hospitality & hosting guests
Hospitality & Hosting Guests
Core Vocabulary
Study the key terms, pronunciations, and Amharic translation contexts.
Welcome
/ዌልከም/
እንኳን ደህና መጡ
A friendly greeting to someone arriving
ሲመጡ የሚደረግ የወዳጅነት ሰላምታ
Examples
"Welcome to our home."
Host
/ሆስት/
አስተናጋጅ
A person who receives or entertains guests
እንግዶችን የሚቀበል ወይም የሚያስተናግድ ሰው
Examples
"The host was very kind."
Guest
/ጌስት/
እንግዳ
A person who is invited to visit
እንዲጎበኝ የተጋበዘ ሰው
Examples
"Our guest arrived at noon."
Hospitality
/ሆስፒታሊቲ/
እንግዳ ተቀባይነት
The friendly and generous reception of guests
የእንግዶች የወዳጅነት እና የልግስና አቀባበል
Examples
"Thank you for your hospitality."
Refreshment
/ሪፍሬሽመንት/
መክሰስ ወይም መጠጥ
Light snacks or drinks
ቀላል ምግቦች ወይም መጠጦች
Examples
"Would you like some refreshment?"
Comfortable
/ካምፈርትብል/
ምቹ
Providing physical ease and relaxation
አካላዊ እረፍት የሚሰጥ
Examples
"Please make yourself comfortable."
Invite
/ኢንቫይት/
መጋበዝ
To ask someone to come to an event
አንድ ሰው ወደ አንድ ዝግጅት እንዲመጣ መጠየቅ
Examples
"I want to invite you to dinner."
Enter
/እንተር/
መግባት
To come or go into a place
ወደ አንድ ቦታ መግባት
Examples
"Please enter the room."
Seat
/ሲት/
ወንበር
A place for sitting
የመቀመጫ ቦታ
Examples
"Please take a seat."
Water
/ዎተር/
ውሃ
A clear liquid used for drinking
ለመጠጥ የሚያገለግል ንጹህ ፈሳሽ
Examples
"Can I get you some water?"
Coffee
/ኮፊ/
ቡና
A hot dark-colored drink
ትኩስ ጥቁር ቀለም ያለው መጠጥ
Examples
"Do you prefer coffee or tea?"
Tea
/ቲ/
ሻይ
A drink made by soaking leaves in water
ቅጠልን በውሃ ውስጥ በመዘፈቅ የሚዘጋጅ መጠጥ
Examples
"The tea is very hot."
Juice
/ጁስ/
ጭማቂ
Liquid from fruit or vegetables
ከፍራፍሬ ወይም ከአትክልት የሚወጣ ፈሳሽ
Examples
"I have orange juice in the fridge."
Snack
/ስናክ/
ቀላል ምግብ
A small amount of food eaten between meals
በምግብ መካከል የሚበላ ትንሽ ምግብ
Examples
"I brought some snacks for you."
Cookie
/ኩኪ/
ኩኪስ
A small sweet biscuit
ትንሽ ጣፋጭ ብስኩት
Examples
"Try this homemade cookie."
Biscuit
/ቢስኪት/
ብስኩት
A small baked unleavened cake
ትንሽ የተጋገረ ቂጣ
Examples
"Pass the biscuits, please."
Sugar
/ሹገር/
ስኳር
A sweet substance used in food
በምግብ ውስጥ ጥቅም ላይ የሚውል ጣፋጭ ነገር
Examples
"Do you take sugar in your tea?"
Milk
/ሚልክ/
ወተት
A white liquid from cows or goats
ከላም ወይም ከፍየል የሚገኝ ነጭ ፈሳሽ
Examples
"Add a little milk to the coffee."
Honey
/ሃኒ/
ማር
A sweet sticky substance made by bees
በንቦች የሚሠራ ጣፋጭ እና ተለጣፊ ነገር
Examples
"Honey is good for your throat."
Beverage
/ቤቭሬጅ/
መጠጥ
Any drink other than water
ከውሃ ውጭ ያለ ማንኛውም መጠጥ
Examples
"Which beverage would you like?"
Sofa
/ሶፋ/
ሶፋ
A long comfortable seat with a back
ረጅም እና ምቹ የሆነ መቀመጫ
Examples
"Sit on the sofa, please."
Couch
/ካውች/
መቀመጫ
Another name for a sofa
ሌላ የሶፋ ስም
Examples
"The couch is very soft."
Living room
/ሊቪንግ ሩም/
ሳሎን
A room for general social use
ለማህበራዊ አገልግሎት የሚውል ክፍል
Examples
"Let's talk in the living room."
Kitchen
/ኪችን/
ወጥ ቤት
A room where food is cooked
ምግብ የሚበስልበት ክፍል
Examples
"The kitchen smells great."
Restroom
/ሬስትሩም/
መጸዳጃ ቤት
A room with a toilet and sink
ሽንት ቤት እና የእጅ መታጠቢያ ያለው ክፍል
Examples
"Where is the restroom?"
Bathroom
/ባዝሩም/
መታጠቢያ ቤት
A room for washing or bathing
ለመታጠቢያነት የሚውል ክፍል
Examples
"The bathroom is at the end of the hall."
Office
/ኦፊስ/
ቢሮ
A place of business or professional work
የንግድ ወይም የሙያ ሥራ የሚከናወንበት ቦታ
Examples
"Welcome to my office."
