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house, furniture & neighborhood

House, Furniture & Neighborhood

Core Vocabulary

Study the key terms, pronunciations, and Amharic translation contexts.

200 Words

House

/ሃውስ/

ቤት

A building for human habitation.

ሰዎች የሚኖሩበት ህንፃ::

Examples

"I live in a big house."

Contextual Usage

Apartment

/አፓርትመንት/

አፓርትመንት

A suite of rooms forming a separate residence.

ለብቻው መኖሪያ እንዲሆን ተደርጎ የተሰራ የክፍሎች ስብስብ::

Examples

"She lives in a modern apartment."

Contextual Usage

Cottage

/ኮቴጅ/

ትንሽ የገጠር ቤት

A small simple house, typically one near a lake or beach.

ትንሽ እና ቀላል ቤት በተለይም በገጠር ያለ::

Examples

"They stayed in a cozy cottage."

Contextual Usage

Villa

/ቪላ/

ቪላ

A large and luxurious country house.

ትልቅ እና የቅንጦት ቤት::

Examples

"The villa has a large pool."

Contextual Usage

Studio

/ስቱዲዮ/

አንድ ክፍል ቤት

An apartment with one main room for living and sleeping.

ለሳሎን እና ለመኝታ የሚያገለግል አንድ ዋና ክፍል ያለው ቤት::

Examples

"He rents a small studio downtown."

Contextual Usage

Attic

/አቲክ/

የጣራ ስር ቤት

A space or room just below the roof of a house.

ከቤት ጣሪያ በታች ያለ ክፍት ቦታ ወይም ክፍል::

Examples

"We store old books in the attic."

Contextual Usage

Basement

/ቤዝመንት/

ምድር ቤት

The floor of a building which is partly or entirely below ground level.

ከመሬት በታች ያለ የቤት ክፍል::

Examples

"The laundry room is in the basement."

Contextual Usage

Bedroom

/ቤድሩም/

የመኝታ ክፍል

A room for sleeping in.

ለመኝታ የሚያገለግል ክፍል::

Examples

"My bedroom has a large window."

Contextual Usage

Kitchen

/ኪችን/

ኩሽና

A room or area where food is prepared and cooked.

ምግብ የሚዘጋጅበት እና የሚበስልበት ክፍል::

Examples

"She is cooking in the kitchen."

Contextual Usage

Living room

/ሊቪንግ ሩም/

ሳሎን

A room in a house for general and informal everyday use.

ለጋራ አገልግሎት የሚውል የቤት ክፍል::

Examples

"We watch movies in the living room."

Contextual Usage

Bathroom

/ባዝሩም/

የመታጠቢያ ቤት

A room containing a toilet and tub or shower.

ሽንት ቤት እና ገላ መታጠቢያ ያለው ክፍል::

Examples

"The bathroom is next to the hall."

Contextual Usage

Dining room

/ዳይኒንግ ሩም/

የምግብ መመገቢያ ክፍል

A room in a house in which meals are eaten.

ምግብ የሚበላበት የቤት ክፍል::

Examples

"We eat dinner in the dining room."

Contextual Usage

Hallway

/ሆልዌይ/

መተላለፊያ

A passage or corridor under a roof.

በቤት ውስጥ ክፍሎችን የሚያገናኝ መተላለፊያ::

Examples

"The photos are hanging in the hallway."

Contextual Usage

Garage

/ጋራዥ/

ጋራዥ

A building or indoor area for parking vehicles.

መኪና ለማቆሚያነት የሚያገለግል ክፍል::

Examples

"I parked the car in the garage."

Contextual Usage

Balcony

/ባልኮኒ/

በረንዳ

A platform on the outside of a building.

ከህንፃ ውጭ ወጣ ብሎ የተሰራ የእርከን ቦታ::

Examples

"I enjoy coffee on the balcony."

Contextual Usage

Porch

/ፖርች/

የፊት በረንዳ

A covered shelter projecting in front of the entrance of a building.

በቤት መግቢያ ፊት ለፊት ያለ ጣሪያ ያለው መቆሚያ::

Examples

"We sat on the porch in the evening."

Contextual Usage

Garden

/ጋርደን/

አትክልት ቦታ

A piece of ground used for growing flowers, fruit, or vegetables.

አበቦች ወይም አትክልቶች የሚለሙበት ቦታ::

Examples

"The garden is full of roses."

Contextual Usage

Backyard

/ባክያርድ/

የጓሮ መሬት

A yard behind a house.

ከቤት ጀርባ ያለ ክፍት ቦታ::

Examples

"The kids are playing in the backyard."

Contextual Usage

Roof

/ሩፍ/

ጣሪያ

The top covering of a building.

የቤት የላይኛው መሸፈኛ::

Examples

"The roof was damaged by the rain."

Contextual Usage

Chimney

/ቺምኒ/

የጭስ ማውጫ

A vertical pipe which conducts smoke and combustion gases up from a fireplace.

ከቤት ውስጥ ጭስን ወደ ውጭ የሚያወጣ ቱቦ::

Examples

"Smoke is coming out of the chimney."

Contextual Usage

Ceiling

/ሲሊንግ/

ጣሪያ

The upper interior surface of a room.

የአንድ ክፍል የውስጠኛው የላይኛው ክፍል::

Examples

"The ceiling is painted white."

Contextual Usage

Wall

/ዎል/

ግድግዳ

A continuous vertical structure that encloses or divides an area.

አንድን ቦታ የሚከፋፍል ቀጥ ያለ መዋቅር::

Examples

"There is a clock on the wall."

Contextual Usage

Floor

/ፍሎር/

ወለል

The lower surface of a room.

የአንድ ክፍል የታችኛው ክፍል::

Examples

"The floor is made of wood."

Contextual Usage

Door

/ዶር/

በር

A hinged or sliding barrier at the entrance to a building or room.

ወደ ቤት ወይም ክፍል መግቢያ::

Examples

"Please close the door."

Contextual Usage

Window

/ዊንዶው/

መስኮት

An opening in a wall or door that allows light and air in.

