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household chores & cleaning

Household Chores & Cleaning

Core Vocabulary

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

20 Words

Sweep

/ስዊፕ/

መጥረግ

To clean a floor using a broom

መጥረጊያን በመጠቀም ወለልን ማጽዳት

Examples

"Please sweep the kitchen floor."

Contextual Usage

Mop

/ሞፕ/

በውሃ መጥረግ

To wash a floor using a mop

ወለልን በውሃ ማጽጃ ማጠብ

Examples

"I need to mop the bathroom tiles."

Contextual Usage

Dust

/ደስት/

አቧራ ማጽዳት

To remove dust from surfaces

ከነገሮች ላይ አቧራን ማስወገድ

Examples

"Can you dust the bookshelf?"

Contextual Usage

Vacuum

/ቫክዩም/

በቫክዩም ማጽዳት

To clean using a vacuum cleaner

የኤሌክትሪክ አቧራ መሳቢያን በመጠቀም ማጽዳት

Examples

"Vacuum the carpet in the living room."

Contextual Usage

Scrub

/ስክረብ/

መፈግፈግ

To rub hard to clean something

ለማጽዳት በኃይል ማሸት

Examples

"Scrub the bathtub until it shines."

Contextual Usage

Wipe

/ዋይፕ/

ማበስ

To clean by rubbing with a cloth

በጨርቅ በማሸት ማጽዳት

Examples

"Wipe the table after dinner."

Contextual Usage

Polish

/ፖሊሽ/

ማውለብለብ

To make something shine by rubbing

በማሸት አንድን ነገር ማብለጭለጭ

Examples

"I need to polish the silver."

Contextual Usage

Laundry

/ሎንድሪ/

የሚታጠብ ልብስ

Clothes that need washing

ሊታጠቡ የሚገባቸው ልብሶች

Examples

"The laundry is piling up."

Contextual Usage

Detergent

/ዲተርጀንት/

የልብስ ሳሙና

A chemical substance used for cleaning

ለማጽዳት የሚያገለግል የኬሚካል ውህድ

Examples

"Add more detergent to the machine."

Contextual Usage

Bleach

/ብሊች/

በረኪና

A chemical to whiten or disinfect

ለማንጣት ወይም ጀርም ለመግደል የሚያገለግል ኬሚካል

Examples

"Use bleach for the white towels."

Contextual Usage

Broom

/ብሩም/

መጥረጊያ

A tool used for sweeping

ለመጥረግ የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ

Examples

"Get the broom from the closet."

Contextual Usage

Dustpan

/ደስትፓን/

ቆሻሻ መያዣ

A flat container for swept dust

የተጠረገ አቧራ የሚሰበሰብበት ጠፍጣፋ መያዣ

Examples

"Sweep the dirt into the dustpan."

Contextual Usage

Bucket

/ባኬት/

ባልዲ

An open container for carrying liquid

ፈሳሽ መያዣ ክፍት ዕቃ

Examples

"Fill the bucket with soapy water."

Contextual Usage

Sponge

/ስፖንጅ/

ስፖንጅ

Soft material used for cleaning

ለማጽዳት የሚያገለግል ለስላሳ ቁስ

Examples

"Use a sponge to wash the dishes."

Contextual Usage

Tidy

/ታይዲ/

ሥርዓት ያለው

Neat and organized

ንጹህ እና የተስተካከለ

Examples

"Keep your room tidy."

Contextual Usage

Clutter

/ክላተር/

የተዝረከረከ ዕቃ

A collection of untidy things

ተዝረከርክው የተቀመጡ ነገሮች ስብስብ

Examples

"Clear the clutter off the desk."

Contextual Usage

Sanitize

/ሳኒታይዝ/

ከጀርም ማጽዳት

To clean to kill bacteria

ባክቴሪያን ለመግደል ማጽዳት

Examples

"Sanitize the counters regularly."

Contextual Usage

Rinse

/ሪንስ/

መለቅለቅ

To wash with clean water

በንጹህ ውሃ ማጠብ

Examples

"Rinse the soap off the plates."

Contextual Usage

Iron

/አይረን/

ተኩስ

To remove wrinkles from clothes

ከከባቶች ላይ መጨማደድን ማስወገድ

Examples

"I need to iron my shirt."

Contextual Usage

Organize

/ኦርጋናይዝ/

ማደራጀት

To arrange things in order

ነገሮችን በቅደም ተከተል ማስቀመጥ

Examples

"Let's organize the pantry."

Contextual Usage

Natural Dialogue

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Role A

The house is full of . We need to and up the living room today.

Role B

I agree. I will grab the and the to the floor first.

Role A

Great. After you , can you the tiles using the and some ?

Role B

Sure. I will also the carpet and the shelves while I am at it.

Role A

Thanks! I will handle the . I'll wash the linens with and then them.

Role B

Don't forget to the mirrors and the furniture to make them shine.

Role A

I will. I'll use a and a sanitizer to clean the kitchen counters too.

Role B

Perfect. Once we the dishes and the sink, the house will be spotless!

The Writing Challenge

Synthesize your vocabulary knowledge in context.

Adaptive Prompt

"Describe your weekly cleaning routine. Which chores do you enjoy the most, and which tools (like a vacuum or broom) do you use frequently? Try to use at least ten words from the list."