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.
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?"
Order
/ኦርደር/
ማዘዝ
To request food or drink in a restaurant.
በምግብ ቤት ውስጥ ምግብ ወይም መጠጥ መጠየቅ።
Examples
"Are you ready to order?"
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?"
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?"
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."
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."
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."
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?"
Beverage
/ቤቨሬጅ/
መጠጥ
A drink, especially one other than water.
ከውሃ ውጭ ያለ ማንኛውም መጠጥ።
Examples
"What beverages do you serve?"
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."
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."
Counter
/ካውንተር/
መቁጠሪያ ጠረጴዛ
The long flat surface where customers are served.
ደንበኞች የሚስተናገዱበት ረጅም ጠፍጣፋ ገጽ።
Examples
"Please step up to the counter."
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?"
Straw
/ስትሮው/
መጥጫ
A thin tube used for drinking.
ለመጠጣት የሚያገለግል ቀጭን ቱቦ።
Examples
"I don't need a straw for my water."
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."
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."
Server
/ሰርቨር/
አስተናጋጅ
A person who serves food in a restaurant.
በምግብ ቤት ውስጥ ምግብ የሚያቀርብ ሰው።
Examples
"Our server was very attentive."
Tip
/ቲፕ/
ጉርሻ
Extra money given to show appreciation for service.
ለአገልግሎቱ አድናቆትን ለመግለጽ የሚሰጥ ተጨማሪ ገንዘብ።
Examples
"I left a generous tip."
Customer
/ከስተመር/
ደንበኛ
A person who buys goods or services.
ዕቃዎችን ወይም አገልግሎቶችን የሚገዛ ሰው።
Examples
"The restaurant was full of customers."
Hungry
/ሃንግሪ/
የራበው
Feeling a need or desire for food.
የምግብ ፍላጎት ወይም ፍላጎት መሰማት።
Examples
"I am very hungry."
Thirsty
/ዘርስቲ/
የጠማው
Feeling a need to drink.
የመጠጥ ፍላጎት መሰማት።
Examples
"I'm thirsty; can I have some water?"
Delicious
/ዴሊሸስ/
ጣፋጭ
Highly pleasing to the taste.
ለጣዕም በጣም ደስ የሚል።
Examples
"The pizza was delicious."
Spicy
/ስፓይሲ/
ቃሪያ የበዛበት
Having a strong, hot flavor from spices.
ከቅመማ ቅመሞች የሚገኝ ጠንካራ እና ትኩስ ጣዕም ያለው።
Examples
"I love spicy food."
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?"
Pepper
/ፔፐር/
ቁንዶ በርበሬ
A pungent spice used for flavoring.
ለማጣፈጫነት የሚያገለግል የሚለበልብ ቅመም።
Examples
"I'd like some black pepper on my pasta."
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?"
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?"
Soda
/ሶዳ/
ለስላሳ መጠጥ
A sweet carbonated drink.
ጣፋጭ የካርቦን መጠጥ።
Examples
"I'll have a large soda with my burger."
Juice
/ጁስ/
ጭማቂ
The liquid that comes from fruit or vegetables.
ከፍራፍሬ ወይም ከአትክልት የሚወጣ ፈሳሽ።
Examples
"Fresh orange juice is the best."
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."
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?"
Fork
/ፎርክ/
ሹካ
A tool with prongs used for eating.
ለመብላት የሚያገለግል ባለጭራ መሣሪያ።
Examples
"I dropped my fork on the floor."
Knife
/ናይፍ/
ቢላዋ
A tool used for cutting food.
ምግብ ለመቁረጥ የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።
Examples
"The steak knife is very sharp."
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."
Plate
/ፕሌት/
ሳህን
A flat dish used for serving food.
ምግብ ለማቅረብ የሚያገለግል ጠፍጣፋ ዕቃ።
Examples
"He finished everything on his plate."
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."
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?"
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."
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."
Fries
/ፍራይስ/
የተጠበሰ ድንች
Thin strips of deep-fried potato.