ብርሃንና አየር እንዲገባ በግድግዳ ላይ የሚሰራ ቀዳዳ::

Examples

"Open the window for fresh air."

Contextual Usage

Stairs

/ስቴርስ/

ደረጃዎች

A set of steps leading from one floor of a building to another.

ከአንድ ፎቅ ወደ ሌላ መውጫ ደረጃዎች::

Examples

"She walked up the stairs."

Contextual Usage

Gate

/ጌት/

በር/መግቢያ

A hinged barrier used to close an opening in a wall or fence.

በአጥር ወይም በግድግዳ ላይ ያለ ትልቅ መግቢያ::

Examples

"Lock the gate before you leave."

Contextual Usage

Fence

/ፌንስ/

አጥር

A structure that encloses an area, typically outdoors.

አንድን ቦታ ለመከለል የሚሰራ አጥር::

Examples

"The white fence looks beautiful."

Contextual Usage

Driveway

/ድራይቭዌይ/

መኪና መግቢያ መንገድ

A short road leading from a public road to a house or garage.

ከመንገድ ወደ ቤት መግቢያ የሚወስድ የመኪና መንገድ::

Examples

"The car is parked in the driveway."

Contextual Usage

Patio

/ፓቲዮ/

የጓሮ መዝናኛ ቦታ

A paved outdoor area adjoining a house.

ከቤት ጋር የተያያዘ ለውጭ መዝናኛነት የተሰራ ወለል::

Examples

"We had lunch on the patio."

Contextual Usage

Closet

/ክሎዜት/

ቁምሳጥን/ጓዳ

A small room or cupboard for storing supplies or clothing.

ልብስ ወይም እቃዎችን ለማስቀመጥ የሚያገለግል ትንሽ ክፍል::

Examples

"My clothes are in the closet."

Contextual Usage

Wardrobe

/ዎርድሮብ/

የልብስ ቁምሳጥን

A large, tall cupboard in which clothes may be hung or stored.

ልብስ የሚሰቀልበት ትልቅ ቁምሳጥን::

Examples

"Put your coat in the wardrobe."

Contextual Usage

Bed

/ቤድ/

አልጋ

A piece of furniture for sleep or rest.

ለመኝታ ወይም ለእረፍት የሚያገለግል የቤት እቃ::

Examples

"The bed is very comfortable."

Contextual Usage

Mattress

/ማትረስ/

ፍራሽ

A fabric case filled with soft material used on a bed.

በአልጋ ላይ የሚነጠፍ ለስላሳ ነገር::

Examples

"I bought a new mattress today."

Contextual Usage

Pillow

/ፒሎው/

ትራስ

A rectangular cloth bag filled with soft material used to support the head.

ራስን ለመደገፍ የሚያገለግል ለስላሳ ነገር::

Examples

"I like a soft pillow."

Contextual Usage

Blanket

/ብላንኬት/

ብርድ ልብስ

A large piece of woolen or similar material used as a covering on a bed.

በመኝታ ወቅት የሚደረብ ከበድ ያለ ልብስ::

Examples

"It's cold; get a blanket."

Contextual Usage

Sheet

/ሺት/

አንሶላ

A large rectangular piece of cotton or other fabric used on a bed.

በአልጋ ላይ የሚነጠፍ ስስ ጨርቅ::

Examples

"Change the bed sheet every week."

Contextual Usage

Nightstand

/ናይትስታንድ/

ኮመዲኖ

A small table next to a bed.

ከአልጋ አጠገብ የሚቀመጥ ትንሽ ጠረጴዛ::

Examples

"I put my glasses on the nightstand."

Contextual Usage

Lamp

/ላምፕ/

ላምባ/መብራት

A device for giving light.

ብርሃን የሚሰጥ መሳሪያ::

Examples

"Turn on the lamp to read."

Contextual Usage

Desk

/ዴስክ/

ዴስክ/የመጽሐፊያ ጠረጴዛ

A piece of furniture with a flat surface used for writing or working.

ለመጻፍ ወይም ለመስራት የሚያገለግል ጠረጴዛ::

Examples

"He studies at his desk."

Contextual Usage

Chair

/ቼር/

ወንበር

A separate seat for one person, typically with a back and four legs.

አንድ ሰው የሚቀመጥበት የቤት እቃ::

Examples

"Please take a chair."

Contextual Usage

Bookshelf

/ቡክሼልፍ/

የመጽሐፍ መደርደሪያ

A shelf on which books can be stored.

መጽሐፍት የሚቀመጡበት መደርደሪያ::

Examples

"The bookshelf is full of novels."

Contextual Usage

Sofa

/ሶፋ/

ሶፋ

A long upholstered seat with a back and arms for two or more people.

ከሁለት በላይ ሰዎች የሚቀመጡበት ምቹ ወንበር::

Examples

"Sit on the sofa and relax."

Contextual Usage

Armchair

/አርምቼር/

ምቹ ወንበር

A comfortable chair with side supports for a person's arms.

ክንድን ለመደገፍ አመቺ የሆኑ ጎኖች ያሉት ወንበር::

Examples

"Grandpa sleeps in his armchair."

Contextual Usage

Cushion

/ኩሽን/

መከዳ

A soft bag of cloth stuffed with firm material.

ለሶፋ ወይም ለወንበር ምቾት የሚያገለግል ትንሽ ትራስ::

Examples

"These cushions are very colorful."

Contextual Usage

Coffee table

/ኮፊ ቴብል/

የሳሎን ጠረጴዛ

A small low table on which coffee is served.

በሳሎን መካከል የሚቀመጥ ዝቅተኛ ጠረጴዛ::

Examples

"Put the tray on the coffee table."

Contextual Usage

Rug

/ራግ/

ምንጣፍ

A floor covering of thick woven material.

በወለል ላይ የሚነጠፍ ወፍራም ጨርቅ::

Examples

"The rug feels soft on my feet."

Contextual Usage

Carpet

/ካርፔት/

ካርፔት

A thick material for covering floors, often covering the whole room.

መላውን ወለል የሚሸፍን ወፍራም ምንጣፍ::

Examples

"The bedroom has a blue carpet."

