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joining & exiting group conversations

Joining & Exiting Group Conversations

Core Vocabulary

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

197 Words

Join

/ጆይን/

መቀላቀል

To become a member of a group.

የቡድን አባል መሆን።

Examples

"May I join you?"

Contextual Usage

Exit

/ኤግዚት/

መውጣት

To leave a conversation.

ንግግርን ትቶ መውጣት።

Examples

"I need to exit now."

Contextual Usage

Circle

/ሰርክል/

ክበብ

A group standing in a ring.

በክበብ የቆመ ቡድን።

Examples

"Approach the circle."

Contextual Usage

Approach

/አፕሮውች/

መቅረብ

To move closer to someone.

ወደ አንድ ሰው መቅረብ።

Examples

"Approach slowly."

Contextual Usage

Signal

/ሲግናል/

ምልክት

A gesture to show intent.

ፍላጎትን ለማሳየት የሚደረግ ምልክት።

Examples

"Give a hand signal."

Contextual Usage

Gesture

/ጀስቸር/

የሰውነት እንቅስቃሴ

A movement of the body.

የሰውነት እንቅስቃሴ።

Examples

"Use a friendly gesture."

Contextual Usage

Nod

/ኖድ/

ራስን መነቅነቅ

Moving the head up and down.

ራስን ወደ ላይና ታች መነቅነቅ።

Examples

"Nod to show you listen."

Contextual Usage

Smile

/ስማይል/

ፈገግታ

A happy facial expression.

ደስ የሚል የፊት ገጽታ።

Examples

"Smile when joining."

Contextual Usage

Posture

/ፖስቸር/

አቋቋም

The way you hold your body.

ሰውነትህን የምትይዝበት መንገድ።

Examples

"Keep an open posture."

Contextual Usage

Space

/ስፔስ/

ክፍተት

The area between people.

በሰዎች መካከል ያለ ቦታ።

Examples

"Leave some space."

Contextual Usage

Distance

/ዲስታንስ/

ርቀት

How far away someone is.

አንድ ሰው ምን ያህል እንደሚርቅ።

Examples

"Keep a polite distance."

Contextual Usage

Interrupt

/ኢንተራፕት/

ማቋረጥ

To stop someone from talking.

አንድ ሰው እንዳያወራ ማቆም።

Examples

"Sorry to interrupt."

Contextual Usage

Pause

/ፖዝ/

ቆምታ

A short break in speech.

በንግግር ውስጥ ትንሽ ቆይታ።

Examples

"Wait for a pause."

Contextual Usage

Lull

/ላል/

ጸጥታ

A quiet period in conversation.

በንግግር መካከል ያለ ጸጥታ።

Examples

"Wait for a lull."

Contextual Usage

Etiquette

/ኤቲኬት/

ስነ-ምግባር

Proper social behavior.

ተገቢ ማህበራዊ ባህሪ።

Examples

"Follow conversation etiquette."

Contextual Usage

Polite

/ፖላይት/

ጨዋ

Having good manners.

ጥሩ ስነ-ምግባር ያለው።

Examples

"Be polite always."

Contextual Usage

Excuse

/ኤክስኪውዝ/

ይቅርታ

To ask for permission to leave.

ለመውጣት ፈቃድ መጠየቅ።

Examples

"Excuse me for a moment."

Contextual Usage

Pardon

/ፓርደን/

ይቅርታ

Used to say sorry.

ይቅርታ ለመጠየቅ የሚያገለግል።

Examples

"Pardon the intrusion."

Contextual Usage

Intrude

/ኢንትሩድ/

ጣልቃ መግባት

To join without invitation.

ያለ ግብዣ ጣልቃ መግባት።

Examples

"I don't mean to intrude."

Contextual Usage

Speaker

/ስፒከር/

ተናጋሪ

The person currently talking.

አሁን እያወራ ያለ ሰው።

Examples

"Watch the speaker."

Contextual Usage

Listener

/ሊስነር/

አዳማጭ

A person who is listening.

የሚያዳምጥ ሰው።

Examples

"Be a good listener."

