food preferences & healthy eating
Food Preferences & Healthy Eating
Core Vocabulary
Study the key terms, pronunciations, and Amharic translation contexts.
Healthy
/ሄልዚ/
ጤናማ
Good for physical health.
ለአካላዊ ጤንነት ጥሩ።
Examples
"Healthy food gives energy."
Nutritious
/ኑትሪሸስ/
ንጥረ-ነገር ያለው
Containing many nutrients.
ብዙ ንጥረ-ነገሮችን የያዘ።
Examples
"Vegetables are nutritious."
Preference
/ፕሪፈርንስ/
ምርጫ
A greater liking for one thing.
ለአንድ ነገር የሚኖር ከፍተኛ ፍላጎት።
Examples
"What is your food preference?"
Organic
/ኦርጋኒክ/
ተፈጥሯዊ
Produced without chemicals.
ያለ ኬሚካል የተመረተ።
Examples
"I buy organic apples."
Processed
/ፕሮሰስድ/
የተቀነባበረ
Food treated to last longer.
ለረጅም ጊዜ እንዲቆይ የተዘጋጀ ምግብ።
Examples
"Avoid processed snacks."
Vegetables
/ቬጅተብልስ/
አትክልቶች
Plants used as food.
ለምግብነት የሚያገለግሉ ዕፅዋት።
Examples
"Eat more vegetables."
Fruit
/ፍሩት/
ፍራፍሬ
Sweet plant product.
ጣፋጭ የዕፅዋት ውጤት።
Examples
"Fruit is a great snack."
Protein
/ፕሮቲን/
ፕሮቲን
Essential for muscle growth.
ለጡንቻ እድገት አስፈላጊ።
Examples
"Meat is high in protein."
Fiber
/ፋይበር/
ቃጫማ ምግብ
Helps with digestion.
ለምግብ መፈጨት ይረዳል።
Examples
"Oats have a lot of fiber."
Calories
/ካሎሪስ/
ካሎሪ
Units of energy in food.
በምግብ ውስጥ ያለ የኃይል መጠን።
Examples
"Count your daily calories."
Vitamin
/ቪታሚን/
ቪታሚን
Organic compound for health.
ለጤና አስፈላጊ ኦርጋኒክ ውህድ።
Examples
"Oranges have Vitamin C."
Mineral
/ሚነራል/
ማዕድን
Inorganic nutrient.
ኦርጋኒክ ያልሆነ አልሚ ምግብ።
Examples
"Iron is a vital mineral."
Carbohydrates
/ካርቦሃይድሬትስ/
ካርቦሃይድሬት
Main source of energy.
ዋና የኃይል ምንጭ።
Examples
"Bread has carbohydrates."
Fats
/ፋትስ/
ስብ
Oily nutrient for energy.
ለኃይል የሚያገለግል የቅባት ምግብ።
Examples
"Avocados have healthy fats."
Sugar
/ሹገር/
ስኳር
Sweet substance.
ጣፋጭ ነገር።
Examples
"Too much sugar is bad."
Salt
/ሶልት/
ጨው
White mineral for flavor.
ለጣዕም የሚሆን ነጭ ማዕድን።
Examples
"Don't add too much salt."
Balanced
/ባላንስድ/
የተመጣጠነ
Having all parts equally.
ሁሉንም ክፍሎች በእኩል የያዘ።
Examples
"Eat a balanced diet."
Diet
/ዳየትን/
የምግብ ስርዓት
Kinds of food a person eats.
አንድ ሰው የሚመገባቸው የምግብ አይነቶች።
Examples
"My diet is very simple."
Vegetarian
/ቬጅቴሪያን/
አትክልት ተመጋቢ
Does not eat meat.
ስጋ የማይመገብ።
Examples
"He is a vegetarian."
Vegan
/ቪጋን/
ቪጋን
No animal products at all.
ምንም አይነት የእንስሳት ተዋጽኦ የማይመገብ።
Examples
"She eats a vegan meal."
Delicious
/ዲሊሸስ/
ጣፋጭ/ጥሩ ጣዕም
Highly pleasing taste.
በጣም ደስ የሚል ጣዕም ያለው።
Examples
"This soup is delicious."
Tasty
/ቴስቲ/
ጣፋጭ
Having a pleasant flavor.
ደስ የሚል ጣዕም ያለው።
Examples
"The pizza is very tasty."
Bland
/ብላንድ/
ጣዕም የሌለው
Lacking strong features.
ጠንካራ ጣዕም የሌለው።
Examples
"This rice is a bit bland."
Spicy
/ስፓይሲ/
ቃሪያ የበዛበት
Strong taste of spices.
የቅመማ ቅመም ጣዕም ያለው።
Examples
"I love spicy food."
Sweet
/ስዊት/
ጣፋጭ
Tasting like sugar.
የስኳር ጣዕም ያለው።
Examples
"I have a sweet tooth."
Sour
/ሳውር/
ኮምጣጣ
Tasting like lemon.
እንደ ሎሚ የሚመጥጥ።
Examples
"Lemons are very sour."
Bitter
/ቢተር/
መራራ
Sharp, pungent taste.
ሹል እና መራራ ጣዕም ያለው።
Examples
"Coffee can be bitter."
Salty
/ሶልቲ/
ጨው የበዛበት
Tasting of salt.
