greetings & introductions
Greetings & Introductions - Mastering formal and informal ways to say hello, introducing yourself and others, asking for names, and using polite social expressions.
Core Vocabulary
Study the key terms, pronunciations, and Amharic translation contexts.
Hello
/ሄሎ/
ሰላም
A common greeting used to start a conversation.
ንግግር ለመጀመር የሚያገለግል የተለመደ ሰላምታ።
Examples
"Hello, how are you today?"
Hi
/ሃይ/
ሰላም
An informal way to say hello.
ሰላም ለማለት የሚያገለግል መደበኛ ያልሆነ መንገድ።
Examples
"Hi, what's up?"
Good morning
/ጉድ ሞርኒንግ/
እንደምን አደርክ/ሽ
A greeting used in the morning.
በጠዋት ሰዓት ሰላምታ ለመስጠት የሚያገለግል።
Examples
"Good morning, did you sleep well?"
Good afternoon
/ጉድ አፍተርኑን/
እንደምን ዋልክ/ሽ
A greeting used from noon until evening.
ከቀትር እስከ ምሽት ሰላምታ ለመስጠት የሚያገለግል።
Examples
"Good afternoon, Mr. Smith."
Good evening
/ጉድ ኢቭኒንግ/
እንደምን አመሸህ/ሽ
A formal greeting for the evening.
ለማታ ሰዓት የሚሆን መደበኛ ሰላምታ።
Examples
"Good evening, everyone."
Name
/ኔም/
ስም
What a person is called.
አንድ ሰው የሚጠራበት መጠሪያ።
Examples
"My name is John."
Introduce
/ኢንትሮዲዩስ/
ማስተዋወቅ
To present someone to others.
አንድን ሰው ለሌሎች ማሳወቅ።
Examples
"Let me introduce my friend."
Meeting
/ሚቲንግ/
ስብሰባ / መገናኘት
An act of coming together.
የመገናኘት ድርጊት ወይም ሂደት።
Examples
"It was a nice meeting you."
Friend
/ፍሬንድ/
ጓደኛ
A person you know and like.
የምታውቀውና የምትወደው ሰው።
Examples
"She is my best friend."
Colleague
/ኮሊግ/
የስራ ባልደረባ
A person you work with.
አብሮህ የሚሰራ ሰው።
Examples
"Meet my colleague, Sarah."
Pleasure
/ፕሌዠር/
ደስታ
A feeling of happy satisfaction.
የደስታ ስሜት ወይም እርካታ።
Examples
"It is a pleasure to meet you."
Excuse me
/ኤክስኪዩዝ ሚ/
ይቅርታ
A polite way to get attention.
ትኩረት ለመሳብ የሚያገለግል ጨዋነት የተሞላበት አባባል።
Examples
"Excuse me, do you know the time?"
Welcome
/ዌልከም/
እንኳን ደህና መጣህ/ሽ
A greeting for a newcomer.
አዲስ ለመጣ ሰው የሚሰጥ ሰላምታ።
Examples
"Welcome to our home."
How
/ሃው/
እንዴት
In what way or manner.
በምን ዓይነት መንገድ።
Examples
"How are you doing?"
Fine
/ፋይን/
ደህና
Good or satisfactory.
ጥሩ ወይም አጥጋቢ።
Examples
"I am fine, thank you."
Goodbye
/ጉድ ባይ/
ደህና ሁን / ቻው
Used when leaving someone.
ከአንድ ሰው ሲለዩ ጥቅም ላይ የሚውል።
Examples
"Goodbye, see you tomorrow."
Please
/ፕሊዝ/
እባክህ / እባክሽ
Used to ask politely.
በትህትና ለመጠየቅ የሚያገለግል።
Examples
"Please sit down."
Thanks
/ታንክስ/
አመሰግናለሁ
Expression of gratitude.
ምስጋናን መግለጫ።
Examples
"Thanks for your help."
Age
/ኤጅ/
እድሜ
The number of years lived.
የተኖረባቸው ዓመታት ብዛት።
Examples
"What is your age?"
From
/ፍሮም/
ከ
Indicating origin.
ምንጭን ወይም መነሻን የሚያመለክት።
Examples
"Where are you from?"
Student
/ስቲውደንት/
ተማሪ
A person who is studying.
በማጥናት ላይ ያለ ሰው።
Examples
"I am a student here."
Teacher
/ቲቸር/
አስተማሪ
A person who teaches.
ትምህርት የሚሰጥ ሰው።
Examples
"She is a math teacher."
Happy
/ሃፒ/
ደስተኛ
Feeling pleasure or joy.
የደስታ ወይም የደስታ ስሜት።
Examples
"I am happy to see you."
Busy
/ቢዚ/
ስራ የበዛበት
Having a lot to do.
ብዙ ስራ ያለው።
Examples
"Are you busy right now?"
Great
/ግሬት/
በጣም ጥሩ
Excellent or very good.
በጣም ጥሩ ወይም ድንቅ።
Examples
"I feel great today!"
