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food preferences & healthy eating

Food Preferences & Healthy Eating

Core Vocabulary

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

260 Words

Healthy

/ሄልዚ/

ጤናማ

Good for physical health.

ለአካላዊ ጤንነት ጥሩ።

Examples

"Healthy food gives energy."

Contextual Usage

Nutritious

/ኑትሪሸስ/

ንጥረ-ነገር ያለው

Containing many nutrients.

ብዙ ንጥረ-ነገሮችን የያዘ።

Examples

"Vegetables are nutritious."

Contextual Usage

Preference

/ፕሪፈርንስ/

ምርጫ

A greater liking for one thing.

ለአንድ ነገር የሚኖር ከፍተኛ ፍላጎት።

Examples

"What is your food preference?"

Contextual Usage

Organic

/ኦርጋኒክ/

ተፈጥሯዊ

Produced without chemicals.

ያለ ኬሚካል የተመረተ።

Examples

"I buy organic apples."

Contextual Usage

Processed

/ፕሮሰስድ/

የተቀነባበረ

Food treated to last longer.

ለረጅም ጊዜ እንዲቆይ የተዘጋጀ ምግብ።

Examples

"Avoid processed snacks."

Contextual Usage

Vegetables

/ቬጅተብልስ/

አትክልቶች

Plants used as food.

ለምግብነት የሚያገለግሉ ዕፅዋት።

Examples

"Eat more vegetables."

Contextual Usage

Fruit

/ፍሩት/

ፍራፍሬ

Sweet plant product.

ጣፋጭ የዕፅዋት ውጤት።

Examples

"Fruit is a great snack."

Contextual Usage

Protein

/ፕሮቲን/

ፕሮቲን

Essential for muscle growth.

ለጡንቻ እድገት አስፈላጊ።

Examples

"Meat is high in protein."

Contextual Usage

Fiber

/ፋይበር/

ቃጫማ ምግብ

Helps with digestion.

ለምግብ መፈጨት ይረዳል።

Examples

"Oats have a lot of fiber."

Contextual Usage

Calories

/ካሎሪስ/

ካሎሪ

Units of energy in food.

በምግብ ውስጥ ያለ የኃይል መጠን።

Examples

"Count your daily calories."

Contextual Usage

Vitamin

/ቪታሚን/

ቪታሚን

Organic compound for health.

ለጤና አስፈላጊ ኦርጋኒክ ውህድ።

Examples

"Oranges have Vitamin C."

Contextual Usage

Mineral

/ሚነራል/

ማዕድን

Inorganic nutrient.

ኦርጋኒክ ያልሆነ አልሚ ምግብ።

Examples

"Iron is a vital mineral."

Contextual Usage

Carbohydrates

/ካርቦሃይድሬትስ/

ካርቦሃይድሬት

Main source of energy.

ዋና የኃይል ምንጭ።

Examples

"Bread has carbohydrates."

Contextual Usage

Fats

/ፋትስ/

ስብ

Oily nutrient for energy.

ለኃይል የሚያገለግል የቅባት ምግብ።

Examples

"Avocados have healthy fats."

Contextual Usage

Sugar

/ሹገር/

ስኳር

Sweet substance.

ጣፋጭ ነገር።

Examples

"Too much sugar is bad."

Contextual Usage

Salt

/ሶልት/

ጨው

White mineral for flavor.

ለጣዕም የሚሆን ነጭ ማዕድን።

Examples

"Don't add too much salt."

Contextual Usage

Balanced

/ባላንስድ/

የተመጣጠነ

Having all parts equally.

ሁሉንም ክፍሎች በእኩል የያዘ።

Examples

"Eat a balanced diet."

Contextual Usage

Diet

/ዳየትን/

የምግብ ስርዓት

Kinds of food a person eats.

አንድ ሰው የሚመገባቸው የምግብ አይነቶች።

Examples

"My diet is very simple."

Contextual Usage

Vegetarian

/ቬጅቴሪያን/

አትክልት ተመጋቢ

Does not eat meat.

ስጋ የማይመገብ።

Examples

"He is a vegetarian."

Contextual Usage

Vegan

/ቪጋን/

ቪጋን

No animal products at all.

ምንም አይነት የእንስሳት ተዋጽኦ የማይመገብ።

Examples

"She eats a vegan meal."

Contextual Usage

Delicious

/ዲሊሸስ/

ጣፋጭ/ጥሩ ጣዕም

Highly pleasing taste.

በጣም ደስ የሚል ጣዕም ያለው።

Examples

"This soup is delicious."

Contextual Usage

Tasty

/ቴስቲ/

ጣፋጭ

Having a pleasant flavor.

ደስ የሚል ጣዕም ያለው።

Examples

"The pizza is very tasty."

Contextual Usage

Bland

/ብላንድ/

ጣዕም የሌለው

Lacking strong features.

ጠንካራ ጣዕም የሌለው።

Examples

"This rice is a bit bland."

Contextual Usage

Spicy

/ስፓይሲ/

ቃሪያ የበዛበት

Strong taste of spices.

የቅመማ ቅመም ጣዕም ያለው።

Examples

"I love spicy food."

Contextual Usage

Sweet

/ስዊት/

ጣፋጭ

Tasting like sugar.

የስኳር ጣዕም ያለው።

Examples

"I have a sweet tooth."

Contextual Usage

Sour

/ሳውር/

ኮምጣጣ

Tasting like lemon.

እንደ ሎሚ የሚመጥጥ።

Examples

"Lemons are very sour."

Contextual Usage

Bitter

/ቢተር/

መራራ

Sharp, pungent taste.

ሹል እና መራራ ጣዕም ያለው።

Examples

"Coffee can be bitter."

Contextual Usage

Salty

/ሶልቲ/

ጨው የበዛበት

Tasting of salt.

የጨው ጣዕም ያለው።

Examples

"The chips are too salty."

Contextual Usage

Crunchy

/ክራንቺ/

ተቆርጣጭ

Makes noise when eaten.