Contextual Usage

Context

/ኮንቴክስት/

አውድ

The situation of the talk.

የንግግሩ ሁኔታ።

Examples

"Understand the context."

Contextual Usage

Topic

/ቶፒክ/

ርዕስ

What is being discussed.

እየተወራ ያለ ጉዳይ።

Examples

"What is the topic?"

Contextual Usage

Feedback

/ፊድባክ/

አስተያየት

Information about a reaction.

ስለ ምላሽ የሚሰጥ መረጃ።

Examples

"Give positive feedback."

Contextual Usage

Flow

/ፍሎው/

ፍሰት

The rhythm of talking.

የንግግር ፍሰት።

Examples

"Don't break the flow."

Contextual Usage

Briefly

/ብሪፍሊ/

ለአጭር ጊዜ

For a short time.

ለአጭር ጊዜ።

Examples

"I'll join briefly."

Contextual Usage

Catch

/ካች/

መድረስ

To meet someone later.

በኋላ ላይ መገናኘት።

Examples

"I'll catch you later."

Contextual Usage

Urgent

/አርጀንት/

አስቸኳይ

Needing immediate attention.

አስቸኳይ ትኩረት የሚሻ።

Examples

"I have an urgent call."

Contextual Usage

Departure

/ዲፓርቸር/

መነሳት

The act of leaving.

የመውጣት ተግባር።

Examples

"Plan your departure."

Contextual Usage

Farewell

/ፌርዌል/

ስንብት

A goodbye to a group.

ለቡድን የሚነገር ስንብት።

Examples

"Bid them farewell."

Contextual Usage

Engage

/ኢንጌጅ/

መሳተፍ

To participate actively.

በንቃት መሳተፍ።

Examples

"Engage with the group."

Contextual Usage

Rapport

/ራፖርት/

ግንኙነት

A good connection.

ጥሩ ግንኙነት።

Examples

"Build rapport quickly."

Contextual Usage

Mirroring

/ሚረሪንግ/

መከተል

Copying body language.

የሰውነት ቋንቋን መከተል።

Examples

"Mirroring builds trust."

Contextual Usage

Eye contact

/አይ ኮንታክት/

የአይን ንክኪ

Looking into eyes.

አይን ውስጥ ማየት።

Examples

"Maintain eye contact."

Contextual Usage

Acknowledge

/አክኖሌጅ/

እውቅና መስጠት

To show you notice someone.

አንድን ሰው ማስተዋልህን ማሳየት።

Examples

"Acknowledge their point."

Contextual Usage

Withdraw

/ዊዝድሮው/

ማፈግፈግ

To pull back slowly.

ቀስ ብሎ ማፈግፈግ።

Examples

"Withdraw from the circle."

Contextual Usage

Inclusive

/ኢንክሉሲቭ/

ሁሉንም አሳታፊ

Including everyone.

ሁሉንም የሚያካትት።

Examples

"Be inclusive of others."

Contextual Usage

Exclusive

/ኤክስክሉሲቭ/

ገዳቢ

Closing others out.

ሌሎችን ማግለል።

Examples

"Don't be exclusive."

Contextual Usage

Sideways

/ሳይድዌይስ/

ወደ ጎን

To the side.

ወደ ጎን።

Examples

"Stand sideways."

Contextual Usage

Angular

/አንጉላር/

በማእዘን

At an angle.

በማእዘን መቆም።

Examples

"Keep an angular stance."

Contextual Usage

Opening

/ኦፕኒንግ/

ክፍተት

A chance to enter.

ለመግባት የሚያስችል ክፍተት።

Examples

"Find an opening."

Contextual Usage

Closing

/ክሎውዚንግ/

መዝጊያ

Ending the talk.

ንግግርን መዝጋት።

Examples

"Use a polite closing."

Contextual Usage

Transition

/ትራንዚሽን/

ሽግግር

Changing topics.

ርዕስ መለወጥ።

Examples

"Smooth transition."

Contextual Usage

Validation

/ቫሊዴሽን/

ማረጋገጫ

Confirming feelings.

