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invitations & social events

Invitations & Social Events

Core Vocabulary

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

228 Words

Invite

/ኢንቫይት/

መጋበዝ

To ask someone to an event

አንድን ሰው ወደ ዝግጅት መጥራት

Examples

"Invite him now."

Contextual Usage

RSVP

/አር ኤስ ቪ ፒ/

ምላሽ መስጠት

Please respond to the invitation

ለጥሪው ምላሽ ይስጡ

Examples

"RSVP by Friday."

Contextual Usage

Venue

/ቬኒው/

ቦታ

Location of an event

የዝግጅቱ ቦታ

Examples

"The venue is far."

Contextual Usage

Host

/ሆስት/

አስተናጋጅ

Person who organizes the party

ዝግጅቱን የሚያዘጋጅ ሰው

Examples

"The host is kind."

Contextual Usage

Guest

/ጌስት/

እንግዳ

Person invited to an event

የተጋበዘ ሰው

Examples

"Welcome the guest."

Contextual Usage

Formal

/ፎርማል/

መደበኛ

Serious or official style

ኦፊሴላዊ ወይም መደበኛ

Examples

"Wear formal clothes."

Contextual Usage

Informal

/ኢንፎርማል/

መደበኛ ያልሆነ

Relaxed or casual style

ዘና ያለ ወይም ተራ

Examples

"It is informal."

Contextual Usage

Wedding

/ዌዲንግ/

ሰርግ

Marriage ceremony

የጋብቻ ስነ-ስርዓት

Examples

"The wedding is beautiful."

Contextual Usage

Dinner

/ዲነር/

እራት

Main evening meal

የምሽት ምግብ

Examples

"Join us for dinner."

Contextual Usage

Party

/ፓርቲ/

ግብዣ

Social gathering for fun

ለመዝናናት የሚደረግ ስብስብ

Examples

"The party is loud."

Contextual Usage

Accept

/አክሴፕት/

መቀበል

To say yes to an invitation

ለጥሪው እሺታን መስጠት

Examples

"I accept the offer."

Contextual Usage

Decline

/ዲክላይን/

ውድቅ ማድረግ

To say no to an invitation

ለጥሪው ይቅርታ መጠየቅ

Examples

"I must decline."

Contextual Usage

Attend

/አቴንድ/

መገኘት

To be present at an event

በአንድ ቦታ ላይ መገኘት

Examples

"Will you attend?"

Contextual Usage

Celebration

/ሴሌብሬሽን/

ክብረ በዓል

Activity for a special day

የልዩ ቀን አከባበር

Examples

"Join the celebration."

Contextual Usage

Anniversary

/አኒቨርሰሪ/

የዓመት በዓል

Yearly date of an event

የዓመታዊ ክስተት ቀን

Examples

"Happy anniversary!"

Contextual Usage

Gathering

/ጋዘሪንግ/

ስብስብ

Meeting of people

የሰዎች ስብሰባ

Examples

"Small gathering."

Contextual Usage

Picnic

/ፒክኒክ/

የሜዳ ላይ ግብዣ

Meal eaten outdoors

ከቤት ውጭ የሚበላ ምግብ

Examples

"Let's have a picnic."

Contextual Usage

Gala

/ጋላ/

ልዩ ግብዣ

Special social event

ልዩ ማህበራዊ ዝግጅት

Examples

"The gala is tonight."

Contextual Usage

Ceremony

/ሴሬሞኒ/

ስነ-ስርዓት

Formal religious or public event

መደበኛ ወይም ሃይማኖታዊ ክንውን

Examples

"The ceremony started."

Contextual Usage

Reception

/ሪሴፕሽን/

መስተንግዶ

Party after a wedding

ከሰርግ በኋላ የሚደረግ ግብዣ

Examples

"The reception is here."

Contextual Usage

Deadline

/ዴድላይን/

የጊዜ ገደብ

Time limit for a task

የመጨረሻው የጊዜ ገደብ

Examples

"Missed the deadline."

Contextual Usage

Schedule

/ስኬጁል/

መርሃግብር

Plan of times/dates

የጊዜ ሰሌዳ

Examples

"Check the schedule."

Contextual Usage

Promptly

/ፕሮምፕትሊ/

በትክክለኛው ሰዓት

Exactly on time

በሰዓቱ

Examples

"Arrive promptly."

Contextual Usage

Late

/ሌት/

ዘግይቶ

After the expected time

ከተባለው ሰዓት በኋላ

Examples

"Don't be late."

Contextual Usage

Early

/የርሊ/

ቀድሞ

Before the expected time

ከተባለው ሰዓት በፊት

Examples

"I am early."

Contextual Usage

Regret

/ሪግሬት/

ጸጸት/ይቅርታ

Polite refusal phrase

ትህትና የተሞላበት እምቢታ

Examples

"I send my regrets."