የጨው ጣዕም ያለው።
Examples
"The chips are too salty."
Crunchy
/ክራንቺ/
ተቆርጣጭ
Makes noise when eaten.
ሲበላ ድምፅ የሚያሰማ።
Examples
"I like crunchy carrots."
Juicy
/ጁሲ/
ጭማቂ ያለው
Full of juice.
ጭማቂ የተሞላ።
Examples
"The orange is juicy."
Fresh
/ፍሬሽ/
ትኩስ
Recently made or picked.
በቅርቡ የተዘጋጀ ወይም የተቀነጠበ።
Examples
"Buy fresh bread."
Raw
/ሮ/
ጥሬ
Not cooked.
ያልተበሰለ።
Examples
"I eat raw spinach."
Cooked
/ኩክድ/
የበሰለ
Prepared by heating.
በሙቀት የተዘጋጀ።
Examples
"Is the meat cooked?"
Fried
/ፍራይድ/
የተጠበሰ
Cooked in hot oil.
በትኩስ ዘይት የበሰለ።
Examples
"I avoid fried chicken."
Boiled
/ቦይልድ/
የተቀቀለ
Cooked in water.
በውሃ የበሰለ።
Examples
"Boiled eggs are healthy."
Grilled
/ግሪልድ/
በከሰል የተጠበሰ
Cooked over a fire.
በእሳት ላይ የበሰለ።
Examples
"Grilled fish is nice."
Steamed
/ስቲምድ/
በትነት የበሰለ
Cooked by steam.
በእንፋሎት የበሰለ።
Examples
"Steamed broccoli is good."
Roasted
/ሮስተድ/
የተቆላ/የተጠበሰ
Cooked in an oven.
በምድጃ ውስጥ የበሰለ።
Examples
"Roasted nuts are tasty."
Breakfast
/ብሬክፋስት/
ቁርስ
First meal of the day.
የቀኑ የመጀመሪያ ምግብ።
Examples
"Don't skip breakfast."
Lunch
/ላንች/
ምሳ
Meal eaten at midday.
በቀን አጋማሽ የሚበላ ምግብ።
Examples
"What is for lunch?"
Dinner
/ዲነር/
እራት
Main evening meal.
ዋናው የምሽት ምግብ።
Examples
"Let's have dinner at 8."
Snack
/ስናክ/
መክሰስ
Small amount of food.
ትንሽ የምግብ መጠን።
Examples
"I need a healthy snack."
Dessert
/ዲዘርት/
ከምግብ በኋላ የሚቀርብ ጣፋጭ
Sweet course at end.
በመጨረሻ የሚቀርብ ጣፋጭ ምግብ።
Examples
"We had cake for dessert."
Beverage
/ቤቨሬጅ/
መጠጥ
A drink.
መጠጥ።
Examples
"Water is the best beverage."
Appetite
/አፓታይት/
የምግብ ፍላጎት
Desire to eat.
የመመገብ ፍላጎት።
Examples
"Walking increases appetite."
Hungry
/ሀንግሪ/
ተርቦ
Feeling need for food.
ምግብ የመፈለግ ስሜት።
Examples
"I am very hungry."
Thirsty
/ዘርስቲ/
ጠምቶ
Feeling need to drink.
መጠጥ የመፈለግ ስሜት።
Examples
"I am thirsty for water."
Full
/ፉል/
ጠግቦ
Cannot eat more.
ተጨማሪ መመገብ የማይችልበት ሁኔታ።
Examples
"I am full, thank you."
Satiated
/ሳሼይትድ/
የረካ
Satisfied to the full.
በደንብ የረካ።
Examples
"I feel satiated after meal."
Cravings
/ክሬቪንግስ/
ብርቱ ፍላጎት
Powerful desire for food.
ለአንድ ምግብ የሚኖር ከፍተኛ ፍላጎት።
Examples
"I have sugar cravings."
Addiction
/አዲክሽን/
ሱሰኝነት
Unable to stop using.
አጠቃቀምን ማቆም አለመቻል።
Examples
"Sugar addiction is real."
Habit
/ሀቢት/
ልምድ
Regular practice.
መደበኛ ልምምድ።
Examples
"Water drinking is a habit."
Lifestyle
/ላይፍ ስታይል/
የኑሮ ዘይቤ
Way a person lives.
አንድ ሰው የሚኖርበት መንገድ።
Examples
"Healthy lifestyle is key."
Energy
/ኤነርጂ/
ኃይል
Power from nutrients.
ከአልሚ ምግቦች የሚገኝ ኃይል።
Examples
"Food gives us energy."
Weight
/ዌይት/
ክብደት
Body mass.
የሰውነት ክብደት።
Examples
"Monitor your body weight."
Obesity
/ኦቢሲቲ/
ከመጠን ያለፈ ውፍረት
Being very overweight.
በጣም ወፍራም መሆን።
Examples
"Obesity causes health issues."
Exercise
/ኤክሰርሳይዝ/
የአካል ብቃት እንቅስቃሴ
Physical activity.
አካላዊ እንቅስቃሴ።
Examples
"Combine diet and exercise."
Digestion
/ዳይጀሽን/
የምግብ መፈጨት
Breaking down food.
ምግብን የመፍጨት ሂደት።
Examples
"Fiber helps digestion."