ስሜትን ማረጋገጥ።

Examples

"Give validation."

Contextual Usage

Awkward

/ኦክዋርድ/

አስቸጋሪ

Feeling uncomfortable.

ምቾት ማጣት።

Examples

"Avoid awkward silence."

Contextual Usage

Smoothly

/ስሙዝሊ/

በቀላሉ

In a gentle way.

በቀላል መንገድ።

Examples

"Leave smoothly."

Contextual Usage

Interject

/ኢንተርጀክት/

ጣልቃ መግባት

To insert a remark.

አስተያየት ጣልቃ ማስገባት።

Examples

"May I interject?"

Contextual Usage

Leaning

/ሊኒንግ/

መደገፍ

Bending towards.

ወደ አንድ አቅጣጫ መዘንበል።

Examples

"Leaning in shows interest."

Contextual Usage

Presence

/ፕረዘንስ/

መገኘት

The state of being there.

በቦታው የመገኘት ሁኔታ።

Examples

"Show your presence."

Contextual Usage

Connection

/ኮኔክሽን/

ግንኙነት

Social bond.

ማህበራዊ ትስስር።

Examples

"Make a connection."

Contextual Usage

Non-verbal

/ኖን-ቨርባል/

ንግግር አልባ

Communication without words.

ያለ ቃል የሚደረግ መግባባት።

Examples

"Non-verbal cues."

Contextual Usage

Vibe

/ቫይብ/

ስሜት

Atmosphere of a group.

የቡድኑ ድባብ።

Examples

"Check the vibe."

Contextual Usage

Wait

/ዌይት/

መጠበቅ

Delaying action.

ድርጊትን ማዘግየት።

Examples

"Wait for your turn."

Contextual Usage

Permission

/ፐርሚሽን/

ፈቃድ

Consent to join.

ለመቀላቀል ፈቃድ።

Examples

"Ask for permission."

Contextual Usage

Contribution

/ኮንትሪብዩሽን/

አስተዋጽኦ

What you add to talk.

ለንግግር የምታበረክተው።

Examples

"Add a contribution."

Contextual Usage

Pleasure

/ፕሌዠር/

ደስታ

A feeling of enjoyment.

የደስታ ስሜት።

Examples

"It was a pleasure."

Contextual Usage

Busy

/ቢዚ/

ስራ የበዛበት

Occupied with task.

በስራ የተጠመደ።

Examples

"I see you are busy."

Contextual Usage

Circle-back

/ሰርክል-ባክ/

ተመልሶ መምጣት

To return to a topic.

ወደ ርዕሱ መመለስ።

Examples

"Let's circle back."

Contextual Usage

Handshake

/ሃንድሼክ/

ሰላምታ

A formal greeting.

መደበኛ ሰላምታ።

Examples

"Give a handshake."

Contextual Usage

Direct

/ዳይሬክት/

ቀጥታ

Moving straight.

በቀጥታ መሄድ።

Examples

"Use direct eye contact."

Contextual Usage

Indirect

/ኢንዳይሬክት/

ቀጥታ ያልሆነ

Not straight.

ቀጥተኛ ያልሆነ።

Examples

"An indirect approach."

Contextual Usage

Formal

/ፎርማል/

መደበኛ

Professional behavior.

ሙያዊ ባህሪ።

Examples

"Stay formal here."

Contextual Usage

Informal

/ኢንፎርማል/

መደበኛ ያልሆነ

Casual behavior.

ተራ ባህሪ።

Examples

"Informal setting."

Contextual Usage

Clarity

/ክላሪቲ/

ግልጽነት

Being clear.

ግልጽ መሆን።

Examples

"Speak with clarity."

Contextual Usage

Volume

/ቮልዩም/

ድምጽ

Loudness of voice.

የድምጽ መጠን።

Examples

"Adjust your volume."

Contextual Usage

Pace

/ፔስ/

ፍጥነት

Speed of talking.

የንግግር ፍጥነት።

Examples

"Check your pace."

Contextual Usage

Tone

/ቶን/

የድምጽ ቃና

The quality of voice.