Contextual Usage

Address

/አድሬስ/

አድራሻ

Location details

የቦታው ዝርዝር

Examples

"Give me the address."

Contextual Usage

Map

/ማፕ/

ካርታ

Visual guide to a location

የቦታ መመሪያ ካርታ

Examples

"Follow the map."

Contextual Usage

Parking

/ፓርኪንግ/

መኪና ማቆሚያ

Space for cars

መኪና የሚያቆምበት ቦታ

Examples

"Parking is free."

Contextual Usage

Buffet

/ቡፌ/

ቡፌ

Self-service meal

ራስን የማገልገያ ምግብ

Examples

"The buffet is open."

Contextual Usage

Menu

/ሜኒው/

የምግብ ዝርዝር

List of food options

የምግቦች ዝርዝር

Examples

"Read the menu."

Contextual Usage

Drinks

/ድሪንክስ/

መጠጦች

Beverages

መጠጫዎች

Examples

"Cold drinks."

Contextual Usage

Dessert

/ዲዘርት/

ጣፋጭ ምግብ

Sweet course after meal

ከምግብ በኋላ የሚቀርብ ጣፋጭ

Examples

"Cake for dessert."

Contextual Usage

Toast

/ቶስት/

ምኞት መግለጫ

Raise a glass for a person

ለመልካም ምኞት መጠጥ ማንሳት

Examples

"A toast to the couple."

Contextual Usage

Speech

/ስፒች/

ንግግር

Formal talk to an audience

ለታዳሚ የሚደረግ ንግግር

Examples

"Give a speech."

Contextual Usage

Music

/ሚውዚክ/

ሙዚቃ

Sound for entertainment

የመዝናኛ ድምፅ

Examples

"Play music."

Contextual Usage

Dance

/ዳንስ/

ዳንስ

Rhythmic body movement

የሰውነት እንቅስቃሴ

Examples

"Let's dance."

Contextual Usage

Gift

/ጊፍት/

ስጦታ

A present given to someone

ለሰው የሚሰጥ ስጦታ

Examples

"Buy a gift."

Contextual Usage

Card

/ካርድ/

ካርድ

Paper with a message

መልዕክት ያለው ወረቀት

Examples

"Write a card."

Contextual Usage

Flower

/ፍላወር/

አበባ

Floral plant for beauty

ለጌጥ የሚሆን ተክል

Examples

"Red flower."

Contextual Usage

Theme

/ዚም/

ጭብጥ

Topic or style of event

የዝግጅቱ ዘይቤ

Examples

"What is the theme?"

Contextual Usage

Dress

/ድሬስ/

ቀሚስ

Clothing worn by women

ሴቶች የሚለብሱት ልብስ

Examples

"Nice dress."

Contextual Usage

Suit

/ሱት/

ሱፍ

Set of formal clothes

መደበኛ የሱፍ ልብስ

Examples

"Black suit."

Contextual Usage

Tie

/ታይ/

ክራባት

Neckwear for men

በአንገት የሚታሰር ልብስ

Examples

"Red tie."

Contextual Usage

Casual

/ካዡዋል/

ተራ ልብስ

Not formal clothing

መደበኛ ያልሆነ ልብስ

Examples

"Keep it casual."

Contextual Usage

Welcome

/ዌልከም/

እንኳን ደህና መጡ

Greeting someone warmly

ለአንድ ሰው ሰላምታ መስጠት

Examples

"Welcome guests."

Contextual Usage

Farewell

/ፌርዌል/

የመሰናበቻ

Saying goodbye

መሰናበት

Examples

"Farewell party."

Contextual Usage

Entry

/ኤንትሪ/

መግቢያ

Act of entering

የመግባት ሁኔታ

Examples

"Free entry."

Contextual Usage

Ticket

/ቲኬት/

ትኬት

Paper allowing entry

መግቢያ ፈቃድ ወረቀት

Examples

"Buy a ticket."

Contextual Usage

Seat

/ሲት/

ወንበር

Place to sit

መቀመጫ

Examples

"Find a seat."

Contextual Usage

Table

/ቴብል/

ጠረጴዛ

Furniture for food

ጠረጴዛ

Examples

"Set the table."

Contextual Usage

Guestlist

/ጌስትሊስት/

የእንግዳ ዝርዝር

List of invited people

የተጋባዦች ዝርዝር

Examples

"On the guestlist."

Contextual Usage

Plus-one

/ፕላስ-ዋን/

ተጨማሪ እንግዳ

Bringing a second person

ተጨማሪ አንድ ሰው መያዝ

Examples

"Bring a plus-one."

Contextual Usage

Adult

/አዳልት/

አዋቂ

Grown-up person

ትልቅ ሰው

Examples

"Adults only."

