hobbies & free time
Hobbies & Free Time - Discussing sports, music, and reading while expressing specific personal interests, likes, and dislikes regarding leisure activities.
Core Vocabulary
Study the key terms, pronunciations, and Amharic translation contexts.
Hobby
/ሀቢ/
የትርፍ ጊዜ ማሳለፊያ
An activity done regularly in one's leisure time for pleasure.
በትርፍ ጊዜ ለመዝናናት የሚደረግ ተግባር።
Examples
"Reading is my favorite hobby."
Sports
/ስፖርትስ/
ስፖርት
Physical activities involving skill and competition.
ችሎታንና ውድድርን የሚጠይቁ አካላዊ እንቅስቃሴዎች።
Examples
"I love playing various sports."
Music
/ሚውዚክ/
ሙዚቃ
Vocal or instrumental sounds combined in a beauty of form.
በድምፅ ወይም በመሳሪያ የሚቀነባበር ውብ ድምፅ።
Examples
"Music helps me relax."
Reading
/ሪዲንግ/
ንባብ
The action or skill of reading written or printed matter.
የተጻፈን ነገር የማንበብ ተግባር ወይም ክህሎት።
Examples
"Reading expands your knowledge."
Interest
/ኢንተረስት/
ፍላጎት
The feeling of wanting to know or learn about something.
ስለ አንድ ነገር የማወቅ ወይም የመማር ፍላጎት ስሜት።
Examples
"I have an interest in photography."
Like
/ላይክ/
መውደድ
To find agreeable, enjoyable, or satisfactory.
አንድን ነገር ደስ የሚል ሆኖ ማግኘት።
Examples
"I like swimming in the morning."
Dislike
/ዲስላይክ/
አለመውደድ
To feel an aversion to or lack of enjoyment in.
አንድን ነገር አለመውደድ ወይም ጥላቻ መሰማት።
Examples
"I dislike loud noises."
Leisure
/ሌዠር/
ትርፍ ጊዜ
Free time for enjoyment.
ለመዝናናት የሚውል ነፃ ጊዜ።
Examples
"Leisure activities are important for health."
Activity
/አክቲቪቲ/
ተግባር
A thing that a person or group does or has done.
አንድ ሰው ወይም ቡድን የሚያደርገው ነገር።
Examples
"Hiking is a popular activity."
Soccer
/ሶከር/
እግር ኳስ
A game played by two teams of eleven players with a round ball.
በሁለት ቡድኖች መካከል በኳስ የሚጫወቱት ስፖርት።
Examples
"Soccer is popular worldwide."
Basketball
/ባስኬትቦል/
ቅርጫት ኳስ
A game played between two teams of five players on a rectangular court.
በቅርጫት ውስጥ ኳስ በመጣል የሚደረግ ጨዋታ።
Examples
"He is a tall basketball player."
Tennis
/ቴኒስ/
ቴኒስ
A game in which two or four players use rackets to hit a ball over a net.
በራኬትና በኳስ የሚደረግ የሜዳ ጨዋታ።
Examples
"Tennis requires good hand-eye coordination."
Swimming
/ስዊሚንግ/
ዋና
The sport or activity of propelling oneself through water.
በውሃ ውስጥ የመቀዝቀዝ ስፖርት ወይም ተግባር።
Examples
"Swimming is great for cardio."
Running
/ራኒንግ/
ሩጫ
The action or movement of a runner.
የመሮጥ ተግባር ወይም እንቅስቃሴ።
Examples
"I go running every morning."
Cycling
/ሳይክሊንግ/
ብስክሌት መንዳት
The sport or activity of riding a bicycle.
ብስክሌት የመንዳት ስፖርት ወይም ተግባር።
Examples
"Cycling is eco-friendly."
Yoga
/ዮጋ/
ዮጋ
A Hindu spiritual and ascetic discipline for health.
ለጤና የሚደረግ የአካልና የጥበብ እንቅስቃሴ።
Examples
"Yoga helps with flexibility."
Gym
/ጂም/
የስፖርት ማዘውተሪያ
A place with equipment for physical exercise.
የአካል ብቃት እንቅስቃሴ ማድረጊያ ቦታ።
Examples
"I visit the gym three times a week."
Exercise
/ኤክሰርሳይዝ/
የአካል ብቃት እንቅስቃሴ
Activity requiring physical effort to sustain or improve health.
ጤናን ለመጠበቅ የሚደረግ አካላዊ ጥረት።
Examples
"Daily exercise is necessary."
Piano
/ፒያኖ/
ፒያኖ
A large keyboard musical instrument.
ትልቅ የቁልፍ የሙዚቃ መሳሪያ።
Examples
"She plays the piano beautifully."
Guitar
/ጊታር/
ጊታር
A stringed musical instrument played with fingers or a plectrum.
በሽቦ የሚጫወቱት የሙዚቃ መሳሪያ።
Examples
"He brought his guitar to the party."
Drums
/ድራምስ/
ከበሮ
Percussion instruments sounded by being struck.
በመምታት ድምፅ የሚያወጡ የሙዚቃ መሳሪያዎች።
Examples
"The drums set the rhythm."
Violin
/ቫዮሊን/
ቫዮሊን
A stringed musical instrument played with a horsehair bow.
በቀስት የሚጫወቱት ባለገመድ የሙዚቃ መሳሪያ።
Examples
"The violin has a high pitch."
Singing
/ሲንጊንግ/
ዘፈን
The activity of performing songs or tunes with the voice.
በድምፅ ዘፈኖችን የማቅረብ ተግባር።
Examples
"Singing in a choir is fun."
Dancing
/ዳንሲንግ/
ውዝዋዜ
The activity of dancing for pleasure or as a profession.
ለመዝናናት ወይም በሙያ የመደነስ ተግባር።
Examples
"Dancing is a form of expression."