የድምጽ ጥራት።

Examples

"Use a friendly tone."

Contextual Usage

Pitch

/ፒች/

የድምጽ ከፍታ

High or low sound.

ከፍተኛ ወይም ዝቅተኛ ድምጽ።

Examples

"Low pitch is calm."

Contextual Usage

Notice

/ኖቲስ/

ማስተዋል

To see something.

አንድን ነገር ማየት።

Examples

"Notice the cues."

Contextual Usage

Observe

/ኦብዘርቭ/

መታዘብ

To watch carefully.

በጥንቃቄ መመልከት።

Examples

"Observe the group first."

Contextual Usage

Shift

/ሺፍት/

መለወጥ

To move slightly.

በጥቂቱ መንቀሳቀስ።

Examples

"Shift your weight."

Contextual Usage

Direction

/ዳይሬክሽን/

አቅጣጫ

Way of moving.

የእንቅስቃሴ መንገድ።

Examples

"Change direction."

Contextual Usage

Space-management

/ስፔስ-ማኔጅመንት/

ቦታን መያዝ

Handling personal space.

የግል ቦታን መቆጣጠር።

Examples

"Good space management."

Contextual Usage

Attention

/አቴንሽን/

ትኩረት

Focus of the mind.

የአእምሮ ትኩረት።

Examples

"Get their attention."

Contextual Usage

Engagement

/ኢንጌጅመንት/

ተሳትፎ

Being involved.

ተሳታፊ መሆን።

Examples

"Active engagement."

Contextual Usage

Focus

/ፎከስ/

ትኩረት

Central point.

ዋና ነጥብ።

Examples

"Keep the focus."

Contextual Usage

Distraction

/ዲስስትራክሽን/

ትኩረት የሚከፋፍል

Something that diverts.

ትኩረትን የሚቀይር ነገር።

Examples

"Avoid distraction."

Contextual Usage

Presence

/ፕረዘንስ/

መገኘት

Being present.

በቦታው መገኘት።

Examples

"Strong presence."

Contextual Usage

Energy

/ኢነርጂ/

ጉልበት

Power and spirit.

ኃይልና መንፈስ።

Examples

"High energy group."

Contextual Usage

Mood

/ሙድ/

ስሜት

Temporary state of mind.

ጊዜያዊ የአእምሮ ሁኔታ።

Examples

"Match the mood."

Contextual Usage

Vibe

/ቫይብ/

ስሜት

Emotional signal.

ስሜታዊ ምልክት።

Examples

"Good vibe."

Contextual Usage

Confidence

/ኮንፊደንስ/

መተማመን

Self-belief.

በራስ መተማመን።

Examples

"Join with confidence."

Contextual Usage

Nervous

/ነርቨስ/

ጭንቀት

Feeling worried.

መጨነቅ።

Examples

"Don't be nervous."

Contextual Usage

Calm

/ካም/

ረጋ ያለ

Quiet and steady.

ጸጥተኛ እና ቋሚ።

Examples

"Be calm."

Contextual Usage

Bold

/ቦልድ/

ደፋር

Showing courage.

ድፍረትን ማሳየት።

Examples

"Be bold but polite."

Contextual Usage

Shy

/ሻይ/

አፋር

Feeling timid.

መሸማቀቅ።

Examples

"Don't act shy."

Contextual Usage

Kind

/ካይንድ/

ደግ

Being nice.

ጥሩ መሆን።

Examples

"Be kind."

Contextual Usage

Warm

/ዎርም/

ሞቅ ያለ

Friendly welcome.

ወዳጃዊ አቀባበል።

Examples

"Warm greeting."

Contextual Usage

Cold

/ኮልድ/

ቀዝቃዛ

Unfriendly.

ወዳጃዊ ያልሆነ።

Examples

"A cold exit."

Contextual Usage

Ready

/ሬዲ/

ዝግጁ

Prepared.

የተዘጋጀ።

Examples

"I am ready to join."

Contextual Usage

Done

/ዳን/

ተጠናቀቀ

Finished.

