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Core Vocabulary
Study the key terms, pronunciations, and Amharic translation contexts.
Actor
/አክተር/
ተዋናይ
A person who performs in a play or movie.
በትያትር ወይም በፊልም ውስጥ የሚተውል ሰው።
Examples
"He is a famous actor."
Director
/ዳይሬክተር/
ዳይሬክተር
The person who supervises the actors and staff.
ተዋናዮችን እና ሰራተኞችን የሚቆጣጠር ሰው።
Examples
"The director shouted action."
Script
/ስክሪፕት/
ጽሁፍ
The written text of a play or film.
የትያትር ወይም የፊልም የተጻፈ ጽሑፍ።
Examples
"I read the entire script."
Plot
/ፕሎት/
የታሪክ ሴራ
The main events of a play or movie.
የትያትር ወይም የፊልም ዋና ዋና ኩነቶች።
Examples
"The plot was very complex."
Scene
/ሲን/
ትዕይንት
A sequence of continuous action in a film.
በፊልም ውስጥ ቀጣይነት ያለው የድርጊት ቅደም ተከተል።
Examples
"That was a beautiful scene."
Soundtrack
/ሳውንድትራክ/
የፊልም ሙዚቃ
The recorded music accompanying a film.
ከፊልም ጋር አብሮ የሚቀርብ የተቀዳ ሙዚቃ።
Examples
"The soundtrack is very emotional."
Genre
/ዣንራ/
ዘውግ
A category of artistic composition.
የጥበብ ስራዎች ምድብ።
Examples
"My favorite genre is sci-fi."
Comedy
/ኮሜዲ/
አስቂኝ ድራማ
Professional entertainment consisting of jokes.
በቀልዶች የተሞላ ሙያዊ መዝናኛ።
Examples
"We watched a funny comedy."
Drama
/ድራማ/
ድራማ
A play or movie with a serious tone.
ቁም ነገር ያለው ተውኔት ወይም ፊልም።
Examples
"It was a heavy drama."
Thriller
/ትሪለር/
አስደሳች/አስፈሪ ፊልም
A novel or movie with exciting suspense.
አስደሳች ጥርጣሬ ያለው ልብ ወለድ ወይም ፊልም።
Examples
"The thriller kept me awake."
Horror
/ሆረር/
አስፈሪ ፊልም
A genre intended to frighten people.
ሰዎችን ለማስፈራት የታሰበ የፊልም ዘውግ።
Examples
"I don't like horror movies."
Sci-fi
/ሳይ-ፋይ/
ሳይንሳዊ ልብወለድ
Fiction based on imagined future science.
በታሰበ የወደፊት ሳይንስ ላይ የተመሰረተ ልብ ወለድ።
Examples
"It is a classic sci-fi film."
Documentary
/ዶኩመንተሪ/
መረጃዊ ፊልም
A film providing a factual record.
እውነተኛ መረጃ የሚሰጥ ፊልም።
Examples
"The documentary was educational."
Review
/ሪቪው/
ግምገማ
A formal assessment of something.
የአንድ ነገር መደበኛ ግምገማ።
Examples
"The movie got a bad review."
Critique
/ክሪቲክ/
ትችት
A detailed analysis and assessment.
ዝርዝር ትንታኔ እና ግምገማ።
Examples
"She wrote a sharp critique."
Performance
/ፐርፎርማንስ/
አፈጻጸም/ትወና
An act of presenting a play or concert.
ተውኔት ወይም ኮንሰርት የማቅረብ ተግባር።
Examples
"Her performance was amazing."
Role
/ሮል/
ገጸ-ባህሪ/ሚና
An actor's part in a play or movie.
አንድ ተዋናይ በፊልም ውስጥ የሚጫወተው ሚና።
Examples
"He played the lead role."
Lead
/ሊድ/
ዋና ገጸ-ባህሪ
The main character in a movie.
በፊልም ውስጥ ዋናው ገጸ-ባህሪ።
Examples
"She is the female lead."
Supporting
/ሰፖርቲንግ/
ረዳት
A secondary character in a movie.
በፊልም ውስጥ ሁለተኛ ደረጃ ገጸ-ባህሪ።
Examples
"He won for supporting actor."
Casting
/ካስቲንግ/
ተዋናይ መረጣ
The process of selecting actors.
ተዋናዮችን የመምረጥ ሂደት።
Examples
"The casting was perfect."
Animation
/አኒሜሽን/
አኒሜሽን
Moving images made from drawings.
ከስዕሎች የተሰሩ ተንቀሳቃሽ ምስሎች።
Examples
"Kids love animation movies."
Sequel
/ሲኳል/
ቀጣይ ክፍል
A movie that continues a story.
ታሪክን የሚቀጥል ፊልም ።
Examples
"The sequel was better."
Prequel
/ፕሪኳል/
የቀድሞ ታሪክ
A movie containing events that precede.
ከዋናው ታሪክ በፊት የነበሩ ክስተቶች።
Examples
"I watched the prequel first."