Waiting room
/ዌይቲንግ ሩም/
የመጠባበቂያ ክፍል
A room for people to wait in
ሰዎች የሚጠብቁበት ክፍል
Examples
"Please wait in the waiting room."
Reception
/ሪሴፕሽን/
መቀበያ
The area where visitors are greeted
ጎብኚዎች የሚቀበሉበት ቦታ
Examples
"Check in at the reception desk."
Hallway
/ሆልዌይ/
መተላለፊያ
A corridor or passage in a building
በህንፃ ውስጥ የሚገኝ መተላለፊያ
Examples
"Follow me down the hallway."
Door
/ዶር/
በር
A movable barrier used to open a room
አንድን ክፍል ለመክፈት የሚያገለግል ተንቀሳቃሽ ነገር
Examples
"Open the door for our guest."
Entryway
/ኤንትሪዌይ/
መግቢያ
The place where you enter a building
ወደ ህንፃ የሚገባበት ቦታ
Examples
"Leave your shoes in the entryway."
Greeting
/ግሪቲንግ/
ሰላምታ
A polite word or sign of welcome
ጨዋነት የተሞላበት የሰላምታ ቃል
Examples
"He gave a warm greeting."
Polite
/ፖላይት/
ጨዋ
Having good manners
ጥሩ ስነ-ምግባር ያለው
Examples
"It is polite to say thank you."
Kind
/ካይንድ/
ደግ
Friendly and generous
ተስማሚ እና ለጋስ
Examples
"She is a very kind host."
Generous
/ጄነረስ/
ለጋስ
Giving more than expected
ከሚጠበቀው በላይ መስጠት
Examples
"Thank you for your generous gift."
Gracious
/ግሬሸስ/
ቸር
Courteous and kind
ትሁት እና ደግ
Examples
"He was a gracious host."
Accommodating
/አኮሞዴቲንግ/
ተባባሪ
Willing to help or fit in with others
ለመርዳት ወይም ከሌሎች ጋር ለመስማማት ፈቃደኛ
Examples
"They were very accommodating."
Atmosphere
/አትሞስፊየር/
ከባቢ አየር
The mood or tone of a place
የአንድ ቦታ ስሜት ወይም ሁኔታ
Examples
"The atmosphere here is relaxing."
Ambiance
/አምቢያንስ/
ከባቢ
The character and atmosphere of a place
የአንድ ቦታ ባህሪ እና ድባብ
Examples
"I love the ambiance of this home."
Environment
/ኤንቫይሮንመንት/
አካባቢ
The surroundings or conditions
ዙሪያ ወይም ሁኔታዎች
Examples
"It's a very quiet environment."
Stay
/ስቴይ/
ቆይታ
A period of spending time in a place
በአንድ ቦታ የሚቆይበት ጊዜ
Examples
"Enjoy your stay with us."
Visit
/ቪዚት/
ጉብኝት
To go to see a person or place
አንድን ሰው ወይም ቦታ ለማየት መሄድ
Examples
"Thank you for the visit."
Visitor
/ቪዚተር/
ጎብኚ
A person visiting a person or place
ሰውን ወይም ቦታን የሚጎበኝ ሰው
Examples
"We have a visitor today."
Please
/ፕሊዝ/
እባክዎን
A word used to ask politely
በትህትና ለመጠየቅ የሚያገለግል ቃል
Examples
"Please sit down."
Thank you
/ታንክ ዩ/
አመሰግናለሁ
An expression of gratitude
የምስጋና መግለጫ
Examples
"Thank you for the tea."
Thanks
/ታንክስ/
ምስጋና
A short way of saying thank you
አመሰግናለሁ የሚለውን ቃል በአጭሩ መግለጽ
Examples
"Thanks for coming."
Welcome (Response)
/ዩ አር ዌልከም/
ምንም አይደለም
Polite response to thank you
ለአመሰግናለሁ የሚሰጥ ትሁት ምላሽ
Examples
"You're welcome."
Excuse me
/ኤክስኪዩዝ ሚ/
ይቅርታ
Used to get someone's attention
የአንድን ሰው ትኩረት ለመሳብ የሚያገለግል
Examples
"Excuse me, where is the kitchen?"
Pardon
/ፓርደን/
ይቅርታ
To ask for forgiveness or repetition
ይቅርታ ለመጠየቅ ወይም እንዲደገም ለመጠየቅ
Examples
"Pardon me, what did you say?"
Sorry
/ሶሪ/
ይቅርታ
Feeling regret or apology
ፀፀት ወይም ይቅርታ መሰማት
Examples
"I am sorry for the wait."
May I
/ሜይ አይ/
ልችላለሁ?
Asking for permission
ፈቃድ መጠየቅ
Examples
"May I offer you some coffee?"
Can I
/ካን አይ/
እችላለሁ?
To be able to or ask permission
መቻል ወይም ፈቃድ መጠየቅ
Examples
"Can I take your coat?"
Would you like
/ዉድ ዩ ላይክ/
ትፈልጋለህ?
Polite way to offer something
አንድን ነገር ለማቅረብ የሚያገለግል ትሁት መንገድ
Examples
"Would you like some juice?"
Do you want
/ዱ ዩ ዎንት/
ትፈልጋለህ?
Asking about a preference
ስለ ምርጫ መጠየቅ
Examples
"Do you want a snack?"
How are you
/ሃው አር ዩ/
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
A greeting asking about health
ስለ ጤንነት የሚጠየቅ ሰላምታ
Examples
"Hello! How are you today?"