Surname
/ሰርኔም/
የአባት ስም
Family name or last name.
የቤተሰብ ወይም የመጨረሻ ስም።
Examples
"What is your surname?"
Today
/ቱዴይ/
ዛሬ
The present day.
የአሁኑ ቀን።
Examples
"Today is Monday."
Later
/ሌተር/
ቆይቶ
At a subsequent time.
በኋላ ባለ ጊዜ።
Examples
"See you later."
Soon
/ሱን/
በቅርቡ
In a short time.
በአጭር ጊዜ ውስጥ።
Examples
"I will talk to you soon."
Again
/አጌን/
እንደገና
Once more.
አንድ ጊዜ ተጨማሪ።
Examples
"Please say that again."
Wait
/ዌይት/
መጠበቅ
To stay in one place.
አንድ ቦታ ላይ መቆየት።
Examples
"Wait a minute."
Understand
/አንደርስታንድ/
መረዳት
To know the meaning of.
ትርጉሙን ማወቅ።
Examples
"Do you understand me?"
Nickname
/ኒክኔም/
የቅጽል ስም
An informal name.
መደበኛ ያልሆነ መጠሪያ ስም።
Examples
"My nickname is Abe."
Respect
/ሪስፔክት/
አክብሮት
Deep admiration.
ጥልቅ አድናቆት ወይም ክብር።
Examples
"Show respect to others."
Delighted
/ዲላይትድ/
በጣም የተደሰተ
Extremely pleased.
ከፍተኛ እርካታ ያገኘ።
Examples
"I am delighted to be here."
Sir
/ሰር/
ጌታዬ
Formal address for a man.
ለወንድ የሚሰጥ መደበኛ መጠሪያ።
Examples
"Yes, sir."
Madam
/ማዳም/
እመቤቴ
Formal address for a woman.
ለሴት የሚሰጥ መደበኛ መጠሪያ።
Examples
"May I help you, madam?"
Hobby
/ሆቢ/
የትርፍ ጊዜ ማሳለፊያ
Activity done for pleasure.
ለደስታ የሚደረግ ተግባር።
Examples
"My hobby is reading."
Job
/ጆብ/
ስራ
Work done for money.
ለገንዘብ የሚሰራ ስራ።
Examples
"What is your job?"
City
/ሲቲ/
ከተማ
A large town.
ትልቅ ከተማ።
Examples
"I live in a big city."
Country
/ካንትሪ/
ሀገር
A nation or state.
ብሔር ወይም ግዛት።
Examples
"Which country are you from?"
Address
/አድሬስ/
አድራሻ
Place where someone lives.
አንድ ሰው የሚኖርበት ቦታ።
Examples
"Please write your address."
Number
/ነምበር/
ቁጥር
An arithmetical value.
የሂሳብ ዋጋ ወይም ቁጥር።
Examples
"What is your phone number?"
/ኢሜይል/
ኢሜይል
Electronic mail.
በኤሌክትሮኒክ መንገድ የሚላክ መልእክት።
Examples
"Send me an email."
Language
/ላንግዌጅ/
ቋንቋ
Method of communication.
የመገናኛ ዘዴ።
Examples
"How many languages do you speak?"
Family
/ፋሚሊ/
ቤተሰብ
Group consisting of parents and children.
ወላጆችንና ልጆችን ያቀፈ ቡድን።
Examples
"I love my family."
Brother
/ብራዘር/
ወንድም
A male sibling.
ወንድ ወንድም ወይም እህት።
Examples
"This is my brother."
Sister
/ሲስተር/
እህት
A female sibling.
ሴት ወንድም ወይም እህት።
Examples
"My sister is a doctor."
Married
/ማሪድ/
ያገባ/ች
Joined in marriage.
በትዳር የተጣመረ።
Examples
"Are you married?"
Single
/ሲንግል/
ያላገባ/ች
Not married.
ያላገባ ወይም የሌለው።
Examples
"I am single."
Nervous
/ነርቨስ/
ጭንቀት
Easily agitated or alarmed.
በቀላሉ የሚደነግጥ ወይም የሚጨነቅ።
Examples
"I feel nervous about the interview."
Exited
/ኤክሳይትድ/
በጣም ተደስቷል
Very enthusiastic and eager.
በጣም ጉጉት ያለው።
Examples
"I am excited to meet you."
Tired
/ታየርድ/
የደከመ
Needing sleep or rest.
እንቅልፍ ወይም እረፍት የሚያስፈልገው።
Examples
"I am very tired today."
Hungry
/ሀንግሪ/
የራበው
Feeling a need for food.
ምግብ የሚያስፈልገው ስሜት።
Examples
"Are you hungry?"
Thirsty
/ተርሰቲ/
የጠማው
Feeling a need to drink.
መጠጥ የሚያስፈልገው ስሜት።
Examples
"I am thirsty for water."
Excellent
/ኤክሰለንት/
በጣም ጥሩ
Extremely good or outstanding.
