EFE learning modules / Hotels & Accommodation

Hotels & Accommodation @ Booking rooms, inquiring about hotel services, and handling the check-in and check-out process professionally.

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Red-carpet treatment

/ሬድ ካርፔት ትሪትመንት/

ልዩ አቀባበል

Very special treatment given to an important person.

ለአንድ አስፈላጊ ሰው የሚሰጥ ልዩ አያያዝ

In Practice

"The VIP guest received the red-carpet treatment upon arrival."

"We offer red-carpet treatment to all our regular clients."

Fluent Tip

Professional/Formal

Home away from home

/ሆም አዌይ ፍሮም ሆም/

እንደ ቤት የሚቆጠር ቦታ

A place where you feel as comfortable as you do in your own home.

ልክ እንደራስዎ ቤት የሚሰማዎት ምቹ ቦታ

In Practice

"The boutique hotel felt like a home away from home."

"I love this resort because it is my home away from home."

Fluent Tip

Informal/Casual

Pull out all the stops

/ፑል አውት ኦል ዘ ስቶፕስ/

የተቻለውን ሁሉ ጥረት ማድረግ

To do everything possible to make something successful.

አንድን ነገር ስኬታማ ለማድረግ የሚቻልን ነገር ሁሉ ማድረግ

In Practice

"The hotel staff pulled out all the stops for the wedding reception."

"They pulled out all the stops to accommodate our late request."

Fluent Tip

Colloquial

Fit for a king

/ፊት ፎር ኤ ኪንግ/

በጣም የቅንጦት/ንጉሳዊ

Of very high quality; extremely luxurious.

በጣም ከፍተኛ ጥራት ያለው፤ እጅግ የቅንጦት

In Practice

"The penthouse suite was fit for a king."

"The breakfast spread was fit for a king."

Fluent Tip

Formal/Descriptive

Hit the sack

/ሂት ዘ ሳክ/

መተኛት

To go to bed or go to sleep.

ወደ አልጋ መሄድ ወይም መተኛት

In Practice

"After a long flight, I was ready to hit the sack."

"We checked in late and immediately hit the sack."

Fluent Tip

Informal

Rough it

/ራፍ ኢት/

ያለ ምቾት መቆየት

To live for a short time without the usual comforts.

ያለተለመደው ምቾት ለጥቂት ጊዜ መኖር

In Practice

"Since the hotel was booked, we had to rough it in a small hostel."

"I don't like to rough it; I prefer five-star hotels."

Fluent Tip

Informal

Live out of a suitcase

/ሊቭ አውት ኦፍ ኤ ሱትኬዝ/

ሁልጊዜ በጉዞ ላይ መሆን

To stay in several different places for short periods with only your luggage.

በተለያዩ ቦታዎች ለአጭር ጊዜ ከሻንጣ ጋር ብቻ መቆየት

In Practice

"Being a travel blogger means I often live out of a suitcase."

"I'm tired of living out of a suitcase; I need a permanent room."

Fluent Tip

Colloquial

Off the beaten path

/ኦፍ ዘ ቢትን ፓዝ/

ከሰው እይታ የራቀ/ገለልተኛ

In a place where few people go, far from main roads or towns.

ጥቂት ሰዎች በሚሄዱበት ቦታ፣ ከዋናው መንገድ ወይም ከተማ ርቆ

In Practice

"The lodge is located off the beaten path for maximum privacy."

"We found a charming hotel off the beaten path."

Fluent Tip

Descriptive

Wine and dine

/ዋይን ኤንድ ዳይን/

በጥሩ ምግብና መጠጥ ማስተናገድ

To entertain someone with expensive food and drink.

አንድን ሰው ውድ በሆነ ምግብና መጠጥ ማስተናገድ

In Practice

"The hotel management wines and dines its corporate clients."

"They were wined and dined during their stay at the resort."

Fluent Tip

Professional/Social

A sight for sore eyes

/ኤ ሳይት ፎር ሶር አይስ/

ለዐይን የሚያረካ/የሚያስደስት

A person or thing that you are very pleased to see.

ለማየት በጣም የሚደሰቱበት ሰው ወይም ነገር

In Practice

"After hiking all day, the hotel lobby was a sight for sore eyes."

"The clean bed was a sight for sore eyes after the long journey."

Fluent Tip

Informal

The royal treatment

/ዘ ሮያል ትሪትመንት/

የንግሥና አቀባበል

Exceptional service and care.

