family & relationships
Family & Relationships
Core Vocabulary
Study the key terms, pronunciations, and Amharic translation contexts.
Father
/ፋዘር/
አባት
A male parent.
ወንድ ወላጅ።
Examples
"My father is home."
Mother
/ማዘር/
እናት
A female parent.
ሴት ወላጅ።
Examples
"Her mother is kind."
Son
/ሰን/
ወንድ ልጅ
A male child.
ወንድ ልጅ።
Examples
"They have a son."
Daughter
/ዶተር/
ሴት ልጅ
A female child.
ሴት ልጅ።
Examples
"Our daughter is ten."
Brother
/ብራዘር/
ወንድም
A male sibling.
ወንድ የክፍለ-አካል ወንድም ወይም እህት።
Examples
"He has one brother."
Sister
/ሲስተር/
እህት
A female sibling.
ሴት የክፍለ-አካል ወንድም ወይም እህት።
Examples
"My sister is tall."
Husband
/ሃዝባንድ/
ባል
A married man.
ያገባ ወንድ።
Examples
"Her husband is here."
Wife
/ዋይፍ/
ሚስት
A married woman.
ያገባች ሴት።
Examples
"His wife is a doctor."
Grandfather
/ግራንድ ፋዘር/
አያት
The father of one's parent.
የወላጅ አባት።
Examples
"My grandfather is old."
Grandmother
/ግራንድ ማዘር/
አያት
The mother of one's parent.
የወላጅ እናት።
Examples
"She loves grandmother."
Uncle
/አንክል/
አጎት
The brother of one's parent.
የወላጅ ወንድም ወይም የልጅ አጎት።
Examples
"My uncle visits us."
Aunt
/አንት/
አክስት
The sister of one's parent.
የወላጅ እህት።
Examples
"My aunt lives abroad."
Nephew
/ኔቭው/
የወንድም ወይም የእህት ወንድ ልጅ
The son of one's sibling.
የወንድም ወይም የእህት ወንድ ልጅ።
Examples
"I have one nephew."
Niece
/ኒስ/
የወንድም ወይም የእህት ሴት ልጅ
The daughter of one's sibling.
የወንድም ወይም የእህት ሴት ልጅ።
Examples
"My niece is small."
Cousin
/ከዝን/
የአክስት ወይም የአጎት ልጅ
The child of an aunt or uncle.
የአክስት ወይም የአጎት ልጅ።
Examples
"He is my cousin."
Parent
/ፓረንት/
ወላጅ
A father or mother.
አባት ወይም እናት።
Examples
"I love my parent."
Sibling
/ሲብሊንግ/
ወንድም ወይም እህት
A brother or sister.
ወንድም ወይም እህት።
Examples
"Do you have a sibling?"
Grandchild
/ግራንድ ቻይልድ/
የልጅ ልጅ
A child of one's child.
የልጅ ልጅ።
Examples
"She has one grandchild."
Grandson
/ግራንድ ሰን/
የወንድ ልጅ ልጅ
A son of one's child.
የልጅ ወንድ ልጅ።
Examples
"The grandson is cute."
Granddaughter
/ግራንድ ዶተር/
የሴት ልጅ ልጅ
A daughter of one's child.
የልጅ ሴት ልጅ።
Examples
"My granddaughter reads."
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."
Stepmother
/ስቴፕ ማዘር/
እንጀራ እናት
The wife of one's father by a later marriage.
የአባት ሚስት (በሌላ ጋብቻ)።
Examples
"My stepmother is nice."
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."
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."
Stepbrother
/ስቴፕ ብራዘር/
የእንጀራ ወንድም
The son of one's stepparent.
የእንጀራ ወላጅ ወንድ ልጅ።
Examples
"We are stepbrothers."
Stepsister
/ስቴፕ ሲስተር/
የእንጀራ እህት
The daughter of one's stepparent.
የእንጀራ ወላጅ ሴት ልጅ።
Examples
"She is my stepsister."
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."
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."
Father-in-law
/ፋዘር ኢን ሎው/
አማት (ወንድ)
The father of one's spouse.