Metabolism
/ሜታቦሊዝም/
ሜታቦሊዝም
Chemical processes in body.
በሰውነት ውስጥ የሚካሄዱ ኬሚካላዊ ሂደቶች።
Examples
"Sleep helps metabolism."
Allergy
/አለርጂ/
አለርጂ
Bad reaction to food.
ለአንድ ምግብ የሚኖር መጥፎ ምላሽ።
Examples
"I have a nut allergy."
Intolerance
/ኢንቶለራንስ/
አለመስማማት
Difficulty digesting food.
ምግብን ለመፍጨት መቸገር።
Examples
"Lactose intolerance is common."
Dairy-free
/ዴሪ-ፍሪ/
ከወተት ተዋጽኦ ነፃ
No milk products.
የወተት ተዋጽኦ የሌለው።
Examples
"I prefer dairy-free milk."
Sugar-free
/ሹገር-ፍሪ/
ከስኳር ነፃ
Contains no sugar.
ምንም ስኳር የሌለው።
Examples
"This gum is sugar-free."
Low-fat
/ሎው-ፋት/
ዝቅተኛ ስብ ያለው
Little amount of fat.
አነስተኛ የስብ መጠን ያለው።
Examples
"Choose low-fat yogurt."
High-protein
/ሀይ-ፕሮቲን/
ከፍተኛ ፕሮቲን ያለው
Much protein content.
ብዙ ፕሮቲን የያዘ።
Examples
"Steak is high-protein."
Whole-grain
/ሆል-ግሬይን/
ሙሉ ጥራጥሬ
Unrefined grain.
ያልተቀነባበረ ጥራጥሬ።
Examples
"Whole-grain bread is best."
Cereal
/ሲሪያል/
ጥራጥሬ/ሲሪያል
Breakfast grain food.
ለቁርስ የሚበላ ጥራጥሬ።
Examples
"I eat cereal with milk."
Yogurt
/ዮገርት/
እርጎ
Fermented milk product.
የተቦካ የወተት ውጤት።
Examples
"Yogurt is good for gut."
Cheese
/ቺዝ/
አይብ
Solid dairy product.
ጠንካራ የወተት ውጤት።
Examples
"I like cheese on pizza."
Butter
/ባተር/
ቅቤ
Fatty dairy product.
ወፍራም የወተት ቅባት።
Examples
"Spread butter on bread."
Oil
/ኦይል/
ዘይት
Liquid fat.
ፈሳሽ ቅባት።
Examples
"Use olive oil for salad."
Olive
/ኦሊቭ/
ወይራ
Small oily fruit.
ትንሽ የቅባት ፍሬ።
Examples
"Green olives are salty."
Avocado
/አቮካዶ/
አቮካዶ
Green creamy fruit.
አረንጓዴ ለስላሳ ፍሬ።
Examples
"Avocado is very healthy."
Nuts
/ናትስ/
ለውዝ
Hard-shelled seeds.
ጠንካራ ቅርፊት ያላቸው ዘሮች።
Examples
"Nuts provide energy."
Seeds
/ሲድስ/
ዘሮች
Small plant units.
ትናንሽ የዕፅዋት ዘሮች።
Examples
"Chia seeds are good."
Beans
/ቢንስ/
ባቄላ
Legume seeds.
የጥራጥሬ ዘሮች።
Examples
"Beans have fiber."
Lentils
/ሌንቲልስ/
ምስር
Small pulse seeds.
ትናንሽ የምስር ዘሮች።
Examples
"Lentils are nutritious."
Tofu
/ቶፉ/
ቶፉ
Soybean curd product.
ከአኩሪ አተር የሚዘጋጅ ምግብ።
Examples
"Tofu is a meat substitute."
Egg
/ኤግ/
እንቁላል
Produced by poultry.
ከዶሮ የሚገኝ።
Examples
"Eat one egg daily."
Spinach
/ስፒናች/
ስፒናች
Green leafy vegetable.
አረንጓዴ ቅጠላማ አትክልት።
Examples
"Spinach is rich in iron."
Kale
/ኬል/
ኬል (የጎመን ዝርያ)
Nutrient-dense leaf.
ንጥረ-ነገር የበዛበት ቅጠል።
Examples
"Add kale to your salad."
Lettuce
/ሌተስ/
ሰላጣ
Leafy salad green.
ለሰላጣ የሚሆን ቅጠል።
Examples
"Wash the lettuce well."
Tomato
/ቶሜቶ/
ቲማቲም
Red round fruit/veg.
ቀይ ክብ ፍሬ/አትክልት።
Examples
"Tomatoes make great sauce."
Onion
/አንያን/
ሽንኩርት
Strong tasting bulb.
ጠንካራ ጣዕም ያለው አትክልት።
Examples
"Chop the onion finely."
Garlic
/ጋርሊክ/
ነጭ ሽንኩርት
Pungent bulb for flavor.
ለጣዕም የሚሆን ሽንኩርት።
Examples
"Garlic is very healthy."
Ginger
/ጂንጀር/
ዝንጅብል
Spicy root.
የሚለበልብ ስር።
Examples
"Ginger tea is good."
Turmeric
/ተርመሪክ/
እርድ
Yellow spice.
ቢጫ የቅመም አይነት።
Examples
"Turmeric fights inflammation."
Cinnamon
/ሲናመን/
ቀረፋ
Sweet brown spice.