ልዩ አገልግሎትና እንክብካቤ

In Practice

"From the moment we arrived, we got the royal treatment."

"The spa staff gave me the royal treatment."

Fluent Tip

Colloquial

At the drop of a hat

/አት ዘ ድሮፕ ኦፍ ኤ ሃት/

ያለ ምንም መዘግየት/በፍጥነት

Immediately or without any hesitation.

ወዲያውኑ ወይም ያለ ምንም ማመንታት

In Practice

"The concierge will help you at the drop of a hat."

"Service is so good here, they assist you at the drop of a hat."

Fluent Tip

Informal

Check in

/ቼክ ኢን/

መመዝገብ/መግባት

To register at a hotel.

በሆቴል ውስጥ መመዝገብ

In Practice

"We would like to check in, please."

"What time can we check in?"

Fluent Tip

Formal/Essential

Check out

/ቼክ አውት/

ሂሳብ አጠናቆ መውጣት

To pay the bill and leave a hotel.

ሂሳብ ከፍሎ ከሆቴል መውጣት

In Practice

"We need to check out by 11 AM."

"Can I check out late?"

Fluent Tip

Formal/Essential

Put up

/ፑት አፕ/

ማሳደር

To provide someone with a place to stay.

ለአንድ ሰው የመቆያ ቦታ መስጠት

In Practice

"The hotel can put up fifty guests."

"Can you put me up for the night?"

Fluent Tip

Common

/ሳይን ኢን/

መፈረም/መመዝገብ

To write your name on a list when you arrive.

ሲደርሱ ስምዎን በዝርዝር ላይ መጻፍ

In Practice

"Please sign in at the front desk."

"Make sure everyone signs in for security."

Fluent Tip

Formal

Look into

/ሉክ ኢንቱ/

ማጣራት

To investigate or check something.

አንድን ነገር መመርመር ወይም ማጣራት

In Practice

"The manager will look into your complaint."

"I'll look into the availability of rooms."

Fluent Tip

Professional

Settle up

/ሴትል አፕ/

ሂሳብ መክፈል

To pay what you owe.

ያለብዎትን ዕዳ መክፈል

In Practice

"I'll settle up the room service bill now."

"We can settle up at the end of the week."

Fluent Tip

Informal/Professional

Drop off

/ድሮፕ ኦፍ/

አድርሶ መመለስ

To take someone or something to a place and leave them there.

አንድን ሰው ወይም ነገር ወደ አንድ ቦታ ወስዶ መተው

In Practice

"The shuttle will drop you off at the airport."

"Can I drop off my bags early?"

Fluent Tip

Common

Pick up

/ፒክ አፕ/

መውሰድ/መቀበል

To collect someone or something.

አንድን ሰው ወይም ነገር መውሰድ

In Practice

"I'll pick up my keys at the reception."

"The driver will pick you up at 8 AM."

Fluent Tip

Common

Book up

/ቡክ አፕ/

ሙሉ በሙሉ ተይዟል

To be completely reserved.

ሙሉ በሙሉ ተይዞ መጠናቀቅ

In Practice

"The hotel is booked up for the holidays."

"We are fully booked up this weekend."

Fluent Tip

Common

Show around

/ሾው አራውንድ/

ቦታዎችን ማሳየት

To give someone a tour of a place.

ለአንድ ሰው የአንድን ቦታ ጉብኝት መስጠት

In Practice

"The bellboy will show you around the suite."

"May I show you around the facility?"

Fluent Tip

Professional

Call back

/ኮል ባክ/

መልሶ መደወል

To return a phone call.

የስልክ ጥሪን መመለስ

In Practice

"I will call you back with the confirmation."

"Please call back if you have more questions."

Fluent Tip

Professional

Turn down

/ተርን ዳውን/

አልጋ ማዘጋጀት/መቀነስ

To prepare a bed for sleep; or to reject an offer.

ለመኝታ አልጋ ማዘጋጀት፤ ወይም ጥያቄን አለመቀበል

In Practice

"Housekeeping will turn down your bed at 8 PM."

"They had to turn down our booking request."

Fluent Tip

Professional/Common

There's no place like home

/ዜር ኢዝ ኖ ፕሌስ ላይክ ሆም/

እንደ ቤት ያለ ቦታ የለም

Home is the most comfortable and best place.

