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Food & Ingredients

Core Vocabulary

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

295 Words

Apple

/አፕል/

ፖም

A round fruit with red or green skin.

ቀይ ወይም አረንጓዴ ቆዳ ያለው ክብ ፍሬ።

Examples

"I eat an apple daily."

Contextual Usage

Banana

/ባናና/

ሙዝ

A long curved yellow fruit.

ረጅም ጠምዛዛ ቢጫ ፍሬ።

Examples

"The banana is ripe."

Contextual Usage

Orange

/ኦሬንጅ/

ብርቱካን

A round citrus fruit.

ክብ የሲትረስ ፍሬ።

Examples

"Squeeze the orange."

Contextual Usage

Grape

/ግሬፕ/

ወይን

Small purple or green fruit.

ትንሽ ሐምራዊ ወይም አረንጓዴ ፍሬ።

Examples

"Grapes are sweet."

Contextual Usage

Mango

/ማንጎ/

ማንጎ

A tropical sweet fruit.

ሞቃታማ ጣፋጭ ፍሬ።

Examples

"Mango is juicy."

Contextual Usage

Strawberry

/ስትሮውበሪ/

እንጆሪ

A small red berry.

ትንሽ ቀይ ፍሬ።

Examples

"I love strawberry jam."

Contextual Usage

Lemon

/ሌመን/

ሎሚ

A sour yellow fruit.

ጎምዛዛ ቢጫ ፍሬ።

Examples

"Add lemon to the tea."

Contextual Usage

Pineapple

/ፓይናፕል/

አናናስ

A prickly tropical fruit.

እሾሃማ ሞቃታማ ፍሬ።

Examples

"Slice the pineapple."

Contextual Usage

Watermelon

/ዋተርሜለን/

ሀብሐብ

Large fruit with red flesh.

ቀይ ሥጋ ያለው ትልቅ ፍሬ።

Examples

"Eat watermelon in summer."

Contextual Usage

Peach

/ፒች/

ኮክ

A soft round fruit.

ለስላሳ ክብ ፍሬ።

Examples

"The peach is soft."

Contextual Usage

Carrot

/ካሮት/

ካሮት

An orange root vegetable.

ብርቱካንማ ቀለም ያለው ስር አትክልት።

Examples

"Chop the carrot."

Contextual Usage

Potato

/ፖቴቶ/

ድንች

A starchy root vegetable.

ስታርች ያለው ስር አትክልት።

Examples

"Boil the potato."

Contextual Usage

Onion

/አንየን/

ሽንኩርት

A strong-smelling vegetable.

ኃይለኛ ሽታ ያለው አትክልት።

Examples

"Dice the onion."

Contextual Usage

Garlic

/ጋርሊክ/

ነጭ ሽንኩርት

A pungent bulb vegetable.

የሚለበልብ ሽታ ያለው አምፑል አትክልት።

Examples

"Mince the garlic."

Contextual Usage

Tomato

/ቶሜቶ/

ቲማቲም

A red juicy fruit/vegetable.

ቀይ ጭማቂ ፍሬ / አትክልት።

Examples

"Slice the tomato."

Contextual Usage

Cabbage

/ካቤጅ/

ጥቅል ጎመን

A leafy green vegetable.

ቅጠላማ አረንጓዴ አትክልት።

Examples

"Shred the cabbage."

Contextual Usage

Broccoli

/ብሮኮሊ/

ብሮኮሊ

A green vegetable like a tree.

ዛፍ የሚመስል አረንጓዴ አትክልት።

Examples

"Steam the broccoli."

Contextual Usage

Spinach

/ስፒናች/

ስፒናች

A dark green leafy vegetable.

ጥቁር አረንጓዴ ቅጠላማ አትክልት።

Examples

"Spinach is healthy."

Contextual Usage

Cucumber

/ኪውከምበር/

ኪያር

A long green watery vegetable.

ረጅም አረንጓዴ ውሃማ አትክልት።

Examples

"Put cucumber in salad."

Contextual Usage

Pepper

/ፔፐር/

ቃሪያ

A spicy or sweet vegetable.

የሚለበልብ ወይም ጣፋጭ አትክልት።

Examples

"Bell pepper is sweet."

Contextual Usage

Mushroom

/ማሽሩም/

እንጉዳይ

An edible fungus.

ሊበላ የሚችል ፈንገስ።

Examples

"Fry the mushroom."

Contextual Usage

Corn

/ኮርን/

በቆሎ

Yellow grain on a cob.

እሸት ላይ ያለ ቢጫ ጥራጥሬ።

Examples

"Grill the corn."

Contextual Usage

Peas

/ፒዝ/

አተር

Small green seeds.

ትናንሽ አረንጓዴ ዘሮች።

Examples

"Add peas to the soup."

Contextual Usage

Beans

/ቢንስ/

ባቄላ

Edible legume seeds.

የሚበሉ የጥራጥሬ ዘሮች።

Examples

"Cook the beans well."

Contextual Usage

Lettuce

/ሌተስ/

ሰላጣ

Leafy green for salads.

ለሰላጣ የሚሆን ቅጠላማ አረንጓዴ።

Examples

"Wash the lettuce."

Contextual Usage

Bread

/ብሬድ/

ዳቦ

Baked dough made of flour.

ከዱቄት የተሰራ የተጋገረ ሊጥ።

Examples

"I toast the bread."

Contextual Usage

Rice

/ራይስ/

ሩዝ

Small white or brown grains.

ትናንሽ ነጭ ወይም ቡናማ ጥራጥሬዎች።

Examples

"Boil the rice."

Contextual Usage

Flour

/ፍላወር/

ዱቄት

Powder from ground grain.

ከተፈጨ ጥራጥሬ የሚገኝ ዱቄት።

Examples

"Sift the flour."

Contextual Usage

Sugar

/ሹገር/

ስኳር

Sweet crystals for cooking.

ለማብሰያ የሚሆን ጣፋጭ ክሪስታሎች።

Examples

"Add sugar to coffee."

Contextual Usage

Salt

/ሶልት/

ጨው

White seasoning crystals.

ነጭ የማጣፈጫ ክሪስታሎች።

Examples

"The soup needs salt."

Contextual Usage

Milk

/ሚልክ/

ወተት

White liquid from cows.

ከላሞች የሚገኝ ነጭ ፈሳሽ።

Examples

"Drink a glass of milk."

Contextual Usage

Cheese

/ቺዝ/

አይብ

Solid food from milk.

ከወተት የተሰራ ጠንካራ ምግብ።

Examples

"Grate the cheese."

Contextual Usage

Butter

/ባተር/

ቅቤ

Fat from milk or cream.

ከወተት ወይም ከክሬም የሚገኝ ስብ።

Examples

"Spread butter on bread."

Contextual Usage

Egg

/ኤግ/

እንቁላል

Oval object from birds.

ከወፎች የሚገኝ ሞላላ ነገር።

Examples

"Fry an egg."

Contextual Usage

Yogurt

/ዮገርት/

እርጎ

Thick sour milk product.

ወፍራም ጎምዛዛ የወተት ምርት።

Examples

"Eat yogurt with honey."