Good to see you
/ጉድ ቱ ሲ ዩ/
በማየትህ ደስ ብሎኛል
Expression of pleasure at meeting
በመገናኘቱ የተሰማን ደስታ መግለጫ
Examples
"It is good to see you again."
Coat
/ኮት/
ኮት
An outer garment with sleeves
እጅጌ ያለው የውጭ ልብስ
Examples
"Let me hang your coat."
Jacket
/ጃኬት/
ጃኬት
A short coat
አጭር ኮት
Examples
"You can put your jacket here."
Bag
/ባግ/
ቦርሳ
A container for carrying things
ዕቃዎችን መያዣ
Examples
"I will take your bag."
Umbrella
/አምብሬላ/
ጃንጥላ
A folding canopy for rain
ለዝናብ የሚሆን የሚታጠፍ መጠለያ
Examples
"Put your wet umbrella here."
Hanger
/ሀንገር/
መስቀያ
A frame for hanging clothes
ልብስ ለመስቀል የሚያገለግል መስቀያ
Examples
"Use this hanger for your shirt."
Closet
/ክሎዜት/
ቁም ሳጥን
A small room or cupboard for clothes
ልብስ የሚቀመጥበት ትንሽ ክፍል ወይም ሳጥን
Examples
"The coats are in the closet."
Rack
/ራክ/
መደርደሪያ
A framework for holding things
ዕቃዎችን ለመያዝ የሚያገለግል ክፈፍ
Examples
"Put your shoes on the rack."
Napkin
/ናፕኪን/
ሶፍት
A cloth or paper used while eating
በሚበላበት ጊዜ የሚያገለግል ጨርቅ ወይም ወረቀት
Examples
"Here is a napkin for you."
Glass
/ግላስ/
ብርጭቆ
A container for drinking
ለመጠጫ የሚያገለግል ዕቃ
Examples
"Would you like a glass of water?"
Cup
/ካፕ/
ጽዋ
A small container with a handle
እጅ መያዣ ያለው ትንሽ የመጠጫ ዕቃ
Examples
"I'll bring you a cup of tea."
Mug
/ማግ/
ትልቅ ኩባያ
A large cup for hot drinks
ለትኩስ መጠጦች የሚሆን ትልቅ ኩባያ
Examples
"Coffee is served in a mug."
Plate
/ፕሌት/
ሳህን
A flat dish for food
ምግብ የሚቀርብበት ጠፍጣፋ ዕቃ
Examples
"The cookies are on the plate."
Fork
/ፎርክ/
ሹካ
A tool with prongs for eating
ምግብ ለመብላት የሚያገለግል ባለ ሹል መሣሪያ
Examples
"I need a fork, please."
Spoon
/ስፑን/
ማንኪያ
A tool with a shallow bowl for eating
ምግብ ለመብላት የሚያገለግል ጎድጓዳ መሣሪያ
Examples
"Use this spoon for the sugar."
Knife
/ናይፍ/
ቢላዋ
An instrument with a blade for cutting
ለመቁረጥ የሚያገለግል ስለታም መሣሪያ
Examples
"Be careful with the knife."
Tray
/ትሬይ/
ትሪ
A flat board for carrying items
ዕቃዎችን ለመያዝ የሚያገለግል ጠፍጣፋ ሰሌዳ
Examples
"She carried the drinks on a tray."
Pitcher
/ፒቸር/
ጀበና/ኩባያ
A large container for pouring liquids
ፈሳሾችን ለመቅዳት የሚያገለግል ትልቅ ዕቃ
Examples
"The pitcher is full of water."
Kettle
/ኬትል/
ማገዶ/ኩባያ
A vessel for boiling water
ውሃ ለማፍላት የሚያገለግል ዕቃ
Examples
"The kettle is boiling."
Weather
/ዌዘር/
አየር ሁኔታ
The state of the atmosphere
የከባቢ አየር ሁኔታ
Examples
"The weather is beautiful today."
Journey
/ጀርኒ/
ጉዞ
An act of traveling from one place to another
ከአንድ ቦታ ወደ ሌላ ቦታ የመጓዝ ተግባር
Examples
"How was your journey?"
Trip
/ትሪፕ/
ጉዞ
A short journey
አጭር ጉዞ
Examples
"Did you have a good trip?"
Traffic
/ትራፊክ/
የትራፊክ ፍሰት
Vehicles moving on a road
በመንገድ ላይ የሚንቀሳቀሱ ተሽከርካሪዎች
Examples
"Was there much traffic?"
Arrival
/አራይቫል/
መምጣት
The act of reaching a place
አንድ ቦታ የመድረስ ተግባር
Examples
"Welcome upon your arrival."
Health
/ሄልዝ/
ጤና
The state of being free from illness
ከበሽታ ነፃ የመሆን ሁኔታ
Examples
"How is your health?"
Family
/ፋሚሊ/
ቤተሰብ
A group of related people
የተዛመዱ ሰዎች ቡድን
Examples
"How is your family?"
Work
/ዎርክ/
ሥራ
Activity involving mental or physical effort
አእምሮአዊ ወይም አካላዊ ጥረትን የሚጠይቅ እንቅስቃሴ
Examples
"How is work going?"
News
/ኒውስ/
ዜና
Newly received information
በቅርብ ጊዜ የተቀበሉት መረጃ
Examples
"Do you have any good news?"
Plans
/ፕላንስ/
ዕቅዶች
A detailed proposal for doing something
አንድን ነገር ለማድረግ የቀረበ ዝርዝር ሀሳብ
Examples
"What are your plans for today?"