ቤት በጣም ምቹ እና ምርጥ ቦታ ነው

In Practice

"After staying in hotels, I realized there's no place like home."

"The hotel was nice, but there's no place like home."

Fluent Tip

General

First impressions are the most lasting

/ፈረስት ኢምፕሬሽንስ አር ዘ ሞስት ላስቲንግ/

የመጀመሪያ እይታ ዘላቂ ነው

The first feeling you get about something stays with you.

ስለ አንድ ነገር የሚሰማዎት የመጀመሪያ ስሜት ከእርስዎ ጋር ይቆያል

In Practice

"The lobby's design is important; first impressions are the most lasting."

"Greeting guests warmly is key; first impressions are lasting."

Fluent Tip

Professional

Customer is king

/ከስተመር ኢዝ ኪንግ/

ደንበኛ ንጉሥ ነው

The needs and satisfaction of the customer are the highest priority.

የደንበኛው ፍላጎትና እርካታ ከፍተኛው ቅድሚያ የሚሰጠው ጉዳይ ነው

In Practice

"In our hotel, we believe the customer is king."

"Always be polite because the customer is king."

Fluent Tip

Professional

Cleanliness is next to godliness

/ክሊንሊነስ ኢዝ ኔክስት ቱ ጋድሊነስ/

ጽዳት ከቅድስና ቀጥሎ ነው

The habit of keeping clean is very important.

ንፅህናን የመጠበቅ ልማድ በጣም አስፈላጊ ነው

In Practice

"We maintain high standards because cleanliness is next to godliness."

"The guest praised the room's hygiene, saying cleanliness is next to godliness."

Fluent Tip

Descriptive/Moral

You get what you pay for

/ዩ ጌት ዋት ዩ ፔይ ፎር/

የከፈሉትን ያገኛሉ

The quality of something is proportional to its price.

የአንድ ነገር ጥራት ከዋጋው ጋር የተመጣጠነ ነው

In Practice

"The cheap hostel was dirty; well, you get what you pay for."

"It's expensive, but the service is excellent—you get what you pay for."

Fluent Tip

Common

When in Rome, do as the Romans do

/ዌን ኢን ሮም፣ ዱ አስ ዘ ሮማንስ ዱ/

እንደሄዱበት አገር ይኑሩ

Follow the local customs of the place you are visiting.

የሚጎበኙትን ቦታ የአካባቢ ባህል ይከተሉ

In Practice

"I tried the local breakfast; when in Rome, do as the Romans do."

"We followed the hotel's dress code; when in Rome, do as the Romans do."

Fluent Tip

General/Travel

Early bird catches the worm

/ኤርሊ በርድ ካችስ ዘ ዎርም/

ቀድሞ የተነሳ እድለኛ ይሆናል

Success comes to those who prepare or arrive early.

ስኬት ቀድመው ለሚዘጋጁ ወይም ለሚመጡ ሰዎች ይመጣል

In Practice

"I booked early to get the discount; the early bird catches the worm."

"We got the best seats because the early bird catches the worm."

Fluent Tip

General

Don't judge a book by its cover

/ዶንት ጃጅ ኤ ቡክ ባይ ኢትስ ከቨር/

በውጫዊ ገጽታ አትፍረድ

One should not judge something primarily by its appearance.

አንድን ነገር በውጫዊ ገጽታው ብቻ መፈረጅ የለብንም

In Practice

"The hotel exterior looked old, but the rooms were modern—don't judge a book by its cover."

"The simple entrance hid a palace; don't judge a book by its cover."

Fluent Tip

General

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst

/ሆፕ ፎር ዘ ቤስት፣ ፕሪፔር ፎር ዘ ዎርስት/

ለጥሩ ነገር ተመኝ፣ ለመጥፎ ተዘጋጅ

Be optimistic but have a backup plan.

መልካም ነገርን አስብ ግን ለችግሮችም ተዘጋጅ

In Practice

"We have a generator just in case; hope for the best, prepare for the worst."

"I hope the room is ready, but I've packed snacks—hope for the best, prepare for the worst."

Fluent Tip

Professional/General

Better safe than sorry

/ቤተር ሴፍ ዛን ሶሪ/

ከመፀፀት መጠንቀቅ ይሻላል

It is wiser to be cautious than to take risks.

ከመጋለጥ ይልቅ ጥንቃቄ ማድረግ ብልህነት ነው

In Practice

"I'll confirm the booking again; better safe than sorry."