የትዳር አጋር አባት።
Examples
"My father-in-law is kind."
Mother-in-law
/ማዘር ኢን ሎው/
አማት (ሴት)
The mother of one's spouse.
የትዳር አጋር እናት።
Examples
"Her mother-in-law helps."
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."
Daughter-in-law
/ዶተር ኢን ሎው/
የልጅ ሚስት
The wife of one's son.
የወንድ ልጅ ሚስት።
Examples
"My daughter-in-law cooks."
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."
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."
Ancestor
/አንሴስተር/
የቀድሞ አያት
A person from whom one is descended.
የሰው ዘር መጀመሪያ የሆነ ሰው።
Examples
"My ancestor was a king."
Forefather
/ፎርፋዘር/
የቀድሞ አባት
A male ancestor.
የጥንት ወንድ አያት።
Examples
"Our forefathers were brave."
Descendant
/ዲሴንዳንት/
ተተኪ / ትውልድ
A person descended from a specific ancestor.
ከአንድ ሰው የተወለደ ትውልድ።
Examples
"I am his descendant."
Offspring
/ኦፍስፕሪንግ/
ልጆች / ዘር
A person's child or children.
የአንድ ሰው ልጆች።
Examples
"Their offspring are happy."
Relative
/ሬላቲቭ/
ዘመድ
A person connected by blood or marriage.
በደም ወይም በጋብቻ የተገናኘ ሰው።
Examples
"She is a distant relative."
Kin
/ኪን/
የቅርብ ዘመድ
One's family and relations.
ቤተሰብና ዘመዶች።
Examples
"He is my next of kin."
Family
/ፋሚሊ/
ቤተሰብ
A group of people related by blood.
በደም የተዛመዱ ሰዎች ስብስብ።
Examples
"I love my family."
Relation
/ሪሌሽን/
ዝምድና
The way in which people are connected.
ሰዎች የተገናኙበት መንገድ።
Examples
"What is your relation?"
Lineage
/ሊኒየጅ/
የዘር ሃረግ
Direct descent from an ancestor.
ቀጥተኛ የዘር ሃረግ።
Examples
"His lineage is noble."
Ancestry
/አንሴስትሪ/
ትውልድ
One's family or ethnic descent.
የቤተሰብ ወይም የጎሳ አመጣጥ።
Examples
"I study my ancestry."
Genealogy
/ጂኒያሎጂ/
የዘር ጥናት
The study of family histories.
የቤተሰብ ታሪክ ጥናት።
Examples
"Genealogy is interesting."
Generation
/ጀነሬሽን/
ትውልድ
People born at the same time.
በአንድ ወቅት የተወለዱ ሰዎች።
Examples
"The new generation is techy."
Background
/ባክግራውንድ/
ዳራ / አመጣጥ
A person's experience and education.
የአንድ ሰው ልምድና አመጣጥ።
Examples
"Tell me your background."
Heritage
/ሄሪቴጅ/
ቅርስ
Property or traditions passed down.
የሚተላለፍ ንብረት ወይም ባህል።
Examples
"Respect your heritage."
Roots
/ሩትስ/
መሰረት / ስር
The basic cause or origin.
መሰረታዊ አመጣጥ ወይም ስር።
Examples
"My roots are in Africa."
Birth
/በርዝ/
ልደት
The emergence of a baby.
የህፃን መወለድ።
Examples
"His birth was joy."
Adoption
/አዶፕሽን/
ጉዲፈቻ
Legally taking another's child as one's own.
የሌላን ልጅ በህግ የራስ ማድረግ።
Examples
"Adoption is a blessing."
Foster
/ፎስተር/
አሳዳጊ
Bringing up a child that is not one's own.
የራስ ያልሆነን ልጅ ማሳደግ።
Examples
"They are foster parents."
Guardian
/ጋርዲያን/
ሞግዚት / ጠባቂ
A person who looks after someone.
አንድን ሰው የሚጠብቅ ወይም የሚያሳድግ ሰው።
Examples
"He is my legal guardian."
