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Learning Strategies & Language Learning

Core Vocabulary

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

199 Words

Learn

/ሊርን/

መማር

To acquire knowledge or skill

እውቀት ወይም ክህሎት ማግኘት

Examples

"I want to learn English."

Contextual Usage

Study

/ስታዲ/

ማጥናት

To devote time to learning

ለመማር ጊዜ መስጠት

Examples

"She will study grammar."

Contextual Usage

Practice

/ፕራክቲስ/

መለማመድ

To do something repeatedly

አንድን ነገር ደጋግሞ መስራት

Examples

"Practice speaking daily."

Contextual Usage

Consistency

/ኮንሲስተንሲ/

ወጥነት

Constant adherence to a habit

ልምድን ሁልጊዜ መከተል

Examples

"Consistency is the key."

Contextual Usage

Vocabulary

/ቮካቡለሪ/

ቃላት

A set of familiar words

የታወቁ ቃላት ስብስብ

Examples

"Build your vocabulary."

Contextual Usage

Grammar

/ግራመር/

ሰዋሰው

Rules of a language

የቋንቋ ህጎች

Examples

"Grammar is important."

Contextual Usage

Fluency

/ፍሉዌንሲ/

ቅልጥፍና

Ability to speak easily

በቀላሉ የመናገር ችሎታ

Examples

"I seek oral fluency."

Contextual Usage

Pronunciation

/ፕሮናንሲየሽን/

አነባበብ

How a word is spoken

ቃል የሚነገርበት መንገድ

Examples

"Improve your pronunciation."

Contextual Usage

Context

/ኮንቴክስት/

አውድ

The circumstances of a word

የቃሉ ሁኔታ

Examples

"Learn words in context."

Contextual Usage

Technique

/ቴክኒክ/

ዘዴ

A particular way of doing

አንድን ነገር የማድረጊያ መንገድ

Examples

"Try this technique."

Contextual Usage

Mnemonic

/ኒሞኒክ/

የማስታወሻ ዘዴ

A memory aid

የማስታወሻ እርዳታ

Examples

"Use a mnemonic device."

Contextual Usage

Flashcard

/ፍላሽካርድ/

የጥናት ካርድ

A card for memorization

ቃላትን ለማስታወስ የሚያገለግል ካርድ

Examples

"I use a flashcard."

Contextual Usage

Immersion

/ኢመርዥን/

ውስጥ መጥለቅ

Deep involvement in language

በቋንቋው ውስጥ ራስን መክተት

Examples

"Immersion helps speed."

Contextual Usage

Skill

/ስኪል/

ክህሎት

Acquired ability

የተገኘ ችሎታ

Examples

"Reading is a skill."

Contextual Usage

Habit

/ሀቢት/

ልምድ

A settled practice

የተደጋገመ ድርጊት

Examples

"Make study a habit."

Contextual Usage

Goal

/ጎል/

ግብ

An objective

ዓላማ

Examples

"Set a daily goal."

Contextual Usage

Motivation

/ሞቲቬሽን/

ተነሳሽነት

Reason for acting

የድርጊት ምክንያት

Examples

"Lack of motivation hurts."

Contextual Usage

Resource

/ሪሶርስ/

ምንጭ

A source of information

የመረጃ ምንጭ

Examples

"Use a reliable resource."

Contextual Usage

Podcast

/ፖድካስት/

ፖድካስት

Audio program

የድምፅ ፕሮግራም

Examples

"Listen to a podcast."

Contextual Usage

Article

/አርቲክል/

ጽሑፍ

A written piece

የተፃፈ ጽሑፍ

Examples

"Read this article."

Contextual Usage

Subtitles

/ሳብታይትልስ/

የትርጉም ጽሑፍ

Captions on videos

ቪዲዮ ላይ የሚታይ ጽሑፍ

Examples

"Watch with subtitles."

Contextual Usage

Shadowing

/ሻዶዊንግ/

ተከታትሎ መናገር

Repeating after a speaker

ተናጋሪውን ተከትሎ መናገር

Examples

"Try shadowing audio."

Contextual Usage

Dictation

/ዲክቴሽን/

ቃለ ተኩስ

Writing down speech

ንግግርን መጻፍ

Examples

"Do a dictation exercise."