"Keep your valuables in the safe; better safe than sorry."

Fluent Tip

Common

The squeaky wheel gets the grease

/ዘ ስኩዊኪ ዊል ጌትስ ዘ ግሪስ/

የጮኸ ሰው ይሰማል

The person who complains the most gets attention.

በጣም ቅሬታ የሚያቀርብ ሰው ትኩረት ያገኛል

In Practice

"I complained about the noise and got an upgrade; the squeaky wheel gets the grease."

"Don't be afraid to ask for things; the squeaky wheel gets the grease."

Fluent Tip

Colloquial

A penny saved is a penny earned

/ኤ ፔኒ ሴቭድ ኢዝ ኤ ፔኒ ርንድ/

የቆጠቡት ገንዘብ ያገኙት ነው

Saving money is as good as making money.

ገንዘብ መቆጠብ ገንዘብ እንደማግኘት ያህል ጠቃሚ ነው

In Practice

"I used a coupon for the hotel; a penny saved is a penny earned."

"By walking instead of taking a taxi, a penny saved is a penny earned."

Fluent Tip

General/Financial

Crash

/ክራሽ/

መተኛት/ማረፍ

To sleep, often suddenly or for a short time.

መተኛት፣ ብዙ ጊዜ በድንገት ወይም ለአጭር ጊዜ

In Practice

"Can I crash here tonight?"

"I'm going to crash in my hotel room."

Fluent Tip

Informal

Spot

/ስፖት/

ቦታ

A location or place, often a good one.

አንድ ቦታ ወይም መቆያ፣ ብዙ ጊዜ ጥሩ የሆነ

In Practice

"This hotel is a great spot for vacation."

"I found a nice spot near the beach."

Fluent Tip

Informal

Joint

/ጆይንት/

ቦታ/ቤት (ሆቴል)

A place where people meet or stay (can be slang for a hotel).

ሰዎች የሚገናኙበት ወይም የሚቆዩበት ቦታ

In Practice

"This joint is really fancy."

"What kind of joint is this?"

Fluent Tip

Very Informal

Dump

/ዳምፕ/

ቆሻሻ/መጥፎ ቦታ

A very unpleasant or dirty place.

በጣም ደስ የማይል ወይም የቆሸሸ ቦታ

In Practice

"That budget hotel was a real dump."

"I can't stay in this dump!"

Fluent Tip

Informal/Negative

Dibs

/ዲብስ/

መብት መጠየቅ (ቀድሞ)

To claim something for oneself.

አንድን ነገር ለራስነት ቀድሞ መጠየቅ

In Practice

"I have dibs on the top bunk!"

"Dibs on the room with the ocean view!"

Fluent Tip

Informal

Vibe

/ቫይብ/

ስሜት/ከባቢ

The atmosphere or feeling of a place.

የአንድ ቦታ ከባቢ አየር ወይም ስሜት

In Practice

"The hotel has a very relaxing vibe."

"I love the vintage vibe here."

Fluent Tip

Informal/Common

Swanky

/ስዋንኪ/

የቅንጦት/ውድ

Very expensive and stylish.

በጣም ውድ እና ዘመናዊ

In Practice

"We stayed in a swanky hotel downtown."

"The restaurant in the lobby is very swanky."

Fluent Tip

Informal

Posh

/ፖሽ/

የላቀ/ውድ

Elegant or stylishly luxurious.

የሚያምር ወይም በቅንጦት ያጌጠ

In Practice

"They live a very posh lifestyle in hotels."

"This is a posh neighborhood."

Fluent Tip

Informal (British origin)

No-show

/ኖ-ሾው/

ያልመጣ ተመዝጋቢ

A person who has made a reservation but does not arrive.

ቦታ ይዞ ያልመጣ ሰው

In Practice

"We had three no-shows last night."

"Is there a fee for a no-show?"

Fluent Tip

Professional/Common

Comped

/ኮምፕድ/

በነፃ የቀረበ

Provided for free as a courtesy.

በትህትና መልክ በነፃ የቀረበ

In Practice

"Our breakfast was comped because of the delay."

"The manager comped our drinks."

Fluent Tip

Professional/Industry Slang

Pads

/ፓድስ/

መኖሪያ/ክፍል

Slang for an apartment or a room.

ለአፓርታማ ወይም ለክፍል የሚጠቅስ የቃላት አጠቃቀም

In Practice

"Nice pad you've got here."