ያለቀ።

Examples

"I am done talking."

Contextual Usage

Start

/ስታርት/

መጀመር

Beginning.

ጅማሮ።

Examples

"Start a talk."

Contextual Usage

End

/ኤንድ/

መጨረሻ

Final part.

የመጨረሻ ክፍል።

Examples

"End the chat."

Contextual Usage

Meeting

/ሚቲንግ/

ስብሰባ

Planned gathering.

የታቀደ ስብሰባ።

Examples

"Join the meeting."

Contextual Usage

Gathering

/ጋዘሪንግ/

መሰባሰብ

People coming together.

ሰዎች አንድ ላይ መሆን።

Examples

"Social gathering."

Contextual Usage

Event

/ኢቨንት/

ክስተት

Occasion.

አጋጣሚ።

Examples

"A big event."

Contextual Usage

Party

/ፓርቲ/

ግብዣ

Fun social event.

የመዝናኛ ዝግጅት።

Examples

"Exit the party."

Contextual Usage

Stranger

/ስትሬንጀር/

እንግዳ

Person you don't know.

የማታውቀው ሰው።

Examples

"Joining strangers."

Contextual Usage

Friend

/ፍሬንድ/

ጓደኛ

Person you know well.

ደንብ የምታውቀው ሰው።

Examples

"Leaving friends."

Contextual Usage

Colleague

/ኮሊግ/

የስራ ባልደረባ

Work partner.

የስራ ጓደኛ።

Examples

"Chat with a colleague."

Contextual Usage

Excuse

/ኤክስኪውዝ/

ይቅርታ

A reason given.

የሚሰጥ ምክንያት።

Examples

"Make an excuse."

Contextual Usage

Urgency

/አርጀንሲ/

አስቸኳይነት

Importance of time.

የጊዜ አስፈላጊነት።

Examples

"Sense of urgency."

Contextual Usage

Brief

/ብሪፍ/

አጭር

Short duration.

አጭር ጊዜ።

Examples

"Keep it brief."

Contextual Usage

Network

/ኔትዎርክ/

ግንኙነት መፍጠር

Building professional links.

ሙያዊ ትስስር መፍጠር።

Examples

"Network effectively."

Contextual Usage

Connect

/ኮኔክት/

መገናኘት

Linking with others.

ከሌሎች ጋር መገናኘት።

Examples

"Connect with him."

Contextual Usage

Rapport

/ራፖርት/

መግባባት

Harmony.

ስምምነት።

Examples

"Good rapport."

Contextual Usage

Invite

/ኢንቫይት/

መጋበዝ

Asking to join.

እንዲቀላቀል መጠየቅ።

Examples

"Invite them over."

Contextual Usage

Accept

/አክሴፕት/

መቀበል

Saying yes.

እሺ ማለት።

Examples

"Accept the invite."

Contextual Usage

Refuse

/ሪፊውዝ/

መከልከል

Saying no.

አይሆንም ማለት።

Examples

"Refuse politely."

Contextual Usage

Acknowledge

/አክኖሌጅ/

ማረጋገጥ

Showing receipt.

መቀበልህን ማሳየት።

Examples

"Acknowledge the exit."

Contextual Usage

Notice

/ኖቲስ/

ልብ ማለት

Attention.

ትኩረት።

Examples

"Take notice."

Contextual Usage

Eye-contact

/አይ-ኮንታክት/

የአይን ንክኪ

Looking.

መመልከት።

Examples

"Eye-contact is key."

Contextual Usage

Smile

/ስማይል/

ፈገግታ

Joy.

ደስታ።

Examples

"Wear a smile."

Contextual Usage

Hand

/ሃንድ/

እጅ

Body part.

የሰውነት ክፍል።

Examples

"Use your hand."

Contextual Usage

Wave

/ዌቭ/

ማውለብለብ

Moving hand.

እጅን ማንቀሳቀስ።

Examples

"Wave goodbye."

Contextual Usage

Head

/ሄድ/

ራስ

Top of body.

የላይኛው የሰውነት ክፍል።

Examples

"Move your head."