Contextual Usage

Honey

/ሀኒ/

ማር

Sweet syrup from bees.

ከንብ የሚገኝ ጣፋጭ ሽሮፕ።

Examples

"Honey is very sweet."

Contextual Usage

Meat

/ሚት/

ሥጋ

Flesh of an animal.

የእንስሳ ሥጋ።

Examples

"Cook the meat."

Contextual Usage

Beef

/ቢፍ/

የበሬ ሥጋ

Meat from a cow.

ከላም የሚገኝ ሥጋ።

Examples

"Roast the beef."

Contextual Usage

Chicken

/ቺክን/

ዶሮ

Meat from a bird.

ከወፍ የሚገኝ ሥጋ።

Examples

"Grill the chicken."

Contextual Usage

Fish

/ፊሽ/

ዓሳ

Meat from water animals.

ከውሃ እንስሳት የሚገኝ ሥጋ።

Examples

"Fry the fish."

Contextual Usage

Shrimp

/ሽሪምፕ/

ሽሪምፕ

Small shellfish.

ትንሽ የባህር ምግብ።

Examples

"Sauté the shrimp."

Contextual Usage

Oil

/ኦይል/

ዘይት

Liquid fat for frying.

ለጥብስ የሚሆን ፈሳሽ ስብ።

Examples

"Heat the oil."

Contextual Usage

Vinegar

/ቪኒገር/

ኮምጣጤ

Sour liquid for dressing.

ለማጣፈጫ የሚሆን ጎምዛዛ ፈሳሽ።

Examples

"Add vinegar to salad."

Contextual Usage

Pasta

/ፓስታ/

ፓስታ

Italian noodles from dough.

ከሊጥ የተሰራ የጣሊያን ኑድል።

Examples

"Boil the pasta."

Contextual Usage

Soup

/ሱፕ/

ሾርባ

Liquid dish with food.

ከምግብ ጋር የሚቀርብ ፈሳሽ ምግብ።

Examples

"Taste the soup."

Contextual Usage

Salad

/ሳላድ/

ሰላጣ

Mix of raw vegetables.

ጥሬ አትክልቶች ድብልቅ።

Examples

"Make a fresh salad."

Contextual Usage

Cake

/ኬክ/

ኬክ

Sweet baked dessert.

ጣፋጭ የተጋገረ ጣፋጭ።

Examples

"Bake a cake."

Contextual Usage

Tea

/ቲ/

ሻይ

Hot drink from leaves.

ከቅጠል የሚዘጋጅ ትኩስ መጠጥ።

Examples

"Drink hot tea."

Contextual Usage

Coffee

/ኮፊ/

ቡና

Hot dark caffeine drink.

ትኩስ ጥቁር ካፌይን ያለው መጠጥ።

Examples

"I need coffee."

Contextual Usage

Water

/ዋተር/

ውሃ

Clear drinkable liquid.

ጠራ ያለ የሚጠጣ ፈሳሽ።

Examples

"Drink water."

Contextual Usage

Juice

/ጁስ/

ጭማቂ

Liquid from fruit.

ከፍራፍሬ የሚገኝ ፈሳሽ።

Examples

"Apple juice is good."

Contextual Usage

Beer

/ቢር/

ቢራ

Alcoholic malt drink.

አልኮል ያለበት የማልት መጠጥ።

Examples

"Cold beer is fresh."

Contextual Usage

Wine

/ዋይን/

ወይን ጠጅ

Alcoholic grape drink.

አልኮል ያለበት የወይን መጠጥ።

Examples

"Red wine is tasty."

Contextual Usage

Boil

/ቦይል/

መቀቀል

Cook in bubbling water.

በሚፈላ ውሃ ውስጥ ማብሰል።

Examples

"Boil the eggs."

Contextual Usage

Fry

/ፍራይ/

መጥበስ

Cook in hot oil.

በትኩስ ዘይት ውስጥ ማብሰል።

Examples

"Fry the potatoes."

Contextual Usage

Bake

/በይክ/

መጋገር

Cook in an oven.

በምድጃ ውስጥ ማብሰል።

Examples

"Bake the bread."

Contextual Usage

Grill

/ግሪል/

መጥበስ

Cook over fire/bars.

በእሳት ወይም በብረት ላይ ማብሰል።

Examples

"Grill the meat."

Contextual Usage

Steam

/ስቲም/

በትንፋሽ ማብሰል

Cook with hot vapor.

በትኩስ ትንፋሽ ማብሰል።

Examples

"Steam the broccoli."

Contextual Usage

Roast

/ሮስት/

መቁላት

Cook with dry heat.

በደረቅ ሙቀት ማብሰል።

Examples

"Roast the chicken."

Contextual Usage

Chop

/ቾፕ/

መክተፍ

Cut into pieces.

ወደ ትናንሽ ቁርጥራጮች መቁረጥ።

Examples

"Chop the onion."

Contextual Usage

Slice

/ስላይስ/

መቆራረጥ

Cut into thin layers.

ወደ ቀጫጭን ንብርብሮች መቁረጥ።

Examples

"Slice the bread."

Contextual Usage

Dice

/ዳይስ/

በኩብ መቁረጥ

Cut into small cubes.

ወደ ትናንሽ ኩቦች መቁረጥ።

Examples

"Dice the tomato."

Contextual Usage

Peel

/ፒል/

መላጥ

Remove the skin.

ቆዳውን ማንሳት።

Examples

"Peel the orange."

Contextual Usage

Mix

/ሚክስ/

መቀላቀል

Combine ingredients.

ንጥረ ነገሮችን ማዋሃድ።

Examples

"Mix the dough."

Contextual Usage

Stir

/ስተር/

ማማሰል

Move with a spoon.

በማንኪያ ማንቀሳቀስ።

Examples

"Stir the soup."

Contextual Usage

Whisk

/ዊስክ/

መምታት

Beat rapidly.

በፍጥነት መምታት።

Examples

"Whisk the eggs."

Contextual Usage

Grate

/ግሬት/

መፈቅፈቅ

Shred into small bits.

ወደ ትናንሽ ቁርጥራጮች መፈቅፈቅ።

Examples

"Grate the cheese."

Contextual Usage

Pour

/ፖር/

መቅዳት

Flow from a container.

ከመያዣ ውስጥ ማፍሰስ።

Examples

"Pour the milk."

Contextual Usage

Squeeze

/ስክዊዝ/

መጭመቅ

Press out liquid.

ፈሳሽን በግፊት ማውጣት።

Examples

"Squeeze the lemon."

Contextual Usage

Melt

/ሜልት/

ማቅለጥ

Turn solid to liquid.

ጠንካራን ወደ ፈሳሽ መለወጥ።

Examples

"Melt the butter."

Contextual Usage

Heat

/ሂት/

ማሞቅ

Make something hot.

አንድን ነገር ትኩስ ማድረግ።

Examples

"Heat the oven."

Contextual Usage

Freeze

/ፍሪዝ/

ማቀዝቀዝ

Turn to ice.

ወደ በረዶ መቀየር።

Examples

"Freeze the meat."

