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Family & Relationships

Core Vocabulary

Study the key terms, pronunciations, and Amharic translation contexts.

196 Words

Father

/ፋዘር/

አባት

A male parent.

ወንድ ወላጅ።

Examples

"My father is home."

Contextual Usage

Mother

/ማዘር/

እናት

A female parent.

ሴት ወላጅ።

Examples

"Her mother is kind."

Contextual Usage

Son

/ሰን/

ወንድ ልጅ

A male child.

ወንድ ልጅ።

Examples

"They have a son."

Contextual Usage

Daughter

/ዶተር/

ሴት ልጅ

A female child.

ሴት ልጅ።

Examples

"Our daughter is ten."

Contextual Usage

Brother

/ብራዘር/

ወንድም

A male sibling.

ወንድ የክፍለ-አካል ወንድም ወይም እህት።

Examples

"He has one brother."

Contextual Usage

Sister

/ሲስተር/

እህት

A female sibling.

ሴት የክፍለ-አካል ወንድም ወይም እህት።

Examples

"My sister is tall."

Contextual Usage

Husband

/ሃዝባንድ/

ባል

A married man.

ያገባ ወንድ።

Examples

"Her husband is here."

Contextual Usage

Wife

/ዋይፍ/

ሚስት

A married woman.

ያገባች ሴት።

Examples

"His wife is a doctor."

Contextual Usage

Grandfather

/ግራንድ ፋዘር/

አያት

The father of one's parent.

የወላጅ አባት።

Examples

"My grandfather is old."

Contextual Usage

Grandmother

/ግራንድ ማዘር/

አያት

The mother of one's parent.

የወላጅ እናት።

Examples

"She loves grandmother."

Contextual Usage

Uncle

/አንክል/

አጎት

The brother of one's parent.

የወላጅ ወንድም ወይም የልጅ አጎት።

Examples

"My uncle visits us."

Contextual Usage

Aunt

/አንት/

አክስት

The sister of one's parent.

የወላጅ እህት።

Examples

"My aunt lives abroad."

Contextual Usage

Nephew

/ኔቭው/

የወንድም ወይም የእህት ወንድ ልጅ

The son of one's sibling.

የወንድም ወይም የእህት ወንድ ልጅ።

Examples

"I have one nephew."

Contextual Usage

Niece

/ኒስ/

የወንድም ወይም የእህት ሴት ልጅ

The daughter of one's sibling.

የወንድም ወይም የእህት ሴት ልጅ።

Examples

"My niece is small."

Contextual Usage

Cousin

/ከዝን/

የአክስት ወይም የአጎት ልጅ

The child of an aunt or uncle.

የአክስት ወይም የአጎት ልጅ።

Examples

"He is my cousin."

Contextual Usage

Parent

/ፓረንት/

ወላጅ

A father or mother.

አባት ወይም እናት።

Examples

"I love my parent."

Contextual Usage

Sibling

/ሲብሊንግ/

ወንድም ወይም እህት

A brother or sister.

ወንድም ወይም እህት።

Examples

"Do you have a sibling?"

Contextual Usage

Grandchild

/ግራንድ ቻይልድ/

የልጅ ልጅ

A child of one's child.

የልጅ ልጅ።

Examples

"She has one grandchild."

Contextual Usage

Grandson

/ግራንድ ሰን/

የወንድ ልጅ ልጅ

A son of one's child.

የልጅ ወንድ ልጅ።

Examples

"The grandson is cute."

Contextual Usage

Granddaughter

/ግራንድ ዶተር/

የሴት ልጅ ልጅ

A daughter of one's child.

የልጅ ሴት ልጅ።

Examples

"My granddaughter reads."

Contextual Usage

Stepfather

/ስቴፕ ፋዘር/

እንጀራ አባት

The husband of one's mother by a later marriage.

የእናት ባል (በሌላ ጋብቻ)።

Examples

"He is a kind stepfather."

Contextual Usage

Stepmother

/ስቴፕ ማዘር/

እንጀራ እናት

The wife of one's father by a later marriage.

የአባት ሚስት (በሌላ ጋብቻ)።

Examples

"My stepmother is nice."

Contextual Usage

Stepson

/ስቴፕ ሰን/

የእንጀራ ወንድ ልጅ

A son of one's spouse from a previous relationship.

የትዳር አጋር የቀድሞ ወንድ ልጅ።

Examples

"He is my stepson."

Contextual Usage

Stepdaughter

/ስቴፕ ዶተር/

የእንጀራ ሴት ልጅ

A daughter of one's spouse from a previous relationship.

የትዳር አጋር የቀድሞ ሴት ልጅ።

Examples

"I love my stepdaughter."

Contextual Usage

Stepbrother

/ስቴፕ ብራዘር/

የእንጀራ ወንድም

The son of one's stepparent.

