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eating out & restaurants

Eating Out & Restaurants - Ordering food at fast-food joints or takeaway spots, reading menus, and politely asking for the bill or check.

Core Vocabulary

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

204 Words

Menu

/ሜኑ/

የምግብ ዝርዝር

A list of food and drinks available in a restaurant.

በአንድ ምግብ ቤት ውስጥ የሚገኙ ምግቦች እና መጠጦች ዝርዝር።

Examples

"May I see the menu, please?"

Contextual Usage

Order

/ኦርደር/

ማዘዝ

To request food or drink in a restaurant.

በምግብ ቤት ውስጥ ምግብ ወይም መጠጥ መጠየቅ።

Examples

"Are you ready to order?"

Contextual Usage

Bill

/ቢል/

ሂሳብ

A piece of paper showing how much you have to pay.

ምን ያህል መክፈል እንዳለቦት የሚያሳይ ወረቀት።

Examples

"Could we have the bill, please?"

Contextual Usage

Check

/ቼክ/

የሂሳብ ወረቀት

The American term for the bill in a restaurant.

በምግብ ቤት ውስጥ ለሂሳብ መጠየቂያ የሚያገለግል የአሜሪካዊያን ቃል ነው።

Examples

"Can I get the check?"

Contextual Usage

Takeaway

/ቴከዌይ/

ይዞ መሄድ

Food cooked in a restaurant but eaten somewhere else.

በምግብ ቤት ተበስሎ ሌላ ቦታ የሚበላ ምግብ።

Examples

"I want a Chinese takeaway tonight."

Contextual Usage

Take-out

/ቴካውት/

ለቤት

Another word for takeaway, common in the US.

በአሜሪካ የተለመደ የ'ቴከዌይ' ሌላ ስያሜ።

Examples

"Let's get some take-out."

Contextual Usage

Combo

/ኮምቦ/

ጥምር ምግብ

A meal that includes a main dish, a side, and a drink.

ዋና ምግብ፣ ተጨማሪ ምግብ እና መጠጥ የያዘ ምግብ።

Examples

"I will take the burger combo."

Contextual Usage

Side

/ሳይድ/

ተጨማሪ ምግብ

A small portion of food served with the main course.

ከዋናው ምግብ ጋር የሚቀርብ ትንሽ የምግብ መጠን።

Examples

"Would you like a side of fries?"

Contextual Usage

Beverage

/ቤቨሬጅ/

መጠጥ

A drink, especially one other than water.

ከውሃ ውጭ ያለ ማንኛውም መጠጥ።

Examples

"What beverages do you serve?"

Contextual Usage

Receipt

/ሪሲት/

ደረሰኝ

A document proving that you have paid for something.

ለአንድ ነገር መክፈልዎን የሚያረጋግጥ ሰነድ።

Examples

"Don't forget to take your receipt."

Contextual Usage

Cashier

/ካሺየር/

ሂሳብ ተቀባይ

The person who takes the money in a shop or restaurant.

በሱቅ ወይም በምግብ ቤት ውስጥ ገንዘብ የሚቀበል ሰው።

Examples

"Pay the cashier at the counter."

Contextual Usage

Counter

/ካውንተር/

መቁጠሪያ ጠረጴዛ

The long flat surface where customers are served.

ደንበኞች የሚስተናገዱበት ረጅም ጠፍጣፋ ገጽ።

Examples

"Please step up to the counter."

Contextual Usage

Napkin

/ናፕኪን/

መጥረጊያ ጨርቅ

A piece of cloth or paper used to wipe your mouth.

አፍን ለመጥረግ የሚያገለግል የጨርቅ ወይም የወረቀት ቁራጭ።

Examples

"Could I have an extra napkin?"

Contextual Usage

Straw

/ስትሮው/

መጥጫ

A thin tube used for drinking.

ለመጠጣት የሚያገለግል ቀጭን ቱቦ።

Examples

"I don't need a straw for my water."

Contextual Usage

Tray

/ትሬይ/

ትሪ

A flat object used for carrying food and drinks.

ምግብና መጠጥ ለመሸከም የሚያገለግል ጠፍጣፋ ዕቃ።

Examples

"The waiter carried the drinks on a tray."

Contextual Usage

Fast-food

/ፋስት ፉድ/

ፈጣን ምግብ

Food that is prepared and served very quickly.

በጣም በፍጥነት ተዘጋጅቶ የሚቀርብ ምግብ።

Examples

"We ate at a fast-food joint."

Contextual Usage

Server

/ሰርቨር/

አስተናጋጅ

A person who serves food in a restaurant.

በምግብ ቤት ውስጥ ምግብ የሚያቀርብ ሰው።

Examples

"Our server was very attentive."

Contextual Usage

Tip

/ቲፕ/

ጉርሻ

Extra money given to show appreciation for service.

ለአገልግሎቱ አድናቆትን ለመግለጽ የሚሰጥ ተጨማሪ ገንዘብ።

Examples

"I left a generous tip."

Contextual Usage

Customer

/ከስተመር/

ደንበኛ

A person who buys goods or services.

ዕቃዎችን ወይም አገልግሎቶችን የሚገዛ ሰው።

Examples

"The restaurant was full of customers."

Contextual Usage

Hungry

/ሃንግሪ/

የራበው

Feeling a need or desire for food.

የምግብ ፍላጎት ወይም ፍላጎት መሰማት።

Examples

"I am very hungry."

Contextual Usage

Thirsty

/ዘርስቲ/

የጠማው

Feeling a need to drink.

የመጠጥ ፍላጎት መሰማት።

Examples

"I'm thirsty; can I have some water?"

Contextual Usage

Delicious

/ዴሊሸስ/

ጣፋጭ

Highly pleasing to the taste.

ለጣዕም በጣም ደስ የሚል።

Examples

"The pizza was delicious."

Contextual Usage

Spicy

/ስፓይሲ/

ቃሪያ የበዛበት

Having a strong, hot flavor from spices.