"Are you staying at your pad or a hotel?"

Fluent Tip

Informal

Ritzy

/ሪትዚ/

በጣም ውድ/የተንጣለለ

Expensively stylish.

ውድ በሆነ መንገድ ያጌጠ

In Practice

"That's a ritzy hotel for a student."

"The lobby looks very ritzy."

Fluent Tip

Informal

Fully booked

/ፉሊ ቡክድ/

ሙሉ በሙሉ ተይዟል

Having no more rooms available.

ምንም ክፍት ክፍል የሌለው

In Practice

"I'm sorry, we are fully booked tonight."

"Is the hotel fully booked for Christmas?"

Fluent Tip

Professional

Walk-in

/ዎክ-ኢን/

ያለ ቅድመ ሁኔታ የመጣ

A guest who arrives without a reservation.

ያለ ቅድመ ምዝገባ የመጣ እንግዳ

In Practice

"Do you accept walk-ins?"

"He was a walk-in guest."

Fluent Tip

Professional

Last minute

/ላስት ሚኒት/

በመጨረሻው ሰዓት

At the latest possible time.

ሊሆን በሚችል የመጨረሻ ሰዓት

In Practice

"We made a last minute booking."

"Last minute changes are difficult to handle."

Fluent Tip

Common

Over the top

/ኦቨር ዘ ቶፕ/

ከመጠን ያለፈ

Exaggerated or excessive.

የተጋነነ ወይም ከልክ ያለፈ

In Practice

"The hotel decorations were a bit over the top."

"The service was excellent, but not over the top."

Fluent Tip

Informal

A stone's throw away

/ኤ ስቶንስ ስሮው አዌይ/

በጣም ቅርብ

A very short distance.

በጣም አጭር ርቀት

In Practice

"The beach is just a stone's throw away from the hotel."

"The station is a stone's throw away."

Fluent Tip

Descriptive

Keep the change

/ኪፕ ዘ ቼንጅ/

መልሱን ተውት

Telling someone to keep the remaining money as a tip.

ለአንድ ሰው ቀሪውን ገንዘብ እንደ ጉርሻ እንዲይዘው መንገር

In Practice

"The taxi ride was $18, here is $20; keep the change."

"Keep the change, you did a great job."

Fluent Tip

Informal/Social

Break the bank

/ብሬክ ዘ ባንክ/

አቅምን የሚፈታተን ዋጋ

To cost more than one can afford.

አንድ ሰው ሊከፍለው ከሚችለው በላይ ዋጋ መሆን

In Practice

"A luxury suite will break the bank."

"Staying here won't break the bank; it's quite cheap."

Fluent Tip

Informal

Run out of

/ራን አውት ኦፍ/

መጨረስ/ማለቅ

To have no more of something.

አንድ ነገር ማለቁን መግለጽ

In Practice

"We have run out of clean towels."

"The kitchen ran out of eggs for breakfast."

Fluent Tip

Common

In the middle of nowhere

/ኢን ዘ ሚድል ኦፍ ኖዌር/

ገለልተኛ/ሩቅ ቦታ

A place that is remote and far from towns.

ከከተሞች የራቀና ገለልተኛ ቦታ

In Practice

"The resort is in the middle of nowhere."

"I felt lost because the hotel was in the middle of nowhere."

Fluent Tip

Informal

Top-notch

/ቶፕ-ኖች/

በጣም ምርጥ

Of the highest quality.

ከፍተኛ ጥራት ያለው

In Practice

"The hotel service is top-notch."

"They provide top-notch facilities."

Fluent Tip

Informal/Positive

Fair price

/ፌር ፕራይስ/

ተመጣጣኝ ዋጋ

A price that is reasonable.

ተመጣጣኝ የሆነ ዋጋ

In Practice

"It's a fair price for such a large room."

"We always try to offer a fair price."

Fluent Tip

Professional

Under one's belt

/አንደር ዋንስ ቤልት/

ተሞክሮ ያለው

To have achieved or experienced something.

አንድን ነገር ማሳካት ወይም መለማመድ

In Practice

"The manager has years of hospitality experience under his belt."

"With many trips under my belt, I know how to find good hotels."

Fluent Tip

Colloquial

Urban jungle

/አርባን ጃንግል/

የከተማ ግርግር

A large city with many tall buildings and a busy pace.

ብዙ ረዣዥም ህንፃዎችና ግርግር ያለባት ትልቅ ከተማ

In Practice

"The hotel is an escape from the urban jungle."