የእንጀራ ወላጅ ወንድ ልጅ።

Examples

"We are stepbrothers."

Contextual Usage

Stepsister

/ስቴፕ ሲስተር/

የእንጀራ እህት

The daughter of one's stepparent.

የእንጀራ ወላጅ ሴት ልጅ።

Examples

"She is my stepsister."

Contextual Usage

Half-brother

/ሃፍ ብራዘር/

በአባት ወይም በእናት የሚገናኝ ወንድም

A brother with only one parent in common.

አንድ ወላጅ ብቻ የሚጋራ ወንድም።

Examples

"He is my half-brother."

Contextual Usage

Half-sister

/ሃፍ ሲስተር/

በአባት ወይም በእናት የምትገናኝ እህት

A sister with only one parent in common.

አንድ ወላጅ ብቻ የምትጋራ እህት።

Examples

"My half-sister lives here."

Contextual Usage

Father-in-law

/ፋዘር ኢን ሎው/

አማት (ወንድ)

The father of one's spouse.

የትዳር አጋር አባት።

Examples

"My father-in-law is kind."

Contextual Usage

Mother-in-law

/ማዘር ኢን ሎው/

አማት (ሴት)

The mother of one's spouse.

የትዳር አጋር እናት።

Examples

"Her mother-in-law helps."

Contextual Usage

Son-in-law

/ሰን ኢን ሎው/

የልጅ ባል

The husband of one's daughter.

የሴት ልጅ ባል።

Examples

"He is a good son-in-law."

Contextual Usage

Daughter-in-law

/ዶተር ኢን ሎው/

የልጅ ሚስት

The wife of one's son.

የወንድ ልጅ ሚስት።

Examples

"My daughter-in-law cooks."

Contextual Usage

Brother-in-law

/ብራዘር ኢን ሎው/

የሚስት ወይም የባል ወንድም

The brother of one's spouse.

የትዳር አጋር ወንድም ወይም የእህት ባል።

Examples

"My brother-in-law is tall."

Contextual Usage

Sister-in-law

/ሲስተር ኢን ሎው/

የሚስት ወይም የባል እህት

The sister of one's spouse.

የትዳር አጋር እህት ወይም የወንድም ሚስት።

Examples

"Her sister-in-law works."

Contextual Usage

Ancestor

/አንሴስተር/

የቀድሞ አያት

A person from whom one is descended.

የሰው ዘር መጀመሪያ የሆነ ሰው።

Examples

"My ancestor was a king."

Contextual Usage

Forefather

/ፎርፋዘር/

የቀድሞ አባት

A male ancestor.

የጥንት ወንድ አያት።

Examples

"Our forefathers were brave."

Contextual Usage

Descendant

/ዲሴንዳንት/

ተተኪ / ትውልድ

A person descended from a specific ancestor.

ከአንድ ሰው የተወለደ ትውልድ።

Examples

"I am his descendant."

Contextual Usage

Offspring

/ኦፍስፕሪንግ/

ልጆች / ዘር

A person's child or children.

የአንድ ሰው ልጆች።

Examples

"Their offspring are happy."

Contextual Usage

Relative

/ሬላቲቭ/

ዘመድ

A person connected by blood or marriage.

በደም ወይም በጋብቻ የተገናኘ ሰው።

Examples

"She is a distant relative."

Contextual Usage

Kin

/ኪን/

የቅርብ ዘመድ

One's family and relations.

ቤተሰብና ዘመዶች።

Examples

"He is my next of kin."

Contextual Usage

Family

/ፋሚሊ/

ቤተሰብ

A group of people related by blood.

በደም የተዛመዱ ሰዎች ስብስብ።

Examples

"I love my family."

Contextual Usage

Relation

/ሪሌሽን/

ዝምድና

The way in which people are connected.

ሰዎች የተገናኙበት መንገድ።

Examples

"What is your relation?"

Contextual Usage

Lineage

/ሊኒየጅ/

የዘር ሃረግ

Direct descent from an ancestor.

ቀጥተኛ የዘር ሃረግ።

Examples

"His lineage is noble."

Contextual Usage

Ancestry

/አንሴስትሪ/

ትውልድ

One's family or ethnic descent.

የቤተሰብ ወይም የጎሳ አመጣጥ።

Examples

"I study my ancestry."

Contextual Usage

Genealogy

/ጂኒያሎጂ/

የዘር ጥናት

The study of family histories.

የቤተሰብ ታሪክ ጥናት።

Examples

"Genealogy is interesting."

Contextual Usage

Generation

/ጀነሬሽን/

ትውልድ

People born at the same time.

በአንድ ወቅት የተወለዱ ሰዎች።

Examples

"The new generation is techy."

Contextual Usage

Background

/ባክግራውንድ/

ዳራ / አመጣጥ

A person's experience and education.

