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giving & receiving compliments

Giving & Receiving Compliments - Praising a colleague's work or style naturally and responding with appropriate modesty and professional markers.

Core Vocabulary

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

20 Words

Excellent

/ኤክሰለንት/

በጣም ጥሩ

Extremely good; outstanding.

በጣም ጥሩ፤ ድንቅ የሆነ።

Examples

"Your presentation was excellent today."

Contextual Usage

Professional

/ፕሮፌሽናል/

ሙያዊ

Relating to or connected with a profession.

ከሙያ ጋር የተያያዘ ወይም የተገናኘ።

Examples

"I like how you handled that professional situation."

Contextual Usage

Impressive

/ኢምፕሬሲቭ/

አስደናቂ

Evoking admiration through size, quality, or skill.

በጥራት ወይም በክህሎት አድናቆትን የሚስብ።

Examples

"Your sales figures this month are very impressive."

Contextual Usage

Insightful

/ኢንሳይትፉል/

ጥልቀት ያለው እይታ

Having or showing an accurate and deep understanding.

ትክክለኛ እና ጥልቅ ግንዛቤ ያለው ወይም የሚያሳይ።

Examples

"That was an insightful comment during the meeting."

Contextual Usage

Creative

/ክሪኤቲቭ/

ፈጣሪ/አዲስ ሀሳብ አመንጪ

Relating to or involving the use of the imagination or original ideas.

ከምናብ ወይም ከኦሪጅናል ሀሳቦች አጠቃቀም ጋር የተያያዘ።

Examples

"The design you created is very creative."

Contextual Usage

Efficient

/ኢፊሸንት/

ብቁ/ውጤታማ

Achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort.

በአነስተኛ ጥረት ከፍተኛ ምርታማነትን ማሳካት።

Examples

"You have a very efficient way of managing your tasks."

Contextual Usage

Sophisticated

/ሶፊስቲኬትድ/

ዘመናዊ/የሰለጠነ

Having a great deal of worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture.

ስለ ፋሽን እና ባህል ሰፊ እውቀት ያለው።

Examples

"Your choice of clothing is very sophisticated."

Contextual Usage

Thorough

/ዝረ/

ጥንቃቄ የተሞላበት

Complete with regard to every detail.

ሁሉንም ዝርዝሮች ባካተተ መልኩ የተሟላ።

Examples

"Thank you for your thorough report."

Contextual Usage

Humbled

/ሀምብልድ/

ትህትና የተሰማው

Cause someone to feel less important or proud.

አንድ ሰው ዝቅተኛ ወይም ትሁት እንዲሰማው ማድረግ።

Examples

"I am humbled by your kind words."

Contextual Usage

Polished

/ፖሊሽድ/

የተቀነባበረ/ጥሩ ጥራት ያለው

Accomplished and skillful.

በጥሩ ሁኔታ የተከናወነ እና የተዋጣለት።

Examples

"That was a very polished delivery of the speech."

Contextual Usage

Contribution

/ኮንትሪቢውሽን/

አስተዋጽኦ

A gift or payment to a common fund or collection.

ለጋራ ስራ የሚደረግ ድጋፍ ወይም ክፍያ።

Examples

"Your contribution to the team is invaluable."

Contextual Usage

Sharp

/ሻርፕ/

ዘናጭ/ብልህ

Dressed in a neat and stylish way.

በተዝረከረከ ሳይሆን በፅዱ እና በዘመናዊ መንገድ የለበሰ።

Examples

"You look very sharp in that suit today!"

Contextual Usage

Appreciate

/አፕሪሽየት/

ማድነቅ

Recognize the full worth of something.

የአንድን ነገር ሙሉ ዋጋ እውቅና መስጠት።

Examples

"I really appreciate your feedback."

Contextual Usage

Collaboration

/ኮላቦሬሽን/

ትብብር

The action of working with someone to produce something.

አንድን ነገር ለማምረት ከአንድ ሰው ጋር አብሮ የመስራት ተግባር።

Examples

"This project was a great collaboration."

Contextual Usage

Meticulous

/ሜቲኩለስ/

እጅግ ጥንቃቄ ያለው

Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.

ለዝርዝሮች ትልቅ ትኩረት መስጠት፤ በጣም ጥንቃቄ የተሞላበት።

Examples

"Your meticulous planning saved us a lot of time."

Contextual Usage

Initiative

/ኢኒሼቲቭ/

ተነሳሽነት

The ability to assess and initiate things independently.

ነገሮችን በራስ ተነሳሽነት የመገምገም እና የመጀመር ችሎታ።

Examples

"I admire your initiative in starting this project."

Contextual Usage

Modest

/ሞደስት/

ትሁት/ቀላል

Unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements.

ስለ ራስ ችሎታ ወይም ስኬት ከመጠን በላይ የማይኩራራ።

Examples

"He is very modest about his success."

Contextual Usage

Diligent

/ዲሊጀንት/

ትጉህ

Having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work.

በስራው ላይ ጥንቃቄ እና ትጋት ያለው ወይም የሚያሳይ።

Examples

"She is a very diligent worker."

Contextual Usage

Exemplary

/ኤግዜምፕላሪ/

አርአያ የሚሆን

Serving as a desirable model; representing the best of its kind.

እንደ መልካም ሞዴል የሚያገለግል፤ የላቀ ጥራት ያለው።

Examples

"Your behavior was exemplary."

Contextual Usage

Flawless

/ፍሎውለስ/

እንከን የሌለው

Without any imperfections or defects.

ያለ ምንም ጉድለት ወይም እንከን።

Examples

"Your execution of the plan was flawless."

Contextual Usage

Natural Dialogue

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Role A
Hi Sara, I wanted to say that your presentation this morning was absolutely . It was so and .
Role B
Thank you so much, John! I am by your kind words. I really tried to be with the data.
Role A
It definitely showed. Your approach to the problem was and very .
Role B
I that. It was a group effort, and the team's made it much more .
Role A
You are too ! Also, I have to mention, you look very today. That suit is quite .
Role B
That's very kind of you to notice. I wanted to look for the client meeting. Your on the feedback was also .

The Writing Challenge

Synthesize your vocabulary knowledge in context.

Adaptive Prompt
"Try to compliment a colleague on their recent work using words like 'impressive' or 'thorough'. Then, practice responding to a compliment about your clothing style using professional markers like 'polished' or 'sophisticated' while maintaining a modest tone."