Schedule
/ስኬጁል/
መርሃግብር
A list of planned activities
የታቀዱ ተግባራት ዝርዝር
Examples
"I have a busy schedule."
Time
/ታይም/
ጊዜ
The progress of existence
የህልውና ሂደት
Examples
"Do you have time for tea?"
Clock
/ክሎክ/
ሰዓት
A device used to measure time
ጊዜን ለመለካት የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ
Examples
"The clock shows three o'clock."
Watch
/ዎች/
የእጅ ሰዓት
A small clock worn on the wrist
በእጅ አንጓ ላይ የሚታሰር ትንሽ ሰዓት
Examples
"Check your watch."
Excellent
/ኤክሰለንት/
በጣም ጥሩ
Extremely good; outstanding
በጣም ጥሩ; ጎልቶ የሚታይ
Examples
"The coffee is excellent."
Great
/ግሬት/
ታላቅ/ጥሩ
Of an extent or intensity considerably above average
ከአማካይ በላይ የሆነ ስፋት ወይም ጥንካሬ
Examples
"I feel great today."
Good
/ጉድ/
ጥሩ
To be desired or approved of
የሚፈለግ ወይም የሚደነቅ
Examples
"This is a good place."
Fine
/ፋይን/
ደህና
Satisfactory or of high quality
አጥጋቢ ወይም ከፍተኛ ጥራት ያለው
Examples
"I am doing fine, thank you."
Okay
/ኦኬ/
እሺ
All right; proceeding well
ደህና; በጥሩ ሁኔታ መቀጠል
Examples
"Everything is okay."
Perfect
/ፐርፌክት/
ፍጹም
Having all the required elements
ሁሉንም አስፈላጊ ነገሮች የያዘ
Examples
"The temperature is perfect."
Wonderful
/ዎንደርፉል/
ድንቅ
Inspiring delight or admiration
ደስታን ወይም አድናቆትን የሚያነሳሳ
Examples
"It's a wonderful day."
Lovely
/ላቭሊ/
ቆንጆ
Very beautiful or attractive
በጣም ቆንጆ ወይም ማራኪ
Examples
"What a lovely home you have."
Nice
/ናይስ/
ጥሩ/ደስ የሚል
Pleasant; agreeable; satisfactory
ደስ የሚል; ተስማሚ; አጥጋቢ
Examples
"It's nice to meet you."
Pleasant
/ፕሌዘንት/
ደስ የሚል
Giving a sense of happy satisfaction
የደስታ እርካታ ስሜት የሚሰጥ
Examples
"We had a pleasant talk."
Client
/ክላይንት/
ደንበኛ
A person using services of a professional
የባለሙያ አገልግሎቶችን የሚጠቀም ሰው
Examples
"The client is here for the meeting."
Customer
/ከስተመር/
ደንበኛ
A person who buys goods or services
ዕቃዎችን ወይም አገልግሎቶችን የሚገዛ ሰው
Examples
"The customer was satisfied."
Boss
/ቦስ/
አለቃ
A person in charge of a worker
የሠራተኛ ኃላፊ የሆነ ሰው
Examples
"My boss is very hosting."
Manager
/ማኔጀር/
ስራ አስኪያጅ
A person responsible for controlling a part of a company
የኩባንያውን ክፍል የመቆጣጠር ኃላፊነት ያለበት ሰው
Examples
"Ask the manager for help."
Employee
/ኤምፕሎዪ/
ሰራተኛ
A person employed for wages or salary
ለደመወዝ የተቀጠረ ሰው
Examples
"The employee welcomed the guest."
Neighbor
/ኔበር/
ጎረቤት
A person living next door
አጠገብ የሚኖር ሰው
Examples
"Our neighbor is very friendly."
Friend
/ፍሬንድ/
ጓደኛ
A person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
አንድ ሰው የሚያውቀው እና የጋራ ፍቅር ያለው ሰው
Examples
"A friend visited me."
Relative
/ሬላቲቭ/
ዘመድ
A person connected by blood or marriage
በደም ወይም በጋብቻ የተገናኘ ሰው
Examples
"My relative stays for a week."
Family member
/ፋሚሊ ሜምበር/
የቤተሰብ አባል
A person who is part of a family
የቤተሰብ አካል የሆነ ሰው
Examples
"Treat him like a family member."
Sibling
/ሲብሊንግ/
ወንድም ወይም እህት
A brother or sister
ወንድም ወይም እህት
Examples
"I have one sibling."
Parent
/ፓረንት/
ወላጅ
A father or mother
አባት ወይም እናት
Examples
"My parent is hosting the party."
Child
/ቻይልድ/
ልጅ
A young human being
ወጣት የሰው ልጅ
Examples
"The child is playing."
Departure
/ዲፓርቸር/
መነሳት
The action of leaving
የመነሳት ተግባር
Examples
"The departure was early."
Goodbye
/ጉድ ባይ/
ደህና ሁን
Used to express good wishes on parting
በመለያየት ጊዜ መልካም ምኞቶችን ለመግለጽ የሚያገለግል
Examples
"Goodbye and see you later."
Farewell
/ፌርዌል/
ደህና ሁን/ስንብት
Used to express good wishes on parting for a long time
ለረጅም ጊዜ ሲለያዩ መልካም ምኞትን ለመግለጽ የሚያገለግል
Examples
"They bid a warm farewell."
