
"Can I get this to-go?"
For-here
/ፎር-ሂር/
እዚህ ለመጠጣት
Food or drink consumed inside the restaurant.
በምግብ ቤቱ ውስጥ የሚወሰድ።
Examples
"For-here or to-go?"
Refill
/ሪፊል/
እንደገና መሙላት
To fill a container again.
መያዣን እንደገና መሙላት።
Examples
"Can I get a refill?"
Sip
/ሲፕ/
መጎንጨት
To drink a small amount at a time.
በአንድ ጊዜ ትንሽ መጠጣት።
Examples
"Take a small sip."
Drink
/ድሪንክ/
መጠጣት/መጠጥ
To swallow liquid.
ፈሳሽን መዋጥ።
Examples
"Drink your water."
Swallow
/ስዋሎው/
መዋጥ
To move down the throat.
በጉሮሮ ውስጥ ማሳለፍ።
Examples
"Swallow the medicine with water."
Pour
/ፖር/
ማፍሰስ
To make liquid flow from a container.
ፈሳሽ ከመያዣ እንዲፈስ ማድረግ።
Examples
"Pour me some juice."
Stir
/ስተር/
ማማሰል
To mix by moving a spoon in a circle.
በማንኪያ በማሽከርከር ማዋሃድ።
Examples
"Stir your coffee."
Shake
/ሼክ/
መንቀጥቀጥ/ማወዛወዝ
To move quickly up and down or side to side.
በፍጥነት ወደ ላይና ወደ ታች ማወዛወዝ።
Examples
"Shake the juice well."
Mix
/ሚክስ/
መቀላቀል
To combine different substances.
የተለያዩ ነገሮችን ማዋሃድ።
Examples
"Mix the milk and tea."
Steam
/ስቲም/
በእንፋሎት ማሞቅ
To heat with steam.
በእንፋሎት ማሞቅ።
Examples
"Steam the milk for the latte."
Froth
/ፍሮዝ/
አረፋ
Small bubbles on top of a liquid.
በፈሳሽ ላይ የሚታዩ ትናንሽ አረፋዎች።
Examples
"I like a lot of froth."
Boil
/ቦይል/
ማፍላት
To heat water until it bubbles.
ውሃ እስኪንተከተክ ማሞቅ።
Examples
"Boil the water for tea."
Steep
/ስቲፕ/
መዘፈቅ
To soak tea leaves in water.
የሻይ ቅጠልን በውሃ ውስጥ መዘፈቅ።
Examples
"Steep the tea for 5 minutes."
Bitter
/ቢተር/
መራራ
A sharp, harsh taste.
ኃይለኛና የሚመረ ምር ጣዕም።
Examples
"Black coffee is bitter."
Sweet
/ስዊት/
ጣፋጭ
A taste like sugar or honey.
እንደ ስኳር ወይም ማር ያለ ጣዕም።
Examples
"The juice is too sweet."
Sour
/ሳውር/
ኮምጣጣ
A sharp, acidic taste like lemon.
እንደ ሎሚ ያለ የሚኮመጥጥ ጣዕም።
Examples
"Lemon is sour."
Tangy
/ታንጊ/
ቅመም/ጣዕም ያለው
A strong, sharp, pleasant taste.
ኃይለኛና ደስ የሚል ጣዕም።
Examples
"Tangy orange juice."
Fizzy
/ፊዚ/
ጋዝ ያለው
Having bubbles of gas.
የጋዝ አረፋዎች ያሉት።
Examples
"Fizzy drinks are popular."
Carbonated
/ካርቦኔትድ/
ጋዝ የተቀላቀለበት
Filled with carbon dioxide gas.
የካርቦን ዳይኦክሳይድ ጋዝ የተሞላ።
Examples
"Carbonated water."
Flat
/ፍላት/
ጋዙ የጠፋ
A drink that has lost its gas.
ጋዙ ያለቀበት መጠጥ።
Examples
"The soda is flat."
Refreshing
/ሪፍሬሺንግ/
የሚያድስ
Making you feel less hot or tired.
