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festivals, celebrations & parties

Festivals, Celebrations & Parties

Core Vocabulary

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

200 Words

Festival

/ፌስቲቫል/

በዓል

A series of special events or performances.

ተከታታይ የሆኑ ልዩ ዝግጅቶች ወይም ትርኢቶች።

Examples

"We went to the flower festival."

Contextual Usage

Celebration

/ሴሌብሬሽን/

አከባበር

A social gathering for a special occasion.

ለልዩ አጋጣሚ የሚደረግ ማህበራዊ ስብስብ።

Examples

"The victory celebration lasted all night."

Contextual Usage

Party

/ፓርቲ/

ግብዣ

A social event with food, drinks, and music.

ምግብ፣ መጠጥ እና ሙዚቃ ያለበት ማህበራዊ ዝግጅት።

Examples

"I am hosting a birthday party."

Contextual Usage

Holiday

/ሆሊዴይ/

የእረፍት ቀን

A day of festivity or recreation.

የበዓል ወይም የመዝናኛ ቀን።

Examples

"Monday is a public holiday."

Contextual Usage

Tradition

/ትራዲሽን/

ባህል

A custom passed down through generations.

ከ ትውልድ ወደ ትውልድ የሚተላለፍ ልማድ።

Examples

"It is a tradition to eat together."

Contextual Usage

Guest

/ጌስት/

እንግዳ

A person invited to an event.

ወደ አንድ ዝግጅት የተጋበዘ ሰው።

Examples

"The guest arrived at six."

Contextual Usage

Host

/ሆስት/

አስተናጋጅ

A person who receives or entertains guests.

እንግዶችን የሚቀበል ወይም የሚያስተናግድ ሰው።

Examples

"The host was very welcoming."

Contextual Usage

Invitation

/ኢንቪቴሽን/

ግብዣ

A written or verbal request to attend.

ለመገኘት የሚቀርብ የጽሁፍ ወይም የቃል ጥያቄ።

Examples

"I received a wedding invitation."

Contextual Usage

RSVP

/አር.ኤስ.ቪ.ፒ/

መልስ መስጠት

To respond to an invitation.

ለግብዣ ምላሽ መስጠት።

Examples

"Please RSVP by Friday."

Contextual Usage

Venue

/ቬኒው/

የዝግጅት ቦታ

The place where an event happens.

አንድ ዝግጅት የሚካሄድበት ቦታ።

Examples

"The hotel is a perfect venue."

Contextual Usage

Decoration

/ዴኮሬሽን/

ጌጣጌጥ

Things added to make a place look festive.

አንድን ቦታ የሚያምር ለማድረግ የሚጨመሩ ነገሮች።

Examples

"The party decorations were colorful."

Contextual Usage

Balloon

/ባሉን/

ፊኛ

A small bag filled with air or gas.

በአየር ወይም በጋዝ የተሞላ ትንሽ ከረጢት።

Examples

"The kids played with the balloon."

Contextual Usage

Confetti

/ኮንፌቲ/

የወረቀት ቁርጥራጮች

Small pieces of colored paper thrown at parties.

በፓርቲዎች ላይ የሚበተኑ ትናንሽ ባለቀለም ወረቀቶች።

Examples

"They threw confetti at the bride."

Contextual Usage

Cake

/ኬክ/

ኬክ

A sweet baked food usually for celebrations.

ብዙውን ጊዜ ለበዓላት የሚዘጋጅ ጣፋጭ ምግብ።

Examples

"We cut the chocolate cake."

Contextual Usage

Toast

/ቶስት/

ምኞት መግለፅ

Raising a glass to honor someone.

አንድን ሰው ለማክበር ብርጭቆን ማንሳት።

Examples

"Let's make a toast to the couple."

Contextual Usage

Gift

/ጊፍት/

ስጦታ

Something given to someone without payment.

ያለ ክፍያ ለአንድ ሰው የሚሰጥ ነገር።

Examples

"I bought a gift for her."

Contextual Usage

Present

/ፕረዘንት/

ስጦታ

Another word for a gift.

ሌላ የስጦታ ቃል ነው።

Examples

"Open your birthday present."

Contextual Usage

Anniversary

/አኒቨርሰሪ/

አመታዊ በዓል

The date on which an event occurred in a previous year.

አንድ ክስተት ባለፈው ዓመት የተከናወነበት ቀን።

Examples

"Happy wedding anniversary!"

Contextual Usage

Birthday

/በርዝዴይ/

ልደት

The anniversary of the day a person was born.

አንድ ሰው የተወለደበት ቀን።

Examples

"My birthday is in June."

Contextual Usage

Wedding

/ዌዲንግ/

ሰርግ

A marriage ceremony.

የጋብቻ ስነ-ስርዓት።

Examples

"The wedding was beautiful."

Contextual Usage

Graduation

/ግራጁዌሽን/

ምረቃ

A ceremony for receiving a degree or diploma.

ዲግሪ ወይም ዲፕሎማ ለመቀበል የሚደረግ ስነስርዓት።

Examples

"My graduation is next month."

Contextual Usage

Ceremony

/ሴሪሞኒ/

ስነ-ስርዓት

A formal religious or public occasion.

መደበኛ ሃይማኖታዊ ወይም ህዝባዊ ዝግጅት።

Examples

"The opening ceremony was grand."

Contextual Usage

Parade

/ፓሬድ/

ሰልፍ

A public procession celebrating an event.

