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navigating bureaucracy & forms

Navigating Bureaucracy & Forms

Core Vocabulary

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

238 Words

Application

/አፕሊኬሽን/

ማመልከቻ

A formal request to an authority

ለባለስልጣን የሚቀርብ መደበኛ ጥያቄ

Examples

"The application is ready."

Contextual Usage

Document

/ዶክመንት/

ሰነድ

Official paper with information

መረጃ የያዘ ይፋዊ ወረቀት

Examples

"Submit your original document."

Contextual Usage

Signature

/ሲግኔቸር/

ፊርማ

A person's name written by themselves

አንድ ሰው በራሱ የሚፅፈው ስም

Examples

"Place your signature here."

Contextual Usage

Passport

/ፓስፖርት/

የጉዞ ፈቃድ

Travel document issued by a government

በመንግስት የሚሰጥ የጉዞ ሰነድ

Examples

"My passport has expired."

Contextual Usage

Visa

/ቪዛ/

ቪዛ

An endorsement on a passport to enter a country

አንድ ሀገር ለመግባት ፓስፖርት ላይ የሚደረግ ማረጋገጫ

Examples

"I applied for a tourist visa."

Contextual Usage

Identification

/አይደንቲፊኬሽን/

መታወቂያ

Proof of who a person is

የአንድን ሰው ማንነት የሚያረጋግጥ ማስረጃ

Examples

"Show your identification card."

Contextual Usage

Registration

/ሬጂስትሬሽን/

ምዝገባ

The act of entering onto an official list

በይፋዊ ዝርዝር ውስጥ የመግባት ተግባር

Examples

"The registration is mandatory."

Contextual Usage

Deadline

/ዴድላይን/

የጊዜ ገደብ

The latest time to complete something

አንድን ነገር ለማጠናቀቅ የመጨረሻው ጊዜ

Examples

"The deadline is tomorrow."

Contextual Usage

Requirement

/ሪኳይርመንት/

መስፈርት

Something that is needed or wanted

የሚያስፈልግ ወይም የሚፈለግ ነገር

Examples

"What is the main requirement?"

Contextual Usage

Official

/ኦፊሻል/

ባለስልጣን

A person holding public office

የመንግስት የስራ ኃላፊነት ያለው ሰው

Examples

"Speak to an official."

Contextual Usage

Officer

/ኦፊሰር/

መኮንን

A person in a position of authority

በስልጣን ቦታ ላይ ያለ ሰው

Examples

"The immigration officer is busy."

Contextual Usage

Stamp

/ስታምፕ/

ማህተም

An official mark or seal

ይፋዊ ምልክት ወይም ማህተም

Examples

"You need a stamp on the form."

Contextual Usage

Approval

/አፕሩቫል/

ማረጋገጫ/ፈቃድ

The action of officially agreeing to something

ለአንድ ነገር በይፋ የመስማማት ተግባር

Examples

"Wait for final approval."

Contextual Usage

Rejection

/ሪጄክሽን/

ውድቅ ማድረግ

The dismissing or refusing of a proposal

አንድን ጥያቄ ውድቅ የማድረግ ተግባር

Examples

"I received a rejection letter."

Contextual Usage

Renewal

/ሪኒውአል/

እድሳት

Extending the validity of something

የአንድን ነገር ተቀባይነት ጊዜ ማራዘም

Examples

"The renewal process is fast."

Contextual Usage

Expiration

/ኤክስፓይሬሽን/

የአገልግሎት ማብቂያ

Ending of the period of validity

የአገልግሎት ጊዜ ማብቂያ

Examples

"Check the expiration date."

Contextual Usage

Fee

/ፊ/

ክፍያ

Money paid for a service

ለአገልግሎት የሚከፈል ገንዘብ

Examples

"Pay the application fee."

Contextual Usage

Receipt

/ሪሲት/

ደረሰኝ

Proof that payment was made

ክፍያ መፈጸሙን የሚያሳይ ማስረጃ

Examples

"Keep your payment receipt."

Contextual Usage

Process

/ፕሮሰስ/

ሂደት

A series of actions to achieve a result

ውጤት ለማምጣት የሚደረጉ ተግባራት

Examples

"The process takes two weeks."

Contextual Usage

Delay

/ዲሌይ/

መዘግየት

A period of time by which something is late

አንድ ነገር የሚቆይበት ተጨማሪ ጊዜ

Examples

"There is a delay in the system."

Contextual Usage

Status

/ስታተስ/

ሁኔታ

The current state or condition

የአሁኑ ሁኔታ

Examples

"Check your status online."

Contextual Usage

Biometrics

/ባዮሜትሪክስ/

ባዮሜትሪክስ

Biological measurements for identification

ለማንነት ማረጋገጫ የሚወሰዱ ባዮሎጂካዊ መረጃዎች

Examples

"They took my biometrics today."