Contextual Usage

Curtain

/ከርተን/

መጋረጃ

A piece of material suspended at a window to block light.

ብርሃን ለመከልከል በመስኮት ላይ የሚሰቀል ጨርቅ::

Examples

"Draw the curtains, it's dark."

Contextual Usage

Blinds

/ብላይንድስ/

የመስኮት መከለያ

A screen for a window, especially one on a roller or made of slats.

ተስቦ የሚዘጋ የመስኮት መከለያ::

Examples

"I closed the blinds to sleep."

Contextual Usage

Mirror

/ሚረር/

መስተዋት

A surface which reflects a clear image.

ምስልን የሚያንፀባርቅ ብርጭቆ::

Examples

"She looked at herself in the mirror."

Contextual Usage

Picture frame

/ፒክቸር ፍሬም/

የፎቶ ፍሬም

A border for a picture or photograph.

ለፎቶ ወይም ለስዕል የሚሆን ክፈፍ::

Examples

"The picture frame is made of wood."

Contextual Usage

Clock

/ክሎክ/

ሰዓት

A mechanical or electrical device for measuring time.

ጊዜን ለመለካት የሚያገለግል መሳሪያ::

Examples

"The wall clock is slow."

Contextual Usage

Vase

/ቫዝ/

የአበባ ማስቀመጫ

A decorative container without handles, typically made of glass or china.

ለጌጥ አበባ የሚቀመጥበት እቃ::

Examples

"The vase is filled with lilies."

Contextual Usage

TV

/ቲቪ/

ቴሌቪዥን

A device that receives and displays broadcast signals.

ምስልና ድምፅ የሚያሳይ መሳሪያ::

Examples

"Turn off the TV and go to bed."

Contextual Usage

Remote

/ሪሞት/

ሪሞት

A device that can be used to control a machine from a distance.

ከሩቅ ሆኖ መሳሪያን ለመቆጣጠር የሚያገለግል::

Examples

"Where is the TV remote?"

Contextual Usage

Speaker

/ስፒከር/

ድምፅ ማጉያ

An apparatus that converts electrical signals into sound.

የኤሌክትሪክ ምልክቶችን ወደ ድምፅ የሚቀይር መሳሪያ::

Examples

"The speakers have great sound."

Contextual Usage

Fridge

/ፍሪጅ/

ማቀዝቀዣ

An appliance kept cool for storing food.

ምግብ እንዳይበላሽ ለማቀዝቀዝ የሚያገለግል መሳሪያ::

Examples

"The milk is in the fridge."

Contextual Usage

Freezer

/ፍሪዘር/

በረዶ ማድረጊያ

A refrigerated cabinet for preserving food at very low temperatures.

ምግብን በበረዶ መልክ ለማቆየት የሚያገለግል::

Examples

"Keep the ice cream in the freezer."

Contextual Usage

Stove

/ስቶቭ/

ምድጃ

An apparatus for cooking or heating that operates by burning fuel or using electricity.

ምግብ ለማብሰል የሚያገለግል ምድጃ::

Examples

"The stove is hot."

Contextual Usage

Oven

/አቨን/

ማብሰያ/ፋርኖ

An enclosed compartment used for baking or roasting food.

ዳቦ ወይም ስጋ ለመጋገር የሚያገለግል የተዘጋ ክፍል::

Examples

"I baked a cake in the oven."

Contextual Usage

Microwave

/ማይክሮዌቭ/

ማይክሮዌቭ

An oven that uses waves to heat food quickly.

በሞገድ አማካኝነት ምግብን በፍጥነት የሚያሞቅ::

Examples

"Heat the soup in the microwave."

Contextual Usage

Dishwasher

/ዲሽዋሸር/

የሳህን ማጠቢያ ማሽን

A machine for washing dishes.

ሳህኖችን ለማጠብ የሚያገለግል ማሽን::

Examples

"Put the dirty plates in the dishwasher."

Contextual Usage

Sink

/ሲንክ/

የእጅ መታጠቢያ/ባልዲ

A fixed basin with a water supply and drain.

ውሃ የሚፈስበት እና የሚጠራቀምበት መታጠቢያ::

Examples

"Wash the fruit in the sink."

Contextual Usage

Tap

/ታፕ/

ቧንቧ

A device that controls the flow of liquid from a pipe.

የውሃ ፍሰትን ለመቆጣጠር የሚያገለግል ቁልፍ::

Examples

"The tap is leaking."

Contextual Usage

Countertop

/ካውንተርቶፕ/

የኩሽና ጠረጴዛ

A flat surface for working on in a kitchen.

በኩሽና ውስጥ ስራ ለመስራት የሚጠቅም የላይኛው ጠፍጣፋ ክፍል::

Examples

"Clean the countertop after cooking."

Contextual Usage

Cabinet

/ካቢኔት/

ካቢኔት/ሳጥን

A cupboard with shelves or drawers for storing items.

እቃዎችን ለማስቀመጥ የሚያገለግል የመደርደሪያ ሳጥን::

Examples

"The spices are in the kitchen cabinet."

Contextual Usage

Cupboard

/ካፕቦርድ/

የእቃ መደርደሪያ

A piece of furniture with a door and shelves used for storage.

በር ያለው የእቃ ማስቀመጫ::

Examples

"The glasses are in the cupboard."

Contextual Usage

Drawer

/ድሮወር/

ተስቦ

A box-shaped storage compartment without a lid.

ተስቦ የሚከፈት የእቃ ማስቀመጫ::

Examples

"The spoons are in the top drawer."

Contextual Usage

Pantry

/ፓንትሪ/

የምግብ መጋዘን

A small room or closet in which food and dishes are kept.

ደረቅ ምግቦችና እቃዎች የሚቀመጡበት ትንሽ ክፍል::

Examples

"We keep the flour in the pantry."

Contextual Usage

Kettle

/ኬትል/

ካቲላ/የሻይ ማፍያ

A container with a lid, spout, and handle, used for boiling water.

ውሃ ለማፍላት የሚያገለግል እቃ::

Examples

"The kettle is whistling."

Contextual Usage

Toaster

/ቶስተር/

ዳቦ መጥበሻ

An electrical device for toasting bread.