Contextual Usage

Syntax

/ሲንታክስ/

የአረፍተ ነገር አወቃቀር

Sentence structure

የአረፍተ ነገር አወቃቀር

Examples

"English syntax is rigid."

Contextual Usage

Morphology

/ሞርፎሎጂ/

የቃላት አወቃቀር

The study of word forms

የቃላት ቅርፅ ጥናት

Examples

"Morphology studies roots."

Contextual Usage

Phonetics

/ፎኔቲክስ/

የድምፅ ጥናት

Study of speech sounds

የንግግር ድምፆች ጥናት

Examples

"Phonetics helps sounds."

Contextual Usage

Semantics

/ሴማንቲክስ/

የትርጉም ጥናት

Meaning in language

የቋንቋ ትርጉም

Examples

"Study the semantics."

Contextual Usage

Synonym

/ሲኖኒም/

ተመሳሳይ ቃል

A word with same meaning

ተመሳሳይ ትርጉም ያለው ቃል

Examples

"Find a synonym."

Contextual Usage

Antonym

/አንቶኒም/

ተቃራኒ ቃል

Opposite meaning

ተቃራኒ ትርጉም ያለው

Examples

"Cold is an antonym."

Contextual Usage

Idiom

/ኢዲየም/

ፈሊጣዊ አነጋገር

A figurative expression

ምሳሌያዊ አነጋገር

Examples

"It is a common idiom."

Contextual Usage

Phrasal verb

/ፍሬዘል ቨርብ/

ሀረጋዊ ግስ

Verb plus preposition

ግስ እና መስተዋድድ

Examples

"Break down is a phrasal verb."

Contextual Usage

Collocation

/ኮሎኬሽን/

የቃላት ጥምረት

Words often used together

አብረው የሚሄዱ ቃላት

Examples

"Fast food is a collocation."

Contextual Usage

Exposure

/ኤክስፖዠር/

ተጋላጭነት

Contact with language

ከቋንቋው ጋር መገናኘት

Examples

"Need more exposure."

Contextual Usage

Output

/አውትፑት/

ውጤት

Produced language

የሚወጣ ንግግር ወይም ጽሑፍ

Examples

"Increase your output."

Contextual Usage

Input

/ኢንፑት/

ግብዓት

Language received

የሚገባ መረጃ

Examples

"Comprehensible input works."

Contextual Usage

Feedback

/ፊድባክ/

አስተያየት

Information about performance

ስለ አፈጻጸም የሚሰጥ መረጃ

Examples

"Get teacher feedback."

Contextual Usage

Correction

/ኮሬክሽን/

እርማት

Changing an error

ስህተትን ማረም

Examples

"Accept the correction."

Contextual Usage

Review

/ሪቪው/

ክለሳ

Looking over again

ድጋሚ መመልከት

Examples

"Review your notes."

Contextual Usage

Memorize

/ሜሞራይዝ/

መሸምደድ

Commit to memory

በጭንቅላት መያዝ

Examples

"Memorize these verbs."

Contextual Usage

Understand

/አንደርስታንድ/

መረዳት

To grasp meaning

ትርጉምን መረዳት

Examples

"Do you understand?"

Contextual Usage

Application

/አፕሊኬሽን/

አጠቃቀም

Practical use

ተግባራዊ አጠቃቀም

Examples

"Grammar application matters."

Contextual Usage

Environment

/ኢንቫይሮመንት/

አካባቢ

Surroundings

ዙሪያ

Examples

"Create a learning environment."

Contextual Usage

Interactive

/ኢንተራክቲቭ/

ተግባቦታዊ

Two-way communication

ሁለትዮሽ ግንኙነት

Examples

"Use interactive tools."

Contextual Usage

Discussion

/ዲስካሽን/

ውይይት

Exchanging ideas

ሀሳብ መለዋወጥ

Examples

"Join the discussion."

Contextual Usage

Participation

/ፓርቲሲፔሽን/

ተሳትፎ

Taking part

ተሳታፊ መሆን

Examples

"Active participation helps."

Contextual Usage

Confidence

/ኮንፊደንስ/

በራስ መተማመን

Self-assurance

በራስ መተማመን

Examples

"Speak with confidence."