ከድካም ወይም ከሙቀት የሚያሳርፍ።
Examples
"A refreshing cold drink."
Thirsty
/ተርሰቲ/
የጠማው
Feeling a need to drink.
የመጠጣት ፍላጎት መሰማት።
Examples
"I am so thirsty."
Hydrated
/ሀይድሬትድ/
በቂ ውሃ ያለው
Having enough water in the body.
በሰውነት ውስጥ በቂ ውሃ መኖር።
Examples
"Stay hydrated."
Dehydrated
/ዲሀይድሬትድ/
ውሃ የራቀው
Not having enough water in the body.
በሰውነት ውስጥ በቂ ውሃ አለመኖር።
Examples
"He is dehydrated."
Caffeine
/ካፌይን/
ካፌይን
A stimulant found in coffee and tea.
በቡናና ሻይ ውስጥ የሚገኝ ንቁ የሚያደርግ ንጥረ ነገር።
Examples
"Caffeine keeps me awake."
Alcoholic
/አልኮሊክ/
አልኮል ያለበት
Containing alcohol.
አልኮልን የያዘ።
Examples
"Alcoholic drinks."
Non-alcoholic
/ኖን-አልኮሊክ/
አልኮል የሌለበት
Not containing alcohol.
አልኮል የሌለው።
Examples
"A non-alcoholic beer."
Mocktail
/ሞክቴል/
ሞክቴል
A cocktail without alcohol.
አልኮል የሌለው ኮክቴል።
Examples
"I'll have a virgin mocktail."
Cocktail
/ኮክቴል/
ኮክቴል
A mixed alcoholic drink.
የተቀላቀለ የአልኮል መጠጥ።
Examples
"A fruit cocktail."
Wine
/ዋይን/
ወይን
A drink made from fermented grapes.
ከወይን ፍሬ የሚዘጋጅ መጠጥ።
Examples
"Red wine."
Beer
/ቢር/
ቢራ
An alcoholic drink made from grain.
ከእህል የሚዘጋጅ የአልኮል መጠጥ።
Examples
"Cold beer."
Cider
/ሳይደር/
ሳይደር
A drink made from fermented apple juice.
ከፖም ጭማቂ የሚዘጋጅ መጠጥ።
Examples
"Apple cider."
Soda
/ሶዳ/
ሶዳ/ለስላሳ
A sweet carbonated drink.
ጣፋጭና ጋዝ ያለው መጠጥ።
Examples
"A can of soda."
Pop
/ፖፕ/
ለስላሳ
Another word for soda.
ለሶዳ ሌላ ስያሜ።
Examples
"Get me a pop."
Cola
/ኮላ/
ኮላ
A brown carbonated soft drink.
ቡናማ ቀለም ያለው ለስላሳ መጠጥ።
Examples
"I like cola."
Ginger-ale
/ጂንጀር ኤል/
የዝንጅብል መጠጥ
A soda flavored with ginger.
የዝንጅብል ጣዕም ያለው ሶዳ።
Examples
"Ginger-ale for the stomach."
Tonic
/ቶኒክ/
ቶኒክ
A bitter carbonated water.
ምሬት ያለው ጋዝ ያለው ውሃ።
Examples
"Tonic water."
Club-soda
/ክለብ ሶዳ/
ክለብ ሶዳ
Carbonated water with minerals.
ማዕድናት ያሉት ጋዝ ያለው ውሃ።
Examples
"Club-soda is fizzy."
Seltzer
/ሴልትዘር/
ሴልትዘር
Plain carbonated water.
ምንም ያልተጨመረበት ጋዝ ያለው ውሃ።
Examples
"Seltzer water."
Infused
/ኢንፊዩዝድ/
የተዘፈቀበት
Water flavored with fruits or herbs.
በፍራፍሬ ወይም ቅጠላቅጠል ጣዕም እንዲኖረው የተደረገ ውሃ።
Examples
"Lemon infused water."