Remake
/ሪሜክ/
ዳግም ስራ
A movie that has been filmed again.
እንደገና የተቀረጸ ፊልም ።
Examples
"The remake was disappointing."
Reboot
/ሪቡት/
አዲስ ጅማሬ
Starting a movie series fresh.
የፊልም ተከታታይን አዲስ በሆነ መልኩ መጀመር።
Examples
"The franchise needs a reboot."
Blockbuster
/ብሎክበስተር/
በጣም ስኬታማ ፊልም
A very successful and popular film.
በጣም የተሳካ እና ተወዳጅ ፊልም ።
Examples
"Summer is for blockbusters."
Indie
/ኢንዲ/
ገለልተኛ ፊልም
A film produced independently.
ከዋና ኩባንያዎች ውጭ የተሰራ ፊልም ።
Examples
"They like indie films."
Premiere
/ፕሪሚየር/
የመጀመሪያ እይታ
The first performance of a movie.
የአንድ ፊልም የመጀመሪያ እይታ።
Examples
"We went to the premiere."
Red carpet
/ሬድ ካርፔት/
ቀይ ምንጣፍ
A carpet for VIPs to walk on.
ለታዋቂዎች መራመጃ የሚሆን ምንጣፍ።
Examples
"Stars are on the red carpet."
Award
/አዋርድ/
ሽልማት
A prize given for achievement.
ለስኬት የሚሰጥ ሽልማት።
Examples
"He won a music award."
Oscar
/ኦስካር/
የኦስካር ሽልማት
A prestigious film award.
ታዋቂ የፊልም ሽልማት።
Examples
"The movie won three Oscars."
Nominee
/ኖሚኒ/
ለሽልማት የታጨ
A person suggested for an award.
ለሽልማት የታሰበ ሰው።
Examples
"She is a nominee this year."
Winner
/ዊነር/
አሸናፊ
A person who wins a contest.
ውድድርን የሚያሸንፍ ሰው።
Examples
"The winner thanked the fans."
Box office
/ቦክስ ኦፊስ/
የቲኬት ሽያጭ
Commercial success of a movie.
የአንድ ፊልም የገንዘብ ስኬት።
Examples
"It broke box office records."
Subtitles
/ሰብታይትልስ/
የትርጉም ጽሁፍ
Captions at the bottom of a film.
በፊልም ግርጌ የሚታዩ ጽሁፎች።
Examples
"I need English subtitles."
Dubbing
/ደቢንግ/
ድምጽ መቀየር
Replacing the original film voice.
የመጀመሪያውን የፊልም ድምጽ መተካት።
Examples
"I prefer dubbing over subs."
Trailer
/ትሬለር/
ቅምሻ ቪዲዮ
An advertisement for a movie.
ለፊልም የሚደረግ የማስተዋወቂያ ቪዲዮ።
Examples
"The trailer looks great."
Spoiler
/ስፖይለር/
ታሪክ አበላሺ
Information that gives away the plot.
የፊልም ታሪክን ቀድሞ የሚናገር መረጃ።
Examples
"Don't tell me any spoilers."
Plot twist
/ፕሎት ትዊስት/
ያልተጠበቀ የታሪክ ለውጥ
An unexpected change in the story.
በታሪኩ ውስጥ ያልተጠበቀ ለውጥ።
Examples
"I loved the plot twist."
Character
/ካራክተር/
ገጸ-ባህሪ
A person in a novel or movie.
በልብ ወለድ ወይም በፊልም ውስጥ ያለ ሰው።
Examples
"He is my favorite character."
Protagonist
/ፕሮታጎኒስት/
ዋና ገጸ-ባህሪ/መሪ
The leading character in a story.
በታሪኩ ውስጥ መሪ ገጸ-ባህሪ።
Examples
"The protagonist was brave."
Antagonist
/አንታጎኒስት/
ባላጋራ
A person who opposes the protagonist.
ዋናውን ገጸ-ባህሪ የሚቃወም ሰው።
Examples
"The antagonist is scary."
Villain
/ቪለን/
መጥፎ ገጸ-ባህሪ
A cruelly malicious person in a film.
በፊልም ውስጥ ክፉ ሰው።
Examples
"Every movie needs a villain."
Hero
/ሂሮ/
ጀግና
A person admired for courage.
በትብዓቱ የሚደነቅ ሰው።
Examples
"The hero saved the city."
Dialogue
/ዳያሎግ/
ንግግር
Conversation between characters.
በገጸ-ባህሪያት መካከል የሚደረግ ንግግር።
Examples
"The dialogue was witty."
Monologue
/ሞኖሎግ/
ብቸኛ ንግግር
A long speech by one actor.
በአንድ ተዋናይ የሚደረግ ረጅም ንግግር።
Examples
"The monologue was moving."
Climax
/ክላይማክስ/
ከፍተኛ ደረጃ
The most intense part of a story.
የታሪኩ በጣም አስደሳች ክፍል ።
Examples
"The climax was intense."