አንድን ክስተት ለማክበር የሚደረግ የህዝብ ሰልፍ።

Examples

"We watched the holiday parade."

Contextual Usage

Costume

/ኮስተም/

አልባሳት

Clothing worn to look like someone else.

ሌላ ሰው ለመምሰል የሚለበስ ልብስ።

Examples

"He wore a pirate costume."

Contextual Usage

Mask

/ማስክ/

ጭምብል

A covering for all or part of the face.

ሙሉ ወይም ከፊል ፊትን የሚሸፍን ነገር።

Examples

"The masquerade requires a mask."

Contextual Usage

Fireworks

/ፋየር ወርክስ/

ርችት

Devices that make loud noises and colorful lights.

ከፍተኛ ድምጽ እና ባለቀለም ብርሃን የሚፈጥሩ መሣሪያዎች።

Examples

"The fireworks lit up the sky."

Contextual Usage

Buffet

/ቡፌ/

ቡፌ

A meal consisting of several dishes from which guests serve themselves.

እንግዶች ራሳቸውን የሚያገለግሉበት የምግብ አይነት።

Examples

"The party had a large buffet."

Contextual Usage

Appetizer

/አፒታይዘር/

የምግብ ፍላጎት መክፈቻ

Small dish of food served before the main meal.

ከዋናው ምግብ በፊት የሚቀርብ ትንሽ ምግብ።

Examples

"We had soup as an appetizer."

Contextual Usage

Beverage

/ቤቨሬጅ/

መጠጥ

A drink, especially one other than water.

መጠጥ፣ በተለይም ከውሃ ውጪ የሆነ።

Examples

"What beverage would you like?"

Contextual Usage

Etiquette

/ኤቲኬት/

ስነ-ምግባር

Code of polite behavior in society.

በማህበረሰብ ውስጥ ጨዋ የመሆን ህግ።

Examples

"Learn the table etiquette."

Contextual Usage

Polite

/ፖላይት/

ጨዋ

Showing good manners and respect.

ጥሩ ምግባርን እና ክብርን ማሳየት።

Examples

"He is a very polite man."

Contextual Usage

Grateful

/ግሬትፉል/

አመስጋኝ

Feeling or showing an appreciation of kindness.

ለደግነት ምስጋናን መሰማት ወይም ማሳየት።

Examples

"I am grateful for the help."

Contextual Usage

Attire

/አታየር/

አልባሳት

Clothes, especially fine or formal ones.

ልብስ፣ በተለይም ያማረ ወይም መደበኛ።

Examples

"The formal attire is required."

Contextual Usage

Theme

/ቲም/

ጭብጥ

A specific subject or style for a party.

ለአንድ ግብዣ የተለየ ርዕስ ወይም ዘይቤ።

Examples

"The party has a 1920s theme."

Contextual Usage

Surprise

/ሰርፕራይዝ/

ድንገተኛ ደስታ

An unexpected event or fact.

ያልተጠበቀ ክስተት ወይም እውነታ።

Examples

"It was a surprise party."

Contextual Usage

Mingle

/ሚንግል/

መቀላቀል

Move among and talk to others at a social event.

በማህበራዊ ዝግጅት ላይ ከሰዎች ጋር መወያየት።

Examples

"I like to mingle at parties."

Contextual Usage

Socialize

/ሶሻላይዝ/

መገናኘት

Mix socially with others.

ከሰዎች ጋር ማህበራዊ ግንኙነት ማድረግ።

Examples

"He needs to socialize more."

Contextual Usage

Performance

/ፐርፎርማንስ/

ትርኢት

An act of presenting a play or concert.

ተውኔትን ወይም ኮንሰርትን የማቅረብ ተግባር።

Examples

"The dance performance was amazing."

Contextual Usage

DJ

/ዲጄ/

ሙዚቃ አጫዋች

A person who plays recorded music.

የተቀዳ ሙዚቃን የሚያጫውት ሰው።

Examples

"The DJ played great songs."

Contextual Usage

Playlist

/ፕሌይሊስት/

የሙዚቃ ዝርዝር

A list of digital songs to be played.

የሚጫወቱ ዲጂታል ሙዚቃዎች ዝርዝር።

Examples

"Create a party playlist."

Contextual Usage

Atmosphere

/አትሞስፌር/

ከባቢ

The mood or feeling of a place.

የአንድ ቦታ ስሜት ወይም ሁኔታ።

Examples

"The atmosphere was energetic."

Contextual Usage

Vibe

/ቫይብ/

ስሜት

A person's emotional state or the atmosphere.

የአንድ ሰው ስሜታዊ ሁኔታ ወይም ከባቢ።

Examples

"The party has a good vibe."

Contextual Usage

Festive

/ፌስቲቭ/

የበዓል ስሜት

Cheerful and jovially celebratory.

ደስ የሚል እና የበዓል አከባበር ስሜት ያለው።

Examples

"The room looks very festive."

Contextual Usage

Elegant

/ኤሌጋንት/

ግርማ ሞገስ ያለው

Graceful and stylish in appearance.

በመልክ ግርማ ሞገስ ያለው እና ያማረ።

Examples

"She wore an elegant dress."

Contextual Usage

Casual

/ካዡዋል/

መደበኛ ያልሆነ

Relaxed and unconcerned clothes or style.

ዘና ያለ ልብስ ወይም ዘይቤ።

Examples

"It is a casual gathering."