Contextual Usage

Fingerprint

/ፊንገርፕሪንት/

የጣት አሻራ

Impression made by the pattern of a finger

በጣት የሚደረግ አሻራ

Examples

"Your fingerprint is needed."

Contextual Usage

Witness

/ዊትነስ/

ምስክር

Someone who sees an event

አንድን ክስተት የሚያይ ሰው

Examples

"We need a legal witness."

Contextual Usage

Evidence

/ኤቪደንስ/

ማስረጃ

Information indicating something is true

አንድ ነገር እውነት መሆኑን የሚያሳይ መረጃ

Examples

"Provide evidence of income."

Contextual Usage

Address

/አድሬስ/

አድራሻ

Place where a person lives

አንድ ሰው የሚኖርበት ቦታ

Examples

"Write your current address."

Contextual Usage

Proof

/ፕሩፍ/

ማስረጃ

Evidence establishing a fact

ሀቅን የሚያረጋግጥ ማስረጃ

Examples

"Bring proof of residency."

Contextual Usage

Citizenship

/ሲቲዝንሺፕ/

ዜግነት

Status of being a citizen

የዜግነት ደረጃ

Examples

"He applied for citizenship."

Contextual Usage

Resident

/ሬዚደንት/

ነዋሪ

A person who lives in a place permanently

በአንድ ቦታ በቋሚነት የሚኖር ሰው

Examples

"Are you a permanent resident?"

Contextual Usage

Permit

/ፐርሚት/

ፈቃድ

Official document giving permission

ፈቃድ የሚሰጥ ይፋዊ ሰነድ

Examples

"I need a work permit."

Contextual Usage

License

/ላይሰንስ/

ፈቃድ/ፍቃድ

Permit from an authority to own or do something

አንድን ነገር ለማድረግ ከባለስልጣን የሚሰጥ ፈቃድ

Examples

"Show your driving license."

Contextual Usage

Marriage

/ሜሬጅ/

ጋብቻ

Legally recognized union of two people

በህግ የታወቀ የሁለት ሰዎች ጥምረት

Examples

"Where is your marriage certificate?"

Contextual Usage

Certificate

/ሰርቲፊኬት/

የምስክር ወረቀት

Official document attesting a fact

ሀቅን የሚያረጋግጥ ይፋዊ ወረቀት

Examples

"The birth certificate is required."

Contextual Usage

Tax

/ታክስ/

ግብር

Money paid to the government

ለመንግስት የሚከፈል ገንዘብ

Examples

"Did you pay your tax?"

Contextual Usage

Revenue

/ሬቨኒው/

ገቢ

Income, especially of a company or organization

ገቢ፣ በተለይም የድርጅት ወይም የመንግስት

Examples

"The revenue office is open."

Contextual Usage

Customs

/ከስተምስ/

ጉምሩክ

Department controlling goods into a country

ወደ ሀገር የሚገቡ እቃዎችን የሚቆጣጠር መሥሪያ ቤት

Examples

"Go to the customs desk."

Contextual Usage

Immigration

/ኢሚግሬሽን/

ኢሚግሬሽን

The action of coming to live in a foreign country

ወደ ሌላ ሀገር ለመኖር የመምጣት ተግባር

Examples

"The immigration office is busy."

Contextual Usage

Consulate

/ኮንሱሌት/

ቆንስላ

The building where a consul works

ቆንስላ የሚሰራበት ህንፃ

Examples

"Visit the local consulate."

Contextual Usage

Embassy

/ኤምባሲ/

ኤምባሲ

Official residence of an ambassador

የአምባሳደር ይፋዊ የመኖሪያ ቦታ ወይም ቢሮ

Examples

"Contact the American embassy."

Contextual Usage

Border

/ቦርደር/

ድንበር

Line separating two countries

ሁለት ሀገራትን የሚለይ መስመር

Examples

"Cross the border safely."

Contextual Usage

Entry

/ኤንትሪ/

መግቢያ

The act of entering

የመግባት ተግባር

Examples

"Your entry was recorded."

Contextual Usage

Exit

/ኤክዚት/

መውጫ

The act of leaving a place

አንድን ቦታ የመልቀቅ ተግባር

Examples

"Locate the emergency exit."

Contextual Usage

Stay

/ስቴይ/

ቆይታ

Period of time spent in a place

በአንድ ቦታ የሚቆዩበት ጊዜ

Examples

"Enjoy your stay."

Contextual Usage

Duration

/ዱሬሽን/

ቆይታ/ርዝመት

The time during which something continues

አንድ ነገር የሚቆይበት የጊዜ ርዝመት

Examples

"What is the stay duration?"

Contextual Usage

Extension

/ኤክስቴንሽን/

ማራዘሚያ

Addition to length of time

ለጊዜ ርዝመት የሚደረግ ጭማሪ

Examples

"Apply for an extension."

Contextual Usage

Appeal

/አፒል/

ይግባኝ

Apply to a higher court for reversal

ውሳኔ እንዲቀየር ለከፍተኛ አካል ማመልከት

Examples

"File a legal appeal."