Contextual Usage

Taste

/ቴስት/

መቅመስ

Check flavor in mouth.

በአፍ ውስጥ ጣዕምን ማረጋገጥ።

Examples

"Taste the sauce."

Contextual Usage

Smell

/ስሜል/

ማሽተት

Detect with nose.

በአፍንጫ መለየት።

Examples

"It smells good."

Contextual Usage

Wash

/ዋሽ/

ማጠብ

Clean with water.

በውሃ ማጽዳት።

Examples

"Wash the grapes."

Contextual Usage

Pan

/ፓን/

መጥበሻ

Metal tool for frying.

ለጥብስ የሚሆን የብረት መሣሪያ።

Examples

"Put it in the pan."

Contextual Usage

Pot

/ፖት/

ብረት ድስት

Deep container for boiling.

ለመቀቀል የሚሆን ጥልቅ መያዣ።

Examples

"The pot is hot."

Contextual Usage

Knife

/ናይፍ/

ቢላዋ

Sharp tool for cutting.

ለመቁረጥ የሚሆን ስለታም መሣሪያ።

Examples

"Use a sharp knife."

Contextual Usage

Spoon

/ስፑን/

ማንኪያ

Tool for eating soup.

ሾርባ ለመብላት የሚሆን መሣሪያ።

Examples

"Eat with a spoon."

Contextual Usage

Fork

/ፎርክ/

ሹካ

Pronged tool for eating.

ለመብላት የሚሆን ባለሾላ መሣሪያ።

Examples

"Use a fork."

Contextual Usage

Plate

/ፕሌት/

ሳህን

Flat dish for food.

ለምግብ የሚሆን ጠፍጣፋ ሳህን።

Examples

"Put food on the plate."

Contextual Usage

Bowl

/ቦውል/

ጎድጓዳ ሳህን

Round deep dish.

ክብ ጥልቅ ሳህን።

Examples

"Fill the bowl."

Contextual Usage

Cup

/ካፕ/

ሲኒ

Small vessel for tea.

ለሻይ የሚሆን ትንሽ መያዣ።

Examples

"One cup of tea."

Contextual Usage

Glass

/ግላስ/

ብርጭቆ

Vessel for water.

ለውሃ የሚሆን መያዣ።

Examples

"A glass of water."

Contextual Usage

Oven

/ኦቭን/

ምድጃ

Machine for baking.

ለመጋገር የሚሆን ማሽን።

Examples

"Open the oven."

Contextual Usage

Stove

/ስቶቭ/

ማብሰያ ምድጃ

Appliance for cooking.

ለማብሰል የሚሆን መሣሪያ።

Examples

"Turn off the stove."

Contextual Usage

Fridge

/ፍሪጅ/

ማቀዝቀዣ

Cold storage box.

ቀዝቃዛ ማከማቻ ሳጥን።

Examples

"Put it in the fridge."

Contextual Usage

Sweet

/ስዊት/

ጣፋጭ

Taste like sugar.

እንደ ስኳር የሚጣፍጥ።

Examples

"This candy is sweet."

Contextual Usage

Sour

/ሳወር/

ጎምዛዛ

Taste like lemon.

እንደ ሎሚ የሚመጥጥ።

Examples

"The lemon is sour."

Contextual Usage

Salty

/ሶልቲ/

ጨው የበዛበት

Taste of salt.

የጨው ጣዕም ያለው።

Examples

"The soup is salty."

Contextual Usage

Spicy

/ስፓይሲ/

የሚያቃጥል

Hot taste from pepper.

ከቃሪያ የሚገኝ የሚያቃጥል ጣዕም።

Examples

"Chili is spicy."

Contextual Usage

Bitter

/ቢተር/

መራራ

Sharp unpleasant taste.

ስለታም የማይመች ጣዕም።

Examples

"Coffee can be bitter."

Contextual Usage

Breakfast

/ብሬክፋስት/

ቁርስ

Morning meal.

የጠዋት ምግብ።

Examples

"Eat your breakfast."

Contextual Usage

Lunch

/ላንች/

ምሳ

Midday meal.

የቀን ምግብ።

Examples

"Lunch is at noon."

Contextual Usage

Dinner

/ዲነር/

እራት

Evening meal.

የምሽት ምግብ።

Examples

"Dinner is ready."

Contextual Usage

Snack

/ስናክ/

መክሰስ

Small bite between meals.

በምግብ መካከል የሚበላ ትንሽ ነገር።

Examples

"Have a snack."

Contextual Usage

Dessert

/ዲዘርት/

ጣፋጭ

Sweet course at the end.

በመጨረሻ የሚቀርብ ጣፋጭ ምግብ።

Examples

"Ice cream for dessert."

Contextual Usage

Hungry

/ሀንግሪ/

ተርቧል

Needing food.

ምግብ መፈለግ።

Examples

"I am hungry."

Contextual Usage

Thirsty

/ተርሰቲ/

ጠምቷል

Needing water.

ውሃ መፈለግ።

Examples

"I am thirsty."

Contextual Usage

Delicious

/ዲሊሸስ/

ጣፋጭ

Very good taste.

በጣም ጥሩ ጣዕም ያለው።

Examples

"This cake is delicious."

Contextual Usage

Ginger

/ጂንጀር/

ዝንጅብል

A spicy root used in cooking.

ለማብሰያ የሚያገለግል የሚያቃጥል ስር።

Examples

"Add ginger to the stew."

Contextual Usage

Cinnamon

/ሲናመን/

ቀረፋ

Sweet brown spice bark.

ጣፋጭ ቡናማ ቅመም ቅርፊት።

Examples

"I like cinnamon rolls."

Contextual Usage

Mint

/ሚንት/

ናና

A cooling herb.

የሚያቀዘቅዝ ቅጠል / ቅመም።

Examples

"Mint tea is refreshing."

Contextual Usage

Oil

/ኦይል/

ዘይት

Fat for cooking.

ለማብሰያ የሚሆን ስብ።

Examples

"Fry with olive oil."

Contextual Usage

Yeast

/ዪስት/

እርሾ

Ingredient to make bread rise.

ዳቦ እንዲነፋ የሚያደርግ ንጥረ ነገር።

Examples

"Bread needs yeast."

Contextual Usage

Dough

/ዶው/

ሊጥ

Mix of flour and water.

የዱቄት እና የውሃ ድብልቅ።

Examples

"Knead the dough."

Contextual Usage

Knead

/ኒድ/

ማሸት / ማብካት

Work dough with hands.

ሊጥን በእጅ ማሸት።

Examples

"Knead for ten minutes."

Contextual Usage

Whisk

/ዊስክ/

መምቻ

Tool for beating eggs.

እንቁላል ለመምታት የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።

Examples

"Use a wire whisk."

Contextual Usage

Cucumber

/ኪውከምበር/

ኪያር

A green vegetable.

አረንጓዴ አትክልት።

Examples

"Add cucumber to salad."

Contextual Usage

Zucchini

/ዙኪኒ/

ዱባ

A summer squash.

የበጋ ዱባ ዓይነት።

Examples

"Grill the zucchini."