Ward
/ዎርድ/
ተረጂ / ተጠባቂ
A person under the care of a guardian.
በሞግዚት ስር ያለ ሰው።
Examples
"The child is a ward."
Orphan
/ኦርፋን/
የቲም
A child whose parents are dead.
ወላጆቹ የሞቱበት ልጅ።
Examples
"The orphan found a home."
Bachelor
/ባችለር/
ያላገባ ወንድ
A man who is not married.
ያላገባ ወንድ።
Examples
"He is a bachelor."
Spinster
/ስፒንስተር/
ያላገባች ሴት (እድሜ የገፋች)
An older woman who is not married.
ያላገባች እድሜ የገፋች ሴት።
Examples
"She remained a spinster."
Widower
/ዊዶወር/
ሚስቱ የሞተችበት ወንድ
A man whose wife has died.
ሚስቱ የሞተችበት ወንድ።
Examples
"The widower is lonely."
Widow
/ዊዶው/
ባልዋ የሞተባት ሴት
A woman whose husband has died.
ባልዋ የሞተባት ሴት።
Examples
"The widow is strong."
Divorcee
/ዲቮርሲ/
የተፋታ / የተፋታች
A person who is divorced.
ትዳር ያፈረሰ ሰው።
Examples
"He is a divorcee."
Spouse
/ስፓውስ/
የትዳር አጋር
A husband or wife.
ባል ወይም ሚስት።
Examples
"Bring your spouse."
Partner
/ፓርትነር/
አጋር
A person one is in a relationship with.
የፍቅር ወይም የትዳር አጋር።
Examples
"She is my partner."
Fiancé
/ፊያንሴ/
እጮኛ (ወንድ)
A man engaged to be married.
ሊያገባ የታጨ ወንድ።
Examples
"My fiancé is kind."
Fiancée
/ፊያንሴ/
እጮኛ (ሴት)
A woman engaged to be married.
ልታገባ የታጨች ሴት።
Examples
"His fiancée is beautiful."
Couple
/ከፕል/
ጥንድ
Two people together.
አብረው ያሉ ሁለት ሰዎች።
Examples
"They are a nice couple."
Twin
/ትዊን/
መንታ
One of two children born at once.
በአንድ ጊዜ ከተወለዱ ሁለት ልጆች አንዱ።
Examples
"I have a twin."
Triplet
/ትሪፕሌት/
ሶስት መንታ
One of three children born at once.
በአንድ ጊዜ ከተወለዱ ሶስት ልጆች አንዱ።
Examples
"She had triplets."
First-born
/ፈርስት ቦርን/
በኩር
The first child born.
የመጀመሪያ ልጅ።
Examples
"I am the first-born."
Last-born
/ላስት ቦርን/
መጨረሻ ተወላጅ
The youngest child.
የመጨረሻ ልጅ።
Examples
"He is the last-born."
Eldest
/ኤልደስት/
ታላቅ
The oldest person.
ከሁሉም ታላቅ።
Examples
"She is the eldest sister."
Youngest
/ያንገስት/
ታናሽ
The smallest in age.
ከሁሉም ታናሽ።
Examples
"The youngest is funny."
Middle-child
/ሚድል ቻይልድ/
መካከለኛ ልጅ
A child between others.
በመካከል ያለ ልጅ።
Examples
"Life as a middle-child."
Only-child
/ኦንሊ ቻይልድ/
አንድ ለናት / ላባት
A child with no siblings.
ወንድም ወይም እህት የሌለው ልጅ።
Examples
"I am an only-child."
Toddler
/ቶድለር/
መራመድ የጀመረ ህፃን
A young child learning to walk.
መራመድ የጀመረ ትንሽ ህፃን።
Examples
"The toddler is active."
Infant
/ኢንፋንት/
ህፃን
A very young child.
በጣም ትንሽ ህፃን።
Examples
"The infant is sleeping."
Baby
/ቤቢ/
ጨቅላ
A newborn.
አዲስ የተወለደ ልጅ።
Examples
"Look at the baby."