"I love living in the urban jungle."

Fluent Tip

Descriptive

Oasis of calm

/ኦአሲስ ኦፍ ካልም/

የሰላም ቦታ (በረሃ ውስጥ እንዳለ ምንጭ)

A peaceful place in a busy or hectic environment.

በግርግር ውስጥ ያለ ጸጥ ያለ ቦታ

In Practice

"The spa is an oasis of calm."

"This boutique hotel is an oasis of calm in the city."

Fluent Tip

Descriptive/Formal

Concrete jungle

/ኮንክሪት ጃንግል/

የህንፃዎች ክምችት (ከተማ)

An area with many buildings and little green space.

ብዙ ህንፃዎች ያሉበትና አረንጓዴ ቦታ የሌለው አካባቢ

In Practice

"It's hard to find a park in this concrete jungle."

"Our rooftop garden is a relief from the concrete jungle."

Fluent Tip

Descriptive

A hidden gem

/ኤ ሂድን ጀም/

የተደበቀ ድንቅ ነገር

Something excellent that is not well known.

ታዋቂ ያልሆነ ግን በጣም ምርጥ የሆነ ነገር

In Practice

"This small hotel is a hidden gem."

"We found a hidden gem of a restaurant near the inn."

Fluent Tip

Common

A piece of heaven

/ኤ ፒስ ኦፍ ሄቨን/

እንደ ገነት ያለ ቦታ

A place that is extremely beautiful or pleasant.

በጣም ቆንጆ ወይም ደስ የሚል ቦታ

In Practice

"The resort's private beach is a piece of heaven."

"Staying here was like a little piece of heaven."

Fluent Tip

Descriptive

Gold standard

/ጎልድ ስታንዳርድ/

ከፍተኛው መለኪያ

The best example of something.

ለአንድ ነገር ምርጡ ምሳሌ

In Practice

"Their customer service is the gold standard of the industry."

"This hotel sets the gold standard for luxury."

Fluent Tip

Professional

The heart of the city

/ዘ ሃርት ኦፍ ዘ ሲቲ/

የከተማዋ መሃል

The central part of a city where most activity happens.

አብዛኛው እንቅስቃሴ የሚካሄድበት የከተማው ማዕከላዊ ክፍል

In Practice

"Our hotel is located in the heart of the city."

"You can find everything in the heart of the city."

Fluent Tip

Descriptive

Lap of luxury

/ላፕ ኦፍ ላክዠሪ/

በጣም በቅንጦት መኖር

In conditions of great comfort and wealth.

በጣም ምቹና ባለሀብት በሆኑ ሁኔታዎች ውስጥ

In Practice

"The guests were living in the lap of luxury."

"She spent her vacation in the lap of luxury."

Fluent Tip

Descriptive

Money pit

/መኒ ፒት/

ገንዘብ የሚበላ ነገር

Something that costs a lot of money without providing much value.

ብዙ ገንዘብ የሚፈጅ ግን ብዙ ዋጋ የማይሰጥ ነገር

In Practice

"That old hotel was a money pit for the owners."

"Repairs turned the building into a money pit."

Fluent Tip

Informal

A revolving door

/ኤ ሪቮልቪንግ ዶር/

የማይረጋጋ (ተለዋዋጭ)

A situation where people or things change very frequently.

ሰዎች ወይም ነገሮች በተደጋጋሚ የሚቀያየሩበት ሁኔታ

In Practice

"The hotel had a revolving door of staff members."

"The lobby was like a revolving door of tourists."

Fluent Tip

Descriptive

Nest

/ኔስት/

መቀመጫ/ጎጆ

A cozy, small home or place of rest.

ምቹ የሆነ ትንሽ ቤት ወይም የማረፊያ ቦታ

In Practice

"The attic room was a perfect little nest."

"They built a cozy nest in the mountains."

Fluent Tip

Informal

Haven

/ሄቨን/

መጠለያ/መሸሸጊያ

A place of safety or sanctuary.

የደህንነት ወይም የመጠለያ ቦታ

In Practice

"The hotel library is a haven for readers."

"The quiet garden is a haven for guests."

Fluent Tip

Formal/Descriptive

As clean as a whistle

/አዝ ክሊን አዝ ኤ ዊስል/

በጣም ንጹህ

Extremely clean.

በጣም ንጹህ

In Practice

"The hotel room was as clean as a whistle."