Resolution
/ሬዞሉሽን/
መደምደሚያ
The end of a story where issues are fixed.
ችግሮች የሚፈቱበት የታሪኩ መጨረሻ።
Examples
"The resolution was peaceful."
Cinematography
/ሲኒማቶግራፊ/
የፊልም ቀረጻ ጥበብ
The art of making motion pictures.
ተንቀሳቃሽ ምስሎችን የማዘጋጀት ጥበብ።
Examples
"The cinematography was breathtaking."
Editing
/ኤዲቲንግ/
ቅንብር
The process of selecting and joining film.
ፊልምን የመምረጥ እና የማገናኘት ሂደት።
Examples
"The film editing was smooth."
Special effects
/ስፔሻል ኢፌክትስ/
ልዩ ተፅእኖዎች
Illusions created for movies.
ለፊልሞች ተብለው የሚፈጠሩ ድንቅ ትዕይንቶች።
Examples
"Special effects are expensive."
CGI
/ሲ-ጂ-አይ/
በኮምፒውተር የተሰራ ምስል
Computer-generated imagery.
በኮምፒተር የተፈጠሩ ምስሎች።
Examples
"The CGI looked realistic."
Stunt
/ስታንት/
አደገኛ እንቅስቃሴ
A difficult or dangerous action.
አስቸጋሪ ወይም አደገኛ ተግባር።
Examples
"He does his own stunts."
Cameo
/ካሚዮ/
አጭር የታዋቂ ሰው ተሳትፎ
A brief appearance by a famous person.
አንድ ታዋቂ ሰው ለአጭር ጊዜ በፊልም ውስጥ መታየት።
Examples
"Stan Lee had a cameo."
Rating
/ሬቲንግ/
ደረጃ/ምዘና
A classification of a movie.
የአንድ ፊልም ደረጃ ምደባ።
Examples
"What is the movie rating?"
Mature
/ማቹር/
ለአዋቂዎች
Intended for adults.
ለአዋቂዎች ተብሎ የተዘጋጀ።
Examples
"The content is mature."
PG
/ፒ-ጂ/
በወላጅ ቁጥጥር
Parental guidance suggested.
የወላጅ ክትትል የሚመከር።
Examples
"This cartoon is PG."
R-rated
/አር-ሬትድ/
ለአዋቂዎች የተከለከለ
Restricted to adults.
ለአዋቂዎች ብቻ የተገደበ።
Examples
"It is an R-rated movie."
Album
/አልበም/
አልበም
A collection of recordings.
የሙዚቃ ስብስቦች።
Examples
"I bought her new album."
Single
/ሲንግል/
ነጠላ ዜማ
An individual song release.
ለብቻው የሚወጣ አንድ ሙዚቃ።
Examples
"The single is on top of charts."
Artist
/አርቲስት/
አርቲስት/ከያኒ
A person who creates art.
ጥበብን የሚፈጥር ሰው።
Examples
"The artist painted this."
Singer
/ሲንገር/
ዘፋኝ
A person who sings.
የሚዘፍን ሰው።
Examples
"She is a soul singer."
Band
/ባንድ/
ባንድ
A group of musicians.
የሙዚቀኞች ስብስብ።
Examples
"The rock band is touring."
Group
/ግሩፕ/
ቡድን
A number of people together.
አብረው ያሉ ሰዎች ብዛት።
Examples
"A dance group performed."
Lyrics
/ሊሪክስ/
የዘፈን ግጥም
The words of a song.
የአንድ ዘፈን ቃላቶች/ግጥም።
Examples
"The lyrics are poetic."
Melody
/ሜሎዲ/
ዜማ
A sequence of musical notes.
የሙዚቃ ኖታዎች ቅደም ተከተል።
Examples
"The melody is catchy."
Rhythm
/ሪዘም/
ምት
A strong, regular pattern of sound.
ጠንካራ እና መደበኛ የድምፅ ዘይቤ።
Examples
"Follow the rhythm."
Beat
/ቢት/
ምት
The basic unit of time in music.
በሙዚቃ ውስጥ መሰረታዊ የጊዜ አሃድ።
Examples
"I like the drum beat."
Verse
/ቨርስ/
ቤት/ግጥም
A section of a song.
የአንድ ዘፈን ክፍል ።
Examples
"Sing the first verse."
Chorus
/ኮረስ/
አዝማች
A repeated part of a song.
ተደጋጋሚ የዘፈን ክፍል።
Examples
"The chorus is simple."
Bridge
/ብሪጅ/
የሽግግር ዜማ
A contrasting section in a song.
በዘፈን ውስጥ የተለየ ስሜት ያለው ክፍል ።
Examples
"The bridge connects the parts."
Hook
/ሁክ/
ማራኪ ዜማ
A musical idea that is catchy.
ሰውን የሚስብ የሙዚቃ ሀሳብ።
Examples
"That song has a great hook."
Pop
/ፖፕ/
ፖፕ ሙዚቃ
Popular music.
ተወዳጅ ሙዚቃ።
Examples
"Pop music is everywhere."