Contextual Usage

Dessert

/ዲዘርት/

ጣፋጭ ምግብ

Sweet food eaten at the end of a meal.

በምግብ መጨረሻ ላይ የሚበላ ጣፋጭ።

Examples

"Ice cream is my favorite dessert."

Contextual Usage

Hospitality

/ሆስፒታሊቲ/

እንግዳ ተቀባይነት

The friendly reception of guests.

እንግዶችን በደስታ የመቀበል ባህሪ።

Examples

"Thank you for your hospitality."

Contextual Usage

Punctual

/ፓንክቿል/

ሰዓት አክባሪ

Happening or doing something at the agreed time.

በተስማሙበት ሰዓት አንድን ነገር ማድረግ።

Examples

"Please be punctual for the party."

Contextual Usage

Schedule

/ስኬጁል/

የጊዜ ሰሌዳ

A plan for carrying out a process.

አንድን ተግባር ለማከናወን የሚወጣ ዕቅድ።

Examples

"Follow the event schedule."

Contextual Usage

Picnic

/ፒክኒክ/

ሽርሽር

An outing or occasion that involves taking a packed meal.

ምግብ ይዞ ወደ ውጭ የሚደረግ ሽርሽር።

Examples

"We had a picnic in the park."

Contextual Usage

Barbecue

/ባርቤኪው/

ጥብስ

A meal cooked outdoors on a rack over fuel.

በውጭ የሚጠበስ የምግብ አይነት።

Examples

"Join us for a barbecue."

Contextual Usage

Garden

/ጋርደን/

አትክልት ቦታ

A piece of ground used for growing plants.

ተክሎች የሚበቅሉበት ቦታ።

Examples

"The party is in the garden."

Contextual Usage

Season

/ሲዝን/

ወቅት

A particular period of the year.

የዓመቱ የተወሰነ ጊዜ።

Examples

"Spring is the best season."

Contextual Usage

Annual

/አኑዋል/

አመታዊ

Occurring once every year.

በየዓመቱ አንድ ጊዜ የሚከሰት።

Examples

"This is an annual festival."

Contextual Usage

Heritage

/ሄሪቴጅ/

ቅርስ

Inherited properties or cultural traditions.

የተወረሱ ንብረቶች ወይም ባህላዊ ልማዶች።

Examples

"We celebrate our heritage."

Contextual Usage

Ritual

/ሪችዋል/

ስነስርዓት

A religious or solemn ceremony performed according to a set order.

በተወሰነ ቅደም ተከተል የሚከናወን ሃይማኖታዊ ስነስርዓት።

Examples

"They performed an ancient ritual."

Contextual Usage

Greeting

/ግሪቲንግ/

ሰላምታ

Polite word or sign of welcome.

የደስታ ወይም የሰላምታ ቃል ወይም ምልክት።

Examples

"Give him a warm greeting."

Contextual Usage

Farewell

/ፌርዌል/

ሽኝት

An act of parting or saying goodbye.

የመለያየት ወይም ደህና ሁን የማለት ተግባር።

Examples

"We threw a farewell party."

Contextual Usage

Speech

/ስፒች/

ንግግር

A formal address delivered to an audience.

ለታዳሚ የሚቀርብ መደበኛ ንግግር።

Examples

"The father gave a speech."

Contextual Usage

Music

/ሙዚቃ/

ሙዚቃ

Vocal or instrumental sounds combined.

ድምፅ እና የሙዚቃ መሣሪያዎች ቅንብር።

Examples

"The music was too loud."

Contextual Usage

Dance

/ዳንስ/

ዳንስ

Move rhythmically to music.

ከሙዚቃ ጋር በተመጣጣኝ ሁኔታ መንቀሳቀስ።

Examples

"Let's dance together."

Contextual Usage

Rhythm

/ሪዝም/

ምት

A strong, regular repeated pattern of movement or sound.

ጠንካራ እና መደበኛ የሆነ የድምፅ ወይም የእንቅስቃሴ ምት።

Examples

"Feel the rhythm of the drums."

Contextual Usage

Candle

/ካንድል/

ሻማ

A cylinder of wax with a central wick.

የሰም ሻማ።

Examples

"Light the birthday candle."

Contextual Usage

Ribbon

/ሪበን/

ሪባን

A long, narrow strip of fabric used for tying or decorating.

ለማሰር ወይም ለማስጌጥ የሚያገለግል ቀጭን ጨርቅ።

Examples

"Tie a ribbon on the gift."

Contextual Usage

Wrapper

/ራፐር/

መጠቅለያ

A piece of paper or plastic used for covering.

ለመሸፈኛነት የሚያገለግል ወረቀት ወይም ፕላስቲክ።

Examples

"Discard the candy wrapper."

Contextual Usage

Card

/ካርድ/

ካርድ

A piece of thick paper with a message.

መልዕክት ያለበት ወፍራም ወረቀት።

Examples

"Send her a birthday card."

Contextual Usage

Envelope

/ኤንቨሎፕ/

ፖስታ

A flat paper container for a letter or card.

ለደብዳቤ ወይም ለካርድ የሚያገለግል ጠፍጣፋ ወረቀት።

Examples

"Put the card in the envelope."

Contextual Usage

Address

/አድሬስ/

አድራሻ

The place where someone lives or an event is held.

አንድ ሰው የሚኖርበት ወይም ዝግጅት የሚካሄድበት ቦታ።

Examples

"Write the address clearly."

Contextual Usage

Location

/ሎኬሽን/

አካባቢ

A particular place or position.