ጣፋጭ ቡናማ ቅመም።
Examples
"Cinnamon smells good."
Honey
/ሀኒ/
ማር
Sweet bee product.
ጣፋጭ የንብ ውጤት።
Examples
"Use honey instead of sugar."
Syrup
/ሲረፕ/
ሽሮፕ
Thick sweet liquid.
ወፍራም ጣፋጭ ፈሳሽ።
Examples
"Maple syrup on pancakes."
Candy
/ካንዲ/
ከረሜላ
Sweets for kids.
ጣፋጭ ነገሮች።
Examples
"Don't eat too much candy."
Chocolate
/ቾኮሌት/
ቾኮሌት
Sweet cocoa product.
ከኮኮዋ የሚሰራ ጣፋጭ።
Examples
"Dark chocolate is healthy."
Cake
/ኬክ/
ኬክ
Sweet baked dessert.
የተጋገረ ጣፋጭ ምግብ።
Examples
"A slice of cake."
Cookie
/ኩኪ/
ኩኪ
Small flat cake.
ትንሽ ጠፍጣፋ ጣፋጭ።
Examples
"Milk and cookies."
Pastry
/ፔስትሪ/
ኬክ/ፓስትሪ
Dough-based food.
ከዱቄት የሚሰራ ምግብ።
Examples
"The pastry is flaky."
Pizza
/ፒዛ/
ፒዛ
Dough with toppings.
የተለያዩ ነገሮች ያሉት ዱቄት።
Examples
"I want a cheese pizza."
Burger
/በርገር/
በርገር
Meat in a bun.
በዳቦ ውስጥ ያለ ስጋ።
Examples
"A veggie burger please."
Fries
/ፍራይስ/
ቺፕስ
Fried potato strips.
የተጠበሰ ድንች።
Examples
"Fries are high in salt."
Soda
/ሶዳ/
ለስላሳ መጠጥ
Carbonated sweet drink.
ጋዝ ያለው ጣፋጭ መጠጥ።
Examples
"Soda has no nutrients."
Coffee
/ኮፊ/
ቡና
Caffeinated beverage.
ካፌይን ያለው መጠጥ።
Examples
"Morning coffee is a must."
Tea
/ቲ/
ሻይ
Leaf infusion drink.
የቅጠል መጠጥ።
Examples
"Green tea is healthy."
Herbal
/ሀርባል/
ከዕፅዋት የተቀመመ
Made from herbs.
ከዕፅዋት የተሰራ።
Examples
"I drink herbal tea."
Smoothie
/ስሙዝ/
ስሙዝ/ጭማቂ
Blended fruit drink.
የተፈጨ የፍራፍሬ መጠጥ።
Examples
"A green smoothie for breakfast."
Shake
/ሼክ/
ሼክ
Mixed thick drink.
የተቀላቀለ ወፍራም መጠጥ።
Examples
"A chocolate shake."
Protein bar
/ፕሮቲን ባር/
ፕሮቲን ባር
Snack with protein.
ፕሮቲን ያለው መክሰስ።
Examples
"Eat a protein bar."
Supplement
/ሳፕሊመንት/
ተጨማሪ ምግብ
Added nutrient intake.
ተጨማሪ አልሚ ምግብ።
Examples
"Vitamin supplement."
Superfood
/ሱፐርፉድ/
ልዩ አልሚ ምግብ
Nutrient-rich food.
በጣም ብዙ አልሚ ምግብ ያለው።
Examples
"Blueberries are superfoods."
Antioxidant
/አንቲ-ኦክሲዳንት/
አንቲ-ኦክሲዳንት
Protects body cells.
የሰውነት ሴሎችን የሚጠብቅ።
Examples
"Antioxidants prevent disease."
Detox
/ዲቶክስ/
መርዝ ማውጣት
Removing toxins.
መርዝን ከሰውነት ማስወገድ።
Examples
"A detox juice plan."
Hydration
/ሃይድሬሽን/
ውሃ ማግኘት
Keeping water in body.
በሰውነት ውስጥ ውሃን መያዝ።
Examples
"Hydration is very important."
Dehydration
/ዲሃይድሬሽን/
የውሃ እጥረት
Lack of water.
የውሃ እጥረት።
Examples
"Avoid dehydration."
Glucose
/ግሉኮስ/
ግሉኮስ
Simple sugar in blood.
በደም ውስጥ ያለ ስኳር።
Examples
"Glucose provides energy."
Insulin
/ኢንሱሊን/
ኢንሱሊን
Hormone for sugar.
የስኳር መጠንን የሚቆጣጠር ሆርሞን።
Examples
"Insulin controls sugar."
Diabetic
/ዳያቤቲክ/
የስኳር ህመምተኛ
Person with diabetes.
የስኳር ህመም ያለበት ሰው።
Examples
"Diabetic friendly meals."
Blood sugar
/ብለድ ሹገር/
የደም ስኳር
Amount of glucose.
በደም ውስጥ ያለው የስኳር መጠን።
Examples
"Check blood sugar levels."
Heart health
/ሀርት ሄልዝ/
የልብ ጤንነት
Wellbeing of the heart.
የልብ ደህንነት።
Examples
"Oats are good for heart health."
Immune system
/ኢምዩን ሲስተም/
የበሽታ መከላከያ
Body defense system.