Contextual Usage

Mistake

/ሚስቴክ/

ስህተት

An incorrect action

ያልተፈለገ ስህተት

Examples

"Make a mistake."

Contextual Usage

Error

/ኤረር/

ስህተት

A deviation from rule

ከህግ መውጣት

Examples

"Fix the grammar error."

Contextual Usage

Accuracy

/አኩሬሲ/

ትክክለኛነት

Correctness

ትክክለኛ መሆን

Examples

"Work on accuracy."

Contextual Usage

Progress

/ፕሮግረስ/

እድገት

Forward movement

ወደ ፊት መሄድ

Examples

"Track your progress."

Contextual Usage

Advanced

/አድቫንስድ/

ከፍተኛ

High level

ከፍተኛ ደረጃ

Examples

"He is advanced."

Contextual Usage

Intermediate

/ኢንተርሚዲየት/

መካከለኛ

Middle level

መካከለኛ ደረጃ

Examples

"I am intermediate."

Contextual Usage

Beginner

/ቢጊነር/

ጀማሪ

Starting level

ጀማሪ ደረጃ

Examples

"She is a beginner."

Contextual Usage

Native

/ኔቲቭ/

ተወላጅ

Original language

የመጀመሪያ ቋንቋ

Examples

"Ask a native speaker."

Contextual Usage

Speaker

/ስፒከር/

ተናጋሪ

Person who speaks

የሚናገር ሰው

Examples

"A fluent speaker."

Contextual Usage

Dialogue

/ዳያሎግ/

ውይይት

Conversation

ንግግር

Examples

"Read the dialogue."

Contextual Usage

Listening

/ሊሰኒንግ/

ማዳመጥ

Receiving sound

ድምፅን መቀበል

Examples

"Practice listening."

Contextual Usage

Speaking

/ስፒኪንግ/

መናገር

Oral communication

በአፍ መግባባት

Examples

"Improve speaking."

Contextual Usage

Reading

/ሪዲንግ/

ንባብ

Viewing text

ጽሑፍ መመልከት

Examples

"Reading expands mind."

Contextual Usage

Writing

/ራይቲንግ/

ጽሕፈት

Text production

ጽሑፍ ማመንጨት

Examples

"Writing is key."

Contextual Usage

Comprehension

/ኮምፕሪሄንሽን/

መረዳት

Understanding

መገንዘብ

Examples

"Test comprehension."

Contextual Usage

Acquisition

/አክዊዚሽን/

ማግኘት

Natural learning

ቋንቋን በተፈጥሮ ማግኘት

Examples

"Language acquisition."

Contextual Usage

Pedagogical

/ፔዳጎጂካል/

የትምህርት

Relating to teaching

ከማስተማር ጋር የተያያዘ

Examples

"Pedagogical tools."

Contextual Usage

Methodology

/ሜቶዶሎጂ/

ሥነ-ዘዴ

System of methods

የዘዴዎች ስርዓት

Examples

"Teaching methodology."

Contextual Usage

Curriculum

/ከሪኩለም/

ሥርዓተ ትምህርት

Educational plan

የትምህርት እቅድ

Examples

"Follow the curriculum."

Contextual Usage

Lesson

/ሌሰን/

ትምህርት

A teaching unit

የትምህርት ክፍል

Examples

"Next lesson."

Contextual Usage

Exercise

/ኤክሰርሳይዝ/

መልመጃ

Practice activity

የልምምድ ተግባር

Examples

"Do the exercise."

Contextual Usage

Activity

/አክቲቪቲ/

ተግባር

A thing done

የሚከናወን ስራ

Examples

"Fun activity."

Contextual Usage

Tool

/ቱል/

መሳሪያ

Learning aid

የመማሪያ መርጃ

Examples

"Essential tool."

Contextual Usage

Application App

/አፕ/

መተግበሪያ

Mobile software

የሞባይል ሶፍትዌር

Examples

"Download the app."

Contextual Usage

Website

/ዌብሳይት/

ድረ-ገጽ

Online site

የኢንተርኔት ገጽ

Examples

"Visit the website."

Contextual Usage

Dictionary

/ዲክሽነሪ/

መዝገበ ቃላት

Word reference book

የቃላት ማጣቀሻ

Examples

"Use a dictionary."

