Beyond Just Happy and Sad: Maya's Artistic Journey
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Story Glossary
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/ዝሪልድ/
Precise Adjectiveበጣም የተደሰተ
Extremely pleased and excited.
በጣም ደስተኛ እና የተነቃቃ።
A more intense and precise word than just 'happy' to show high excitement.
/ኦቨርዌልምድ/
Precise Adjectiveበስራ ወይም በስሜት የተዋጠ
Coping with too much to deal with; having a strong emotional effect.
ሊቋቋሙት ከሚችሉት በላይ የሆነ ነገር ሲገጥም ወይም በስሜት መሸነፍ።
Used when a situation or emotion is too much to handle easily.
/በርኒንግ ዘ ካንድል አት ቦዝ ኤንድስ/
Idiomእረፍት ሳያደርጉ ጠንክሮ መስራት
To work extremely hard without much rest.
ያለ እረፍት ሌሊትና ቀን በስራ መጠመድ።
Metaphorical expression for staying up late and waking up early to work.
/ፍረስትሬትድ/
Precise Adjectiveተስፋ የቆረጠ/የተበሳጨ
Feeling annoyed or less confident because you cannot achieve what you want.
የሚፈለገውን ነገር ለማሳካት ባለመቻሉ የሚሰማ የመበሳጨት ስሜት።
A specific term for the anger that comes from being blocked or unsuccessful.
/ዘ ላስት ስትሮ/
Idiomትዕግስትን የሚያስጨርስ የመጨረሻ ችግር
The final problem in a series of problems that makes a situation intolerable.
ከተከታታይ ችግሮች በኋላ ነገሮችን መቋቋም የማይቻልበት የመጨረሻው ክስተት።
Comes from the proverb 'the straw that broke the camel's back'.
/ኤቭሪ ክላውድ ሃዝ ኤ ሲልቨር ላይኒንግ/
Proverbከመጥፎ ነገር ውስጥ መልካም ይገኛል
Every negative situation has some positive aspect.
ማንኛውም መጥፎ ሁኔታ ውስጥ አንድ ጥሩ ጎን ይኖራል የሚል ብሂል።
Used to encourage someone to look for the good in a bad situation.
/ኪፕ ዩር ቺን አፕ/
Idiomአይዞህ/ተስፋ አትቁረጥ
To remain joyful in a tough situation.
በአስቸጋሪ ሁኔታ ውስጥ ደስተኛ ሆኖ ለመቀጠል የሚሰጥ ማበረታቻ።
Encouragement to stay positive and not look down in sadness.
/ጌት ኸር አክት ቱጌዘር/
Idiomራስን ማደራጀት/መሰብሰብ
To organize oneself or one's activities so that one can deal with a situation more effectively.
አንድን ሁኔታ በተሻለ ሁኔታ ለመቋቋም ራስን ወይም ስራን ማደራጀት።
Colloquial way of saying someone needs to be more focused and organized.
/ሮም ዎዝንት ቢልት ኢን ኤ ዴይ/
Proverbትልቅ ነገር በአንድ ጀምበር አይሰራም
Great things take time to complete.
ታላላቅ ስራዎች ተጠናቀው ውጤት ለመስጠት ጊዜ እንደሚወስዱ የሚገልጽ።
Reminds us that patience is needed for large projects.
/አፕሬሄንሲቭ/
Advanced Vocabularyየሰጋ/የተጨነቀ
Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen.
መጥፎ ነገር ይከሰታል በሚል ስጋት መጨነቅ።
A more precise word for being nervous about the future.
/ሊት/
Slangበጣም አሪፍ/ደማቅ
Exciting, excellent, or high quality.
አስደሳች ወይም በጣም ጥሩ የሆነን ነገር ለመግለጽ የሚጠቅም የዘመናዊ ወጣቶች አነጋገር።
Modern slang used primarily by younger generations to describe a great event.
/ፓክድ ላይክ ሳርዲንስ/
Simileእንደ ምስር የተጨናነቀ
Extremely crowded.
በጣም በሰዎች የተጨናነቀ ቦታን ለመግለጽ የሚጠቅም ንፅፅር።
Compares people in a crowd to sardines tightly packed in a tin can.
/ዎኪንግ ኦን ኤር/
Metaphorበደስታ መንሳፈፍ
Feeling extremely happy and elated.
በከፍተኛ ደስታ ምክንያት የሚሰማን የደስታ ስሜት መግለጫ።
Describes a feeling of weightlessness caused by joy.
/ሮለርኮስተር ኦፍ ኢሞሽንስ/
Metaphorየስሜት መዋዠቅ
A situation that involves many rapid changes in feelings.
ፈጣን እና ተለዋዋጭ የሆኑ የስሜት ለውጦች የሚታዩበት ሁኔታ።
Compares emotional changes to the ups and downs of an amusement park ride.
/ኮንቴንት/
Precise Adjectiveረክቶ የሚኖር/የረካ
In a state of peaceful happiness and satisfaction.
በሰላማዊ ደስታ እና እርካታ ውስጥ መሆን።
A calmer, more stable version of being happy.
/ኢሌይትድ/
Precise Adjectiveበጣም የተፈነደቀ
Ecstatically happy.
በድል ወይም በስኬት ምክንያት የሚሰማ ከፍተኛ ደስታ።
A strong word used for extreme triumph and joy.
/ዘ አይሲንግ ኦን ዘ ኬክ/
Idiomበመልካም ነገር ላይ የተጨመረ ተጨማሪ ስኬት
Something that makes a good situation even better.
ጥሩ በሆነ ነገር ላይ ተጨምሮ ነገሩን ይበልጥ የተሟላ የሚያደርግ ስኬት።
Refers to the final touch that completes a success.