በዘይት የተጠበሰ ቀጭን የድንች ቁርጥራጮች።
Examples
"Do you want fries with that?"
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."
Salad
/ሰላጣ/
ሰላጣ
A cold dish of various raw vegetables.
ከተለያዩ ጥሬ አትክልቶች የሚዘጋጅ ቀዝቃዛ ምግብ።
Examples
"I'll have a garden salad."
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."
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."
Beef
/ቢፍ/
የበሬ ስጋ
Meat from a cow.
ከላም የሚገኝ ስጋ።
Examples
"Do you prefer beef or chicken?"
Fish
/ፊሽ/
ዓሳ
The flesh of a fish used as food.
ለምግብነት የሚያገለግል የዓሳ ስጋ።
Examples
"Grilled fish is very healthy."
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."
Pasta
/ፓስታ/
ፓስታ
An Italian food made from flour and water.
ከዱቄትና ከውሃ የሚዘጋጅ የጣሊያን ምግብ።
Examples
"I love pasta with tomato sauce."
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."
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?"
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."
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?"
Bread
/ብሬድ/
ዳቦ
A common food made from flour and water.
ከዱቄትና ከውሃ የሚዘጋጅ የተለመደ ምግብ።
Examples
"Would you like white or brown bread?"
Butter
/ባተር/
ቅቤ
A yellow fatty substance made from milk.
ከወተት የሚገኝ ቢጫ ወፍራም ንጥረ ነገር።
Examples
"Spread some butter on your toast."
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?"
Onion
/አንየን/
ሽንኩርት
A round vegetable with a strong smell.
ጠንካራ ሽታ ያለው ክብ አትክልት።
Examples
"No onions in my burger, please."
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."
Oil
/ኦይል/
ዘይት
A liquid fat used for frying.
ለመጥበሻ የሚያገለግል ፈሳሽ ስብ።
Examples
"Use olive oil for the salad."
Vinegar
/ቪኒገር/
ኮምጣጤ
A sour liquid used for flavoring food.
ምግብን ለማጣፈጥ የሚያገለግል ኮምጣጣ ፈሳሽ።
Examples
"Put some vinegar on your fish and chips."
Ketchup
/ኬቸፕ/
ኬቸፕ
A thick tomato sauce.
ወፍራም የቲማቲም ድልህ።
Examples
"Do you want ketchup with your fries?"
Mustard
/መስቲርድ/
ሰናፍጭ
A spicy yellow sauce made from seeds.
ከዘሮች የሚዘጋጅ ቅመም የበዛበት ቢጫ ድልህ።
Examples
"I like mustard on my hot dog."
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."
Breakfast
/ብሬክፈስት/
ቁርስ
The first meal of the day.
የቀኑ የመጀመሪያው ምግብ።
Examples
"What did you have for breakfast?"
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."
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."
Snack
/ስናክ/
መክሰስ
A small amount of food eaten between meals.
በምግቦች መካከል የሚበላ ትንሽ የምግብ መጠን።
Examples
"I need a healthy snack."
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."
Main course
/ሜይን ኮርስ/
ዋና ምግብ
The primary part of a meal.
የአንድ ምግብ ዋና ክፍል ።
Examples
"The main course was salmon."
Medium
/ሚዲየም/
መካከለኛ
Between small and large.
በትንሽ እና በትልቅ መካከል ያለ።
Examples
"I'll have a medium coffee."
Large
/ላርጅ/
ትልቅ
Great in size or amount.
በመጠን ወይም በብዛት ትልቅ።
Examples
"I want a large pizza."
Small
/ስሞል/
ትንሽ
Little in size.
በመጠን አነስተኛ።
Examples
"Can I get a small water?"
Extra
/ኤክስትራ/
ተጨማሪ
Added to what is normal.
ከተለመደው በላይ የተጨመረ።
Examples
"Can I have extra cheese?"
Size
/ሳይዝ/
መጠን
How big or small something is.