Contextual Usage

Translation

/ትራንስሌሽን/

ትርጉም

Conversion between languages

በቋንቋዎች መለዋወጥ

Examples

"Check the translation."

Contextual Usage

Literal

/ሊተራል/

ቃል በቃል

Strict meaning

ቀጥተኛ ትርጉም

Examples

"Literal meaning."

Contextual Usage

Figurative

/ፊገሬቲቭ/

ምሳሌያዊ

Metaphorical

ቀጥተኛ ያልሆነ

Examples

"Figurative speech."

Contextual Usage

Expression

/ኤክስፕሬሽን/

አገላለጽ

Way of saying

የመናገሪያ መንገድ

Examples

"Common expression."

Contextual Usage

Tone

/ቶን/

የድምፅ ቃና

Attitude in voice

የድምፅ ስሜት

Examples

"Watch your tone."

Contextual Usage

Accent

/አክሰንት/

የንግግር ዘይቤ

Way of pronouncing

የአነባበብ ዘይቤ

Examples

"Foreign accent."

Contextual Usage

Intonation

/ኢንቶኔሽን/

ድምፅ መውጣት መውረድ

Rise and fall of voice

የድምፅ ቃና ለውጥ

Examples

"Practice intonation."

Contextual Usage

Stress

/ስትረስ/

ጭነት

Emphasis on syllable

በአንድ ክፍለ ቃል ላይ የሚደረግ ጫና

Examples

"Word stress."

Contextual Usage

Rhythm

/ሪዝም/

ምት

Pattern of sounds

የድምፆች ቅደም ተከተል

Examples

"Natural rhythm."

Contextual Usage

Syllable

/ሲለብል/

ክፍለ ቃል

Unit of pronunciation

የአነባበብ ክፍል

Examples

"Count the syllables."

Contextual Usage

Alphabet

/አልፋቤት/

ፊደል

Set of letters

የፊደላት ስብስብ

Examples

"The English alphabet."

Contextual Usage

Character

/ካራክተር/

ባህሪ

Symbol or letter

ምልክት ወይም ፊደል

Examples

"Chinese characters."

Contextual Usage

Script

/ስክሪፕት/

ጽሕፈት

Written form

የጽሑፍ ዓይነት

Examples

"Ethiopic script."

Contextual Usage

Sentence

/ሴንተንስ/

አረፍተ ነገር

Complete thought

ሙሉ ሀሳብ

Examples

"Short sentence."

Contextual Usage

Phrase

/ፍሬዝ/

ሀረግ

Group of words

የቃላት ስብስብ

Examples

"Useful phrase."

Contextual Usage

Paragraph

/ፓራግራፍ/

አንቀጽ

Block of text

የጽሑፍ ክፍል

Examples

"First paragraph."

Contextual Usage

Text

/ቴክስት/

ጽሑፍ

Written words

ጽሑፍ

Examples

"Read the text."

Contextual Usage

Topic

/ቶፒክ/

ርዕስ

Subject matter

የሚወራለት ጉዳይ

Examples

"Main topic."

Contextual Usage

Subject

/ሰብጀክት/

ባለቤት

The doer in sentence

በአረፍተ ነገር ውስጥ ድርጊቱን የሚፈጽም

Examples

"Find the subject."

Contextual Usage

Object

/ኦብጀክት/

ተሳቢ

Receiver of action

ድርጊት ተቀባይ

Examples

"The verb object."

Contextual Usage

Verb

/ቨርብ/

ግስ

Action word

የድርጊት ቃል

Examples

"Learn a verb."

Contextual Usage

Noun

/ናውን/

ስም

Person place or thing

የሰው ቦታ ወይም ነገር ስም

Examples

"Common noun."

Contextual Usage

Adjective

/አድጀክቲቭ/

ቅጽል

Describes a noun

ስምን የሚገልጽ

Examples

"Big is an adjective."

Contextual Usage

Adverb

/አድቨርብ/

ተውሳከ ግስ

Describes a verb

ግስን የሚገልጽ

Examples

"Slowly is an adverb."

Contextual Usage

Preposition

/ፕሪፖዚሽን/

መስተዋድድ

Shows relation

ግንኙነት ያሳያል

Examples

"In is a preposition."