Painting
/ፔይንቲንግ/
ስዕል
The action or skill of using paint.
ቀለሞችን በመጠቀም ስዕል የመሳል ተግባር።
Examples
"Oil painting takes patience."
Drawing
/ድሮዊንግ/
ንድፍ
A picture or diagram made with a pencil, pen, or crayon.
በእርሳስ ወይም በብዕር የሚሳል ምስል።
Examples
"She is good at charcoal drawing."
Photography
/ፎቶግራፊ/
ፎቶግራፍ ማንሳት
The art or practice of taking and processing photographs.
ፎቶ የማንሳት ጥበብ ወይም ተግባር።
Examples
"Photography captures memories."
Cooking
/ኩኪንግ/
ምግብ ማብሰል
The practice or skill of preparing food by combining ingredients.
ምግብን የማዘጋጀት ተግባር ወይም ክህሎት።
Examples
"I find cooking very therapeutic."
Baking
/ቤኪንግ/
መጋገር
Cooking food by dry heat without direct exposure to a flame, typically in an oven.
ምግብን በሙቀት የመጋገር ተግባር።
Examples
"Baking bread smells amazing."
Gardening
/ጋርደኒንግ/
የአትክልት ስራ
The activity of tending and cultivating a garden.
አትክልቶችን የመንከባከብ ተግባር።
Examples
"Gardening is my grandmother's hobby."
Traveling
/ትራቭሊንግ/
ጉዞ
The action of traveling.
ከቦታ ቦታ የመንቀሳቀስ ተግባር።
Examples
"Traveling opens your mind."
Hiking
/ሃይኪንግ/
በእግር ተራራ መውጣት
The activity of going for long walks, especially in the country or woods.
ረጅም መንገድ በእግር የመጓዝ ተግባር።
Examples
"We went hiking last Saturday."
Camping
/ካምፒንግ/
ካምፕ ማድረግ
The activity of spending a holiday living in a tent.
በድንኳን ውስጥ የማረፍ ተግባር።
Examples
"Camping under the stars is great."
Fishing
/ፊሺንግ/
አሳ ማጥመድ
The activity of catching fish.
አሳ የማጥመድ ተግባር።
Examples
"He enjoys fishing by the river."
Chess
/ቼስ/
ቼዝ
A board game for two players, the object of which is to checkmate the opponent's king.
በሁለት ሰዎች የሚጫወቱት የሰሌዳ ጨዋታ።
Examples
"Chess is a game of strategy."
Gaming
/ጌሚንግ/
ጨዋታ
The action or practice of playing video games.
የቪዲዮ ጨዋታዎችን የመጫወት ተግባር።
Examples
"Online gaming is very social now."
Movies
/ሙቪስ/
ፊልሞች
Films shown in a cinema or on television.
በሲኒማ ወይም በቴሌቪዥን የሚታዩ ፊልሞች።
Examples
"I like watching horror movies."
Theater
/ቲያትር/
ቲያትር
A building or outdoor area in which plays and other dramatic performances are given.
ተውኔቶች የሚታዩበት ቦታ።
Examples
"The local theater is hosting a play."
Concert
/ኮንሰርት/
ሙዚቃዊ ዝግጅት
A musical performance given in public.
ለህዝብ የሚቀርብ የሙዚቃ ትርኢት።
Examples
"I bought tickets for the concert."
Museum
/ሚውዚየም/
ቤተ-መዘክር
A building in which objects of historical, scientific, artistic, or cultural interest are stored and exhibited.
ታሪካዊ ቅርሶች የሚቀመጡበት ቦታ።
Examples
"The museum is free on Sundays."
Gallery
/ጋለሪ/
የስዕል ማሳያ
A room or building for the display or sale of works of art.
የጥበብ ስራዎች የሚታዩበት ክፍል ወይም ህንፃ።
Examples
"The art gallery is exhibiting modern art."
Library
/ላይብረሪ/
ቤተ-መጻሕፍት
A building or room containing collections of books.
መጻሕፍት የሚገኙበት ቦታ።
Examples
"I study at the library daily."
Book
/ቡክ/
መጽሐፍ
A written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together.
ገጾች ያሉት የጽሁፍ ስራ።
Examples
"This book is a bestseller."
Novel
/ኖቭል/
ልቦለድ
A fictitious prose narrative of book length.
በልቦለድ መልክ የተጻፈ ረጅም ታሪክ።
Examples
"I am reading a mystery novel."
Poem
/ፖይም/
ግጥም
A piece of writing that partakes of the nature of both speech and song.
በዜማ ወይም በስልት የሚነበብ ጽሁፍ።
Examples
"She wrote a beautiful poem."
Magazine
/ማጋዚን/
መጽሔት
A periodical publication containing articles and illustrations.
በየጊዜው የሚታተም መጽሔት።
Examples
"I read fashion magazines."
Newspaper
/ኒውስፔፐር/
ጋዜጣ
A printed publication consisting of folded unstapled sheets and containing news.
ዜናዎችን የያዘ የታተመ ወረቀት።
Examples
"My father reads the newspaper every morning."
Writing
/ራይቲንግ/
ጽሕፈት
The activity or skill of marking coherent words on paper.
ቃላትን በወረቀት ላይ የማስፈር ተግባር።
Examples
"Writing helps me organize my thoughts."
Journaling
/ጀርናሊንግ/
ማስታወሻ መጻፍ
The practice of keeping a diary or journal.
የዕለት ተዕለት ማስታወሻ የመያዝ ልምድ።
Examples
"Journaling is good for mental health."
Knitting
/ኒቲንግ/
ሹራብ መስራት
The craft of making fabric by interlocking loops of wool.
ከሱፍ ልብስ የመስራት ጥበብ።
Examples
"Knitting a scarf is relaxing."
Sewing
/ሶዊንግ/
ስፌት
The action or activity of sewing.
