Food Preferences & Healthy Eating
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/ሐቭ ኤ ስዊት ቱዝ/
ጣፋጭ ነገር መውደድ
Liking sugary foods very much
ጣፋጭ ምግቦችን በጣም መውደድ።
In Practice
Used to describe someone who loves candy, cakes, and other sugary treats.
/ኢት ላይክ ኤ በርድ/
ጥቂት መመገብ
To eat very small portions of food
በጣም ትንሽ ምግብ መመገብ።
In Practice
Used when describing someone who has a very small appetite.
/ኢት ላይክ ኤ ሆርስ/
ብዙ መመገብ
To eat large amounts of food
በጣም ብዙ ምግብ መመገብ።
In Practice
Used for someone with a very large appetite.
/ኖት ማይ ካፕ ኦፍ ቲ/
ምርጫዬ አይደለም
Not something one likes or is interested in
እኔ የምወደው ወይም የምፈልገው ዓይነት ነገር አይደለም።
In Practice
A polite way to say you don't like a specific type of food or activity.
/ፉል ኦፍ ቢንስ/
በጣም ንቁ መሆን
Having a lot of energy and enthusiasm
ከፍተኛ ጉልበት እና መነቃቃት መኖር።
In Practice
Often used to describe the energetic feeling after healthy habits.
/ፒስ ኦፍ ኬክ/
በጣም ቀላል
Something that is very easy to do
ለማድረግ በጣም ቀላል የሆነ ነገር።
In Practice
Describes an easy task, often used in the context of following a recipe or diet.
/ስፒል ዘ ቢንስ/
ሚስጥር ማውጣት
To reveal a secret
ምስጢር ማውጣት ወይም መናገር።
In Practice
Informal way to ask someone to share hidden information.
/ብሬድ ኤንድ ባተር/
መሰረታዊ ፍላጎት
Main source of income or a basic necessity
ዋና የገቢ ምንጭ ወይም መሰረታዊ ፍላጎት።
In Practice
Refers to the most fundamental or essential parts of something.
/ኢን ኤ ናትሼል/
ባጭሩ
In a few words; concisely
በጥቂት ቃላት፤ ባጭሩ።
In Practice
Used when summarizing a complex topic quickly.
/ቴክ ኢት ዊዝ ኤ ግሬይን ኦፍ ሶልት/
በጥንቃቄ መቀበል
To not completely believe something
አንድን ነገር ሙሉ በሙሉ አምኖ አለመቀበል።
In Practice
Advice to be skeptical about information, especially health claims.
/ብሪንግ ሆም ዘ ቤከን/
ገቢ ማምጣት
To earn money for a family to live on
ለቤተሰብ መተዳደሪያ የሚሆን ገንዘብ ማግኘት።
In Practice
Refers to being the primary breadwinner.
/ባተር ሳምዋን አፕ/
ለጥቅም መለማመጥ
To be extra nice to someone to get a favor
ለራስ ጥቅም ሲባል አንድን ሰው በንግግር መለማመጥ።
In Practice
Often used when someone is being insincerely flattering.
/ካት ዳውን ኦን/
መቀነስ
To eat or drink less of something
የአንድን ነገር አጠቃቀም ወይም ፍጆታ መቀነስ።
In Practice
Commonly used for health improvements.
/ካት አውት/
ማስወገድ
To stop eating or using something completely
አንድን ነገር መብላት ወይም መጠቀም ሙሉ በሙሉ ማቆም።
In Practice
Stronger than 'cut down on'; implies total removal.
/ፒግ አውት/
ያለልክ መብላት
To eat a lot of food at once
በአንድ ጊዜ በጣም ብዙ ምግብ መመገብ።
In Practice
Informal and usually describes eating unhealthy food.
/ፊል አፕ ኦን/
በአንድ ነገር መጥገብ
To eat enough of something to no longer feel hungry
በአንድ ዓይነት ምግብ መጥገብ።
In Practice
Used when talking about what satisfies your hunger.