Contextual Usage

Alcohol

/አልኮል/

አልኮል

Intoxicating drink

የሚያሰክር መጠጥ

Examples

"No alcohol."

Contextual Usage

Allergy

/አለርጂ/

አለርጂ

Reaction to some food

ለአንዳንድ ነገሮች ስሜታዊ መሆን

Examples

"Nut allergy."

Contextual Usage

Cake

/ኬክ/

ኬክ

Sweet baked food

ጣፋጭ ዳቦ መሰል ምግብ

Examples

"Cut the cake."

Contextual Usage

Surprise

/ሰርፕራይዝ/

ድንገተኛ

Unexpected event

ያልተጠበቀ ክስተት

Examples

"Surprise party."

Contextual Usage

Secret

/ሲክሬት/

ምስጢር

Something hidden

የተደበቀ ነገር

Examples

"Keep it secret."

Contextual Usage

Friend

/ፍሬንድ/

ጓደኛ

A person you know well

የቅርብ ሰው

Examples

"My best friend."

Contextual Usage

Family

/ፋሚሊ/

ቤተሰብ

Related people

ዝምድና ያላቸው ሰዎች

Examples

"Family dinner."

Contextual Usage

Neighbor

/ኔበር/

ጎረቤት

Person living nearby

አቅራቢያ የሚኖር ሰው

Examples

"Call the neighbor."

Contextual Usage

Colleague

/ኮሊግ/

የስራ ባልደረባ

Person you work with

አብሮ የሚሰራ ሰው

Examples

"My colleague."

Contextual Usage

Manager

/ማናጀር/

አስተዳዳሪ

Person in charge

ኃላፊ

Examples

"Talk to the manager."

Contextual Usage

Boss

/ቦስ/

አለቃ

Person who leads at work

የስራ መሪ

Examples

"The boss is coming."

Contextual Usage

Client

/ክላየንት/

ደንበኛ

Person buying services

አገልግሎት ገዢ

Examples

"Meet the client."

Contextual Usage

Partnership

/ፓርትነርሺፕ/

ሽርክና

Working together

አብሮ መስራት

Examples

"Business partnership."

Contextual Usage

Meeting

/ሚቲንግ/

ስብሰባ

Gathering for discussion

ለተለያዩ ጉዳዮች መገናኘት

Examples

"Daily meeting."

Contextual Usage

Seminar

/ሴሚናር/

ሴሚናር

Class for discussion

የትምህርት ውይይት

Examples

"Attend a seminar."

Contextual Usage

Workshop

/ወርክሾፕ/

አውደ ጥናት

Practical study group

ተግባራዊ የጥናት ቡድን

Examples

"Art workshop."

Contextual Usage

Lecture

/ሌክቸር/

ትምህርታዊ ንግግር

Educational talk

ትምህርት የሚሰጥበት ንግግር

Examples

"Long lecture."

Contextual Usage

Stage

/ስቴጅ/

መድረክ

Platform for performers

የመጫወቻ ቦታ

Examples

"On the stage."

Contextual Usage

Mic

/ማይክ/

ማይክሮፎን

Sound amplifier device

ድምፅ ማጉያ

Examples

"Use the mic."

Contextual Usage

Sound

/ሳውንድ/

ድምፅ

Vibrations heard

የሚሰማ ድምፅ

Examples

"Good sound."

Contextual Usage

Light

/ላይት/

ብርሃን

Brightness for seeing

ለማየት የሚረዳ ብርሃን

Examples

"Bright light."

Contextual Usage

Decoration

/ዴኮሬሽን/

ጌጣጌጥ

Items making space look nice

ቦታን የሚያስውቡ ነገሮች

Examples

"Wall decoration."

Contextual Usage

Balloon

/ባሉን/

ፊኛ

Inflatable party item

በአየር የተሞላ ጌጥ

Examples

"Red balloon."

Contextual Usage

Ribbon

/ሪበን/

ሪበን

Stripe of fabric

ቀጭን የጨርቅ ጌጥ

Examples

"Tie a ribbon."

Contextual Usage

Centerpiece

/ሴንተርፒስ/

የጠረጴዛ ጌጥ

Decoration for table center

በጠረጴዛ መሃል የሚቀመጥ ጌጥ

Examples

"Flower centerpiece."

Contextual Usage

Napkin

/ናፕኪን/

ናፕኪን

Paper to wipe mouth

አፍ መጥረጊያ ወረቀት

Examples

"Use a napkin."

Contextual Usage

Fork

/ፎርክ/

ሹካ

Tool for eating

መብያ ሹካ

Examples

"Pick up the fork."

Contextual Usage

Knife

/ናይፍ/

ቢላዋ

Tool for cutting

መቁረጫ ቢላዋ

Examples

"Sharp knife."

Contextual Usage

Plate

/ፕሌት/

ሳህን

Dish for food

ምግብ የሚቀርብበት ሳህን

Examples

"Clean plate."