Rock
/ሮክ/
ሮክ ሙዚቃ
A genre of popular music with guitars.
በጊታር የሚጫወት የታወቀ ሙዚቃ።
Examples
"He loves classic rock."
Hip-hop
/ሂፕ-ሆፕ/
ሂፕ-ሆፕ
A style of popular music with rap.
በራፕ የሚታወቅ የሙዚቃ ዘይቤ።
Examples
"Hip-hop is very popular."
Jazz
/ጃዝ/
ጃዝ
A genre of music characterized by improvisation.
በፈጠራ የሚታወቅ የሙዚቃ ዘውግ።
Examples
"Jazz is relaxing."
Classical
/ክላሲካል/
ክላሲካል
Traditional music of high standards.
ከፍተኛ ደረጃ ያለው ባህላዊ/ጥንታዊ ሙዚቃ።
Examples
"I listen to classical music."
R&B
/አር-ኤንድ-ቢ/
አር ኤንድ ቢ
Rhythm and blues.
ሪዘም ኤንድ ብሉዝ ሙዚቃ።
Examples
"She sings R&B."
Country
/ካንትሪ/
ካንትሪ ሙዚቃ
Music based on folk traditions.
በፎልክ ወግ ላይ የተመሰረተ ሙዚቃ።
Examples
"Country music is about stories."
Electronic
/ኤሌክትሮኒክ/
ኤሌክትሮኒክ ሙዚቃ
Music produced using electronics.
በኤሌክትሮኒክስ መሣሪያዎች የሚሰራ ሙዚቃ።
Examples
"Electronic music is for dancing."
DJ
/ዲ-ጄ/
ዲጄ
A person who plays recorded music.
የተቀዳ ሙዚቃን የሚጫወት ሰው።
Examples
"The DJ is talented."
Producer
/ፕሮዲዩሰር/
አዘጋጅ
A person who oversees music or film making.
የሙዚቃ ወይም የፊልም ስራን የሚከታተል ሰው።
Examples
"The producer found the budget."
Concert
/ኮንሰርት/
ኮንሰርት
A musical performance.
የሙዚቃ ትርኢት።
Examples
"The concert was loud."
Tour
/ቱር/
ጉብኝት/ጉዞ
A journey made by artists.
በአርቲስቶች የሚደረግ ጉዞ።
Examples
"The band is on a world tour."
Venue
/ቬኒው/
ቦታ/አዳራሽ
The place where an event happens.
አንድ ዝግጅት የሚካሄድበት ቦታ።
Examples
"The venue is big."
Festival
/ፌስቲቫል/
በዓል/ዝግጅት
A day or period of celebration.
የበዓል ወይም የዝግጅት ጊዜ።
Examples
"It was a music festival."
Live
/ላይቭ/
ቀጥታ
A performance given in person.
በአካል የሚቀርብ ትርኢት።
Examples
"The live show was fun."
Recorded
/ሪኮርድድ/
የተቀዳ
Stored on disk or tape.
በዲስክ ወይም በቴፕ የተቀመጠ።
Examples
"This is a recorded message."
Streaming
/ስትሪሚንግ/
ቀጥታ ማስተላለፍ
Transmitting data over the internet.
መረጃን በኢንተርኔት ማስተላለፍ።
Examples
"I am streaming a movie."
Playlist
/ፕሌይሊስት/
የሙዚቃ ዝርዝር
A list of digital audio files.
የዲጂታል ሙዚቃዎች ዝርዝር።
Examples
"My playlist is long."
Charts
/ቻርትስ/
ደረጃ ሰንጠረዥ
Weekly lists of popular music.
የታወቁ ሙዚቃዎች ሳምንታዊ ዝርዝር።
Examples
"He topped the charts."
Billboard
/ቢልቦርድ/
ቢልቦርድ
A large outdoor advertising board.
ትልቅ የውጭ ማስታወቂያ ሰሌዳ።
Examples
"I saw him on the billboard."
Viral
/ቫይራል/
በፍጥነት የተሰራጨ
Spreading widely on the internet.
በኢንተርኔት ላይ በስፋት የሚሰራጭ።
Examples
"The video went viral."
Trending
/ትሬንዲንግ/
በመነጋገር ላይ ያለ
Currently popular or widely discussed.
በአሁኑ ጊዜ ተወዳጅ የሆነ ወይም የሚወራለት።
Examples
"What is trending today?"
Hit
/ሂት/
ስኬታማ
A successful person or thing.
ስኬታማ ሰው ወይም ነገር።
Examples
"The song is a hit."
Flop
/ፍሎፕ/
ውድቀት
A total failure.
ሙሉ በሙሉ ውድቀት።
Examples
"The movie was a flop."
Music
/ሚውዚክ/
ሙዚቃ
Vocal or instrumental sounds.
የድምፅ ወይም የመሣሪያ ድምጾች።
Examples
"Music heals the soul."
Tune
/ቲዩን/
ዜማ
A melody.