Contextual Usage

Conjunction

/ኮንጃክሽን/

መስተፃምር

Connects words

ቃላትን ያገናኛል

Examples

"And is a conjunction."

Contextual Usage

Pronoun

/ፕሮናውን/

ተውላጠ ስም

Replaces a noun

በስም ቦታ የሚገባ

Examples

"He is a pronoun."

Contextual Usage

Interjection

/ኢንተርጀክሽን/

ቃለ አጋኖ

Shows emotion

ስሜትን መግለጫ

Examples

"Wow is an interjection."

Contextual Usage

Tense

/ቴንስ/

ጊዜ

Time of action

የድርጊት ጊዜ

Examples

"Past tense."

Contextual Usage

Present

/ፕረዘንት/

አሁን

Happening now

አሁን ያለ

Examples

"Present continuous."

Contextual Usage

Past

/ፓስት/

ያለፈ

Happened before

የቀድሞ

Examples

"Past simple."

Contextual Usage

Future

/ፊውቸር/

ወደፊት

To happen later

በኋላ የሚሆን

Examples

"Future tense."

Contextual Usage

Perfect

/ፐርፌክት/

ፍጹም

Completed state

የተጠናቀቀ ሁኔታ

Examples

"Present perfect."

Contextual Usage

Continuous

/ኮንቲኒውየስ/

ቀጣይ

Ongoing action

በመካሄድ ላይ ያለ

Examples

"Action is continuous."

Contextual Usage

Active

/አክቲቭ/

ንቁ

Subject does action

ባለቤቱ የሚሰራው

Examples

"Active voice."

Contextual Usage

Passive

/ፓሲቭ/

ተገብሮ

Action done to subject

በባለቤቱ ላይ የሚሰራ

Examples

"Passive voice."

Contextual Usage

Voice

/ቮይስ/

ድምፅ

Relation of subject to verb

የባለቤት እና ግስ ግንኙነት

Examples

"Grammatical voice."

Contextual Usage

Mood

/ሙድ/

ሁኔታ

Attitude of the verb

የግሱ ሁኔታ

Examples

"Imperative mood."

Contextual Usage

Indicative

/ኢንዲካቲቭ/

አመልካች

Stating facts

እውነታን መግለጫ

Examples

"Indicative sentence."

Contextual Usage

Subjunctive

/ሰብጃንክቲቭ/

ንዑስ ግስ

Hypothetical situations

ግምታዊ ሁኔታዎች

Examples

"Use subjunctive mode."

Contextual Usage

Imperative

/ኢምፔሬቲቭ/

ትዕዛዛዊ

Giving commands

ትዕዛዝ መስጫ

Examples

"An imperative verb."

Contextual Usage

Conditional

/ኮንዲሽናል/

ቅድመ ሁኔታ

Depending on condition

በሁኔታ ላይ የተመሰረተ

Examples

"If is conditional."

Contextual Usage

Direct

/ዳይሬክት/

ቀጥተኛ

Immediate

ቀጥታ

Examples

"Direct speech."

Contextual Usage

Indirect

/ኢንዳይሬክት/

ቀጥተኛ ያልሆነ

Reported

ሪፖርት የተደረገ

Examples

"Indirect object."

Contextual Usage

Speech

/ስፒች/

ንግግር

Act of speaking

የመናገር ተግባር

Examples

"Reported speech."

Contextual Usage

Narrative

/ናሬቲቭ/

ትረካ

Storytelling

ታሪክ መናገር

Examples

"Write a narrative."

Contextual Usage

Descriptive

/ዲስክሪፕቲቭ/

ገላጭ

Giving details

ዝርዝር መስጠት

Examples

"Descriptive writing."

Contextual Usage

Persuasive

/ፐርሱዌሲቭ/

አሳማኝ

Trying to convince

ለማሳመን መሞከር

Examples

"Persuasive essay."

Contextual Usage

Informative

/ኢንፎርሜቲቭ/

መረጃ ሰጪ

Giving facts

እውነትን መስጠት

Examples

"Informative text."

Contextual Usage

Creative

/ክሪኤቲቭ/

ፈጣሪ

Involving imagination

ምናባዊ

Examples

"Creative writing."

Contextual Usage

Critical

/ክሪቲካል/

ወሳኝ

Analytical

ትንታኔያዊ

Examples

"Critical thinking."