ከቅመማ ቅመሞች የሚገኝ ጠንካራ እና ትኩስ ጣዕም ያለው።

Examples

"I love spicy food."

Contextual Usage

Salt

/ሶልት/

ጨው

A white substance used to flavor and preserve food.

ምግብን ለማጣፈጥና ለማቆየት የሚያገለግል ነጭ ንጥረ ነገር።

Examples

"Could you pass the salt?"

Contextual Usage

Pepper

/ፔፐር/

ቁንዶ በርበሬ

A pungent spice used for flavoring.

ለማጣፈጫነት የሚያገለግል የሚለበልብ ቅመም።

Examples

"I'd like some black pepper on my pasta."

Contextual Usage

Sugar

/ሹገር/

ስኳር

A sweet substance used in food and drinks.

በምግብ እና መጠጦች ውስጥ ጥቅም ላይ የሚውል ጣፋጭ ንጥረ ነገር።

Examples

"Do you take sugar in your coffee?"

Contextual Usage

Water

/ወተር/

ውሃ

The clear liquid that is necessary for life.

ለህይወት አስፈላጊ የሆነው ጥራት ያለው ፈሳሽ።

Examples

"Can I have a glass of water?"

Contextual Usage

Soda

/ሶዳ/

ለስላሳ መጠጥ

A sweet carbonated drink.

ጣፋጭ የካርቦን መጠጥ።

Examples

"I'll have a large soda with my burger."

Contextual Usage

Juice

/ጁስ/

ጭማቂ

The liquid that comes from fruit or vegetables.

ከፍራፍሬ ወይም ከአትክልት የሚወጣ ፈሳሽ።

Examples

"Fresh orange juice is the best."

Contextual Usage

Coffee

/ኮፊ/

ቡና

A hot drink made from roasted beans.

ከተጠበሰ ፍሬ የሚዘጋጅ ትኩስ መጠጥ።

Examples

"I need a cup of coffee to wake up."

Contextual Usage

Tea

/ቲ/

ሻይ

A drink made by soaking dried leaves in hot water.

የደረቁ ቅጠሎችን በትኩስ ውሃ ውስጥ በመዘፈቅ የሚዘጋጅ መጠጥ።

Examples

"Would you like tea or coffee?"

Contextual Usage

Fork

/ፎርክ/

ሹካ

A tool with prongs used for eating.

ለመብላት የሚያገለግል ባለጭራ መሣሪያ።

Examples

"I dropped my fork on the floor."

Contextual Usage

Knife

/ናይፍ/

ቢላዋ

A tool used for cutting food.

ምግብ ለመቁረጥ የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።

Examples

"The steak knife is very sharp."

Contextual Usage

Spoon

/ስፑን/

ማንኪያ

A tool used for eating soup or stirring drinks.

ሾርባ ለመብላት ወይም መጠጥ ለማማሰል የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።

Examples

"Eat your soup with a spoon."

Contextual Usage

Plate

/ፕሌት/

ሳህን

A flat dish used for serving food.

ምግብ ለማቅረብ የሚያገለግል ጠፍጣፋ ዕቃ።

Examples

"He finished everything on his plate."

Contextual Usage

Bowl

/ቦውል/

ጎድጓዳ ሳህን

A round, deep dish used for soup or cereal.

ለሾርባ ወይም ለጥራጥሬ የሚያገለግል ክብ እና ጥልቅ ሳህን።

Examples

"A bowl of hot soup is good for a cold."

Contextual Usage

Glass

/ግላስ/

ብርጭቆ

A container used for drinking water or juice.

ውሃ ወይም ጭማቂ ለመጠጣት የሚያገለግል ዕቃ።

Examples

"Can I have a glass of milk?"

Contextual Usage

Cup

/ካፕ/

ጽዋ / ሲኒ

A small container with a handle for hot drinks.

ለትኩስ መጠጦች የሚሆን እጀታ ያለው ትንሽ ዕቃ።

Examples

"A cup of tea, please."

Contextual Usage

Burger

/በርገር/

በርገር

A sandwich consisting of a patty in a bun.

ክብ በሆነ ዳቦ ውስጥ የተቀቀለ ስጋ የያዘ ሳንድዊች።

Examples

"I'll have a cheese burger."

Contextual Usage

Fries

/ፍራይስ/

የተጠበሰ ድንች

Thin strips of deep-fried potato.

በዘይት የተጠበሰ ቀጭን የድንች ቁርጥራጮች።

Examples

"Do you want fries with that?"

Contextual Usage

Pizza

/ፒዛ/

ፒዛ

A flat dough topped with sauce and cheese.

በላዩ ላይ ድልህ እና አይብ ያለው ጠፍጣፋ ሊጥ።

Examples

"Let's order a large pepperoni pizza."

Contextual Usage

Salad

/ሰላጣ/

ሰላጣ

A cold dish of various raw vegetables.

ከተለያዩ ጥሬ አትክልቶች የሚዘጋጅ ቀዝቃዛ ምግብ።

Examples

"I'll have a garden salad."

Contextual Usage

Sandwich

/ሳንድዊች/

ሳንድዊች

Two pieces of bread with a filling between them.

በሁለት ዳቦዎች መካከል መሙያ ያለው ምግብ።

Examples

"I brought a ham sandwich for lunch."

Contextual Usage

Chicken

/ቺክን/

ዶሮ

The meat of a domestic fowl used as food.

ለምግብነት የሚያገለግል የቤት ውስጥ ወፍ (ዶሮ) ስጋ።

Examples

"Fried chicken is my favorite."

Contextual Usage

Beef

/ቢፍ/

የበሬ ስጋ

Meat from a cow.

ከላም የሚገኝ ስጋ።

Examples

"Do you prefer beef or chicken?"

Contextual Usage

Fish

/ፊሽ/

ዓሳ

The flesh of a fish used as food.

ለምግብነት የሚያገለግል የዓሳ ስጋ።

Examples

"Grilled fish is very healthy."

Contextual Usage

Rice

/ራይስ/

ሩዝ

Small white or brown grains used as food.