የአንድ ሰው ልምድና አመጣጥ።

Examples

"Tell me your background."

Contextual Usage

Heritage

/ሄሪቴጅ/

ቅርስ

Property or traditions passed down.

የሚተላለፍ ንብረት ወይም ባህል።

Examples

"Respect your heritage."

Contextual Usage

Roots

/ሩትስ/

መሰረት / ስር

The basic cause or origin.

መሰረታዊ አመጣጥ ወይም ስር።

Examples

"My roots are in Africa."

Contextual Usage

Birth

/በርዝ/

ልደት

The emergence of a baby.

የህፃን መወለድ።

Examples

"His birth was joy."

Contextual Usage

Adoption

/አዶፕሽን/

ጉዲፈቻ

Legally taking another's child as one's own.

የሌላን ልጅ በህግ የራስ ማድረግ።

Examples

"Adoption is a blessing."

Contextual Usage

Foster

/ፎስተር/

አሳዳጊ

Bringing up a child that is not one's own.

የራስ ያልሆነን ልጅ ማሳደግ።

Examples

"They are foster parents."

Contextual Usage

Guardian

/ጋርዲያን/

ሞግዚት / ጠባቂ

A person who looks after someone.

አንድን ሰው የሚጠብቅ ወይም የሚያሳድግ ሰው።

Examples

"He is my legal guardian."

Contextual Usage

Ward

/ዎርድ/

ተረጂ / ተጠባቂ

A person under the care of a guardian.

በሞግዚት ስር ያለ ሰው።

Examples

"The child is a ward."

Contextual Usage

Orphan

/ኦርፋን/

የቲም

A child whose parents are dead.

ወላጆቹ የሞቱበት ልጅ።

Examples

"The orphan found a home."

Contextual Usage

Bachelor

/ባችለር/

ያላገባ ወንድ

A man who is not married.

ያላገባ ወንድ።

Examples

"He is a bachelor."

Contextual Usage

Spinster

/ስፒንስተር/

ያላገባች ሴት (እድሜ የገፋች)

An older woman who is not married.

ያላገባች እድሜ የገፋች ሴት።

Examples

"She remained a spinster."

Contextual Usage

Widower

/ዊዶወር/

ሚስቱ የሞተችበት ወንድ

A man whose wife has died.

ሚስቱ የሞተችበት ወንድ።

Examples

"The widower is lonely."

Contextual Usage

Widow

/ዊዶው/

ባልዋ የሞተባት ሴት

A woman whose husband has died.

ባልዋ የሞተባት ሴት።

Examples

"The widow is strong."

Contextual Usage

Divorcee

/ዲቮርሲ/

የተፋታ / የተፋታች

A person who is divorced.

ትዳር ያፈረሰ ሰው።

Examples

"He is a divorcee."

Contextual Usage

Spouse

/ስፓውስ/

የትዳር አጋር

A husband or wife.

ባል ወይም ሚስት።

Examples

"Bring your spouse."

Contextual Usage

Partner

/ፓርትነር/

አጋር

A person one is in a relationship with.

የፍቅር ወይም የትዳር አጋር።

Examples

"She is my partner."

Contextual Usage

Fiancé

/ፊያንሴ/

እጮኛ (ወንድ)

A man engaged to be married.

ሊያገባ የታጨ ወንድ።

Examples

"My fiancé is kind."

Contextual Usage

Fiancée

/ፊያንሴ/

እጮኛ (ሴት)

A woman engaged to be married.

ልታገባ የታጨች ሴት።

Examples

"His fiancée is beautiful."

Contextual Usage

Couple

/ከፕል/

ጥንድ

Two people together.

አብረው ያሉ ሁለት ሰዎች።

Examples

"They are a nice couple."

Contextual Usage

Twin

/ትዊን/

መንታ

One of two children born at once.

በአንድ ጊዜ ከተወለዱ ሁለት ልጆች አንዱ።

Examples

"I have a twin."

Contextual Usage

Triplet

/ትሪፕሌት/

ሶስት መንታ

One of three children born at once.

በአንድ ጊዜ ከተወለዱ ሶስት ልጆች አንዱ።

Examples

"She had triplets."

Contextual Usage

First-born

/ፈርስት ቦርን/

በኩር

The first child born.

የመጀመሪያ ልጅ።

Examples

"I am the first-born."

Contextual Usage

Last-born

/ላስት ቦርን/

መጨረሻ ተወላጅ

The youngest child.

የመጨረሻ ልጅ።

Examples

"He is the last-born."

Contextual Usage

Eldest

/ኤልደስት/

ታላቅ

The oldest person.

ከሁሉም ታላቅ።

Examples

"She is the eldest sister."

Contextual Usage

Youngest

/ያንገስት/

ታናሽ

The smallest in age.