Contextual Usage

Thinking

/ቲንኪንግ/

ማሰብ

Mental process

የአእምሮ ሂደት

Examples

"Critical thinking."

Contextual Usage

Analysis

/አናሊሲስ/

ትንታኔ

Detailed examination

ዝርዝር ምርመራ

Examples

"Text analysis."

Contextual Usage

Synthesis

/ሲንተሲስ/

ውህደት

Combining ideas

ሀሳቦችን ማዋሃድ

Examples

"Synthesis of ideas."

Contextual Usage

Evaluation

/ኢቫሉዌሽን/

ግምገማ

Judging quality

ጥራትን መገምገም

Examples

"Self-evaluation."

Contextual Usage

Brainstorming

/ብሬይንስቶርሚንግ/

ሀሳብ ማፍለቅ

Generating ideas

ሀሳቦችን ማመንጨት

Examples

"Start brainstorming."

Contextual Usage

Mind mapping

/ማይንድ ማፒንግ/

የሀሳብ ካርታ

Visual organizing

በምስል ማደራጀት

Examples

"Use mind mapping."

Contextual Usage

Summary

/ሰመሪ/

ማጠቃለያ

Short version

አጭር ዘገባ

Examples

"Write a summary."

Contextual Usage

Paraphrase

/ፓራፍሬዝ/

በሌላ አባባል መግለጽ

Restate in own words

በራስ ቃል መግለጽ

Examples

"Paraphrase this."

Contextual Usage

Note taking

/ኖት ቴኪንግ/

ማስታወሻ መያዝ

Recording info

መረጃ መመዝገብ

Examples

"Note taking helps."

Contextual Usage

Organizing

/ኦርጋናይዚንግ/

ማደራጀት

Arranging in order

በቅደም ተከተል ማስቀመጥ

Examples

"Organizing notes."

Contextual Usage

Planning

/ፕላኒንግ/

ማቀድ

Making a scheme

እቅድ ማውጣት

Examples

"Study planning."

Contextual Usage

Scheduling

/ስኬጁሊንግ/

ፕሮግራም ማውጣት

Setting times

ጊዜ መመደብ

Examples

"Scheduling practice."

Contextual Usage

Routine

/ሩቲን/

የተለመደ ተግባር

Regular procedure

የተለመደ አሰራር

Examples

"Daily routine."

Contextual Usage

Commitment

/ኮሚትመንት/

ቁርጠኝነት

Dedication

ለአላማ መታመን

Examples

"Total commitment."

Contextual Usage

Discipline

/ዲሲፕሊን/

ስነ-ስርዓት

Self-control

ራስን መግዛት

Examples

"Need discipline."

Contextual Usage

Patience

/ፔሸንስ/

ትዕግስት

Tolerance of delay

መታገስ

Examples

"Patience is needed."

Contextual Usage

Persistence

/ፐርሲስተንስ/

ጽናት

Continuing despite difficulty

ባለመተው መቀጠል

Examples

"Persistence pays off."

Contextual Usage

Curiosity

/ኪውሪዮሲቲ/

ጉጉት

Desire to know

ለማወቅ መጓጓት

Examples

"Stay curious."

Contextual Usage

Interest

/ኢንተረስት/

ፍላጎት

Feeling of concern

የፍላጎት ስሜት

Examples

"High interest."

Contextual Usage

Passion

/ፓሽን/

ስሜታዊ መውደድ

Strong emotion

ጠንካራ ስሜት

Examples

"Passion for English."

Contextual Usage

Purpose

/ፐርፐዝ/

አላማ

Reason for doing

ምክንያት

Examples

"What is your purpose?"

Contextual Usage

Benefit

/ቤነፊት/

ጥቅም

Advantage

ጥቅም

Examples

"Learning benefit."

Contextual Usage

Advantage

/አድቫንቴጅ/

ብልጫ

Favorable condition

ጥሩ ሁኔታ

Examples

"Take advantage."

Contextual Usage

Challenge

/ቻሌንጅ/

ተግዳሮት

Difficult task

ከባድ ስራ

Examples

"Accept the challenge."

Contextual Usage

Difficulty

/ዲፊካልቲ/

ችግር

Being hard

አስቸጋሪነት

Examples

"Overcome difficulty."