አንድ ነገር ምን ያህል ትልቅ ወይም ትንሽ እንደሆነ።
Examples
"What size would you like?"
Price
/ፕራይስ/
ዋጋ
The amount of money something costs.
የአንድ ነገር ዋጋ የሆነ የገንዘብ መጠን።
Examples
"The price is too high."
Cheap
/ቺፕ/
ርካሽ
Low in price.
ዋጋው ዝቅተኛ የሆነ።
Examples
"The street food is very cheap."
Expensive
/ኤክስፔንሲቭ/
ውድ
Costing a lot of money.
ብዙ ገንዘብ የሚያስወጣ።
Examples
"That restaurant is too expensive."
Fresh
/ፍሬሽ/
ትኩስ / አዲስ
Recently made or picked.
በቅርቡ የተሠራ ወይም የተቀጠፈ።
Examples
"The bread is very fresh."
Hot
/ሆት/
ትኩስ
Having a high temperature.
ከፍተኛ ሙቀት ያለው።
Examples
"Be careful, the soup is hot."
Cold
/ኮልድ/
ቀዝቃዛ
Having a low temperature.
ዝቅተኛ ሙቀት ያለው።
Examples
"I want a cold soda."
Wait
/ዌይት/
መጠበቅ
To stay in one place until something happens.
አንድ ነገር እስኪከሰት ድረስ በአንድ ቦታ መቆየት።
Examples
"How long is the wait?"
Line
/ላይን/
ተሰልፎ መጠበቅ
A row of people waiting for something.
ለአንድ ነገር የሚጠባበቁ ሰዎች ረድፍ።
Examples
"The line is very long."
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."
Cash
/ካሽ/
ጥሬ ገንዘብ
Money in the form of notes or coins.
በኖት ወይም በሳንቲም መልክ ያለ ገንዘብ።
Examples
"Do you accept cash?"
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?"
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."
Change
/ቼንጅ/
መልስ
The money returned when you pay more than the cost.
ከዋጋው በላይ ሲከፍሉ የሚመለስ ገንዘብ።
Examples
"Keep the change."
Wallet
/ዋሌት/
የኪስ ቦርሳ
A small folding case for holding money.
ገንዘብ ለመያዝ የሚያገለግል ትንሽ የሚታጠፍ ቦርሳ።
Examples
"I forgot my wallet at home."
Kitchen
/ኪችን/
ወጥ ቤት
The room where food is cooked.
ምግብ የሚበስልበት ክፍል ።
Examples
"The kitchen is very busy."
Chef
/ሼፍ/
ዋና ምግብ አብሳይ
A professional cook.
ሙያዊ ምግብ አብሳይ።
Examples
"The chef prepared a special meal."
Manager
/ማናጀር/
ሥራ አስኪያጅ
The person in charge of the restaurant.
ምግብ ቤቱን የሚቆጣጠር ሰው።
Examples
"I'd like to speak to the manager."
Toilet
/ቶይሌት/
ሽንት ቤት
A room for waste disposal and washing.
ቆሻሻን ለማስወገድ እና ለመታጠቢያ የሚሆን ክፍል።
Examples
"Where is the toilet?"
Bathroom
/ባዝሩም/
መታጠቢያ ቤት
Another word for toilet or restroom.
የሽንት ቤት ወይም የእረፍት ክፍል ሌላ ስያሜ።
Examples
"Can I use your bathroom?"
Entrance
/ኤንትራንስ/
መግቢያ
The place where you enter.
የሚገቡበት ቦታ።
Examples
"The entrance is around the corner."
Exit
/ኤግዚት/
መውጫ
The place where you leave.
የሚወጡበት ቦታ።
Examples
"The emergency exit is clearly marked."
Open
/ኦፕን/
ክፍት
Ready for business.
ለስራ ዝግጁ የሆነ።
Examples
"Are you open on Sundays?"
Closed
/ክሎዝድ/
ዝግ
Not open for business.
