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Emotions, Feelings & Personality

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On cloud nine

/ኦን ክላውድ ናይን/

በጣም መደሰት

Extremely happy and excited

በጣም ደስተኛ እና የተደሰተ መሆን

In Practice

"She was on cloud nine after winning the race."
"He has been on cloud nine since he got the job."
Fluent Tip

Used to describe intense happiness.

See red

/ሲ ሬድ/

በጣም መቆጣት

To become very angry suddenly

በድንገት በጣም መቆጣት

In Practice

"He saw red when he realized his car was stolen."
"I saw red after hearing the insult."
Fluent Tip

Informal way to describe sudden rage.

Heart of gold

/ሃርት ኦፍ ጎልድ/

ደግ ልብ

To be very kind and generous

በጣም ደግ እና ቸር መሆን

In Practice

"Our teacher has a heart of gold."
"She would help anyone; she has a heart of gold."
Fluent Tip

Describing a person's kindness.

Cold fish

/ኮልድ ፊሽ/

ቀዝቃዛ ሰው

An unfriendly person who shows no emotion

ምንም ስሜት የማይገልጽ እና የማይቀረብ ሰው

In Practice

"The manager is a bit of a cold fish."
"He never laughs; he's a real cold fish."
Fluent Tip

Often negative, describing lack of emotion.

Full of beans

/ፉል ኦፍ ቢንስ/

ጉልበት ያለው

Full of energy and spirit

በሃይል እና በንቃት የተሞላ

In Practice

"The kids are full of beans today."
"I feel full of beans after my vacation."
Fluent Tip

Used to describe energetic people.

Down in the dumps

/ዳውን ኢን ዘ ደምፕስ/

ማዘን

Feeling unhappy or depressed

ደስተኛ አለመሆን ወይም ማዘን

In Practice

"He is a bit down in the dumps today."
"Don't stay down in the dumps for long."
Fluent Tip

Informal expression for sadness.

Grin from ear to ear

/ግሪን ፍሮም ኢር ቱ ኢር/

በጣም ፈገግ ማለት

To have a very wide smile

በጣም ሰፊ የሆነ ፈገግታ ማሳየት

In Practice

"She was grinning from ear to ear."
"He had a grin from ear to ear after the award."
Fluent Tip

Used when someone looks very happy.

Fly off the handle

/ፍላይ ኦፍ ዘ ሃንድል/

ቶሎ መናደድ

To lose one's temper suddenly and unexpectedly

በድንገት ራስን መቆጣጠር አቅቶት መቆጣት

In Practice

"He flies off the handle over small things."
"She flew off the handle when she saw the mess."
Fluent Tip

Used for explosive anger.

Set in one's ways

/ሴት ኢን ዋንስ ዌይስ/

ግትር

Unwilling to change habits or opinions

ልማድን ወይም ሀሳብን ለመለወጥ ፈቃደኛ አለመሆን

In Practice

"My grandfather is very set in his ways."
"It is hard to work with someone set in their ways."
Fluent Tip

Describing a personality trait of stubbornness.

Social butterfly

/ሶሻል በትረፍላይ/

ተጫዋች ሰው

A person who is very social and friendly

በጣም ተጫዋች እና ተግባቢ የሆነ ሰው

In Practice

"She is a social butterfly who knows everyone."
"He is quite the social butterfly at parties."
Fluent Tip

Positive description of extraversion.

Wallflower

/ዎልፍላወር/

አይነ አፋር

A shy person who stays on the sidelines

ለብቻው የሚቆይ አይነ አፋር ሰው

In Practice

"She was a wallflower at the dance."
"He is a bit of a wallflower in large groups."
Fluent Tip

Describing someone shy or introverted.

Chip on one's shoulder

/ቺፕ ኦን ዋንስ ሾልደር/

ቂመኛ

To hold a grudge or have an angry attitude

ቂም መያዝ ወይም የተናደደ ባህሪ ማሳየት

In Practice

"He has a chip on his shoulder about his past."
"She has a chip on her shoulder regarding her boss."
Fluent Tip

Describes a persistent angry attitude.