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Hospitality & Hosting Guests

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Roll out the red carpet

/ሮል አውት ዘ ሬድ ካርፔት/

ቀይ ምንጣፍ ማንጠፍ

To provide a grand and special welcome to a guest.

ለአንድ እንግዳ ታላቅ እና ልዩ አቀባበል ማድረግ።

In Practice

"They rolled out the red carpet for the visiting CEO."
"We should roll out the red carpet for our grandparents."
Fluent Tip

Used for formal or very special guests.

Make yourself at home

/ሜክ ዩርሰልፍ አት ሆም/

እንደ ቤትዎ ይሁኑ

To act as if you are in your own home; feel relaxed.

በራስዎ ቤት እንዳሉ ሆነው እንዲሰማዎት ወይም ዘና እንዲሉ ማድረግ።

In Practice

"Please, make yourself at home while I finish cooking."
"I want all my guests to make themselves at home."
Fluent Tip

Commonly said when a guest first enters a house.

Be my guest

/ቢ ማይ ጌስት/

እንግዳዬ ይሁኑ (ይፈቀድልዎታል)

A polite way to give permission or offer something.

ፈቃድ ለመስጠት ወይም አንድን ነገር ለማቅረብ የሚያገለግል ጨዋነት የተሞላበት መንገድ።

In Practice

"Can I use your phone? Be my guest."
"If you want the last cookie, be my guest."
Fluent Tip

Used to grant permission or offer something.

Break bread

/ብሬክ ብሬድ/

እንጀራ መቁረስ (አብሮ መብላት)

To share a meal with someone, often as a sign of peace or friendship.

ከአንድ ሰው ጋር ምግብ መጋራት፣ ብዙውን ጊዜ የሰላም ወይም የወዳጅነት ምልክት ነው።

In Practice

"It was wonderful to break bread with our new neighbors."
"We invited them over to break bread and talk."
Fluent Tip

Implies building a relationship through a meal.

Open house

/ኦፕን ሃውስ/

ክፍት ቤት

A period during which a home or institution is open to visitors.

አንድ ቤት ወይም ተቋም ለጎብኚዎች ክፍት የሚሆንበት ጊዜ።

In Practice

"We are having an open house on Sunday afternoon."
"The school's open house allowed parents to see the classrooms."
Fluent Tip

Common for parties where guests come and go.

Treat someone like royalty

/ትሪት ሰምዋን ላይክ ሮያሊቲ/

እንደ ንጉሣዊ ቤተሰብ ማስተናገድ

To give someone excellent and luxurious treatment.

ለአንድ ሰው እጅግ በጣም ጥሩ እና የቅንጦት አያያዝ መስጠት።

In Practice

"The hotel staff treated us like royalty."
"When she visits, we treat her like royalty."
Fluent Tip

Used to describe high-level hospitality.

The more the merrier

/ዘ ሞር ዘ ሜሪየር/

ሰው በበዛ ቁጥር ደስታው ይጨምራል

The more people there are, the more enjoyable the occasion will be.

ሰዎች በበዙ ቁጥር ዝግጅቱ የበለጠ አስደሳች ይሆናል።

In Practice

"Can I bring a friend? Of course, the more the merrier!"
"We have plenty of food, so the more the merrier."
Fluent Tip

Used to welcome additional unexpected guests.

Kill the fatted calf

/ኪል ዘ ፋትድ ካፍ/

የሰባውን ጥጃ ማረድ

To prepare a lavish celebration for someone's return.

ለአንድ ሰው መመለስ ደማቅ ድግስ ማዘጋጀት።

In Practice

"When his son returned from abroad, he killed the fatted calf."
"We will kill the fatted calf when you graduate."
Fluent Tip

Biblical origin, used for grand celebrations of return.

Open door policy

/ኦፕን ዶር ፖሊሲ/

የክፍት በር ፖሊሲ

A policy of being available to guests or employees at any time.

በማንኛውም ጊዜ ለእንግዶች ወይም ለሰራተኞች ዝግጁ የመሆን ፖሊሲ።

In Practice

"My boss has an open door policy if we need to talk."
"Our home has an open door policy for all our friends."
Fluent Tip

Common in both office and home settings.

Put someone at ease

/ፑት ሰምዋን አት ኢዝ/

አንድን ሰው ማረጋጋት (ማዝናናት)

To make someone feel relaxed and comfortable.

አንድ ሰው ዘና እንዲል እና ምቾት እንዲሰማው ማድረግ።

In Practice

"The host's warm smile put everyone at ease."
"I tried to put the nervous guest at ease with a joke."
Fluent Tip

Important for the beginning of a visit.

A home away from home

/ኤ ሆም አዌይ ፍሮም ሆም/

ከቤት ውጭ ያለ ሌላ ቤት

A place where one is as comfortable as in one's own home.

አንድ ሰው እንደ ራሱ ቤት ምቾት የሚሰማው ቦታ።

In Practice

"The cozy bed and breakfast was a home away from home."
"We want our guests to feel this is their home away from home."
Fluent Tip

Describing a very welcoming place.

Roll out the welcome mat

/ሮል አውት ዘ ዌልካም ማት/

የእንኳን ደህና መጡ ምንጣፍ መዘርጋት

To show someone they are very welcome.

አንድ ሰው በጣም ተፈላጊ መሆኑን ማሳየት።

In Practice

"The city rolled out the welcome mat for the tourists."
"We always roll out the welcome mat for new members."
Fluent Tip

Similar to rolling out the red carpet but less formal.