በጣም ጥሩ ወይም ጎልቶ የሚታይ።
Examples
"You did an excellent job."
Wonderful
/ወንደርፉል/
ድንቅ
Inspiring delight or admiration.
ደስታን ወይም አድናቆትን የሚያጭር።
Examples
"What a wonderful day!"
Maybe
/ሜይቢ/
ምናልባት
Perhaps or possibly.
ሳይሆን አይቀርም ወይም ሊሆን ይችላል።
Examples
"Maybe we can meet later."
Sure
/ሹር/
እርግጠኛ
Confidently certain.
በመተማመን እርግጠኛ መሆን።
Examples
"Are you sure about this?"
Dialogue
/ዳያሎግ/
ውይይት
Conversation between people.
በሰዎች መካከል የሚደረግ ውይይት።
Examples
"This is a sample dialogue."
Chat
/ቻት/
ወሬ
Informal conversation.
መደበኛ ያልሆነ ውይይት።
Examples
"Let's have a quick chat."
Talk
/ቶክ/
መናገር / ማውራት
To speak in order to give info.
መረጃ ለመስጠት መናገር።
Examples
"Can we talk for a moment?"
Speak
/ስፒክ/
መናገር
To utter words.
ቃላትን ማውጣት ወይም መናገር።
Examples
"I speak English."
Listen
/ሊሰን/
ማዳመጥ
Give attention to sound.
ለድምፅ ትኩረት መስጠት።
Examples
"Please listen to me."
Hear
/ሂር/
መስማት
Perceive with the ear.
በጆሮ መቀበል ወይም መስማት።
Examples
"Do you hear that noise?"
Word
/ወርድ/
ቃል
A unit of language.
የቋንቋ ክፍል ወይም ቃል።
Examples
"What is the meaning of this word?"
Sentence
/ሴንተንስ/
አረፍተ ነገር
Set of words with meaning.
ትርጉም ያላቸው ቃላት ስብስብ።
Examples
"Write a full sentence."
Practice
/ፕራክቲስ/
ልምምድ
Perform regularly to improve.
ለማሻሻል አዘውትሮ መስራት።
Examples
"You need to practice every day."
Study
/ስታዲ/
ማጥናት
Devote time to learning.
ለመማር ጊዜ መስጠት።
Examples
"I study English at night."
Learn
/ለርን/
መማር
Gain knowledge or skill.
እውቀት ወይም ክህሎት ማግኘት።
Examples
"I want to learn new words."
Teach
/ቲች/
ማስተማር
Impart knowledge.
እውቀትን ማካፈል ወይም ማስተማር።
Examples
"He will teach us today."
Review
/ሪቪው/
ክለሳ
Assess again.
እንደገና መገምገም ወይም መከለስ።
Examples
"Let's review the lesson."
Goal
/ጎል/
ግብ
Object of ambition.
የፍላጎት ወይም የዓላማ ግብ።
Examples
"My goal is to be fluent."
Success
/ሰክሰስ/
ስኬት
Accomplishment of an aim.
የዓላማ ስኬት ወይም ግኝት።
Examples
"I wish you success."
Smile
/ስማይል/
ፈገግታ
A facial expression of joy.
የደስታ የፊት ገጽታ።
Examples
"She has a beautiful smile."
Wave
/ዌቭ/
በእጅ ሰላምታ መስጠት
Move hand to say hello.
ሰላም ለማለት እጅን ማንቀሳቀስ።
Examples
"Wave to your friend."
Handshake
/ሀንድሼክ/
እጅ መጨባበጥ
Act of shaking hands.
እጅ የመጨባበጥ ድርጊት።
Examples
"A firm handshake is good."
Hug
/ሀግ/
መታቀፍ / ማቀፍ
Squeeze someone tightly.
አንድን ሰው አጥብቆ ማቀፍ።
Examples
"Give your mom a hug."
Nod
/ኖድ/
በራስ እንቅስቃሴ መስማማት
Lower and raise head.
ጭንቅላትን ዝቅና ከፍ ማድረግ።
Examples
"Just nod if you agree."
Bow
/ባው/
መስገድ / እጅ መንሳት
Bend the body as respect.
ለማክበር ሰውነትን ማዘንበል።
Examples
"They bow to the king."
Gesture
/ጀስቸር/
የአካል እንቅስቃሴ
Movement to express idea.
ሀሳብን ለመግለጽ የሚደረግ እንቅስቃሴ።
Examples
"It was a kind gesture."
Polite
/ፖላይት/
ጨዋ
Showing good manners.
ጥሩ ስነ-ምግባርን ማሳየት።
Examples
"Be polite to everyone."
Rude
/ሩድ/
ባለጌ
Lacking manners.
ስነ-ምግባር የጎደለው።
Examples
"Don't be rude."
Formal
/ፎርማል/
መደበኛ
Done according to rules.
በህግ ወይም በስርዓት የሚደረግ።
Examples
"Wear formal clothes."
Informal
/ኢንፎርማል/
መደበኛ ያልሆነ
Relaxed and casual.