/ሊቭ ኦን/
በአንድ ነገር ላይ መኖር
To eat only a particular type of food
በአንድ የተወሰነ የምግብ ዓይነት ብቻ መኖር።
In Practice
Describes a very limited or repetitive diet.
/ፒክ አት/
እየመረጡ በጥቂቱ መብላት
To eat small amounts because you are not hungry
ምግብ ፍላጎት ስለሌለ በጥቂቱ መመገብ።
In Practice
Used when someone lacks appetite or dislikes the food.
/ቦልት ዳውን/
በፍጥነት መዋጥ
To eat something very quickly
ምግብን በጣም በፍጥነት መብላት።
In Practice
Describes rushed eating, often considered unhealthy.
/ዊፕ አፕ/
በፍጥነት ማዘጋጀት
To prepare a meal very quickly
ምግብን በፍጥነት ማብሰል ወይም ማዘጋጀት።
In Practice
Used for fast, informal cooking.
/ኢት አውት/
ውጪ መብላት
To eat at a restaurant instead of at home
ከቤት ውጭ በምግብ ቤት መመገብ።
In Practice
Contrast to cooking at home.
/ዲግ ኢን/
መብላት መጀመር
To start eating with enthusiasm
ምግብን በጉጉት መብላት መጀመር።
In Practice
An informal invitation to start eating.
/ዋርም አፕ/
ማሞቅ
To heat food that has already been cooked
ቀድሞ የበሰለን ምግብ ማሞቅ።
In Practice
Standard term for reheating meals.
/ዋሽ ዳውን/
በመጠጥ ማውረድ
To drink something after or during eating
ምግብን በመጠጥ ማውረድ።
In Practice
Describes drinking to help swallow or balance flavors.
/አን አፕል ኤ ዴይ ኪፕስ ዘ ዶክተር አዌይ/
ጤናማ አመጋገብ ከበሽታ ይጠብቃል
Eating healthy food keeps you healthy
ጤናማ ምግብ መመገብ ከበሽታ ይከላከላል።
In Practice
A famous saying encouraging fruit consumption and health.
/ዩ አር ዋት ዩ ኢት/
ምግብህ ማንነትህ ነው
Your health depends on your diet
ጤናህ በአመጋገብህ ላይ የተመሰረተ ነው።
In Practice
Reminds people that diet affects physical and mental well-being.
/ሀንገር ኢዝ ዘ ቤስት ሶስ/
ለራበው ሰው ሁሉም ይጣፍጣል
Everything tastes good when you are hungry
ሲርብ ማንኛውም ምግብ ይጣፍጣል።
In Practice
Used when food is enjoyed more because of extreme hunger.
/ዋን ማንዝ ሚት ኢዝ አናዘር ማንዝ ፖይዝን/
የአንዱ ምርጫ የሌላው ጥላቻ
People have different tastes and preferences
ሰዎች የተለያዩ ፍላጎቶች እና ምርጫዎች አሏቸው።
In Practice
Explains why some people like things others dislike.
/ፎርቢደን ፍሩት ኢዝ ስዊት/
የተከለከለ ነገር ይጣፍጣል
Things that are banned are often more tempting
የተከለከሉ ነገሮች ይበልጥ ማራኪ ይሆናሉ።
In Practice
Describes the temptation of unhealthy foods during a diet.
/ዶንት ባይት ኦፍ ሞር ዛን ዩ ካን ቹ/
ከአቅም በላይ አትሞክር
Do not take on more responsibility than you can handle
ከአቅም በላይ የሆነን ስራ አትጀምር።
In Practice
Metaphorically uses eating to warn against overcommitment.
/ቱ ሜኒ ኩክስ ስፖይል ዘ ብሮዝ/
ብዙ ሰው ስራ ያበላሻል
Too many people working on one thing can ruin it
ብዙ ሰዎች በአንድ ስራ ላይ ሲሰበሰቡ ስራውን ያበላሹታል።
In Practice
Used when too much advice or help causes a problem.
/ቤተር ኤ ስሞል ፊሽ ዛን አን ኤምፕቲ ዲሽ/
ከምንም ጥቂት ይሻላል
Having a little is better than having nothing at all
ከምንም ነገር ይልቅ ጥቂት ነገር ማግኘት ይሻላል።
In Practice
Encourages gratitude for what is available.