See you
/ሲ ዩ/
እንገናኝ
Informal way to say goodbye
ደህና ሁን ለማለት መደበኛ ያልሆነ መንገድ
Examples
"See you tomorrow."
Take care
/ቴክ ኬር/
ራስህን ጠብቅ
Saying goodbye while wishing safety
ደህንነትን እየተመኙ ደህና ሁን ማለት
Examples
"Take care on your way home."
Safe travels
/ሴፍ ትራቭልስ/
መልካም ጉዞ
Wishing someone a safe journey
አንድ ሰው ደህንነቱ የተጠበቀ ጉዞ እንዲኖረው መመኘት
Examples
"Safe travels to your country."
Come again
/ካም አጌን/
እንደገና ይምጡ
Inviting someone to return
አንድ ሰው እንዲመለስ መጋበዝ
Examples
"Please come again soon."
Visit soon
/ቪዚት ሱን/
በቅርቡ ይጎብኙ
Wishing for a return visit quickly
ለተመላሽ ጉብኝት መመኘት
Examples
"I hope you visit soon."
Later
/ሌተር/
በኋላ
At a time in the future
ወደፊት በሚሆን ጊዜ
Examples
"I will see you later."
Tomorrow
/ቱሞሮው/
ነገ
On the day after today
ከዛሬ በኋላ ባለው ቀን
Examples
"See you tomorrow morning."
Hello
/ሄሎ/
ሰላም
A common greeting
የተለመደ ሰላምታ
Examples
"Hello! Welcome in."
Hi
/ሃይ/
ሰላም
Informal greeting
መደበኛ ያልሆነ ሰላምታ
Examples
"Hi, come on in."
Greetings
/ግሪቲንግስ/
ሰላምታዎች
Formal expression of welcome
መደበኛ የአቀባበል መግለጫ
Examples
"Greetings to everyone."
Pleasure
/ፕሌዠር/
ደስታ
A feeling of happy satisfaction
የደስታ እርካታ ስሜት
Examples
"It is a pleasure to meet you."
Meeting
/ሚቲንግ/
ስብሰባ/መገናኘት
A coming together of people
የሰዎች መሰባሰብ
Examples
"Our meeting went well."
Cozy
/ኮዚ/
ምቹ
Giving a feeling of comfort, warmth, and relaxation
የምቾት፣ የሙቀት እና የመዝናናት ስሜት የሚሰጥ
Examples
"The room is very cozy."
Warmth
/ዎርምዝ/
ሙቀት
The quality of being enthusiastic and affectionate
ቀናተኛ እና አፍቃሪ የመሆን ጥራት
Examples
"I feel the warmth of this home."
Receive
/ሪሲቭ/
መቀበል
To greet or welcome a guest
እንግዳን ሰላም ማለት ወይም መቀበል
Examples
"She was happy to receive us."
Relax
/ሪላክስ/
መዝናናት
To rest from work or anxiety
ከሥራ ወይም ከጭንቀት ማረፍ
Examples
"Please relax and sit down."
Wait
/ዌይት/
መጠበቅ
To stay in one place until something happens
አንድ ነገር እስኪከሰት ድረስ በአንድ ቦታ መቆየት
Examples
"Wait here for a moment."
Introduce
/ኢንትሮዲዩስ/
ማስተዋወቅ
To make someone known by name to another
አንድን ሰው በስም ለሌላው ማሳወቅ
Examples
"Let me introduce my friend."
Appetizer
/አፔታይዘር/
የምግብ ፍላጎት መክፈቻ
Small dish eaten before a meal
ከምግብ በፊት የሚበላ ትንሽ ምግብ
Examples
"The appetizer is delicious."
Meal
/ሚል/
ምግብ
Food eaten at a certain time
በተወሰነ ጊዜ የሚበላ ምግብ
Examples
"Thank you for the meal."
Lunch
/ላንች/
ምሳ
A meal eaten in the middle of the day
በቀኑ አጋማሽ ላይ የሚበላ ምግብ
Examples
"Let's have lunch together."
Dinner
/ዲነር/
እራት
The main meal of the day
የቀኑ ዋና ምግብ
Examples
"Dinner is served."
Breakfast
/ብሬክፋስት/
ቁርስ
The first meal of the day
የቀኑ የመጀመሪያው ምግብ
Examples
"I had eggs for breakfast."
Delicious
/ዲሊሸስ/
ጣፋጭ
Highly pleasant to the taste
ለጣዕም በጣም ደስ የሚል
Examples
"The food is delicious."
Refreshing
/ሪፍሬሽንግ/
የሚያድስ
Serving to refresh or reinvigorate
ለማደስ ወይም ኃይል ለመስጠት የሚያገለግል
Examples
"This juice is so refreshing."
Cold
/ኮልድ/
ቀዝቃዛ
Of or at a low temperature
ዝቅተኛ የሙቀት መጠን ያለው
Examples
"I want a cold drink."
Hot
/ሃት/
ትኩስ
Having a high temperature
ከፍተኛ የሙቀት መጠን ያለው
Examples
"The tea is very hot."
Warm
/ዎርም/
ሞቅ ያለ
At a comfortable high temperature
ምቹ በሆነ ከፍተኛ ሙቀት ውስጥ
Examples
"Drink some warm milk."
Ice
/አይስ/
በረዶ
Frozen water
የቀዘቀዘ ውሃ
Examples
"Do you want ice in your water?"
Desk
/ዴስክ/
ጠረጴዛ
A piece of furniture with a flat surface for writing
ለመጻፍ የሚያገለግል ጠፍጣፋ የቤት ዕቃ
Examples
"Put your papers on the desk."