ዳቦን ለማቆላላት የሚያገለግል የኤሌክትሪክ መሳሪያ::

Examples

"Put two slices of bread in the toaster."

Contextual Usage

Blender

/ብሌንደር/

መፍጫ

An electric machine used for mixing or liquidizing food.

ምግብን ለመፍጨት ወይም ለማዋሃድ የሚያገለግል መሳሪያ::

Examples

"I made a smoothie in the blender."

Contextual Usage

Pot

/ፖት/

ብረት ድስት

A rounded or cylindrical container used for cooking.

ምግብ ለማብሰል የሚያገለግል ክብ እቃ::

Examples

"The pot is on the stove."

Contextual Usage

Pan

/ፓን/

መጥበሻ

A metal container used for cooking food in.

ምግብ ለመጥበስ የሚያገለግል የብረት እቃ::

Examples

"Fry the eggs in a pan."

Contextual Usage

Plate

/ፕሌት/

ሳህን

A flat dish from which food is eaten.

ምግብ የሚበላበት ጠፍጣፋ እቃ::

Examples

"Put the pasta on a plate."

Contextual Usage

Bowl

/ቦውል/

ጎድጓዳ ሳህን

A round, deep dish used for food or liquid.

ምግብ ወይም ፈሳሽ የሚደረግበት ጥልቅ ሳህን::

Examples

"Eat your cereal in a bowl."

Contextual Usage

Fork

/ፎርክ/

ሹካ

An implement with two or more prongs used for lifting food to the mouth.

ምግብ ለማንሳት የሚያገለግል ባለ ሁለት ወይም ሦስት ጫፍ እቃ::

Examples

"I use a fork to eat salad."

Contextual Usage

Knife

/ናይፍ/

ቢላዋ

An instrument used for cutting.

ለመቁረጥ የሚያገለግል ስለታም እቃ::

Examples

"Be careful with the sharp knife."

Contextual Usage

Spoon

/ስፑን/

ማንኪያ

An implement consisting of a small, shallow bowl on a handle.

ምግብ ለመመገብ የሚያገለግል እቃ::

Examples

"He stirred the sugar with a spoon."

Contextual Usage

Glass

/ግላስ/

ብርጭቆ

A container made of glass for drinking.

ለማጠጣት የሚያገለግል ከብርጭቆ የተሰራ እቃ::

Examples

"Fill the glass with water."

Contextual Usage

Mug

/ማግ/

ኩባያ

A large cup, typically used for hot drinks.

ለትኩስ መጠጦች የሚያገለግል ትልቅ ኩባያ::

Examples

"I drink coffee from a mug."

Contextual Usage

Bin

/ቢን/

ቆሻሻ መጣያ

A container for waste.

ቆሻሻ የሚጣልበት እቃ::

Examples

"Throw the paper in the bin."

Contextual Usage

Bathtub

/ባዝተብ/

መታጠቢያ ገንዳ

A large container for water in which a person may bathe.

ገላን ለመታጠብ የሚያገለግል ትልቅ ገንዳ::

Examples

"The bathtub is full of warm water."

Contextual Usage

Shower

/ሻወር/

ሻወር

A device in which water is sprayed from overhead.

ውሃ ከላይ የሚረጭበት የመታጠቢያ መሳሪያ::

Examples

"I take a shower every morning."

Contextual Usage

Toilet

/ቶይሌት/

ሽንት ቤት

A fixed basin for urination and defecation.

ለሽንትና ለሰገራ መውጫ የሚያገለግል::

Examples

"The toilet is down the hall."

Contextual Usage

Towel

/ታወል/

ፎጣ

A piece of thick absorbent cloth used for drying.

ገላን ለማድረቅ የሚያገለግል ወፍራም ጨርቅ::

Examples

"Dry your hands with a towel."

Contextual Usage

Soap

/ሶፕ/

ሳሙና

A substance used with water for washing and cleaning.

ለመታጠብና ለማፅዳት የሚያገለግል ነገር::

Examples

"Wash your hands with soap."

Contextual Usage

Shampoo

/ሻምፑ/

ሻምፑ

A liquid preparation for washing the hair.

ፀጉርን ለመታጠብ የሚያገለግል ፈሳሽ::

Examples

"Apply shampoo to wet hair."

Contextual Usage

Toothbrush

/ቱዝብራሽ/

የጥርስ ብሩሽ

A small brush with a long handle, used for cleaning the teeth.

ጥርስን ለማፅዳት የሚያገለግል ብሩሽ::

Examples

"Replace your toothbrush regularly."

Contextual Usage

Toothpaste

/ቱዝፔስት/

የጥርስ ሳሙና

A paste used on a toothbrush for cleaning the teeth.

ከጥርስ ብሩሽ ጋር በመሆን ጥርስን የሚያፀዳ::

Examples

"Squeeze some toothpaste on the brush."

Contextual Usage

Razor

/ሬዘር/

ላጭ

An instrument with a sharp blade or combination of blades used to remove unwanted body hair.

ፀጉርን ለመላጨት የሚያገለግል ስለታም መሳሪያ::

Examples

"He uses a razor to shave."

Contextual Usage

Mat

/ማት/

ምንጣፍ/ለጋላ

A piece of coarse material placed on a floor.

በወለል ላይ የሚነጠፍ ትንሽ ምንጣፍ::

Examples

"Wipe your feet on the mat."

Contextual Usage

Rack

/ራክ/

መደርደሪያ

A framework for holding or displaying things.

እቃዎችን ለመያዝ ወይም ለመስቀል የሚያገለግል መዋቅር::

Examples

"Hang your coat on the rack."

Contextual Usage

Hanger

/ሀንገር/

መስቀያ

A device used for hanging clothes.

ልብስ ለመስቀል የሚያገለግል መሳሪያ::

Examples

"Put the shirt on a hanger."

Contextual Usage

Iron

/አይረን/

ካውያ

A tool used to smooth clothes.

ልብስን ለመተኮስ የሚያገለግል መሳሪያ::

Examples

"The iron is still hot."