ለስራ ዝግጁ ያልሆነ (ዝግ)።
Examples
"The restaurant is closed for renovations."
Table
/ቴብል/
ጠረጴዛ
A piece of furniture used for eating.
ለመብላት የሚያገለግል የቤት እቃ።
Examples
"A table for two, please."
Chair
/ቼር/
ወንበር
A seat for one person.
ለአንድ ሰው የሚሆን መቀመጫ።
Examples
"Pull up a chair."
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."
Booking
/ቡኪንግ/
ቦታ መያዝ
The act of reserving something.
አንድን ነገር የማስያዝ ተግባር።
Examples
"The booking was confirmed."
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."
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."
Service
/ሰርቪስ/
አገልግሎት
The act of serving customers.
ደንበኞችን የማገልገል ተግባር።
Examples
"The service here is excellent."
Waitress
/ዌይትረስ/
አስተናጋጅ (ሴት)
A woman who serves food.
ምግብ የምታቀርብ ሴት።
Examples
"The waitress took our order."
Waiter
/ዌይተር/
አስተናጋጅ (ወንድ)
A man who serves food.
ምግብ የሚያቀርብ ወንድ።
Examples
"The waiter brought the bill."
Bag
/ባግ/
ሻንጣ / ከረጢት
A container used for carrying things.
ዕቃዎችን ለመሸከም የሚያገለግል ዕቃ።
Examples
"Do you need a bag for your takeaway?"
Paper
/ፔፐር/
ወረቀት
Material used for writing or wrapping.
ለመጻፍ ወይም ለመጠቅለል የሚያገለግል ቁሳቁስ።
Examples
"The food is wrapped in paper."
Plastic
/ፕላስቲክ/
ፕላስቲክ
A synthetic material used for containers.
ለዕቃዎች የሚያገለግል ሰው ሰራሽ ቁሳቁስ።
Examples
"We are trying to use less plastic."
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."
Clean
/ክሊን/
ንጹህ
Free from dirt.
ከቆሻሻ የጸዳ።
Examples
"Is this glass clean?"
Dirty
/ደርቲ/
ቆሻሻ
Not clean.
ንጹህ ያልሆነ።
Examples
"This plate is dirty."
Wash
/ዋሽ/
መታጠብ
To clean with water.
በውሃ ማጽዳት።
Examples
"Wash your hands before eating."
Dry
/ድራይ/
ደረቅ
Not wet.
እርጥብ ያልሆነ።
Examples
"The floor is dry now."
Wet
/ዌት/
እርጥብ
Covered with water.
በውሃ የተሸፈነ።
Examples
"Watch out, the floor is wet."
Fast
/ፋስት/
ፈጣን
Moving or happening quickly.
በፍጥነት የሚንቀሳቀስ ወይም የሚከሰት።
Examples
"The service was very fast."
Slow
/ስሎው/
ዝግተኛ
Not fast.
ፈጣን ያልሆነ።
Examples
"The service was very slow."
Ready
/ሬዲ/
ዝግጁ
Prepared for use or action.
ለአጠቃቀም ወይም ለድርጊት የተዘጋጀ።
Examples
"Your food is ready."
Busy
/ቢዚ/
የተጠመደ / ስራ የበዛበት
Having a lot of things to do.
ብዙ የሚሰሩ ነገሮች ያሉበት።
Examples
"The restaurant is very busy on Fridays."
Quiet
/ክዋየት/
ጸጥ ያለ
Making little or no noise.
ትንሽ ወይም ምንም ድምፅ የማይፈጥር።
Examples
"It's very quiet in here."
Noisy
/ኖይዚ/
ጫጫታ የበዛበት
Making a lot of noise.
ብዙ ድምፅ የሚፈጥር።
Examples
"The pub is very noisy."
Music
/ሙዚክ/
ሙዚቃ
Vocal or instrumental sounds.
የድምፅ ወይም የመሳሪያ ድምፆች።
Examples
"I like the music in this cafe."