/ሀፍ ኤ ሎፍ ኢዝ ቤተር ዛን ኖ ብሬድ/
ግማሽ ዳቦ ከምንም ይሻላል
Accepting less than what you want is better than having nothing
ከምንም ይልቅ ያገኘነውን በደስታ መቀበል ይሻላል።
In Practice
Used when compromises are made regarding food or life.
/ዘ ፕሩፍ ኦፍ ዘ ፑዲንግ ኢዝ ኢን ዘ ኢቲንግ/
ውጤቱ የሚታወቀው በተግባር ነው
You can only judge something's quality by trying it
የአንድ ነገር ጥራት የሚታወቀው ሲሞከር ወይም ሲቀምሱት ነው።
In Practice
Means that results are what matter.
/ክራይ ኦቨር ስፒልድ ሚልክ/
ባለፈ ነገር መቆጨት
Worrying about a mistake that cannot be undone
ሊስተካከል በማይችል ስህተት ላይ መጨነቅ።
In Practice
Encourages moving on from minor failures.
/ፈርስት ካም ፈርስት ሰርቭድ/
ቀድሞ የመጣ ይቀድማል
The first people to arrive will be dealt with first
ቀድሞ የመጣ ሰው ቀድሞ ይስተናገዳል።
In Practice
Common in restaurant or food distribution contexts.
/ፉዲ/
የምግብ አፍቃሪ
A person with a particular interest in food
ምግብን እና የተለያዩ ጣዕሞችን በጣም የሚወድ ሰው።
In Practice
Commonly used for someone who treats food as a hobby.
/ሀንግሪ/
ተርቦ የተቆጣ
Bad-tempered or irritable as a result of hunger
በመራቡ ምክንያት የተቆጣ ወይም የተበሳጨ።
In Practice
A blend of 'hungry' and 'angry'.
/ቺት ሚል/
የክልክል ምግብ ቀን
A meal where you eat whatever you want, ignoring your diet
በአመጋገብ ስርዓት ውስጥ ጤናማ ያልሆነ ምግብ የሚበላበት ጊዜ።
In Practice
Used by people who follow strict healthy diets.
/ጊልት ፍሪ/
የህሊና ፀፀት የሌለው
Food that is healthy so you don't feel bad after eating it
ጤናማ ስለሆነ የማይፀፅት ምግብ።
In Practice
Used to market healthy versions of indulgent foods.
/ቬጅ አውት/
ዘና ማለት
To relax and spend time doing nothing
ዝም ብሎ ምንም ሳይሰሩ ዘና ማለት።
In Practice
Informal, comes from 'vegetating' like a vegetable.
/ግራብ/
ምግብ
Slang for food
ለምግብ የሚሰጥ የቆንጆ ስም።
In Practice
Very informal.
/ኖሽ/
መክሰስ መብላት
To eat or snack, often between meals
በምግብ መካከል መክሰስ መመገብ።
In Practice
Often used for light snacks.
/ቻው ዳውን/
በደስታ መብላት
To eat a lot of food quickly and with enjoyment
በጉጉት እና በደስታ መብላት።
In Practice
Informal and enthusiastic.
/ፉድ ኮማ/
የምግብ ድካም
A state of sleepiness after eating a large meal
ከባድ ምግብ ከተበላ በኋላ የሚሰማ እንቅልፍ።
In Practice
Describes the lethargy after overeating.
/ማውዝ ዋተሪንግ/
የሚያስጎመጅ
Smelling or looking delicious
በጣም የሚያስጎመጅ እና የሚጣፍጥ የሚመስል።
In Practice
Used to describe highly appealing food.
/ሹገር ሃይ/
በስኳር መነቃቃት
A short period of high energy after eating sugar
ከስኳር የሚገኝ የአጭር ጊዜ ከፍተኛ ጉልበት።
In Practice
Usually followed by a 'crash'.
