A Royal Stay at The Grand Horizon
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/ቼክ ኢን/
Phrasal Verbመመዝገብ
To register at a hotel or airport
ወደ ሆቴል ሲገቡ ስምዎን ማስመዝገብ።
The formal process of arriving and being assigned a room or seat.
/ሴት ኢን ስቶን/
Idiomየማይለወጥ
Permanent or unchangeable
የማይቀየር ወይም ቋሚ የሆነ ዕቅድ።
Used to describe plans or decisions that are fixed and cannot be altered.
/ብሬክ ዘ አይስ/
Idiomጭንቀትን ማስወገድ
To relieve tension or start a conversation
ሰዎችን ዘና ለማድረግ ወይም ውይይት ለመጀመር የሚደረግ ነገር።
To do or say something that makes people feel more relaxed in a social setting.
/ቶፕ ኖች/
Colloquialismበጣም ምርጥ
Of the highest quality
ከፍተኛ ጥራት ያለው ወይም እጅግ በጣም ጥሩ።
An informal way to say something is excellent or first-rate.
/ሉክ ኢንቱ/
Phrasal Verbመመርመር
To investigate or research
ስለ አንድ ነገር መረጃ መፈለግ ወይም መመርመር።
To examine the facts about a situation or to get more information.
/ሎውዳውን/
Slangሙሉ መረጃ
The essential facts or inside information
ስለ አንድ ነገር የሚሰጥ ዝርዝር እና ትክክለኛ መረጃ።
Complete and detailed information about a particular subject.
/የርሊ በርድ/
Idiomማለዳ የሚነሳ ሰው
A person who gets up or arrives early
ጠዋት ቀድሞ የሚነሳ ወይም ቀድሞ የሚደርስ ሰው።
Someone who prefers to do things before others or at the start of the day.
/ቼሪ ኦን ቶፕ/
Metaphorተጨማሪ ድምቀት
An extra benefit that makes a good situation even better
ቀድሞውኑ ጥሩ የሆነን ነገር ይበልጥ የሚያሳምር ተጨማሪ ነገር።
A final detail that completes something in a perfect way.
/ሜክ ኤ ማውንቴን አውት ኦፍ ኤ ሞልሂል/
Idiomትንሽ ነገርን ማጋነን
To exaggerate a minor problem
ትንሽ ችግርን እንደ ትልቅ ነገር አድርጎ ማየት።
To treat a small issue as if it were a huge catastrophe.
/ሶርት አውት/
Phrasal Verbማስተካከል
To resolve a problem or organize something
ችግርን መፍታት ወይም ነገሮችን ማቀናጀት።
To deal with a situation successfully or put things in order.
/ፊት ፎር ኤ ኪንግ/
Idiomለነጉስ የሚገባ
Of very high quality or luxurious
በጣም ቅንጡ እና ምርጥ የሆነ።
Something that is grand enough to be suitable for royalty.
/አዝ ክሊን አዝ ኤ ዊስል/
Simileበጣም ንጹህ
Extremely clean
እንከን የሌለበት እና በጣም ንጹህ የሆነ።
Used to emphasize that something is spotless and very tidy.
/ሆም አዌይ ፍሮም ሆም/
Clichéእንደ ቤት የሚሰማ ቦታ
A place where one feels as comfortable as in one's own home
ከቤት ውጭ ሆኖ እንደ ቤት ምቾት የሚሰጥ ቦታ።
A location that provides comfort and familiarity like a residence.
/ቼክ አውት/
Phrasal Verbሂሳብ ከፍሎ መውጣት
To pay the bill and leave a hotel
ሂሳብ ከፍሎ እና ቁልፍ መልሶ ከሆቴል መውጣት።
The final administrative step before departing from accommodation.
/ፔይ ስሩ ዘ ኖዝ/
Idiomከመጠን በላይ መክፈል
To pay too much money for something
ለአንድ ነገር ተገቢ ያልሆነ ከፍተኛ ዋጋ መክፈል።
To pay an excessive or exorbitant price.
/ፒስ ኦፍ ኬክ/
Idiomበጣም ቀላል
Something very easy to do
በጣም በቀላሉ የሚከናወን ተግባር።
A task that requires very little effort.
/ኦቨር ዘ ሙን/
Idiomበጣም መደሰት
Extremely happy and excited
ከፍተኛ ደስታ መሰማት።
Feeling a high level of joy or satisfaction.
/ኦል ጉድ ቲንግስ ማስት ካም ቱ አን ኤንድ/
Proverbማንኛውም ጥሩ ነገር መጨረሻ አለው
Pleasant experiences eventually finish
ጥሩ ነገሮች ሁልጊዜ እንደማይቀጥሉ የሚያሳይ አባባል።
A reminder that positive situations are temporary.
/ሉክ ፎርዋርድ ቱ/
Phrasal Verbበጉጉት መጠበቅ
To await something with pleasure
የሚመጣን ደስ የሚል ነገር በጉጉት መፈለግ።
To feel excited about a future event.
/ቤተር ሴፍ ዛን ሶሪ/
Proverbከመጸጸት መጠንቀቅ ይሻላል
It is wiser to be cautious
በኋላ ላይ ከመጸጸት አስቀድሞ ጥንቃቄ ማድረግ እንደሚሻል የሚገልጽ።
It's better to take precautions than to regret not doing so later.