Atmosphere
/አትሞስፌር/
ከባቢ አየር / ድባብ
The mood or feeling of a place.
የአንድ ቦታ ስሜት ወይም ሁኔታ።
Examples
"The atmosphere is very romantic."
Vegetarian
/ቬጀቴሪያን/
አትክልት ተመጋቢ
A person who does not eat meat.
ስጋ የማይበላ ሰው።
Examples
"Do you have vegetarian options?"
Vegan
/ቪጋን/
ቪጋን
A person who does not eat any animal products.
ማንኛውንም የእንስሳት ተዋጽኦ የማይበላ ሰው።
Examples
"Is this cake vegan?"
Allergy
/አለርጂ/
አለርጂ
A reaction by the body to a substance.
ሰውነት ለአንድ ንጥረ ነገር የሚሰጠው ምላሽ።
Examples
"I have a nut allergy."
Gluten-free
/ግሉተን ፍሪ/
ከግሉተን ነፃ
Food that does not contain gluten.
ግሉተን የሌለበት ምግብ።
Examples
"Do you have gluten-free bread?"
Taste
/ቴስት/
ጣዕም
The flavor of something.
የአንድ ነገር ጣዕም ።
Examples
"The taste is very unique."
Smell
/ስሜል/
ሽታ
The odor of something.
የአንድ ነገር ሽታ ።
Examples
"The smell of fresh coffee is great."
Touch
/ታች/
መንካት
To put your hand on something.
እጅን በአንድ ነገር ላይ ማድረግ።
Examples
"Don't touch the stove."
Look
/ሉክ/
ማየት / መልክ
To use your eyes to see.
ለማየት ዓይንን መጠቀም።
Examples
"Look at the menu."
Enjoy
/ኢንጆይ/
መደሰት
To take pleasure in something.
በአንድ ነገር መደሰት።
Examples
"Enjoy your meal!"
Recommend
/ሬኮሜንድ/
መምከር
To suggest something as good.
አንድ ነገር ጥሩ እንደሆነ መጠቆም።
Examples
"What do you recommend?"
Suggest
/ሰጀስት/
ሐሳብ ማቅረብ
To put forward an idea.
ሐሳብን ማቅረብ።
Examples
"Can you suggest a good wine?"
Pick
/ፒክ/
መምረጥ
To choose something.
አንድን ነገር መምረጥ።
Examples
"Pick a seat."
Choose
/ቹዝ/
መምረጥ
To select from a number of options.
ከበርካታ አማራጮች ውስጥ መምረጥ።
Examples
"It's hard to choose."
Option
/ኦፕሽን/
አማራጭ
A choice between things.
በነገሮች መካከል የሚደረግ ምርጫ።
Examples
"Is there a healthy option?"
Variety
/ቫራይቲ/
ልዩነት / ብዝሃነት
A lot of different types of things.
ብዙ የተለያዩ የነገሮች ዓይነቶች።
Examples
"The restaurant has a variety of dishes."
Rare
/ሬር/
ትንሽ የበሰለ (ስጋ)
Meat cooked for a very short time.
ለአጭር ጊዜ የበሰለ ስጋ።
Examples
"I like my steak rare."
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."
Well-done
/ዌል ደን/
በደንብ የበሰለ
Meat cooked thoroughly.
በደንብ የበሰለ ስጋ።
Examples
"I prefer my meat well-done."
Grilled
/ግሪልድ/
የተጠበሰ
Cooked on a metal frame over fire.
በእሳት ላይ በብረት ፍሬም ላይ የበሰለ።
Examples
"I'll have the grilled salmon."
Fried
/ፍራይድ/
በዘይት የተጠበሰ
Cooked in hot oil.
በትኩስ ዘይት ውስጥ የበሰለ።
Examples
"Fried eggs for breakfast."
Baked
/ቤክድ/
በፎርኖ የበሰለ
Cooked in an oven.
በምድጃ (ፎርኖ) ውስጥ የበሰለ።
Examples
"Baked potato is a good side."