Contextual Usage

Barrier

/ባሪየር/

እንቅፋት

Obstacle

መከላከያ

Examples

"Language barrier."

Contextual Usage

Obstacle

/ኦብስታክል/

እንቅፋት

Something in the way

መንገድ ላይ ያለ እንቅፋት

Examples

"Remove the obstacle."

Contextual Usage

Solution

/ሶሉሽን/

መፍትሄ

Answer to problem

የችግር መልስ

Examples

"Find a solution."

Contextual Usage

Method

/ሜተድ/

ዘዴ

Way of doing

አሰራር

Examples

"Effective method."

Contextual Usage

Approach

/አፕሮውች/

አቀራረብ

Way of dealing with

የአያያዝ መንገድ

Examples

"New approach."

Contextual Usage

Theory

/ቲዎሪ/

ፅንሰ-ሀሳብ

Explanation

ማብራሪያ

Examples

"Learning theory."

Contextual Usage

Real world

/ሪል ወርልድ/

እውነተኛው ዓለም

Actual life

እውነተኛ ህይወት

Examples

"Real world use."

Contextual Usage

Formal

/ፎርማል/

መደበኛ

Official

ኦፊሴላዊ

Examples

"Formal English."

Contextual Usage

Informal

/ኢንፎርማል/

መደበኛ ያልሆነ

Casual

የተለመደ

Examples

"Informal talk."

Contextual Usage

Slang

/ስላንግ/

የጎዳና ቋንቋ

Very informal

በጣም መደበኛ ያልሆነ

Examples

"Don't use slang."

Contextual Usage

Jargon

/ጃርጎን/

የሙያ ቃላት

Specialized language

የተለዩ ቃላት

Examples

"Medical jargon."

Contextual Usage

Dialect

/ዳያሌክት/

የአካባቢ ቋንቋ

Regional version

የአካባቢ ንግግር

Examples

"Local dialect."

Contextual Usage

Register

/ሬጅስተር/

ደረጃ

Level of formality

የቋንቋ መደበኛነት ደረጃ

Examples

"High register."

Contextual Usage

Competence

/ኮምፒተንስ/

ብቃት

Ability to do

የመስራት ችሎታ

Examples

"Linguistic competence."

Contextual Usage

Proficiency

/ፕሮፊሸንሲ/

ተክኖ

Skillfulness

ልምድ

Examples

"Proficiency test."

Contextual Usage

Assessment

/አሰስመንት/

ምዘና

Evaluation

መገምገም

Examples

"Initial assessment."

Contextual Usage

Exam

/ኤግዛም/

ፈተና

Formal test

መደበኛ ፈተና

Examples

"Final exam."

Contextual Usage

Quiz

/ኩዊዝ/

አጭር ፈተና

Short test

ትንሽ ፈተና

Examples

"Weekly quiz."

Contextual Usage

Test

/ቴስት/

ፈተና

Procedure to measure

መለኪያ

Examples

"Take a test."

Contextual Usage

Certification

/ሰርቲፊኬሽን/

ማረጋገጫ

Official document

የምስክር ወረቀት

Examples

"Get certification."

Contextual Usage

Diploma

/ዲፕሎማ/

ዲፕሎማ

Degree document

የዲግሪ ሰነድ

Examples

"Earn a diploma."

Contextual Usage

Course

/ኮርስ/

የትምህርት አይነት

Series of lessons

የትምህርት ቅደም ተከተል

Examples

"Online course."

Contextual Usage

Workshop

/ወርክሾፕ/

አውደ ጥናት

Practical meeting

የልምምድ ስብሰባ

Examples

"English workshop."

Contextual Usage

Seminar

/ሴሚናር/

ሴሚናር

Discussion class

የውይይት ክፍል

Examples

"Attend a seminar."

Contextual Usage

Tutor

/ቱተር/

አጋዥ መምህር

Private teacher

የግል መምህር

Examples

"Hire a tutor."

Contextual Usage

Mentor

/ሜንተር/

አማካሪ

Experienced advisor

ልምድ ያለው መካሪ

Examples

"Find a mentor."

Contextual Usage

Peer

/ፒር/

እኩያ

Person of same level

ተመሳሳይ ደረጃ ያለው ሰው

Examples

"Peer review."