ለምግብነት የሚያገለግሉ ትናንሽ ነጭ ወይም ቡናማ ጥራጥሬዎች።

Examples

"I'd like chicken with rice."

Contextual Usage

Pasta

/ፓስታ/

ፓስታ

An Italian food made from flour and water.

ከዱቄትና ከውሃ የሚዘጋጅ የጣሊያን ምግብ።

Examples

"I love pasta with tomato sauce."

Contextual Usage

Soup

/ሱፕ/

ሾርባ

A liquid dish typically made by boiling meat or vegetables.

ስጋን ወይም አትክልቶችን በመቀቀል የሚዘጋጅ ፈሳሽ ምግብ።

Examples

"Tomato soup is perfect for winter."

Contextual Usage

Dessert

/ዴዘርት/

ጣፋጭ ምግብ

A sweet course eaten at the end of a meal.

በምግብ መጨረሻ ላይ የሚበላ ጣፋጭ ምግብ።

Examples

"What's for dessert?"

Contextual Usage

Ice cream

/አይስ ክሬም/

አይስ ክሬም

A very cold sweet food made from milk.

ከወተት የሚዘጋጅ በጣም ቀዝቃዛ ጣፋጭ ምግብ።

Examples

"Chocolate ice cream is the best."

Contextual Usage

Cheese

/ቺዝ/

አይብ

A food made from the pressed curds of milk.

ከተጨመቀ የወተት እርጎ የሚዘጋጅ ምግብ።

Examples

"Would you like extra cheese on your pizza?"

Contextual Usage

Bread

/ብሬድ/

ዳቦ

A common food made from flour and water.

ከዱቄትና ከውሃ የሚዘጋጅ የተለመደ ምግብ።

Examples

"Would you like white or brown bread?"

Contextual Usage

Butter

/ባተር/

ቅቤ

A yellow fatty substance made from milk.

ከወተት የሚገኝ ቢጫ ወፍራም ንጥረ ነገር።

Examples

"Spread some butter on your toast."

Contextual Usage

Egg

/ኤግ/

እንቁላል

An oval object laid by a hen, used as food.

በዶሮ የሚጣል ለምግብነት የሚያገለግል ሞላላ ነገር።

Examples

"How do you like your eggs?"

Contextual Usage

Onion

/አንየን/

ሽንኩርት

A round vegetable with a strong smell.

ጠንካራ ሽታ ያለው ክብ አትክልት።

Examples

"No onions in my burger, please."

Contextual Usage

Garlic

/ጋርሊክ/

ነጭ ሽንኩርት

A strong-smelling bulb used in cooking.

በምግብ ዝግጅት ውስጥ ጥቅም ላይ የሚውል ጠንካራ ሽታ ያለው አምፖል መሰል አትክልት።

Examples

"The garlic bread is delicious."

Contextual Usage

Oil

/ኦይል/

ዘይት

A liquid fat used for frying.

ለመጥበሻ የሚያገለግል ፈሳሽ ስብ።

Examples

"Use olive oil for the salad."

Contextual Usage

Vinegar

/ቪኒገር/

ኮምጣጤ

A sour liquid used for flavoring food.

ምግብን ለማጣፈጥ የሚያገለግል ኮምጣጣ ፈሳሽ።

Examples

"Put some vinegar on your fish and chips."

Contextual Usage

Ketchup

/ኬቸፕ/

ኬቸፕ

A thick tomato sauce.

ወፍራም የቲማቲም ድልህ።

Examples

"Do you want ketchup with your fries?"

Contextual Usage

Mustard

/መስቲርድ/

ሰናፍጭ

A spicy yellow sauce made from seeds.

ከዘሮች የሚዘጋጅ ቅመም የበዛበት ቢጫ ድልህ።

Examples

"I like mustard on my hot dog."

Contextual Usage

Mayo

/ሜዮ/

ማዮኔዝ

Short for mayonnaise, a white creamy sauce.

የማዮኔዝ አጭር ስያሜ ሲሆን ነጭ ክሬም መሰል ድልህ ነው።

Examples

"I'll have extra mayo on my sandwich."

Contextual Usage

Breakfast

/ብሬክፈስት/

ቁርስ

The first meal of the day.

የቀኑ የመጀመሪያው ምግብ።

Examples

"What did you have for breakfast?"

Contextual Usage

Lunch

/ላንች/

ምሳ

A meal eaten in the middle of the day.

በቀኑ አጋማሽ ላይ የሚበላ ምግብ።

Examples

"Let's meet for lunch at noon."

Contextual Usage

Dinner

/ዲነር/

እራት

The main meal of the day, eaten in the evening.

በምሽት የሚበላ የቀኑ ዋና ምግብ።

Examples

"We are having dinner at 7 PM."

Contextual Usage

Snack

/ስናክ/

መክሰስ

A small amount of food eaten between meals.

በምግቦች መካከል የሚበላ ትንሽ የምግብ መጠን።

Examples

"I need a healthy snack."

Contextual Usage

Appetizer

/አፔታይዘር/

የምግብ ፍላጎት ከፋች

A small dish eaten before the main meal.

ከዋናው ምግብ በፊት የሚበላ ትንሽ ምግብ።

Examples

"We ordered nachos as an appetizer."

Contextual Usage

Main course

/ሜይን ኮርስ/

ዋና ምግብ

The primary part of a meal.

የአንድ ምግብ ዋና ክፍል ።

Examples

"The main course was salmon."

Contextual Usage

Medium

/ሚዲየም/

መካከለኛ

Between small and large.

በትንሽ እና በትልቅ መካከል ያለ።

Examples

"I'll have a medium coffee."

Contextual Usage

Large

/ላርጅ/

ትልቅ

Great in size or amount.

በመጠን ወይም በብዛት ትልቅ።

Examples

"I want a large pizza."

Contextual Usage

Small

/ስሞል/

ትንሽ

Little in size.

በመጠን አነስተኛ።

Examples

"Can I get a small water?"

Contextual Usage

Extra

/ኤክስትራ/

ተጨማሪ

Added to what is normal.