የሰውነት መከላከያ ስርዓት።
Examples
"Boost your immune system."
Muscle
/ማስል/
ጡንቻ
Tissue for movement.
ለእንቅስቃሴ የሚረዳ ቲሹ።
Examples
"Protein builds muscle."
Bone
/ቦን/
አጥንት
Hard body structure.
ጠንካራ የሰውነት ክፍል።
Examples
"Calcium makes bone strong."
Skin
/ስኪን/
ቆዳ
Outer layer of body.
የሰውነት ውጫዊ ክፍል።
Examples
"Water helps your skin."
Glow
/ግሎው/
ወገግታ
Healthy appearance.
ጤናማ መልክ።
Examples
"Healthy food makes skin glow."
Gut health
/ጋት ሄልዝ/
የጨጓራ ጤንነት
Health of digestive system.
የምግብ መፍጫ ስርዓት ጤንነት።
Examples
"Gut health matters."
Probiotic
/ፕሮባዮቲክ/
ጠቃሚ ባክቴሪያ
Good bacteria.
ጥሩ ባክቴሪያ።
Examples
"Yogurt has probiotics."
Fermented
/ፈርሜንትድ/
የተቦካ
Chemically broken down.
በኬሚካል የተሰባበረ (የተቦካ)።
Examples
"Fermented foods are good."
Vinegar
/ቪኒገር/
አቸቶ
Acidic liquid.
አሲዳማ ፈሳሽ።
Examples
"Apple cider vinegar."
Lemon
/ሌመን/
ሎሚ
Yellow citrus fruit.
ቢጫ የሎሚ ፍሬ።
Examples
"Lemon water is refreshing."
Lime
/ላይም/
ላይም
Green citrus fruit.
አረንጓዴ የሎሚ ፍሬ።
Examples
"Add lime to soda."
Orange
/ኦሬንጅ/
ብርቱካን
Citrus orange fruit.
ብርቱካንማ ፍሬ።
Examples
"Fresh orange juice."
Strawberry
/ስትሮውበሪ/
እንጆሪ
Red berry.
ቀይ እንጆሪ።
Examples
"Strawberry is sweet."
Blueberry
/ብሉበሪ/
ብሉበሪ
Small blue fruit.
ትንሽ ሰማያዊ ፍሬ።
Examples
"Blueberries in cereal."
Raspberry
/ራዝበሪ/
ቀይ እንጆሪ
Small red berry.
ትንሽ ቀይ እንጆሪ።
Examples
"Raspberry jam."
Grapes
/ግሬፕስ/
ወይን
Vine fruit.
የወይን ፍሬ።
Examples
"Green or red grapes."
Watermelon
/ዋተርሜለን/
ሀብሐብ
Large watery fruit.
ትልቅ የውሃ ፍሬ።
Examples
"Watermelon in summer."
Pineapple
/ፓይናፕል/
አናናስ
Tropical fruit.
ትሮፒካል ፍሬ።
Examples
"Sweet pineapple slice."
Mango
/ማንጎ/
ማንጎ
Tropical stone fruit.
የማንጎ ፍሬ።
Examples
"Mango is very juicy."
Papaya
/ፓፓያ/
ፓፓያ
Soft tropical fruit.
ለስላሳ የፓፓያ ፍሬ።
Examples
"Papaya helps digestion."
Peach
/ፒች/
ፒች/ኮክ
Fuzzy fruit.
ኮክ።
Examples
"A ripe peach."
Pear
/ፔር/
ፒር
Bell-shaped fruit.
ፒር።
Examples
"Sweet green pear."
Plum
/ፕላም/
ፕላም
Purple stone fruit.
ፕላም።
Examples
"Plum is juicy."
Cherry
/ቼሪ/
ቼሪ
Small red fruit.
ትንሽ ቀይ ፍሬ።
Examples
"Cherry on top."
Cucumber
/ኪውከምበር/
ኪያር
Long green veg.
ረጅም አረንጓዴ አትክልት።
Examples
"Cucumber in salad."
Pepper
/ፔፐር/
ቃሪያ
Spicy or sweet pod.
ቃሪያ።
Examples
"Bell pepper is sweet."
Eggplant
/ኤግፕላንት/
ደብረ-ዘይት/ቲማቲም
Purple vegetable.
ሐምራዊ አትክልት።
Examples
"Grilled eggplant."
Zucchini
/ዙኪኒ/
ዙኪኒ
Summer squash.
ዙኪኒ።
Examples
"Zucchini noodles."
Pumpkin
/ፓምፕኪን/
ዱባ
Orange squash.
ዱባ።
Examples
"Pumpkin soup."
Potato
/ፖቴቶ/
ድንች
Starchy tuber.
ድንች።
Examples
"Mashed potato."
Sweet potato
/ስዊት ፖቴቶ/
ስኳር ድንች
Sweet tuber.
ስኳር ድንች።
Examples
"Sweet potato fries."
Corn
/ኮርን/
በቆሎ
Yellow grain.
በቆሎ።
Examples
"Grilled corn."
Peas
/ፒስ/
አተር
Small green seeds.
አተር።
Examples
"Green peas."
Cauliflower
/ካሊፍላወር/
አበባ ጎመን
White floret veg.
አበባ ጎመን።
Examples
"Roasted cauliflower."