Contextual Usage

Ironing board

/አይረኒንግ ቦርድ/

ልብስ መተኮሻ ጠረጴዛ

A long, narrow board on which clothes are ironed.

ልብስ የሚተኮስበት ጠባብ ጠረጴዛ::

Examples

"Fold the ironing board after use."

Contextual Usage

Washing machine

/ዋሺንግ ማሽን/

ልብስ ማጠቢያ ማሽን

A machine for washing clothes.

ልብስ ለማጠብ የሚያገለግል ማሽን::

Examples

"Load the clothes into the washing machine."

Contextual Usage

Dryer

/ድራየር/

ማድረቂያ

An appliance for drying things, especially clothes.

እርጥብ ነገሮችን ለማድረቅ የሚያገለግል መሳሪያ::

Examples

"Put the wet towels in the dryer."

Contextual Usage

Laundry basket

/ላውንድሪ ባስኬት/

የልብስ ቅርጫት

A basket for holding dirty or clean clothes.

ልብሶችን ለማስቀመጫ የሚያገለግል ቅርጫት::

Examples

"The laundry basket is full."

Contextual Usage

Neighborhood

/ኔበርሁድ/

ሰፈር/አካባቢ

A district where people live.

ሰዎች የሚኖሩበት ሰፈር ወይም አካባቢ::

Examples

"Our neighborhood is very safe."

Contextual Usage

Street

/ስትሪት/

መንገድ

A public road in a city or town.

በከተማ ውስጥ ያለ የህዝብ መንገድ::

Examples

"Walk along the street to the park."

Contextual Usage

Road

/ሮድ/

መንገድ

A wide way leading from one place to another.

ከአንድ ቦታ ወደ ሌላ የሚወስድ ሰፊ መንገድ::

Examples

"The road is under construction."

Contextual Usage

Sidewalk

/ሳይድዎክ/

የእግረኛ መንገድ

A paved path for pedestrians at the side of a road.

ከመንገድ ዳር ለእግረኞች የተሰራ መንገድ::

Examples

"Stay on the sidewalk for safety."

Contextual Usage

Lane

/ሌን/

ጠባብ መንገድ

A narrow road or path.

ጠባብ የሆነ መንገድ::

Examples

"A bicycle lane is marked in green."

Contextual Usage

Alley

/አሊ/

ጠባብ መተላለፊያ

A narrow passage between buildings.

በህንፃዎች መካከል ያለ ጠባብ መተላለፊያ::

Examples

"The cat ran down the alley."

Contextual Usage

Corner

/ኮርነር/

ጥግ/ማዕዘን

The place where two streets or walls meet.

ሁለት መንገዶች ወይም ግድግዳዎች የሚገናኙበት ቦታ::

Examples

"The shop is on the corner."

Contextual Usage

Intersection

/ኢንተርሴክሽን/

መስቀለኛ መንገድ

A point where two or more roads meet or cross.

መንገዶች የሚገናኙበት ወይም የሚከፋፈሉበት ቦታ::

Examples

"Be careful at the busy intersection."

Contextual Usage

Block

/ብሎክ/

መንገድ/ብሎክ

The area bounded by four streets in a city.

በአራት መንገዶች የተከለለ የከተማ አካባቢ::

Examples

"Walk one block and turn left."

Contextual Usage

Park

/ፓርክ/

መዝናኛ ቦታ/ፓርክ

A large public garden or area of land used for recreation.

ለህዝብ መዝናኛነት የሚያገለግል ትልቅ የአትክልት ስፍራ::

Examples

"We go for a walk in the park."

Contextual Usage

Playground

/ፕሌይግራውንድ/

የመጫወቻ ሜዳ

An outdoor area provided for children to play in.

ህፃናት እንዲጫወቱበት የተዘጋጀ የውጭ ቦታ::

Examples

"The kids love the local playground."

Contextual Usage

Library

/ላይብረሪ/

ቤተ-መጻሕፍት

A building containing collections of books for people to read or borrow.

መጽሐፍት የሚነበቡበት ወይም የሚከራዩበት ህንፃ::

Examples

"Study quietly in the library."

Contextual Usage

School

/ስኩል/

ትምህርት ቤት

An institution for educating children.

ህፃናት የሚማሩበት ተቋም::

Examples

"The school is near my house."

Contextual Usage

University

/ዩኒቨርሲቲ/

ዩኒቨርሲቲ

An educational institution of the highest level.

ከፍተኛ የትምህርት ተቋም::

Examples

"She studies law at the university."

Contextual Usage

Hospital

/ሆስፒታል/

ሆስፒታል

An institution providing medical treatment.

የህክምና አገልግሎት የሚሰጥ ተቋም::

Examples

"He was taken to the hospital."

Contextual Usage

Pharmacy

/ፋርማሲ/

መድሃኒት ቤት

A shop where medicinal drugs are dispensed.

መድሃኒት የሚሸጥበት ሱቅ::

Examples

"Buy some aspirin at the pharmacy."

Contextual Usage

Clinic

/ክሊኒክ/

ክሊኒክ

An establishment where patients are admitted for special study or treatment.

ታካሚዎች የሚታዩበት ትንሽ የህክምና ተቋም::

Examples

"The dental clinic is closed today."

Contextual Usage

Bank

/ባንክ/

ባንክ

A financial establishment that uses money for investment and storage.

ገንዘብ የሚቀመጥበትና የሚንቀሳቀስበት ተቋም::

Examples

"I need to withdraw money from the bank."

Contextual Usage

ATM

/ኤቲኤም/

ገንዘብ ማውጫ

An automated teller machine.

ራስ-ሰር የገንዘብ ማውጫ ማሽን::

Examples

"Is there an ATM nearby?"

Contextual Usage

Post office

/ፖስት ኦፊስ/

ፖስታ ቤት

A public department responsible for mail services.

የፖስታ አገልግሎት የሚሰጥ ተቋም::

Examples

"Send the letter at the post office."

Contextual Usage

Police station

/ፖሊስ ስቴሽን/

ፖሊስ ጣቢያ

The office or headquarters of a local police force.

የፖሊስ ዋና መስሪያ ቤት::

Examples

"Report the crime at the police station."