ሲበላ ድምፅ የሚያሰማ።

Examples

"I like crunchy carrots."

Contextual Usage

Juicy

/ጁሲ/

ጭማቂ ያለው

Full of juice.

ጭማቂ የተሞላ።

Examples

"The orange is juicy."

Contextual Usage

Fresh

/ፍሬሽ/

ትኩስ

Recently made or picked.

በቅርቡ የተዘጋጀ ወይም የተቀነጠበ።

Examples

"Buy fresh bread."

Contextual Usage

Raw

/ሮ/

ጥሬ

Not cooked.

ያልተበሰለ።

Examples

"I eat raw spinach."

Contextual Usage

Cooked

/ኩክድ/

የበሰለ

Prepared by heating.

በሙቀት የተዘጋጀ።

Examples

"Is the meat cooked?"

Contextual Usage

Fried

/ፍራይድ/

የተጠበሰ

Cooked in hot oil.

በትኩስ ዘይት የበሰለ።

Examples

"I avoid fried chicken."

Contextual Usage

Boiled

/ቦይልድ/

የተቀቀለ

Cooked in water.

በውሃ የበሰለ።

Examples

"Boiled eggs are healthy."

Contextual Usage

Grilled

/ግሪልድ/

በከሰል የተጠበሰ

Cooked over a fire.

በእሳት ላይ የበሰለ።

Examples

"Grilled fish is nice."

Contextual Usage

Steamed

/ስቲምድ/

በትነት የበሰለ

Cooked by steam.

በእንፋሎት የበሰለ።

Examples

"Steamed broccoli is good."

Contextual Usage

Roasted

/ሮስተድ/

የተቆላ/የተጠበሰ

Cooked in an oven.

በምድጃ ውስጥ የበሰለ።

Examples

"Roasted nuts are tasty."

Contextual Usage

Breakfast

/ብሬክፋስት/

ቁርስ

First meal of the day.

የቀኑ የመጀመሪያ ምግብ።

Examples

"Don't skip breakfast."

Contextual Usage

Lunch

/ላንች/

ምሳ

Meal eaten at midday.

በቀን አጋማሽ የሚበላ ምግብ።

Examples

"What is for lunch?"

Contextual Usage

Dinner

/ዲነር/

እራት

Main evening meal.

ዋናው የምሽት ምግብ።

Examples

"Let's have dinner at 8."

Contextual Usage

Snack

/ስናክ/

መክሰስ

Small amount of food.

ትንሽ የምግብ መጠን።

Examples

"I need a healthy snack."

Contextual Usage

Dessert

/ዲዘርት/

ከምግብ በኋላ የሚቀርብ ጣፋጭ

Sweet course at end.

በመጨረሻ የሚቀርብ ጣፋጭ ምግብ።

Examples

"We had cake for dessert."

Contextual Usage

Beverage

/ቤቨሬጅ/

መጠጥ

A drink.

መጠጥ።

Examples

"Water is the best beverage."

Contextual Usage

Appetite

/አፓታይት/

የምግብ ፍላጎት

Desire to eat.

የመመገብ ፍላጎት።

Examples

"Walking increases appetite."

Contextual Usage

Hungry

/ሀንግሪ/

ተርቦ

Feeling need for food.

ምግብ የመፈለግ ስሜት።

Examples

"I am very hungry."

Contextual Usage

Thirsty

/ዘርስቲ/

ጠምቶ

Feeling need to drink.

መጠጥ የመፈለግ ስሜት።

Examples

"I am thirsty for water."

Contextual Usage

Full

/ፉል/

ጠግቦ

Cannot eat more.

ተጨማሪ መመገብ የማይችልበት ሁኔታ።

Examples

"I am full, thank you."

Contextual Usage

Satiated

/ሳሼይትድ/

የረካ

Satisfied to the full.

በደንብ የረካ።

Examples

"I feel satiated after meal."

Contextual Usage

Cravings

/ክሬቪንግስ/

ብርቱ ፍላጎት

Powerful desire for food.

ለአንድ ምግብ የሚኖር ከፍተኛ ፍላጎት።

Examples

"I have sugar cravings."

Contextual Usage

Addiction

/አዲክሽን/

ሱሰኝነት

Unable to stop using.

አጠቃቀምን ማቆም አለመቻል።

Examples

"Sugar addiction is real."

Contextual Usage

Habit

/ሀቢት/

ልምድ

Regular practice.

መደበኛ ልምምድ።

Examples

"Water drinking is a habit."

Contextual Usage

Lifestyle

/ላይፍ ስታይል/

የኑሮ ዘይቤ

Way a person lives.

አንድ ሰው የሚኖርበት መንገድ።

Examples

"Healthy lifestyle is key."

Contextual Usage

Energy

/ኤነርጂ/

ኃይል

Power from nutrients.

ከአልሚ ምግቦች የሚገኝ ኃይል።

Examples

"Food gives us energy."

Contextual Usage

Weight

/ዌይት/

ክብደት

Body mass.

የሰውነት ክብደት።

Examples

"Monitor your body weight."

Contextual Usage

Obesity

/ኦቢሲቲ/

ከመጠን ያለፈ ውፍረት

Being very overweight.

በጣም ወፍራም መሆን።

Examples

"Obesity causes health issues."

Contextual Usage

Exercise

/ኤክሰርሳይዝ/

የአካል ብቃት እንቅስቃሴ

Physical activity.

አካላዊ እንቅስቃሴ።

Examples

"Combine diet and exercise."

Contextual Usage

Digestion

/ዳይጀሽን/

የምግብ መፈጨት

Breaking down food.

ምግብን የመፍጨት ሂደት።

Examples

"Fiber helps digestion."

Contextual Usage

Metabolism

/ሜታቦሊዝም/

ሜታቦሊዝም

Chemical processes in body.

በሰውነት ውስጥ የሚካሄዱ ኬሚካላዊ ሂደቶች።

Examples

"Sleep helps metabolism."

Contextual Usage

Allergy

/አለርጂ/

አለርጂ

Bad reaction to food.