Zest
/ዘስት/
የሎሚ ልጣጭ
The outer peel of a citrus fruit.
የሎሚ ወይም ብርቱካን የውጪኛው ልጣጭ።
Examples
"Add lemon zest."
Slice
/ስላይስ/
ቁራጭ
A thin piece cut from something.
ከአንድ ነገር የተቆረሰ ቀጭን ቁራጭ።
Examples
"A slice of lemon."
Wedge
/ዌጅ/
ቁራጭ (ቅርጽ ያለው)
A triangular piece of fruit.
ባለ ሶስት ማዕዘን ቅርጽ ያለው ፍራፍሬ ቁራጭ።
Examples
"A lime wedge."
Garnish
/ጋርኒሽ/
ማስጌጫ
Something added to a drink for decoration.
ለመጠጥ ማስጌጫነት የሚጨመር ነገር።
Examples
"A mint garnish."
Rim
/ሪም/
ጠርዝ
The upper edge of a glass.
የብርጭቆው የላይኛው ጠርዝ።
Examples
"Salt on the rim."
Salty
/ሶልቲ/
ጨው ያለው
Tasting of salt.
የጨው ጣዕም ያለው።
Examples
"Salty rim."
Spicy
/ስፓይሲ/
ቅመም የበዛበት
Having a strong, hot flavor.
ኃይለኛና የሚያቃጥል ጣዕም ያለው።
Examples
"Spicy chai."
Thick
/ቲክ/
ወፍራም
Not flowing easily.
በቀላሉ የማይፈስ፤ ወፍራም።
Examples
"A thick shake."
Thin
/ቲን/
ቀጭን
Flowing easily like water.
እንደ ውሃ በቀላሉ የሚፈስ።
Examples
"Thin milk."
Smooth
/ስሙዝ/
ለስላሳ
Without lumps.
ያልተጓጎለ፤ ለስላሳ።
Examples
"A smooth drink."
Creamy
/ክሪሚ/
ክሬም ያለው
Like cream in texture or taste.
እንደ ክሬም ያለ ለስላሳ ጣዕም ወይም መልክ።
Examples
"Creamy latte."
Rich
/ሪች/
ጥሩ ጣዕም ያለው
Full of flavor or cream.
በጣዕም ወይም በቅባት የበለጸገ።
Examples
"Rich chocolate drink."
Strong
/ስትሮንግ/
ጠንካራ
Having a powerful effect or taste.
ኃይለኛ ውጤት ወይም ጣዕም ያለው።
Examples
"Strong coffee."
Weak
/ዊክ/
ደካማ
Not strong in taste or effect.
ደካማ ጣዕም ወይም ውጤት ያለው።
Examples
"Weak coffee."
Diluted
/ዳይሉተድ/
የለሰለሰ/የቀጠነ
Made weaker by adding water.
ውሃ በመጨመር እንዲቀጥን የተደረገ።
Examples
"Diluted juice."
Concentrated
/ኮንሴንትሬትድ/
ያልቀጠነ/ወፍራም
A strong liquid before adding water.
ውሃ ሳይጨመርበት ያለ ወፍራም ፈሳሽ።
Examples
"Concentrated orange juice."
Fresh
/ፍሬሽ/
ትኩስ/አዲስ
Recently made or picked.
በቅርቡ የተዘጋጀ ወይም የተለቀመ።
Examples
"Fresh juice."
Squeezed
/ስክዊዝድ/
የተጨመቀ
Juice extracted by pressing.
በመጫን የወጣ ጭማቂ።
Examples
"Freshly squeezed juice."
Organic
/ኦርጋኒክ/
ተፈጥሯዊ/ኦርጋኒክ
Produced without chemicals.
ያለ ኬሚካል የተመረተ።
Examples
"Organic milk."
Natural
/ናቹራል/
ተፈጥሯዊ
Existing in or caused by nature.
ከተፈጥሮ የሚገኝ።
Examples
"Natural flavors."
Artificial
/አርቲፊሻል/
ሰው ሰራሽ
Made by humans; not natural.