Table
/ቴብል/
ጠረጴዛ
A piece of furniture with a flat top and legs
ጠፍጣፋ አናት እና እግሮች ያሉት የቤት ዕቃ
Examples
"The food is on the table."
Chair
/ቼር/
ወንበር
A separate seat for one person
ለአንድ ሰው የሚሆን መቀመጫ
Examples
"Pull up a chair."
No problem
/ኖ ፕሮብለም/
ችግር የለም
Used as a response to thanks
ለምስጋና ምላሽ ሆኖ የሚያገለግል
Examples
"No problem at all."
My pleasure
/ማይ ፕሌዠር/
ደስታዬ ነው
Polite way of replying to thanks
ለምስጋና ምላሽ ለመስጠት የሚያገለግል ትሁት መንገድ
Examples
"Helping you is my pleasure."
Duration
/ዱሬሽን/
ቆይታ/ጊዜ
The time during which something continues
አንድ ነገር የሚቀጥልበት ጊዜ
Examples
"What is the duration of your stay?"
Health
/ሄልዝ/
ጤና
The state of being well
ደህና የመሆን ሁኔታ
Examples
"Health is wealth."
Road
/ሮድ/
መንገድ
A wide way for vehicles
ለተሽከርካሪዎች የሚሆን ሰፊ መንገድ
Examples
"The road is clear."
Distance
/ዲስጣንስ/
ርቀት
An amount of space between two things
በሁለት ነገሮች መካከል ያለ የቦታ መጠን
Examples
"It is a long distance."
Appointment
/አፖይንትመንት/
ቀጠሮ
An arrangement to meet at a time
በተወሰነ ጊዜ ለመገናኘት የሚደረግ ስምምነት
Examples
"I have an appointment."
Business
/ቢዝነስ/
ንግድ
A person's regular occupation or trade
የአንድ ሰው መደበኛ ሥራ ወይም ንግድ
Examples
"How is business?"
Plan
/ፕላን/
ዕቅድ
An intention or decision
ሀሳብ ወይም ውሳኔ
Examples
"I have a plan for us."
Colleague
/ኮሊግ/
የስራ ባልደረባ
A person with whom one works
አብሮ የሚሠራ ሰው
Examples
"This is my colleague."
Elevator
/ኤለቬተር/
ሊፍት
A platform for carrying people up and down
ሰዎችን ወደ ላይ እና ወደ ታች የሚያጓጉዝ መሣሪያ
Examples
"Take the elevator to the 5th floor."
Stairs
/ስቴርስ/
ደረጃዎች
A set of steps leading from one floor to another
ከአንድ ፎቅ ወደ ሌላው የሚመሩ ደረጃዎች
Examples
"Walk up the stairs."
Smile
/ስማይል/
ፈገግታ
A pleased expression on the face
ፊት ላይ የሚታይ የደስታ መግለጫ
Examples
"She has a nice smile."
Laugh
/ላፍ/
መሳቅ
Make sounds of amusement
የደስታ ድምጾችን ማሰማት
Examples
"We had a good laugh."
Talk
/ቶክ/
ማውራት
Speak in order to give information
መረጃ ለመስጠት መናገር
Examples
"Let's talk for a while."
Speak
/ስፒክ/
መናገር
Say something in order to convey information
መረጃን ለማስተላለፍ አንድ ነገር መናገር
Examples
"Can I speak with you?"
Listen
/ሊስን/
ማዳመጥ
Give one's attention to a sound
ለድምፅ ትኩረት መስጠት
Examples
"Please listen to the host."
Hear
/ሂር/
መስማት
Perceive with the ear
በጆሮ መቀበል
Examples
"I can hear the bell."
Understand
/አንደርስታንድ/
መረዳት
Perceive the intended meaning
የታሰበውን ትርጉም መረዳት
Examples
"Do you understand?"
Explain
/ኤክስፕሌይን/
ማስረዳት
Make something clear to someone
ለአንድ ሰው አንድን ነገር ግልጽ ማድረግ
Examples
"Let me explain the directions."
Show
/ሾው/
ማሳየት
Allow or cause to be visible
እንዲታይ መፍቀድ ወይም ማድረግ
Examples
"I will show you the room."
Point
/ፖይንት/
መጠቆም
Direct someone's attention to something
የአንድን ሰው ትኩረት ወደ አንድ ነገር መምራት
Examples
"Point to your bag."
Temperature
/ቴምፕሬቸር/
ሙቀት
Degree of intensity of heat
የሙቀት መጠን
Examples
"The temperature is fine."
Air
/ኤር/
አየር
The invisible gaseous substance
የማይታይ ጋዝ ንጥረ ነገር
Examples
"Open the window for fresh air."
Light
/ላይት/
ብርሃን
The natural agent that stimulates sight
እይታን የሚያነቃቃ ተፈጥሯዊ ወኪል
Examples
"Turn on the light."
Window
/ዊንዶው/
መስኮት
An opening in a wall for light or air
በግድግዳ ላይ ለብርሃን ወይም ለአየር የሚሆን ቀዳዳ
Examples
"Look out the window."
View
/ቪው/
እይታ
The sight from a particular place
ከአንድ የተወሰነ ቦታ የሚታይ እይታ
Examples
"What a beautiful view."
Garden
/ጋርደን/
አትክልት ቦታ
A piece of ground for growing flowers
አበቦችን ለማልማት የሚሆን የቦታ ቁራጭ
Examples
"Walk in the garden."