የአንድ ዘፈን ዜማ።
Examples
"That is a catchy tune."
Fan
/ፋን/
አድናቂ
A person who admires someone.
አንድን ሰው የሚያደንቅ ሰው።
Examples
"I am a big fan."
Fandom
/ፋንደም/
የአድናቂዎች ማህበረሰብ
The community of fans.
የአድናቂዎች ስብስብ ወይም ማህበረሰብ።
Examples
"The fandom is very active."
Stans
/ስታንስ/
አክራሪ አድናቂዎች
Extremely devoted fans.
በጣም ታማኝ ወይም አክራሪ አድናቂዎች።
Examples
"The stans defended the singer."
Influencer
/ኢንፍሉዌንሰር/
ተፅእኖ ፈጣሪ
A person who influences others online.
በኢንተርኔት ላይ በሌሎች ላይ ተፅእኖ የሚፈጥር ሰው።
Examples
"She is a social media influencer."
Blogger
/ብሎገር/
ብሎግ ጸሐፊ
A person who writes a blog.
ብሎግ የሚጽፍ ሰው።
Examples
"The blogger wrote about movies."
YouTuber
/ዩቲዩበር/
የዩቲዩብ ቪዲዮ ሰሪ
A person who creates YouTube videos.
ዩቲዩብ ላይ ቪዲዮ የሚለቅ ሰው።
Examples
"The YouTuber has millions of views."
Vlogger
/ቭሎገር/
ቪሎገር
A person who records video blogs.
ቪዲዮ ብሎግ የሚሰራ ሰው።
Examples
"He is a travel vlogger."
TikToker
/ቲቶከር/
የቲቶክ ተጠቃሚ
A person who uses TikTok.
ቲቶክ ላይ ቪዲዮ የሚሰራ ሰው።
Examples
"That TikToker is funny."
Follower
/ፎሎወር/
ተከታይ
A person who follows an account.
የአንድን ገጽ የሚከተል ሰው።
Examples
"I have a new follower."
Subscriber
/ሰብስክራይበር/
ተመዝጋቢ
A person who subscribes to a channel.
ለአንድ ቻናል ተመዝጋቢ የሆነ ሰው።
Examples
"Please become a subscriber."
Like
/ላይክ/
መውደድ
To enjoy or approve of a post.
አንድን ፖስት መውደድ ወይም መቀበል።
Examples
"Give the photo a like."
Comment
/ኮመንት/
አስተያየት
A verbal or written remark.
በቃል ወይም በጽሑፍ የሚሰጥ አስተያየት።
Examples
"Leave a comment below."
Share
/ሼር/
ማጋራት
To post content for others to see.
መረጃን ለሌሎች እንዲያዩ ማስተላለፍ።
Examples
"Share this with friends."
Post
/ፖስት/
ማጋራት/መለጠፍ
An item published online.
በኢንተርኔት ላይ የታተመ ነገር።
Examples
"I will post it today."
Feed
/ፊድ/
የመረጃ ዝርዝር
A list of updates on social media.
በማህበራዊ ሚዲያ ላይ የሚታዩ መረጃዎች።
Examples
"Check your news feed."
Profile
/ፕሮፋይል/
መገለጫ
Information about a user.
ስለ ተጠቃሚው የሚሰጥ መረጃ።
Examples
"Update your profile picture."
Algorithm
/አልጎሪዝም/
አልጎሪዝም
Rules followed by computers.
በኮምፒተር የሚከተሉ ህጎች።
Examples
"The algorithm shows me cat videos."
Engagement
/ኢንጌጅመንት/
ተሳትፎ
Interaction with social media content.
ከማህበራዊ ሚዲያ መረጃ ጋር የሚደረግ ግንኙነት።
Examples
"Engagement is high today."
Impression
/ኢምፕሬሽን/
እይታ
Number of times a post is seen.
አንድ ፖስት የታየበት ብዛት።
Examples
"We got many impressions."
Reach
/ሪች/
ተደራሽነት
Total number of unique viewers.
አንድን ነገር ያዩ ሰዎች ብዛት።
Examples
"Our reach expanded."
Hashtag
/ሀሽታግ/
ሀሽታግ
A tag used on social media.
በማህበራዊ ሚዲያ ላይ የሚጠቀሙበት ምልክት።
Examples
"Use the hashtag #music."
Tag
/ታግ/
መጥቀስ
To mention someone in a post.
አንድን ሰው በፖስት ውስጥ መጥቀስ።
Examples
"Tag your best friend."
Mention
/ሜንሽን/
መጥቀስ
Refer to someone or something.
ስለ አንድ ሰው ወይም ነገር መናገር።
Examples
"Did you mention my name?"
Notification
/ኖቲፊኬሽን/
ማሳሰቢያ
A message alerting a user.
ለተጠቃሚው የሚላክ መልእክት።
Examples
"I got a notification."
DM
/ዲ-ኤም/
የግል መልእክት
Direct message.
ቀጥተኛ የግል መልእክት።
Examples
"Send me a DM."