ከሁሉም ታናሽ።

Examples

"The youngest is funny."

Contextual Usage

Middle-child

/ሚድል ቻይልድ/

መካከለኛ ልጅ

A child between others.

በመካከል ያለ ልጅ።

Examples

"Life as a middle-child."

Contextual Usage

Only-child

/ኦንሊ ቻይልድ/

አንድ ለናት / ላባት

A child with no siblings.

ወንድም ወይም እህት የሌለው ልጅ።

Examples

"I am an only-child."

Contextual Usage

Toddler

/ቶድለር/

መራመድ የጀመረ ህፃን

A young child learning to walk.

መራመድ የጀመረ ትንሽ ህፃን።

Examples

"The toddler is active."

Contextual Usage

Infant

/ኢንፋንት/

ህፃን

A very young child.

በጣም ትንሽ ህፃን።

Examples

"The infant is sleeping."

Contextual Usage

Baby

/ቤቢ/

ጨቅላ

A newborn.

አዲስ የተወለደ ልጅ።

Examples

"Look at the baby."

Contextual Usage

Adolescent

/አዶሌሰንት/

ወጣት / ጎረምሳ

A person in puberty.

የጉርምስና ወቅት ያለ ሰው።

Examples

"He is an adolescent."

Contextual Usage

Teenager

/ቲንኤጀር/

ከ13-19 እድሜ ያለ ሰው

A person aged 13 to 19.

ከ13 እስከ 19 አመት እድሜ ያለው።

Examples

"Teenagers love music."

Contextual Usage

Youth

/ዩዝ/

ወጣትነት

The period of being young.

የወጣትነት ጊዜ።

Examples

"Enjoy your youth."

Contextual Usage

Adult

/አዳልት/

አዋቂ

A fully grown person.

ሙሉ በሙሉ ያደገ ሰው።

Examples

"She is an adult now."

Contextual Usage

Elder

/ኤልደር/

ሽማግሌ

An older person in a group.

ከፍ ያለ እድሜ ያለው ሰው።

Examples

"Respect your elders."

Contextual Usage

Senior

/ሲኒየር/

ከፍተኛ / አዛውንት

An older person.

አዛውንት።

Examples

"The senior needs help."

Contextual Usage

Patriarch

/ፓትሪያርክ/

የቤተሰብ መሪ (ወንድ)

The male head of a family.

የቤተሰብ ወንድ መሪ።

Examples

"He is our patriarch."

Contextual Usage

Matriarch

/ማትሪያርክ/

የቤተሰብ መሪ (ሴት)

The female head of a family.

የቤተሰብ ሴት መሪ።

Examples

"She is our matriarch."

Contextual Usage

Breadwinner

/ብሬድዊነር/

ቤተሰብ አስተዳዳሪ

One who earns money for the family.

ለቤተሰብ ገቢ የሚያመጣ ሰው።

Examples

"He is the breadwinner."

Contextual Usage

Homemaker

/ሆምሜከር/

የቤት እመቤት / አስተዳዳሪ

One who manages the home.

ቤትን የሚያስተዳድር ሰው።

Examples

"She is a homemaker."

Contextual Usage

Provider

/ፕሮቫይደር/

አቅራቢ / ሰጭ

One who provides for others.

ለሌሎች የሚያስፈልገውን የሚያቀርብ።

Examples

"Father is the provider."

Contextual Usage

Caregiver

/ኬርጊቨር/

ተንከባካቢ

A person who looks after the sick or old.

የታመሙትን ወይም አረጋውያንን የሚንከባከብ።

Examples

"She is a kind caregiver."

Contextual Usage

Household

/ሀውስሆልድ/

ቤተሰብ / የቤት ውስጥ ሰዎች

A house and its occupants.

ቤትና በውስጡ ያሉ ሰዎች።

Examples

"A happy household."

Contextual Usage

Marriage

/ማሪጅ/

ጋብቻ

Legal union of two people.

በህግ የታወቀ የሁለት ሰዎች ጥምረት።

Examples

"Their marriage is strong."

Contextual Usage

Wedding

/ዌዲንግ/

ሰርግ

A marriage ceremony.

የጋብቻ ስነ-ስርዓት።

Examples

"The wedding was beautiful."

Contextual Usage

Anniversary

/አኒቨርሰሪ/

አመት በዓል

Yearly return of a date.

በየአመቱ የሚከበር ቀን።

Examples

"Happy anniversary!"

Contextual Usage

Engagement

/ኤንግጅመንት/

እጮኝነት / ጥያቄ

Agreement to marry.

ለመጋባት የሚደረግ ስምምነት።

Examples

"Their engagement is official."

Contextual Usage

Proposal

/ፕሮፖዛል/

የጋብቻ ጥያቄ

An offer of marriage.