ለአንድ ምግብ የሚኖር መጥፎ ምላሽ።

Examples

"I have a nut allergy."

Contextual Usage

Intolerance

/ኢንቶለራንስ/

አለመስማማት

Difficulty digesting food.

ምግብን ለመፍጨት መቸገር።

Examples

"Lactose intolerance is common."

Contextual Usage

Dairy-free

/ዴሪ-ፍሪ/

ከወተት ተዋጽኦ ነፃ

No milk products.

የወተት ተዋጽኦ የሌለው።

Examples

"I prefer dairy-free milk."

Contextual Usage

Sugar-free

/ሹገር-ፍሪ/

ከስኳር ነፃ

Contains no sugar.

ምንም ስኳር የሌለው።

Examples

"This gum is sugar-free."

Contextual Usage

Low-fat

/ሎው-ፋት/

ዝቅተኛ ስብ ያለው

Little amount of fat.

አነስተኛ የስብ መጠን ያለው።

Examples

"Choose low-fat yogurt."

Contextual Usage

High-protein

/ሀይ-ፕሮቲን/

ከፍተኛ ፕሮቲን ያለው

Much protein content.

ብዙ ፕሮቲን የያዘ።

Examples

"Steak is high-protein."

Contextual Usage

Whole-grain

/ሆል-ግሬይን/

ሙሉ ጥራጥሬ

Unrefined grain.

ያልተቀነባበረ ጥራጥሬ።

Examples

"Whole-grain bread is best."

Contextual Usage

Cereal

/ሲሪያል/

ጥራጥሬ/ሲሪያል

Breakfast grain food.

ለቁርስ የሚበላ ጥራጥሬ።

Examples

"I eat cereal with milk."

Contextual Usage

Yogurt

/ዮገርት/

እርጎ

Fermented milk product.

የተቦካ የወተት ውጤት።

Examples

"Yogurt is good for gut."

Contextual Usage

Cheese

/ቺዝ/

አይብ

Solid dairy product.

ጠንካራ የወተት ውጤት።

Examples

"I like cheese on pizza."

Contextual Usage

Butter

/ባተር/

ቅቤ

Fatty dairy product.

ወፍራም የወተት ቅባት።

Examples

"Spread butter on bread."

Contextual Usage

Oil

/ኦይል/

ዘይት

Liquid fat.

ፈሳሽ ቅባት።

Examples

"Use olive oil for salad."

Contextual Usage

Olive

/ኦሊቭ/

ወይራ

Small oily fruit.

ትንሽ የቅባት ፍሬ።

Examples

"Green olives are salty."

Contextual Usage

Avocado

/አቮካዶ/

አቮካዶ

Green creamy fruit.

አረንጓዴ ለስላሳ ፍሬ።

Examples

"Avocado is very healthy."

Contextual Usage

Nuts

/ናትስ/

ለውዝ

Hard-shelled seeds.

ጠንካራ ቅርፊት ያላቸው ዘሮች።

Examples

"Nuts provide energy."

Contextual Usage

Seeds

/ሲድስ/

ዘሮች

Small plant units.

ትናንሽ የዕፅዋት ዘሮች።

Examples

"Chia seeds are good."

Contextual Usage

Beans

/ቢንስ/

ባቄላ

Legume seeds.

የጥራጥሬ ዘሮች።

Examples

"Beans have fiber."

Contextual Usage

Lentils

/ሌንቲልስ/

ምስር

Small pulse seeds.

ትናንሽ የምስር ዘሮች።

Examples

"Lentils are nutritious."

Contextual Usage

Tofu

/ቶፉ/

ቶፉ

Soybean curd product.

ከአኩሪ አተር የሚዘጋጅ ምግብ።

Examples

"Tofu is a meat substitute."

Contextual Usage

Egg

/ኤግ/

እንቁላል

Produced by poultry.

ከዶሮ የሚገኝ።

Examples

"Eat one egg daily."

Contextual Usage

Spinach

/ስፒናች/

ስፒናች

Green leafy vegetable.

አረንጓዴ ቅጠላማ አትክልት።

Examples

"Spinach is rich in iron."

Contextual Usage

Kale

/ኬል/

ኬል (የጎመን ዝርያ)

Nutrient-dense leaf.

ንጥረ-ነገር የበዛበት ቅጠል።

Examples

"Add kale to your salad."

Contextual Usage

Lettuce

/ሌተስ/

ሰላጣ

Leafy salad green.

ለሰላጣ የሚሆን ቅጠል።

Examples

"Wash the lettuce well."

Contextual Usage

Tomato

/ቶሜቶ/

ቲማቲም

Red round fruit/veg.

ቀይ ክብ ፍሬ/አትክልት።

Examples

"Tomatoes make great sauce."

Contextual Usage

Onion

/አንያን/

ሽንኩርት

Strong tasting bulb.

ጠንካራ ጣዕም ያለው አትክልት።

Examples

"Chop the onion finely."

Contextual Usage

Garlic

/ጋርሊክ/

ነጭ ሽንኩርት

Pungent bulb for flavor.

ለጣዕም የሚሆን ሽንኩርት።

Examples

"Garlic is very healthy."

Contextual Usage

Ginger

/ጂንጀር/

ዝንጅብል

Spicy root.

የሚለበልብ ስር።

Examples

"Ginger tea is good."

Contextual Usage

Turmeric

/ተርመሪክ/

እርድ

Yellow spice.

ቢጫ የቅመም አይነት።

Examples

"Turmeric fights inflammation."

Contextual Usage

Cinnamon

/ሲናመን/

ቀረፋ

Sweet brown spice.

ጣፋጭ ቡናማ ቅመም።

Examples

"Cinnamon smells good."

Contextual Usage

Honey

/ሀኒ/

ማር

Sweet bee product.

ጣፋጭ የንብ ውጤት።

Examples

"Use honey instead of sugar."

Contextual Usage

Syrup

/ሲረፕ/

ሽሮፕ

Thick sweet liquid.