Cabbage
/ካቤጅ/
ጥቅል ጎመን
Leafy head veg.
ጥቅል ጎመን።
Examples
"Cabbage salad."
Asparagus
/አስፓራገስ/
አስፓራገስ
Green spear veg.
አስፓራገስ።
Examples
"Steam asparagus."
Celery
/ሴለሪ/
ሴለሪ
Crunchy stalk veg.
ሴለሪ።
Examples
"Celery juice."
Mushroom
/ማሽሩም/
እንጉዳይ
Fungal food.
እንጉዳይ።
Examples
"Mushroom pizza."
Shrimp
/ሽሪምፕ/
ሽሪምፕ
Small shellfish.
ሽሪምፕ።
Examples
"Garlic shrimp."
Lobster
/ሎብስተር/
ሎብስተር
Large shellfish.
ሎብስተር።
Examples
"Lobster dinner."
Salmon
/ሳልመን/
ሳልመን
Pink fish.
ሳልመን አሳ።
Examples
"Grilled salmon."
Tuna
/ቱና/
ቱና
Large sea fish.
ቱና አሳ።
Examples
"Tuna salad."
Turkey
/ተርኪ/
ተርኪ/የቤት ጅብ
Large poultry.
ተርኪ።
Examples
"Turkey sandwich."
Lamb
/ላምብ/
የበግ ስጋ
Sheep meat.
የበግ ስጋ።
Examples
"Lamb stew."
Pork
/ፖርክ/
የአሳማ ስጋ
Pig meat.
የአሳማ ስጋ።
Examples
"Avoid pork."
Sausage
/ሶሴጅ/
ቋንጣ/ሶሴጅ
Minced meat link.
ሶሴጅ።
Examples
"Breakfast sausage."
Bacon
/ቤከን/
ቤከን
Cured pork.
ቤከን።
Examples
"Crispy bacon."
Ham
/ሀም/
ሀም
Processed pork leg.
ሀም።
Examples
"Ham sandwich."
Steak
/ስቴክ/
ስቴክ
Beef slice.
ስቴክ።
Examples
"Medium rare steak."
Meatball
/ሚትቦል/
የስጋ ኳስ
Round meat piece.
የስጋ ኳስ።
Examples
"Spaghetti and meatballs."
Stew
/ስቲው/
ወጥ
Slow cooked meal.
ወጥ።
Examples
"Beef stew."
Curry
/ከሪ/
ከሪ
Spiced sauce dish.
ከሪ።
Examples
"Chicken curry."
Stir-fry
/ስተር-ፍራይ/
ፈጣን ጥብስ
Fast fried dish.
ፈጣን ጥብስ።
Examples
"Vegetable stir-fry."
Bake
/ቤክ/
መጋገር
Cook in oven.
መጋገር።
Examples
"Bake a cake."
Grill
/ግሪል/
መጥበስ
Cook on fire.
መጥበስ።
Examples
"Grill the meat."
Sauté
/ሶቴ/
በጥቂት ዘይት መጥበስ
Fry quickly.
በጥቂት ዘይት መጥበስ።
Examples
"Sauté the onions."
Whisk
/ዊስክ/
መምታት
Beat with tool.
መምታት (ለምሳሌ እንቁላል)።
Examples
"Whisk the eggs."
Chop
/ቾፕ/
መክተፍ
Cut into pieces.
መክተፍ።
Examples
"Chop the carrots."
Slice
/ስላይስ/
መክተፍ/መቁረጥ
Cut into thin pieces.
በቀጭኑ መቁረጥ።
Examples
"Slice the bread."
Dice
/ዳይስ/
በካሬ መክተፍ
Cut into cubes.
በካሬ መቁረጥ።
Examples
"Dice the potatoes."
Peel
/ፒል/
መላጥ
Remove skin.
መላጥ።
Examples
"Peel the orange."
Pour
/ፖር/
መቅዳት
Flow from container.
መቅዳት።
Examples
"Pour the milk."
Mix
/ሚክስ/
መቀላቀል
Combine things.
መቀላቀል።
Examples
"Mix the salad."
Boil
/ቦይል/
ማፍላት
Heat to bubbles.
ማፍላት።
Examples
"Boil the water."
Steam
/ስቲም/
በትነት ማብሰል
Cook with vapor.
በእንፋሎት ማብሰል።
Examples
"Steam the fish."
Fry
/ፍራይ/
መጥበስ
Cook in fat.
መጥበስ።
Examples
"Fry the egg."
Roast
/ሮስት/
መቁላት/መጥበስ
Dry heat cook.
መቁላት።
Examples
"Roast the chicken."
Ingredients
/ኢንግሪዲየንትስ/
ግብዓቶች
Parts of recipe.
ግብዓቶች።
Examples
"Check the ingredients."
Recipe
/ሬሲፒ/
የምግብ አሰራር
Cooking instructions.
የአሰራር መመሪያ።
Examples
"Follow the recipe."
Portion
/ፖርሽን/
መጠን
Amount served.
መጠን።
Examples
"Small portion size."
Nutrient
/ኑትሪየንት/
አልሚ ምግብ
Healthy substance.
አልሚ ነገር።
Examples
"Rich in nutrients."
Organic food
/ኦርጋኒክ ፉድ/
ኦርጋኒክ ምግብ
Natural food.