Caption
/ካፕሽን/
መግለጫ ጽሁፍ
The title or explanation for a picture.
ለምስል የሚሰጥ ርዕስ ወይም መግለጫ።
Examples
"Write a funny caption."
Meme
/ሚም/
ሚም
An image or video spread online.
በኢንተርኔት የሚሰራጭ አስቂኝ ምስል።
Examples
"That meme is hilarious."
GIF
/ጂ-አይ-ኤፍ/
ጂአይኤፍ
An animated image format.
ተንቀሳቃሽ የምስል አይነት።
Examples
"Send me a reaction GIF."
Sticker
/ስቲከር/
ተለጣፊ
A digital graphic used in chats.
በውይይት ውስጥ የሚለጠፍ ምስል።
Examples
"I love these stickers."
Emoji
/ኢሞጂ/
ኢሞጂ
Small digital icons.
ትናንሽ ዲጂታል ምስሎች።
Examples
"Use a smiling emoji."
Filter
/ፊልተር/
ማጣሪያ
A tool to change photo appearance.
የፎቶን ገጽታ ለመቀየር የሚያገለግል መሳሪያ።
Examples
"Apply a black and white filter."
Edit
/ኤዲት/
ማረም/ማስተካከል
To prepare content by correcting.
መረጃን በማስተካከል ማዘጋጀት።
Examples
"I need to edit this video."
Montage
/ሞንታዥ/
የምስል ቅንብር
A sequence of short film clips.
የአጫጭር ቪዲዮዎች ስብስብ።
Examples
"The training montage was cool."
Remix
/ሪሚክስ/
ዳግም ቅንብር
A different version of a song.
የአንድ ዘፈን የተለየ ቅንብር።
Examples
"The remix is danceable."
Sample
/ሳምፕል/
ናሙና
A portion of a sound recording.
ከአንድ ድምጽ የተቀነጨበ ክፍል ።
Examples
"He used a jazz sample."
Cover
/ከቨር/
የሌላ ሰው ስራ መጫወት
A recording of another artist's song.
ሌላ ሰው የዘፈነውን ዘፈን መልሶ መዝፈን።
Examples
"Her cover of Adele is great."
Collab
/ኮላብ/
ትብብር
Working together with someone.
ከሌላ ሰው ጋር አብሮ መስራት።
Examples
"This is a dream collab."
Feature
/ፊውቸር/
ተለይቶ የቀረበ
A prominent attribute or aspect.
ጎልቶ የሚታይ ባህሪ።
Examples
"The song has a feature."
Release
/ሪሊዝ/
መልቀቅ/ማውጣት
Make a film or song available.
ፊልም ወይም ሙዚቃ ለህዝብ ይፋ ማድረግ።
Examples
"When is the release date?"
Drop
/ድሮፕ/
መልቀቅ
To release a song or album suddenly.
ሙዚቃን ወይም አልበምን በድንገት መልቀቅ።
Examples
"They will drop the album tonight."
Hype
/ሀይፕ/
ጉጉት/ፕሮፓጋንዳ
Extravagant promotion.
ከመጠን ያለፈ ማስተዋወቅ ወይም ጉጉት።
Examples
"The hype is real."
Buzz
/በዝ/
ወሬ/መነጋገሪያ
Atmosphere of excitement and noise.
የደስታ እና የጩኸት ድባብ።
Examples
"There is a buzz about the movie."
Controversy
/ኮንትሮቨርሲ/
ውዝግብ
Disagreement and public debate.
የህዝብ አለመግባባት እና ክርክር።
Examples
"The ending caused controversy."
Scandal
/ስካንዳል/
ቅሌት
Action regarded as morally wrong.
ከሥነ ምግባር ውጭ የሆነ ድርጊት።
Examples
"The scandal was in the news."
Gossip
/ጎሲፕ/
ሐሜት
Conversation about other people.
ስለ ሌሎች ሰዎች የሚደረግ ወሬ።
Examples
"Stop spreading gossip."
Tabloid
/ታብሎይድ/
ታብሎይድ ጋዜጣ
A newspaper focused on sensational news.
በአስደሳች ወሬዎች ላይ የሚያተኩር ጋዜጣ።
Examples
"I read it in a tabloid."
Paparazzi
/ፓፓራዚ/
ፓፓራዚ
Photographers who follow celebrities.
ታዋቂ ሰዎችን የሚከታተሉ ፎቶግራፍ አንሺዎች።
Examples
"The paparazzi were outside."
Celebrity
/ሰለብሪቲ/
ታዋቂ ሰው
A famous person.
ታዋቂ የሆነ ሰው።
Examples
"She is a big celebrity."
Fame
/ፌም/
ዝና
The state of being known by many.
በብዙዎች የመታወቅ ሁኔታ።
Examples
"Fame changed him."
Notoriety
/ኖቶራይቲ/
መጥፎ ዝና
Being famous for something bad.
ለመጥፎ ነገር መታወቅ።
Examples
"He gained notoriety online."