ወፍራም ጣፋጭ ፈሳሽ።

Examples

"Maple syrup on pancakes."

Contextual Usage

Candy

/ካንዲ/

ከረሜላ

Sweets for kids.

ጣፋጭ ነገሮች።

Examples

"Don't eat too much candy."

Contextual Usage

Chocolate

/ቾኮሌት/

ቾኮሌት

Sweet cocoa product.

ከኮኮዋ የሚሰራ ጣፋጭ።

Examples

"Dark chocolate is healthy."

Contextual Usage

Cake

/ኬክ/

ኬክ

Sweet baked dessert.

የተጋገረ ጣፋጭ ምግብ።

Examples

"A slice of cake."

Contextual Usage

Pastry

/ፔስትሪ/

ኬክ/ፓስትሪ

Dough-based food.

ከዱቄት የሚሰራ ምግብ።

Examples

"The pastry is flaky."

Contextual Usage

Pizza

/ፒዛ/

ፒዛ

Dough with toppings.

የተለያዩ ነገሮች ያሉት ዱቄት።

Examples

"I want a cheese pizza."

Contextual Usage

Burger

/በርገር/

በርገር

Meat in a bun.

በዳቦ ውስጥ ያለ ስጋ።

Examples

"A veggie burger please."

Contextual Usage

Fries

/ፍራይስ/

ቺፕስ

Fried potato strips.

የተጠበሰ ድንች።

Examples

"Fries are high in salt."

Contextual Usage

Soda

/ሶዳ/

ለስላሳ መጠጥ

Carbonated sweet drink.

ጋዝ ያለው ጣፋጭ መጠጥ።

Examples

"Soda has no nutrients."

Contextual Usage

Coffee

/ኮፊ/

ቡና

Caffeinated beverage.

ካፌይን ያለው መጠጥ።

Examples

"Morning coffee is a must."

Contextual Usage

Tea

/ቲ/

ሻይ

Leaf infusion drink.

የቅጠል መጠጥ።

Examples

"Green tea is healthy."

Contextual Usage

Herbal

/ሀርባል/

ከዕፅዋት የተቀመመ

Made from herbs.

ከዕፅዋት የተሰራ።

Examples

"I drink herbal tea."

Contextual Usage

Smoothie

/ስሙዝ/

ስሙዝ/ጭማቂ

Blended fruit drink.

የተፈጨ የፍራፍሬ መጠጥ።

Examples

"A green smoothie for breakfast."

Contextual Usage

Shake

/ሼክ/

ሼክ

Mixed thick drink.

የተቀላቀለ ወፍራም መጠጥ።

Examples

"A chocolate shake."

Contextual Usage

Protein bar

/ፕሮቲን ባር/

ፕሮቲን ባር

Snack with protein.

ፕሮቲን ያለው መክሰስ።

Examples

"Eat a protein bar."

Contextual Usage

Supplement

/ሳፕሊመንት/

ተጨማሪ ምግብ

Added nutrient intake.

ተጨማሪ አልሚ ምግብ።

Examples

"Vitamin supplement."

Contextual Usage

Superfood

/ሱፐርፉድ/

ልዩ አልሚ ምግብ

Nutrient-rich food.

በጣም ብዙ አልሚ ምግብ ያለው።

Examples

"Blueberries are superfoods."

Contextual Usage

Antioxidant

/አንቲ-ኦክሲዳንት/

አንቲ-ኦክሲዳንት

Protects body cells.

የሰውነት ሴሎችን የሚጠብቅ።

Examples

"Antioxidants prevent disease."

Contextual Usage

Detox

/ዲቶክስ/

መርዝ ማውጣት

Removing toxins.

መርዝን ከሰውነት ማስወገድ።

Examples

"A detox juice plan."

Contextual Usage

Hydration

/ሃይድሬሽን/

ውሃ ማግኘት

Keeping water in body.

በሰውነት ውስጥ ውሃን መያዝ።

Examples

"Hydration is very important."

Contextual Usage

Dehydration

/ዲሃይድሬሽን/

የውሃ እጥረት

Lack of water.

የውሃ እጥረት።

Examples

"Avoid dehydration."

Contextual Usage

Glucose

/ግሉኮስ/

ግሉኮስ

Simple sugar in blood.

በደም ውስጥ ያለ ስኳር።

Examples

"Glucose provides energy."

Contextual Usage

Insulin

/ኢንሱሊን/

ኢንሱሊን

Hormone for sugar.

የስኳር መጠንን የሚቆጣጠር ሆርሞን።

Examples

"Insulin controls sugar."

Contextual Usage

Diabetic

/ዳያቤቲክ/

የስኳር ህመምተኛ

Person with diabetes.

የስኳር ህመም ያለበት ሰው።

Examples

"Diabetic friendly meals."

Contextual Usage

Blood sugar

/ብለድ ሹገር/

የደም ስኳር

Amount of glucose.

በደም ውስጥ ያለው የስኳር መጠን።

Examples

"Check blood sugar levels."

Contextual Usage

Heart health

/ሀርት ሄልዝ/

የልብ ጤንነት

Wellbeing of the heart.

የልብ ደህንነት።

Examples

"Oats are good for heart health."

Contextual Usage

Immune system

/ኢምዩን ሲስተም/

የበሽታ መከላከያ

Body defense system.

የሰውነት መከላከያ ስርዓት።

Examples

"Boost your immune system."

Contextual Usage

Muscle

/ማስል/

ጡንቻ

Tissue for movement.

ለእንቅስቃሴ የሚረዳ ቲሹ።

Examples

"Protein builds muscle."

Contextual Usage

Bone

/ቦን/

አጥንት

Hard body structure.

ጠንካራ የሰውነት ክፍል።

Examples

"Calcium makes bone strong."

Contextual Usage

Skin

/ስኪን/

ቆዳ

Outer layer of body.

የሰውነት ውጫዊ ክፍል።

Examples

"Water helps your skin."

Contextual Usage

Glow

/ግሎው/

ወገግታ

Healthy appearance.

