A Quick Bite at The Hungry Traveler
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/ስታርቪንግ/
slangበጣም መራብ
extremely hungry
በጣም መራብ ወይም ምግብ መፈለግ።
A common informal way to say you are very hungry.
/አዝ ቢዚ አዝ ኤ ቢሃይቭ/
simileእንደ ንብ ቀፎ ስራ የበዛበት
very busy and active
በጣም ስራ የበዛበት ቦታ ወይም ሁኔታ።
Comparing a place to a beehive where bees are constantly moving.
/ሉክ ኦቨር/
phrasal verbመመርመር/ማየት
to examine or inspect
አንድን ነገር በፍጥነት መመልከት ወይም መመርመር።
To quickly check or read through something like a menu.
/ፒስ ኦፍ ኬክ/
idiomበጣም ቀላል
something very easy to do
ለማድረግ በጣም ቀላል የሆነ ነገር።
A common expression used when a task requires little effort.
/ግራብ ኤ ባይት/
colloquial expressionምግብ መብላት
to get something to eat quickly
አጭር ወይም ፈጣን ምግብ መመገብ።
An informal way to suggest getting a small or fast meal.
/ኦን ዘ ቦል/
idiomንቁ/ጎበዝ
alert and efficient
ፈጣን፣ ንቁ እና ብልህ መሆን።
Used to describe someone who is quick to understand and react to things.
/ስፔሻሊቲ ኦፍ ዘ ሃውስ/
advanced vocabularyየቤቱ ልዩ ምግብ
a dish for which a restaurant is particularly known
አንድ ምግብ ቤት በጣም የታወቀበት ወይም ጎበዝ የሆነበት ምግብ።
The best or most famous dish a restaurant serves.
/ጎ ዊዝ/
phrasal verbመምረጥ
to choose or select
አንድን ነገር መምረጥ ወይም መወሰን።
Often used when making a choice from several options.
/ኪል ቱ በርድስ ዊዝ ዋን ስቶን/
proverbበአንድ ድንጋይ ሁለት ወፍ
to achieve two things at once
በአንድ ጥረት ሁለት ነገሮችን ማከናወን።
Completing two tasks with a single action or effort.
/ቱ ጎ/
colloquial expressionይዞ ለመሄድ
food intended to be eaten elsewhere
ምግብ ቤት ውስጥ ሳይሆን ይዞ ለመሄድ የሚታዘዝ ምግብ።
Commonly used in takeaway or fast-food settings.
/አፕሳይዝ/
slangመጠን መጨመር
to increase the size of a food order
የታዘዘውን ምግብ ወይም መጠጥ መጠን ማሳደግ።
Specific to fast-food where you pay more for larger portions.
/ኩድ አይ ሃቭ ዘ ቼክ ፕሊዝ/
colloquial expressionሂሳብ እባክዎን?
a polite way to ask for the bill
ለመክፈል ሂሳብ መጠየቂያ ጨዋነት የተሞላበት መንገድ።
Used to signal you are ready to pay and leave.
/ዶንት ክራይ ኦቨር ስፒልድ ሚልክ/
proverbበተፈጠረ ነገር አትዘን
don't worry about things that have already happened
አንድ ነገር ተበላሽቶ ካለፈ በኋላ ማዘን ትርጉም የለውም ማለት ነው።
Used to say there is no point in being upset about a small mistake that cannot be undone.
/ፉል አዝ ኤ ቲክ/
simileበጣም መጥገብ
extremely full from eating
በጣም ከመጥገብ የተነሳ ሌላ ነገር መብላት አለመቻል።
A descriptive way to say you cannot eat any more food.