አንድ የተወሰነ ቦታ።

Examples

"What is the party location?"

Contextual Usage

Arrival

/አራይቫል/

መምጣት

The action or process of arriving.

የመምጣት ተግባር ወይም ሂደት።

Examples

"His arrival was late."

Contextual Usage

Departure

/ዲፓርቸር/

መነሳት

The action of leaving.

የመሄድ ተግባር።

Examples

"The departure time is midnight."

Contextual Usage

Handshake

/ሃንድሼክ/

እጅ መጨባበጥ

An act of shaking someone's hand.

የአንድን ሰው እጅ የመጨበጥ ተግባር።

Examples

"They shared a firm handshake."

Contextual Usage

Hug

/ሀግ/

መተቃቀፍ

Squeeze someone tightly in one's arms.

አንድን ሰው በክንድ አጥብቆ መያዝ።

Examples

"She gave her friend a hug."

Contextual Usage

Smile

/ስማይል/

ፈገግታ

A pleased or kind facial expression.

የደስታ ወይም የደግነት የፊት መግለጫ።

Examples

"Always wear a smile."

Contextual Usage

Photograph

/ፎቶግራፍ/

ፎቶግራፍ

A picture made using a camera.

በካሜራ አማካኝነት የሚነሳ ምስል።

Examples

"Take a photograph of us."

Contextual Usage

Memory

/ሜሞሪ/

ትውስታ

Something remembered from the past.

ከዚህ ቀደም የታወሰ ነገር።

Examples

"It is a happy memory."

Contextual Usage

Souvenir

/ሱቨኒር/

መታሰቢያ

A thing that is kept as a reminder of a place.

የአንድ ቦታ ማስታወሻ ተደርጎ የሚቀመጥ ነገር።

Examples

"I bought a souvenir from the trip."

Contextual Usage

Community

/ኮሚኒቲ/

ማህበረሰብ

A group of people living in the same place.

በአንድ ቦታ የሚኖሩ የሰዎች ስብስብ።

Examples

"The community joined the festival."

Contextual Usage

Neighbor

/ኔይበር/

ጎረቤት

A person living next door.

አጠገብ የሚኖር ሰው።

Examples

"My neighbor invited me over."

Contextual Usage

Colleague

/ኮሊግ/

የስራ ባልደረባ

A person with whom one works.

አብሮ የሚሰራ ሰው።

Examples

"Invite your colleagues."

Contextual Usage

Friend

/ፍሬንድ/

ጓደኛ

A person whom one knows and has a bond of affection with.

የሚታወቅ እና የፍቅር ግንኙነት ያለው ሰው።

Examples

"Best friends forever."

Contextual Usage

Family

/ፋሚሊ/

ቤተሰብ

A group consisting of parents and children.

ወላጆች እና ልጆችን የያዘ ስብስብ።

Examples

"Family is important."

Contextual Usage

Gathering

/ጋዘሪንግ/

ስብስብ

An assembly or meeting.

የሰዎች መሰባሰብ ወይም ስብሰባ።

Examples

"It was a small gathering."

Contextual Usage

Event

/ኢቨንት/

ዝግጅት

A thing that happens, especially one of importance.

የሚከሰት ነገር፣ በተለይም አስፈላጊ የሆነ።

Examples

"The event was successful."

Contextual Usage

Planner

/ፕላነር/

አዘጋጅ

A person who makes plans for events.

ለዝግጅቶች ዕቅድ የሚያወጣ ሰው።

Examples

"She is a wedding planner."

Contextual Usage

Organizer

/ኦርጋናይዘር/

አደራጅ

A person who organizes a group or event.

አንድን ቡድን ወይም ዝግጅት የሚያደራጅ ሰው።

Examples

"The organizer was busy."

Contextual Usage

Budget

/ባጀት/

በጀት

An estimate of income and expenditure.

የገቢ እና የወጪ ግምት።

Examples

"Stick to the party budget."

Contextual Usage

Ticket

/ቲኬት/

ቲኬት

A piece of paper that gives the holder a right to admission.

ለመግባት መብት የሚሰጥ ወረቀት።

Examples

"Buy your ticket early."

Contextual Usage

Admission

/አድሚሽን/

መግቢያ

The process or fact of entering a place.

ወደ አንድ ቦታ የመግባት ሂደት ወይም እውነታ።

Examples

"Admission is free tonight."

Contextual Usage

Entrance

/ኤንትራንስ/

መግቢያ በር

An opening that allows access to a place.

ወደ አንድ ቦታ ለመግባት የሚያስችል በር።

Examples

"Wait at the entrance."

Contextual Usage

Exit

/ኤግዚት/

መውጫ

A way out of a place.

ከአንድ ቦታ መውጫ መንገድ።

Examples

"Use the emergency exit."

Contextual Usage

Security

/ሴኩሪቲ/

ጥበቃ

Procedures followed to keep a place safe.

አንድን ቦታ ደህንነቱ የተጠበቀ ለማድረግ የሚከናወኑ ተግባራት።

Examples

"Security checked our bags."

Contextual Usage

Parking

/ፓርኪንግ/

መኪና ማቆሚያ

The action of stopping a vehicle.

ተሽከርካሪን የማቆም ተግባር።

Examples

"There is no parking here."

Contextual Usage

Waitlist

/ዌይትሊስት/

የጥበቃ ዝርዝር

A list of people waiting for something.