Publicist
/ፐብሊሲስት/
የህዝብ ግንኙነት ባለሙያ
A person who manages public image.
የሰዎችን ዝና የሚያስተዳድር ሰው።
Examples
"The publicist handled the media."
Agent
/ኤጀንት/
ወኪል
A person who acts on behalf of others.
በሌሎች ስም የሚሰራ ሰው።
Examples
"The actor called his agent."
Manager
/ማኔጀር/
አስተዳዳሪ
A person responsible for business.
ለንግድ ስራ ኃላፊነት ያለው ሰው።
Examples
"The manager is busy."
Contract
/ኮንትራት/
ውል
A written or spoken agreement.
የተጻፈ ወይም የቃል ስምምነት።
Examples
"Sign the contract."
Royalty
/ሮያሊቲ/
የመብት ክፍያ
Payment to an author or composer.
ለደራሲ ወይም ለከያኒ የሚከፈል ክፍያ።
Examples
"He earns royalties."
Copyright
/ኮፒራይት/
የቅጂ መብት
Legal right to original work.
የአንድ ስራ ህጋዊ የባለቤትነት መብት።
Examples
"The movie is under copyright."
Piracy
/ፓይራሲ/
የመብት ጥሰት
Illegal copying of movies or music.
የፊልም ወይም የሙዚቃ ህገ-ወጥ ቅጂ።
Examples
"Piracy hurts artists."
Download
/ዳውንሎድ/
ማውረድ
Copy data to your device.
መረጃን ወደ መሳሪያዎ መቅዳት።
Examples
"Download the song now."
Upload
/አፕሎድ/
መጫን
Transfer data to the internet.
መረጃን ወደ ኢንተርኔት መጫን።
Examples
"Upload the video."
Online
/ኦንላይን/
በኢንተርኔት
Connected to the internet.
ከኢንተርኔት ጋር የተገናኘ።
Examples
"I am online."
Offline
/ኦፍላይን/
ከኢንተርኔት ውጭ
Not connected to the internet.
ከኢንተርኔት ጋር ያልተገናኘ።
Examples
"The app works offline."
Screenplay
/ስክሪን-ፕሌይ/
የፊልም ጽሁፍ
The script of a movie.
የአንድ ፊልም ስክሪፕት።
Examples
"He wrote the screenplay."
Scriptwriter
/ስክሪፕት-ራይተር/
የፊልም ጽሁፍ ጸሐፊ
A person who writes scripts.
ስክሪፕት የሚጽፍ ሰው።
Examples
"The scriptwriter won an award."
Score
/ስኮር/
የፊልም ሙዚቃ ቅንብር
Orchestral music for a film.
ለፊልም ተብሎ የተቀነባበረ ሙዚቃ።
Examples
"The film score is haunting."
Composition
/ኮምፖዚሽን/
የሙዚቃ ስራ
A work of music or art.
የሙዚቃ ወይም የጥበብ ስራ።
Examples
"It is a complex composition."
Composer
/ኮምፖዘር/
ሙዚቃ አቀናባሪ
A person who writes music.
ሙዚቃ የሚጽፍ ወይም የሚያቀናብር ሰው።
Examples
"Beethoven is a famous composer."
Conductor
/ኮንዳክተር/
መሪ (የሙዚቃ ቡድን)
A person who directs an orchestra.
የሙዚቃ ቡድንን የሚመራ ሰው።
Examples
"The conductor raised the baton."
Orchestra
/ኦርኬስትራ/
ኦርኬስትራ
A large group of instrumentalists.
ትልቅ የመሣሪያ ተጫዋቾች ቡድን።
Examples
"The orchestra played beautifully."
Instrument
/ኢንስትሩመንት/
የሙዚቃ መሳሪያ
An object for producing sounds.
ድምፅ ለማውጣት የሚያገለግል ቁሳቁስ።
Examples
"The piano is an instrument."
Vocalist
/ቮካሊስት/
ድምፃዊ
A singer.
የሚዘፍን ሰው።
Examples
"The vocalist has a deep voice."
Backup
/ባክ-አፕ/
ረዳት/ተቀባይ
Support for a main performer.
ለዋናው ዘፋኝ ረዳት የሆኑ።
Examples
"The backup singers were good."
Stage
/ስቴጅ/
መድረክ
A platform for performers.
ለአርቲስቶች የተዘጋጀ ከፍ ያለ ቦታ።
Examples
"Walk onto the stage."
Backstage
/ባክ-ስቴጅ/
ከመድረክ ጀርባ
The area behind the stage.
ከመድረክ በስተጀርባ ያለው ቦታ።
Examples
"I went backstage."
Props
/ፕሮፕስ/
ቁሳቁሶች
Objects used on stage.
በመድረክ ላይ የሚጠቀሙባቸው ቁሳቁሶች።
Examples
"Move the props."
Costume
/ኮስቲዩም/
ልብስ (የትወና)
A set of clothes worn by an actor.
ተዋናይ የሚለብሰው ልብስ።
Examples
"The period costume was authentic."