Contextual Usage

Fire station

/ፋየር ስቴሽን/

የእሳት አደጋ መከላከያ

A building where fire engines are kept.

የእሳት አደጋ መከላከያ መኪናዎች የሚቀመጡበት::

Examples

"The fire station is around the corner."

Contextual Usage

Supermarket

/ሱፐርማርኬት/

ሱፐርማርኬት

A large self-service shop selling foods and household goods.

ምግብና የቤት እቃዎችን የሚሸጥ ትልቅ ሱቅ::

Examples

"We buy groceries at the supermarket."

Contextual Usage

Grocery store

/ግሮሰሪ ስቶር/

ግሮሰሪ/ምግብ መሸጫ

A shop that sells food and small items for the home.

ምግብና ጥቃቅን የቤት እቃዎችን የሚሸጥ ሱቅ::

Examples

"The grocery store is open until 9 PM."

Contextual Usage

Market

/ማርኬት/

ገበያ

A regular gathering of people for the purchase and sale of provisions.

ሰዎች እቃ ለመግዛትና ለመሸጥ የሚገናኙበት ቦታ::

Examples

"The vegetable market is busy on Saturdays."

Contextual Usage

Bakery

/ቤከሪ/

ዳቦ ቤት

A place where bread and cakes are made or sold.

ዳቦና ኬክ የሚጋገርበት ወይም የሚሸጥበት ቦታ::

Examples

"The bakery smells like fresh bread."

Contextual Usage

Cafe

/ካፌ/

ካፌ

A small restaurant selling light meals and drinks.

ቀላል ምግቦችንና መጠጦችን የሚሸጥ ቦታ::

Examples

"Let's meet at the cafe."

Contextual Usage

Restaurant

/ሬስቶራንት/

ምግብ ቤት

A place where people pay to sit and eat meals.

ሰዎች ከፍለው ምግብ የሚበሉበት ቦታ::

Examples

"The Italian restaurant is excellent."

Contextual Usage

Gym

/ጂም/

ጂም/ስፖርት ቤት

A place with equipment for physical exercise.

የአካል ብቃት እንቅስቃሴ የሚደረግበት ቦታ::

Examples

"He goes to the gym every morning."

Contextual Usage

Cinema

/ሲኒማ/

ሲኒማ

A theater where movies are shown.

ፊልም የሚታይበት ህንፃ::

Examples

"We saw a movie at the cinema."

Contextual Usage

Church

/ቸርች/

ቤተ-ክርስቲያን

A building used for public Christian worship.

የክርስትና እምነት ተከታዮች የሚጸልዩበት ህንፃ::

Examples

"The church has a high steeple."

Contextual Usage

Mosque

/ሞስክ/

መስጊድ

A Muslim place of worship.

የሙስሊም እምነት ተከታዮች የሚጸልዩበት ቦታ::

Examples

"The mosque is beautiful at night."

Contextual Usage

Temple

/ቴምፕል/

ቤተ-መቅደስ

A building devoted to religious worship.

ለሃይማኖታዊ አምልኮ የሚያገለግል ህንፃ::

Examples

"The ancient temple is made of stone."

Contextual Usage

Museum

/ሚውዚየም/

ሙዚየም

A building in which objects of historical interest are stored and exhibited.

ታሪካዊ እቃዎች የሚቀመጡበትና የሚታዩበት ህንፃ::

Examples

"We visited the art museum."

Contextual Usage

Bridge

/ብሪጅ/

ድልድይ

A structure carrying a road or path across a river or obstacle.

መንገድን የሚያሻግር ድልድይ::

Examples

"The bridge goes over the river."

Contextual Usage

Statue

/ስታቹ/

ሐውልት

A carved or cast figure of a person or animal.

የሰው ወይም የእንስሳ ምስል ያለው ቅርፅ::

Examples

"A statue of the leader stands in the square."

Contextual Usage

Fountain

/ፋውንተን/

ምንጭ/የውሃ ፏፏቴ

An ornamental structure in a pool from which jets of water are pumped.

ለጌጥነት የሚሰራ የውሃ ፏፏቴ::

Examples

"The children threw coins in the fountain."

Contextual Usage

Square

/ስኩዌር/

አደባባይ

An open typical square-shaped area in a city or town.

በከተማ ውስጥ ያለ ክፍት አደባባይ::

Examples

"Let's meet in the town square."

Contextual Usage

Bus stop

/ባስ ስቶፕ/

የአውቶቡስ መቆሚያ

A designated place where a public transport bus stops.

አውቶቡስ የሚቆምበት ቦታ::

Examples

"Wait at the bus stop."

Contextual Usage

Train station

/ትሬይን ስቴሽን/

የባቡር ጣቢያ

A place where trains regularly stop to allow passengers to get on and off.

ባቡር የሚቆምበትና ሰዎች የሚሳፈሩበት ቦታ::

Examples

"The train station is busy at 8 AM."

Contextual Usage

Gas station

/ጋስ ስቴሽን/

ቤንዚን ማደያ

An establishment where gasoline and oil are sold for vehicles.

የመኪና ነዳጅ የሚሸጥበት ቦታ::

Examples

"Fill the tank at the gas station."

Contextual Usage

Parking lot

/ፓርኪንግ ሎት/

የመኪና ማቆሚያ

An area where cars or other vehicles may be left.

መኪና የሚቆምበት ቦታ::

Examples

"The parking lot is full."

Contextual Usage

Airport

/ኤርፖርት/

አውሮፕላን ማረፊያ

A complex of runways and buildings for the take-off and landing of aircraft.

አውሮፕላኖች የሚነሱበትና የሚያርፉበት ቦታ::

Examples

"I am going to the airport to catch a flight."

Contextual Usage

Hotel

/ሆቴል/

ሆቴል

An establishment providing accommodation and meals.

መኝታና ምግብ የሚያቀርብ ተቋም::

Examples

"We stayed in a luxury hotel."

Contextual Usage

Office

/ኦፊስ/

ቢሮ

A room or building used for business or professional activities.

ለስራ ወይም ለንግድ የሚያገለግል ክፍል::

Examples

"His office is on the fifth floor."