ለአንድ ነገር የሚጠብቁ ሰዎች ዝርዝር።

Examples

"I am on the waitlist."

Contextual Usage

Confirmation

/ኮንፈርሜሽን/

ማረጋገጫ

The action of confirming something.

አንድን ነገር የማረጋገጥ ተግባር።

Examples

"Wait for confirmation."

Contextual Usage

Cancellation

/ካንሰሌሽን/

መሰረዝ

The action of canceling something.

አንድን ነገር የመሰረዝ ተግባር።

Examples

"There was a cancellation."

Contextual Usage

Reschedule

/ሪስኬጁል/

እንደገና ቀጠሮ መያዝ

Change the time of a planned event.

የታቀደለትን ዝግጅት ጊዜ መለወጥ።

Examples

"We need to reschedule."

Contextual Usage

Reminder

/ሪማይንደር/

ማስታወሻ

A thing that causes someone to remember something.

አንድ ሰው አንድን ነገር እንዲያስታውስ የሚያደርግ።

Examples

"Send a party reminder."

Contextual Usage

Message

/ሜሴጅ/

መልዕክት

A verbal or written communication.

የቃል ወይም የጽሁፍ ግንኙነት።

Examples

"Leave a message."

Contextual Usage

Email

/ኢሜይል/

ኢሜይል

Messages distributed by electronic means.

በኤሌክትሮኒክ መንገድ የሚላኩ መልዕክቶች።

Examples

"Send an email invitation."

Contextual Usage

Social

/ሶሻል/

ማህበራዊ

Relating to society or its organization.

ከማህበረሰብ ጋር የተገናኘ።

Examples

"He has a busy social life."

Contextual Usage

Media

/ሚዲያ/

መገናኛ ብዙሃን

The main means of mass communication.

የብዙሃን መገናኛ ዘዴዎች።

Examples

"Social media is powerful."

Contextual Usage

Post

/ፖስት/

መለጠፍ

Display a message or image online.

በይነመረብ ላይ መልዕክት ወይም ምስል ማሳየት።

Examples

"Post the party photos."

Contextual Usage

Like

/ላይክ/

መውደድ

Find agreeable or enjoyable.

ተስማሚ ሆኖ ማግኘት።

Examples

"I like this song."

Contextual Usage

Comment

/ኮመንት/

አስተያየት

A verbal or written remark.

የቃል ወይም የጽሁፍ አስተያየት።

Examples

"Leave a comment below."

Contextual Usage

Video

/ቪዲዮ/

ቪዲዮ

The recording or broadcasting of moving visual images.

የተቀረጹ ምስሎች።

Examples

"Watch the wedding video."

Contextual Usage

Record

/ሪከርድ/

መቅዳት

Set down in writing or some other permanent form.

በጽሁፍ ወይም በሌላ ቋሚ መልክ ማስቀመጥ።

Examples

"Record the speech."

Contextual Usage

Live

/ላይቭ/

ቀጥታ

Broadcast at the time of the event.

በዝግጅቱ ሰዓት የሚተላለፍ።

Examples

"The concert is live."

Contextual Usage

Online

/ኦንላይን/

በይነመረብ ላይ

Connected to a computer network.

ከኮምፒዩተር መረብ ጋር የተገናኘ።

Examples

"Book the tickets online."

Contextual Usage

Virtual

/ቨርቿል/

ምናባዊ

Not physically existing but made by software.

በሶፍትዌር የተሰራ።

Examples

"It was a virtual party."

Contextual Usage

Private

/ፕራይቬት/

ግላዊ

Intended for use by one person or group.

ለአንድ ሰው ወይም ቡድን ብቻ የታሰበ።

Examples

"This is a private event."

Contextual Usage

Public

/ፐብሊክ/

ህዝባዊ

Concerning the people as a whole.

መላውን ህዝብ የሚመለከት።

Examples

"The park is public."

Contextual Usage

Local

/ሎካል/

አካባቢያዊ

Relating to a particular area.

ከአንድ የተወሰነ አካባቢ ጋር የተገናኘ።

Examples

"Support local festivals."

Contextual Usage

Global

/ግሎባል/

አለምአቀፍ

Relating to the whole world.

መላውን ዓለም የሚመለከት።

Examples

"New Year is a global celebration."

Contextual Usage

International

/ኢንተርናሽናል/

አለምአቀፍ

Existing between nations.

በብሔራት መካከል ያለ።

Examples

"An international film festival."

Contextual Usage

City

/ሲቲ/

ከተማ

A large town.

ትልቅ ከተማ።

Examples

"The city is festive."

Contextual Usage

Town

/ታውን/

ከተማ

An urban area smaller than a city.

ከከተማ ያነሰ የከተማ አካባቢ።

Examples

"The town square was busy."

Contextual Usage

Street

/ስትሪት/

መንገድ

A public road in a city or town.

በከተማ ውስጥ ያለ የህዝብ መንገድ።

Examples

"Street parties are fun."

Contextual Usage

House

/ሃውስ/

ቤት

A building for human habitation.

ለሰው መኖሪያነት የሚያገለግል ህንፃ።

Examples

"Come to my house."

Contextual Usage

Hall

/ሆል/

አዳራሽ

A large room for events.

ለዝግጅቶች የሚያገለግል ትልቅ ክፍል።

Examples

"The town hall is huge."

Contextual Usage

Room

/ሩም/

ክፍል

Space that can be occupied.

ሊያዝ የሚችል ቦታ።

Examples

"The party room is ready."