Adolescent
/አዶሌሰንት/
ወጣት / ጎረምሳ
A person in puberty.
የጉርምስና ወቅት ያለ ሰው።
Examples
"He is an adolescent."
Teenager
/ቲንኤጀር/
ከ13-19 እድሜ ያለ ሰው
A person aged 13 to 19.
ከ13 እስከ 19 አመት እድሜ ያለው።
Examples
"Teenagers love music."
Youth
/ዩዝ/
ወጣትነት
The period of being young.
የወጣትነት ጊዜ።
Examples
"Enjoy your youth."
Adult
/አዳልት/
አዋቂ
A fully grown person.
ሙሉ በሙሉ ያደገ ሰው።
Examples
"She is an adult now."
Elder
/ኤልደር/
ሽማግሌ
An older person in a group.
ከፍ ያለ እድሜ ያለው ሰው።
Examples
"Respect your elders."
Senior
/ሲኒየር/
ከፍተኛ / አዛውንት
An older person.
አዛውንት።
Examples
"The senior needs help."
Patriarch
/ፓትሪያርክ/
የቤተሰብ መሪ (ወንድ)
The male head of a family.
የቤተሰብ ወንድ መሪ።
Examples
"He is our patriarch."
Matriarch
/ማትሪያርክ/
የቤተሰብ መሪ (ሴት)
The female head of a family.
የቤተሰብ ሴት መሪ።
Examples
"She is our matriarch."
Breadwinner
/ብሬድዊነር/
ቤተሰብ አስተዳዳሪ
One who earns money for the family.
ለቤተሰብ ገቢ የሚያመጣ ሰው።
Examples
"He is the breadwinner."
Homemaker
/ሆምሜከር/
የቤት እመቤት / አስተዳዳሪ
One who manages the home.
ቤትን የሚያስተዳድር ሰው።
Examples
"She is a homemaker."
Provider
/ፕሮቫይደር/
አቅራቢ / ሰጭ
One who provides for others.
ለሌሎች የሚያስፈልገውን የሚያቀርብ።
Examples
"Father is the provider."
Caregiver
/ኬርጊቨር/
ተንከባካቢ
A person who looks after the sick or old.
የታመሙትን ወይም አረጋውያንን የሚንከባከብ።
Examples
"She is a kind caregiver."
Household
/ሀውስሆልድ/
ቤተሰብ / የቤት ውስጥ ሰዎች
A house and its occupants.
ቤትና በውስጡ ያሉ ሰዎች።
Examples
"A happy household."
Marriage
/ማሪጅ/
ጋብቻ
Legal union of two people.
በህግ የታወቀ የሁለት ሰዎች ጥምረት።
Examples
"Their marriage is strong."
Wedding
/ዌዲንግ/
ሰርግ
A marriage ceremony.
የጋብቻ ስነ-ስርዓት።
Examples
"The wedding was beautiful."
Anniversary
/አኒቨርሰሪ/
አመት በዓል
Yearly return of a date.
በየአመቱ የሚከበር ቀን።
Examples
"Happy anniversary!"
Engagement
/ኤንግጅመንት/
እጮኝነት / ጥያቄ
Agreement to marry.
ለመጋባት የሚደረግ ስምምነት።
Examples
"Their engagement is official."
Proposal
/ፕሮፖዛል/
የጋብቻ ጥያቄ
An offer of marriage.
የጋብቻ ጥያቄ ማቅረብ።
Examples
"The proposal was romantic."
Divorce
/ዲቮርስ/
ፍቺ
Legal end of a marriage.
የጋብቻ ህጋዊ ማብቂያ።
Examples
"Divorce is difficult."
Separation
/ሴፓሬሽን/
መለያየት
Living apart.
ተለይቶ መኖር።
Examples
"Trial separation."
Union
/ዩኒየን/
አንድነት / ጥምረት
The act of joining.
የመቀላቀል ተግባር።
Examples
"A perfect union."
Relationship
/ሪሌሽንሺፕ/
ግንኙነት
The way people are connected.
ሰዎች የተሳሰሩበት መንገድ።
Examples
"Good relationship."