Contextual Usage

Factory

/ፋክተሪ/

ፋብሪካ

A building where goods are manufactured or assembled.

እቃዎች የሚመረቱበት ህንፃ::

Examples

"The factory produces cars."

Contextual Usage

Warehouse

/ዌርሃውስ/

መጋዘን

A large building used for storing goods.

እቃዎች የሚከማቹበት ትልቅ ህንፃ::

Examples

"They store the stock in a warehouse."

Contextual Usage

Construction

/ኮንስትራክሽን/

ግንባታ

The building of something, typically a large structure.

የሆነን ነገር የመገንባት ሂደት::

Examples

"The construction of the new tower began."

Contextual Usage

Building

/ቢልዲንግ/

ህንፃ

A structure with a roof and walls.

ጣሪያና ግድግዳ ያለው መዋቅር::

Examples

"This is the tallest building in the city."

Contextual Usage

Cozy

/ኮዚ/

ምቹ/ሙቅ

Giving a feeling of comfort, warmth, and relaxation.

የምቾትና የሙቀት ስሜት የሚሰጥ::

Examples

"This room is very cozy."

Contextual Usage

Spacious

/ስፔሸስ/

ሰፊ

Having ample space.

ሰፊ ቦታ ያለው::

Examples

"The new kitchen is very spacious."

Contextual Usage

Bright

/ብራይት/

ብሩህ/ብርሃን ያለው

Giving out or reflecting a lot of light.

ብርሃን የሚሰጥ ወይም የሚያንፀባርቅ::

Examples

"I love this bright living room."

Contextual Usage

Dark

/ዳርክ/

ጨለማ

With little or no light.

ብርሃን የሌለው::

Examples

"The basement is too dark."

Contextual Usage

Modern

/ሞደርን/

ዘመናዊ

Relating to the present or recent times.

ከአሁኑ ጊዜ ጋር የተያያዘ::

Examples

"The house has a modern design."

Contextual Usage

Traditional

/ትራዲሽናል/

ባህላዊ/ጥንታዊ

Existing in or as part of a tradition.

በባህል ወይም በልማድ የሚታወቅ::

Examples

"We live in a traditional stone house."

Contextual Usage

Antique

/አንቲከ/

ጥንታዊ

Belonging to ancient times or high value due to age.

በእድሜው ምክንያት ዋጋው ከፍ ያለ ጥንታዊ እቃ::

Examples

"They have antique furniture."

Contextual Usage

Renovated

/ሬኖቬትድ/

የታደሰ

Restored to a good state of repair.

ወደ ቀድሞው በጥሩ ሁኔታ የታደሰ::

Examples

"The renovated kitchen looks great."

Contextual Usage

Furnished

/ፈርኒሽድ/

የተሟላ የቤት እቃ ያለው

Provided with furniture.

የቤት እቃዎች ያሉት::

Examples

"The apartment is fully furnished."

Contextual Usage

Messy

/ሜሲ/

የተዝረከረከ

Untidy or dirty.

ያልተስተካከለ ወይም የቆሸሸ::

Examples

"My brother's room is always messy."

Contextual Usage

Tidy

/ታይዲ/

የተስተካከለ

Arranged neatly and in order.

በጥሩ ሁኔታ የተደራጀ::

Examples

"Keep your desk tidy."

Contextual Usage

Clean

/ክሊን/

ንፁህ

Free from dirt, marks, or stains.

ከቆሻሻ የፀዳ::

Examples

"The bathroom is very clean."

Contextual Usage

Dirty

/ደርቲ/

ቆሻሻ

Covered or marked with an unclean substance.

የቆሸሸ::

Examples

"Don't put dirty shoes on the rug."

Contextual Usage

Quiet

/ኳየት/

ጸጥታ የሰፈነበት

Making little or no noise.

ድምፅ የሌለው::

Examples

"It's a quiet neighborhood."

Contextual Usage

Noisy

/ኖይዚ/

ጫጫታ ያለው

Making a lot of noise.

ከፍተኛ ድምፅ ወይም ጫጫታ ያለው::

Examples

"The street is noisy during the day."

Contextual Usage

Safe

/ሴፍ/

አስተማማኝ/ደህንነቱ የተጠበቀ

Protected from or not exposed to danger or risk.

ከአደጋ የራቀ::

Examples

"This area is safe for families."

Contextual Usage

Dangerous

/ዴንጀረስ/

አደገኛ

Able or likely to cause harm or injury.

ጉዳት ሊያደርስ የሚችል::

Examples

"It is dangerous to walk alone at night."

Contextual Usage

Friendly

/ፍሬንድሊ/

ተግባቢ/ጓደኛ አፍቃሪ

Kind and pleasant.

ደግና ደስ የሚል::

Examples

"Our neighbors are very friendly."

Contextual Usage

Peaceful

/ፒስፉል/

ሰላማዊ

Free from disturbance; tranquil.

ከረብሻ የጸዳ::

Examples

"The garden is so peaceful."

Contextual Usage

Busy

/ቢዚ/

ስራ የበዛበት/የተጣበበ

Full of activity.

በእንቅስቃሴ የተሞላ::

Examples

"The city center is always busy."

Contextual Usage

Crowded

/ክራውደድ/

የተጨናነቀ

Full of people.

በሰዎች የተሞላ::

Examples

"The bus is very crowded."

Contextual Usage

Beautiful

/ቢዩቲፉል/

ቆንጆ

Pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically.

ለማየት ደስ የሚል::

Examples

"What a beautiful view!"

Contextual Usage

Ugly

/አግሊ/

አስቀያሚ

Unpleasant or repulsive in appearance.

መልከ ጥፉ ወይም ለማየት ደስ የማይል::

Examples

"The old building was quite ugly."

Contextual Usage

Large

/ላርጅ/

ትልቅ

Of considerable or relatively great size.

በመጠን ትልቅ የሆነ::

Examples

"They have a large backyard."

Contextual Usage

Small

/ስሞል/

ትንሽ

Of a size that is less than normal.