/ጃንኪ/
ሱስ ያለበት
Someone who is addicted to something (e.g., sugar junkie)
ለአንድ ነገር ሱስ ያለበት ሰው።
In Practice
Used informally to describe strong cravings.
/አይም ስታፍድ/
በጣም ጠግቤያለሁ
Feeling very full after eating
ምግብ ከበሉ በኋላ በጣም መጥገብ።
In Practice
Common way to say you cannot eat any more.
/ግራብ ኤ ባይት/
ምግብ መቅመስ
To go and get something to eat
የሚበላ ነገር ፈልጎ መብላት።
In Practice
Informal way to suggest a meal.
/ማይ አይዝ ወር ቢገር ዛን ማይ ስቶማክ/
ከአቅሜ በላይ አዝዣለሁ
To take more food than you can actually eat
መብላት ከሚቻለው በላይ መውሰድ ወይም ማዘዝ።
In Practice
Used when you realize you've over-served yourself.
/ክሊን ዩር ፕሌት/
ጨርሰህ ብላ
To eat everything that was served to you
የቀረበውን ምግብ በሙሉ መብላት።
In Practice
Often used by parents with children.
/ኢት ሂትስ ዘ ስፖት/
ልክ እንደፈለኩት ነው
Exactly what was needed or wanted
በትክክል የተፈለገው ዓይነት ምግብ።
In Practice
Used when a food or drink is very satisfying.
/ሐቭ ኤ ክሬቪንግ/
መመኘት
A strong desire for a specific food
አንድን ምግብ በጣም መፈለግ ወይም መመኘት።
In Practice
Common when talking about specific food desires.
/ኦን አን ኤምፕቲ ስቶማክ/
በባዶ ሆድ
Without having eaten anything
ምንም ሳይበሉ።
In Practice
Describes a state before eating.
/ሰከንድ ሄልፒንግስ/
ድጋሚ መጨመር
A second portion of the same meal
ሁለተኛ ዙር ምግብ።
In Practice
Common at family dinners.
/ኢት ኦን ዘ ረን/
እየሮጡ መብላት
To eat while you are busy or moving
ስራ እየሰሩ ወይም እየተጣደፉ መብላት።
In Practice
Describes a busy lifestyle.
/ዊፕ አፕ ኤ ሚል/
ምግብ ማዘጋጀት
To quickly cook something
በፍጥነት ምግብ ማብሰል።
In Practice
Positive connotation of being a fast cook.
/ፊንገር ሊኪንግ ጉድ/
ጣም የሚያስቆረጥም
Very delicious
በጣም የሚጣፍጥ።
In Practice
Describes extremely tasty food.
/አይዝ አር ፖፒንግ/
በጉጉት ማየት
Looking at food with great excitement
ምግብን በከፍተኛ ጉጉት ማየት።
In Practice
Informal way to show excitement for food.
/ፉል ፎር ዘ ቦዲ/
የሰውነት ነዳጅ
Food considered as energy for physical activity
ምግብ ለሰውነት እንደ ኃይል ምንጭ።
In Practice
Often used in fitness and nutrition coaching.
/ረሲፒ ፎር ዲዛስተር/
ለአደጋ የሚያጋልጥ
A combination of factors likely to lead to a bad result
ወደ መጥፎ ውጤት የሚያመራ የሁኔታዎች ድብልቅ።
In Practice
Used to warn about the consequences of poor habits.
/ፉድ ፎር ዞት/
ለጭንቅላት የሚሆን ነገር
Something that provides mental stimulus
ሊታሰብበት የሚገባ ጠቃሚ ነገር።
In Practice
Used when information is intellectually satisfying.
/ቱ ሹገርኮት/
አሳምሮ መናገር
To make something difficult or unpleasant sound more attractive
መጥፎ ነገርን አሳምሮ ለማቅረብ መሞከር።
In Practice
Refers to being honest versus being overly polite.
/ካውች ፖቴቶ/
ሰነፍ
A lazy person who spends a lot of time sitting
ሁልጊዜ ሶፋ ላይ ተቀምጦ ቴሌቪዥን የሚያይ ሰነፍ ሰው።
In Practice
Commonly used in discussions about health and exercise.