Contextual Usage

Shoulder

/ሾልደር/

ትከሻ

Shoulder part.

የትከሻ ክፍል።

Examples

"Lean your shoulder."

Contextual Usage

Leg

/ሌግ/

እግር

Lower limb.

የእግር ክፍል።

Examples

"Stand on your legs."

Contextual Usage

Space

/ስፔስ/

ቦታ

Area.

አካባቢ።

Examples

"Personal space."

Contextual Usage

Room

/ሩም/

ክፍል

Indoor space.

የቤት ውስጥ ቦታ።

Examples

"Enter the room."

Contextual Usage

Corner

/ኮርነር/

ማእዘን

Angle.

ማእዘን።

Examples

"Stand in the corner."

Contextual Usage

Middle

/ሚድል/

መሃል

Center.

መሃል ነጥብ።

Examples

"Middle of group."

Contextual Usage

Edge

/ኤጅ/

ዳርቻ

Outer part.

የውጭው ክፍል።

Examples

"Wait at the edge."

Contextual Usage

Front

/ፍሮንት/

ፊት

Ahead.

ፊት ለፊት።

Examples

"Face the front."

Contextual Usage

Back

/ባክ/

ጀርባ

Behind.

ከኋላ።

Examples

"Go back."

Contextual Usage

Side

/ሳይድ/

ጎን

Beside.

ጎን።

Examples

"Step to the side."

Contextual Usage

Toward

/ቱዎርድ/

ወደ

In direction of.

ወደ አንድ አቅጣጫ።

Examples

"Move toward them."

Contextual Usage

Away

/አዌይ/

ርቆ

To distance.

ወደ ርቀት።

Examples

"Walk away."

Contextual Usage

Open

/ኦፕን/

ክፍት

Accessible.

የሚደረስበት።

Examples

"An open circle."

Contextual Usage

Closed

/ክሎውዝድ/

ዝግ

Private.

የግል።

Examples

"A closed group."

Contextual Usage

Turn

/ተርን/

መዞር

Rotate.

መሽከርከር።

Examples

"Turn around."

Contextual Usage

Face

/ፌስ/

ፊት

Front of head.

የፊት ክፍል።

Examples

"Face the circle."

Contextual Usage

Lean

/ሊን/

መዘንበል

Incline.

ማዘንበል።

Examples

"Lean in."

Contextual Usage

Step

/ስቴፕ/

ርምጃ

Movement of foot.

የእግር እንቅስቃሴ።

Examples

"Take a step."

Contextual Usage

Slide

/ስላይድ/

መንሸራተት

Smooth entry.

ለስላሳ መግቢያ።

Examples

"Slide into talk."

Contextual Usage

Timing

/ታይሚንግ/

ሰዓት አጠባበቅ

Choosing the moment.

ወቅቱን መምረጥ።

Examples

"Good timing."

Contextual Usage

Moment

/ሞመንት/

ቅጽበት

Point in time.

የጊዜ ነጥብ።

Examples

"Wait for the moment."

Contextual Usage

Chance

/ቻንስ/

እድል

Opening.

እድል።

Examples

"Take a chance."

Contextual Usage

Topic

/ቶፒክ/

ርዕስ

Subject.

ጉዳይ።

Examples

"New topic."

Contextual Usage

Opinion

/ኦፒኒየን/

አስተያየት

Belief.

እምነት።

Examples

"Share an opinion."

Contextual Usage

Idea

/አይዲያ/

ሃሳብ

Thought.

አስተሳሰብ።

Examples

"Good idea."

Contextual Usage

Thought

/ዝውት/

ሀሳብ

Result of thinking.

የማሰብ ውጤት።

Examples

"A deep thought."

Contextual Usage

Point

/ፖይንት/

ነጥብ

Key idea.

ዋና ሀሳብ።

Examples

"Make a point."

Contextual Usage

View

/ቪው/

እይታ

Perspective.

አመለካከት።

Examples

"In my view."

Contextual Usage

Insight

/ኢንሳይት/

ግንዛቤ

Deep understanding.