Backyard
/ባክያርድ/
የኋላ ግቢ
A yard behind a house
ከቤት ጀርባ ያለ ግቢ
Examples
"The kids are in the backyard."
Floor
/ፍሎር/
ወለል
The lower surface of a room
የአንድ ክፍል የታችኛው ገጽ
Examples
"The floor is clean."
Ceiling
/ሲሊንግ/
ጣሪያ
The upper interior surface of a room
የአንድ ክፍል የላይኛው የውስጥ ገጽ
Examples
"The ceiling is high."
Wall
/ዎል/
ግድግዳ
A continuous vertical structure
ቀጥ ያለ መዋቅር
Examples
"The wall is white."
Morning
/ሞርኒንግ/
ጥዋት
The period from sunrise to noon
ከፀሐይ መውጫ እስከ እኩለ ቀን ያለው ጊዜ
Examples
"Good morning."
Afternoon
/አፍተርኑን/
ከሰዓት በኋላ
The time from noon or lunchtime until evening
ከእኩለ ቀን እስከ ምሽት ያለው ጊዜ
Examples
"Good afternoon."
Evening
/ኢቭኒንግ/
ምሽት
The period of time at the end of the day
በቀኑ መጨረሻ ላይ ያለው የጊዜ ቆይታ
Examples
"Good evening."
Night
/ናይት/
ሌሊት
The period from sunset to sunrise
ከፀሐይ መግቢያ እስከ ፀሐይ መውጫ ያለው ጊዜ
Examples
"Good night."
Today
/ቱዴይ/
ዛሬ
On this present day
በዚህ አሁን ባለው ቀን
Examples
"I am hosting today."
Yesterday
/የስተርዴይ/
ትላንትና
On the day before today
ከዛሬ በፊት ባለው ቀን
Examples
"You arrived yesterday."
Weekend
/ዊኬንድ/
የሳምንት መጨረሻ
Saturday and Sunday
ቅዳሜ እና እሁድ
Examples
"Have a nice weekend."
Holiday
/ሆሊዴይ/
በዓል
A day of festivity or recreation
የበዓል ወይም የመዝናኛ ቀን
Examples
"Enjoy the holiday."
Season
/ሲዝን/
ወቅት
Each of the four divisions of the year
የአመቱ አራት ክፍሎች እያንዳንዳቸው
Examples
"It is the rainy season."
Conversation
/ኮንቨርሴሽን/
ውይይት
A talk between two or more people
በሁለት ወይም ከዚያ በላይ ሰዎች መካከል የሚደረግ ንግግር
Examples
"I enjoyed our conversation."
Discussion
/ዲስካሽን/
ውይይት
The action or process of talking about something
ስለ አንድ ነገር የመነጋገር ተግባር ወይም ሂደት
Examples
"We had a long discussion."
Introduction
/ኢንትሮዳክሽን/
መግቢያ/ማስተዋወቂያ
The action of introducing someone
አንድን ሰው የማስተዋወቅ ተግባር
Examples
"Thank you for the introduction."
Name
/ኔም/
ስም
A word by which a person is known
አንድ ሰው የሚታወቅበት ቃል
Examples
"What is your name?"
Surname
/ሰርኔም/
የአያት ስም
A family name
የቤተሰብ ስም
Examples
"What is your surname?"
Title
/ታይትል/
ማዕረግ
A prefix used with a person's name
ከአንድ ሰው ስም ጋር ጥቅም ላይ የሚውል ቅጥያ
Examples
"Doctor is a title."
Assistant
/አሲስታንት/
ረዳት
A person who helps another
ሌላውን የሚረዳ ሰው
Examples
"My assistant will help you."
Staff
/ስታፍ/
ሰራተኞች
The people employed in an organization
በአንድ ድርጅት ውስጥ የተቀጠሩ ሰዎች
Examples
"The staff is helpful."
Parking
/ፓርኪንግ/
መኪና ማቆሚያ
Leaving a vehicle in a place
ተሽከርካሪን በአንድ ቦታ መተው
Examples
"Parking is available."
Car
/ካር/
መኪና
A road vehicle
የመንገድ ተሽከርካሪ
Examples
"Park your car here."
Bus
/ባስ/
አውቶቡስ
A large motor vehicle for passengers
ለተሳፋሪዎች የሚሆን ትልቅ የሞተር ተሽከርካሪ
Examples
"The bus stops nearby."
Train
/ትሬይን/
ባቡር
A series of connected railway cars
ተያያዥ የባቡር መኪናዎች ተከታታይ
Examples
"I came by train."
Taxi
/ታክሲ/
ታክሲ
A car for hire
የሚከራይ መኪና
Examples
"Call a taxi for me."
Address
/አድሬስ/
አድራሻ
The place where someone lives
አንድ ሰው የሚኖርበት ቦታ
Examples
"What is your address?"
Location
/ሎኬሽን/
ቦታ
A particular place or position
አንድ የተወሰነ ቦታ ወይም አቀማመጥ
Examples
"The location is perfect."
Map
/ማፕ/
ካርታ
A diagrammatic representation of an area
የአንድ አካባቢ ስዕላዊ መግለጫ
Examples
"Follow the map."
Direction
/ዳይሬክሽን/
አቅጣጫ
A course along which someone moves
አንድ ሰው የሚንቀሳቀስበት መንገድ
Examples
"Give me directions, please."