Makeup
/ሜካፕ/
ሜካፕ
Cosmetics applied to an actor.
ተዋናይ ላይ የሚደረግ የፊት ማስዋቢያ።
Examples
"The monster makeup was scary."
Wardrobe
/ዋርድሮብ/
የልብስ ክፍል
The department that handles clothes.
ልብሶችን የሚይዝ ክፍል ።
Examples
"Check the wardrobe."
Lighting
/ላይቲንግ/
መብራት
The arrangement of lights.
የመብራቶች አደረጃጀት።
Examples
"The lighting was dramatic."
Sound
/ሳውንድ/
ድምፅ
Vibrations that travel through air.
በአየር ውስጥ የሚጓዙ ንዝረቶች።
Examples
"The sound quality is low."
Visual
/ቪዥዋል/
የእይታ
Relating to seeing or sight.
ከማየት ጋር የተገናኘ።
Examples
"The visual art was stunning."
Audio
/ኦዲዮ/
ድምፅ
Sound or its reproduction.
ድምፅ ወይም የድምፅ ቅጂ።
Examples
"The audio is clear."
Digital
/ዲጂታል/
ዲጂታል
Using computer technology.
የኮምፒተር ቴክኖሎጂን መጠቀም።
Examples
"Everything is digital now."
Analog
/አናሎግ/
አናሎግ
Relating to physical signals.
ከአካላዊ ምልክቶች ጋር የተገናኘ።
Examples
"I like analog clocks."
Retro
/ሬትሮ/
የድሮ ዘይቤ
Imitative of the past.
የድሮውን ዘይቤ የሚከተል።
Examples
"The fashion is retro."
Modern
/ሞደርን/
ዘመናዊ
Relating to the present.
ከአሁኑ ጊዜ ጋር የተገናኘ።
Examples
"It is a modern building."
Classic
/ክላሲክ/
ጥንታዊ/የታወቀ
Judged over a period of time to be high quality.
በጥራት የታወቀ እና ለረጅም ጊዜ የቆየ።
Examples
"That movie is a classic."
Masterpiece
/ማስተር-ፒስ/
ታላቅ ስራ
A work of outstanding artistry.
ታላቅ የጥበብ ስራ።
Examples
"The painting is a masterpiece."
Cult
/ካልት/
ታማኝ አድናቂ ያላቸው
Having a small but very loyal fan base.
ትንሽ ግን በጣም ታማኝ አድናቂ ያላቸው።
Examples
"It is a cult classic."
Underground
/አንደርግራውንድ/
ከህዝብ እይታ ውጭ
Alternative culture.
ከዋናው ባህል የተለየ።
Examples
"The underground music scene is rich."
Mainstream
/ሜይን-ስትሪም/
ዋናው ባህል
Ideas or activities regarded as normal.
በብዙዎች ዘንድ የተለመደ ባህል።
Examples
"Pop is mainstream."
Alternative
/አልተርኔቲቭ/
አማራጭ
Different from the standard.
ከተለመደው የተለየ።
Examples
"They like alternative rock."
Independent
/ኢንዲፔንደንት/
ገለልተኛ
Not controlled by others.
በሌሎች የማይመራ።
Examples
"An independent studio."
Commercial
/ኮሜርሻል/
ንግዳዊ
Concerned with making a profit.
ትርፍ ላይ ያተኮረ።
Examples
"It was a commercial hit."
Artistic
/አርቲስቲክ/
ጥበባዊ
Having natural creative skill.
የጥበብ ችሎታ ያለው።
Examples
"The film is very artistic."
Abstract
/አብስትራክት/
ረቂቅ
Existing in thought or as an idea.
በሃሳብ ደረጃ ብቻ ያለ።
Examples
"The music was abstract."
Realistic
/ሪያሊስቲክ/
እውነታዊ
Representing things as they are.
ነገሮችን እንዳሉ የሚያሳይ።
Examples
"The CGI is realistic."
Surreal
/ሱሪያል/
ከእውነት የራቀ
Bizarre or dreamlike.
እንደ ህልም ያለ ወይም እንግዳ።
Examples
"The imagery was surreal."
Iconic
/አይኮኒክ/
ዝነኛ/ምሳሌያዊ
Very famous or popular.
በጣም የታወቀ ወይም ዝነኛ።
Examples
"He wore an iconic hat."
Legendary
/ሌጀንደሪ/
አፈ-ታሪካዊ/ታላቅ
Remarkable enough to be famous.
በጣም ታላቅ እና ታዋቂ።
Examples
"She is a legendary singer."
Overrated
/ኦቨር-ሬትድ/
ከመጠን በላይ የተደነቀ
Rated too highly.
ከሚገባው በላይ የተወደሰ።
Examples
"I think that movie is overrated."
Underrated
/አንደር-ሬትድ/
ያልተገባው ዝቅተኛ ግምት የተሰጠው
Not rated highly enough.
ተገቢው ክብር ያልተሰጠው።
Examples
"This song is underrated."
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