ተፈጥሯዊ ምግብ።
Examples
"I like organic food."
Junk food
/ጃንክ ፉድ/
ጎጂ ምግቦች
Unhealthy food.
ጤናማ ያልሆነ ምግብ።
Examples
"Stop eating junk food."
Fast food
/ፋስት ፉድ/
ፈጣን ምግብ
Quick served food.
ቶሎ የሚቀርብ ምግብ።
Examples
"Fast food is oily."
Soft drink
/ሶፍት ድሪንክ/
ለስላሳ መጠጥ
Non-alcoholic drink.
ለስላሳ መጠጥ።
Examples
"I want a soft drink."
Main course
/ሜይን ኮርስ/
ዋና ምግብ
Primary dish.
ዋና ምግብ።
Examples
"Beef is the main course."
Side dish
/ሳይድ ዲሽ/
ተጓዳኝ ምግብ
Extra small dish.
ተጓዳኝ ምግብ።
Examples
"Salad is a side dish."
Appetizer
/አፓታይዘር/
መክፈቻ ምግብ
Starter meal.
የመጀመሪያ ምግብ።
Examples
"Soup is an appetizer."
Whole food
/ሆል ፉድ/
ያልተቀነባበረ ምግብ
Natural state food.
ያልተቀነባበረ ምግብ።
Examples
"Eat whole food."
Saturated fat
/ሳቹሬትድ ፋት/
የረጋ ስብ
Unhealthy fat type.
ጤናማ ያልሆነ ስብ።
Examples
"Avoid saturated fat."
Unsaturated fat
/አንሳቹሬትድ ፋት/
ያልረጋ ስብ
Healthy fat type.
ጤናማ ስብ።
Examples
"Nuts have unsaturated fat."
Grain
/ግሬይን/
ጥራጥሬ
Cereal seed.
ጥራጥሬ።
Examples
"Wheat is a grain."
Pulse
/ፐልስ/
ጥራጥሬ
Legume group.
ጥራጥሬ።
Examples
"Lentils are pulses."
Red meat
/ሬድ ሚት/
ቀይ ስጋ
Beef or lamb.
ቀይ ስጋ።
Examples
"Limit red meat."
White meat
/ዋይት ሚት/
ነጭ ስጋ
Chicken or fish.
ነጭ ስጋ።
Examples
"Eat white meat."
Seafood
/ሲፉድ/
የባህር ምግብ
Fish and shellfish.
የባህር ምግብ።
Examples
"I love seafood."
Oats
/ኦትስ/
አጃ
Cereal grain.
አጃ።
Examples
"Oats for breakfast."
Barley
/ባርሊ/
ገብስ
Cereal plant.
ገብስ።
Examples
"Barley soup."
Wheat
/ዊት/
ስንዴ
Grain for bread.
ስንዴ።
Examples
"Whole wheat bread."
Rice
/ራይስ/
ሩዝ
Starchy grain.
ሩዝ።
Examples
"White or brown rice."
Quinoa
/ኪኖዋ/
ኪኖዋ
Healthy seed grain.
ኪኖዋ።
Examples
"Quinoa is high in protein."
Cornmeal
/ኮርን-ሚል/
የበቆሎ ዱቄት
Ground corn.
የበቆሎ ዱቄት።
Examples
"Cornmeal porridge."
Flour
/ፍላወር/
ዱቄት
Powdered grain.
ዱቄት።
Examples
"Wheat flour."
Dough
/ዶው/
ሊጥ
Mixed flour and water.
ሊጥ።
Examples
"Pizza dough."
Yeast
/ይስት/
እርሾ
Fungus for baking.
እርሾ።
Examples
"Yeast makes bread rise."
Baking soda
/ቤኪንግ ሶዳ/
ቤኪንግ ሶዳ
Leavening agent.
ቤኪንግ ሶዳ።
Examples
"Use baking soda."
Spice
/ስፓይስ/
ቅመም
Flavoring plant part.
ቅመም።
Examples
"Add spice to food."
Herb
/ሀርብ/
ዕፅዋት
Flavoring leaf.
ዕፅዋት።
Examples
"Fresh herbs."
Basil
/ባዝል/
ባዝል/ዝንጅብል
Sweet herb.
ባዝል።
Examples
"Basil on pizza."
Parsley
/ፓርስሊ/
ፓርስሊ
Green herb garnish.
ፓርስሊ።
Examples
"Garnish with parsley."
Cilantro
/ሲላንትሮ/
ሲላንትሮ
Coriander leaf.
ሲላንትሮ።
Examples
"Cilantro in salsa."
Mint
/ሚንት/
ናና
Cooling herb.
ናና።
Examples
"Mint tea."
Rosemary
/ሮዝመሪ/
ሮዝመሪ/የጥድ ቅጠል
Fragrant herb.
ሮዝመሪ።
Examples
"Rosemary chicken."
Thyme
/ታይም/
ታይም
Small leaf herb.
ታይም።
Examples
"Thyme for stew."
Oil-free
/ኦይል-ፍሪ/
ከዘይት ነፃ
No oil added.
ዘይት የሌለው።
Examples
"Oil-free cooking."
Salt-free
/ሶልት-ፍሪ/
ከጨው ነፃ
No salt added.
ጨው የሌለው።
Examples
"Salt-free diet."