Bond
/ቦንድ/
ትስስር
A strong connection.
ጠንካራ ትስስር።
Examples
"A strong bond."
Connection
/ኮኔክሽን/
ግንኙነት
A link or tie.
ማያያዣ ወይም ትስስር።
Examples
"Deep connection."
Kinship
/ኪንሺፕ/
ዝምድና / ወገንተኝነት
Blood relationship.
የደም ዝምድና።
Examples
"I feel kinship."
Affinity
/አፊኒቲ/
ተፈጥሮአዊ ዝንባሌ
A natural liking.
ተፈጥሮአዊ መውደድ።
Examples
"Natural affinity."
Alliance
/አላያንስ/
ህብረት
A union or association.
ህብረት ወይም ማህበር።
Examples
"Family alliance."
Fellowship
/ፌሎውሺፕ/
አንድነት / ወዳጅነት
Friendly association.
ወዳጃዊ ማህበር።
Examples
"Warm fellowship."
Brotherhood
/ብራዘርሁድ/
ወንድማማችነት
The bond between brothers.
በወንድሞች መካከል ያለ ትስስር።
Examples
"True brotherhood."
Sisterhood
/ሲስተርሁድ/
እህትማማችነት
The bond between sisters.
በእህቶች መካከል ያለ ትስስር።
Examples
"Strong sisterhood."
Parenthood
/ፓረንትሁድ/
ወላጅነት
The state of being a parent.
ወላጅ የመሆን ሁኔታ።
Examples
"Parenthood is hard."
Motherhood
/ማዘርሁድ/
እናትነት
The state of being a mother.
እናት የመሆን ሁኔታ።
Examples
"Motherhood is joy."
Fatherhood
/ፋዘርሁድ/
አባትነት
The state of being a father.
አባት የመሆን ሁኔታ።
Examples
"Fatherhood is duty."
Upbringing
/አፕብሪንጊንግ/
አስተዳደግ
Treatment during childhood.
በልጅነት የሚደረግ እንክብካቤ።
Examples
"Good upbringing."
Nurture
/ነርቸር/
መንከባከብ
To care for and encourage growth.
መንከባከብና ማሳደግ።
Examples
"Nurture your child."
Discipline
/ዲሲፕሊን/
ዲሲፕሊን / ስነስርዓት
Training to obey rules.
ደንቦችን እንዲያከብሩ ማሰልጠን።
Examples
"Self-discipline."
Guidance
/ጋይዳንስ/
መመሪያ / ምክር
Advice or information.
ምክር ወይም መረጃ።
Examples
"Need guidance."
Support
/ሰፖርት/
ድጋፍ
Help or encouragement.
እርዳታ ወይም ማበረታቻ።
Examples
"Family support."
Custody
/ከስተዲ/
ጥበቃ / ሞግዚትነት
Protective care.
የጥበቃ እንክብካቤ።
Examples
"Child custody."
Visitation
/ቪዚቴሽን/
ጉብኝት
The right to visit a child.
ልጅን የመጎብኘት መብት።
Examples
"Weekend visitation."
Alimony
/አሊሞኒ/
ቀለብ
Support payment after divorce.
ከፍቺ በኋላ የሚከፈል ቀለብ።
Examples
"Paid alimony."
Support-payment
/ሰፖርት ፔይመንት/
የድጋፍ ክፍያ
Money for maintenance.
ለጥገና የሚሆን ገንዘብ።
Examples
"Monthly payment."
Inheritance
/ኢንሄሪታንስ/
ውርስ
Things received from someone who died.
ከሟች የሚገኝ ነገር።
Examples
"Large inheritance."
Legacy
/ሌጋሲ/
ቅርስ / አሻራ
Something handed down from the past.
ከበፊቱ የሚተላለፍ ነገር።
Examples
"Leaving a legacy."
Estate
/ኤስቴት/
ንብረት
All the money and property.
ገንዘብና ንብረት በሙሉ።
Examples
"Family estate."
Will
/ዊል/
ኑዛዜ
Legal document for property.