ጥልቅ ግንዛቤ።

Examples

"Give insight."

Contextual Usage

Comment

/ኮሜንት/

አስተያየት

Remark.

ምልከታ።

Examples

"Brief comment."

Contextual Usage

Add

/አድ/

መጨመር

To join with.

ከአንድ ነገር ጋር ማገናኘት።

Examples

"Add to talk."

Contextual Usage

Share

/ሼር/

ማካፈል

Giving out.

መስጠት።

Examples

"Share a story."

Contextual Usage

Contribute

/ኮንትሪብዩት/

ማበርከት

Add value.

ዋጋ መጨመር።

Examples

"Contribute now."

Contextual Usage

Ask

/አስክ/

መጠየቅ

Querying.

መጠየቅ።

Examples

"Ask a question."

Contextual Usage

Answer

/አንሰር/

መልስ

Response.

ምላሽ።

Examples

"Give the answer."

Contextual Usage

Reply

/ሪፕላይ/

ምላሽ

Answer.

ምላሽ።

Examples

"Quick reply."

Contextual Usage

Respond

/ሪስፖንድ/

ምላሽ መስጠት

Reacting.

ምላሽ መስጠት።

Examples

"Respond kindly."

Contextual Usage

Discuss

/ዲስካስ/

መወያየት

Talking about.

ስለ አንድ ነገር ማውራት።

Examples

"Discuss work."

Contextual Usage

Talk

/ቶክ/

ማውራት

Speech.

ንግግር።

Examples

"Talk more."

Contextual Usage

Speak

/ስፒክ/

መናገር

Saying words.

ቃላትን መናገር።

Examples

"Speak clearly."

Contextual Usage

Chat

/ቻት/

ጫወታ

Casual talk.

ተራ ንግግር።

Examples

"Have a chat."

Contextual Usage

Whisper

/ዊስፐር/

ሹክሹክታ

Quiet talk.

ዝቅተኛ ንግግር።

Examples

"Don't whisper."

Contextual Usage

Voice

/ቮይስ/

ድምጽ

Sound of speech.

የንግግር ድምጽ።

Examples

"Clear voice."

Contextual Usage

Sound

/ሳውንድ/

ድምጽ

Noise.

ጫጫታ።

Examples

"Good sound."

Contextual Usage

Hear

/ሂር/

መስማት

Perceive sound.

ድምጽን መቀበል።

Examples

"I hear you."

Contextual Usage

Notice

/ኖቲስ/

ማየት

See.

ማየት።

Examples

"Notice the exit."

Contextual Usage

Watch

/ዋች/

መመልከት

Look closely.

በቅርብ ማየት።

Examples

"Watch them."

Contextual Usage

Look

/ሉክ/

ማየት

Gaze.

መመልከት።

Examples

"Look here."

Contextual Usage

Gaze

/ጌዝ/

ትኩር ብሎ ማየት

Long look.

ለረጅም ጊዜ ማየት።

Examples

"Soft gaze."

Contextual Usage

Glance

/ግላንስ/

በጥቂቱ ማየት

Quick look.

አጭር እይታ።

Examples

"Give a glance."

Contextual Usage

Wink

/ዊንክ/

ጥቅሻ

Close one eye.

አንድ አይን መዝጋት።

Examples

"A friendly wink."

Contextual Usage

Shrug

/ሽራግ/

ትከሻን መስበቅ

Moving shoulders.

ትከሻን ማንቀሳቀስ።

Examples

"Don't shrug."

Contextual Usage

Shake

/ሼክ/

መንቀጥቀጥ

Moving fast.

በፍጥነት መንቀሳቀስ።

Examples

"Shake hands."

Contextual Usage

Up

/አፕ/

ወደ ላይ

Higher.

ከፍ ያለ።

Examples

"Look up."

Contextual Usage

Down

/ዳውን/

ወደ ታች

Lower.

ዝቅ ያለ።

Examples

"Look down."

Contextual Usage

In

/ኢን/

ውስጥ

Inside.