Contextual Usage

Glass

/ግላስ/

ብርጭቆ

Container for drinks

መጠጫ ብርጭቆ

Examples

"Empty glass."

Contextual Usage

Bottle

/ቦትል/

ጠርሙስ

Container for liquids

ፈሳሽ መያዣ ጠርሙስ

Examples

"Open the bottle."

Contextual Usage

Server

/ሰርቨር/

አገልጋይ

Person serving food

ምግብ የሚያቀርብ ሰው

Examples

"The server is busy."

Contextual Usage

Waiter

/ዌይተር/

አስተናጋጅ

Male server

ወንድ አስተናጋጅ

Examples

"Ask the waiter."

Contextual Usage

Waitress

/ዌይትረስ/

አስተናጋጅ

Female server

ሴት አስተናጋጅ

Examples

"Call the waitress."

Contextual Usage

Catering

/ኬተሪንግ/

የምግብ አቅርቦት

Providing food services

የምግብ አገልግሎት መስጠት

Examples

"Catering company."

Contextual Usage

Chef

/ሼፍ/

ዋና ምግብ አብሳይ

Professional cook

ባለሙያ ምግብ አብሳይ

Examples

"The chef is great."

Contextual Usage

Dish

/ዲሽ/

ምግብ

Particular type of food

የተዘጋጀ የምግብ አይነት

Examples

"Favorite dish."

Contextual Usage

Platter

/ፕላተር/

ትልቅ ሰህን

Large serving plate

ትልቅ የምግብ ማቅረቢያ

Examples

"Meat platter."

Contextual Usage

Appetizer

/አፔታይዘር/

የምግብ መክፈቻ

Small starter food

ከዋና ምግብ በፊት የሚቀርብ

Examples

"Soup appetizer."

Contextual Usage

Entree

/ኦንትሬ/

ዋና ምግብ

Main course

ዋናው የምግብ አይነት

Examples

"Chicken entree."

Contextual Usage

Coffee

/ኮፊ/

ቡና

Hot brown drink

ትኩስ የቡና መጠጥ

Examples

"Drink coffee."

Contextual Usage

Tea

/ቲ/

ሻይ

Hot leaf drink

የሻይ ቅጠል መጠጥ

Examples

"Green tea."

Contextual Usage

Juice

/ጁስ/

ጭማቂ

Fruit drink

የፍራፍሬ መጠጥ

Examples

"Apple juice."

Contextual Usage

Water

/ዋተር/

ውሃ

Clear liquid

ውሃ

Examples

"Cold water."

Contextual Usage

Ice

/አይስ/

በረዶ

Frozen water

የቀዘቀዘ ውሃ

Examples

"More ice."

Contextual Usage

Soda

/ሶዳ/

ለስላሳ መጠጥ

Sweet fizzy drink

ጣፋጭ የጋዝ መጠጥ

Examples

"Lemon soda."

Contextual Usage

Champagne

/ሻምፓኝ/

ሻምፓኝ

Sparkling wine

አረፋ ያለው የወይን ጠጅ

Examples

"Open champagne."

Contextual Usage

Cheers

/ቺርስ/

ለጤናችን

Salutation for drinking

በሚጠጣበት ጊዜ የሚባል ቃል

Examples

"Say cheers."

Contextual Usage

Honor

/ኦነር/

ክብር

Great respect

ከፍተኛ አክብሮት

Examples

"An honor to be here."

Contextual Usage

Pleasure

/ፕሌዠር/

ደስታ

Feeling of happiness

የደስታ ስሜት

Examples

"My pleasure."

Contextual Usage

Request

/ሪኩዌስት/

ጥያቄ

Politely asking for something

በትህትና መጠየቅ

Examples

"Song request."

Contextual Usage

Cordially

/ኮርዲያሊ/

በትህትና

Warmly and politely

በቅንነትና በትህትና

Examples

"Cordially invited."

Contextual Usage

Sincerely

/ሲንሲየርሊ/

በቅንነት

Honest way to end a note

በታማኝነት የሚገለጽ

Examples

"Yours sincerely."

Contextual Usage

Best

/ቤስት/

ምርጥ

Highest quality

ከሁሉ የተሻለ

Examples

"The best party."

Contextual Usage

Regards

/ሪጋርድስ/

ሰላምታ

Closing for a letter

የደብዳቤ መዝጊያ ሰላምታ

Examples

"Kind regards."

Contextual Usage

Note

/ኖት/

ማስታወሻ

Short letter

አጭር ደብዳቤ

Examples

"Write a note."

Contextual Usage

Envelope

/ኤንቨሎፕ/

ፖስታ

Paper cover for letter

ደብዳቤ መያዣ ወረቀት

Examples

"Seal the envelope."