ልብስ የመስፋት ተግባር።
Examples
"Sewing requires a lot of focus."
Crafting
/ክራፍቲንግ/
የእጅ ስራ
The activity of making things by hand.
በእጅ ነገሮችን የመስራት ተግባር።
Examples
"Crafting is a creative hobby."
Collecting
/ኮሌክቲንግ/
መሰብሰብ
The activity of gathering items together.
ነገሮችን የማሰባሰብ ተግባር።
Examples
"Collecting rare coins is expensive."
Stamps
/ስታምፕስ/
ቴምብሮች
Small adhesive pieces of paper used for postage.
ለፖስታ አገልግሎት የሚውሉ ትናንሽ ወረቀቶች።
Examples
"He has a collection of old stamps."
Coins
/ኮይንስ/
ሳንቲሞች
Flat, round pieces of metal used as money.
እንደ ገንዘብ የሚያገለግሉ የብረት ሳንቲሞች።
Examples
"Ancient coins are very valuable."
Pottery
/ፖተሪ/
ሸክላ ስራ
The craft of making pots and other articles with clay.
ከአፈር ወይም ከሸክላ ዕቃዎችን የመስራት ጥበብ።
Examples
"I attended a pottery class."
Woodworking
/ውድወርኪንግ/
የእንጨት ስራ
The activity or skill of making things from wood.
ከእንጨት ዕቃዎችን የመስራት ተግባር።
Examples
"Woodworking is a traditional craft."
Volunteering
/ቮለንቲሪንግ/
ፈቃደኝነት
Freely offering to do something.
በራስ ፍላጎት አገልግሎት የመስጠት ተግባር።
Examples
"Volunteering at the shelter is rewarding."
Socializing
/ሶሻላይዚንግ/
መቀላቀል
Mixing socially with others.
ከሌሎች ሰዎች ጋር ጊዜ ማሳለፍ።
Examples
"Socializing is part of human nature."
Party
/ፓርቲ/
ግብዣ
A social gathering of invited guests.
ሰዎች ለደስታ የሚሰበሰቡበት ግብዣ።
Examples
"We had a birthday party."
Picnic
/ፒክኒክ/
ሽርሽር
An outing or occasion that involves taking a packed meal to be eaten outdoors.
ከቤት ውጭ የሚደረግ የምግብ ሽርሽር።
Examples
"Let's have a picnic in the park."
Beach
/ቢች/
የባህር ዳርቻ
A pebbly or sandy shore, especially by the ocean.
የባህር ወይም የውቅያኖስ አሸዋማ ዳርቻ።
Examples
"I love the sound of the beach waves."
Park
/ፓርክ/
መዝናኛ ቦታ
A large public garden or area of land used for recreation.
ለመዝናናት የሚያገለግል ትልቅ የአትክልት ቦታ።
Examples
"The park is full of flowers."
Mountain
/ማውንተን/
ተራራ
A large natural elevation of the earth's surface.
ትልቅ የተፈጥሮ የመሬት ከፍታ።
Examples
"Mount Everest is the highest mountain."
Forest
/ፎረስት/
ደኖች
A large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth.
በዛፎች የተሸፈነ ትልቅ ቦታ።
Examples
"The forest is home to many animals."
Nature
/ኔቸር/
ተፈጥሮ
The phenomena of the physical world collectively.
አካላዊው ዓለምና በውስጡ ያሉት ነገሮች።
Examples
"Being in nature is relaxing."
Birdwatching
/በርድዋቺንግ/
አዕዋፋትን መመልከት
The observation of birds as a recreational activity.
አዕዋፋትን ለመዝናናት መመልከት።
Examples
"Birdwatching requires binoculars."
Stargazing
/ስታርጌዚንግ/
ከዋክብትን መመልከት
The act of looking at stars.
ከዋክብትን የማየት ተግባር።
Examples
"Stargazing is best on clear nights."
Meditation
/ሜዲቴሽን/
ማሰላሰል
The action or practice of meditating.
አእምሮን የማረጋጋትና የማሰላሰል ተግባር።
Examples
"Meditation reduces anxiety."
Relaxation
/ሪላክሴሽን/
መዝናናት
The state of being free from tension and anxiety.
ከጭንቀት ነፃ የመሆን ሁኔታ።
Examples
"I need some relaxation after work."
Stress-relief
/ስትረስ-ሪሊፍ/
ጭንቀት መቀነሻ
Reducing the effects of stress.
የጭንቀት ተፅዕኖን መቀነስ።
Examples
"Exercise is a great stress-relief."
Fun
/ፋን/
ደስታ
Enjoyment, amusement, or lighthearted pleasure.
ደስታ ወይም አስደሳች ነገር።
Examples
"Having fun is important."
Exciting
/ኤክሳይቲንግ/
አስደሳች
Causing great enthusiasm and eagerness.
ከፍተኛ ጉጉትን የሚፈጥር።
Examples
"The movie was so exciting."
Boring
/ቦሪንግ/
አሰልቺ
Not interesting; tedious.
የማይስብ ወይም የሚያደክም።
Examples
"Waiting in line is boring."
Relaxing
/ሪላክሲንግ/
አዝናኝ
Reducing tension or anxiety.
ጭንቀትን የሚቀንስ።
Examples
"A hot bath is relaxing."
Challenging
/ቻሌንጂንግ/
ፈታኝ
Testing one's abilities; demanding.
የሰውን ችሎታ የሚፈትን።
Examples
"Learning a new language is challenging."
Creative
/ክሪዬቲቭ/
ፈጣሪ
Relating to or involving the imagination or original ideas.
ከምናብ ወይም ከአዲስ ሃሳብ ጋር የተያያዘ።
Examples
"She has a creative mind."
Artistic
/አርቲስቲክ/
ጥበባዊ
Having or revealing natural creative skill.