Contextual Usage

Eggplant

/ኤግፕላንት/

ደህሮ

A purple vegetable.

ሐምራዊ አትክልት።

Examples

"Fry the eggplant."

Contextual Usage

Avocado

/አቮካዶ/

አቮካዶ

A creamy green fruit.

ለስላሳ አረንጓዴ ፍሬ።

Examples

"Spread avocado on toast."

Contextual Usage

Nut

/ናት/

ለውዝ

Hard-shelled seed.

ጠንካራ ቅርፊት ያለው ዘር።

Examples

"Crack the nut."

Contextual Usage

Peanut

/ፒናት/

ለውዝ

A type of nut.

የለውዝ ዓይነት።

Examples

"Peanut butter is good."

Contextual Usage

Almond

/አልመንድ/

አልሞንድ

An oval nut.

ሞላላ ለውዝ።

Examples

"Eat some almonds."

Contextual Usage

Walnut

/ዎልናት/

ዎልናት

Brain-shaped nut.

አንጎል የሚመስል ለውዝ።

Examples

"Walnuts are healthy."

Contextual Usage

Sausage

/ሶሴጅ/

ሶሴጅ

Ground meat in skin.

የተፈጨ ሥጋ በቆዳ ውስጥ።

Examples

"Cook the sausage."

Contextual Usage

Ham

/ሀም/

ሀም

Meat from pig leg.

ከአሳማ እግር የሚገኝ ሥጋ።

Examples

"Ham sandwich."

Contextual Usage

Bacon

/በይከን/

በይከን

Cured pork strips.

የደረቀ የአሳማ ሥጋ።

Examples

"Fry some bacon."

Contextual Usage

Salmon

/ሳልመን/

ሳልመን

A pink-fleshed fish.

ቀይ ሥጋ ያለው ዓሳ።

Examples

"Grill the salmon."

Contextual Usage

Tuna

/ቱና/

ቱና

Large sea fish.

ትልቅ የባህር ዓሳ።

Examples

"Tuna salad."

Contextual Usage

Crab

/ክራብ/

ክራብ

Shelled sea creature.

ቅርፊት ያለው የባህር ፍጥረት።

Examples

"Boil the crab."

Contextual Usage

Lobster

/ሎብስተር/

ሎብስተር

Large marine shellfish.

ትልቅ የባህር ውስጥ ፍጥረት።

Examples

"Steam the lobster."

Contextual Usage

Turkey

/ተርኪ/

ተርኪ

Large bird meat.

ትልቅ የወፍ ሥጋ።

Examples

"Roast the turkey."

Contextual Usage

Duck

/ዳክ/

ዳክዬ

Water bird meat.

የውሃ ወፍ ሥጋ።

Examples

"Duck is fatty."

Contextual Usage

Lamb

/ላም/

የበግ ሥጋ

Meat from young sheep.

የበግ ጠቦት ሥጋ።

Examples

"Lamb stew."

Contextual Usage

Cream

/ክሪም/

ክሬም

Fat part of milk.

የወተት ስብ ክፍል።

Examples

"Add cream to soup."

Contextual Usage

Ice cream

/አይስ ክሪም/

አይስ ክሬም

Frozen sweet dairy.

የበረዶ ጣፋጭ ወተት ምርት።

Examples

"I want ice cream."

Contextual Usage

Milkshake

/ሚልክሼክ/

ሚልክሼክ

Mixed milk and ice cream drink.

የወተት እና የአይስክሬም ድብልቅ።

Examples

"Chocolate milkshake."

Contextual Usage

Pasta

/ፓስታ/

ፓስታ

Italian noodles.

የጣሊያን ኑድል።

Examples

"Cook pasta."

Contextual Usage

Noodle

/ኑድል/

ኑድል

Long strip of dough.

ረጅም የሊጥ ቁራጭ።

Examples

"Ramen noodles."

Contextual Usage

Spaghetti

/ስፓጌቲ/

ስፓጌቲ

Thin long pasta.

ቀጭን ረጅም ፓስታ።

Examples

"Serve spaghetti."

Contextual Usage

Pizza

/ፒዛ/

ፒዛ

Flat dough with cheese.

አይብ ያለው ጠፍጣፋ ሊጥ።

Examples

"Order a pizza."

Contextual Usage

Burger

/በርገር/

በርገር

Meat in a bun.

ሥጋ በዳቦ ውስጥ።

Examples

"Eat a burger."

Contextual Usage

Sandwich

/ሳንድዊች/

ሳንድዊች

Food between bread slices.

በዳቦ መካከል ያለ ምግብ።

Examples

"Make a sandwich."

Contextual Usage

Taco

/ታኮ/

ታኮ

Mexican folded shell with food.

የሜክሲኮ የታጠፈ ምግብ።

Examples

"Taco Tuesday."

Contextual Usage

Burrito

/ቡሪቶ/

ቡሪቶ

Rolled flour tortilla.

የተጠቀለለ ዱቄት ቶርቲላ።

Examples

"Big burrito."

Contextual Usage

Curry

/ከሪ/

ከሪ

Spiced sauce dish.

ቅመም የበዛበት ምግብ።

Examples

"Spicy curry."

Contextual Usage

Stew

/ስቲው/

ወጥ

Meat and veg slow-cooked.

በዝግታ የበሰለ ሥጋና አትክልት።

Examples

"Beef stew."

Contextual Usage

Steak

/ስቴክ/

ስቴክ

Thick slice of beef.

ወፍራም የበሬ ሥጋ ቁራጭ።

Examples

"Rare steak."

Contextual Usage

Sauce

/ሶስ/

ሶስ

Liquid for flavoring food.

ምግብ ለማጣፈጥ የሚሆን ፈሳሽ።

Examples

"Tomato sauce."

Contextual Usage

Gravy

/ግሬቪ/

መረቅ

Sauce from meat juice.

ከሥጋ ጭማቂ የሚዘጋጅ ሶስ።

Examples

"Pour the gravy."

Contextual Usage

Jam

/ጃም/

ማርማላታ

Fruit preserve.

ከፍራፍሬ የሚዘጋጅ ጣፋጭ።

Examples

"Strawberry jam."

Contextual Usage

Jelly

/ጄሊ/

ጄሊ

Sweet fruit gel.

ጣፋጭ የፍራፍሬ ጄል።

Examples

"Peanut butter and jelly."

Contextual Usage

Syrup

/ሲረፕ/

ሽሮፕ

Thick sweet liquid.

ወፍራም ጣፋጭ ፈሳሽ።

Examples

"Maple syrup."

Contextual Usage

Olive

/ኦሊቭ/

ወይራ

Small oily fruit.

ትንሽ ዘይትማ ፍሬ።

Examples

"Black olives."

Contextual Usage

Pickle

/ፒክል/

ፒክል

Vegetable in vinegar.

በኮምጣጤ ውስጥ የቆየ አትክልት።

Examples

"Dill pickle."

Contextual Usage

Margarine

/ማርጋሪን/

ማርጋሪን

Butter substitute.

የቅቤ ምትክ።

Examples

"Use margarine."