Contextual Usage

Post

/ፖስት/

ፖስታ

Mail system

ደብዳቤ መላኪያ ስርአት

Examples

"Send by post."

Contextual Usage

Mail

/ሜይል/

ፖስታ

Letters sent

የተላኩ ደብዳቤዎች

Examples

"Check your mail."

Contextual Usage

Email

/ኢሜይል/

ኢሜይል

Electronic mail

የኤሌክትሮኒክስ መልዕክት

Examples

"Send an email."

Contextual Usage

Online

/ኦንላይን/

ኢንተርኔት ላይ

On the internet

በኢንተርኔት የሚሰራ

Examples

"The party is online."

Contextual Usage

Zoom

/ዙም/

ዙም

Video call app

የቪዲዮ መገናኛ መተግበሪያ

Examples

"Join via Zoom."

Contextual Usage

Camera

/ካሜራ/

ካሜራ

Device for photos

ፎቶ ማንሻ መሳሪያ

Examples

"Look at camera."

Contextual Usage

Volume

/ቮሊዩም/

ድምፅ መጠን

Level of sound

የድምፅ ልክ

Examples

"High volume."

Contextual Usage

Screen

/ስክሪን/

ስክሪን

Display on device

የምስል ማሳያ

Examples

"Watch the screen."

Contextual Usage

Share

/ሼር/

ማጋራት

Give part to others

ለሌሎች ማካፈል

Examples

"Share the photo."

Contextual Usage

Virtual

/ቨርቹዋል/

ምናባዊ/በኢንተርኔት

Occurring online

በአካል ሳይገኙ የሚደረግ

Examples

"Virtual event."

Contextual Usage

Hybrid

/ሃይብሪድ/

ድብልቅ

Online and in-person

በአካልም በኢንተርኔትም

Examples

"Hybrid meeting."

Contextual Usage

Live

/ላይቭ/

በቀጥታ

Happening now

በወቅቱ የሚከናወን

Examples

"Live music."

Contextual Usage

Recorded

/ሪኮርደድ/

የተቀረጸ

Stored for later

ለበኋላ የተቀመጠ

Examples

"Recorded speech."

Contextual Usage

Video

/ቪዲዮ/

ቪዲዮ

Moving pictures

ተንቀሳቃሽ ምስል

Examples

"Watch the video."

Contextual Usage

Photo

/ፎቶ/

ፎቶ

Still picture

ምስል

Examples

"Take a photo."

Contextual Usage

Album

/አልበም/

አልበም

Collection of photos

የፎቶዎች ስብስብ

Examples

"Photo album."

Contextual Usage

Memory

/ሜሞሪ/

ትዝታ

Remembered event

የሚታወስ ክስተት

Examples

"Good memory."

Contextual Usage

Past

/ፓስት/

ያለፈ

Time gone by

ያለፈ ጊዜ

Examples

"In the past."

Contextual Usage

Future

/ፊውቸር/

ወደፊት

Time to come

የሚመጣ ጊዜ

Examples

"Future plans."

Contextual Usage

Present

/ፕረዘንት/

አሁን/ስጦታ

Existing now

የአሁኑ ጊዜ

Examples

"Be present."

Contextual Usage

Wrapper

/ራፐር/

መጠቅለያ

Cover for gift

ስጦታ መጠቅለያ

Examples

"Gift wrapper."

Contextual Usage

Box

/ቦክስ/

ሳጥን

Container for items

ዕቃ መያዣ

Examples

"Big box."

Contextual Usage

Delivery

/ዴሊቨሪ/

ርክክብ

Bringing items to house

ዕቃ ማድረስ

Examples

"Home delivery."

Contextual Usage

Courier

/ኩሪየር/

መልዕክተኛ

Person delivering mail

መልዕክት የሚያደርስ

Examples

"Call a courier."

Contextual Usage

Arrive

/አራይቭ/

መድረስ

Reach a destination

አንድ ቦታ መድረስ

Examples

"Arrive soon."

Contextual Usage

Leave

/ሊቭ/

መልቀቅ/መሄድ

Go away from place

ከቦታ መውጣት

Examples

"Time to leave."

Contextual Usage

Stay

/ስቴይ/

መቆየት

Not leave

አለመሄድ/መቆየት

Examples

"Stay longer."

Contextual Usage

Overnight

/ኦቨርናይት/

ለአንድ ሌሊት

During the night

በሌሊት ውስጥ

Examples

"Stay overnight."

Contextual Usage

Hotel

/ሆቴል/

ሆቴል

Place to sleep

የማረፊያ ቦታ

Examples

"Luxury hotel."

Contextual Usage

Booking

/ቡኪንግ/

ቅድመ ማስያዝ

Reservation

ቦታ መያዝ

Examples

"Confirm booking."