Contextual Usage

Interview

/ኢንተርቪው/

ቃለ መጠይቅ

Meeting of people to consult

ለመመካከር የሚደረግ የሰዎች ስብሰባ

Examples

"The interview is at 10 AM."

Contextual Usage

Verification

/ቬሪፊኬሽን/

ማረጋገጫ

Process of establishing truth

እውነታን የማረጋገጥ ሂደት

Examples

"We need verification of age."

Contextual Usage

Authenticate

/ኦቴንቲኬት/

ትክክለኛነቱን ማረጋገጥ

Prove to be genuine

ትክክለኛ መሆኑን ማረጋገጥ

Examples

"Authenticate these papers."

Contextual Usage

Certified

/ሰርቲፋይድ/

የተረጋገጠ

Officially recognized as meeting standards

ደረጃውን የጠበቀ መሆኑ በይፋ የታወቀ

Examples

"Bring a certified copy."

Contextual Usage

Copy

/ኮፒ/

ቅጂ

Thing made to be similar to another

ከሌላው ጋር ተመሳሳይ እንዲሆን የተደረገ ነገር

Examples

"Make a photo copy."

Contextual Usage

Original

/ኦሪጅናል/

ዋና

The first or earliest form

የመጀመሪያው ወይም ዋናው ቅጽ

Examples

"Keep the original paper."

Contextual Usage

Folder

/ፎልደር/

ፎልደር

A folding cover for papers

ወረቀቶችን የሚይዝ መያዣ

Examples

"Put them in a folder."

Contextual Usage

File

/ፋይል/

ፋይል

A folder or box for holding loose papers

ወረቀቶችን የሚይዝ ፎልደር ወይም ሳጥን

Examples

"Organize your personal file."

Contextual Usage

Digital

/ዲጂታል/

ዲጂታል

In the form of electronic signals

በኤሌክትሮኒክ መረጃ መልክ ያለ

Examples

"We need a digital copy."

Contextual Usage

Online

/ኦንላይን/

ኦንላይን

Connected to a computer network

ከኮምፒውተር መረብ ጋር የተገናኘ

Examples

"Apply online for speed."

Contextual Usage

Manual

/ማንዋል/

በእጅ የሚሰራ

Done with the hands

በእጅ የሚከናወን

Examples

"Fill the manual form."

Contextual Usage

Handwriting

/ሀንድራይቲንግ/

የእጅ ጽሁፍ

Writing done by hand

በእጅ የተፃፈ ጽሁፍ

Examples

"Your handwriting is clear."

Contextual Usage

Mandatory

/ማንዳቶሪ/

ግዴታ

Required by law or rules

በህግ ወይም በደንብ የሚፈለግ

Examples

"Insurance is mandatory."

Contextual Usage

Optional

/ኦፕሽናል/

አማራጭ

Left to one's choice

በምርጫ የሚተው

Examples

"The photo is optional."

Contextual Usage

Eligibility

/ኤሊጂቢሊቲ/

ብቃት

Quality of being entitled to something

ለአንድ ነገር ብቁ የመሆን ጥራት

Examples

"Check your eligibility status."

Contextual Usage

Criteria

/ክራይቴሪያ/

መስፈርቶች

Principles for judging something

አንድን ነገር ለመመዘን የሚያገለግሉ መርሆዎች

Examples

"Meet all the criteria."

Contextual Usage

Guidelines

/ጋይድላይንስ/

መመሪያዎች

General rules or advice

አጠቃላይ ህጎች ወይም ምክሮች

Examples

"Follow the official guidelines."

Contextual Usage

Instruction

/ኢንስትራክሽን/

መመሪያ

Detailed information on how to do something

አንድን ነገር እንዴት እንደሚያደርጉ የሚገልጽ ዝርዝር መረጃ

Examples

"Read the instruction carefully."

Contextual Usage

Section

/ሴክሽን/

ክፍል

A distinct part of something

የአንድ ነገር የተለየ ክፍል

Examples

"Fill out section A."

Contextual Usage

Column

/ኮለም/

አምድ

A vertical division of a page

የገጽ ቀጥ ያለ ክፍፍል

Examples

"Check the second column."

Contextual Usage

Row

/ሮው/

ረድፍ

A horizontal line of entries

የመረጃዎች አግድም መስመር

Examples

"Look at the top row."

Contextual Usage

Date

/ዴት/

ቀን

The day of the month or year

የወሩ ወይም የአመቱ ቀን

Examples

"Write today's date."

Contextual Usage

Place

/ፕሌይስ/

ቦታ

A particular position or area

አንድ የተወሰነ ቦታ

Examples

"Birth place is important."

Contextual Usage

Gender

/ጄንደር/

ጾታ

The state of being male or female

ወንድ ወይም ሴት የመሆን ሁኔታ

Examples

"Select your gender."