ዘና ያለና መደበኛ ያልሆነ።
Examples
"An informal meeting."
Appreciate
/አፕሪሼት/
ማድነቅ
Recognize the full worth of.
ሙሉ ዋጋውን ማወቅ ወይም ማድነቅ።
Examples
"I appreciate your help."
Grateful
/ግሬትፉል/
አመስጋኝ
Feeling or showing thanks.
ምስጋናን የሚሰማው ወይም የሚያሳይ።
Examples
"I am grateful for this."
Sorry
/ሶሪ/
ይቅርታ
Feeling regret or penitence.
የመጸጸት ወይም የይቅርታ ስሜት።
Examples
"I am sorry I'm late."
Apologize
/አፖሎጂዝ/
ይቅርታ መጠየቅ
Express regret for a wrong.
ለጥፋት የጸጸት መግለጫ መስጠት።
Examples
"You should apologize."
Pardon
/ፓርደን/
ይቅርታ
Action of forgiving.
የይቅርታ ተግባር።
Examples
"Pardon me, I didn't see you."
Anytime
/ኤኒታይም/
በማንኛውም ጊዜ
At any time.
በማንኛውም ሰዓት።
Examples
"You can call me anytime."
Glad
/ግላድ/
ደስተኛ
Pleased or delighted.
የተደሰተ ወይም የረካ።
Examples
"I am glad to help."
Meet
/ሚት/
መገናኘት
Come together socially.
ለማህበራዊ ጉዳይ መገናኘት።
Examples
"Nice to meet you."
Visit
/ቪዚት/
መጎብኘት
Go to see someone.
አንድን ሰው ለማየት መሄድ።
Examples
"Come visit us soon."
Stay
/ስቴይ/
መቆየት
Remain in the same place.
በአንድ ቦታ ላይ መቆየት።
Examples
"Please stay for dinner."
Leave
/ሊቭ/
መልቀቅ / መሄድ
Go away from.
ከአንድ ቦታ መራቅ።
Examples
"I have to leave now."
Depart
/ዲፓርት/
መነሳት / መሄድ
Leave, especially to start a journey.
ጉዞ ለመጀመር መነሳት።
Examples
"The train will depart soon."
Arrive
/አራይቭ/
መድረስ
Reach a destination.
መድረሻ ቦታ ላይ መድረስ።
Examples
"When will you arrive?"
Return
/ሪተርን/
መመለስ
Come or go back.
ተመልሶ መምጣት ወይም መሄድ።
Examples
"I will return later."
Hurry
/ሀሪ/
መቸኮል
Move or act with speed.
በፍጥነት መንቀሳቀስ።
Examples
"We need to hurry."
Slowly
/ስሎውሊ/
በዝግታ
At a low speed.
በትንሽ ፍጥነት።
Examples
"Please speak slowly."
Quickly
/ኩዊክሊ/
በፍጥነት
At a fast speed.
በከፍተኛ ፍጥነት።
Examples
"Come here quickly."
Safely
/ሴፍሊ/
በሰላም
In a safe manner.
በደህና ወይም በጥንቃቄ።
Examples
"Travel safely."
Always
/ኦልዌይስ/
ሁልጊዜ
At all times.
በማንኛውም ጊዜ።
Examples
"I always say hello."
Often
/ኦፍን/
ብዙ ጊዜ
Frequently.
ደጋግሞ ወይም በተደጋጋሚ።
Examples
"I often meet him."
Never
/ኔቨር/
በፍጹም
At no time.
በምንም ጊዜ።
Examples
"I never forget a face."
Sometimes
/ሰምታይምስ/
አንዳንዴ
Occasionally.
አልፎ አልፎ።
Examples
"Sometimes I am busy."
Usually
/ዩዡዋሊ/
አብዛኛውን ጊዜ
Under normal conditions.
በተለመደው ሁኔታ።
Examples
"I usually wake up early."
Rarely
/ሬርሊ/
አልፎ አልፎ
Not often.
ብዙ ጊዜ የማይከሰት።
Examples
"I rarely go out."
Manager
/ማናጀር/
ስራ አስኪያጅ
A person in charge.
ኃላፊነት ያለበት ሰው።
Examples
"Ask the manager."
Office
/ኦፊስ/
ቢሮ
A place of business.
የስራ ቦታ።
Examples
"My office is nearby."
Duty
/ዲዩቲ/
ግዴታ
Moral or legal obligation.
የሞራል ወይም የህግ ግዴታ።
Examples
"It is my duty to help."
Partner
/ፓርትነር/
ባልደረባ / አጋር
Person who shares in an activity.
በአንድ ተግባር ላይ የሚሳተፍ ሰው።
Examples
"My business partner is here."
Stranger
/ስትሬንጀር/
እንግዳ / የማያውቁት ሰው
Person you do not know.
የማታውቀው ሰው።
Examples
"Don't talk to strangers."
Honored
/ኦነርድ/
ክብር የተሰማው
Proud and happy.
ኩራትና ደስታ የተሰማው።
Examples
"I am honored to meet you."