ከተለመደው በላይ የተጨመረ።

Examples

"Can I have extra cheese?"

Contextual Usage

Size

/ሳይዝ/

መጠን

How big or small something is.

አንድ ነገር ምን ያህል ትልቅ ወይም ትንሽ እንደሆነ።

Examples

"What size would you like?"

Contextual Usage

Price

/ፕራይስ/

ዋጋ

The amount of money something costs.

የአንድ ነገር ዋጋ የሆነ የገንዘብ መጠን።

Examples

"The price is too high."

Contextual Usage

Cheap

/ቺፕ/

ርካሽ

Low in price.

ዋጋው ዝቅተኛ የሆነ።

Examples

"The street food is very cheap."

Contextual Usage

Expensive

/ኤክስፔንሲቭ/

ውድ

Costing a lot of money.

ብዙ ገንዘብ የሚያስወጣ።

Examples

"That restaurant is too expensive."

Contextual Usage

Fresh

/ፍሬሽ/

ትኩስ / አዲስ

Recently made or picked.

በቅርቡ የተሠራ ወይም የተቀጠፈ።

Examples

"The bread is very fresh."

Contextual Usage

Hot

/ሆት/

ትኩስ

Having a high temperature.

ከፍተኛ ሙቀት ያለው።

Examples

"Be careful, the soup is hot."

Contextual Usage

Cold

/ኮልድ/

ቀዝቃዛ

Having a low temperature.

ዝቅተኛ ሙቀት ያለው።

Examples

"I want a cold soda."

Contextual Usage

Wait

/ዌይት/

መጠበቅ

To stay in one place until something happens.

አንድ ነገር እስኪከሰት ድረስ በአንድ ቦታ መቆየት።

Examples

"How long is the wait?"

Contextual Usage

Line

/ላይን/

ተሰልፎ መጠበቅ

A row of people waiting for something.

ለአንድ ነገር የሚጠባበቁ ሰዎች ረድፍ።

Examples

"The line is very long."

Contextual Usage

Queue

/ኪው/

ሰልፍ

Another word for line, common in British English.

በብሪቲሽ እንግሊዝኛ የተለመደ የ'ላይን' ሌላ ስያሜ።

Examples

"We stood in the queue for an hour."

Contextual Usage

Cash

/ካሽ/

ጥሬ ገንዘብ

Money in the form of notes or coins.

በኖት ወይም በሳንቲም መልክ ያለ ገንዘብ።

Examples

"Do you accept cash?"

Contextual Usage

Credit card

/ክሬዲት ካርድ/

ክሬዲት ካርድ

A small plastic card used to pay later.

በኋላ ለመክፈል የሚያገለግል ትንሽ የፕላስቲክ ካርድ።

Examples

"Can I pay by credit card?"

Contextual Usage

Debit card

/ዴቢት ካርድ/

ዴቢት ካርድ

A card that takes money directly from your bank.

በቀጥታ ከባንክዎ ገንዘብ የሚወስድ ካርድ።

Examples

"I used my debit card to pay."

Contextual Usage

Change

/ቼንጅ/

መልስ

The money returned when you pay more than the cost.

ከዋጋው በላይ ሲከፍሉ የሚመለስ ገንዘብ።

Examples

"Keep the change."

Contextual Usage

Wallet

/ዋሌት/

የኪስ ቦርሳ

A small folding case for holding money.

ገንዘብ ለመያዝ የሚያገለግል ትንሽ የሚታጠፍ ቦርሳ።

Examples

"I forgot my wallet at home."

Contextual Usage

Kitchen

/ኪችን/

ወጥ ቤት

The room where food is cooked.

ምግብ የሚበስልበት ክፍል ።

Examples

"The kitchen is very busy."

Contextual Usage

Chef

/ሼፍ/

ዋና ምግብ አብሳይ

A professional cook.

ሙያዊ ምግብ አብሳይ።

Examples

"The chef prepared a special meal."

Contextual Usage

Manager

/ማናጀር/

ሥራ አስኪያጅ

The person in charge of the restaurant.

ምግብ ቤቱን የሚቆጣጠር ሰው።

Examples

"I'd like to speak to the manager."

Contextual Usage

Toilet

/ቶይሌት/

ሽንት ቤት

A room for waste disposal and washing.

ቆሻሻን ለማስወገድ እና ለመታጠቢያ የሚሆን ክፍል።

Examples

"Where is the toilet?"

Contextual Usage

Bathroom

/ባዝሩም/

መታጠቢያ ቤት

Another word for toilet or restroom.

የሽንት ቤት ወይም የእረፍት ክፍል ሌላ ስያሜ።

Examples

"Can I use your bathroom?"

Contextual Usage

Entrance

/ኤንትራንስ/

መግቢያ

The place where you enter.

የሚገቡበት ቦታ።

Examples

"The entrance is around the corner."

Contextual Usage

Exit

/ኤግዚት/

መውጫ

The place where you leave.

የሚወጡበት ቦታ።

Examples

"The emergency exit is clearly marked."

Contextual Usage

Open

/ኦፕን/

ክፍት

Ready for business.

ለስራ ዝግጁ የሆነ።

Examples

"Are you open on Sundays?"

Contextual Usage

Closed

/ክሎዝድ/

ዝግ

Not open for business.

ለስራ ዝግጁ ያልሆነ (ዝግ)።

Examples

"The restaurant is closed for renovations."

Contextual Usage

Table

/ቴብል/

ጠረጴዛ

A piece of furniture used for eating.

ለመብላት የሚያገለግል የቤት እቃ።

Examples

"A table for two, please."

Contextual Usage

Chair

/ቼር/

ወንበር

A seat for one person.

ለአንድ ሰው የሚሆን መቀመጫ።

Examples

"Pull up a chair."

Contextual Usage

Reservation

/ሬዘርቬሽን/

ቅድመ ቦታ መያዝ

An arrangement to have a table kept for you.