የጋብቻ ጥያቄ ማቅረብ።

Examples

"The proposal was romantic."

Contextual Usage

Divorce

/ዲቮርስ/

ፍቺ

Legal end of a marriage.

የጋብቻ ህጋዊ ማብቂያ።

Examples

"Divorce is difficult."

Contextual Usage

Separation

/ሴፓሬሽን/

መለያየት

Living apart.

ተለይቶ መኖር።

Examples

"Trial separation."

Contextual Usage

Union

/ዩኒየን/

አንድነት / ጥምረት

The act of joining.

የመቀላቀል ተግባር።

Examples

"A perfect union."

Contextual Usage

Relationship

/ሪሌሽንሺፕ/

ግንኙነት

The way people are connected.

ሰዎች የተሳሰሩበት መንገድ።

Examples

"Good relationship."

Contextual Usage

Bond

/ቦንድ/

ትስስር

A strong connection.

ጠንካራ ትስስር።

Examples

"A strong bond."

Contextual Usage

Connection

/ኮኔክሽን/

ግንኙነት

A link or tie.

ማያያዣ ወይም ትስስር።

Examples

"Deep connection."

Contextual Usage

Kinship

/ኪንሺፕ/

ዝምድና / ወገንተኝነት

Blood relationship.

የደም ዝምድና።

Examples

"I feel kinship."

Contextual Usage

Affinity

/አፊኒቲ/

ተፈጥሮአዊ ዝንባሌ

A natural liking.

ተፈጥሮአዊ መውደድ።

Examples

"Natural affinity."

Contextual Usage

Alliance

/አላያንስ/

ህብረት

A union or association.

ህብረት ወይም ማህበር።

Examples

"Family alliance."

Contextual Usage

Fellowship

/ፌሎውሺፕ/

አንድነት / ወዳጅነት

Friendly association.

ወዳጃዊ ማህበር።

Examples

"Warm fellowship."

Contextual Usage

Brotherhood

/ብራዘርሁድ/

ወንድማማችነት

The bond between brothers.

በወንድሞች መካከል ያለ ትስስር።

Examples

"True brotherhood."

Contextual Usage

Sisterhood

/ሲስተርሁድ/

እህትማማችነት

The bond between sisters.

በእህቶች መካከል ያለ ትስስር።

Examples

"Strong sisterhood."

Contextual Usage

Parenthood

/ፓረንትሁድ/

ወላጅነት

The state of being a parent.

ወላጅ የመሆን ሁኔታ።

Examples

"Parenthood is hard."

Contextual Usage

Motherhood

/ማዘርሁድ/

እናትነት

The state of being a mother.

እናት የመሆን ሁኔታ።

Examples

"Motherhood is joy."

Contextual Usage

Fatherhood

/ፋዘርሁድ/

አባትነት

The state of being a father.

አባት የመሆን ሁኔታ።

Examples

"Fatherhood is duty."

Contextual Usage

Upbringing

/አፕብሪንጊንግ/

አስተዳደግ

Treatment during childhood.

በልጅነት የሚደረግ እንክብካቤ።

Examples

"Good upbringing."

Contextual Usage

Nurture

/ነርቸር/

መንከባከብ

To care for and encourage growth.

መንከባከብና ማሳደግ።

Examples

"Nurture your child."

Contextual Usage

Discipline

/ዲሲፕሊን/

ዲሲፕሊን / ስነስርዓት

Training to obey rules.

ደንቦችን እንዲያከብሩ ማሰልጠን።

Examples

"Self-discipline."

Contextual Usage

Guidance

/ጋይዳንስ/

መመሪያ / ምክር

Advice or information.

ምክር ወይም መረጃ።

Examples

"Need guidance."

Contextual Usage

Support

/ሰፖርት/

ድጋፍ

Help or encouragement.

እርዳታ ወይም ማበረታቻ።

Examples

"Family support."

Contextual Usage

Custody

/ከስተዲ/

ጥበቃ / ሞግዚትነት

Protective care.

የጥበቃ እንክብካቤ።

Examples

"Child custody."

Contextual Usage

Visitation

/ቪዚቴሽን/

ጉብኝት

The right to visit a child.

ልጅን የመጎብኘት መብት።

Examples

"Weekend visitation."

Contextual Usage

Alimony

/አሊሞኒ/

ቀለብ

Support payment after divorce.

ከፍቺ በኋላ የሚከፈል ቀለብ።

Examples

"Paid alimony."

Contextual Usage

Support-payment

/ሰፖርት ፔይመንት/

የድጋፍ ክፍያ

Money for maintenance.

ለጥገና የሚሆን ገንዘብ።

Examples

"Monthly payment."

Contextual Usage

Inheritance

/ኢንሄሪታንስ/

ውርስ

Things received from someone who died.