/ቢግ ቺዝ/
ትልቅ ባለስልጣን
An important or powerful person
በጣም አስፈላጊ ወይም ስልጣን ያለው ሰው።
In Practice
Informal for a boss or influential figure.
/ሀፍ ቤክድ አይዲያ/
ያልበሰለ ሃሳብ
An idea that has not been well thought out
በሚገባ ያልታሰበበት ወይም ያልተዘጋጀበት ሃሳብ።
In Practice
Criticizes a plan for lacking detail.
/ዘ አይሲንግ ኦን ዘ ኬክ/
ለነገሩ ተጨማሪ ውበት
An additional benefit to something already good
ቀድሞውኑ ጥሩ በሆነ ነገር ላይ የሚጨመር ተጨማሪ ጥቅም።
In Practice
Used for extra good news.
/ስሞል ፍራይ/
ቦታ የማይሰጠው
Someone or something that is not important
ቦታ የማይሰጠው ወይም ተራ ሰው/ነገር።
In Practice
Describes insignificance.
/ቢተር ሃርቨስት/
መጥፎ ውጤት
A bad result following past actions
ያለፈው መጥፎ ተግባር ውጤት።
In Practice
Often used in a serious, moralizing context.
/ሜልቲንግ ፖት/
የተለያዩ ነገሮች ስብስብ
A place where many different things/cultures mix
የተለያዩ ባህሎች ወይም ሃሳቦች የሚቀላቀሉበት ቦታ።
In Practice
Positive description of diversity.
/ነቲ/
የተለየ/እብድ
Someone who is slightly crazy or eccentric
ትንሽ ለየት ያለ ወይም እብድ መሰል ባህሪ ያለው።
In Practice
Informal, can be affectionate or critical.
/አዝ ኩል አዝ ኤ ኪውከምበር/
በጣም ረጋ ያለ
Very calm and composed, especially under pressure
በጣም ረጋ ያለ እና የማይደነግጥ።
In Practice
Describes personality, using a food item.
/ሄልዚ አዝ አን ኦክስ/
እንደ በሬ ጤናማ
To be very healthy and strong
በጣም ጤናማ እና ጠንካራ መሆን።
In Practice
Commonly used to praise someone's physical condition.
/ላይክ ቱ ፒዝ ኢን ኤ ፖድ/
በጣም ተመሳሳይ
Two people who are very similar in appearance or character
በጣም የሚመሳሰሉ ሁለት ሰዎች።
In Practice
Describes similarity.
/አዝ ረድ አዝ ኤ ቢትሩት/
እንደ ቀይ ስር የቀላ
Having a red face, typically due to embarrassment
በሀፍረት ወይም በስሜት ፊት መቅላት።
In Practice
Describes a facial reaction.
/አዝ ዚን አዝ ኤ ሬክ/
በጣም ቀጭን
To be extremely thin
በጣም ቀጭን መሆን።
In Practice
Describes physical appearance.
/አዝ ፍሬሽ አዝ ኤ ዴዚ/
በጣም ንቁ
Feeling clean, fresh, and full of energy
በጣም ትኩስ እና ንቁ ስሜት መሰማት።
In Practice
Refers to vitality and energy.
/ፍላት አዝ ኤ ፓንኬክ/
በጣም ጠፍጣፋ
Extremely flat
በጣም ጠፍጣፋ የሆነ።
In Practice
Used to describe shapes or surfaces.
/አዝ ስዊት አዝ ሀኒ/
እንደ ማር የጣፈጠ
Very sweet or very kind
በጣም የሚጣፍጥ ወይም በጣም ደግ።
In Practice
Can refer to flavor or personality.
/ነቲ አዝ ኤ ፍሩትኬክ/
በጣም እብድ
Extremely crazy or strange
በጣም እብድ ወይም የተለየ።
In Practice
A colorful way to call someone eccentric.
/ላይክ ዋተር ኤንድ ኦይል/
የማይቀላቀሉ
Two things that do not mix well together
በፍጹም የማይጣጣሙ ነገሮች።
In Practice
Used for incompatible things.