Nutrition label
/ኑትሪሽን ሌብል/
የንጥረ-ነገር መግለጫ
Facts on food pack.
የንጥረ-ነገር መግለጫ።
Examples
"Read the nutrition label."
Serving size
/ሰርቪንግ ሳይዝ/
የአቅርቦት መጠን
Amount per person.
የአቅርቦት መጠን።
Examples
"Check the serving size."
Daily intake
/ዴይሊ ኢንቴክ/
የቀን ፍጆታ
Total food per day.
የቀን ፍጆታ።
Examples
"My daily intake is low."
Hydrated
/ሃይድሬትድ/
ውሃ ያገኘ
Full of water.
ውሃ ያገኘ።
Examples
"Stay hydrated."
Vitamins
/ቪታሚንስ/
ቪታሚኖች
Health compounds.
ቪታሚኖች።
Examples
"Take your vitamins."
Minerals
/ሚነራልስ/
ማዕድናት
Healthy elements.
ማዕድናት።
Examples
"Fruit has minerals."
Balance
/ባላንስ/
ሚዛን
Stability in diet.
ሚዛን።
Examples
"Find a balance."
Choice
/ቾይስ/
ምርጫ
Selection.
ምርጫ።
Examples
"Healthy choice."
Avoid
/አቮይድ/
መራቅ
Stay away from.
መራቅ።
Examples
"Avoid oily food."
Prefer
/ፕሪፈር/
መምረጥ
Like more.
መምረጥ።
Examples
"I prefer tea."
Enjoy
/ኢንጆይ/
መደሰት
Take pleasure in.
መደሰት።
Examples
"Enjoy your meal."
Like
/ላይክ/
መውደድ
Find pleasant.
መውደድ።
Examples
"I like salad."
Dislike
/ዲስላይክ/
አለመውደድ
Not like.
አለመውደድ።
Examples
"I dislike soda."
Love
/ላቭ/
መውደድ
Strongly like.
በጣም መውደድ።
Examples
"I love fruit."
Hate
/ሀይት/
መጥላት
Strongly dislike.
መጥላት።
Examples
"I hate junk food."
Taste
/ቴስት/
ጣዕም
Flavor sensation.
ጣዕም።
Examples
"Good taste."
Smell
/ስሜል/
ሽታ
Aroma.
ሽታ።
Examples
"Sweet smell."
Texture
/ቴክስቸር/
ይዘት/አወቃቀር
Feel of food.
ይዘት።
Examples
"Crunchy texture."
Soft
/ሶፍት/
ለስላሳ
Easy to press.
ለስላሳ።
Examples
"Soft bread."
Hard
/ሃርድ/
ጠንካራ
Firm and solid.
ጠንካራ።
Examples
"Hard nuts."
Smooth
/ስሙዝ/
ለስላሳ
Even surface.
ለስላሳ።
Examples
"Smooth soup."
Creamy
/ክሪሚ/
ቅባት የበዛው/ለስላሳ
Smooth like cream.
ለስላሳ።
Examples
"Creamy yogurt."
Oily
/ኦይሊ/
ቅባት ያለው
Greasy.
ቅባት ያለው።
Examples
"Oily burger."
Greasy
/ግሪዚ/
ቅባት የበዛው
Covered in fat.
ቅባት የበዛው።
Examples
"Greasy fries."
Natural
/ናቹራል/
ተፈጥሯዊ
From nature.
ተፈጥሯዊ።
Examples
"Natural sugar."
Artificial
/አርቲፊሻል/
ሰው ሰራሽ
Man-made.
ሰው ሰራሽ።
Examples
"Artificial flavor."
Freshness
/ፍሬሽነስ/
ትኩስነት
Being fresh.
ትኩስነት።
Examples
"Check freshness."
Quality
/ኳሊቲ/
ጥራት
Standard of food.
ጥራት።
Examples
"High quality food."
Safe
/ሴፍ/
ደህንነቱ የተጠበቀ
Not dangerous.
ደህንነቱ የተጠበቀ።
Examples
"Safe to eat."
Toxic
/ቶክሲክ/
መርዛማ
Poisonous.
መርዛማ።
Examples
"Toxic chemical."
Healthy diet
/ሄልዚ ዳየትን/
ጤናማ አመጋገብ
Eating well.
ጤናማ አመጋገብ።
Examples
"Keep a healthy diet."
Daily
/ዴይሊ/
ዕለታዊ
Every day.
ዕለታዊ።
Examples
"Daily fruit."
Weekly
/ዊክሊ/
ሳምንታዊ
Every week.
ሳምንታዊ።
Examples
"Weekly shopping."
Monthly
/ማንዝሊ/
ወርሃዊ
Every month.
ወርሃዊ።
Examples
"Monthly checkup."
Always
/ኦልዌይስ/
ሁልጊዜ
At all times.
ሁልጊዜ።
Examples
"Always eat veg."
Never
/ኔቨር/
በፍጹም
Not at any time.
በፍጹም።
Examples
"Never skip meals."
Often
/ኦፍን/
ብዙ ጊዜ
Frequently.
ብዙ ጊዜ።
Examples
"I often eat nuts."
Sometimes
/ሰምታይምስ/
አንዳንድ ጊዜ
Occasionally.
አንዳንድ ጊዜ።
Examples
"Sometimes I eat cake."
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