ጤናማ መልክ።

Examples

"Healthy food makes skin glow."

Contextual Usage

Gut health

/ጋት ሄልዝ/

የጨጓራ ጤንነት

Health of digestive system.

የምግብ መፍጫ ስርዓት ጤንነት።

Examples

"Gut health matters."

Contextual Usage

Probiotic

/ፕሮባዮቲክ/

ጠቃሚ ባክቴሪያ

Good bacteria.

ጥሩ ባክቴሪያ።

Examples

"Yogurt has probiotics."

Contextual Usage

Fermented

/ፈርሜንትድ/

የተቦካ

Chemically broken down.

በኬሚካል የተሰባበረ (የተቦካ)።

Examples

"Fermented foods are good."

Contextual Usage

Vinegar

/ቪኒገር/

አቸቶ

Acidic liquid.

አሲዳማ ፈሳሽ።

Examples

"Apple cider vinegar."

Contextual Usage

Lemon

/ሌመን/

ሎሚ

Yellow citrus fruit.

ቢጫ የሎሚ ፍሬ።

Examples

"Lemon water is refreshing."

Contextual Usage

Lime

/ላይም/

ላይም

Green citrus fruit.

አረንጓዴ የሎሚ ፍሬ።

Examples

"Add lime to soda."

Contextual Usage

Orange

/ኦሬንጅ/

ብርቱካን

Citrus orange fruit.

ብርቱካንማ ፍሬ።

Examples

"Fresh orange juice."

Contextual Usage

Strawberry

/ስትሮውበሪ/

እንጆሪ

Red berry.

ቀይ እንጆሪ።

Examples

"Strawberry is sweet."

Contextual Usage

Blueberry

/ብሉበሪ/

ብሉበሪ

Small blue fruit.

ትንሽ ሰማያዊ ፍሬ።

Examples

"Blueberries in cereal."

Contextual Usage

Raspberry

/ራዝበሪ/

ቀይ እንጆሪ

Small red berry.

ትንሽ ቀይ እንጆሪ።

Examples

"Raspberry jam."

Contextual Usage

Grapes

/ግሬፕስ/

ወይን

Vine fruit.

የወይን ፍሬ።

Examples

"Green or red grapes."

Contextual Usage

Watermelon

/ዋተርሜለን/

ሀብሐብ

Large watery fruit.

ትልቅ የውሃ ፍሬ።

Examples

"Watermelon in summer."

Contextual Usage

Pineapple

/ፓይናፕል/

አናናስ

Tropical fruit.

ትሮፒካል ፍሬ።

Examples

"Sweet pineapple slice."

Contextual Usage

Mango

/ማንጎ/

ማንጎ

Tropical stone fruit.

የማንጎ ፍሬ።

Examples

"Mango is very juicy."

Contextual Usage

Papaya

/ፓፓያ/

ፓፓያ

Soft tropical fruit.

ለስላሳ የፓፓያ ፍሬ።

Examples

"Papaya helps digestion."

Contextual Usage

Peach

/ፒች/

ፒች/ኮክ

Fuzzy fruit.

ኮክ።

Examples

"A ripe peach."

Contextual Usage

Pear

/ፔር/

ፒር

Bell-shaped fruit.

ፒር።

Examples

"Sweet green pear."

Contextual Usage

Plum

/ፕላም/

ፕላም

Purple stone fruit.

ፕላም።

Examples

"Plum is juicy."

Contextual Usage

Cherry

/ቼሪ/

ቼሪ

Small red fruit.

ትንሽ ቀይ ፍሬ።

Examples

"Cherry on top."

Contextual Usage

Cucumber

/ኪውከምበር/

ኪያር

Long green veg.

ረጅም አረንጓዴ አትክልት።

Examples

"Cucumber in salad."

Contextual Usage

Pepper

/ፔፐር/

ቃሪያ

Spicy or sweet pod.

ቃሪያ።

Examples

"Bell pepper is sweet."

Contextual Usage

Eggplant

/ኤግፕላንት/

ደብረ-ዘይት/ቲማቲም

Purple vegetable.

ሐምራዊ አትክልት።

Examples

"Grilled eggplant."

Contextual Usage

Zucchini

/ዙኪኒ/

ዙኪኒ

Summer squash.

ዙኪኒ።

Examples

"Zucchini noodles."

Contextual Usage

Pumpkin

/ፓምፕኪን/

ዱባ

Orange squash.

ዱባ።

Examples

"Pumpkin soup."

Contextual Usage

Potato

/ፖቴቶ/

ድንች

Starchy tuber.

ድንች።

Examples

"Mashed potato."

Contextual Usage

Sweet potato

/ስዊት ፖቴቶ/

ስኳር ድንች

Sweet tuber.

ስኳር ድንች።

Examples

"Sweet potato fries."

Contextual Usage

Corn

/ኮርን/

በቆሎ

Yellow grain.

በቆሎ።

Examples

"Grilled corn."

Contextual Usage

Peas

/ፒስ/

አተር

Small green seeds.

አተር።

Examples

"Green peas."

Contextual Usage

Cauliflower

/ካሊፍላወር/

አበባ ጎመን

White floret veg.

አበባ ጎመን።

Examples

"Roasted cauliflower."

Contextual Usage

Cabbage

/ካቤጅ/

ጥቅል ጎመን

Leafy head veg.

ጥቅል ጎመን።

Examples

"Cabbage salad."

Contextual Usage

Asparagus

/አስፓራገስ/

አስፓራገስ

Green spear veg.

አስፓራገስ።

Examples

"Steam asparagus."

Contextual Usage

Celery

/ሴለሪ/

ሴለሪ

Crunchy stalk veg.

ሴለሪ።

Examples

"Celery juice."

Contextual Usage

Mushroom

/ማሽሩም/

እንጉዳይ

Fungal food.

እንጉዳይ።

Examples

"Mushroom pizza."

Contextual Usage

Shrimp

/ሽሪምፕ/

ሽሪምፕ

Small shellfish.