በሰው የተሰራ፤ ተፈጥሯዊ ያልሆነ።
Examples
"Artificial sweetener."
Flavor
/ፍሌቨር/
ጣዕም
The taste of something.
የአንድ ነገር ጣዕም።
Examples
"I like the fruit flavor."
Aroma
/አሮማ/
መዓዛ
A pleasant smell.
ደስ የሚል ሽታ።
Examples
"The aroma of coffee."
Temperature
/ቴምፕሬቸር/
ሙቀት
How hot or cold something is.
የአንድ ነገር ቅዝቃዜ ወይም ሙቀት መጠን።
Examples
"Check the temperature."
Kettle
/ኬትል/
ማፍያ/ኬትል
A container for boiling water.
ውሃ ለማፍላት የሚያገለግል እቃ።
Examples
"Put the kettle on."
Machine
/ማሽን/
ማሽን
A device used to make something.
አንድን ነገር ለማዘጋጀት የሚያገለግል መሳሪያ።
Examples
"Coffee machine."
Grinder
/ግራይንደር/
መፍጫ
A machine for crushing beans.
ፍሬዎችን ለመፍጨት የሚያገለግል ማሽን።
Examples
"A coffee grinder."
Filter
/ፊልተር/
ማጣሪያ
Something that removes solids from liquid.
ፈሳሽን ከጉድፍ የሚያጠራ ነገር።
Examples
"Paper filter."
Plunger
/ፕላንጀር/
መጫኛ
A part of a French press.
የቡና ማፍያ መጫኛው ክፍል።
Examples
"Push the plunger down."
Infuser
/ኢንፊዩዘር/
ሻይ ማዘፈቂያ
A device for steeping tea.
ሻይን ለመዘፈቅ የሚያገለግል መሳሪያ።
Examples
"Tea infuser."
Pot
/ፖት/
ድስት/ማፍያ
A round container for cooking.
ለማብሰያ የሚያገለግል ጎድጓዳ እቃ።
Examples
"A pot of tea."
Teapot
/ቲፖት/
የሻይ ማፍያ
A pot for making and serving tea.
ሻይ ለማዘጋጀትና ለማቅረብ የሚያገለግል እቃ።
Examples
"Ceramic teapot."
Carafe
/ካራፌ/
ካራፌ
A glass bottle for serving wine or water.
ውሃ ወይም ወይን ለማቅረብ የሚያገለግል የብርጭቆ ጠርሙስ።
Examples
"A carafe of water."
Jug
/ጃግ/
ጃግ
A large container with a handle and spout.
እጀታና መፍሰሻ ያለው ትልቅ መያዣ።
Examples
"A milk jug."
Goblet
/ጎብሌት/
ጽዋ/ጎብሌት
A drinking glass with a foot and stem.
እግር ያለው የመጠጫ ብርጭቆ።
Examples
"A wine goblet."
Tumbler
/ታምብለር/
ታምብለር/መጠጫ
A drinking glass with no handle or stem.
እጀታ ወይም እግር የሌለው ብርጭቆ።
Examples
"A water tumbler."
Shot
/ሾት/
ሾት/ትንሽ መጠን
A small serving of a drink.
በጣም ትንሽ የሆነ የመጠጥ መጠን።
Examples
"A shot of espresso."
Double
/ደብል/
ድርብ
Twice the usual amount.
ከተለመደው ሁለት እጥፍ።
Examples
"Double espresso."
Single
/ሲንግል/
ነጠላ
One serving.
አንድ ጊዜ ብቻ የሚቀርብ።
Examples
"Single shot."
Extra
/ኤክስትራ/
ተጨማሪ
More than what is usual.
ከተለመደው በላይ የሆነ።
Examples
"Extra ice."
Foam
/ፎም/
አረፋ
A mass of small bubbles.
የትናንሽ አረፋዎች ስብስብ።
Examples
"Milk foam."
Crema
/ክሬማ/
የቡና አረፋ/ክሬማ
The reddish-brown froth on espresso.