Contextual Usage

Space

/ስፔስ/

ቦታ

A continuous area that is free or unoccupied.

ነፃ የሆነ አካባቢ።

Examples

"We need more space."

Contextual Usage

Capacity

/ካፓሲቲ/

አቅም

The maximum amount that something can contain.

አንድ ነገር ሊይዝ የሚችለው ከፍተኛ መጠን።

Examples

"The hall has a high capacity."

Contextual Usage

Limit

/ሊሚት/

ገደብ

A point beyond which something does not extend.

ከዚያ በላይ የማይሄድበት ነጥብ።

Examples

"The guest limit is fifty."

Contextual Usage

Rule

/ሩል/

ህግ

A set of explicit regulations.

ግልጽ የሆኑ ደንቦች።

Examples

"Follow the house rules."

Contextual Usage

Policy

/ፖሊሲ/

ፖሊሲ

A course or principle of action.

የተግባር መመሪያ።

Examples

"The refund policy is strict."

Contextual Usage

Manners

/ማነርስ/

ባህሪ

A way of behaving towards others.

ለሌሎች የሚታይ ባህሪ።

Examples

"He has good manners."

Contextual Usage

Respect

/ሪስፔክት/

ክብር

A feeling of deep admiration.

የጥልቅ አድናቆት ስሜት።

Examples

"Show respect to the host."

Contextual Usage

Culture

/ካልቸር/

ባህል

The arts and other manifestations of human achievement.

የሰው ልጅ ስኬቶች እና ጥበቦች።

Examples

"I love learning about culture."

Contextual Usage

Diversity

/ዳይቨርሲቲ/

ልዩነት

The state of being diverse; variety.

የመለያየት ሁኔታ፤ ልዩነት።

Examples

"Celebrate cultural diversity."

Contextual Usage

Inclusion

/ኢንክሉዥን/

ሁሉንም ማካተት

The action of including someone.

አንድን ሰው የማካተት ተግባር።

Examples

"Inclusion is important."

Contextual Usage

Harmony

/ሃርመኒ/

ስምምነት

The state of being in agreement.

የመስማማት ሁኔታ።

Examples

"Live in harmony."

Contextual Usage

Peace

/ፒስ/

ሰላም

Freedom from disturbance; quiet and tranquility.

ከረብሻ ነፃ መሆን፤ ጸጥታ።

Examples

"May peace be with you."

Contextual Usage

Love

/ላቭ/

ፍቅር

An intense feeling of deep affection.

የጥልቅ ፍቅር ስሜት።

Examples

"Spread love and joy."

Contextual Usage

Joy

/ጆይ/

ደስታ

A feeling of great pleasure and happiness.

የታላቅ እርካታ እና የደስታ ስሜት።

Examples

"The festival brought joy."

Contextual Usage

Happiness

/ሃፒነስ/

ደስታ

The state of being happy.

ደስተኛ የመሆን ሁኔታ።

Examples

"Wishing you happiness."

Contextual Usage

Excitement

/ኤክሳይትመንት/

መነቃቃት

A feeling of great enthusiasm.

የታላቅ ጉጉት ስሜት።

Examples

"The excitement was high."

Contextual Usage

Adventure

/አድቬንቸር/

ጀብዱ

An unusual and exciting experience.

ያልተለመደ እና አስደሳች ተሞክሮ።

Examples

"The trip was an adventure."

Contextual Usage

Experience

/ኤክስፒሪያንስ/

ተሞክሮ

Knowledge or skill acquired by doing.

በማድረግ የሚገኝ እውቀት ወይም ክህሎት።

Examples

"It was a great experience."

Contextual Usage

Journey

/ጆርኒ/

ጉዞ

An act of traveling from one place to another.

ከአንድ ቦታ ወደ ሌላ የመጓዝ ተግባር።

Examples

"Life is a journey."

Contextual Usage

Trip

/ትሪፕ/

ጉዞ

A journey or excursion.

ጉዞ ወይም ሽርሽር።

Examples

"How was your trip?"

Contextual Usage

Passport

/ፓስፖርት/

ፓስፖርት

An official document for international travel.

ለአለም አቀፍ ጉዞ የሚያገለግል ይፋዊ ሰነድ።

Examples

"Don't forget your passport."

Contextual Usage

Visa

/ቪዛ/

ቪዛ

An endorsement on a passport indicating that the holder is allowed to enter a country.

ወደ ሀገር ለመግባት የሚሰጥ ፈቃድ።

Examples

"I applied for a visa."

Contextual Usage

Luggage

/ላጌጅ/

ሻንጣ

Suitcases and bags containing personal belongings.

የግል ንብረቶችን የያዙ ሻንጣዎች።

Examples

"The luggage was heavy."

Contextual Usage

Suitcase

/ሱትኬስ/

ሻንጣ

A case with a handle for carrying clothes.

ልብስ ለመያዝ የሚያገለግል ሻንጣ።

Examples

"Pack your suitcase."

Contextual Usage

Packing

/ፓኪንግ/

ማሸግ

The action of putting clothes into a suitcase.

ልብሶችን በሻንጣ ውስጥ የማስገባት ተግባር።

Examples

"I hate packing."

Contextual Usage

Hotel

/ሆቴል/

ሆቴል

An establishment providing accommodation.

መኖሪያ የሚያቀርብ ተቋም።

Examples

"Stay at the hotel."