ተፈጥሮአዊ የፈጠራ ችሎታ ያለው።
Examples
"The decoration was very artistic."
Musical
/ሚውዚካል/
ሙዚቃዊ
Relating to music; skilled in music.
ከሙዚቃ ጋር የተያያዘ።
Examples
"He comes from a musical family."
Athletic
/አትሌቲክ/
አትሌቲክስ
Physically strong, fit, and active.
በአካላዊ ሁኔታ ጠንካራና ንቁ።
Examples
"She is very athletic."
Competitive
/ኮምፔቲቲቭ/
ተወዳዳሪ
Relating to or characterized by competition.
ከውድድር ጋር የተያያዘ።
Examples
"He has a competitive nature."
Team
/ቲም/
ቡድን
A group of players forming one side in a game or sport.
በአንድ ጨዋታ ውስጥ ያሉ የሰዎች ስብስብ።
Examples
"Our team won the championship."
Individual
/ኢንዲቪጁዋል/
ግለሰብ
Single; separate.
ለብቻ ወይም ነጠላ።
Examples
"I prefer individual sports."
Skill
/ስኪል/
ክህሎት
The ability to do something well.
አንድን ነገር በጥሩ ሁኔታ የማከናወን ችሎታ።
Examples
"Cooking is a useful skill."
Talent
/ታለንት/
ተሰጥኦ
Natural aptitude or skill.
ተፈጥሮአዊ ችሎታ ወይም ስጦታ።
Examples
"She has a talent for singing."
Passion
/ፓሽን/
ስሜት
Strong and barely controllable emotion.
ለአንድ ነገር ያለ ከፍተኛ ፍቅር ወይም ስሜት።
Examples
"Art is my true passion."
Preference
/ፕሪፈረንስ/
ምርጫ
A greater liking for one alternative over another.
ከሌሎች ነገሮች ይልቅ አንዱን የመምረጥ ሁኔታ።
Examples
"My preference is dark chocolate."
Favorite
/ፌቨሪት/
ተወዳጅ
Preferred before all others of the same kind.
ከሁሉም በላይ የሚመረጥ።
Examples
"What is your favorite color?"
Enjoy
/ኢንጆይ/
መደሰት
Take delight or pleasure in.
በአንድ ነገር መደሰት።
Examples
"I enjoy spending time with friends."
Hate
/ሄይት/
መጥላት
Feel intense dislike for.
አንድን ነገር አጥብቆ መጥላት።
Examples
"I hate being late."
Love
/ላቭ/
መውደድ
An intense feeling of deep affection.
ከፍተኛ ፍቅር ወይም መውደድ።
Examples
"I love my family."
Prefer
/ፕሪፈር/
መምረጥ
Like one thing better than another.
ከሁለት ነገሮች አንዱን መምረጥ።
Examples
"I prefer tea over coffee."
Adore
/አዶር/
ማድነቅ
Love and respect deeply.
በጣም መውደድና ማድነቅ።
Examples
"Children adore their pets."
Detest
/ዲቴስት/
አጥብቆ መጥላት
Dislike intensely.
በጣም መጥላት።
Examples
"I detest injustice."
Fan
/ፋን/
ደጋፊ
A person who has a strong interest in or admiration for a person or thing.
ለአንድ ነገር ወይም ሰው ከፍተኛ አድናቆት ያለው።
Examples
"I am a big fan of jazz."
Supporter
/ሰፖርተር/
ደጋፊ
A person who approves of and encourages someone or something.
አንድን ነገር የሚደግፍና የሚያበረታታ።
Examples
"He is a staunch supporter of the local team."
Player
/ፕሌየር/
ተጫዋች
A person who takes part in a sport or game.
በጨዋታ ወይም በስፖርት የሚሳተፍ ሰው።
Examples
"The player scored a goal."
Athlete
/አትሌት/
አትሌት
A person who is proficient in sports and other forms of physical exercise.
በስፖርት የተካነ ሰው።
Examples
"She trained hard to be an athlete."
Musician
/ሚውዚሻን/
ሙዚቀኛ
A person who plays a musical instrument or is musically talented.
ሙዚቃ የሚጫወት ወይም የተሰጥኦው ያለው ሰው።
Examples
"The musician composed a new song."
Artist
/አርቲስት/
አርቲስት
A person who creates paintings or drawings as a profession or hobby.
ስዕሎችን ወይም ጥበባዊ ስራዎችን የሚሰራ ሰው።
Examples
"The artist used bright colors."
Writer
/ራይተር/
ደራሲ
A person who has written a particular text, or who writes books or articles.
መጻሕፍትን ወይም ጽሁፎችን የሚጽፍ ሰው።
Examples
"The writer finished his new book."
Reader
/ሪደር/
አንባቢ
A person who reads.
የሚያነብ ሰው።
Examples
"An avid reader always has a book."
Listener
/ሊስነር/
አድማጭ
A person who listens.
የሚያዳምጥ ሰው።
Examples
"A good listener is a good friend."
Viewer
/ቪውወር/
ተመልካች
A person who looks at or inspects something.
የሚመለከት ሰው።
Examples
"The television viewer was bored."
Audience
/ኦዲየንስ/
ታዳሚ
The assembled spectators or listeners at a public event.
በአንድ ዝግጅት ላይ የተገኙ ሰዎች።
Examples
"The audience cheered loudly."
Performance
/ፐርፎርማንስ/
ትርኢት
An act of staging or presenting a play, concert, or other form of entertainment.
የቲያትር ወይም የሙዚቃ ትርኢት።
Examples
"The performance was breathtaking."
Match
/ማች/
ግጥሚያ
A contest in which people or teams compete against each other in a particular sport.
በሁለት ወገኖች መካከል የሚደረግ ውድድር።
Examples
"Who won the football match?"
Game
/ጌም/
ጨዋታ
An activity or sport, usually involving skill, knowledge, or chance.