Wi-Fi
/ዋይ ፋይ/
ዋይ ፋይ
Wireless internet connection
ገመድ አልባ የኢንተርኔት ግንኙነት
Examples
"Is there Wi-Fi here?"
Password
/ፓስወርድ/
የይለፍ ቃል
A secret word to access something
አንድን ነገር ለማግኘት የሚያገለግል ሚስጥራዊ ቃል
Examples
"What is the Wi-Fi password?"
Internet
/ኢንተርኔት/
ኢንተርኔት
A global computer network
ዓለም አቀፍ የኮምፒውተር አውታረ መረብ
Examples
"I need to use the internet."
Phone
/ፎን/
ስልክ
A device used for talking to someone far away
ሩቅ ላለ ሰው ለማነጋገር የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ
Examples
"May I use your phone?"
Charger
/ቻርጀር/
ቻርጀር
A device for charging a battery
ባትሪ ለመሙላት የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ
Examples
"I need a phone charger."
Outlet
/አውትሌት/
ሶኬት
A point in a wall where electrical devices can be plugged
የኤሌክትሪክ ዕቃዎች የሚሰኩበት ቦታ
Examples
"Where is the power outlet?"
Computer
/ኮምፒውተር/
ኮምፒውተር
An electronic device for storing data
መረጃን ለማከማቸት የሚያገለግል ኤሌክትሮኒክ መሣሪያ
Examples
"You can use the computer."
Laptop
/ላፕቶፕ/
ላፕቶፕ
A portable computer
ተንቀሳቃሽ ኮምፒውተር
Examples
"I have my laptop here."
Screen
/ስክሪን/
ስክሪን
The surface on which images are shown
ምስሎች የሚታዩበት ገጽ
Examples
"Look at the screen."
Keyboard
/ኪቦርድ/
ኪቦርድ
A panel of keys for typing
ለመተየብ የሚያገለግሉ ቁልፎች
Examples
"The keyboard is small."
Taste
/ቴስት/
ጣዕም
The sensation of flavor
የጣዕም ስሜት
Examples
"How does it taste?"
Smell
/ስሜል/
ሽታ
The faculty of perceiving odors
ሽታ የመለየት ችሎታ
Examples
"The smell of coffee is nice."
Look
/ሉክ/
ማየት
Direct one's gaze toward something
እይታን ወደ አንድ ነገር መምራት
Examples
"Look at this photo."
Sound
/ሳውንድ/
ድምፅ
Vibrations that travel through the air
በአየር ውስጥ የሚጓዙ ንዝረቶች
Examples
"The sound of music is pleasant."
Feel
/ፊል/
መሰማት
Be aware of through physical sensation
በአካላዊ ስሜት ማወቅ
Examples
"How do you feel?"
Soft
/ሶፍት/
ለስላሳ
Easy to mold or compress
ለመቅረጽ ወይም ለመጫን ቀላል
Examples
"The chair is soft."
Hard
/ሃርድ/
ጠንካራ
Solid and firm to the touch
ለኪት ጠንካራ የሆነ
Examples
"The floor is hard."
Lukewarm
/ሉክዎርም/
ለብ ያለ
Moderately warm
በመጠኑ የሞቀ
Examples
"The water is lukewarm."
Main course
/ሜይን ኮርስ/
ዋና ምግብ
The primary dish of a meal
የምግብ ዋናው ዓይነት
Examples
"The main course is beef."
Dessert
/ዲዘርት/
ጣፋጭ ምግብ
The sweet course at the end of a meal
በምግብ መጨረሻ ላይ የሚበላ ጣፋጭ
Examples
"We have cake for dessert."
Supper
/ሳፐር/
እራት
A light evening meal
ቀላል የምሽት ምግብ
Examples
"Join us for supper."
Feast
/ፊስት/
ግብዣ
A large meal, typically a celebratory one
ትልቅ ምግብ፣ ብዙውን ጊዜ ለበዓል
Examples
"It was a wonderful feast."
Treat
/ትሪት/
መስተንግዶ
An event or item that is out of the ordinary and gives great pleasure
ታላቅ ደስታን የሚሰጥ ክስተት ወይም ነገር
Examples
"This snack is a treat."
Again
/አጌን/
እንደገና
Another time; once more
ሌላ ጊዜ; አንድ ተጨማሪ ጊዜ
Examples
"See you again."
Soon
/ሱን/
በቅርቡ
In or after a short time
በአጭር ጊዜ ውስጥ ወይም በኋላ
Examples
"Visit me soon."
Future
/ፊውቸር/
ወደፊት
The time or a period of time following the moment of speaking
ከተናገሩበት ቅጽበት በኋላ ያለው ጊዜ
Examples
"In the future, come earlier."
Safe
/ሴፍ/
ደህንነቱ የተጠበቀ
Protected from danger
ከአደጋ የተጠበቀ
Examples
"Travel safe."
Travel
/ትራቭል/
መጓዝ
Make a journey
ጉዞ ማድረግ
Examples
"I love to travel."
Journey
/ጀርኒ/
ጉዞ
A long trip
ረጅም ጉዞ
Examples
"Life is a journey."
Umbrella rack
/አምብሬላ ራክ/
የጃንጥላ መደርደሪያ
A place to put umbrellas
ጃንጥላ የሚቀመጥበት ቦታ
Examples
"Put it in the umbrella rack."
Entry
/ኤንትሪ/
መግቢያ
An act of coming in
የመግባት ተግባር
Examples
"This is the main entry."
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