ጠረጴዛ እንዲጠበቅልዎ የሚደረግ ዝግጅት።

Examples

"I have a reservation for tonight."

Contextual Usage

Booking

/ቡኪንግ/

ቦታ መያዝ

The act of reserving something.

አንድን ነገር የማስያዝ ተግባር።

Examples

"The booking was confirmed."

Contextual Usage

Host

/ሆስት/

አስተናጋጅ (ወንድ)

A person who greets guests at a restaurant.

በምግብ ቤት ውስጥ እንግዶችን የሚቀበል ሰው።

Examples

"The host will show you to your table."

Contextual Usage

Hostess

/ሆስተስ/

አስተናጋጅ (ሴት)

A woman who greets guests at a restaurant.

በምግብ ቤት ውስጥ እንግዶችን የምትቀበል ሴት።

Examples

"The hostess gave us the menus."

Contextual Usage

Service

/ሰርቪስ/

አገልግሎት

The act of serving customers.

ደንበኞችን የማገልገል ተግባር።

Examples

"The service here is excellent."

Contextual Usage

Waitress

/ዌይትረስ/

አስተናጋጅ (ሴት)

A woman who serves food.

ምግብ የምታቀርብ ሴት።

Examples

"The waitress took our order."

Contextual Usage

Waiter

/ዌይተር/

አስተናጋጅ (ወንድ)

A man who serves food.

ምግብ የሚያቀርብ ወንድ።

Examples

"The waiter brought the bill."

Contextual Usage

Bag

/ባግ/

ሻንጣ / ከረጢት

A container used for carrying things.

ዕቃዎችን ለመሸከም የሚያገለግል ዕቃ።

Examples

"Do you need a bag for your takeaway?"

Contextual Usage

Paper

/ፔፐር/

ወረቀት

Material used for writing or wrapping.

ለመጻፍ ወይም ለመጠቅለል የሚያገለግል ቁሳቁስ።

Examples

"The food is wrapped in paper."

Contextual Usage

Plastic

/ፕላስቲክ/

ፕላስቲክ

A synthetic material used for containers.

ለዕቃዎች የሚያገለግል ሰው ሰራሽ ቁሳቁስ።

Examples

"We are trying to use less plastic."

Contextual Usage

Cupboard

/ካብ ቦርድ/

ቁም ሳህን

A piece of furniture with shelves for storage.

ዕቃዎችን ለማስቀመጥ የሚያገለግል መደርደሪያ ያለው የቤት ዕቃ።

Examples

"The cups are in the cupboard."

Contextual Usage

Clean

/ክሊን/

ንጹህ

Free from dirt.

ከቆሻሻ የጸዳ።

Examples

"Is this glass clean?"

Contextual Usage

Dirty

/ደርቲ/

ቆሻሻ

Not clean.

ንጹህ ያልሆነ።

Examples

"This plate is dirty."

Contextual Usage

Wash

/ዋሽ/

መታጠብ

To clean with water.

በውሃ ማጽዳት።

Examples

"Wash your hands before eating."

Contextual Usage

Dry

/ድራይ/

ደረቅ

Not wet.

እርጥብ ያልሆነ።

Examples

"The floor is dry now."

Contextual Usage

Wet

/ዌት/

እርጥብ

Covered with water.

በውሃ የተሸፈነ።

Examples

"Watch out, the floor is wet."

Contextual Usage

Fast

/ፋስት/

ፈጣን

Moving or happening quickly.

በፍጥነት የሚንቀሳቀስ ወይም የሚከሰት።

Examples

"The service was very fast."

Contextual Usage

Slow

/ስሎው/

ዝግተኛ

Not fast.

ፈጣን ያልሆነ።

Examples

"The service was very slow."

Contextual Usage

Ready

/ሬዲ/

ዝግጁ

Prepared for use or action.

ለአጠቃቀም ወይም ለድርጊት የተዘጋጀ።

Examples

"Your food is ready."

Contextual Usage

Busy

/ቢዚ/

የተጠመደ / ስራ የበዛበት

Having a lot of things to do.

ብዙ የሚሰሩ ነገሮች ያሉበት።

Examples

"The restaurant is very busy on Fridays."

Contextual Usage

Quiet

/ክዋየት/

ጸጥ ያለ

Making little or no noise.

ትንሽ ወይም ምንም ድምፅ የማይፈጥር።

Examples

"It's very quiet in here."

Contextual Usage

Noisy

/ኖይዚ/

ጫጫታ የበዛበት

Making a lot of noise.

ብዙ ድምፅ የሚፈጥር።

Examples

"The pub is very noisy."

Contextual Usage

Music

/ሙዚክ/

ሙዚቃ

Vocal or instrumental sounds.

የድምፅ ወይም የመሳሪያ ድምፆች።

Examples

"I like the music in this cafe."

Contextual Usage

Atmosphere

/አትሞስፌር/

ከባቢ አየር / ድባብ

The mood or feeling of a place.

የአንድ ቦታ ስሜት ወይም ሁኔታ።

Examples

"The atmosphere is very romantic."

Contextual Usage

Vegetarian

/ቬጀቴሪያን/

አትክልት ተመጋቢ

A person who does not eat meat.

ስጋ የማይበላ ሰው።

Examples

"Do you have vegetarian options?"

Contextual Usage

Vegan

/ቪጋን/

ቪጋን

A person who does not eat any animal products.

ማንኛውንም የእንስሳት ተዋጽኦ የማይበላ ሰው።

Examples

"Is this cake vegan?"

Contextual Usage

Allergy

/አለርጂ/

አለርጂ

A reaction by the body to a substance.

ሰውነት ለአንድ ንጥረ ነገር የሚሰጠው ምላሽ።

Examples

"I have a nut allergy."

Contextual Usage

Gluten-free

/ግሉተን ፍሪ/

ከግሉተን ነፃ

Food that does not contain gluten.

ግሉተን የሌለበት ምግብ።

Examples

"Do you have gluten-free bread?"

Contextual Usage

Taste

/ቴስት/

ጣዕም

The flavor of something.