ክህሎትን የሚጠይቅ የመዝናኛ ተግባር።
Examples
"Let's play a board game."
Tournament
/ቱርናመንት/
ውድድር
A series of contests between a number of competitors, who compete for an overall prize.
ተከታታይ የውድድር መርሃ-ግብር።
Examples
"She won the tennis tournament."
Competition
/ኮምፔቲሽን/
ውድድር
The activity or condition of striving to gain or win something by defeating others.
ሌሎችን በማሸነፍ ለማሸነፍ የሚደረግ ጥረት።
Examples
"Healthy competition is good."
Medal
/ሜዳል/
ሜዳሊያ
A metal disc as a reward for bravery, merit, or athletic achievement.
ለአሸናፊዎች የሚሰጥ የብረት ሽልማት።
Examples
"He won a gold medal."
Trophy
/ትሮፊ/
ዋንጫ
A cup or other decorative object awarded as a prize for a victory or success.
ለድል የሚሰጥ ሽልማት።
Examples
"The team raised the trophy."
Win
/ዊን/
ማሸነፍ
Be successful or victorious in (a contest or conflict).
በውድድር ስኬታማ መሆን።
Examples
"We must play well to win."
Lose
/ሉዝ/
መሸነፍ
Be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something).
በውድድር አለመሳካት።
Examples
"No one likes to lose."
Score
/ስኮር/
ውጤት
The number of points, goals, etc., achieved in a game by a person or team.
በጨዋታ የተገኘ ነጥብ።
Examples
"The final score was 2-1."
Goal
/ጎል/
ግብ
The object of a person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired result.
ሊደረስበት የታለመ ውጤት።
Examples
"He scored a goal in the last minute."
Point
/ፖይንት/
ነጥብ
A unit of scoring in a game or sport.
በጨዋታ የሚሰጥ የውጤት መለኪያ።
Examples
"Every point counts."
Rule
/ሩል/
ደንብ
One of a set of explicit or understood regulations or principles governing conduct.
የሚከተሉ ስርአት ወይም መመሪያ።
Examples
"You must follow the rule."
Strategy
/ስትራቴጂ/
ስልት
A plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall aim.
አንድን ግብ ለመምታት የሚነደፍ እቅድ።
Examples
"We need a better strategy."
Equipment
/ኢኩዊፕመንት/
መሳሪያዎች
The necessary items for a particular purpose.
ለአንድ ተግባር የሚያስፈልጉ ቁሳቁሶች።
Examples
"The gym has modern equipment."
Ball
/ቦል/
ኳስ
A solid or hollow spherical or egg-shaped object that is kicked, thrown, or hit in a game.
ለጨዋታ የሚያገለግል ድቡልቡል ነገር።
Examples
"Throw the ball to me."
Racket
/ራኬት/
ራኬት
A bat with a round or oval frame strung with catgut, nylon, etc., used in tennis or badminton.
ቴኒስ ለመጫወት የሚያገለግል መሳሪያ።
Examples
"He broke his tennis racket."
Bat
/ባት/
ዱላ
An implement used for hitting the ball in games such as baseball.
ኳስ ለመምታት የሚያገለግል ዱላ።
Examples
"He swung the bat hard."
Helmet
/ሄልሜት/
ቆብ
A hard or padded protective hat.
ራስን ለመከላከል የሚደረግ ጠንካራ ቆብ።
Examples
"Always wear a helmet while cycling."
Shoes
/ሹዝ/
ጫማዎች
Coverings for the feet, typically made of leather.
ለእግር የሚደረጉ መሸፈኛዎች።
Examples
"Running shoes are comfortable."
Uniform
/ዩኒፎርም/
ደንብ ልብስ
The identifying outfit or style of dress worn by the members of a given profession.
የቡድን መለያ ልብስ።
Examples
"The team wore a red uniform."
Instrument
/ኢንስትሩመንት/
መሳሪያ
An object or device for producing musical sounds.
ሙዚቃ ለማውጣት የሚያገለግል ቁስ።
Examples
"Can you play any instrument?"
Strings
/ስትሪንግስ/
ገመዶች
A set of pieces of wire or nylon stretched over a sounding board.
በሙዚቃ መሳሪያ ላይ ያሉ ሽቦዎች።
Examples
"The guitar has six strings."
Keys
/ኪይስ/
ቁልፎች
The levers on a piano or organ that are pressed by the fingers.
በፒያኖ ላይ የሚጫኑ ክፍሎች።
Examples
"The piano keys are black and white."
Notes
/ኖትስ/
ኖታዎች
Musical sounds with a definite pitch.
የሙዚቃ ድምፅ ምልክቶች።
Examples
"She can read music notes."
Melody
/ሜሎዲ/
ዜማ
A sequence of single notes that is musically satisfying.
ደስ የሚል የድምፅ ቅንብር።
Examples
"The melody was very catchy."
Rhythm
/ሪዝም/
ሪትም
A strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.
የድምፅ ወይም የንቅናቄ ስልት።
Examples
"Clap to the rhythm."
Genre
/ዣንራ/
ዓይነት
A category of artistic composition.
የጥበብ ወይም የሙዚቃ ዘርፍ።
Examples
"What is your favorite genre of music?"
Pop
/ፖፕ/
ፖፕ
Modern popular music.
ዘመናዊና ተወዳጅ ሙዚቃ።
Examples
"Pop music is everywhere."
Rock
/ሮክ/
ሮክ
A type of popular dance music originating in the 1950s.
በጊታር የሚጫወቱት የሙዚቃ አይነት።
Examples
"I love classic rock."
Jazz
/ጃዝ/
ጃዝ
A type of music of black American origin.
ውስብስብ የሆነ የሙዚቃ አይነት።
Examples
"Jazz is smooth and relaxing."
Classical
/ክላሲካል/
ክላሲካል
Traditional genre of music.