"The kitchen is kept as clean as a whistle."

Fluent Tip

Common

Like a fish out of water

/ላይክ ኤ ፊሽ አውት ኦፍ ዋተር/

ከማይመች ሁኔታ ውስጥ መሆን

Feeling uncomfortable in a new or unfamiliar environment.

በማያውቁት አዲስ ቦታ ላይ ምቾት ማጣት

In Practice

"I felt like a fish out of water in that fancy hotel."

"He was like a fish out of water at the formal reception."

Fluent Tip

Informal

As cheap as chips

/አዝ ቺፕ አዝ ቺፕስ/

በጣም ርካሽ

Very inexpensive.

በጣም ርካሽ ዋጋ

In Practice

"The hostel was as cheap as chips."

"Booking in advance makes it as cheap as chips."

Fluent Tip

Informal (British origin)

As snug as a bug in a rug

/አዝ ስናግ አዝ ኤ ባግ ኢን ኤ ራግ/

በጣም ምቹ/ሙቅ

Very warm, cozy, and comfortable.

በጣም ሞቅ ያለና ምቹ

In Practice

"With the heavy blankets, I was as snug as a bug in a rug."

"The small room was as snug as a bug in a rug."

Fluent Tip

Informal

Like clockwork

/ላይክ ክሎክዎርክ/

እንደ ሰዓት (ያለ መስተጓጎል)

Happening very smoothly and regularly.

በጣም በተቀላጠፈና በየጊዜው የሚከሰት

In Practice

"The check-in process went like clockwork."

"Everything was planned to run like clockwork."

Fluent Tip

Common

As quiet as a mouse

/አዝ ኩዋየት አዝ ኤ ማውስ/

በጣም ጸጥተኛ

Very silent or still.

በጣም ጸጥ ያለ

In Practice

"The hotel hallways were as quiet as a mouse at night."

"Please be as quiet as a mouse while others sleep."

Fluent Tip

Common

As busy as a bee

/አዝ ቢዚ አዝ ኤ ቢ/

በጣም ስራ የበዛበት

Very hardworking or active.

በጣም ሰራተኛ ወይም ንቁ

In Practice

"The hotel staff were as busy as a bee during the conference."

"I've been as busy as a bee trying to book rooms."

Fluent Tip

Common

Like finding a needle in a haystack

/ላይክ ፋይንዲንግ ኤ ኒድል ኢን ኤ ሄይስታክ/

በጣም አስቸጋሪ ፍለጋ

Extremely difficult to find.

ለማግኘት በጣም አስቸጋሪ የሆነ

In Practice

"Finding a free room during the festival is like finding a needle in a haystack."

"Looking for my lost key in the lobby was like finding a needle in a haystack."

Fluent Tip

Common

As solid as a rock

/አዝ ሶሊድ አዝ ኤ ሮክ/

በጣም ጠንካራ/የማይናወጥ

Very reliable and strong.

በጣም የታመነና ጠንካራ

In Practice

"The hotel's reputation is as solid as a rock."

"The foundation of the building is as solid as a rock."

Fluent Tip

Descriptive

Like royalty

/ላይክ ሮያልቲ/

እንደ ነገሥታት

Being treated with great respect and luxury.

በትልቅ ክብርና ቅንጦት መስተናገድ

In Practice

"They treated us like royalty at the five-star resort."

"I felt like royalty in the presidential suite."

Fluent Tip

Common

As fresh as a daisy

/አዝ ፍሬሽ አዝ ኤ ዴይዚ/

በጣም ንቁ/ትኩስ

Full of energy and enthusiasm.

በሃይልና በንቃት የተሞላ

In Practice

"After a nap, I felt as fresh as a daisy."

"The morning air at the mountain lodge made me feel as fresh as a daisy."

Fluent Tip

Informal

As easy as pie

/አዝ ኢዚ አዝ ፓይ/

በጣም ቀላል

Something that is very simple to do.

ለማድረግ በጣም ቀላል የሆነ ነገር

In Practice

"Booking online was as easy as pie."

"The checkout process was as easy as pie."

Fluent Tip

Informal

Everything but the kitchen sink

/ኤቭሪቲንግ ባት ዘ ኪችን ሲንክ/

ሁሉንም ነገር መያዝ

Almost everything imaginable.

ሊታሰብ የሚችል ነገርን ሁሉ ማካተት

In Practice

"She packed everything but the kitchen sink for a two-day trip."