የአንድ ነገር ጣዕም ።

Examples

"The taste is very unique."

Contextual Usage

Smell

/ስሜል/

ሽታ

The odor of something.

የአንድ ነገር ሽታ ።

Examples

"The smell of fresh coffee is great."

Contextual Usage

Touch

/ታች/

መንካት

To put your hand on something.

እጅን በአንድ ነገር ላይ ማድረግ።

Examples

"Don't touch the stove."

Contextual Usage

Look

/ሉክ/

ማየት / መልክ

To use your eyes to see.

ለማየት ዓይንን መጠቀም።

Examples

"Look at the menu."

Contextual Usage

Enjoy

/ኢንጆይ/

መደሰት

To take pleasure in something.

በአንድ ነገር መደሰት።

Examples

"Enjoy your meal!"

Contextual Usage

Recommend

/ሬኮሜንድ/

መምከር

To suggest something as good.

አንድ ነገር ጥሩ እንደሆነ መጠቆም።

Examples

"What do you recommend?"

Contextual Usage

Suggest

/ሰጀስት/

ሐሳብ ማቅረብ

To put forward an idea.

ሐሳብን ማቅረብ።

Examples

"Can you suggest a good wine?"

Contextual Usage

Pick

/ፒክ/

መምረጥ

To choose something.

አንድን ነገር መምረጥ።

Examples

"Pick a seat."

Contextual Usage

Choose

/ቹዝ/

መምረጥ

To select from a number of options.

ከበርካታ አማራጮች ውስጥ መምረጥ።

Examples

"It's hard to choose."

Contextual Usage

Option

/ኦፕሽን/

አማራጭ

A choice between things.

በነገሮች መካከል የሚደረግ ምርጫ።

Examples

"Is there a healthy option?"

Contextual Usage

Variety

/ቫራይቲ/

ልዩነት / ብዝሃነት

A lot of different types of things.

ብዙ የተለያዩ የነገሮች ዓይነቶች።

Examples

"The restaurant has a variety of dishes."

Contextual Usage

Rare

/ሬር/

ትንሽ የበሰለ (ስጋ)

Meat cooked for a very short time.

ለአጭር ጊዜ የበሰለ ስጋ።

Examples

"I like my steak rare."

Contextual Usage

Medium-rare

/ሚዲየም ሬር/

መካከለኛ የበሰለ

Meat cooked between rare and medium.

በጥሬና በመካከለኛ መካከል የበሰለ ስጋ።

Examples

"Medium-rare is the best way to eat steak."

Contextual Usage

Well-done

/ዌል ደን/

በደንብ የበሰለ

Meat cooked thoroughly.

በደንብ የበሰለ ስጋ።

Examples

"I prefer my meat well-done."

Contextual Usage

Grilled

/ግሪልድ/

የተጠበሰ

Cooked on a metal frame over fire.

በእሳት ላይ በብረት ፍሬም ላይ የበሰለ።

Examples

"I'll have the grilled salmon."

Contextual Usage

Fried

/ፍራይድ/

በዘይት የተጠበሰ

Cooked in hot oil.

በትኩስ ዘይት ውስጥ የበሰለ።

Examples

"Fried eggs for breakfast."

Contextual Usage

Baked

/ቤክድ/

በፎርኖ የበሰለ

Cooked in an oven.

በምድጃ (ፎርኖ) ውስጥ የበሰለ።

Examples

"Baked potato is a good side."

Contextual Usage

Roasted

/ሮስተድ/

የተጠበሰ (በፎርኖ)

Cooked by dry heat in an oven.

በምድጃ ውስጥ በደረቅ ሙቀት የበሰለ።

Examples

"Roasted chicken for dinner."

Contextual Usage

Boiled

/ቦይልድ/

የተቀቀለ

Cooked in boiling water.

በሚፈላ ውሃ ውስጥ የበሰለ።

Examples

"Boiled eggs are easy to cook."

Contextual Usage

Steamed

/ስቲምድ/

በእንፋሎት የበሰለ

Cooked using steam.

በእንፋሎት በመጠቀም የበሰለ።

Examples

"Steamed broccoli is healthy."

Contextual Usage

Raw

/ሮ/

ጥሬ

Not cooked.

ያልበሰለ።

Examples

"Sushi is made with raw fish."

Contextual Usage

Cooked

/ኩክድ/

የበሰለ

Prepared by heating.

በሙቀት የተዘጋጀ።

Examples

"Is this fully cooked?"

Contextual Usage

Overcooked

/ኦቨር ኩክድ/

በጣም የበሰለ

Cooked for too long.

ለረጅም ጊዜ የበሰለ።

Examples

"The pasta is overcooked."

Contextual Usage

Undercooked

/አንደር ኩክድ/

ያልበሰለ / ጥሬ

Not cooked enough.

በቂ ያላለበሰለ።

Examples

"This chicken is undercooked."

Contextual Usage

Sauce

/ሶስ/

ድልህ

A liquid served with food to add flavor.

ጣዕም ለመጨመር ከምግብ ጋር የሚቀርብ ፈሳሽ።

Examples

"Do you want hot sauce?"

Contextual Usage

Dressing

/ድሬሲንግ/

የሰላጣ ማጣፈጫ

A sauce for salad.

ለሰላጣ የሚሆን ድልህ።

Examples

"What kind of dressing would you like?"

Contextual Usage

Bacon

/ቤከን/

ቤከን / አሳማ ስጋ

Cured meat from a pig.

የታሸገ የአሳማ ስጋ።

Examples

"I love bacon and eggs."

Contextual Usage

Oil

/ኦይል/

ዘይት

Liquid fat used in cooking.

በምግብ ዝግጅት ውስጥ ጥቅም ላይ የሚውል ፈሳሽ ስብ።

Examples

"Add a little oil."

Contextual Usage

Ice

/አይስ/

በረዶ

Frozen water.

የቀዘቀዘ ውሃ።

Examples

"Can I have some ice in my drink?"

Contextual Usage

Refill

/ሪፊል/

ድጋሚ መሙላት

To fill a container again.