Contextual Usage

Mustard

/መስተርድ/

ሰናፍጭ

Yellow pungent sauce.

ቢጫ የሚለበልብ ሶስ።

Examples

"Add mustard."

Contextual Usage

Ketchup

/ኬቸፕ/

ኬቸፕ

Tomato sauce.

የቲማቲም ሶስ።

Examples

"Ketchup on fries."

Contextual Usage

Mayonnaise

/ማዮኔዝ/

ማዮኔዝ

White creamy dressing.

ነጭ ክሬም መሰል ማጣፈጫ።

Examples

"Mayo on sandwich."

Contextual Usage

Pepper

/ፔፐር/

ቁንዶ በርበሬ

Black spicy powder.

ጥቁር የሚያቃጥል ዱቄት።

Examples

"Black pepper."

Contextual Usage

Oregano

/ኦሬጋኖ/

ኦሬጋኖ

A herb for pizza.

ለፒዛ የሚያገለግል ቅጠል።

Examples

"Sprinkle oregano."

Contextual Usage

Basil

/ባሲል/

ባሲል

Sweet green herb.

ጣፋጭ አረንጓዴ ቅጠል።

Examples

"Fresh basil."

Contextual Usage

Parsley

/ፓርስሊ/

ፓርስሊ

Curly green herb.

የተጠቀለለ አረንጓዴ ቅጠል።

Examples

"Garnish with parsley."

Contextual Usage

Thyme

/ታይም/

ታይም

Small leaf herb.

ትንሽ ቅጠል ያለው ቅመም።

Examples

"Thyme adds flavor."

Contextual Usage

Rosemary

/ሮዝመሪ/

ሮዝመሪ

Pine-like herb.

ጥድ የሚመስል ቅመም።

Examples

"Roast with rosemary."

Contextual Usage

Vanilla

/ቫኒላ/

ቫኒላ

Sweet flavor pod.

ጣፋጭ ጣዕም ያለው ፍሬ።

Examples

"Vanilla extract."

Contextual Usage

Chocolate

/ቾኮሌት/

ቾኮሌት

Brown sweet bean product.

ቡናማ ጣፋጭ ምርት።

Examples

"Dark chocolate."

Contextual Usage

Chips

/ቺፕስ/

ቺፕስ

Thin fried potato.

ቀጭን የተጠበሰ ድንች።

Examples

"Potato chips."

Contextual Usage

Fries

/ፍራይስ/

ቺፕስ

Fried potato strips.

የተጠበሱ የድንች ቁርጥራጮች።

Examples

"French fries."

Contextual Usage

Popcorn

/ፖፕኮርን/

ፈንድሻ

Popped corn kernels.

የፈነዳ በቆሎ።

Examples

"Movie popcorn."

Contextual Usage

Candy

/ካንዲ/

ከረሜላ

Sugar treat.

የስኳር ጣፋጭ።

Examples

"Sweet candy."

Contextual Usage

Gum

/ጋም/

ማስቲካ

Chewy treat.

የሚታኘክ ጣፋጭ።

Examples

"Chewing gum."

Contextual Usage

Biscuit

/ቢስኪት/

ቢስኩት

Dry flat cake.

ደረቅ ጠፍጣፋ ኬክ።

Examples

"Tea and biscuits."

Contextual Usage

Pie

/ፓይ/

ፓይ

Baked pastry with filling.

ውስጡ ምግብ ያለው የተጋገረ ኬክ።

Examples

"Apple pie."

Contextual Usage

Pudding

/ፑዲንግ/

ፑዲንግ

Soft sweet dessert.

ለስላሳ ጣፋጭ።

Examples

"Rice pudding."

Contextual Usage

Oatmeal

/ኦትሚል/

አጃ

Cooked oats.

የበሰለ አጃ።

Examples

"Hot oatmeal."

Contextual Usage

Cereal

/ሲሪያል/

ሲሪያል

Breakfast grain.

የቁርስ ጥራጥሬ።

Examples

"Bowl of cereal."

Contextual Usage

Waffle

/ዋፍል/

ዋፍል

Patterned batter cake.

ቅርጽ ያለው የሊጥ ኬክ።

Examples

"Waffle with syrup."

Contextual Usage

Pancake

/ፓንኬክ/

ፓንኬክ

Thin flat batter cake.

ቀጭን ጠፍጣፋ የሊጥ ኬክ።

Examples

"Pancake stack."

Contextual Usage

Toast

/ቶስት/

የተጠበሰ ዳቦ

Browned bread.

የበሰለ/የጠቆረ ዳቦ።

Examples

"Toast and butter."

Contextual Usage

Muffin

/ማፍን/

ማፍን

Small individual cake.

ለአንድ ሰው የሚሆን ትንሽ ኬክ።

Examples

"Blueberry muffin."

Contextual Usage

Bagel

/በይገል/

በይገል

Ring-shaped bread.

ክብ ቀለበት ዳቦ።

Examples

"Bagel and cream cheese."

Contextual Usage

Croissant

/ክሮሳንት/

ክሮሳንት

Flaky crescent bread.

ጨረቃ ቅርጽ ያለው ዳቦ።

Examples

"Buttery croissant."

Contextual Usage

Kitchen

/ኪችን/

ወጥ ቤት

Room for cooking.

ምግብ የሚበስልበት ክፍል።

Examples

"Clean the kitchen."

Contextual Usage

Recipe

/ሬሲፒ/

የአሰራር መመሪያ

Instructions for cooking.

ምግብ ለማብሰል የሚረዳ መመሪያ።

Examples

"Follow the recipe."

Contextual Usage

Ingredient

/ኢንግሪዲየንት/

ግብዓት

Food item for a dish.

ለምግብ የሚሆን ንጥረ ነገር።

Examples

"List the ingredients."

Contextual Usage

Meal

/ሚል/

ምግብ

Food eaten at one time.

በአንድ ጊዜ የሚበላ ምግብ።

Examples

"A heavy meal."

Contextual Usage

Menu

/ሜኑ/

ሜኑ

List of food options.

የምግብ ዝርዝር።

Examples

"Read the menu."

Contextual Usage

Order

/ኦርደር/

ማዘዝ

Request food.

ምግብ መጠየቅ።

Examples

"Order lunch."

Contextual Usage

Bill

/ቢል/

ሂሳብ

Cost of food.

የምግብ ዋጋ።

Examples

"Pay the bill."

Contextual Usage

Tip

/ቲፕ/

ጉርሻ

Extra money for service.

ለአገልግሎት የሚሰጥ ተጨማሪ ገንዘብ።

Examples

"Leave a tip."

Contextual Usage

Chef

/ሼፍ/

ሼፍ

Professional cook.

ሙያተኛ አብሳይ።

Examples

"The chef is busy."

Contextual Usage

Waiter

/ወይተር/

አስተናጋጅ

Person who serves food.

ምግብ የሚያቀርብ ሰው።

Examples

"Call the waiter."

Contextual Usage

Restaurant

/ሬስቶራንት/

ምግብ ቤት

Place to buy and eat food.

ምግብ የሚገዛበትና የሚበላበት ቦታ።

Examples

"Nice restaurant."