ባህላዊና የቀድሞ የሙዚቃ አይነት።
Examples
"Beethoven wrote classical music."
Hip-hop
/ሂፕ-ሆፕ/
ሂፕ-ሆፕ
A style of popular music of US black and Hispanic origin.
ዘመናዊ የሙዚቃ አይነት።
Examples
"Hip-hop involves rap."
Reggae
/ሬጌ/
ሬጌ
A style of popular music with a strongly accented beat of Jamaican origin.
የጃማይካ የሙዚቃ አይነት።
Examples
"Bob Marley played reggae."
Folk
/ፎልክ/
ፎልክ
Music that originates in traditional popular culture.
የህዝብ ወይም የባህል ሙዚቃ።
Examples
"Folk songs tell stories."
Country
/ካንትሪ/
ካንትሪ
A form of popular music originating in the rural southern US.
ገጠሬያዊ የሙዚቃ አይነት።
Examples
"He enjoys country music."
Electronic
/ኤሌክትሮኒክ/
ኤሌክትሮኒክ
Music made with computers and synthesizers.
በኤሌክትሮኒክ መሳሪያዎች የሚሰራ ሙዚቃ።
Examples
"DJs play electronic music."
Fiction
/ፊክሽን/
ልቦለድ
Literature in the form of prose that describes imaginary events and people.
በሃሳብ የተፈጠሩ ታሪኮች።
Examples
"I prefer fiction to facts."
Non-fiction
/ናን-ፊክሽን/
እውነተኛ ታሪክ
Writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people.
በእውነተኛ ነገሮች ላይ የተመሰረተ ጽሁፍ።
Examples
"Non-fiction books are educational."
Mystery
/ሚስትሪ/
ምስጢራዊ
Something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain.
ምስጢር የተሞላበት ታሪክ።
Examples
"This mystery novel is thrilling."
Fantasy
/ፋንታሲ/
ምናባዊ
The faculty or activity of imagining things, especially things that are impossible.
ከእውነት የራቁ ምናባዊ ታሪኮች።
Examples
"Harry Potter is a fantasy series."
Sci-fi
/ሳይ-ፋይ/
ሳይንሳዊ ልቦለድ
Science fiction.
በሳይንስ ላይ የተመሰረተ ልቦለድ።
Examples
"I love sci-fi movies about space."
Biography
/ባዮግራፊ/
የህይወት ታሪክ
An account of someone's life written by someone else.
ስለ አንድ ሰው ህይወት የተጻፈ ታሪክ።
Examples
"I read a biography of Mandela."
History
/ሂስትሪ/
ታሪክ
The study of past events.
ያለፉ ክስተቶች ጥናት።
Examples
"History repeats itself."
Science
/ሳይንስ/
ሳይንስ
The intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study.
ስለ ተፈጥሮ ሳይንሳዊ ጥናት።
Examples
"Science explains the universe."
Art
/አርት/
ጥበብ
The expression or application of human creative skill.
የሰው ልጅ የፈጠራ ስራ።
Examples
"Modern art can be confusing."
Fashion
/ፋሽን/
ፋሽን
A popular trend, especially in styles of dress and ornament.
የአለባበስ ዘይቤ።
Examples
"Fashion changes every year."
Food
/ፉድ/
ምግብ
Any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink.
የሚበላ ነገር።
Examples
"I love trying new food."
Drink
/ድሪንክ/
መጠጥ
A liquid that can be swallowed.
የሚጠጣ ነገር።
Examples
"Water is the best drink."
Restaurant
/ሬስቶራንት/
ምግብ ቤት
A place where people pay to sit and eat meals.
ምግብ የሚሸጥበት ቦታ።
Examples
"We ate at a Chinese restaurant."
Cafe
/ካፌ/
ካፌ
A small restaurant selling light meals and drinks.
ቡናና ቀላል ምግቦች የሚገኙበት።
Examples
"I meet my friends at the cafe."
Coffee
/ኮፊ/
ቡና
A hot drink made from the roasted and ground seeds.
የተቆላ ቡና መጠጥ።
Examples
"I need a cup of coffee."
Tea
/ቲ/
ሻይ
A hot drink made by infusing dried crushed leaves.
ከቅጠል የሚሰራ ትኩስ መጠጥ።
Examples
"Green tea is healthy."
Morning
/ሞርኒንግ/
ጥዋት
The period of time from sunrise to noon.
ከንጋት እስከ ቀትር ያለው ጊዜ።
Examples
"I feel energetic in the morning."
Afternoon
/አፍተርኑን/
ከሰዓት
The time from noon or lunchtime to evening.
ከቀትር በኋላ ያለው ጊዜ።
Examples
"I take a nap in the afternoon."
Evening
/ኢቭኒንግ/
ምሽት
The period of time at the end of the day.
ቀኑ ሲያበቃ ያለው ጊዜ።
Examples
"The evening breeze is cool."
Night
/ናይት/
ሌሊት
The period from sunset to sunrise.
ፀሐይ ከጠለቀች በኋላ ያለው ጊዜ።
Examples
"The stars shine at night."
Weekend
/ዊኬንድ/
የሳምንት መጨረሻ
Saturday and Sunday.
ቅዳሜና እሁድ።
Examples
"I relax during the weekend."
Holiday
/ሆሊዴይ/
በዓል
A day of festivity or recreation when no work is done.
ከስራ ነፃ የሚሆኑበት ቀን።
Examples
"Christmas is a major holiday."
Vacation
/ቫኬሽን/
ዕረፍት
An extended period of leisure and recreation.
ረጅም የመዝናኛ ጊዜ።
Examples
"We went to Hawaii for vacation."
Trip
/ትሪፕ/
ጉዞ
A journey or excursion.
አጭር ጉዞ።
Examples
"Have a safe trip."