የንብረት ህጋዊ ሰነድ።
Examples
"He left a will."
Heir
/ኤር/
ወራሽ
A person legally receiving money.
ገንዘብ በህግ የሚወርስ ሰው።
Examples
"The heir is young."
Heiress
/ኤሬስ/
ወራሽ (ሴት)
A female heir.
ወራሽ ሴት።
Examples
"The heiress is rich."
Surname
/ሰርኔም/
የአያት ስም
Family name.
የቤተሰብ ስም።
Examples
"What's your surname?"
Maiden-name
/ሜይደን ኔም/
የድንግልና ስም
Surname before marriage.
ከጋብቻ በፊት ያለ ስም።
Examples
"Her maiden-name is Smith."
Nickname
/ኒክኔም/
የቅፅል ስም
Informal name.
መደበኛ ያልሆነ ስም።
Examples
"My nickname is Bob."
First-name
/ፈርስት ኔም/
የመጀመሪያ ስም
Given name.
የመጀመሪያ ስም።
Examples
"Type your first-name."
Middle-name
/ሚድል ኔም/
የአባት ስም
Name between first and last.
በመካከል ያለ ስም።
Examples
"I have no middle-name."
Close-knit
/ክሎስ ኒት/
በጣም የተቀራረበ
Tightly linked group.
በጣም የተሳሰረ ቡድን።
Examples
"A close-knit family."
Nuclear-family
/ኒውክለር ፋሚሊ/
መሰረታዊ ቤተሰብ
Parents and children only.
ወላጆችና ልጆች ብቻ።
Examples
"Small nuclear-family."
Extended-family
/ኤክስተንደድ ፋሚሊ/
ዝርያ ቤተሰብ
Includes aunts, uncles, etc.
ዘመዶችን ያካተተ ቤተሰብ።
Examples
"Large extended-family."
Blended-family
/ብሌንደድ ፋሚሊ/
የተቀላቀለ ቤተሰብ
Step-parents and step-children.
የተቀላቀሉ ቤተሰቦች።
Examples
"Happy blended-family."
Single-parent
/ሲንግል ፓረንት/
ብቸኛ ወላጅ
Mother or father alone.
ብቻውን የሚያሳድግ ወላጅ።
Examples
"Strong single-parent."
Cohabitation
/ኮሃቢቴሽን/
አብሮ መኖር
Living together unmarried.
ሳይጋቡ አብሮ መኖር።
Examples
"Unmarried cohabitation."
Infancy
/ኢንፋንሲ/
ጨቅላነት
Period of being an infant.
የጨቅላነት ጊዜ።
Examples
"During infancy."
Childhood
/ቻይልድሁድ/
ልጅነት
Period of being a child.
የልጅነት ጊዜ።
Examples
"Happy childhood."
Adulthood
/አዳልትሁድ/
አዋቂነት
Period of being an adult.
የአዋቂነት ጊዜ።
Examples
"Responsibilities of adulthood."
Maturity
/ማቹሪቲ/
ብስለት
The state of being mature.
የመብሰል ሁኔታ።
Examples
"Full maturity."
Elderly
/ኤልደርሊ/
አዛውንት
Old people.
አዛውንቶች።
Examples
"Helping the elderly."
Pensioner
/ፔንሽነር/
ጡረተኛ
Person receiving a pension.
ጡረታ የሚቀበል ሰው።
Examples
"The pensioner is resting."
Retiree
/ሪታይሪ/
ጡረተኛ
Person who has retired.
ከስራ ጡረታ የወጣ።
Examples
"Happy retiree."
Resemblance
/ሪዘምብላንስ/
ተመሳሳይነት
Looking like someone else.
ሌላን ሰው መምሰል።
Examples
"Strong resemblance."
Trait
/ትሬት/
ባህሪ / ጠባይ
A quality or characteristic.
ጥራት ወይም ባህሪ።
Examples
"Inherited trait."
Characteristic
/ካራክተሪስቲክ/
ባህሪ
A typical feature.
የተለመደ ባህሪ።
Examples
"Key characteristic."