ሽሪምፕ።

Examples

"Garlic shrimp."

Contextual Usage

Lobster

/ሎብስተር/

ሎብስተር

Large shellfish.

ሎብስተር።

Examples

"Lobster dinner."

Contextual Usage

Salmon

/ሳልመን/

ሳልመን

Pink fish.

ሳልመን አሳ።

Examples

"Grilled salmon."

Contextual Usage

Tuna

/ቱና/

ቱና

Large sea fish.

ቱና አሳ።

Examples

"Tuna salad."

Contextual Usage

Turkey

/ተርኪ/

ተርኪ/የቤት ጅብ

Large poultry.

ተርኪ።

Examples

"Turkey sandwich."

Contextual Usage

Lamb

/ላምብ/

የበግ ስጋ

Sheep meat.

የበግ ስጋ።

Examples

"Lamb stew."

Contextual Usage

Pork

/ፖርክ/

የአሳማ ስጋ

Pig meat.

የአሳማ ስጋ።

Examples

"Avoid pork."

Contextual Usage

Sausage

/ሶሴጅ/

ቋንጣ/ሶሴጅ

Minced meat link.

ሶሴጅ።

Examples

"Breakfast sausage."

Contextual Usage

Bacon

/ቤከን/

ቤከን

Cured pork.

ቤከን።

Examples

"Crispy bacon."

Contextual Usage

Ham

/ሀም/

ሀም

Processed pork leg.

ሀም።

Examples

"Ham sandwich."

Contextual Usage

Steak

/ስቴክ/

ስቴክ

Beef slice.

ስቴክ።

Examples

"Medium rare steak."

Contextual Usage

Meatball

/ሚትቦል/

የስጋ ኳስ

Round meat piece.

የስጋ ኳስ።

Examples

"Spaghetti and meatballs."

Contextual Usage

Stew

/ስቲው/

ወጥ

Slow cooked meal.

ወጥ።

Examples

"Beef stew."

Contextual Usage

Curry

/ከሪ/

ከሪ

Spiced sauce dish.

ከሪ።

Examples

"Chicken curry."

Contextual Usage

Stir-fry

/ስተር-ፍራይ/

ፈጣን ጥብስ

Fast fried dish.

ፈጣን ጥብስ።

Examples

"Vegetable stir-fry."

Contextual Usage

Bake

/ቤክ/

መጋገር

Cook in oven.

መጋገር።

Examples

"Bake a cake."

Contextual Usage

Grill

/ግሪል/

መጥበስ

Cook on fire.

መጥበስ።

Examples

"Grill the meat."

Contextual Usage

Sauté

/ሶቴ/

በጥቂት ዘይት መጥበስ

Fry quickly.

በጥቂት ዘይት መጥበስ።

Examples

"Sauté the onions."

Contextual Usage

Whisk

/ዊስክ/

መምታት

Beat with tool.

መምታት (ለምሳሌ እንቁላል)።

Examples

"Whisk the eggs."

Contextual Usage

Chop

/ቾፕ/

መክተፍ

Cut into pieces.

መክተፍ።

Examples

"Chop the carrots."

Contextual Usage

Slice

/ስላይስ/

መክተፍ/መቁረጥ

Cut into thin pieces.

በቀጭኑ መቁረጥ።

Examples

"Slice the bread."

Contextual Usage

Dice

/ዳይስ/

በካሬ መክተፍ

Cut into cubes.

በካሬ መቁረጥ።

Examples

"Dice the potatoes."

Contextual Usage

Peel

/ፒል/

መላጥ

Remove skin.

መላጥ።

Examples

"Peel the orange."

Contextual Usage

Pour

/ፖር/

መቅዳት

Flow from container.

መቅዳት።

Examples

"Pour the milk."

Contextual Usage

Mix

/ሚክስ/

መቀላቀል

Combine things.

መቀላቀል።

Examples

"Mix the salad."

Contextual Usage

Boil

/ቦይል/

ማፍላት

Heat to bubbles.

ማፍላት።

Examples

"Boil the water."

Contextual Usage

Steam

/ስቲም/

በትነት ማብሰል

Cook with vapor.

በእንፋሎት ማብሰል።

Examples

"Steam the fish."

Contextual Usage

Fry

/ፍራይ/

መጥበስ

Cook in fat.

መጥበስ።

Examples

"Fry the egg."

Contextual Usage

Roast

/ሮስት/

መቁላት/መጥበስ

Dry heat cook.

መቁላት።

Examples

"Roast the chicken."

Contextual Usage

Ingredients

/ኢንግሪዲየንትስ/

ግብዓቶች

Parts of recipe.

ግብዓቶች።

Examples

"Check the ingredients."

Contextual Usage

Recipe

/ሬሲፒ/

የምግብ አሰራር

Cooking instructions.

የአሰራር መመሪያ።

Examples

"Follow the recipe."

Contextual Usage

Portion

/ፖርሽን/

መጠን

Amount served.

መጠን።

Examples

"Small portion size."

Contextual Usage

Nutrient

/ኑትሪየንት/

አልሚ ምግብ

Healthy substance.

አልሚ ነገር።

Examples

"Rich in nutrients."

Contextual Usage

Organic food

/ኦርጋኒክ ፉድ/

ኦርጋኒክ ምግብ

Natural food.

ተፈጥሯዊ ምግብ።

Examples

"I like organic food."

Contextual Usage

Junk food

/ጃንክ ፉድ/

ጎጂ ምግቦች

Unhealthy food.

ጤናማ ያልሆነ ምግብ።

Examples

"Stop eating junk food."

Contextual Usage

Fast food

/ፋስት ፉድ/

ፈጣን ምግብ

Quick served food.

ቶሎ የሚቀርብ ምግብ።

Examples

"Fast food is oily."

Contextual Usage

Soft drink

/ሶፍት ድሪንክ/

ለስላሳ መጠጥ

Non-alcoholic drink.

ለስላሳ መጠጥ።

Examples

"I want a soft drink."

Contextual Usage

Main course

/ሜይን ኮርስ/

ዋና ምግብ

Primary dish.