Kindly
/ካይንድሊ/
በትህትና
In a kind way.
በደግነት ወይም በትህትና።
Examples
"Please speak kindly."
Relative
/ሬላቲቭ/
ዘመድ
A person in your family.
በቤተሰብ ውስጥ ያለ ሰው።
Examples
"He is a close relative."
Parent
/ፓረንት/
ወላጅ
Father or mother.
አባት ወይም እናት።
Examples
"Every parent loves their child."
Native
/ኔቲቭ/
የአገር በቀል / ተወላጅ
Associated with birth.
ከልደት ጋር የተያያዘ።
Examples
"She is a native speaker."
Fluent
/ፍሉወንት/
አቀላጥፎ የሚናገር
Able to express easily.
በቀላሉ መግለጽ የሚችል።
Examples
"He is fluent in Amharic."
Birthday
/በርዝዴይ/
የልደት ቀን
Anniversary of birth.
የልደት ዓመት መታሰቢያ።
Examples
"Happy birthday!"
University
/ዩኒቨርሲቲ/
ዩኒቨርሲቲ
High-level educational institution.
ከፍተኛ የትምህርት ተቋም።
Examples
"I go to university."
Midnight
/ሚድናይት/
እኩለ ሌሊት
Twelve o'clock at night.
ሌሊት ስድስት ሰዓት።
Examples
"It is past midnight."
Noon
/ኑን/
ቀትር
Twelve o'clock in the day.
ቀን ስድስት ሰዓት።
Examples
"Let's meet at noon."
Week
/ዊክ/
ሳምንት
Period of seven days.
የሰባት ቀናት ጊዜ።
Examples
"See you next week."
Month
/መንዝ/
ወር
Period of about 30 days.
የሰላሳ ቀናት ጊዜ።
Examples
"The month of May."
Year
/ይር/
ዓመት
Period of 365 days.
የ365 ቀናት ጊዜ።
Examples
"Happy New Year!"
Weekend
/ዊክኤንድ/
የሳምንት መጨረሻ
Saturday and Sunday.
ቅዳሜና እሁድ።
Examples
"Have a nice weekend."
Account
/አካውንት/
መለያ
Record of financial/social info.
የፋይናንስ ወይም የማህበራዊ መረጃ መዝገብ።
Examples
"My social media account."
Profile
/ፕሮፋይል/
መገለጫ
Description of someone's life.
የአንድ ሰው ሕይወት መግለጫ።
Examples
"Check my profile."
Gender
/ጄንደር/
ጾታ
Male or female.
ወንድ ወይም ሴት።
Examples
"Select your gender."
Beginner
/ቢጊነር/
ጀማሪ
Person starting to learn.
መማር የጀመረ ሰው።
Examples
"I am an English beginner."
Intermediate
/ኢንተርሚዲየት/
መካከለኛ
Between beginner and advanced.
በጀማሪና በከፍተኛ መካከል ያለ።
Examples
"She is at an intermediate level."
Advanced
/አድቫንስድ/
ከፍተኛ
High level of skill.
ከፍተኛ የክህሎት ደረጃ።
Examples
"An advanced student."
Class
/ክላስ/
ክፍል
Group of students.
የተማሪዎች ስብስብ።
Examples
"Welcome to the class."
School
/ስኩል/
ትምህርት ቤት
Institution for education.
ለትምህርት የሚያገለግል ተቋም።
Examples
"I go to school."
Workplace
/ወርክፕሌስ/
የስራ ቦታ
Place where people work.
ሰዎች የሚሰሩበት ቦታ።
Examples
"A safe workplace."
Company
/ካምፓኒ/
ድርጅት
A commercial business.
ንግድ ድርጅት።
Examples
"I work for a big company."
Business
/ቢዝነስ/
ንግድ
Trade or commerce.
ንግድ ወይም ልውውጥ።
Examples
"How is business?"
Profession
/ፕሮፌሽን/
ሙያ
Paid occupation.
ክፍያ የሚገኝበት ስራ።
Examples
"What is your profession?"
Career
/ካሪር/
የስራ መስክ / ስራ
Occupation for a long period.
ለረጅም ጊዜ የሚሰራ ስራ።
Examples
"A successful career."
Work
/ወርክ/
ስራ
Effort for a goal.
ለግብ የሚደረግ ጥረት።
Examples
"I start work at 9."
Position
/ፖዚሽን/
የስራ ድርሻ
Job or rank.
ስራ ወይም ማዕረግ።
Examples
"What is your position?"
Role
/ሮል/
ድርሻ
Function or part played.
የሚከናወን ተግባር ወይም ድርሻ።
Examples
"My role is the manager."
Responsibility
/ሪስፖንሲቢሊቲ/
ኃላፊነት
Duty to deal with something.
አንድን ነገር የማከናወን ግዴታ።
Examples
"It is my responsibility."
Task
/ታስክ/
ተግባር / ስራ
A piece of work.
