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Emails, Messaging & Video Calls

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Loop me in

/ሉፕ ሚ ኢን/

አሳውቁኝ / አካቱኝ

To include someone in a group or information chain.

አንድን ሰው በመረጃ ልውውጥ ወይም በቡድን ውይይት ውስጥ ማካተት።

In Practice

"Please loop me in on the project updates."
"Don't forget to loop in the manager."
Fluent Tip

Used when requesting to be included in future communications.

Touch base

/ተች ቤዝ/

መረጃ ለመለዋወጥ መገናኘት

To briefly contact someone to stay updated.

አዲስ መረጃ ለማግኘት ወይም ለመስጠት ለአጭር ጊዜ መገናኘት።

In Practice

"Let's touch base next week."
"I just wanted to touch base regarding the meeting."
Fluent Tip

Common in professional emails for quick check-ins.

On the same page

/ኦን ዘ ሴም ፔጅ/

ተመሳሳይ ግንዛቤ መያዝ

To have the same understanding or agreement.

ተመሳሳይ ግንዛቤ ወይም ስምምነት ላይ መሆን።

In Practice

"We need to make sure we are all on the same page."
"I think we are on the same page regarding the deadline."
Fluent Tip

Used during meetings or email threads to ensure clarity.

Keep me posted

/ኪፕ ሚ ፖስትድ/

አዳዲስ መረጃዎችን አሳውቀኝ

To keep someone informed about a situation.

አንድን ሰው ስለ ሁኔታው ሁልጊዜ አዲስ መረጃ እንዲኖረው ማድረግ።

In Practice

"Please keep me posted on the results."
"I will keep you posted if anything changes."
Fluent Tip

Used to request ongoing updates.

Out of the loop

/አውት ኦፍ ዘ ሉፕ/

ከመረጃው የተገለለ

Not having the latest information about something.

ስለ አንድ ነገር አዳዲስ መረጃዎች የሌለው ወይም ያልተነገረው።

In Practice

"I've been out of the loop since I was on vacation."
"Why was I kept out of the loop?"
Fluent Tip

Used when someone feels they missed important updates.

Read between the lines

/ሪድ ቢትዊን ዘ ላይንስ/

ድብቅ መልዕክቱን መረዳት

To understand the hidden meaning in a message.

በግልጽ ካልተቀመጠ መልዕክት በስተጀርባ ያለውን ሃሳብ መረዳት።

In Practice

"If you read between the lines, he's not very happy."
"You have to read between the lines in her email."
Fluent Tip

Used when interpreting subtle or vague digital communication.

Pick your brain

/ፒክ ዩር ብሬይን/

ምክር ወይም መረጃ መጠየቅ

To ask someone for advice or information because they are experts.

አንድን ሰው እውቀት ስላለው ምክር ወይም ዝርዝር መረጃ መጠየቅ።

In Practice

"Can I pick your brain for a minute on this call?"
"I'd like to pick your brain about the new software."
Fluent Tip

Used to politely ask for expert input during calls or emails.

In a nutshell

/ኢን ኤ ናትሼል/

በአጭሩ

Summarizing something in a few words.

አንድን ረጅም ሃሳብ በአጭር ቃላት መግለጽ።

In Practice

"In a nutshell, the project is delayed."
"That is our strategy in a nutshell."
Fluent Tip

Useful for summaries in professional emails.

Hit send too soon

/ሒት ሴንድ ቱ ሱን/

ሳይጨርሱ መላክ

To send a message before it is ready or finished.

አንድን መልዕክት አዘጋጅተው ሳይጨርሱ በስህተት መላክ።

In Practice

"Sorry, I hit send too soon. Here is the attachment."
"I hate it when I hit send too soon!"
Fluent Tip

Common apology in digital messaging.

Get hold of

/ጌት ሆልድ ኦፍ/

ማግኘት / መገናኘት

To succeed in contacting someone.

ከአንድ ሰው ጋር ለመገናኘት መቻል (በስልክ ወይም በኢሜይል)።

In Practice

"I couldn't get hold of him all day."
"Try to get hold of the technician via Slack."
Fluent Tip

Used when discussing the difficulty or success of reaching someone.

Back and forth

/ባክ ኤንድ ፎርዝ/

እረጅም የሃሳብ ልውውጥ

Repeated exchange of messages between people.

በሰዎች መካከል የሚደረግ ተደጋጋሚ የመልዕክት ልውውጥ።

In Practice

"We had a long back and forth via email."
"The negotiation required a lot of back and forth."
Fluent Tip

Refers to a series of replies in an email thread.

Put a face to the name

/ፑት ኤ ፌስ ቱ ዘ ኔም/

ባለቤቱን ማወቅ

To meet someone in person or on video after communicating by text.

በፅሁፍ ብቻ የሚታወቅን ሰው በአካል ወይም በቪዲዮ ማየት።

In Practice

"It's nice to finally put a face to the name on this Zoom call."
"We've emailed for months, good to put a face to the name."
Fluent Tip

Commonly said at the start of a video meeting with new contacts.