ዋና ምግብ።

Examples

"Beef is the main course."

Contextual Usage

Side dish

/ሳይድ ዲሽ/

ተጓዳኝ ምግብ

Extra small dish.

ተጓዳኝ ምግብ።

Examples

"Salad is a side dish."

Contextual Usage

Appetizer

/አፓታይዘር/

መክፈቻ ምግብ

Starter meal.

የመጀመሪያ ምግብ።

Examples

"Soup is an appetizer."

Contextual Usage

Whole food

/ሆል ፉድ/

ያልተቀነባበረ ምግብ

Natural state food.

ያልተቀነባበረ ምግብ።

Examples

"Eat whole food."

Contextual Usage

Saturated fat

/ሳቹሬትድ ፋት/

የረጋ ስብ

Unhealthy fat type.

ጤናማ ያልሆነ ስብ።

Examples

"Avoid saturated fat."

Contextual Usage

Unsaturated fat

/አንሳቹሬትድ ፋት/

ያልረጋ ስብ

Healthy fat type.

ጤናማ ስብ።

Examples

"Nuts have unsaturated fat."

Contextual Usage

Grain

/ግሬይን/

ጥራጥሬ

Cereal seed.

ጥራጥሬ።

Examples

"Wheat is a grain."

Contextual Usage

Pulse

/ፐልስ/

ጥራጥሬ

Legume group.

ጥራጥሬ።

Examples

"Lentils are pulses."

Contextual Usage

Red meat

/ሬድ ሚት/

ቀይ ስጋ

Beef or lamb.

ቀይ ስጋ።

Examples

"Limit red meat."

Contextual Usage

White meat

/ዋይት ሚት/

ነጭ ስጋ

Chicken or fish.

ነጭ ስጋ።

Examples

"Eat white meat."

Contextual Usage

Seafood

/ሲፉድ/

የባህር ምግብ

Fish and shellfish.

የባህር ምግብ።

Examples

"I love seafood."

Contextual Usage

Oats

/ኦትስ/

አጃ

Cereal grain.

አጃ።

Examples

"Oats for breakfast."

Contextual Usage

Barley

/ባርሊ/

ገብስ

Cereal plant.

ገብስ።

Examples

"Barley soup."

Contextual Usage

Wheat

/ዊት/

ስንዴ

Grain for bread.

ስንዴ።

Examples

"Whole wheat bread."

Contextual Usage

Rice

/ራይስ/

ሩዝ

Starchy grain.

ሩዝ።

Examples

"White or brown rice."

Contextual Usage

Quinoa

/ኪኖዋ/

ኪኖዋ

Healthy seed grain.

ኪኖዋ።

Examples

"Quinoa is high in protein."

Contextual Usage

Cornmeal

/ኮርን-ሚል/

የበቆሎ ዱቄት

Ground corn.

የበቆሎ ዱቄት።

Examples

"Cornmeal porridge."

Contextual Usage

Flour

/ፍላወር/

ዱቄት

Powdered grain.

ዱቄት።

Examples

"Wheat flour."

Contextual Usage

Dough

/ዶው/

ሊጥ

Mixed flour and water.

ሊጥ።

Examples

"Pizza dough."

Contextual Usage

Yeast

/ይስት/

እርሾ

Fungus for baking.

እርሾ።

Examples

"Yeast makes bread rise."

Contextual Usage

Baking soda

/ቤኪንግ ሶዳ/

ቤኪንግ ሶዳ

Leavening agent.

ቤኪንግ ሶዳ።

Examples

"Use baking soda."

Contextual Usage

Spice

/ስፓይስ/

ቅመም

Flavoring plant part.

ቅመም።

Examples

"Add spice to food."

Contextual Usage

Herb

/ሀርብ/

ዕፅዋት

Flavoring leaf.

ዕፅዋት።

Examples

"Fresh herbs."

Contextual Usage

Basil

/ባዝል/

ባዝል/ዝንጅብል

Sweet herb.

ባዝል።

Examples

"Basil on pizza."

Contextual Usage

Parsley

/ፓርስሊ/

ፓርስሊ

Green herb garnish.

ፓርስሊ።

Examples

"Garnish with parsley."

Contextual Usage

Cilantro

/ሲላንትሮ/

ሲላንትሮ

Coriander leaf.

ሲላንትሮ።

Examples

"Cilantro in salsa."

Contextual Usage

Mint

/ሚንት/

ናና

Cooling herb.

ናና።

Examples

"Mint tea."

Contextual Usage

Rosemary

/ሮዝመሪ/

ሮዝመሪ/የጥድ ቅጠል

Fragrant herb.

ሮዝመሪ።

Examples

"Rosemary chicken."

Contextual Usage

Thyme

/ታይም/

ታይም

Small leaf herb.

ታይም።

Examples

"Thyme for stew."

Contextual Usage

Oil-free

/ኦይል-ፍሪ/

ከዘይት ነፃ

No oil added.

ዘይት የሌለው።

Examples

"Oil-free cooking."

Contextual Usage

Salt-free

/ሶልት-ፍሪ/

ከጨው ነፃ

No salt added.

ጨው የሌለው።

Examples

"Salt-free diet."

Contextual Usage

Nutrition label

/ኑትሪሽን ሌብል/

የንጥረ-ነገር መግለጫ

Facts on food pack.

የንጥረ-ነገር መግለጫ።

Examples

"Read the nutrition label."

Contextual Usage

Serving size

/ሰርቪንግ ሳይዝ/

የአቅርቦት መጠን

Amount per person.

የአቅርቦት መጠን።

Examples

"Check the serving size."

Contextual Usage

Daily intake

/ዴይሊ ኢንቴክ/

የቀን ፍጆታ

Total food per day.

የቀን ፍጆታ።

Examples

"My daily intake is low."

Contextual Usage

Hydrated

/ሃይድሬትድ/

ውሃ ያገኘ

Full of water.

ውሃ ያገኘ።

Examples

"Stay hydrated."