አንድ የሥራ ክፍል ወይም ተግባር።
Examples
"Finish your task."
Service
/ሰርቪስ/
አገልግሎት
Helping or doing work for someone.
ለአንድ ሰው ስራ መስራት ወይም መርዳት።
Examples
"Great service!"
Department
/ዲፓርትመንት/
ክፍል
Section of an organization.
የአንድ ድርጅት ክፍል።
Examples
"Sales department."
Team
/ቲም/
ቡድን
Group of people working together.
አብረው የሚሰሩ ሰዎች ስብስብ።
Examples
"We are a good team."
Leader
/ሊደር/
መሪ
Person who leads.
የሚመራ ሰው።
Examples
"He is a great leader."
Member
/ሜምበር/
አባል
Part of a group.
የአንድ ቡድን አካል።
Examples
"I am a member."
Peer
/ፒር/
እኩያ
Equal in rank.
በደረጃ እኩል የሆነ።
Examples
"Talk to your peers."
Relationship
/ሪሌሽንሺፕ/
ግንኙነት
Connection between people.
በሰዎች መካከል ያለ ግንኙነት።
Examples
"We have a good relationship."
Relative
/ሬላቲቭ/
ዘመድ
Connected by blood.
በደም የተዛመደ።
Examples
"My relatives are visiting."
Father
/ፋዘር/
አባት
Male parent.
ወንድ ወላጅ።
Examples
"My father is kind."
Mother
/ማዘር/
እናት
Female parent.
ሴት ወላጅ።
Examples
"My mother is here."
Sibling
/ሲብሊንግ/
ወንድም ወይም እህት
Brother or sister.
የአንድ ወላጅ ልጆች።
Examples
"Do you have any siblings?"
Cousin
/ከዝን/
የአክስት/አጎት ልጅ
Child of aunt or uncle.
የአክስት ወይም የአጎት ልጅ።
Examples
"My cousin lives in London."
Aunt
/አንት/
አክስት
Sister of parent.
የወላጅ እህት።
Examples
"My aunt is nice."
Uncle
/አንክል/
አጎት
Brother of parent.
የወላጅ ወንድም።
Examples
"My uncle is a teacher."
Grandparent
/ግራንድፓረንት/
አያት
Parent of a parent.
የወላጅ ወላጅ።
Examples
"I visit my grandparent."
Child
/ቻይልድ/
ልጅ
Young human.
ወጣት ሰው ወይም ህፃን።
Examples
"She is a happy child."
Son
/ሰን/
ወንድ ልጅ
Male child.
ወንድ ልጅ።
Examples
"My son is five."
Daughter
/ዶተር/
ሴት ልጅ
Female child.
ሴት ልጅ።
Examples
"My daughter is at school."
Status
/ስታተስ/
ሁኔታ
Social or professional standing.
ማህበራዊ ወይም ሙያዊ ሁኔታ።
Examples
"What is your marital status?"
Feelings
/ፊሊንግስ/
ስሜቶች
Emotions.
ውስጣዊ ስሜቶች።
Examples
"Share your feelings."
Sad
/ሳድ/
ያዘነ
Feeling sorrow.
ሀዘን የተሰማው።
Examples
"Don't be sad."
Calm
/ካም/
ረጋ ያለ
Not excited or upset.
ያልተጨነቀ ወይም የረጋ።
Examples
"Stay calm."
Bored
/ቦርድ/
የሰለቸው
Feeling weary.
መሰላቸት የተሰማው።
Examples
"I am bored."
Perfect
/ፐርፌክት/
ፍጹም
As good as possible.
ሊሆን የሚችል ምርጥ።
Examples
"It's perfect."
Good
/ጉድ/
ጥሩ
Desired quality.
ጥሩ ጥራት ያለው።
Examples
"Good job."
Bad
/ባድ/
መጥፎ
Not good.
ጥሩ ያልሆነ።
Examples
"Bad news."
Awful
/ኦፉል/
በጣም መጥፎ
Very bad or unpleasant.
በጣም ደስ የማይል ወይም መጥፎ።
Examples
"That is awful."
Terrible
/ቴሪብል/
አስከፊ
Extremely bad.
እጅግ በጣም መጥፎ።
Examples
"The weather is terrible."
Probably
/ፕሮባብሊ/
ምናልባት
Almost certainly.
ሊሆን የሚችል ወይም ሳይሆን የማይቀር።
Examples
"I will probably come."
Certainly
/ሰርተንሊ/
በእርግጥ
Without doubt.
ያለ ምንም ጥርጥር።
Examples
"Certainly, I can help."
Doubt
/ዳውት/
ጥርጣሬ
Feeling of uncertainty.
ያለመተማመን ስሜት።
Examples
"I have no doubt."
Question
/ክዌስችን/
ጥያቄ
Sentence to elicit info.
መረጃ ለማግኘት የሚቀርብ ጥያቄ።
Examples
"Can I ask a question?"
Answer
/አንሰር/
መልስ
Response to a question.
ለጥያቄ የሚሰጥ ምላሽ።
Examples
"I know the answer."