Contextual Usage

Status

/ስታተስ/

ሁኔታ

Social or professional position

ማህበራዊ ወይም ሙያዊ ደረጃ

Examples

"Marital status is single."

Contextual Usage

Occupation

/ኦኩፔሽን/

ሙያ

A job or profession

ስራ ወይም ሙያ

Examples

"What is your occupation?"

Contextual Usage

Employer

/ኤምፕሎየር/

አሰሪ

Person or firm that employs people

ሰዎችን ቀጥሮ የሚያሰራ ሰው ወይም ድርጅት

Examples

"List your current employer."

Contextual Usage

Reference

/ሬፈረንስ/

ማጣቀሻ

A mention or citation

መጥቀስ ወይም ዋቢ

Examples

"Provide a personal reference."

Contextual Usage

Emergency

/ኢመርጀንሲ/

ድንገተኛ አደጋ

Serious, unexpected situation

ከባድ እና ያልተጠበቀ ሁኔታ

Examples

"In case of emergency, call 911."

Contextual Usage

Contact

/ኮንታክት/

ግንኙነት

State of communicating

የመገናኘት ሁኔታ

Examples

"Provide a contact number."

Contextual Usage

Guardian

/ጋርዲያን/

ሞግዚት

Person who looks after someone

አንድን ሰው የሚንከባከብ ሰው

Examples

"The minor needs a guardian."

Contextual Usage

Minor

/ማይነር/

ለአካለ መጠን ያልደረሰ

Person under legal age

በህግ ከተወሰነው እድሜ በታች ያለ ሰው

Examples

"He is still a minor."

Contextual Usage

Adult

/አዳልት/

አዋቂ

A person who is fully grown

ሙሉ በሙሉ ያደገ ሰው

Examples

"Two adults are traveling."

Contextual Usage

Nationality

/ናሽናሊቲ/

ዜግነት

Status of belonging to a nation

የአንድ ሀገር አባል የመሆን ሁኔታ

Examples

"State your nationality."

Contextual Usage

Ancestry

/አንሰስትሪ/

ዘር/ትውልድ

One's family or ethnic descent

የአንድ ሰው ቤተሰብ ወይም የዘር ግንድ

Examples

"Ancestry records are old."

Contextual Usage

Background

/ባክግራውንድ/

ዳራ

A person's experience or education

የአንድ ሰው ልምድ ወይም ትምህርት

Examples

"Complete a background check."

Contextual Usage

Criminal

/ክሪሚናል/

ወንጀለኛ

A person who has committed a crime

ወንጀል የፈጸመ ሰው

Examples

"Check the criminal record."

Contextual Usage

Report

/ሪፖርት/

ሪፖርት

An account given on a matter

ስለ አንድ ጉዳይ የሚሰጥ መግለጫ

Examples

"Get a police report."

Contextual Usage

Health

/ሄልዝ/

ጤና

The state of being free from illness

ከህመም ነፃ የመሆን ሁኔታ

Examples

"Show your health record."

Contextual Usage

Insurance

/ኢንሹራንስ/

መድን

Guarantee of compensation for loss

ለጉዳት የሚሰጥ የካሳ ዋስትና

Examples

"Is your travel insurance valid?"

Contextual Usage

Medical

/ሜዲካል/

ህክምና

Relating to science of medicine

ከህክምና ሳይንስ ጋር የተያያዘ

Examples

"Submit the medical form."

Contextual Usage

Vaccination

/ቫክሲኔሽን/

ክትባት

Treatment with a vaccine

በክትባት የሚሰጥ ህክምና

Examples

"I have the vaccination card."

Contextual Usage

Travel

/ትራቭል/

ጉዞ

Make a journey

ጉዞ ማድረግ

Examples

"The travel plan changed."

Contextual Usage

Ticket

/ቲኬት/

ትኬት

A piece of paper for admission

ለመግቢያ የሚያገለግል ወረቀት

Examples

"Keep your airline ticket."

Contextual Usage

Reservation

/ሬዘርቬሽን/

ይዞታ/ቅድመ ማስያዝ

Action of reserving something

አንድን ነገር አስቀድሞ የማስያዝ ተግባር

Examples

"Make a hotel reservation."

Contextual Usage

Accommodation

/አኮሞዴሽን/

ማረፊያ

A place to live or stay

የሚኖሩበት ወይም የሚያርፉበት ቦታ

Examples

"Find cheap accommodation."

Contextual Usage

Purpose

/ፐርፐዝ/

ዓላማ

The reason for which something is done

አንድ ነገር የሚደረግበት ምክንያት

Examples

"What is your purpose of visit?"

Contextual Usage

Tourism

/ቱሪዝም/

ቱሪዝም

The commercial organization of holidays

የቱሪስት አገልግሎት ንግድ

Examples

"He is here for tourism."

Contextual Usage

Business

/ቢዝነስ/

ንግድ

The practice of making one's living

ኑሮን ለመምራት የሚደረግ ንግድ

Examples

"It is a business trip."