Contextual Usage

Reservation

/ሬዘርቬሽን/

ሪዘርቬሽን

Keeping a seat/room

ቦታ ማስጠበቅ

Examples

"Make a reservation."

Contextual Usage

Travel

/ትራቭል/

ጉዞ

Going to places

መንቀሳቀስ/መጓዝ

Examples

"Safe travel."

Contextual Usage

Flight

/ፍላይት/

በረራ

Travel by air

በአውሮፕላን መጓዝ

Examples

"Early flight."

Contextual Usage

Train

/ትሬይን/

ባቡር

Rail transport

ባቡር

Examples

"Catch the train."

Contextual Usage

Car

/ካር/

መኪና

Road vehicle

መኪና

Examples

"Drive a car."

Contextual Usage

Taxi

/ታክሲ/

ታክሲ

Hired car

የኪራይ መኪና

Examples

"Call a taxi."

Contextual Usage

Bus

/ባስ/

አውቶብስ

Public transport vehicle

የህዝብ ማመላለሻ

Examples

"Wait for bus."

Contextual Usage

Shuttle

/ሻትል/

የማመላለሻ ተሽከርካሪ

Short trip transport

አጭር ርቀት ማመላለሻ

Examples

"Airport shuttle."

Contextual Usage

Direction

/ዳይሬክሽን/

አቅጣጫ

Path to follow

የሚከተሉት መንገድ

Examples

"Wrong direction."

Contextual Usage

North

/ኖርዝ/

ሰሜን

Compass direction up

የሰሜን አቅጣጫ

Examples

"Go north."

Contextual Usage

South

/ሳውዝ/

ደቡብ

Compass direction down

የደቡብ አቅጣጫ

Examples

"Facing south."

Contextual Usage

East

/ኢስት/

ምስራቅ

Sun rises here

የምስራቅ አቅጣጫ

Examples

"East road."

Contextual Usage

West

/ዌስት/

ምዕራብ

Sun sets here

የምዕራብ አቅጣጫ

Examples

"West side."

Contextual Usage

Street

/ስትሪት/

መንገድ

Road in a city

የከተማ መንገድ

Examples

"Main street."

Contextual Usage

Road

/ሮድ/

መንገድ

Path for cars

ጎዳና

Examples

"Long road."

Contextual Usage

Building

/ቢልዲንግ/

ህንጻ

Structure with roof

ግንባታ/ህንጻ

Examples

"Tall building."

Contextual Usage

Floor

/ፍሎር/

ፎቅ

Level in building

የቤት ወለል/ፎቅ

Examples

"Third floor."

Contextual Usage

Room

/ሩም/

ክፍል

Space in building

ክፍል

Examples

"Big room."

Contextual Usage

Hall

/ሆል/

አዳራሽ

Large room

ትልቅ አዳራሽ

Examples

"City hall."

Contextual Usage

Ballroom

/ቦልሩም/

የዳንስ አዳራሽ

Room for dancing

ለዳንስ የሚሆን አዳራሽ

Examples

"Fancy ballroom."

Contextual Usage

Garden

/ጋርደን/

የአትክልት ቦታ

Space with plants

መናፈሻ

Examples

"Rose garden."

Contextual Usage

Backyard

/ባክያርድ/

የጀርባ ግቢ

Space behind house

ከቤት ጀርባ ያለ ቦታ

Examples

"Play in backyard."

Contextual Usage

Pool

/ፑል/

መዋኛ

Water for swimming

መዋኛ ገንዳ

Examples

"Swim in pool."

Contextual Usage

Beach

/ቢች/

ባህር ዳርቻ

Sand near sea

የባህር ዳር

Examples

"Go to beach."

Contextual Usage

Park

/ፓርክ/

ፓርክ

Public green area

የህዝብ መዝናኛ ቦታ

Examples

"Walk in park."

Contextual Usage

Mountain

/ማውንቴን/

ተራራ

High land

ተራራ

Examples

"High mountain."

Contextual Usage

Cabin

/ካቢን/

የእንጨት ቤት

Small wooden house

ትንሽ የእንጨት ቤት

Examples

"Log cabin."

Contextual Usage

Resort

/ሪዞርት/

ሪዞርት

Vacation place

የእረፍት ቦታ

Examples

"Beach resort."

Contextual Usage

Spa

/ስፓ/

ስፓ

Place for relaxation

የመዝናኛና የጤና ቦታ

Examples

"Go to spa."

Contextual Usage

Gym

/ጂም/

ጂም

Place for exercise

የስፖርት መስሪያ ቦታ

Examples

"Go to gym."

Contextual Usage

Sport

/ስፖርት/

ስፖርት

Physical game

ስፖርት

Examples

"Play sport."

Contextual Usage

Game

/ጌም/

ጨዋታ

Activity for fun

መዝናኛ ጨዋታ

Examples

"Play a game."