Personality
/ፐርሰናሊቲ/
ስብእና
A person's character.
የሰው ስብእና።
Examples
"Nice personality."
Temperament
/ቴምፕራመንት/
ባህሪ / ተፈጥሮ
A person's nature.
የሰው ተፈጥሮ።
Examples
"Calm temperament."
Behavior
/ቢሄቪየር/
ባህሪ / ተግባር
The way one acts.
የድርጊት ሁኔታ።
Examples
"Good behavior."
Wisdom
/ዊዝደም/
ጥበብ / እውቀት
Being wise.
ጥበበኛ መሆን።
Examples
"Elder wisdom."
Experience
/ኤክስፒሪያንስ/
ልምድ
Knowledge from doing.
ከድርጊት የሚገኝ እውቀት።
Examples
"Work experience."
Advice
/አድቫይስ/
ምክር
Recommendations.
ምክሮች።
Examples
"Father's advice."
Mentor
/ሜንተር/
አማካሪ / መሪ
Experienced advisor.
ልምድ ያለው አማካሪ።
Examples
"My uncle is my mentor."
Protégé
/ፕሮቴጄ/
ተማሪ / ተመሪ
Guided person.
የሚመራ ሰው።
Examples
"His protégé is clever."
Neighbor
/ኔይበር/
ጎረቤት
Person living nearby.
አቅራቢያ የሚኖር ሰው።
Examples
"Kind neighbor."
Roommate
/ሩምሜት/
የክፍል ጓደኛ
Person sharing a room.
ክፍል የሚጋራ ሰው።
Examples
"College roommate."
Colleague
/ኮሊግ/
የስራ ባልደረባ
A work associate.
የስራ አጋር።
Examples
"New colleague."
Acquaintance
/አክዌይንታንስ/
ትውውቅ / የሚያውቁት ሰው
Slight knowledge of someone.
የሚያውቁት ግን የቅርብ ያልሆነ ሰው።
Examples
"A casual acquaintance."
Friend
/ፍሬንድ/
ጓደኛ
A person one likes.
የሚወዱት ሰው።
Examples
"Best friend."
Best-friend
/ቤስት ፍሬንድ/
ምርጥ ጓደኛ
Closest friend.
በጣም የቅርብ ጓደኛ።
Examples
"She is my best-friend."
Confidant
/ኮንፊዳንት/
የልብ ጓደኛ
Person shared secrets with.
ምስጢር የሚነገረው ሰው።
Examples
"My sister is my confidant."
Soulmate
/ሶልሜይት/
የመንፈስ አጋር
Ideally suited person.
ተስማሚ የፍቅር አጋር።
Examples
"Found my soulmate."
Companion
/ኮምፓኒየን/
አጋዥ / ጓደኛ
One who spends time with another.
አብሮ ጊዜ የሚያሳልፍ።
Examples
"Travel companion."
Ally
/አላይ/
ረዳት / ወገን
Person who helps.
የሚረዳ ሰው።
Examples
"Trustworthy ally."
Sweetheart
/ስዊትሃርት/
ፍቅረኛ
Loved person.
የሚወደድ ሰው።
Examples
"High school sweetheart."
Beloved
/ቢላቭድ/
ተወዳጅ
Much loved.
በጣም የሚወደድ።
Examples
"Our beloved mother."
Devotion
/ዲቮሽን/
ታማኝነት / ፍቅር
Love and loyalty.
ፍቅርና ታማኝነት።
Examples
"Great devotion."
Affection
/አፌክሽን/
ፍቅር / አክብሮት
Fondness.
መውደድ።
Examples
"Showing affection."
Love
/ላቭ/
ፍቅር
Strong liking.
ጠንካራ መውደድ።
Examples
"Family love."
Intimacy
/ኢንቲማሲ/
ቅርበት / ግላዊ ግንኙነት
Close familiarity.
የቅርብ ትውውቅ።
Examples
"Emotional intimacy."
Trust
/ትረስት/
እምነት
Belief in reliability.
በታማኝነት ማመን።
Examples
"Building trust."