Contextual Usage

Study

/ስተዲ/

ጥናት/ትምህርት

Acquire knowledge through books

በንባብ እውቀትን መቅሰም

Examples

"I have a study permit."

Contextual Usage

Research

/ሪሰርች/

ምርምር

Systematic investigation of materials

የመረጃዎች ስልታዊ ምርመራ

Examples

"This is for research only."

Contextual Usage

Internship

/ኢንተርንሺፕ/

ተለማማጅነት

Position of a student working to gain experience

ልምድ ለማግኘት ተማሪ የሚሰራበት ቦታ

Examples

"I applied for an internship."

Contextual Usage

Volunteer

/ቮለንቲር/

ፈቃደኛ

Person who freely offers to take part in a task

በገዛ ፈቃዱ ስራ የሚሰራ ሰው

Examples

"I am a volunteer worker."

Contextual Usage

Religious

/ሬሊጂየስ/

ሃይማኖታዊ

Relating to or believing in a religion

ከሃይማኖት ጋር የተያያዘ

Examples

"It was a religious visit."

Contextual Usage

Diplomatic

/ዲፕሎማቲክ/

ዲፕሎማሲያዊ

Relating to diplomacy

ከዲፕሎማሲ ጋር የተያያዘ

Examples

"She has a diplomatic visa."

Contextual Usage

Service

/ሰርቪስ/

አገልግሎት

The action of helping or doing work

የመርዳት ወይም ስራ የመስራት ተግባር

Examples

"The customer service is good."

Contextual Usage

Transit

/ትራንዚት/

ትራንዚት

The carrying of people or goods

ሰዎችን ወይም እቃዎችን የማጓጓዝ ስራ

Examples

"I am in transit now."

Contextual Usage

Port

/ፖርት/

ወደብ

A place where ships or planes stop

መርከቦች ወይም አውሮፕላኖች የሚቆሙበት ቦታ

Examples

"Go to the entry port."

Contextual Usage

Airport

/ኤርፖርት/

አውሮፕላን ማረፊያ

A complex where aircraft take off

አውሮፕላኖች የሚነሱበት ቦታ

Examples

"The airport is very large."

Contextual Usage

Terminal

/ተርሚናል/

ተርሚናል

End of a railway or air route

የባቡር ወይም የአየር መንገድ ማብቂያ

Examples

"Go to Terminal 1."

Contextual Usage

Luggage

/ላጌጅ/

ሻንጣ/እቃ

Suitcases and bags for travel

ለጉዞ የሚሆኑ ሻንጣዎች እና ቦርሳዎች

Examples

"Pick up your luggage."

Contextual Usage

Declaration

/ዲክላሬሽን/

መግለጫ

A formal or explicit statement

ይፋዊ ወይም ግልጽ መግለጫ

Examples

"Fill out the customs declaration."

Contextual Usage

Prohibited

/ፕሮሂቢትድ/

የተከለከለ

That has been forbidden

የተከለከለ ነገር

Examples

"Drugs are prohibited items."

Contextual Usage

Item

/አይተም/

ቁሳቁስ/ነገር

An individual article or unit

አንድ የተወሰነ ነገር

Examples

"List each item clearly."

Contextual Usage

Value

/ቫልዩ/

ዋጋ

The importance or worth of something

የአንድ ነገር ዋጋ ወይም ጥቅም

Examples

"State the total value."

Contextual Usage

Currency

/ከረንሲ/

ምንዛሬ

System of money in use

ጥቅም ላይ ያለ የገንዘብ ስርዓት

Examples

"Which currency do you use?"

Contextual Usage

Exchange

/ኤክስቼንጅ/

ልውውጥ

Giving one thing and receiving another

አንድን ነገር ሰጥቶ ሌላ መቀበል

Examples

"Go to the money exchange."

Contextual Usage

Bank

/ባንክ/

ባንክ

Financial establishment for money

የገንዘብ ተቋም

Examples

"I need a bank statement."

Contextual Usage

Statement

/ስቴትመንት/

መግለጫ

A definite expression in speech or writing

በንግግር ወይም በፅሁፍ የሚገለጽ ግልጽ ሀሳብ

Examples

"Read the official statement."

Contextual Usage

Income

/ኢንካም/

ገቢ

Money received for work

ለስራ የሚገኝ ገንዘብ

Examples

"Show your monthly income."

Contextual Usage

Asset

/አሴት/

ሀብት

A useful or valuable thing

ጠቃሚ ወይም ውድ ነገር

Examples

"List all your assets."

Contextual Usage

Liability

/ላይብሊቲ/

ዕዳ

State of being responsible for something

ለአንድ ነገር ተጠያቂ የመሆን ሁኔታ

Examples

"Debts are a liability."

Contextual Usage

Debt

/ዴት/

ዕዳ

Money that is owed or due

መከፈል ያለበት ገንዘብ

Examples

"He is in high debt."