Contextual Usage

Bottle

/ቦትል/

ጠርሙስ

Container for liquid.

ለፈሳሽ የሚሆን መያዣ።

Examples

"Bottle of water."

Contextual Usage

Can

/ካን/

ቆርቆሮ

Metal food container.

የብረት ምግብ መያዣ።

Examples

"Can of soda."

Contextual Usage

Carton

/ካርተን/

ካርቶን

Paper box for milk.

ለወተት የሚሆን የወረቀት ሳጥን።

Examples

"Milk carton."

Contextual Usage

Bag

/ባግ/

ከረጢት

Container for groceries.

ለሸቀጣሸቀጥ የሚሆን ከረጢት።

Examples

"Paper bag."

Contextual Usage

Scales

/ስኬልስ/

ሚዛን

Tool to weigh food.

ምግብ ለመመዘን የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።

Examples

"Use the scales."

Contextual Usage

Thermometer

/ተርሞሜተር/

ቴርሞሜትር

Tool for temperature.

ሙቀትን ለመለካት የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።

Examples

"Meat thermometer."

Contextual Usage

Grill

/ግሪል/

መጥበሻ

Cooking surface.

ለማብሰያ የሚሆን ወለል።

Examples

"Clean the grill."

Contextual Usage

Toaster

/ቶስተር/

ቶስተር

Machine for toast.

ዳቦ ለመጥበስ የሚሆን ማሽን።

Examples

"Put bread in toaster."

Contextual Usage

Blender

/ብሌንደር/

መፍጫ

Machine to mix liquids.

ፈሳሾችን ለመቀላቀል የሚሆን ማሽን።

Examples

"Use the blender."

Contextual Usage

Microwave

/ማይክሮዌቭ/

ማይክሮዌቭ

Fast cooking oven.

ፈጣን ማብሰያ ምድጃ።

Examples

"Heat in microwave."

Contextual Usage

Kettle

/ኬትል/

ማፍያ

Pot for boiling water.

ውሃ ለማፍላት የሚሆን መያዣ።

Examples

"The kettle is whistling."

Contextual Usage

Fresh

/ፍሬሽ/

ትኩስ

Recently made or picked.

በቅርቡ የተዘጋጀ ወይም የተቀጠፈ።

Examples

"Fresh fruit."

Contextual Usage

Rotten

/ሮትን/

የበሰበሰ

Bad food, decayed.

የተበላሸ ምግብ።

Examples

"Rotten apple."

Contextual Usage

Ripe

/ራይፕ/

የበሰለ

Ready to eat fruit.

ለመብላት የደረሰ ፍሬ።

Examples

"Ripe banana."

Contextual Usage

Raw

/ሮ/

ጥሬ

Not cooked.

ያልበሰለ።

Examples

"Raw meat."

Contextual Usage

Cooked

/ኩክድ/

የበሰለ

Prepared by heat.

በሙቀት የተዘጋጀ።

Examples

"Fully cooked."

Contextual Usage

Tough

/ታፍ/

ጠንካራ

Hard to chew.

ለማኘክ የሚከብድ።

Examples

"Tough steak."

Contextual Usage

Tender

/ቴንደር/

ለስላሳ

Easy to chew.

ለማኘክ ቀላል።

Examples

"Tender chicken."

Contextual Usage

Bland

/ብላንድ/

ጣዕም የሌለው

No strong flavor.

ጠንካራ ጣዕም የሌለው።

Examples

"Bland diet."

Contextual Usage

Greasy

/ግሪዚ/

ቅባት የበዛው

Too much oil.

ዘይት የበዛበት።

Examples

"Greasy fries."

Contextual Usage

Healthy

/ሄልዚ/

ጤናማ

Good for the body.

ለሰውነት ጥሩ የሆነ።

Examples

"Healthy snack."

Contextual Usage

Organic

/ኦርጋኒክ/

ተፈጥሯዊ

Natural farming food.

በተፈጥሯዊ መንገድ ያደገ ምግብ።

Examples

"Organic eggs."

Contextual Usage

Frozen

/ፍሮዘን/

የቀዘቀዘ

Kept in ice.

በረዶ ውስጥ የቆየ።

Examples

"Frozen peas."

Contextual Usage

Canned

/ካንድ/

የታሸገ

Stored in a can.

በቆርቆሮ የታሸገ።

Examples

"Canned corn."

Contextual Usage

Spicy

/ስፓይሲ/

የሚያቃጥል

Hot flavor.

የሚያቃጥል ጣዕም ያለው።

Examples

"Spicy food."

Contextual Usage

Salty

/ሶልቲ/

ጨው የበዛበት

Full of salt.

ጨው የበዛበት።

Examples

"Salty crackers."

Contextual Usage

Sugary

/ሹገሪ/

ስኳር የበዛበት

Full of sugar.

ስኳር የበዛበት።

Examples

"Sugary drink."

Contextual Usage

Full

/ፉል/

ጠግቧል

Not hungry anymore.

ከዚህ በላይ መብላት የማይችል።

Examples

"I am full."

Contextual Usage

Empty

/ኤምፕቲ/

ባዶ

Nothing inside.

ምንም የሌለበት።

Examples

"Empty glass."

Contextual Usage

Leftovers

/ሌፍትኦቨርስ/

የትርፍ ምግብ

Remaining food.

የተረፈ ምግብ።

Examples

"Eat leftovers."

Contextual Usage

Garnish

/ጋርኒሽ/

ማስጌጥ

Decorate food.

ምግብን ማስጌጥ።

Examples

"Garnish with mint."

Contextual Usage

Season

/ሲዝን/

ማጣፈጫ መጨመር

Add salt and pepper.

ጨውና ቅመሞችን መጨመር።

Examples

"Season the steak."

Contextual Usage

Marinate

/ማሪኔት/

በቅመም ማቆየት

Soak in sauce before cooking.

ከማብሰል በፊት በሶስ ውስጥ ማቆየት።

Examples

"Marinate the chicken."

Contextual Usage

Kitchenware

/ኪችንዌር/

የቤት ዕቃዎች

Tools for kitchen.

የወጥ ቤት መገልገያዎች።

Examples

"Buy kitchenware."

Contextual Usage

Crockery

/ክሮከሪ/

የሴራሚክ ዕቃዎች

Plates and cups.

ሳህኖች እና ሲኒዎች።

Examples

"Wash the crockery."

Contextual Usage

Cutlery

/ካትለሪ/

ቢላዋና ሹካ

Knives, forks, spoons.

ቢላዋ፣ ሹካ እና ማንኪያዎች።

Examples

"Set the cutlery."

Contextual Usage

Cabinet

/ካቢኔት/

ካቢኔ

Storage for food.

ምግብ የሚቀመጥበት ሳጥን።

Examples

"Check the cabinet."

Contextual Usage

Pantry

/ፓንትሪ/

የምግብ መጋዘን

Room for food storage.

ምግብ የሚቀመጥበት ትንሽ ክፍል።

Examples

"Pantry is full."

Contextual Usage

Apron

/ኤፕረን/

አፕሮን

Clothing to protect from spills.