ውስጥ።

Examples

"Come in."

Contextual Usage

Out

/አውት/

ውጭ

Outside.

ውጭ።

Examples

"Go out."

Contextual Usage

Between

/ቢትዊን/

መካከል

In the middle of two.

በሁለት መካከል ያለ።

Examples

"Between us."

Contextual Usage

Social

/ሶሻል/

ማህበራዊ

Relating to people.

ከሰዎች ጋር የተያያዘ።

Examples

"Social skill."

Contextual Usage

Private

/ፕራይቬት/

የግል

Personal.

የግል።

Examples

"Private chat."

Contextual Usage

Public

/ፓብሊክ/

ይፋዊ

Open space.

ክፍት ቦታ።

Examples

"Public event."

Contextual Usage

News

/ኒውስ/

ዜና

New info.

አዲስ መረጃ።

Examples

"Any news?"

Contextual Usage

Weather

/ዌዘር/

አየር ሁኔታ

Climate.

የአየር ሁኔታ።

Examples

"Weather is nice."

Contextual Usage

Job

/ጆብ/

ስራ

Work.

ስራ።

Examples

"My job."

Contextual Usage

Hobby

/ሆቢ/

ተወዳጅ ተግባር

Fun activity.

የመዝናኛ ስራ።

Examples

"New hobby."

Contextual Usage

Boss

/ቦስ/

አለቃ

Manager.

ስራ አስኪያጅ።

Examples

"Talk to boss."

Contextual Usage

Peer

/ፒር/

እኩያ

Equal level.

እኩል ደረጃ።

Examples

"Peer review."

Contextual Usage

Partner

/ፓርትነር/

አጋር

Associate.

አጋር።

Examples

"Work partner."

Contextual Usage

Crowd

/ክራውድ/

ህዝብ

Many people.

ብዙ ሰዎች።

Examples

"Join the crowd."

Contextual Usage

Lunch

/ላንች/

ምሳ

Midday meal.

የቀትር ምግብ።

Examples

"Exit for lunch."

Contextual Usage

Coffee

/ኮፊ/

ቡና

Drink.

መጠጥ።

Examples

"Coffee break."

Contextual Usage

Drink

/ድሪንክ/

መጠጥ

Liquid.

ፈሳሽ።

Examples

"Have a drink."

Contextual Usage

Sit

/ሲት/

መቀመጥ

Be seated.

መቀመጥ።

Examples

"Please sit."

Contextual Usage

Walk

/ዎክ/

መራመድ

Moving.

መንቀሳቀስ።

Examples

"Walk away politely."

Contextual Usage

Fast

/ፋስት/

ፈጣን

Quick.

ፈጣን።

Examples

"Exit fast."

Contextual Usage

Slow

/ስሎው/

ቀስ ያለ

Not fast.

ቀስተኛ።

Examples

"Enter slow."

Contextual Usage

Clear

/ክሊር/

ግልጽ

Understandable.

የሚገባ።

Examples

"Clear signal."

Contextual Usage

Simple

/ሲምፕል/

ቀላል

Easy.

ቀላል።

Examples

"Simple exit."

Contextual Usage

Okay

/ኦኬ/

እሺ

Fine.

ጥሩ።

Examples

"It is okay."

Contextual Usage

Nice

/ናይስ/

ጥሩ

Pleasant.

ደስ የሚል።

Examples

"Nice talking."

Contextual Usage

Natural Dialogue

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A
Hi, me. May I and your ? I you are discussing a new .
B
Hello! Yes, please enter. We have a good right now. What is your ?
A
Thanks! I like your perspective. I will to show I am a good and give soon.
B
Great! Maintain and . It builds with the whole group.
A
me, but I have an . I must now for a .
B
No problem! It was a . you later. Bid everyone .

The Writing Challenge

Synthesize your vocabulary knowledge in context.

Adaptive Prompt
"Practice joining a group by observing their body language first. Wait for a lull or pause, then use an entry phrase like 'Excuse me, may I join you?'. When leaving, use a polite exit phrase like 'It was great talking, but I must head out now.'."