ከሟች የሚገኝ ነገር።

Examples

"Large inheritance."

Contextual Usage

Legacy

/ሌጋሲ/

ቅርስ / አሻራ

Something handed down from the past.

ከበፊቱ የሚተላለፍ ነገር።

Examples

"Leaving a legacy."

Contextual Usage

Estate

/ኤስቴት/

ንብረት

All the money and property.

ገንዘብና ንብረት በሙሉ።

Examples

"Family estate."

Contextual Usage

Will

/ዊል/

ኑዛዜ

Legal document for property.

የንብረት ህጋዊ ሰነድ።

Examples

"He left a will."

Contextual Usage

Heir

/ኤር/

ወራሽ

A person legally receiving money.

ገንዘብ በህግ የሚወርስ ሰው።

Examples

"The heir is young."

Contextual Usage

Heiress

/ኤሬስ/

ወራሽ (ሴት)

A female heir.

ወራሽ ሴት።

Examples

"The heiress is rich."

Contextual Usage

Surname

/ሰርኔም/

የአያት ስም

Family name.

የቤተሰብ ስም።

Examples

"What's your surname?"

Contextual Usage

Maiden-name

/ሜይደን ኔም/

የድንግልና ስም

Surname before marriage.

ከጋብቻ በፊት ያለ ስም።

Examples

"Her maiden-name is Smith."

Contextual Usage

Nickname

/ኒክኔም/

የቅፅል ስም

Informal name.

መደበኛ ያልሆነ ስም።

Examples

"My nickname is Bob."

Contextual Usage

First-name

/ፈርስት ኔም/

የመጀመሪያ ስም

Given name.

የመጀመሪያ ስም።

Examples

"Type your first-name."

Contextual Usage

Middle-name

/ሚድል ኔም/

የአባት ስም

Name between first and last.

በመካከል ያለ ስም።

Examples

"I have no middle-name."

Contextual Usage

Close-knit

/ክሎስ ኒት/

በጣም የተቀራረበ

Tightly linked group.

በጣም የተሳሰረ ቡድን።

Examples

"A close-knit family."

Contextual Usage

Nuclear-family

/ኒውክለር ፋሚሊ/

መሰረታዊ ቤተሰብ

Parents and children only.

ወላጆችና ልጆች ብቻ።

Examples

"Small nuclear-family."

Contextual Usage

Extended-family

/ኤክስተንደድ ፋሚሊ/

ዝርያ ቤተሰብ

Includes aunts, uncles, etc.

ዘመዶችን ያካተተ ቤተሰብ።

Examples

"Large extended-family."

Contextual Usage

Blended-family

/ብሌንደድ ፋሚሊ/

የተቀላቀለ ቤተሰብ

Step-parents and step-children.

የተቀላቀሉ ቤተሰቦች።

Examples

"Happy blended-family."

Contextual Usage

Single-parent

/ሲንግል ፓረንት/

ብቸኛ ወላጅ

Mother or father alone.

ብቻውን የሚያሳድግ ወላጅ።

Examples

"Strong single-parent."

Contextual Usage

Cohabitation

/ኮሃቢቴሽን/

አብሮ መኖር

Living together unmarried.

ሳይጋቡ አብሮ መኖር።

Examples

"Unmarried cohabitation."

Contextual Usage

Infancy

/ኢንፋንሲ/

ጨቅላነት

Period of being an infant.

የጨቅላነት ጊዜ።

Examples

"During infancy."

Contextual Usage

Childhood

/ቻይልድሁድ/

ልጅነት

Period of being a child.

የልጅነት ጊዜ።

Examples

"Happy childhood."

Contextual Usage

Adulthood

/አዳልትሁድ/

አዋቂነት

Period of being an adult.

የአዋቂነት ጊዜ።

Examples

"Responsibilities of adulthood."

Contextual Usage

Maturity

/ማቹሪቲ/

ብስለት

The state of being mature.

የመብሰል ሁኔታ።

Examples

"Full maturity."

Contextual Usage

Elderly

/ኤልደርሊ/

አዛውንት

Old people.

አዛውንቶች።

Examples

"Helping the elderly."

Contextual Usage

Pensioner

/ፔንሽነር/

ጡረተኛ

Person receiving a pension.

ጡረታ የሚቀበል ሰው።

Examples

"The pensioner is resting."

Contextual Usage

Retiree

/ሪታይሪ/

ጡረተኛ

Person who has retired.

ከስራ ጡረታ የወጣ።

Examples

"Happy retiree."

Contextual Usage

Resemblance

/ሪዘምብላንስ/

ተመሳሳይነት

Looking like someone else.

ሌላን ሰው መምሰል።

Examples

"Strong resemblance."

Contextual Usage

Trait

/ትሬት/

ባህሪ / ጠባይ

A quality or characteristic.