Contextual Usage

Fine

/ፋይን/

ቅጣት/መቀጫ

Sum of money exacted as a penalty

እንደ ቅጣት የሚከፈል ገንዘብ

Examples

"Pay the parking fine."

Contextual Usage

Penalty

/ፔናልቲ/

ቅጣት

Punishment for breaking a law

ህግ በመጣስ የሚጣል ቅጣት

Examples

"The penalty is expensive."

Contextual Usage

Law

/ሎው/

ህግ

System of rules in a country

በአንድ ሀገር ውስጥ ያሉ የህግ ስርዓቶች

Examples

"Follow the local law."

Contextual Usage

Regulation

/ሬጉሌሽን/

ደንብ

Rule maintained by an authority

በባለስልጣን የሚጠበቅ ደንብ

Examples

"Read the new regulation."

Contextual Usage

Article

/አርቲክል/

አንቀጽ

A separate clause in a legal document

በህጋዊ ሰነድ ውስጥ ያለ የተለየ ንጥል

Examples

"Refer to article 5."

Contextual Usage

Clause

/ክሎዝ/

ሐረግ/ንዑስ አንቀጽ

A particular part of a contract

የውል አንድ የተወሰነ ክፍል

Examples

"Check the contract clause."

Contextual Usage

Paragraph

/ፓራግራፍ/

አንቀጽ/አንቀፅ

Distinct section of writing

የተለየ የፅሁፍ ክፍል

Examples

"Read the first paragraph."

Contextual Usage

Chapter

/ቻፕተር/

ምዕራፍ

Main division of a book or document

የመፅሀፍ ወይም የሰነድ ዋና ክፍፍል

Examples

"This is in chapter three."

Contextual Usage

Code

/ኮድ/

ኮድ/ምስጢር

System of symbols or rules

የምልክቶች ወይም የህጎች ስርዓት

Examples

"Enter the access code."

Contextual Usage

System

/ሲስተም/

ስርዓት

A set of connected things

የተሳሰሩ ነገሮች ስብስብ

Examples

"The system is down today."

Contextual Usage

Database

/ዳታቤዝ/

የመረጃ ቋት

Structured set of data

የተደራጀ የመረጃ ስብስብ

Examples

"Update the national database."

Contextual Usage

Record

/ሬከርድ/

መዝገብ

A thing constituting a piece of evidence

እንደ ማስረጃ የሚያገለግል ነገር

Examples

"Keep a medical record."

Contextual Usage

Archives

/አርካይቭስ/

መዛግብት

Collection of historical documents

የታሪካዊ ሰነዶች ስብስብ

Examples

"Search in the archives."

Contextual Usage

Public

/ፐብሊክ/

ህዝባዊ

Concerning the people as a whole

ሰፊውን ህዝብ የሚመለከት

Examples

"This is a public office."

Contextual Usage

Private

/ፕራይቬት/

ግል

Belonging to one person or group

የአንድ ሰው ወይም የቡድን ንብረት

Examples

"Keep your files private."

Contextual Usage

Entity

/ኤንቲቲ/

አካል/ድርጅት

A thing with distinct existence

የተለየ ህልውና ያለው ነገር

Examples

"A legal entity exists."

Contextual Usage

Agency

/ኤጀንሲ/

ኤጀንሲ

Business or organization providing service

አገልግሎት የሚሰጥ ንግድ ወይም ድርጅት

Examples

"Call the travel agency."

Contextual Usage

Ministry

/ሚኒስትሪ/

ሚኒስቴር

Government department

የመንግስት መሥሪያ ቤት

Examples

"Go to the Ministry of Health."

Contextual Usage

Bureau

/ቢሮ/

ቢሮ

An office or department for specific business

ለተወሰነ ስራ የሚሆን ቢሮ ወይም መሥሪያ ቤት

Examples

"The census bureau is hiring."

Contextual Usage

Department

/ዲፓርትመንት/

ክፍል

Division of a large organization

የአንድ ትልቅ ድርጅት ክፍል

Examples

"Which department handles visas?"

Contextual Usage

Office

/ኦፊስ/

ቢሮ

Room or building for business

ለስራ የሚሆን ክፍል ወይም ህንፃ

Examples

"The office is closed now."

Contextual Usage

Clerk

/ክለርክ/

ጸሐፊ

Person employed to keep records

መዛግብት እንዲይዝ የተቀጠረ ሰው

Examples

"Ask the desk clerk."

Contextual Usage

Secretary

/ሴክሬታሪ/

ጸሐፊ

Person who assists with correspondence

በደብዳቤ ልውውጥ የሚረዳ ሰው

Examples

"The secretary is on lunch."

Contextual Usage

Assistant

/አሲስታንት/

ረዳት

Person who ranks below another

ከሌላ ሰው በታች ሆኖ የሚረዳ

Examples

"The administrative assistant called."