Conversation
/ኮንቨርሴሽን/
ውይይት
Informal talk.
መደበኛ ያልሆነ ጨዋታ ወይም ውይይት።
Examples
"We had a long conversation."
Meaning
/ሚኒንግ/
ትርጉም
What is intended to be expressed.
የተፈለገው መልእክት ወይም ትርጉም።
Examples
"What is the meaning?"
Definition
/ዴፊኒሽን/
ፍቺ / ትርጉም
Exact statement of meaning.
ትክክለኛው የትርጉም መግለጫ።
Examples
"Read the definition."
Example
/ኤግዛምፕል/
ምሳሌ
Thing illustrating a rule.
ደንብን የሚያሳይ ነገር ወይም ምሳሌ።
Examples
"Give me an example."
Grammar
/ግራመር/
ሰዋስው
Rules of language.
የቋንቋ ህጎች።
Examples
"Check your grammar."
Vocabulary
/ቮካቡላሪ/
ቃላት
Body of words.
የቃላት ስብስብ።
Examples
"Improve your vocabulary."
Review
/ሪቪው/
ክለሳ
Study again.
እንደገና ማጥናት ወይም መከለስ።
Examples
"Review your notes."
Test
/ቴስት/
ፈተና / ሙከራ
Procedure to measure skill.
ክህሎትን ለመለካት የሚደረግ ሂደት።
Examples
"The test was easy."
Quiz
/ኩዊዝ/
አጭር ፈተና
Short test.
አጭር የጥያቄና መልስ ፈተና።
Examples
"Take a quiz."
Grade
/ግሬድ/
ውጤት / ክፍል
Mark of performance.
የአፈጻጸም ምልክት ወይም ደረጃ።
Examples
"I got a good grade."
Level
/ሌቭል/
ደረጃ
Height or rank.
የክህሎት ወይም የቦታ ደረጃ።
Examples
"English level."
Progress
/ፕሮግሬስ/
እድገት / መሻሻል
Forward movement.
ወደ ፊት መራመድ ወይም መሻሻል።
Examples
"Make good progress."
Effort
/ኤፈርት/
ጥረት
Physical or mental energy.
የአካል ወይም የአዕምሮ ጥረት።
Examples
"Great effort!"
Etiquette
/ኤቲኬት/
ስነ-ስርዓት
Code of polite behavior.
ጨዋነት የተሞላበት የባህሪ ደንብ።
Examples
"Social etiquette."
Manners
/ማነርስ/
ባህሪ / ጨዋነት
Ways of behaving.
የባህሪ መንገዶች።
Examples
"Good manners."
Delighted
/ዲላይትድ/
ተደስቷል
Feeling great pleasure.
ታላቅ ደስታ የተሰማው።
Examples
"Delighted to see you."
Nice
/ናይስ/
ጥሩ / ደስ የሚል
Pleasant or kind.
ደስ የሚል ወይም ደግ።
Examples
"Nice to meet you."
Depart
/ዲፓርት/
መሄድ / መነሳት
To leave.
መልቀቅ ወይም መሄድ።
Examples
"Depart soon."
Return
/ሪተርን/
መመለስ
Go back.
መመለስ።
Examples
"Return later."
Quickly
/ኩዊክሊ/
በፍጥነት
Fast.
ፈጣን።
Examples
"Move quickly."
Carefully
/ኬርፉሊ/
በጥንቃቄ
With care.
በጥንቃቄ።
Examples
"Listen carefully."
Farewell
/ፌርዌል/
ደህና ሁን / መሰናበቻ
Goodbye.
የመሰናበቻ ቃል ወይም ሰላምታ።
Examples
"A final farewell."
Later
/ሌተር/
ቆይቶ
At a later time.
በኋላ።
Examples
"See you later."
Street
/ስትሪት/
መንገድ
A public road.
የህዝብ መንገድ።
Examples
"Down the street."
Hometown
/ሆምታውን/
የትውልድ ከተማ
Town where one was born.
የተወለዱበት ከተማ።
Examples
"Where is your hometown?"
Phone
/ፎን/
ስልክ
Device for calls.
ለመደወል የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።
Examples
"Answer the phone."
Contact
/ኮንታክት/
መገናኘት
Communicate with.
መገናኘት።
Examples
"Contact me."
Social
/ሶሻል/
ማህበራዊ
Relating to society.
ከማህበረሰቡ ጋር የተያያዘ።
Examples
"Social event."
Media
/ሚዲያ/
ሚዲያ
Communication tools.
የመገናኛ ዘዴዎች።
Examples
"Social media."
Gathering
/ጋዘሪንግ/
መሰባሰብ
Meeting of people.
የሰዎች መሰብሰብ።
Examples
"Family gathering."
Party
/ፓርቲ/
ድግስ
Social gathering for fun.
ለመዝናኛ የሚደረግ ስብሰባ።
Examples
"Birthday party."
Event
/ኢቨንት/
ክስተት / ድግስ
Something that happens.
