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Grocery Shopping

Core Vocabulary

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

20 Words

Apple

/አፕል/

ፖም

A round fruit with red or green skin.

ቀይ ወይም አረንጓዴ ልጣጭ ያለው ክብ ፍሬ።

Examples

"I want a red apple."

Contextual Usage

Banana

/ባናና/

ሙዝ

A long yellow fruit.

ረጅም ቢጫ ፍሬ።

Examples

"He eats a banana."

Contextual Usage

Milk

/ሚልክ/

ወተት

A white liquid from cows.

ከላሞች የሚገኝ ነጭ ፈሳሽ።

Examples

"I need a liter of milk."

Contextual Usage

Bread

/ብሬድ/

ዳቦ

Food made of flour and water.

ከዱቄትና ከውሃ የሚሰራ ምግብ።

Examples

"Fresh bread is tasty."

Contextual Usage

Eggs

/ኤግስ/

እንቁላል

Oval objects from chickens.

ከዶሮ የሚገኙ ሞላላ ነገሮች።

Examples

"Buy a dozen eggs."

Contextual Usage

Cheese

/ቺዝ/

አይብ

A solid food made from milk.

ከወተት የሚዘጋጅ ጠንካራ ምግብ።

Examples

"Put cheese on the pizza."

Contextual Usage

Butter

/ባተር/

ቅቤ

Yellow fat made from milk.

ከወተት የሚሰራ ቢጫ ቅባት።

Examples

"Spread butter on bread."

Contextual Usage

Rice

/ራይስ/

ሩዝ

Small white or brown grains.

ትናንሽ ነጭ ወይም ቡናማ ጥራጥሬዎች።

Examples

"Cook some rice for dinner."

Contextual Usage

Sugar

/ሹገር/

ስኳር

A sweet white substance.

ጣፋጭ ነጭ ነገር።

Examples

"I don't take sugar in tea."

Contextual Usage

Salt

/ሶልት/

ጨው

A white substance used for seasoning.

ምግብ ለማጣፈጥ የሚያገለግል ነጭ ነገር።

Examples

"Pass the salt, please."

Contextual Usage

Onion

/ኦንያን/

ሽንኩርት

A vegetable with many layers.

ብዙ ንብርብሮች ያሉት አትክልት።

Examples

"Chop the onion carefully."

Contextual Usage

Garlic

/ጋርሊክ/

ነጭ ሽንኩርት

A strong-smelling bulb used in cooking.

ምግብ ለማጣፈጥ የሚያገለግል ጠንካራ ሽታ ያለው አምፑል መሰል ተክል ።

Examples

"Garlic adds great flavor."

Contextual Usage

Potato

/ፖቴቶ/

ድንች

A starchy root vegetable.

ስታርች ያለው ስር አትክልት።

Examples

"Boil the potatoes."

Contextual Usage

Tomato

/ቶማቶ/

ቲማቲም

A red fruit used as a vegetable.

እንደ አትክልት የሚያገለግል ቀይ ፍሬ።

Examples

"Add tomatoes to the salad."

Contextual Usage

Meat

/ሚት/

ስጋ

Animal flesh used as food.

እንደ ምግብ የሚያገለግል የእንስሳት አካል።

Examples

"The meat is fresh."

Contextual Usage

Chicken

/ቺክን/

ዶሮ

Bird meat used for food.

ለምግብነት የሚያገለግል የወፍ ስጋ።

Examples

"I prefer roast chicken."

Contextual Usage

Fish

/ፊሽ/

ዓሳ

Animal living in water.

በውሃ ውስጥ የሚኖር እንስሳ።

Examples

"Fish is very healthy."

Contextual Usage

Aisle

/አይል/

መተላለፊያ

A passage between shelves.

በመደርደሪያዎች መካከል የሚገኝ መተላለፊያ።

Examples

"Milk is in aisle five."

Contextual Usage

Cart

/ካርት/

ጋሪ

A vehicle for carrying groceries.

ዕቃዎችን መጫኛ ተሽከርካሪ።

Examples

"The shopping cart is full."

Contextual Usage

Receipt

/ሪሲት/

ደረሰኝ

Paper showing payment.

ክፍያን የሚያሳይ ወረቀት።

Examples

"Keep your receipt."

Contextual Usage

Natural Dialogue

Tap any highlighted word inside speech bubbles to view its flashcard definition.

Role A
Excuse me, where can I find the and ?
Role B
Those are in the dairy section, in five.
Role A
Thank you. How much are these apples?
Role B
They are two dollars per kilo. Please use the scale to weigh them.
Role A
Great. I also need some and a shopping .
Role B
The carts are by the entrance, and the bakery is at the back.
Role A
I have a coupon for this . Can I use it?
Role B
Yes, I will scan it at the checkout. Do you need a bag?
Role A
Yes, please. I will pay with a credit card.
Role B
No problem. Here is your . Have a nice day!

The Writing Challenge

Synthesize your vocabulary knowledge in context.

Adaptive Prompt
"Go to a local supermarket and try to identify items using these English words. Practice asking the staff for the price of at least three different items."