/አዝ ሳውር አዝ ኤ ሌመን/
እንደ ሎሚ የኮመጠጠ
Extremely sour or having a grumpy attitude
በጣም የሚኮመጥጥ ወይም መጥፎ ባህሪ ያለው።
In Practice
Refers to taste or mood.
/አዝ ላይት አዝ ኤ ፌዘር/
እንደ ላባ የቀለለ
Having very little weight
በጣም ቀላል ክብደት ያለው።
In Practice
Describes texture or physical feeling.
/ኤቭሪቲንግ ኢን ሞደሬሽን/
ሁሉም በልኩ
You can enjoy anything as long as you don't have too much
ሁሉንም ነገር በመጠኑ መጠቀም ጥሩ ነው።
In Practice
The most common cliché about healthy living.
/ጊልቲ ፕሌዠር/
የጥፋተኝነት ስሜት የሚሰጥ ደስታ
Something you enjoy even though it's considered bad for you
ጤናማ ባልሆነ ነገር መደሰት።
In Practice
Commonly used for unhealthy food favorites.
/ዩ ካንት ሀቭ ዩር ኬክ ኤንድ ኢት ኢት ቱ/
ሁለት ምርጫ በአንድ አይሆንም
You cannot have two incompatible things at the same time
ሁለት ተቃራኒ ነገሮችን በአንድ ጊዜ ማግኘት አይቻልም።
In Practice
Reminds people that choices have consequences.
/ቫራይቲ ኢዝ ዘ ስፓይስ ኦፍ ላይፍ/
ልዩነት ለህይወት ጣዕም ይሰጣል
New and different experiences make life interesting
ልዩነት ህይወትን የበለጠ አስደሳች ያደርገዋል።
In Practice
Encourages a diverse diet.
/ሴሊንግ ላይክ ሆት ኬክስ/
በፍጥነት መሸጥ
Selling very quickly and in large quantities
በጣም በፍጥነት የሚሸጥ።
In Practice
Describes popularity of a product.
/ዛትስ ዘ ዌይ ዘ ኩኪ ክራምብልስ/
ሁኔታው እንዲህ ነው
That is how things happen, even if it's disappointing
ነገሮች የሚሆኑት እንዲህ ነው (ምንም እንኳን ባያስደስትም)።
In Practice
Acceptance of a minor bad situation.
/ወርዝ ዋንስ ሶልት/
ብቁ መሆን
Deserving the pay or respect one receives
ለክብር ወይም ለክፍያ ብቁ መሆን።
In Practice
Used to describe competence.
/አፕል ኦፍ ማይ አይ/
የዓይኔ ማረፊያ
A person who is greatly loved and treasured
በጣም የሚወደድ እና የሚከበር ሰው።
In Practice
Affectionate term for a favorite person.
/ቱ ጎ ኮልድ ተርኪ/
በአንዴ ማቆም
To stop a bad habit suddenly and completely
አንድን መጥፎ ልማድ በአንዴ ሙሉ በሙሉ ማቆም።
In Practice
Often used for quitting junk food or smoking.
/ቤስት ዚንግ ሲንስ ስላይስድ ብሬድ/
በጣም ምርጥ ፈጠራ
A person or thing that is thought to be excellent
በጣም ግሩም የሆነ አዲስ ነገር ወይም ፈጠራ።
In Practice
High praise for a new invention.
/ቴክ ዘ ኬክ/
ከሁሉ ይገርማል
To be the most extreme or outstanding example
ከሁሉ የሚበልጥ ወይም የሚገርም መሆን (ብዙውን ጊዜ ለመጥፎ ነገር)።
In Practice
Used to express surprise or disbelief.
/አውት ኦፍ ዘ ፍራይንግ ፓን ኢንቱ ዘ ፋየር/
ከድጡ ወደ ማጡ
From a bad situation to a worse one
ከመጥፎ ሁኔታ ወደ ባሰ ሁኔታ መሸጋገር።
In Practice
Warning about making a situation worse.