Adventure
/አድቬንቸር/
ጀብዱ
An unusual and exciting experience.
አስደሳችና ያልተለመደ ተሞክሮ።
Examples
"Life is an adventure."
Explore
/ኤክስፕሎር/
መመርመር
Travel through (an unfamiliar area) in order to learn about it.
አዲስ ነገርን ለማወቅ መጓዝ።
Examples
"Let's explore the city."
Discover
/ዲስካቨር/
ማግኘት
Find unexpectedly or during a search.
አዲስ ነገርን ማግኘት።
Examples
"They discovered a hidden cave."
Learn
/ለርን/
መማር
Gain or acquire knowledge of or skill in.
እውቀትን ማግኘት።
Examples
"You are never too old to learn."
Practice
/ፕራክቲስ/
ልምምድ
Perform (an activity) or exercise (a skill) repeatedly.
ተደጋጋሚ ሙከራ ማድረግ።
Examples
"Practice makes perfect."
Improve
/ኢምፕሩቭ/
ማሻሻል
Make or become better.
የበለጠ የተሻለ ማድረግ።
Examples
"I want to improve my English."
Progress
/ፕሮግረስ/
እድገት
Forward or onward movement towards a destination.
ወደ ፊት የሚደረግ ጉዞ ወይም ለውጥ።
Examples
"He is making good progress."
Goal-oriented
/ጎል-ኦሪየንትድ/
ግብ ተኮር
Focused on reaching a specific goal.
በአንድ ግብ ላይ ያተኮረ።
Examples
"She is a very goal-oriented person."
Healthy
/ሄልዚ/
ጤናማ
In good health.
ጥሩ ጤንነት ያለው።
Examples
"Eating fruit is healthy."
Active
/አክቲቭ/
ንቁ
Engaging or ready to engage in physically energetic pursuits.
ሁልጊዜ የሚንቀሳቀስ።
Examples
"Keep an active lifestyle."
Energetic
/ኤነርጄቲክ/
ብርቱ
Showing or involving great vitality or energy.
ጉልበት ያለው።
Examples
"The kids are so energetic."
Calm
/ካም/
ረጋ ያለ
Not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other strong emotions.
ዝምተኛና ሰላማዊ።
Examples
"The sea is calm today."
Peaceful
/ፒስፉል/
ሰላማዊ
Free from disturbance; tranquil.
ረብሻ የሌለበት።
Examples
"I like peaceful environments."
Quiet
/ክዋይት/
ዝምታ
Making little or no noise.
ድምፅ የሌለው።
Examples
"Be quiet in the library."
Loud
/ላውድ/
ጩኸት
Producing a lot of noise.
ከፍተኛ ድምፅ ያለው።
Examples
"The music was too loud."
Social
/ሶሻል/
ማህበራዊ
Relating to society or its organization.
ከሰዎች ጋር የተያያዘ።
Examples
"Humans are social animals."
Introvert
/ኢንትሮቨርት/
ብቸኝነት ወዳድ
A shy, reticent person.
ለብቻ መሆንን የሚመርጥ ሰው።
Examples
"As an introvert, I enjoy reading."
Extrovert
/ኤክስትሮቨርት/
ተጫዋች
An outgoing, overtly expressive person.
ከሰዎች ጋር መሆንን የሚወድ።
Examples
"He is an extrovert who loves parties."
Solo
/ሶሎ/
ብቻውን
Done by one person alone.
በአንድ ሰው ብቻ የሚደረግ።
Examples
"I took a solo trip."
Group
/ግሩፕ/
ቡድን
A number of people or things that are located close together.
የሰዎች ስብስብ።
Examples
"We worked in a group."
Club
/ክለብ/
ክለብ
An association or organization dedicated to a particular interest or activity.
የአንድ ፍላጎት ያላቸው ሰዎች ስብስብ።
Examples
"I joined the chess club."
Society
/ሶሳይቲ/
ማህበረሰብ
The aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community.
በአንድነት የሚኖር ህዝብ።
Examples
"We live in a modern society."
Association
/አሶሴሽን/
ማህበር
A group of people organized for a joint purpose.
ለአንድ ዓላማ የተቋቋመ ስብስብ።
Examples
"The football association met today."
Community
/ኮሚውኒቲ/
ማህበረሰብ
A group of people living in the same place.
በአንድ አካባቢ የሚኖሩ ሰዎች።
Examples
"Our community is very helpful."
Event
/ኢቨንት/
ክስተት
A thing that happens, especially one of importance.
አስፈላጊ ድርጊት።
Examples
"The wedding was a big event."
Festival
/ፌስቲቫል/
በዓል
A day or period of celebration.
የደስታና የክብር ቀን።
Examples
"The film festival was great."
Celebration
/ሴሌብሬሽን/
ክብረ በዓል
The action of marking one's pleasure at an important event.
ደስታን የመግለጫ ስነ-ስርዓት።
Examples
"Graduation is a cause for celebration."
Tradition
/ትራዲሽን/
ባህል
The transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation.
ከትውልድ ትውልድ የሚተላለፍ ልማድ።
Examples
"It is a tradition to eat together."
Culture
/ካልቸር/
ባህል
The arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement.
የአንድ ህዝብ የአኗኗር ዘይቤ።
Examples
"Ethiopia has a rich culture."
Heritage
/ሄሪቴጅ/
ቅርስ
Property that is or may be inherited.
ከትውልድ የተወረሰ ሀብት።
Examples
"Protect our national heritage."
Modern
/ሞደርን/
ዘመናዊ
Relating to the present or recent times.
የአሁኑን ጊዜ የሚመለከት።
Examples
"The building has a modern design."
Classic
/ክላሲክ/
ጥንታዊ
Judged over a period of time to be of the highest quality.
በጥራት የሚታወቅ የቀድሞ ነገር።
Examples
"I love classic cars."