Contextual Usage

Director

/ዳይሬክተር/

ዳይሬክተር

Person in charge of an activity

አንድን ስራ የሚቆጣጠር ሰው

Examples

"The director signed it."

Contextual Usage

Manager

/ማኔጀር/

ስራ አስኪያጅ

Person responsible for controlling a part of a company

የድርጅትን አንድ ክፍል የሚቆጣጠር ሰው

Examples

"Talk to the manager."

Contextual Usage

Supervisor

/ሱፐርቫይዘር/

ተቆጣጣሪ

Person who oversees others

ሌሎችን የሚቆጣጠር ሰው

Examples

"The supervisor checked it."

Contextual Usage

Authority

/ኦቶሪቲ/

ባለስልጣን

The power to give orders

ትዕዛዝ የመስጠት ስልጣን

Examples

"They have the authority."

Contextual Usage

Policy

/ፖሊሲ/

ፖሊሲ

Course of action adopted by a government

በመንግስት የሚወሰድ የድርጊት መመሪያ

Examples

"Follow the company policy."

Contextual Usage

Procedure

/ፕሮሲጀር/

ቅደም ተከተል

Established way of doing something

አንድን ነገር ለማድረግ የተዘረጋ መንገድ

Examples

"What is the procedure?"

Contextual Usage

Step

/ስቴፕ/

ደረጃ

Action in a series

በተከታታይ ስራዎች ውስጥ ያለ አንድ ተግባር

Examples

"Follow the first step."

Contextual Usage

Stage

/ስቴጅ/

ደረጃ

Point or period in a process

በሂደት ውስጥ ያለ ነጥብ ወይም ጊዜ

Examples

"We are at the final stage."

Contextual Usage

Phase

/ፌዝ/

ምዕራፍ

Distinct period in a series of events

በተከታታይ ክስተቶች ውስጥ ያለ የተለየ ጊዜ

Examples

"The second phase began."

Contextual Usage

Level

/ሌቭል/

ደረጃ

Position on a scale

በመመዘኛ ላይ ያለ ቦታ

Examples

"Check the noise level."

Contextual Usage

Grade

/ግሬድ/

ደረጃ

Particular level of rank or quality

የማዕረግ ወይም የጥራት ደረጃ

Examples

"He has a high grade."

Contextual Usage

Class

/ክላስ/

ክፍል

A group of things sharing characteristics

ተመሳሳይ ባህሪያት ያላቸው ነገሮች ስብስብ

Examples

"This is first class."

Contextual Usage

Category

/ካቴጎሪ/

ምድብ

Class or division of things

የነገሮች ክፍል ወይም ምድብ

Examples

"Select a category."

Contextual Usage

Type

/ታይፕ/

ዓይነት

Category of people or things having common characteristics

የሰዎች ወይም የነገሮች ዓይነት

Examples

"What type of visa is it?"

Contextual Usage

Kind

/ካይንድ/

ዓይነት

A group of people or things having similar characteristics

ተመሳሳይ ባህሪያት ያላቸው ነገሮች ስብስብ

Examples

"What kind of help?"

Contextual Usage

Formality

/ፎርማሊቲ/

የመደበኛነት ተግባር

Rigid observance of rules of convention

ደንቦችን በጥብቅ የመጠበቅ ተግባር

Examples

"It is just a formality."

Contextual Usage

Protocol

/ፕሮቶኮል/

ፕሮቶኮል

Official procedure or system of rules

ይፋዊ ቅደም ተከተል ወይም የህግ ስርዓት

Examples

"Follow the diplomatic protocol."

Contextual Usage

Etiquette

/ኤቲኬት/

ስነ-ምግባር

Code of polite behavior

የትህትና ስነ-ምግባር ደንብ

Examples

"Office etiquette is important."

Contextual Usage

Courtesy

/ኮርተሲ/

ትህትና

Showing politeness in one's attitude

በአመለካከት ትህትናን ማሳየት

Examples

"Show courtesy to others."

Contextual Usage

Greeting

/ግሪቲንግ/

ሰላምታ

Polite word or sign of welcome

የትህትና ሰላምታ

Examples

"Use a formal greeting."

Contextual Usage

Inquiry

/ኢንኳይሪ/

ጥያቄ/ምርመራ

Act of asking for information

መረጃ የመጠየቅ ተግባር

Examples

"I have a general inquiry."

Contextual Usage

Request

/ሪኳስት/

ጥያቄ

Act of asking politely for something

አንድን ነገር በትህትና የመጠየቅ ተግባር

Examples

"Submit a formal request."

Contextual Usage

Submit

/ሰብሚት/

ማስገባት

Present a document for consideration

ሰነድን ለውሳኔ ማቅረብ

Examples

"Submit your form today."

Contextual Usage

Receive

/ሪሲቭ/

መቀበል

Be given or presented with something

አንድን ነገር መሰጠት ወይም መቀበል

Examples

"Did you receive the email?"