"The suite had everything but the kitchen sink."

Fluent Tip

Informal

Home sweet home

/ሆም ስዊት ሆም/

ምቹ ቤት

Expressing pleasure at being in one's own home.

በራስ ቤት ውስጥ የመሆንን ደስታ መግለጫ

In Practice

"After two weeks in hotels, home sweet home!"

"It's good to be back; home sweet home."

Fluent Tip

General

Service with a smile

/ሰርቪስ ዊዝ ኤ ስማይል/

በፈገግታ የታጀበ አገልግሎት

Friendly and polite service.

ተስማሚና በትህትና የሚሰጥ አገልግሎት

In Practice

"We pride ourselves on providing service with a smile."

"The front desk always offers service with a smile."

Fluent Tip

Professional

Last but not least

/ላስት ባት ኖት ሊስት/

መጨረሻ ቢሆንም ያላነሰ

Last in order, but not less important.

በቅደም ተከተል መጨረሻ የሆነ ግን አስፈላጊነቱ ያልቀነሰ

In Practice

"Last but not least, here is your room key."

"Last but not least, please enjoy our breakfast buffet."

Fluent Tip

Formal/Common

At your earliest convenience

/አት ዩር አርሊየስት ኮንቪኒየንስ/

በተቻለዎት ፍጥነት

As soon as you are able to.

በሚችሉት ፈጣን ጊዜ ውስጥ

In Practice

"Please return the form at your earliest convenience."

"Let us know your arrival time at your earliest convenience."

Fluent Tip

Formal

The best of both worlds

/ዘ ቤስት ኦፍ ቦዝ ወርልድስ/

ከሁለቱም የተሻለውን ማግኘት

A situation where you can enjoy the advantages of two very different things.

ከሁለት የተለያዩ ነገሮች ጥቅማቸውን ማግኘት የሚቻልበት ሁኔታ

In Practice

"This hotel offers the best of both worlds: city life and beach relaxation."

"It's a modern hotel with traditional charm; the best of both worlds."

Fluent Tip

Common

In the blink of an eye

/ኢን ዘ ብሊንክ ኦፍ ኤ አይ/

በቅጽበት

Very quickly.

በጣም በፍጥነት

In Practice

"The vacation was over in the blink of an eye."

"Service arrived in the blink of an eye."

Fluent Tip

Common

Time flies

/ታይም ፍላይስ/

ጊዜ ይሮጣል

Time passes very quickly.

ጊዜ በጣም በፍጥነት ያልፋል

In Practice

"Time flies when you're having fun at the resort."

"It's already check-out time? Time flies!"

Fluent Tip

General

A once-in-a-lifetime experience

/ኤ ዋንስ-ኢን-ኤ-ላይፍታይም ኤክስፒሪያንስ/

በህይወት አንድ ጊዜ የሚገጥም

A very special opportunity that probably will not happen again.

እንደገና ሊከሰት የማይችል በጣም ልዩ አጋጣሚ

In Practice

"Seeing the northern lights from the hotel was a once-in-a-lifetime experience."

"This safari lodge offers a once-in-a-lifetime experience."

Fluent Tip

Descriptive

Better late than never

/ቤተር ሌት ዛን ኔቨር/

ከመቅረት መዘግየት ይሻላል

It is better to arrive or do something late than not to do it at all.

አንድን ነገር ካለማድረግ ይልቅ ዘግይቶ ማድረግ ይሻላል

In Practice

"The room service arrived late, but better late than never."

"He finally checked in; better late than never."

Fluent Tip

General

Make yourself at home

/ሜክ ዩርሰልፍ አት ሆም/

እንደ ቤትዎ ይሁኑ

Please feel comfortable and relaxed.

እባክዎን ዘና ይበሉና እንደ ቤትዎ ይቆጠሩ

In Practice

"Welcome to our guest house; make yourself at home."

"Please, sit down and make yourself at home."

Fluent Tip

Formal/Professional

All the bells and whistles

/ኦል ዘ ቤልስ ኤንድ ዊስልስ/

ተጨማሪ መገልገያዎች በሙሉ

Attractive extra features or facilities.

ተጨማሪ ማራኪ አገልግሎቶች ወይም መገልገያዎች

In Practice

"The new suite has all the bells and whistles."

"I want a room with all the bells and whistles, like a jacuzzi and a view."

Fluent Tip

Informal