ልብስ እንዳይቆሽሽ የሚለበስ።

Examples

"Wear an apron."

Contextual Usage

Cleaver

/ክሊቨር/

ትልቅ ቢላዋ

Large heavy knife.

ትልቅና ከባድ ቢላዋ።

Examples

"Use a cleaver."

Contextual Usage

Peeler

/ፒለር/

መላጫ

Tool to remove skin.

ቆዳ ለመላጥ የሚሆን መሣሪያ።

Examples

"Potato peeler."

Contextual Usage

Tray

/ትሬይ/

ትሪ

Flat board for carrying food.

ምግብ ለመሸከም የሚሆን ጠፍጣፋ ዕቃ።

Examples

"Serving tray."

Contextual Usage

Napkin

/ናፕኪን/

መጥረጊያ

Cloth to wipe mouth.

አፍን ለመጥረግ የሚያገለግል ጨርቅ።

Examples

"Use a napkin."

Contextual Usage

Spatula

/ስፓቱላ/

ማንኪያ

Flat tool for turning food.

ምግብን ለመገልበጥ የሚሆን ጠፍጣፋ መሣሪያ።

Examples

"Flip with a spatula."

Contextual Usage

Ladle

/ሌድል/

ጭልፋ

Large deep spoon for soup.

ለሾርባ የሚሆን ትልቅ ጥልቅ ማንኪያ።

Examples

"Soup ladle."

Contextual Usage

Jar

/ጃር/

ማሰሮ

Glass food container.

የመስታወት ምግብ መያዣ።

Examples

"Cookie jar."

Contextual Usage

Tongs

/ቶንግስ/

መቆንጠጫ

Tool to pick up food.

ምግብ ለማንሳት የሚሆን መቆንጠጫ።

Examples

"Salad tongs."

Contextual Usage

Colander

/ኮላንደር/

ወንፊት

Bowl with holes for draining.

ውሃ ለማጥፈፍ የሚያገለግል ቀዳዳ ያለው ሳህን።

Examples

"Drain pasta in a colander."

Contextual Usage

Strainer

/ስትሬነር/

ማጣሪያ

Device to separate liquid.

ፈሳሽ ለመለየት የሚያገለግል ማጣሪያ።

Examples

"Tea strainer."

Contextual Usage

Scale

/ስኬል/

ሚዛን

Weighing machine.

የመመዘኛ ማሽን።

Examples

"Weigh the flour."

Contextual Usage

Grater

/ግሬተር/

መፈቅፈቂያ

Tool for shredding food.

ምግብ ለመፈቅፈቅ የሚሆን መሣሪያ።

Examples

"Cheese grater."

Contextual Usage

Timer

/ታይመር/

ሰዓት

Tool for tracking time.

ጊዜን ለመለካት የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።

Examples

"Set the timer."

Contextual Usage

Stove

/ስቶቭ/

ምድጃ

Heating device.

የማሞቂያ መሣሪያ።

Examples

"Hot stove."

Contextual Usage

Griddle

/ግሪድል/

መጥበሻ

Flat metal for frying.

ለጥብስ የሚሆን ጠፍጣፋ ብረት።

Examples

"Pancake griddle."

Contextual Usage

Broiler

/ብሮይለር/

መጥበሻ

Part of oven for grilling.

ለመጥበስ የሚያገለግል የምድጃ ክፍል።

Examples

"Turn on the broiler."

Contextual Usage

Crust

/ክረስት/

ቅርፊት

Outer layer of bread.

የዳቦ ውጫዊ ክፍል/ቅርፊት።

Examples

"Pie crust."

Contextual Usage

Crumb

/ክራም/

ፍርፋሪ

Tiny piece of bread.

ትንሽ የዳቦ ቁራጭ።

Examples

"Bread crumbs."

Contextual Usage

Grease

/ግሪስ/

ቅባት

Oil or fat.

ዘይት ወይም ስብ።

Examples

"Grease the pan."

Contextual Usage

Sprinkle

/ስፕሪንክል/

መርጨት

Scatter small bits.

ትናንሽ ነገሮችን መበተን።

Examples

"Sprinkle salt."

Contextual Usage

Sift

/ሲፍት/

መንፋት

Put through a sieve.

በወንፊት ማለፍ።

Examples

"Sift the flour."

Contextual Usage

Blend

/ብሌንድ/

መቀላቀል

Mix together thoroughly.

በደንብ መቀላቀል።

Examples

"Blend the smoothie."

Contextual Usage

Spread

/ስፕሬድ/

መቀባት

Apply over a surface.

በአንድ ነገር ላይ መቀባት።

Examples

"Spread jam."

Contextual Usage

Serve

/ሰርቭ/

ማቅረብ

Give food to people.

ለሰዎች ምግብ መስጠት።

Examples

"Serve the dinner."

Contextual Usage

Whip

/ዊፕ/

መምታት

Beat very fast.

በጣም በፍጥነት መምታት።

Examples

"Whip the cream."

Contextual Usage

Shred

/ሽሬድ/

መተርተር

Cut into thin strips.

ወደ ቀጫጭን ቁርጥራጮች መቁረጥ።

Examples

"Shred the paper."

Contextual Usage

Simmer

/ሲመር/

በዝግታ ማፍላት

Cook just below boiling.

ከመፍላት በታች ባለ ሙቀት ማብሰል።

Examples

"Simmer the sauce."

Contextual Usage

Poach

/ፖውች/

መቀቀል

Cook in liquid gently.

በፈሳሽ ውስጥ በቀስታ ማብሰል።

Examples

"Poached eggs."

Contextual Usage

Deep-fry

/ዲፕ-ፍራይ/

በዘይት መጥበስ

Fry in a lot of oil.

በብዙ ዘይት ውስጥ መጥበስ።

Examples

"Deep-fry the chicken."

Contextual Usage

Saute

/ሶቴ/

መጠባበስ

Fry quickly in little oil.

በትንሹ ዘይት በፍጥነት መጥበስ።

Examples

"Saute the onions."

Contextual Usage

Blanch

/ብላንች/

በሙቅ ውሃ ማለፍ

Scald in boiling water.

በሚፈላ ውሃ ውስጥ ለጥቂት ጊዜ ማቆየት።

Examples

"Blanch the beans."

Contextual Usage

Carve

/ካርቭ/

መክተፍ

Cut meat into slices.

ሥጋን ወደ ቁርጥራጮች መቁረጥ።

Examples

"Carve the turkey."

Contextual Usage

Juice

/ጁስ/

መጭመቅ

Extract liquid from fruit.

ከፍራፍሬ ፈሳሽ ማውጣት።

Examples

"Juice the lemons."

Contextual Usage

Peel

/ፒል/

ልጣጭ

The outer skin.

ውጫዊ ቆዳ።

Examples

"Orange peel."

Contextual Usage

Core

/ኮር/

ልብ

The center of a fruit.

የፍራፍሬው መካከለኛ ክፍል።

Examples

"Apple core."

Contextual Usage

Stem

/ስተም/

ግንድ / አገዳ

Part connecting fruit to plant.