ጥራት ወይም ባህሪ።

Examples

"Inherited trait."

Contextual Usage

Characteristic

/ካራክተሪስቲክ/

ባህሪ

A typical feature.

የተለመደ ባህሪ።

Examples

"Key characteristic."

Contextual Usage

Personality

/ፐርሰናሊቲ/

ስብእና

A person's character.

የሰው ስብእና።

Examples

"Nice personality."

Contextual Usage

Temperament

/ቴምፕራመንት/

ባህሪ / ተፈጥሮ

A person's nature.

የሰው ተፈጥሮ።

Examples

"Calm temperament."

Contextual Usage

Behavior

/ቢሄቪየር/

ባህሪ / ተግባር

The way one acts.

የድርጊት ሁኔታ።

Examples

"Good behavior."

Contextual Usage

Wisdom

/ዊዝደም/

ጥበብ / እውቀት

Being wise.

ጥበበኛ መሆን።

Examples

"Elder wisdom."

Contextual Usage

Experience

/ኤክስፒሪያንስ/

ልምድ

Knowledge from doing.

ከድርጊት የሚገኝ እውቀት።

Examples

"Work experience."

Contextual Usage

Advice

/አድቫይስ/

ምክር

Recommendations.

ምክሮች።

Examples

"Father's advice."

Contextual Usage

Mentor

/ሜንተር/

አማካሪ / መሪ

Experienced advisor.

ልምድ ያለው አማካሪ።

Examples

"My uncle is my mentor."

Contextual Usage

Protégé

/ፕሮቴጄ/

ተማሪ / ተመሪ

Guided person.

የሚመራ ሰው።

Examples

"His protégé is clever."

Contextual Usage

Neighbor

/ኔይበር/

ጎረቤት

Person living nearby.

አቅራቢያ የሚኖር ሰው።

Examples

"Kind neighbor."

Contextual Usage

Roommate

/ሩምሜት/

የክፍል ጓደኛ

Person sharing a room.

ክፍል የሚጋራ ሰው።

Examples

"College roommate."

Contextual Usage

Colleague

/ኮሊግ/

የስራ ባልደረባ

A work associate.

የስራ አጋር።

Examples

"New colleague."

Contextual Usage

Acquaintance

/አክዌይንታንስ/

ትውውቅ / የሚያውቁት ሰው

Slight knowledge of someone.

የሚያውቁት ግን የቅርብ ያልሆነ ሰው።

Examples

"A casual acquaintance."

Contextual Usage

Friend

/ፍሬንድ/

ጓደኛ

A person one likes.

የሚወዱት ሰው።

Examples

"Best friend."

Contextual Usage

Best-friend

/ቤስት ፍሬንድ/

ምርጥ ጓደኛ

Closest friend.

በጣም የቅርብ ጓደኛ።

Examples

"She is my best-friend."

Contextual Usage

Confidant

/ኮንፊዳንት/

የልብ ጓደኛ

Person shared secrets with.

ምስጢር የሚነገረው ሰው።

Examples

"My sister is my confidant."

Contextual Usage

Soulmate

/ሶልሜይት/

የመንፈስ አጋር

Ideally suited person.

ተስማሚ የፍቅር አጋር።

Examples

"Found my soulmate."

Contextual Usage

Companion

/ኮምፓኒየን/

አጋዥ / ጓደኛ

One who spends time with another.

አብሮ ጊዜ የሚያሳልፍ።

Examples

"Travel companion."

Contextual Usage

Ally

/አላይ/

ረዳት / ወገን

Person who helps.

የሚረዳ ሰው።

Examples

"Trustworthy ally."

Contextual Usage

Sweetheart

/ስዊትሃርት/

ፍቅረኛ

Loved person.

የሚወደድ ሰው።

Examples

"High school sweetheart."

Contextual Usage

Beloved

/ቢላቭድ/

ተወዳጅ

Much loved.

በጣም የሚወደድ።

Examples

"Our beloved mother."

Contextual Usage

Devotion

/ዲቮሽን/

ታማኝነት / ፍቅር

Love and loyalty.

ፍቅርና ታማኝነት።

Examples

"Great devotion."

Contextual Usage

Affection

/አፌክሽን/

ፍቅር / አክብሮት

Fondness.

መውደድ።

Examples

"Showing affection."

Contextual Usage

Love

/ላቭ/

ፍቅር

Strong liking.

ጠንካራ መውደድ።

Examples

"Family love."

Contextual Usage

Intimacy

/ኢንቲማሲ/

ቅርበት / ግላዊ ግንኙነት

Close familiarity.

የቅርብ ትውውቅ።

Examples

"Emotional intimacy."

Contextual Usage

Trust

/ትረስት/

እምነት

Belief in reliability.