በኤስፕሬሶ ላይ የሚታይ ቡናማ አረፋ።
Examples
"Perfect crema."
Robust
/ሮበስት/
ጠንካራ/ወፍራም
Strong and rich in flavor.
ጠንካራና ጥልቅ ጣዕም ያለው።
Examples
"Robust coffee."
Velvety
/ቬልቬቲ/
ለስላሳ
Smooth and soft.
በጣም ለስላሳ።
Examples
"Velvety milk."
Savory
/ሴቨሪ/
ጣፋጭ ያልሆነ/ጨውማ
Salty or spicy, not sweet.
ጣፋጭ ያልሆነ ጨው ወይም ቅመም ያለው።
Examples
"Savory drink."
Nutty
/ነቲ/
የለውዝ ጣዕም ያለው
Tasting like nuts.
የለውዝ ጣዕም ያለው።
Examples
"Nutty flavor."
Floral
/ፍሎራል/
የአበባ ሽታ ያለው
Smelling like flowers.
እንደ አበባ የሚሸት።
Examples
"Floral tea."
Fruity
/ፍሩቲ/
የፍራፍሬ ጣዕም ያለው
Tasting like fruit.
እንደ ፍራፍሬ የሚጥም።
Examples
"Fruity wine."
Earthy
/ኤርቲ/
የአፈር ጣዕም ያለው
Tasting like the earth or soil.
የአፈር ወይም የተፈጥሮ ጣዕም ያለው።
Examples
"Earthy tea."
Spiced
/ስፓይስድ/
ቅመም ያለበት
Containing spices.
ቅመማ ቅመም የተጨመረበት።
Examples
"Spiced apple cider."
Fragrant
/ፍራግራንት/
መዓዛ ያለው
Having a pleasant smell.
ደስ የሚል መዓዛ ወይም ሽታ ያለው።
Examples
"Fragrant tea."
Refreshment
/ሪፍሬሽመንት/
መክሰስ/መጠጥ
A light snack or drink.
ቀለል ያለ ምግብ ወይም መጠጥ።
Examples
"Serve refreshments."
Beverage
/ቤቭሬጅ/
መጠጥ
A drink of any type.
ማንኛውም አይነት መጠጥ።
Examples
"Hot beverages."
Liquid
/ሊኩዊድ/
ፈሳሽ
A substance that flows.
የሚፈስ ነገር።
Examples
"Clear liquid."
Quench
/ክዌንች/
ጥምን መቁረጥ
To satisfy thirst.
ጥምን ማርካት።
Examples
"Quench your thirst."
Thirst
/ተርስት/
ጥም
The feeling of needing to drink.
የመጠጣት ፍላጎት ስሜት።
Examples
"Satisfy thirst."
Hydration
/ሀይድሬሽን/
ሰውነትን በውሃ ማርካት
The process of getting enough water.
በቂ ውሃ የማግኘት ሂደት።
Examples
"Daily hydration."
Morning
/ሞርኒንግ/
ጥዋት
The first part of the day.
የቀኑ መጀመሪያ ክፍል።
Examples
"Morning coffee."
Evening
/ኢቭኒንግ/
ምሽት
The end of the day.
የቀኑ መጨረሻ ክፍል።
Examples
"Evening tea."
Afternoon
/አፍተርኑን/
ከሰዓት
The time between noon and evening.
በቀትርና በምሽት መካከል ያለው ጊዜ።
Examples
"Afternoon break."
Breakfast
/ብሬክፋስት/
ቁርስ
The first meal of the day.
የቀኑ የመጀመሪያ ምግብ።
Examples
"Breakfast juice."
Brunch
/ብራንች/
በቁርስና በምሳ መካከል የሚበላ
A meal between breakfast and lunch.
በቁርስና በምሳ መካከል የሚወሰድ ምግብ።
Examples
"Sunday brunch."
Break
/ብሬክ/
እረፍት
A short time to rest.
አጭር የዕረፍት ጊዜ።
Examples
"Coffee break."
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