አንድን ዕቃ እንደገና መሙላት።

Examples

"Can I get a refill on my soda?"

Contextual Usage

Free

/ፍሪ/

ነፃ

Costing nothing.

ምንም ዋጋ የማይጠይቅ።

Examples

"Water is free."

Contextual Usage

Paid

/ፔይድ/

የተከፈለ

Having been given money for something.

ለአንድ ነገር ገንዘብ የተሰጠበት።

Examples

"I already paid."

Contextual Usage

Pay

/ፔይ/

መክፈል

To give money for goods or services.

ለዕቃዎች ወይም ለአገልግሎቶች ገንዘብ መስጠት።

Examples

"I will pay by card."

Contextual Usage

Buy

/ባይ/

መግዛት

To get something by paying money.

ገንዘብ በመክፈል አንድን ነገር ማግኘት።

Examples

"I want to buy a sandwich."

Contextual Usage

Time

/ታይም/

ጊዜ

What is measured in minutes and hours.

በደቂቃዎች እና በሰዓታት የሚለካ።

Examples

"What time do you close?"

Contextual Usage

Parking

/ፓርኪንግ/

የመኪና ማቆሚያ

A place to leave a car.

መኪና የሚቆምበት ቦታ።

Examples

"Is there free parking?"

Contextual Usage

Wi-Fi

/ዋይ ፋይ/

ዋይ ፋይ

Wireless internet connection.

ገመድ አልባ የኢንተርኔት ግንኙነት።

Examples

"What's the Wi-Fi password?"

Contextual Usage

Password

/ፓስወርድ/

የይለፍ ቃል

A secret word to access something.

አንድን ነገር ለማግኘት የሚያገለግል ሚስጥራዊ ቃል ።

Examples

"I forgot the password."

Contextual Usage

Review

/ሪቪው/

ግምገማ

An evaluation of a restaurant.

የአንድ ምግብ ቤት ግምገማ።

Examples

"The restaurant has great reviews."

Contextual Usage

Complaint

/ኮምፕሌይንት/

ቅሬታ

A statement that something is wrong.

አንድ ነገር የተሳሳተ መሆኑን የሚገልጽ መግለጫ።

Examples

"I have a complaint about the food."

Contextual Usage

Compliment

/ኮምፕሊመንት/

ምስጋና / አድናቆት

An expression of praise.

የምስጋና ወይም የአድናቆት መግለጫ።

Examples

"Give my compliments to the chef."

Contextual Usage

Late

/ሌት/

ዘግይቶ

After the expected time.

ከተጠበቀው ጊዜ በኋላ።

Examples

"I am sorry I'm late."

Contextual Usage

Early

/ኧርሊ/

ቀድሞ

Before the expected time.

ከተጠበቀው ጊዜ በፊት።

Examples

"We arrived early for our reservation."

Contextual Usage

Welcome

/ዌልከም/

እንኳን ደህና መጡ

A greeting to someone arriving.

ለሚመጣ ሰው የሚቀርብ ሰላምታ።

Examples

"Welcome to our restaurant!"

Contextual Usage

Checklist

/ቼክሊስት/

የምርመራ ዝርዝር

A list of items to be checked.

ሊመረመሩ የሚገባቸው ነገሮች ዝርዝር።

Examples

"Follow the cleaning checklist."

Contextual Usage

Flavor

/ፍሌቨር/

ጣዕም

The quality of something that you can taste.

ሊቀምሱት የሚችሉት የአንድ ነገር ጥራት።

Examples

"The flavor is very rich."

Contextual Usage

Yummy

/ያሚ/

ጣፋጭ

Informal word for delicious.

ለጣፋጭ ምግብ የሚሰጥ መደበኛ ያልሆነ ቃል ።

Examples

"This burger is so yummy!"

Contextual Usage

Full

/ፉል/

የጠገበ / የሞላ

Having eaten enough.

በቂ ምግብ የበላ።

Examples

"I am full; I can't eat anymore."

Contextual Usage

Offer

/ኦፈር/

ማቅረብ / ቅናሽ

A proposal or a discount.

ሐሳብ ወይም ቅናሽ።

Examples

"They have a special offer."

Contextual Usage

Discount

/ዲስካውንት/

ቅናሽ

A reduction in price.

የዋጋ ቅነሳ።

Examples

"Students get a 10% discount."

Contextual Usage

Coupon

/ኩፖን/

ኩፖን

A piece of paper for a discount.

ለቅናሽ የሚያገለግል የወረቀት ቁራጭ።

Examples

"I have a coupon for a free soda."

Contextual Usage

Voucher

/ቫውቸር/

ቫውቸር / ደረሰኝ

A document that can be used for payment.

ለክፍያ ሊያገለግል የሚችል ሰነድ።

Examples

"I have a gift voucher."

Contextual Usage

Cost

/ኮስት/

ዋጋ

The price of something.

የአንድ ነገር ዋጋ።

Examples

"How much does it cost?"

Contextual Usage

Affordable

/አፎርዳብል/

ተመጣጣኝ

Reasonably priced.

ዋጋው ተመጣጣኝ የሆነ።

Examples

"The meals are very affordable."

Contextual Usage

Value

/ቫልዩ/

ዋጋ / ጥቅም

The importance or worth of something.

የአንድ ነገር አስፈላጊነት ወይም ዋጋ።

Examples

"This meal deal is great value."

Contextual Usage

Serving

/ሰርቪንግ/

የምግብ መጠን

A portion of food for one person.

ለአንድ ሰው የሚቀርብ የምግብ መጠን።

Examples

"One serving is 200 calories."

Contextual Usage

Portion

/ፖርሽን/

ድርሻ / መጠን

A part or share of something.

የአንድ ነገር ክፍል ወይም ድርሻ።

Examples

"The portion size is perfect."

Contextual Usage

Satisfied

/ሳቲስፋይድ/

የረካ

Pleased or happy with something.

በአንድ ነገር የተደሰተ ወይም የረካ።

Examples

"I am satisfied with the meal."