Roasted
/ሮስተድ/
የተጠበሰ (በፎርኖ)
Cooked by dry heat in an oven.
በምድጃ ውስጥ በደረቅ ሙቀት የበሰለ።
Examples
"Roasted chicken for dinner."
Boiled
/ቦይልድ/
የተቀቀለ
Cooked in boiling water.
በሚፈላ ውሃ ውስጥ የበሰለ።
Examples
"Boiled eggs are easy to cook."
Steamed
/ስቲምድ/
በእንፋሎት የበሰለ
Cooked using steam.
በእንፋሎት በመጠቀም የበሰለ።
Examples
"Steamed broccoli is healthy."
Raw
/ሮ/
ጥሬ
Not cooked.
ያልበሰለ።
Examples
"Sushi is made with raw fish."
Cooked
/ኩክድ/
የበሰለ
Prepared by heating.
በሙቀት የተዘጋጀ።
Examples
"Is this fully cooked?"
Overcooked
/ኦቨር ኩክድ/
በጣም የበሰለ
Cooked for too long.
ለረጅም ጊዜ የበሰለ።
Examples
"The pasta is overcooked."
Undercooked
/አንደር ኩክድ/
ያልበሰለ / ጥሬ
Not cooked enough.
በቂ ያላለበሰለ።
Examples
"This chicken is undercooked."
Sauce
/ሶስ/
ድልህ
A liquid served with food to add flavor.
ጣዕም ለመጨመር ከምግብ ጋር የሚቀርብ ፈሳሽ።
Examples
"Do you want hot sauce?"
Dressing
/ድሬሲንግ/
የሰላጣ ማጣፈጫ
A sauce for salad.
ለሰላጣ የሚሆን ድልህ።
Examples
"What kind of dressing would you like?"
Bacon
/ቤከን/
ቤከን / አሳማ ስጋ
Cured meat from a pig.
የታሸገ የአሳማ ስጋ።
Examples
"I love bacon and eggs."
Oil
/ኦይል/
ዘይት
Liquid fat used in cooking.
በምግብ ዝግጅት ውስጥ ጥቅም ላይ የሚውል ፈሳሽ ስብ።
Examples
"Add a little oil."
Ice
/አይስ/
በረዶ
Frozen water.
የቀዘቀዘ ውሃ።
Examples
"Can I have some ice in my drink?"
Refill
/ሪፊል/
ድጋሚ መሙላት
To fill a container again.
አንድን ዕቃ እንደገና መሙላት።
Examples
"Can I get a refill on my soda?"
Free
/ፍሪ/
ነፃ
Costing nothing.
ምንም ዋጋ የማይጠይቅ።
Examples
"Water is free."
Paid
/ፔይድ/
የተከፈለ
Having been given money for something.
ለአንድ ነገር ገንዘብ የተሰጠበት።
Examples
"I already paid."
Pay
/ፔይ/
መክፈል
To give money for goods or services.
ለዕቃዎች ወይም ለአገልግሎቶች ገንዘብ መስጠት።
Examples
"I will pay by card."
Buy
/ባይ/
መግዛት
To get something by paying money.
ገንዘብ በመክፈል አንድን ነገር ማግኘት።
Examples
"I want to buy a sandwich."
Time
/ታይም/
ጊዜ
What is measured in minutes and hours.
በደቂቃዎች እና በሰዓታት የሚለካ።
Examples
"What time do you close?"
Parking
/ፓርኪንግ/
የመኪና ማቆሚያ
A place to leave a car.
መኪና የሚቆምበት ቦታ።
Examples
"Is there free parking?"
Wi-Fi
/ዋይ ፋይ/
ዋይ ፋይ
Wireless internet connection.
ገመድ አልባ የኢንተርኔት ግንኙነት።
Examples
"What's the Wi-Fi password?"
Password
/ፓስወርድ/
የይለፍ ቃል
A secret word to access something.