Contextual Usage

Resort

/ሪዞርት/

ሪዞርት

A place frequented for holidays.

ለበዓላት የሚዘወተር ቦታ።

Examples

"The beach resort was nice."

Contextual Usage

Booking

/ቡኪንግ/

ቅድመ ዝግጅት

An act of reserving accommodation or a ticket.

መኖሪያን ወይም ቲኬትን የማስያዝ ተግባር።

Examples

"Make a booking."

Contextual Usage

Reservation

/ሬዘርቬሽን/

ቅድመ ክፍያ ቦታ ማስያዝ

An arrangement to keep something for a particular person.

አንድን ነገር ለአንድ ሰው የማቆየት ዝግጅት።

Examples

"I have a reservation."

Contextual Usage

Reception

/ሪሴፕሽን/

መቀበያ

The area where guests are received.

እንግዶች የሚቀበሉበት ቦታ።

Examples

"Go to the reception desk."

Contextual Usage

Key

/ኪ/

ቁልፍ

A small piece of metal used to open a lock.

መቆለፊያን ለመክፈት የሚያገለግል ትንሽ ብረት።

Examples

"Where is my room key?"

Contextual Usage

Door

/ዶር/

በር

A hinged barrier used to close an opening.

መክፈቻን ለመዝጋት የሚያገለግል በር።

Examples

"Close the door."

Contextual Usage

Window

/ዊንዶው/

መስኮት

An opening in a wall to let in light or air.

በግድግዳ ላይ ብርሃን ወይም አየር ለማስገባት የሚከፈት።

Examples

"Look out the window."

Contextual Usage

View

/ቪው/

ዕይታ

The ability to see something from a particular place.

ከአንድ የተወሰነ ቦታ አንድን ነገር የማየት ችሎታ።

Examples

"The hotel has a sea view."

Contextual Usage

Balcony

/ባልኮኒ/

በረንዳ

A platform enclosed by a wall or railing on the outside of a building.

ከህንፃ ውጭ ያለ መድረክ።

Examples

"Sit on the balcony."

Contextual Usage

Terrace

/ቴራስ/

በረንዳ

A level paved area next to a building.

ከህንፃ አጠገብ ያለ ጠፍጣፋ ቦታ።

Examples

"The terrace is beautiful."

Contextual Usage

Roof

/ሩፍ/

ጣሪያ

The structure forming the upper covering of a building.

የህንፃው የላይኛው መሸፈኛ።

Examples

"The roof was leaking."

Contextual Usage

Floor

/ፍሎር/

ወለል

The lower surface of a room.

የአንድ ክፍል የታችኛው ገጽ።

Examples

"The floor is clean."

Contextual Usage

Wall

/ዎል/

ግድግዳ

A continuous vertical structure.

ቀጥ ያለ መዋቅር።

Examples

"Paint the wall."

Contextual Usage

Paint

/ፔይንት/

ቀለም

A colored substance applied to a surface.

በአንድ ገጽ ላይ የሚቀባ ባለቀለም ንጥረ ነገር።

Examples

"The paint is fresh."

Contextual Usage

Color

/ከለር/

ቀለም

The property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye.

የቀለም ባህሪ።

Examples

"What is your favorite color?"

Contextual Usage

Art

/አርት/

ጥበብ

The expression or application of human creative skill.

የሰው ልጅ የፈጠራ ችሎታ መግለጫ።

Examples

"He studies art."

Contextual Usage

Sculpture

/ስካልፕቸር/

ቅርጻ ቅርጽ

The art of making two- or three-dimensional representative or abstract forms.

ቅርጻ ቅርጽ የመስራት ጥበብ።

Examples

"The sculpture is made of stone."

Contextual Usage

Museum

/ምዩዚየም/

ሙዚየም

A building in which objects of historical interest are kept.

ታሪካዊ ነገሮች የሚቀመጡበት ህንፃ።

Examples

"Visit the museum."

Contextual Usage

Theater

/ቲያትር/

ቲያትር

A building or outdoor area in which plays and other dramatic performances are given.

ቲያትር የሚቀርብበት ህንፃ።

Examples

"Go to the theater."

Contextual Usage

Cinema

/ሲኒማ/

ሲኒማ

A movie theater.

ፊልም የሚታይበት ቦታ።

Examples

"Let's go to the cinema."

Contextual Usage

Movie

/ሙቪ/

ፊልም

A story or event recorded by a camera as a set of moving images.

በካሜራ የተቀረጸ ታሪክ።

Examples

"Watch a movie."

Contextual Usage

Actor

/አክተር/

ተዋናይ

A person whose profession is acting.

የመተወን ሙያ ያለው ሰው።

Examples

"He is a famous actor."

Contextual Usage

Stage

/ስቴጅ/

መድረክ

A raised floor or platform on which actors perform.

ተዋናዮች የሚተውኑበት ከፍ ያለ ቦታ።

Examples

"Get on the stage."

Contextual Usage

Screen

/ስክሪን/

ስክሪን

A flat surface on which images from a projector or computer are displayed.

ምስሎች የሚታዩበት ጠፍጣፋ ገጽ።

Examples

"The screen is bright."

Contextual Usage

Sound

/ሳውንድ/

ድምፅ

Vibrations that travel through the air.

በአየር ውስጥ የሚጓዙ ንዝረቶች።

Examples

"I like the sound."

Contextual Usage

Volume

/ቮልዩም/

የድምፅ መጠን

The amount of space that an object occupies or the level of sound.