መጠኑ አነስተኛ የሆነ::

Examples

"Our kitchen is a bit small."

Contextual Usage

Tiny

/ታይኒ/

በጣም ትንሽ

Very small.

በጣም አነስተኛ::

Examples

"The studio apartment is tiny."

Contextual Usage

Expensive

/ኤክስፔንሲቭ/

ውድ

Costing a lot of money.

ዋጋው ከፍተኛ የሆነ::

Examples

"Houses in this area are expensive."

Contextual Usage

Cheap

/ቺፕ/

ርካሽ

Low in price.

ዋጋው ዝቅተኛ የሆነ::

Examples

"I found a cheap rug at the market."

Contextual Usage

Nearby

/ኒርባይ/

አቅራቢያ

Close at hand; not far away.

በቅርብ ርቀት ያለ::

Examples

"There is a park nearby."

Contextual Usage

Far

/ፋር/

ሩቅ

At, to, or by a great distance.

ከፍተኛ ርቀት ላይ ያለ::

Examples

"The airport is far from here."

Contextual Usage

Neighbor

/ኔበር/

ጎረቤት

A person living next door or very near.

አጠገብ የሚኖር ሰው::

Examples

"My neighbor helped me move."

Contextual Usage

Resident

/ሬዚደንት/

ነዋሪ

A person who lives somewhere permanently.

በአንድ ቦታ ላይ በቋሚነት የሚኖር ሰው::

Examples

"He is a resident of this block."

Contextual Usage

Landlord

/ላንድሎርድ/

የቤት አከራይ

A person who rents land or a building to a tenant.

ቤትን ወይም መሬትን ለተከራይ የሚያከራይ ሰው::

Examples

"The landlord fixed the leak."

Contextual Usage

Tenant

/ቴናንት/

ተከራይ

A person who occupies land or property rented from a landlord.

ከአከራይ ተከራይቶ የሚኖር ሰው::

Examples

"The tenant paid the rent."

Contextual Usage

Rent

/ሬንት/

ኪራይ

A tenant's regular payment to a landlord.

ተከራይ ለአከራይ የሚከፍለው ገንዘብ::

Examples

"The rent is due on the first of the month."

Contextual Usage

Mortgage

/ሞርጌጅ/

የቤት ብድር

A legal agreement by which a bank lends money at interest in exchange for taking title of the debtor's property.

ለቤት መግዣ የሚወሰድ የባንክ ብድር::

Examples

"They finished paying their mortgage."

Contextual Usage

Utility

/ዩቲሊቲ/

መሰረታዊ አገልግሎት

The state of being useful, profitable, or beneficial.

እንደ ውሃና መብራት ያሉ መሰረታዊ ፍላጎቶች::

Examples

"Utilities are included in the rent."

Contextual Usage

Electricity

/ኤሌክትሪሲቲ/

ኤሌክትሪክ

A form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles.

ለመብራትና ለሃይል የሚያገለግል ጉልበት::

Examples

"The electricity went out during the storm."

Contextual Usage

Water

/ዎተር/

ውሃ

A colorless, transparent, odorless liquid.

ግልጽ የሆነ ፈሳሽ ነገር::

Examples

"Drink plenty of water."

Contextual Usage

Internet

/ኢንተርኔት/

ኢንተርኔት

A global computer network.

የአለም አቀፍ የመረጃ መረብ::

Examples

"Is the internet fast here?"

Contextual Usage

Heating

/ሂቲንግ/

ማሞቂያ

Equipment used to heat a building.

ቤትን ለማሞቅ የሚያገለግል መሳሪያ::

Examples

"Turn up the heating; I'm cold."

Contextual Usage

Air conditioning

/ኤር ኮንዲሽኒንግ/

አየር ማቀዝቀዣ

A system for controlling the humidity and temperature in a building.

የአንድን ህንፃ ሙቀት ለመቆጣጠር የሚያገለግል::

Examples

"The air conditioning is great in summer."

Contextual Usage

Maintenance

/ሜይንቴናንስ/

ጥገና/እንክብካቤ

The process of maintaining or preserving someone or something.

ነገሮችን በጥሩ ሁኔታ የመጠበቅ ስራ::

Examples

"The building needs maintenance."

Contextual Usage

Repair

/ሪፔር/

ጥገና

Restore something damaged or faulty to a good condition.

የተበላሸን ነገር ማስተካከል::

Examples

"I need to repair the broken window."

Contextual Usage

Decoration

/ዴኮሬሽን/

ጌጥ/ውበት

The process of making something look more attractive.

አንድን ነገር ይበልጥ ቆንጆ የማድረግ ስራ::

Examples

"She likes interior decoration."

Contextual Usage

Furniture

/ፈርኒቸር/

የቤት እቃ

Large movable equipment, such as tables and chairs.

እንደ ወንበርና ጠረጴዛ ያሉ ተንቀሳቃሽ የቤት እቃዎች::

Examples

"We bought new furniture for the lounge."

Contextual Usage

Appliance

/አፕላያንስ/

የቤት ውስጥ የኤሌክትሪክ እቃ

A device or piece of equipment designed to perform a specific task.

ለቤት ውስጥ ስራ የሚውል መሳሪያ::

Examples

"The kitchen appliances are all stainless steel."

Contextual Usage

Amenity

/አሜኒቲ/

መገልገያ/ምቾት

A desirable or useful feature or facility of a building or place.

ጠቃሚ የሆነ አገልግሎት ወይም ምቾት::

Examples

"The building has many amenities like a gym and pool."

Contextual Usage

View

/ቪው/

እይታ

The ability to see something or a particular scene.

የሚታይ ትዕይንት::

Examples

"The bedroom has a view of the mountains."

Contextual Usage

Address

/አድሬስ/

አድራሻ

The particulars of the place where someone lives or an organization is situated.

አንድ ሰው የሚኖርበት ቦታ ዝርዝር::

Examples

"Please write down your address."

Contextual Usage

Natural Dialogue

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Does the have a or an ?
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Yes, we store things in the and have a and in the laundry room. We also have a for the car.
Role B
What is your like?
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Is it ?
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The Writing Challenge

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Adaptive Prompt
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