ፍሬውን ከተክሉ ጋር የሚያገናኝ ክፍል።

Examples

"Remove the stem."

Contextual Usage

Pit

/ፒት/

ፍሬ

Large seed in a fruit.

በፍራፍሬ ውስጥ ያለ ትልቅ ዘር።

Examples

"Peach pit."

Contextual Usage

Seed

/ሲድ/

ዘር

Small part for growing plants.

ተክሎችን ለማሳደግ የሚሆን ትንሽ ክፍል።

Examples

"Watermelon seeds."

Contextual Usage

Fiber

/ፋይበር/

ቃጫ

Plant material for health.

ለጤና የሚጠቅም የእፅዋት ክፍል።

Examples

"High fiber diet."

Contextual Usage

Vitamin

/ቪታሚን/

ቪታሚን

Essential nutrient.

አስፈላጊ ንጥረ ነገር።

Examples

"Vitamin C."

Contextual Usage

Mineral

/ሚነራል/

ሚነራል

Inorganic nutrient.

ኢ-ኦርጋኒክ ንጥረ ነገር።

Examples

"Iron is a mineral."

Contextual Usage

Protein

/ፕሮቲን/

ፕሮቲን

Nutrient for muscles.

ለጡንቻ ግንባታ የሚረዳ ንጥረ ነገር።

Examples

"Meat has protein."

Contextual Usage

Carbohydrate

/ካርቦሃይድሬት/

ካርቦሃይድሬት

Nutrient for energy.

ለኃይል የሚሆን ንጥረ ነገር።

Examples

"Rice has carbs."

Contextual Usage

Fat

/ፋት/

ስብ

Oily nutrient.

ዘይትማ ንጥረ ነገር።

Examples

"Low fat milk."

Contextual Usage

Calorie

/ካሎሪ/

ካሎሪ

Unit of energy in food.

በምግብ ውስጥ ያለ የኃይል መለኪያ።

Examples

"Burn calories."

Contextual Usage

Sodium

/ሶዲየም/

ሶዲየም

Element in salt.

በጨው ውስጥ ያለ ንጥረ ነገር።

Examples

"High sodium."

Contextual Usage

Vegetarian

/ቬጀቴሪያን/

የአትክልት ተመጋቢ

Person who eats no meat.

ሥጋ የማይበላ ሰው።

Examples

"Vegetarian meal."

Contextual Usage

Vegan

/ቪጋን/

ቪጋን

Person who eats no animal products.

ማንኛውንም የእንስሳት ተዋጽኦ የማይበላ ሰው።

Examples

"Vegan diet."

Contextual Usage

Dairy

/ዴይሪ/

የወተት ተዋጽኦ

Milk products.

የወተት ምርቶች።

Examples

"Dairy aisle."

Contextual Usage

Grains

/ግሬይንስ/

ጥራጥሬዎች

Wheat, rice, oats.

ስንዴ፣ ሩዝ፣ አጃ።

Examples

"Whole grains."

Contextual Usage

Nutritious

/ኒውትሪሸስ/

ጠቃሚ ንጥረ ነገር ያለው

Full of nutrients.

ንጥረ ነገሮች የበዛበት።

Examples

"Nutritious breakfast."

Contextual Usage

Gourmet

/ጉርሜይ/

ምርጥ ምግብ

High-quality food.

ከፍተኛ ጥራት ያለው ምግብ።

Examples

"Gourmet restaurant."

Contextual Usage

Course

/ኮርስ/

የምግብ ክፍል

Part of a meal.

የምግብ አንዱ ክፍል (ለምሳሌ መክፈቻ)።

Examples

"Main course."

Contextual Usage

Appetizer

/አፔታይዘር/

የምግብ ፍላጎት መክፈቻ

Small starter dish.

ከዋናው ምግብ በፊት የሚቀርብ ትንሽ ምግብ።

Examples

"Order appetizers."

Contextual Usage

Cuisine

/ክዊዚን/

የምግብ አሰራር ዘይቤ

Style of cooking.

የአንድ ሀገር ወይም አካባቢ የምግብ አሰራር።

Examples

"Ethiopian cuisine."

Contextual Usage

Banquet

/ባንክዌት/

ግብዣ

Large formal feast.

ትልቅና ሥነ-ሥርዓታዊ ግብዣ።

Examples

"Wedding banquet."

Contextual Usage

Buffet

/ቡፌ/

ቡፌ

Self-service meal.

ራሳቸውን የሚያገለግሉበት ግብዣ።

Examples

"Lunch buffet."

Contextual Usage

Picnic

/ፒክኒክ/

ሽርሽር

Outdoor meal.

ከቤት ውጭ የሚበላ ምግብ።

Examples

"Go for a picnic."

Contextual Usage

Potluck

/ፖትላክ/

የጋራ ግብዣ

Everyone brings a dish.

እያንዳንዱ ሰው ምግብ ይዞ የሚመጣበት ግብዣ።

Examples

"Potluck dinner."

Contextual Usage

Flavor

/ፍሌቨር/

ጣዕም

Taste of food.

የምግብ ጣዕም።

Examples

"Rich flavor."

Contextual Usage

Aroma

/አሮማ/

ጥሩ መዓዛ

Pleasant smell of food.

ደስ የሚል የምግብ ሽታ።

Examples

"Coffee aroma."

Contextual Usage

Texture

/ቴክቸር/

መዋቅር / ስሜት

Feel of food in mouth.

በአፍ ውስጥ የምግብ ስሜት።

Examples

"Crunchy texture."

Contextual Usage

Crunchy

/ክራንቺ/

ቁርጥራጭ

Makes noise when eaten.

ሲበላ ድምፅ የሚያሰማ (ለምሳሌ ቺፕስ)።

Examples

"Crunchy apple."

Contextual Usage

Soft

/ሶፍት/

ለስላሳ

Easy to press.

ለስላሳ የሆነ።

Examples

"Soft bread."

Contextual Usage

Hard

/ሀርድ/

ጠንካራ

Difficult to press.

ጠንካራ የሆነ።

Examples

"Hard candy."

Contextual Usage

Sticky

/ስቲኪ/

ተጣባቂ

Attaches to surfaces.

የሚጣበቅ።

Examples

"Sticky rice."

Contextual Usage

Smooth

/ስሙዝ/

ለስላሳ

No lumps.

እንከን የሌለው ለስላሳ።

Examples

"Smooth sauce."

Contextual Usage

Lumpy

/ላምፒ/

ያልተፈጨ

With solid pieces.

ጥቅጥቅ ያሉ ቁርጥራጮች ያሉት።

Examples

"Lumpy gravy."

Contextual Usage

Expiration

/ኤክስፓይሬሽን/

ጊዜው የሚያልፍበት

End date of food quality.

የምግብ ጥራት የሚያበቃበት ቀን።

Examples

"Check expiration date."

Contextual Usage

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The Writing Challenge

Synthesize your vocabulary knowledge in context.

Adaptive Prompt
"Imagine you are in a restaurant or a kitchen. Use words from the list to describe your favorite dish, how it is made (boil, fry, bake), and what ingredients are inside. Try to use at least 10 words in your paragraph."