በታማኝነት ማመን።

Examples

"Building trust."

Contextual Usage

Loyalty

/ሎያልቲ/

ታማኝነት

Faithfulness.

ታማኝነት።

Examples

"Family loyalty."

Contextual Usage

Conflict

/ኮንፍሊክት/

ግጭት

Serious disagreement.

ከባድ አለመስማማት።

Examples

"Family conflict."

Contextual Usage

Argument

/አርጊውመንት/

ክርክር

Exchange of opposite views.

የሀሳብ ልውውጥ (ተቃራኒ)።

Examples

"Heated argument."

Contextual Usage

Quarrel

/ኳረል/

ፀብ

Angry dispute.

የቁጣ ክርክር።

Examples

"Minor quarrel."

Contextual Usage

Disagreement

/ዲሳግሪመንት/

አለመግባባት

Lack of consensus.

ስምምነት ማጣት።

Examples

"Small disagreement."

Contextual Usage

Resolution

/ሬዞሉሽን/

መፍትሄ

Solving a problem.

ችግርን መፍታት።

Examples

"Peaceful resolution."

Contextual Usage

Reconciliation

/ሬኮንሲሊየሽን/

እርቅ

Restoring friendly relations.

ወዳጅነትን መመለስ።

Examples

"Reconciliation at last."

Contextual Usage

Harmony

/ሃርመኒ/

ስምምነት / ሰላም

Agreement.

ስምምነት።

Examples

"Living in harmony."

Contextual Usage

Stability

/ስታቢሊቲ/

መረጋጋት

Being stable.

መረጋጋት።

Examples

"Family stability."

Contextual Usage

Tradition

/ትራዲሽን/

ባህል

Long-standing custom.

የቆየ ባህል።

Examples

"Holiday tradition."

Contextual Usage

Custom

/ካስተም/

ልማድ

Traditional practice.

ባህላዊ ተግባር።

Examples

"Local custom."

Contextual Usage

Culture

/ካልቸር/

ባህል / ስልጣኔ

Arts and customs.

ጥበብና ልማዶች።

Examples

"Rich culture."

Contextual Usage

Ethnicity

/ኤዝኒሲቲ/

ብሄረሰብ

Social group belonging.

የማህበራዊ ቡድን አባልነት።

Examples

"Diverse ethnicity."

Contextual Usage

Nationality

/ናሽናሊቲ/

ዜግነት

Belonging to a nation.

የሀገር አባልነት።

Examples

"What is your nationality?"

Contextual Usage

Origin

/ኦሪጂን/

መነሻ

The point where something begins.

የመጀመሪያ ቦታ።

Examples

"Country of origin."

Contextual Usage

Birthplace

/በርዝፕሌስ/

የትውልድ ቦታ

Place where born.

የተወለዱበት ቦታ።

Examples

"My birthplace is rural."

Contextual Usage

Residence

/ሬዚደንስ/

መኖሪያ

Place where one lives.

የመኖሪያ ቦታ።

Examples

"Permanent residence."

Contextual Usage

Tribe

/ትራይብ/

ጎሳ

Social division.

ማህበራዊ ክፍፍል።

Examples

"Ancient tribe."

Contextual Usage

Clan

/ክላን/

ነገድ

Group of close families.

የቅርብ ቤተሰቦች ስብስብ።

Examples

"Scottish clan."

Contextual Usage

Dynasty

/ዳይናስቲ/

ስርወ መንግስት

Line of hereditary rulers.

ተከታታይ ገዢዎች።

Examples

"Qing dynasty."

Contextual Usage

Bloodline

/ብላድላይን/

የደም ሀረግ

Ancestry.

የዘር ሀረግ።

Examples

"Pure bloodline."

Contextual Usage

DNA

/ዲ ኤን ኤ/

ዲ ኤን ኤ

Genetic material.

የዘር መረጃ።

Examples

"Check your DNA."

Contextual Usage

Genetics

/ጀኔቲክስ/

የዘር ጥናት

Study of heredity.

የውርስ ጥናት።

Examples

"Complex genetics."

Contextual Usage

Gathering

/ጋዘሪንግ/

ስብሰባ

Assembly.

መሰብሰብ።

Examples

"Family gathering."

Contextual Usage

Reunion

/ሪዩኒየን/

ዳግም መገናኘት

Gathering after separation.

ከተለዩ በኋላ መገናኘት።

Examples

"School reunion."

Contextual Usage

Celebration

/ሴሌብሬሽን/

በዓል / ማክበር

Marking a happy event.

ደስ የሚል ነገር ማክበር።

Examples

"Birthday celebration."

Contextual Usage

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The Writing Challenge

Synthesize your vocabulary knowledge in context.

Adaptive Prompt
"Describe your extended family tree using at least 20 words from the list, including details about your ancestors and your current household dynamics."