የድምፅ መጠን።

Examples

"Turn up the volume."

Contextual Usage

Quiet

/ኳየት/

ጸጥታ

Making little or no noise.

ድምፅ አለማሰማት።

Examples

"Please be quiet."

Contextual Usage

Loud

/ላውድ/

ከፍተኛ ድምፅ

Producing a great deal of noise.

ከፍተኛ ድምፅ መፍጠር።

Examples

"The music is too loud."

Contextual Usage

Voice

/ቮይስ/

ድምፅ

The sound produced in a person's larynx.

በሰው ጉሮሮ ውስጥ የሚፈጠር ድምፅ።

Examples

"She has a nice voice."

Contextual Usage

Song

/ሶንግ/

ዘፈን

A short poem or set of words set to music.

ከሙዚቃ ጋር የተቀናጀ አጭር ግጥም።

Examples

"Sing a song."

Contextual Usage

Lyrics

/ሊሪክስ/

የዘፈን ግጥም

The words of a song.

የዘፈን ቃላት።

Examples

"I know the lyrics."

Contextual Usage

Melody

/ሜሎዲ/

ዜማ

A sequence of single notes that is musically satisfying.

ዜማ።

Examples

"A sweet melody."

Contextual Usage

Instrument

/ኢንስትሩመንት/

መሳሪያ

An object or device for producing musical sounds.

የሙዚቃ ድምፅ ለማውጣት የሚያገለግል መሳሪያ።

Examples

"Play an instrument."

Contextual Usage

Guitar

/ጊታር/

ጊታር

A stringed musical instrument.

የክር ሙዚቃ መሳሪያ።

Examples

"He plays the guitar."

Contextual Usage

Piano

/ፒያኖ/

ፒያኖ

A large keyboard musical instrument.

ትልቅ የቁልፍ ሰሌዳ የሙዚቃ መሳሪያ።

Examples

"She plays the piano."

Contextual Usage

Drum

/ድራም/

ከበሮ

A percussion instrument.

የከበሮ መሳሪያ።

Examples

"Beat the drum."

Contextual Usage

Flute

/ፍሉት/

ዋሽንት

A wind instrument.

የንፋስ መሳሪያ።

Examples

"Play the flute."

Contextual Usage

Violin

/ቫዮሊን/

ቫዮሊን

A stringed instrument played with a bow.

በቀስት የሚጫወቱት የክር መሳሪያ።

Examples

"The violin sounds sad."

Contextual Usage

Trumpet

/ትራምፔት/

ትራምፔት

A brass musical instrument.

የናስ ሙዚቃ መሳሪያ።

Examples

"The trumpet is loud."

Contextual Usage

Jazz

/ጃዝ/

ጃዝ

A type of music of black American origin.

የጃዝ ሙዚቃ።

Examples

"I like jazz."

Contextual Usage

Rock

/ሮክ/

ሮክ

A form of popular music that evolved from rock and roll.

የሮክ ሙዚቃ።

Examples

"Rock music is energetic."

Contextual Usage

Pop

/ፖፕ/

ፖፕ

Modern popular music.

ዘመናዊ የፖፕ ሙዚቃ።

Examples

"Pop music is everywhere."

Contextual Usage

Classical

/ክላሲካል/

ክላሲካል

Music written in the European tradition.

ክላሲካል ሙዚቃ።

Examples

"Listen to classical music."

Contextual Usage

Folk

/ፎልክ/

ባህላዊ

Music that originates in traditional popular culture.

ባህላዊ ሙዚቃ።

Examples

"Folk songs are simple."

Contextual Usage

Modern

/ሞደርን/

ዘመናዊ

Relating to the present or recent times.

ከአሁን ጊዜ ጋር የተገናኘ።

Examples

"A modern building."

Contextual Usage

Style

/ስታይል/

ዘይቤ

A particular appearance or method.

የተለየ መልክ ወይም ዘዴ።

Examples

"I like your style."

Contextual Usage

Fashion

/ፋሽን/

ፋሽን

A popular trend, especially in styles of dress.

ታዋቂ የሆነ የልብስ ስታይል ወይም ዝንባሌ።

Examples

"Fashion is changing."

Contextual Usage

Trend

/ትሬንድ/

አዝማሚያ

A general direction in which something is developing.

አንድ ነገር ወደፊት የሚሄድበት አቅጣጫ።

Examples

"The latest trend."

Contextual Usage

Classic

/ክላሲክ/

ጥንታዊ/ደረጃውን የጠበቀ

Judged over a period of time to be of the highest quality.

ከፍተኛ ጥራት ያለው ሆኖ የተመሰከረለት።

Examples

"A classic car."

Contextual Usage

Vintage

/ቪንቴጅ/

ጥንታዊ

Denoting something from the past of high quality.

ጥራት ያለው ያለፈ ነገር።

Examples

"Vintage clothing."

Contextual Usage

Old

/ኦልድ/

አሮጌ

Having lived or existed for a long time.

ለረጅም ጊዜ የኖረ።

Examples

"The old house."

Contextual Usage

New

/ኒው/

አዲስ

Produced or introduced recently.

በቅርቡ የተመረተ ወይም የቀረበ።

Examples

"A new car."

Contextual Usage

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The Writing Challenge

Synthesize your vocabulary knowledge in context.

Adaptive Prompt
"Describe your favorite cultural festival or family celebration. Use at least twenty words from the list above, focusing on the atmosphere, the food, and the traditions involved."