የሚከሰት ነገር ወይም ድርጊት።
Examples
"Special event."
Conference
/ኮንፈረንስ/
ጉባኤ
Formal meeting.
መደበኛ ስብሰባ።
Examples
"Attend a conference."
Interview
/ኢንተርቪው/
ቃለ-መጠይቅ
Meeting for assessment.
ለመገምገም የሚደረግ ስብሰባ።
Examples
"Job interview."
Appointment
/አፖይንትመንት/
ቀጠሮ
Agreed meeting time.
የመገናኛ ጊዜ ስምምነት።
Examples
"Doctor's appointment."
Schedule
/ስኬጁል/
መርሐ-ግብር
Plan of times.
የጊዜ ሰሌዳ።
Examples
"Check your schedule."
Date
/ዴት/
ቀን
Specific day.
የተወሰነ ቀን።
Examples
"What is today's date?"
Time
/ታይም/
ጊዜ
Duration.
ጊዜ።
Examples
"What time is it?"
Yesterday
/የስተርዴይ/
ትናንት
The day before today.
ከትናንት በፊት የነበረው ቀን።
Examples
"I saw him yesterday."
Tomorrow
/ቱሞሮው/
ነገ
The day after today.
ከዛሬ በኋላ የሚመጣው ቀን።
Examples
"See you tomorrow."
Morning
/ሞርኒንግ/
ጠዋት
Start of the day.
የቀኑ መጀመሪያ።
Examples
"Early morning."
Male
/ሜይል/
ወንድ
Man.
ወንድ።
Examples
"Male student."
Female
/ፊሜይል/
ሴት
Woman.
ሴት።
Examples
"Female doctor."
Prefer
/ፕሪፈር/
መምረጥ / ይመርጣሉ
Like better.
መሻት ወይም መምረጥ።
Examples
"I prefer tea."
Pronoun
/ፕሮናውን/
ተውላጠ-ስም
Word used instead of noun.
በስም ፋንታ የሚገባ ቃል።
Examples
"He is a pronoun."
English
/ኢንግሊሽ/
እንግሊዝኛ
A global language.
ዓለም አቀፍ ቋንቋ።
Examples
"I learn English."
Amharic
/አማሪክ/
አማርኛ
Language of Ethiopia.
የኢትዮጵያ ቋንቋ።
Examples
"I speak Amharic."
College
/ኮሌጅ/
ኮሌጅ
Educational institution.
የትምህርት ተቋም።
Examples
"Go to college."
Task
/ታስክ/
ስራ
Job.
ተግባር።
Examples
"New task."
Duty
/ዲዩቲ/
ግዴታ
Obligation.
ግዴታ።
Examples
"On duty."
Goal
/ጎል/
ግብ
Aim.
ግብ።
Examples
"Achieve your goal."
Peer
/ፒር/
እኩያ
Equal.
እኩል የሆነ።
Examples
"Peer review."
Sibling
/ሲብሊንግ/
ወንድም/እህት
Brother or sister.
ወንድም ወይም እህት።
Examples
"Two siblings."
Status
/ስታተስ/
ሁኔታ
Condition.
ሁኔታ።
Examples
"Current status."
Feelings
/ፊሊንግስ/
ስሜት
Emotions.
ስሜቶች።
Examples
"Hurt feelings."
Answer
/አንሰር/
መልስ
Reply.
ምላሽ።
Examples
"Give me an answer."
Word
/ወርድ/
ቃል
Term.
ቃል።
Examples
"One word."
Wait
/ዌይት/
ጠብቅ
Hold on.
መጠበቅ።
Examples
"Wait here."
Smile
/ስማይል/
ፈገግታ
Grin.
ፈገግታ።
Examples
"Big smile."
Kindly
/ካይንድሊ/
በትህትና
Nicely.
በትህትና።
Examples
"Speak kindly."
Visit
/ቪዚት/
ጉብኝት
See.
መጎብኘት።
Examples
"Visit museum."
Stay
/ስቴይ/
መቆየት
Remain.
መቆየት።
Examples
"Stay home."
Safely
/ሴፍሊ/
በደህና
Securely.
በሰላም/በደህና።
Examples
"Arrive safely."
Often
/ኦፍን/
ብዙ ጊዜ
Frequent.
ብዙ ጊዜ።
Examples
"How often?"
Rarely
/ሬርሊ/
አልፎ አልፎ
Seldom.
አልፎ አልፎ።
Examples
"Rarely happens."
Usually
/ዩዡዋሊ/
አብዛኛውን ጊዜ
Normally.
አብዛኛውን ጊዜ።
Examples
"Usually early."
Never
/ኔቨር/
በፍጹም
Not ever.
በፍጹም።
Examples
"Never mind."
Sometimes
/ሰምታይምስ/
አንዳንዴ
Occasionally.
አንዳንዴ።
Examples
"Sometimes late."
Always
/ኦልዌይስ/
ሁልጊዜ
Forever.
ሁልጊዜ።
Examples
"Always happy."
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