Loyalty
/ሎያልቲ/
ታማኝነት
Faithfulness.
ታማኝነት።
Examples
"Family loyalty."
Conflict
/ኮንፍሊክት/
ግጭት
Serious disagreement.
ከባድ አለመስማማት።
Examples
"Family conflict."
Argument
/አርጊውመንት/
ክርክር
Exchange of opposite views.
የሀሳብ ልውውጥ (ተቃራኒ)።
Examples
"Heated argument."
Quarrel
/ኳረል/
ፀብ
Angry dispute.
የቁጣ ክርክር።
Examples
"Minor quarrel."
Disagreement
/ዲሳግሪመንት/
አለመግባባት
Lack of consensus.
ስምምነት ማጣት።
Examples
"Small disagreement."
Resolution
/ሬዞሉሽን/
መፍትሄ
Solving a problem.
ችግርን መፍታት።
Examples
"Peaceful resolution."
Reconciliation
/ሬኮንሲሊየሽን/
እርቅ
Restoring friendly relations.
ወዳጅነትን መመለስ።
Examples
"Reconciliation at last."
Harmony
/ሃርመኒ/
ስምምነት / ሰላም
Agreement.
ስምምነት።
Examples
"Living in harmony."
Stability
/ስታቢሊቲ/
መረጋጋት
Being stable.
መረጋጋት።
Examples
"Family stability."
Tradition
/ትራዲሽን/
ባህል
Long-standing custom.
የቆየ ባህል።
Examples
"Holiday tradition."
Custom
/ካስተም/
ልማድ
Traditional practice.
ባህላዊ ተግባር።
Examples
"Local custom."
Culture
/ካልቸር/
ባህል / ስልጣኔ
Arts and customs.
ጥበብና ልማዶች።
Examples
"Rich culture."
Ethnicity
/ኤዝኒሲቲ/
ብሄረሰብ
Social group belonging.
የማህበራዊ ቡድን አባልነት።
Examples
"Diverse ethnicity."
Nationality
/ናሽናሊቲ/
ዜግነት
Belonging to a nation.
የሀገር አባልነት።
Examples
"What is your nationality?"
Origin
/ኦሪጂን/
መነሻ
The point where something begins.
የመጀመሪያ ቦታ።
Examples
"Country of origin."
Birthplace
/በርዝፕሌስ/
የትውልድ ቦታ
Place where born.
የተወለዱበት ቦታ።
Examples
"My birthplace is rural."
Residence
/ሬዚደንስ/
መኖሪያ
Place where one lives.
የመኖሪያ ቦታ።
Examples
"Permanent residence."
Tribe
/ትራይብ/
ጎሳ
Social division.
ማህበራዊ ክፍፍል።
Examples
"Ancient tribe."
Clan
/ክላን/
ነገድ
Group of close families.
የቅርብ ቤተሰቦች ስብስብ።
Examples
"Scottish clan."
Dynasty
/ዳይናስቲ/
ስርወ መንግስት
Line of hereditary rulers.
ተከታታይ ገዢዎች።
Examples
"Qing dynasty."
Bloodline
/ብላድላይን/
የደም ሀረግ
Ancestry.
የዘር ሀረግ።
Examples
"Pure bloodline."
DNA
/ዲ ኤን ኤ/
ዲ ኤን ኤ
Genetic material.
የዘር መረጃ።
Examples
"Check your DNA."
Genetics
/ጀኔቲክስ/
የዘር ጥናት
Study of heredity.
የውርስ ጥናት።
Examples
"Complex genetics."
Gathering
/ጋዘሪንግ/
ስብሰባ
Assembly.
መሰብሰብ።
Examples
"Family gathering."
Reunion
/ሪዩኒየን/
ዳግም መገናኘት
Gathering after separation.
ከተለዩ በኋላ መገናኘት።
Examples
"School reunion."
Celebration
/ሴሌብሬሽን/
በዓል / ማክበር
Marking a happy event.
ደስ የሚል ነገር ማክበር።
Examples
"Birthday celebration."
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