Contextual Usage

Vitamins

/ቪታሚንስ/

ቪታሚኖች

Health compounds.

ቪታሚኖች።

Examples

"Take your vitamins."

Contextual Usage

Minerals

/ሚነራልስ/

ማዕድናት

Healthy elements.

ማዕድናት።

Examples

"Fruit has minerals."

Contextual Usage

Balance

/ባላንስ/

ሚዛን

Stability in diet.

ሚዛን።

Examples

"Find a balance."

Contextual Usage

Choice

/ቾይስ/

ምርጫ

Selection.

ምርጫ።

Examples

"Healthy choice."

Contextual Usage

Avoid

/አቮይድ/

መራቅ

Stay away from.

መራቅ።

Examples

"Avoid oily food."

Contextual Usage

Prefer

/ፕሪፈር/

መምረጥ

Like more.

መምረጥ።

Examples

"I prefer tea."

Contextual Usage

Enjoy

/ኢንጆይ/

መደሰት

Take pleasure in.

መደሰት።

Examples

"Enjoy your meal."

Contextual Usage

Like

/ላይክ/

መውደድ

Find pleasant.

መውደድ።

Examples

"I like salad."

Contextual Usage

Dislike

/ዲስላይክ/

አለመውደድ

Not like.

አለመውደድ።

Examples

"I dislike soda."

Contextual Usage

Love

/ላቭ/

መውደድ

Strongly like.

በጣም መውደድ።

Examples

"I love fruit."

Contextual Usage

Hate

/ሀይት/

መጥላት

Strongly dislike.

መጥላት።

Examples

"I hate junk food."

Contextual Usage

Taste

/ቴስት/

ጣዕም

Flavor sensation.

ጣዕም።

Examples

"Good taste."

Contextual Usage

Smell

/ስሜል/

ሽታ

Aroma.

ሽታ።

Examples

"Sweet smell."

Contextual Usage

Texture

/ቴክስቸር/

ይዘት/አወቃቀር

Feel of food.

ይዘት።

Examples

"Crunchy texture."

Contextual Usage

Soft

/ሶፍት/

ለስላሳ

Easy to press.

ለስላሳ።

Examples

"Soft bread."

Contextual Usage

Hard

/ሃርድ/

ጠንካራ

Firm and solid.

ጠንካራ።

Examples

"Hard nuts."

Contextual Usage

Smooth

/ስሙዝ/

ለስላሳ

Even surface.

ለስላሳ።

Examples

"Smooth soup."

Contextual Usage

Creamy

/ክሪሚ/

ቅባት የበዛው/ለስላሳ

Smooth like cream.

ለስላሳ።

Examples

"Creamy yogurt."

Contextual Usage

Oily

/ኦይሊ/

ቅባት ያለው

Greasy.

ቅባት ያለው።

Examples

"Oily burger."

Contextual Usage

Greasy

/ግሪዚ/

ቅባት የበዛው

Covered in fat.

ቅባት የበዛው።

Examples

"Greasy fries."

Contextual Usage

Natural

/ናቹራል/

ተፈጥሯዊ

From nature.

ተፈጥሯዊ።

Examples

"Natural sugar."

Contextual Usage

Artificial

/አርቲፊሻል/

ሰው ሰራሽ

Man-made.

ሰው ሰራሽ።

Examples

"Artificial flavor."

Contextual Usage

Freshness

/ፍሬሽነስ/

ትኩስነት

Being fresh.

ትኩስነት።

Examples

"Check freshness."

Contextual Usage

Quality

/ኳሊቲ/

ጥራት

Standard of food.

ጥራት።

Examples

"High quality food."

Contextual Usage

Safe

/ሴፍ/

ደህንነቱ የተጠበቀ

Not dangerous.

ደህንነቱ የተጠበቀ።

Examples

"Safe to eat."

Contextual Usage

Toxic

/ቶክሲክ/

መርዛማ

Poisonous.

መርዛማ።

Examples

"Toxic chemical."

Contextual Usage

Healthy diet

/ሄልዚ ዳየትን/

ጤናማ አመጋገብ

Eating well.

ጤናማ አመጋገብ።

Examples

"Keep a healthy diet."

Contextual Usage

Daily

/ዴይሊ/

ዕለታዊ

Every day.

ዕለታዊ።

Examples

"Daily fruit."

Contextual Usage

Weekly

/ዊክሊ/

ሳምንታዊ

Every week.

ሳምንታዊ።

Examples

"Weekly shopping."

Contextual Usage

Monthly

/ማንዝሊ/

ወርሃዊ

Every month.

ወርሃዊ።

Examples

"Monthly checkup."

Contextual Usage

Always

/ኦልዌይስ/

ሁልጊዜ

At all times.

ሁልጊዜ።

Examples

"Always eat veg."

Contextual Usage

Never

/ኔቨር/

በፍጹም

Not at any time.

በፍጹም።

Examples

"Never skip meals."

Contextual Usage

Often

/ኦፍን/

ብዙ ጊዜ

Frequently.

ብዙ ጊዜ።

Examples

"I often eat nuts."

Contextual Usage

Sometimes

/ሰምታይምስ/

አንዳንድ ጊዜ

Occasionally.

አንዳንድ ጊዜ።

Examples

"Sometimes I eat cake."

Contextual Usage

Natural Dialogue

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Role A
Hi! Do you have a or do you ?
Role B
I try to keep a . I and because they are .
Role A
That's great. I struggle with and I food. I dishes chicken .
Role B
I understand. But too much food has high and . It can lead to and issues.
Role A
True. I should snacks and choose whole foods fish or instead.
Role B
Exactly. Adding from grains and staying with water helps your and too.
Role A
I will try! Maybe I'll start with a green for tomorrow. Thanks for the advice!

The Writing Challenge

Synthesize your vocabulary knowledge in context.

Adaptive Prompt
"Describe your favorite healthy meal. Include at least five words from the vocabulary list, such as 'nutritious', 'organic', or 'protein', and explain why you prefer it over processed food."