Contextual Usage

Team

/ቲም/

ቡድን

Group playing together

ቡድን

Examples

"Our team."

Contextual Usage

Player

/ፕሌየር/

ተጫዋች

Person in a game

ተጫዋች

Examples

"Fast player."

Contextual Usage

Match

/ማች/

ግጥሚያ

Sporting contest

የስፖርት ውድድር

Examples

"Football match."

Contextual Usage

Tournament

/ቱርናመንት/

ውድድር

Series of games

የጨዋታዎች ውድድር

Examples

"Tennis tournament."

Contextual Usage

Trophy

/ትሮፊ/

ዋንጫ

Prize for winning

የድል ሽልማት ዋንጫ

Examples

"Gold trophy."

Contextual Usage

Medal

/ሜዳል/

ሜዳሊያ

Small award disk

ሜዳሊያ

Examples

"Win a medal."

Contextual Usage

Win

/ዊን/

ማሸነፍ

Be first in game

ድል ማድረግ

Examples

"I want to win."

Contextual Usage

Lose

/ሉዝ/

መሸነፍ

Not win

መሸነፍ

Examples

"Don't lose."

Contextual Usage

Score

/ስኮር/

ውጤት

Points in game

የጨዋታ ውጤት

Examples

"What is the score?"

Contextual Usage

Cheer

/ቺር/

ማበረታታት

Shout for support

ድጋፍ መስጠት

Examples

"Cheer loudly."

Contextual Usage

Crowd

/ክራውድ/

ህዝብ/ሰልፍ

Large group of people

የሰዎች ስብስብ

Examples

"Big crowd."

Contextual Usage

Audience

/ኦዲየንስ/

ታዳሚ

People watching a show

ተመልካች

Examples

"Quiet audience."

Contextual Usage

Applause

/አፕሎዝ/

ጭብጨባ

Clapping hands

ጭብጨባ

Examples

"Loud applause."

Contextual Usage

Introduce

/ኢንትሮዲዩስ/

ማስተዋወቅ

Make people known

ሰዎችን እንዲተዋወቁ ማድረግ

Examples

"Introduce me."

Contextual Usage

Presenter

/ፕረዘንተር/

አቅራቢ

Person showing something

ዝግጅት አቅራቢ

Examples

"TV presenter."

Contextual Usage

MC

/ኤም ሲ/

የዝግጅት መሪ

Master of ceremonies

የመድረክ መሪ

Examples

"The MC is funny."

Contextual Usage

Thank

/ዛንክ/

ማመስገን

Express gratitude

ምስጋና መግለጽ

Examples

"Thank you."

Contextual Usage

Grateful

/ግሬትፉል/

አመስጋኝ

Feeling thankful

የምስጋና ስሜት

Examples

"I am grateful."

Contextual Usage

Appreciate

/አፕሪሼት/

ማድነቅ

Value something

ነገርን ማድነቅ

Examples

"I appreciate it."

Contextual Usage

Support

/ሰፖርት/

ድጋፍ

Help or aid

እገዛ

Examples

"Need support."

Contextual Usage

Help

/ሄልፕ/

እርዳታ

Assistance

መርዳት

Examples

"I need help."

Contextual Usage

Volunteer

/ቮለንቲር/

ፈቃደኛ

Person helping for free

በፈቃደኝነት የሚሰራ

Examples

"Be a volunteer."

Contextual Usage

Staff

/ስታፍ/

ሰራተኞች

Group of workers

የሰራተኞች ስብስብ

Examples

"Hotel staff."

Contextual Usage

Security

/ሴኩሪቲ/

ጥበቃ

Protection/safety

ደህንነት

Examples

"Call security."

Contextual Usage

Gate

/ጌት/

በር

Entrance barrier

ትልቅ በር

Examples

"Main gate."

Contextual Usage

Fence

/ፌንስ/

አጥር

Barrier around area

አጥር

Examples

"Tall fence."

Contextual Usage

Sign

/ሳይን/

ምልክት

Notice with info

መረጃ ሰጭ ምልክት

Examples

"Read the sign."

Contextual Usage

Banner

/ባነር/

ባነር

Large sign

ትልቅ የማስታወቂያ ምልክት

Examples

"Party banner."

Contextual Usage

Poster

/ፖስተር/

ፖስተር

Wall picture with info

ግድግዳ ላይ የሚለጠፍ ምስል

Examples

"Movie poster."

Contextual Usage

Flyer

/ፍላየር/

ጥቅስ/ወረቀት

Small ad paper

የማስታወቂያ ወረቀት

Examples

"Hand out flyers."

Contextual Usage

Brochure

/ብሮሹር/

ብሮሹር

Booklet with info

የመረጃ ቡክሌት

Examples

"Travel brochure."