አንድን ነገር ለማግኘት የሚያገለግል ሚስጥራዊ ቃል ።
Examples
"I forgot the password."
Review
/ሪቪው/
ግምገማ
An evaluation of a restaurant.
የአንድ ምግብ ቤት ግምገማ።
Examples
"The restaurant has great reviews."
Complaint
/ኮምፕሌይንት/
ቅሬታ
A statement that something is wrong.
አንድ ነገር የተሳሳተ መሆኑን የሚገልጽ መግለጫ።
Examples
"I have a complaint about the food."
Compliment
/ኮምፕሊመንት/
ምስጋና / አድናቆት
An expression of praise.
የምስጋና ወይም የአድናቆት መግለጫ።
Examples
"Give my compliments to the chef."
Late
/ሌት/
ዘግይቶ
After the expected time.
ከተጠበቀው ጊዜ በኋላ።
Examples
"I am sorry I'm late."
Early
/ኧርሊ/
ቀድሞ
Before the expected time.
ከተጠበቀው ጊዜ በፊት።
Examples
"We arrived early for our reservation."
Welcome
/ዌልከም/
እንኳን ደህና መጡ
A greeting to someone arriving.
ለሚመጣ ሰው የሚቀርብ ሰላምታ።
Examples
"Welcome to our restaurant!"
Checklist
/ቼክሊስት/
የምርመራ ዝርዝር
A list of items to be checked.
ሊመረመሩ የሚገባቸው ነገሮች ዝርዝር።
Examples
"Follow the cleaning checklist."
Flavor
/ፍሌቨር/
ጣዕም
The quality of something that you can taste.
ሊቀምሱት የሚችሉት የአንድ ነገር ጥራት።
Examples
"The flavor is very rich."
Yummy
/ያሚ/
ጣፋጭ
Informal word for delicious.
ለጣፋጭ ምግብ የሚሰጥ መደበኛ ያልሆነ ቃል ።
Examples
"This burger is so yummy!"
Full
/ፉል/
የጠገበ / የሞላ
Having eaten enough.
በቂ ምግብ የበላ።
Examples
"I am full; I can't eat anymore."
Offer
/ኦፈር/
ማቅረብ / ቅናሽ
A proposal or a discount.
ሐሳብ ወይም ቅናሽ።
Examples
"They have a special offer."
Discount
/ዲስካውንት/
ቅናሽ
A reduction in price.
የዋጋ ቅነሳ።
Examples
"Students get a 10% discount."
Coupon
/ኩፖን/
ኩፖን
A piece of paper for a discount.
ለቅናሽ የሚያገለግል የወረቀት ቁራጭ።
Examples
"I have a coupon for a free soda."
Voucher
/ቫውቸር/
ቫውቸር / ደረሰኝ
A document that can be used for payment.
ለክፍያ ሊያገለግል የሚችል ሰነድ።
Examples
"I have a gift voucher."
Cost
/ኮስት/
ዋጋ
The price of something.
የአንድ ነገር ዋጋ።
Examples
"How much does it cost?"
Affordable
/አፎርዳብል/
ተመጣጣኝ
Reasonably priced.
ዋጋው ተመጣጣኝ የሆነ።
Examples
"The meals are very affordable."
Value
/ቫልዩ/
ዋጋ / ጥቅም
The importance or worth of something.
የአንድ ነገር አስፈላጊነት ወይም ዋጋ።
Examples
"This meal deal is great value."
Serving
/ሰርቪንግ/
የምግብ መጠን
A portion of food for one person.
ለአንድ ሰው የሚቀርብ የምግብ መጠን።
Examples
"One serving is 200 calories."
Portion
/ፖርሽን/
ድርሻ / መጠን
A part or share of something.
የአንድ ነገር ክፍል ወይም ድርሻ።
Examples
"The portion size is perfect."
Satisfied
/ሳቲስፋይድ/
የረካ
Pleased or happy with something.
በአንድ ነገር የተደሰተ ወይም የረካ።
Examples
"I am satisfied with the meal."