Old-fashioned
/ኦልድ-ፋሽንድ/
ያለፈበት
In or according to styles or types no longer current.
ከዘመኑ ጋር የማይሄድ።
Examples
"My hat is old-fashioned."
Trendy
/ትሬንዲ/
ዘመናዊ
Very fashionable or up to date.
በጣም ወቅታዊ የሆነ።
Examples
"She wears trendy clothes."
Popular
/ፖፑላር/
ተወዳጅ
Liked, admired, or enjoyed by many people.
በብዙ ሰዎች ዘንድ የሚወደድ።
Examples
"Football is a popular sport."
Rare
/ሬር/
ብርቅ
Not occurring very often.
በብዛት የማይገኝ።
Examples
"It is a rare bird."
Unique
/ዩኒክ/
ልዩ
Being the only one of its kind.
አቻ የሌለው።
Examples
"Everyone is unique."
Special
/ስፔሻል/
ልዩ
Better, greater, or otherwise different from what is usual.
ከወትሮው የተለየ።
Examples
"Today is a special day."
Personal
/ፐርሰናል/
የግል
Of, affecting, or belonging to a particular person.
የአንድ ግለሰብ ብቻ የሆነ።
Examples
"That is a personal question."
Shared
/ሼርድ/
የጋራ
Owned or used by two or more people.
በሁለትና ከዚያ በላይ ሰዎች የሚጠቀሙበት።
Examples
"We have shared interests."
Connection
/ኮኔክሽን/
ግንኙነት
A relationship in which a person, thing, or idea is linked.
በነገሮች መካከል ያለ ቁርኝት።
Examples
"We have a deep connection."
Friendship
/ፍሬንድሺፕ/
ጓደኝነት
The emotions or conduct of friends.
በጓደኛሞች መካከል ያለ ስሜት።
Examples
"Friendship is based on trust."
Bonding
/ቦንዲንግ/
መቀራረብ
Establishment of a relationship.
ጥሩ ግንኙነት መፍጠር።
Examples
"Camping is good for family bonding."
Quality-time
/ኳሊቲ-ታይም/
ጥሩ ጊዜ
Time spent giving someone undivided attention.
ለአንድ ሰው ትኩረት ሰጥቶ የሚሳለፍ ጊዜ።
Examples
"We need quality-time together."
Habit
/ሀቢት/
ልማድ
A settled or regular tendency or practice.
ዘወትር የሚደረግ ልማድ።
Examples
"Smoking is a bad habit."
Routine
/ሩቲን/
የዘወትር ተግባር
A sequence of actions regularly followed.
በየቀኑ የሚደገም ተግባር።
Examples
"Morning routine is vital."
Schedule
/ስኬጁል/
መርሃ-ግብር
A plan for carrying out a process or procedure.
ለስራ የሚወጣ የቀጠሮ እቅድ።
Examples
"My schedule is very busy."
Spare-time
/ስፔር-ታይም/
ትርፍ ጊዜ
Time when one is not working.
ከስራ ውጪ ያለ ጊዜ።
Examples
"What do you do in your spare-time?"
Productivity
/ፕሮዳክቲቪቲ/
ምርታማነት
The state or quality of being productive.
ውጤታማ የማምረት ብቃት።
Examples
"Morning work increases productivity."
Balance
/ባላንስ/
ሚዛን
An even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright.
መመጣጠን።
Examples
"Work-life balance is key."
Happiness
/ሀፒነስ/
ደስታ
The state of being happy.
የደስታ ስሜት።
Examples
"Money cannot buy happiness."
Joy
/ጆይ/
ደስታ
A feeling of great pleasure and happiness.
ከፍተኛ የደስታ ስሜት።
Examples
"His face was full of joy."
Satisfaction
/ሳቲስፋክሽን/
መርካት
Fulfillment of one's wishes, expectations, or needs.
የፍላጎት መሟላት ስሜት።
Examples
"I feel satisfaction after a job well done."
Fulfillment
/ፉልፊልመንት/
መሟላት
The achievement of something desired.
የታለመውን ነገር የማሳካት ስሜት።
Examples
"Hobby gives me fulfillment."
Achievement
/አቺቭመንት/
ስኬት
A thing done successfully, typically by effort, courage, or skill.
በትጋት የሚገኝ ውጤት።
Examples
"Winning the race was a great achievement."
Purpose
/ፐርፐዝ/
ዓላማ
The reason for which something is done.
አንድ ነገር የሚደረግበት ምክንያት።
Examples
"What is the purpose of this meeting?"
Meaning
/ሚኒንግ/
ትርጉም
What is meant by a word, text, concept, or action.
የአንድ ነገር ትርጓሜ።
Examples
"The word has two meanings."
Value
/ቫልዩ/
እሴት
The regard that something is held to deserve.
የአንድ ነገር ጠቀሜታ ወይም ዋጋ።
Examples
"Education has great value."
Benefit
/ቤነፊት/
ጥቅም
An advantage or profit gained from something.
የሚገኝ ጠቀሜታ።
Examples
"Exercise has many benefits."
Mental-health
/ሜንታል-ሄልዝ/
የአእምሮ ጤና
A person’s condition with regard to their psychological and emotional well-being.
የሰው ልጅ የስነ-ልቦና ጤንነት።
Examples
"Hobbies are good for mental-health."
Physical-health
/ፊዚካል-ሄልዝ/
አካላዊ ጤና
The state of the body.
የሰውነት ጤንነት።
Examples
"Active sports improve physical-health."
Wellness
/ዌልነስ/
ደህንነት
The state of being in good health.
ሙሉ ጤንነት።
Examples
"Yoga promotes wellness."
Lifestyle
/ላይፍስታይል/
የአኗኗር ዘይቤ
The way in which a person lives.
አንድ ሰው የሚኖርበት መንገድ።
Examples
"I chose a healthy lifestyle."
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