Contextual Usage

Program

/ፕሮግራም/

መርሃግብር

Event plan

የዝግጅት እቅድ

Examples

"Read the program."

Contextual Usage

Agenda

/አጀንዳ/

አጀንዳ

List of things to do

የመወያያ ነጥቦች

Examples

"Meeting agenda."

Contextual Usage

Topic

/ቶፒክ/

ርዕስ

Subject of talk

የውይይት ርዕስ

Examples

"Main topic."

Contextual Usage

Speaker

/ስፒከር/

ተናጋሪ

Person talking to group

ንግግር የሚያደርግ ሰው

Examples

"Guest speaker."

Contextual Usage

Q&A

/ኪው ኤንድ ኤ/

ጥያቄና መልስ

Question and answer session

የጥያቄና መልስ ጊዜ

Examples

"Start Q&A."

Contextual Usage

Feedback

/ፊድባክ/

አስተያየት

Opinion on something

የመልስ አስተያየት

Examples

"Give feedback."

Contextual Usage

Survey

/ሰርቬይ/

ጥናት

Set of questions for data

የአስተያየት መሰብሰቢያ

Examples

"Fill the survey."

Contextual Usage

Form

/ፎርም/

ቅጽ

Document to fill

የመሙያ ወረቀት

Examples

"Sign the form."

Contextual Usage

Sign-up

/ሳይን አፕ/

መመዝገብ

Join a list

በዝርዝር ውስጥ መግባት

Examples

"Sign-up now."

Contextual Usage

Register

/ሬጂስተር/

መመዝገብ

Enter name officially

በመደበኛነት መመዝገብ

Examples

"Register for event."

Contextual Usage

Pay

/ፔይ/

መክፈል

Give money for something

ገንዘብ መስጠት

Examples

"Pay the fee."

Contextual Usage

Fee

/ፊ/

ክፍያ

Cost of entry

የመግቢያ ክፍያ

Examples

"Entrance fee."

Contextual Usage

Free

/ፍሪ/

ነፃ

No cost

ያለ ክፍያ

Examples

"It is free."

Contextual Usage

Discount

/ዲስካውንት/

ቅናሽ

Reduced price

የዋጋ ቅናሽ

Examples

"Get a discount."

Contextual Usage

Coupon

/ኩፖን/

ኩፖን

Paper for discount

የዋጋ ቅናሽ ወረቀት

Examples

"Use a coupon."

Contextual Usage

Member

/ሜምበር/

አባል

Person in a group

የአንድ ቡድን አባል

Examples

"Family member."

Contextual Usage

VIP

/ቪ አይ ፒ/

ክቡር እንግዳ

Very important person

በጣም አስፈላጊ ሰው

Examples

"VIP guest."

Contextual Usage

Regular

/ሬጉላር/

መደበኛ

Normal or usual

ተራ ወይም መደበኛ

Examples

"Regular ticket."

Contextual Usage

Public

/ፓብሊክ/

የህዝብ

Open to everyone

ለሁሉም ክፍት የሆነ

Examples

"Public event."

Contextual Usage

Private

/ፕራይቬት/

የግል

Closed to public

ለተወሰኑ ሰዎች ብቻ

Examples

"Private party."

Contextual Usage

Occasion

/ኦኬዥን/

አጋጣሚ/ክስተት

Special event

ልዩ ክስተት

Examples

"Great occasion."

Contextual Usage

Milestone

/ማይልስቶን/

ትልቅ ስኬት

Important life event

አንድ ትልቅ ክስተት

Examples

"Birthday milestone."

Contextual Usage

Success

/ሳክሰስ/

ስኬት

Achieving a goal

ግብን መምታት

Examples

"Great success."

Contextual Usage

Natural Dialogue

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Role A
Hello! I want to you to a and tonight. The is my , and I am on the . Here is the invitation in this .
Role B
you! Let me check my . I need to . Is there a ? I don't want to be . What is the ?
Role A
The is a beautiful . Follow this for directions. There is and a from the station. The is black-, so wear a and , or a .
Role B
Sounds fancy! Is it a or an ? I hope to and meet your and colleagues. Will there be a or a plated ?
Role A
It is a with many appetizers and a for . If you have a food , tell the or . We will have , dancing on the , and a during the .
Role B
I the offer and with . I will buy a and flowers. Should I bring a ? Also, is there an or a ? I see a about a nearby too.
Role A
No , it is a event. You can bring a ! The will the guests later. If you can't , you can after the . Let's take many photos for the to keep the !
Role B
Perfect! I will be to find a good near the center-piece. See you there!

The Writing Challenge

Synthesize your vocabulary knowledge in context.

Adaptive Prompt
"Try to write your own invitation for a birthday party. Use words like 'Invite', 'Venue', 'RSVP', and 'Date'. Then, practice declining an invitation politely using the word 'Regret'."