Selection
/ሰለክሽን/
ምርጫ / ስብስብ
A range of things to choose from.
የሚመረጡ ነገሮች ስብስብ።
Examples
"They have a wide selection of beers."
Choice
/ቾይስ/
ምርጫ
The act of choosing.
የመምረጥ ተግባር።
Examples
"You have no choice."
Seasoning
/ሲዝኒንግ/
ማጣፈጫ ቅመም
Salt, herbs, or spices added to food.
በምግብ ላይ የሚጨመሩ ጨው፣ ቅጠላ ቅጠሎች ወይም ቅመሞች።
Examples
"The seasoning is perfect."
No ice
/ኖ አይስ/
በረዶ የሌለው
Without ice cubes.
የበረዶ ኩቦች የሌሉበት።
Examples
"Coke, no ice please."
Paid
/ፔይድ/
የተከፈለ
Giving money for service.
ለአገልግሎት ገንዘብ መስጠት።
Examples
"The bill is already paid."
Order number
/ኦርደር ነበር/
የትዕዛዝ ቁጥር
A number assigned to your order.
ለትዕዛዝዎ የተሰጠ ቁጥር።
Examples
"What is your order number?"
Lighting
/ላይቲንግ/
መብራት
The arrangement of lights.
የመብራቶች ዝግጅት።
Examples
"The lighting is too dim."
Cancellation
/ካንሰሌሽን/
መሰረዝ
The act of stopping a booking.
ቦታ ማስያዝን የማቆም ተግባር።
Examples
"Is there a fee for cancellation?"
Decoration
/ዴኮሬሽን/
ጌጣጌጥ
Things that make a place look attractive.
አንድን ቦታ ማራኪ የሚያደርጉ ነገሮች።
Examples
"The Christmas decorations are beautiful."
Smoking
/ስሞኪንግ/
ማጨስ
The act of inhaling smoke from cigarettes.
ከሲጋራ የሚወጣውን ጭስ ወደ ውስጥ የመተንፈስ ተግባር።
Examples
"Smoking is not allowed here."
Non-smoking
/ኖን ስሞኪንግ/
ጭስ አልባ
Where smoking is prohibited.
ማጨስ የተከለከለበት ቦታ።
Examples
"I'd like a table in the non-smoking section."
Tray
/ትሬይ/
ትሪ
A flat board for carrying food.
ምግብ ለመሸከም የሚያገለግል ጠፍጣፋ ሰሌዳ።
Examples
"Put your tray in the rack."
Cup
/ካፕ/
ሲኒ
A small container for hot drinks.
ለትኩስ መጠጦች የሚሆን ትንሽ ዕቃ።
Examples
"I broke my favorite cup."
Salt
/ሶልት/
ጨው
White substance for seasoning.
ለማጣፈጫነት የሚያገለግል ነጭ ንጥረ ነገር።
Examples
"Don't put too much salt."
Pepper
/ፔፐር/
ቁንዶ በርበሬ
Black spice for seasoning.
ለማጣፈጫነት የሚያገለግል ጥቁር ቅመም።
Examples
"Freshly ground pepper is best."
Chef
/ሼፍ/
ምግብ አብሳይ
A professional cook.
ሙያዊ ምግብ አብሳይ።
Examples
"The chef is very talented."
Customer
/ከስተመር/
ደንበኛ
Person who buys stuff.
ዕቃዎችን የሚገዛ ሰው።
Examples
"We have a new customer."
Napkin
/ናፕኪን/
ናፕኪን
Paper to clean your mouth.
አፍን ለማጽዳት የሚያገለግል ወረቀት።
Examples
"I need a napkin."
Straw
/ስትሮው/
መጥጫ
Tube for drinks.
ለመጠጥ የሚሆን ቱቦ።
Examples
"Can I have a straw?"
Menu
/ሜኑ/
ሜኑ
List of foods.
የምግቦች ዝርዝር።
Examples
"Read the menu."
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