Contextual Usage

Selection

/ሰለክሽን/

ምርጫ / ስብስብ

A range of things to choose from.

የሚመረጡ ነገሮች ስብስብ።

Examples

"They have a wide selection of beers."

Contextual Usage

Choice

/ቾይስ/

ምርጫ

The act of choosing.

የመምረጥ ተግባር።

Examples

"You have no choice."

Contextual Usage

Seasoning

/ሲዝኒንግ/

ማጣፈጫ ቅመም

Salt, herbs, or spices added to food.

በምግብ ላይ የሚጨመሩ ጨው፣ ቅጠላ ቅጠሎች ወይም ቅመሞች።

Examples

"The seasoning is perfect."

Contextual Usage

No ice

/ኖ አይስ/

በረዶ የሌለው

Without ice cubes.

የበረዶ ኩቦች የሌሉበት።

Examples

"Coke, no ice please."

Contextual Usage

Paid

/ፔይድ/

የተከፈለ

Giving money for service.

ለአገልግሎት ገንዘብ መስጠት።

Examples

"The bill is already paid."

Contextual Usage

Order number

/ኦርደር ነበር/

የትዕዛዝ ቁጥር

A number assigned to your order.

ለትዕዛዝዎ የተሰጠ ቁጥር።

Examples

"What is your order number?"

Contextual Usage

Lighting

/ላይቲንግ/

መብራት

The arrangement of lights.

የመብራቶች ዝግጅት።

Examples

"The lighting is too dim."

Contextual Usage

Cancellation

/ካንሰሌሽን/

መሰረዝ

The act of stopping a booking.

ቦታ ማስያዝን የማቆም ተግባር።

Examples

"Is there a fee for cancellation?"

Contextual Usage

Decoration

/ዴኮሬሽን/

ጌጣጌጥ

Things that make a place look attractive.

አንድን ቦታ ማራኪ የሚያደርጉ ነገሮች።

Examples

"The Christmas decorations are beautiful."

Contextual Usage

Smoking

/ስሞኪንግ/

ማጨስ

The act of inhaling smoke from cigarettes.

ከሲጋራ የሚወጣውን ጭስ ወደ ውስጥ የመተንፈስ ተግባር።

Examples

"Smoking is not allowed here."

Contextual Usage

Non-smoking

/ኖን ስሞኪንግ/

ጭስ አልባ

Where smoking is prohibited.

ማጨስ የተከለከለበት ቦታ።

Examples

"I'd like a table in the non-smoking section."

Contextual Usage

Tray

/ትሬይ/

ትሪ

A flat board for carrying food.

ምግብ ለመሸከም የሚያገለግል ጠፍጣፋ ሰሌዳ።

Examples

"Put your tray in the rack."

Contextual Usage

Cup

/ካፕ/

ሲኒ

A small container for hot drinks.

ለትኩስ መጠጦች የሚሆን ትንሽ ዕቃ።

Examples

"I broke my favorite cup."

Contextual Usage

Salt

/ሶልት/

ጨው

White substance for seasoning.

ለማጣፈጫነት የሚያገለግል ነጭ ንጥረ ነገር።

Examples

"Don't put too much salt."

Contextual Usage

Pepper

/ፔፐር/

ቁንዶ በርበሬ

Black spice for seasoning.

ለማጣፈጫነት የሚያገለግል ጥቁር ቅመም።

Examples

"Freshly ground pepper is best."

Contextual Usage

Chef

/ሼፍ/

ምግብ አብሳይ

A professional cook.

ሙያዊ ምግብ አብሳይ።

Examples

"The chef is very talented."

Contextual Usage

Customer

/ከስተመር/

ደንበኛ

Person who buys stuff.

ዕቃዎችን የሚገዛ ሰው።

Examples

"We have a new customer."

Contextual Usage

Napkin

/ናፕኪን/

ናፕኪን

Paper to clean your mouth.

አፍን ለማጽዳት የሚያገለግል ወረቀት።

Examples

"I need a napkin."

Contextual Usage

Straw

/ስትሮው/

መጥጫ

Tube for drinks.

ለመጠጥ የሚሆን ቱቦ።

Examples

"Can I have a straw?"

Contextual Usage

Menu

/ሜኑ/

ሜኑ

List of foods.

የምግቦች ዝርዝር።

Examples

"Read the menu."

Contextual Usage

Natural Dialogue

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Role A (Server)
to Bites! Are you to , or do you need a minute with the ?
Role B (Customer)
I'm quite , so I think I'm . Can I get the cheeseburger , please?
Role A (Server)
Sure! What would you like for the ? We have and .
Role B (Customer)
I'll take a , please. Does that come with a of and a drink?
Role A (Server)
Yes, it does. What would you like? We have , , and .
Role B (Customer)
I'll have a with , please. Also, can I have napkins and a ?
Role A (Server)
Of course. Is this for here or ?
Role B (Customer)
It's for here. I'll find a near the .
Role A (Server)
Great. Your number is 45. Please the at the .
Role B (Customer)
Can I by ?
Role A (Server)
Yes, we accept all major cards. Here is your . Your meal will be in five minutes.
Role B (Customer)
Thank you. Oh, could I also get the while I ?
Role A (Server)
Certainly, it's 'FastBites2024'. your meal!
Role B (Customer)
Thanks! By the way, if I want to later, do I come back to the ?
Role A (Server)
Yes, just step back into the . We have a great of cream and snacks.
Role B (Customer)
Perfect. Everything looks very here. Compliments to the !
Role A (Server)
That's very kind. We try to keep the pleasant for our customers.
Role B (Customer)
One last thing, could I have the now so I can leave quickly after eating?
Role A (Server)
In food, you usually first, so you're all set with that ! !

The Writing Challenge

Synthesize your vocabulary knowledge in context.

Adaptive Prompt
"Try to order your favorite meal in English. Imagine you are at a takeaway spot: ask about the price, choose a size, specify if you want any extra toppings or sides, and politely ask for the receipt."