Contextual Usage

Collaboration

/ኮላቦሬሽን/

ትብብር

Working together

አብሮ መስራት

Examples

"Peer collaboration."

Contextual Usage

Interaction

/ኢንተራክሽን/

ግንኙነት

Mutual action

የጋራ ግንኙነት

Examples

"Social interaction."

Contextual Usage

Communication

/ኮሚዩኒኬሽን/

መግባባት

Exchanging info

መረጃ መለዋወጥ

Examples

"Clear communication."

Contextual Usage

Message

/ሜሴጅ/

መልእክት

Info sent

የተላከ መረጃ

Examples

"Send a message."

Contextual Usage

Receiver

/ሪሲቨር/

ተቀባይ

Person getting message

መልእክት ተቀባይ

Examples

"The message receiver."

Contextual Usage

Sender

/ሴንደር/

ላኪ

Person sending

መልእክት ላኪ

Examples

"Identify the sender."

Contextual Usage

Channel

/ቻናል/

መስመር

Path for message

የመልእክት ማስተላለፊያ

Examples

"Communication channel."

Contextual Usage

Medium

/ሚዲየም/

መገናኛ

Way of conveying

የመግለጫ ዘዴ

Examples

"Video is a medium."

Contextual Usage

Visual

/ቪዥዋል/

የሚያይ

Relating to seeing

ከማየት ጋር የተያያዘ

Examples

"Visual learner."

Contextual Usage

Auditory

/ኦዲተሪ/

የሚሰማ

Relating to hearing

ከመስማት ጋር የተያያዘ

Examples

"Auditory style."

Contextual Usage

Kinaesthetic

/ኪነስቴቲክ/

የሚዳሰስ

Relating to movement

ከእንቅስቃሴ ጋር የተያያዘ

Examples

"Kinaesthetic task."

Contextual Usage

Learning style

/ሌርኒንግ ስታይል/

የአመማር ዘይቤ

Way of learning

የመማር መንገድ

Examples

"Know your style."

Contextual Usage

Preference

/ፕሪፈረንስ/

ምርጫ

Greater liking

የላቀ ምርጫ

Examples

"Individual preference."

Contextual Usage

Growth

/ግሮውዝ/

እድገት

Process of increasing

የመጨመር ሂደት

Examples

"Skill growth."

Contextual Usage

Mindset

/ማይንድሴት/

አመለካከት

Established attitude

የተመሰረተ አመለካከት

Examples

"Growth mindset."

Contextual Usage

Reflection

/ሪፍሌክሽን/

ነጸብራቅ

Serious thought

ጥልቅ ሀሳብ

Examples

"After-lesson reflection."

Contextual Usage

Self assessment

/ሴልፍ አሰስመንት/

ራስን መገምገም

Evaluating oneself

ራስን መመዘን

Examples

"Daily self assessment."

Contextual Usage

Goal setting

/ጎል ሴቲንግ/

ግብ ማውጣት

Deciding targets

አላማዎችን መወሰን

Examples

"Try goal setting."

Contextual Usage

Achievement

/አቺቭመንት/

ስኬት

Something done successfully

በስኬት የተከናወነ

Examples

"Great achievement."

Contextual Usage

Success

/ሰክሰስ/

ስኬት

Accomplishment of aim

አላማን ማሳካት

Examples

"Ensure success."

Contextual Usage

Failure

/ፌይለር/

ውድቀት

Lack of success

ስኬት ማጣት

Examples

"Learn from failure."

Contextual Usage

Feedback loop

/ፊድባክ ሉፕ/

የአስተያየት ዑደት

Constant feedback process

ቀጣይ የአስተያየት ሂደት

Examples

"Fast feedback loop."

Contextual Usage

Iteration

/ኢተሬሽን/

መደጋገም

Repetition of process

የሂደት ድግግሞሽ

Examples

"Final iteration."

Contextual Usage

Mastery

/ማስተሪ/

ብቃት

Comprehensive knowledge

ሙሉ እውቀት

Examples

"Achieve mastery."

Contextual Usage

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The Writing Challenge

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Adaptive Prompt
"Discuss your personal learning strategies and how you use consistency and immersion to improve your English fluency and vocabulary."