EFE learning modules / Invitations & Social Events

Invitations & Social Events @ Formally and informally inviting people to events and responding to invitations received from others.

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Break the ice

/ብሬክ ዘ አይስ/

በረዶ መስበር (ግንኙነትን መጀመር)

To do or say something to relieve tension or get conversation started at a social event.

በማህበራዊ ዝግጅት ላይ ውጥረትን ለማርገብ ወይም ውይይት ለመጀመር የሚደረግ ወይም የሚነገር ነገር።

In Practice

"He told a joke to break the ice at the party."
"A small game can help break the ice."
Fluent Tip

Used when starting a conversation in a group of strangers.

Roll out the red carpet

/ሮል አውት ዘ ሬድ ካርፔት/

ቀይ ምንጣፍ ማንጠፍ (ታላቅ አቀባበል ማድረግ)

To give a guest a very special and grand welcome.

ለአንድ እንግዳ በጣም ልዩ እና ታላቅ አቀባበል ማድረግ።

In Practice

"They rolled out the red carpet for the visiting ambassador."
"We need to roll out the red carpet for our new partners."
Fluent Tip

Used for very formal or high-status guest arrivals.

Social butterfly

/ሶሻል በትረፍላይ/

ማህበራዊ ቢራቢሮ (ተጫዋች ሰው)

A person who is very social and moves easily from one group to another at events.

በጣም ማህበራዊ የሆነ እና በዝግጅቶች ላይ ከአንድ ቡድን ወደ ሌላው በቀላሉ የሚቀላቀል ሰው።

In Practice

"She is such a social butterfly, she talked to everyone."
"Being a social butterfly helps in networking."
Fluent Tip

Describing someone who enjoys mingling at parties.

The more the merrier

/ዘ ሞር ዘ ሜሪየር/

ሰው በበዛ ቁጥር ደስታ ይጨምራል

The more people there are, the more fun the event will be.

ብዙ ሰዎች በተገኙ ቁጥር ዝግጅቱ የበለጠ አስደሳች ይሆናል ማለት ነው።

In Practice

"Can I bring my friend? Of course, the more the merrier!"
"Everyone is invited; the more the merrier."
Fluent Tip

Informal invitation response suggesting extra guests are welcome.

Paint the town red

/ፔይንት ዘ ታውን ሬድ/

ከተማዋን በቀይ መቀባት (በደስታ ማክበር)

To go out and celebrate wildly or have a very good time.

ወደ ውጭ ወጥቶ በከፍተኛ ሁኔታ ማክበር ወይም በጣም ጥሩ ጊዜ ማሳለፍ።

In Practice

"Let's go out tonight and paint the town red!"
"They painted the town red after winning the game."
Fluent Tip

Informal celebration context.

Crash a party

/ክራሽ ኤ ፓርቲ/

ሳይጠሩ ድግስ መግባት

To attend a social event without being invited.

ሳይጋበዙ በአንድ ማህበራዊ ዝግጅት ላይ መገኘት።

In Practice

"They tried to crash the party but the security stopped them."
"I don't like people who crash parties."
Fluent Tip

Used when someone arrives uninvited.

Wet blanket

/ዌት ብላንኬት/

የሰውን ደስታ የሚያበላሽ ሰው

A person who spoils other people's fun or discourages enthusiasm.

የሌሎችን ደስታ የሚያበላሽ ወይም ጉጉትን የሚቀንስ ሰው።

In Practice

"Don't be such a wet blanket, join the dance!"
"He was a wet blanket at the dinner party."
Fluent Tip

Negative description of a guest's attitude.

Steal the show

/ስቲል ዘ ሾው/

ትኩረት መሳብ

To attract more attention than anyone else at an event.

በአንድ ዝግጅት ላይ ከማንም በላይ ትኩረትን መሳብ።

In Practice

"The little girl's performance stole the show."
"He always manages to steal the show with his stories."
Fluent Tip

Describing someone who stands out in a crowd.

On the house

/ኦን ዘ ሃውስ/

በቤቱ ወጪ (በነጻ)

Something provided for free by a restaurant or venue host.

በሬስቶራንት ወይም በዝግጅት አዘጋጅ በነጻ የሚቀርብ ነገር።

In Practice

"The drinks are on the house tonight."
"They gave us dessert on the house."
Fluent Tip

Common at hospitality events or restaurants.

Pull out all the stops

/ፑል አውት ኦል ዘ ስቶፕስ/

የተቻለውን ጥረት ሁሉ ማድረግ

To make every possible effort to make an event successful.

አንድን ዝግጅት ስኬታማ ለማድረግ የተቻለንን ሁሉ ጥረት ማድረግ።

In Practice

"They pulled out all the stops for their wedding."
"The host pulled out all the stops to impress the guests."
Fluent Tip

Describing elaborate event planning.

Cut a rug

/ካት ኤ ራግ/

መደነስ (መጨፈር)

To dance, especially in an energetic or skillful way.

በተለይም በጉልበት ወይም በችሎታ መደነስ።

In Practice

"My grandfather can still cut a rug!"
"Let's get on the floor and cut a rug."
Fluent Tip

Informal idiom for dancing at a party.

Throw a party

/ዝሮው ኤ ፓርቲ/

ድግስ መደገስ

To organize and host a social gathering.

ማህበራዊ ስብሰባን ማደራጀት እና ማስተናገድ።

In Practice

"We are throwing a party for his graduation."
"Who is throwing the party this weekend?"
Fluent Tip

Standard expression for hosting.