Contextual Usage

Review

/ሪቪው/

ግምገማ

Formal assessment of something

የአንድ ነገር ይፋዊ ግምገማ

Examples

"The review is complete."

Contextual Usage

Evaluate

/ኢቫልዩኤት/

መገምገም

Form an idea of amount or value

ዋጋን ወይም መጠንን መገመት

Examples

"Evaluate the application."

Contextual Usage

Assess

/አሴስ/

መመዘን

Estimate the nature or quality of

የአንድን ነገር ጥራት ወይም ተፈጥሮ መገመት

Examples

"Assess the risk level."

Contextual Usage

Judge

/ጃጅ/

ፈራጅ/ዳኛ

A public officer appointed to decide cases

በጉዳዮች ላይ እንዲወስን የተሾመ ባለስልጣን

Examples

"The judge ruled today."

Contextual Usage

Decide

/ዲሳይድ/

መወሰን

Come to a resolution after consideration

ከግምት በኋላ ወደ ውሳኔ መምጣት

Examples

"Decide quickly please."

Contextual Usage

Confirm

/ኮንፈርም/

ማረጋገጥ

Establish the truth or correctness of

ትክክለኛነቱን ማረጋገጥ

Examples

"Confirm your email address."

Contextual Usage

Validate

/ቫሊዴት/

ማረጋገጥ

Check or prove the validity of

ተቀባይነቱን ማረጋገጥ

Examples

"Validate the parking ticket."

Contextual Usage

Deny

/ዲናይ/

መከልከል

Refuse to give or grant something

አንድን ነገር ለመስጠት እምቢ ማለት

Examples

"They will deny the request."

Contextual Usage

Suspend

/ሰስፔንድ/

ማገድ

Temporarily prevent from continuing

ለጊዜው እንዳይቀጥል ማድረግ

Examples

"Suspend the license."

Contextual Usage

Revoke

/ሪቮክ/

መሰረዝ

Put an end to the validity of

ተቀባይነትን ማቆም

Examples

"Revoke the permit."

Contextual Usage

Cancel

/ካንሰል/

መሰረዝ

Decide that a planned event will not take place

የታቀደ ነገር እንዳይደረግ መወሰን

Examples

"Cancel the appointment."

Contextual Usage

Update

/አፕዴት/

ማዘመን

Make something more modern

አንድን ነገር ዘመናዊ ማድረግ

Examples

"Update your record."

Contextual Usage

Modify

/ሞዲፋይ/

ማሻሻል

Make partial changes to something

በአንድ ነገር ላይ ከፊል ለውጦችን ማድረግ

Examples

"Modify the agreement."

Contextual Usage

Correct

/ኮሬክት/

ማረም/ትክክለኛ

Free from error

ከስህተት የጸዳ

Examples

"Is this information correct?"

Contextual Usage

Amend

/አሜንድ/

ማሻሻል

Make minor changes in a text

በፅሁፍ ላይ ጥቃቅን ለውጦችን ማድረግ

Examples

"Amend the document."

Contextual Usage

Rectify

/ሬክቲፋይ/

ማስተካከል

Put something right

አንድን ነገር በትክክል ማስቀመጥ

Examples

"Rectify the mistake now."

Contextual Usage

Error

/ኤረር/

ስህተት

A mistake

ስህተት

Examples

"There is an error."

Contextual Usage

Mistake

/ሚስቴክ/

ስህተት

Action that is misguided or wrong

የተሳሳተ ድርጊት

Examples

"It was a small mistake."

Contextual Usage

Omission

/ኦሚሽን/

መዝለል/መተው

Someone or something that has been left out

የተዘለለ ወይም የተተወ ነገር

Examples

"Check for any omission."

Contextual Usage

Inclusion

/ኢንክሉዥን/

ማካተት

The action of including

የማካተት ተግባር

Examples

"Inclusion is necessary."

Contextual Usage

Exclusion

/ኤክስክሉዥን/

ማግለል/አለማካተት

The process of excluding

የማግለል ሂደት

Examples

"The exclusion was unfair."

Contextual Usage

Privilege

/ፕሪቪሌጅ/

ልዩ መብት

A special right or advantage

ልዩ መብት ወይም ጥቅም

Examples

"It is a great privilege."

Contextual Usage

Right

/ራይት/

መብት

Moral or legal entitlement

የሞራል ወይም የህግ መብት

Examples

"Know your legal rights."

Contextual Usage

Duty

/ዲዩቲ/

ግዴታ

A moral or legal obligation

የሞራል ወይም የህግ ግዴታ

Examples

"It is my duty to help."

Contextual Usage

Obligation

/ኦብሊጌሽን/

ግዴታ

An act to which a person is bound

አንድ ሰው እንዲያደርገው የተገደደበት ተግባር

Examples

"I have no obligation."

Contextual Usage

Compliance

/ኮምፕላያንስ/

ተገዢነት

Action of complying with a wish or command

ትዕዛዝን የማክበር ተግባር

Examples

"Compliance is mandatory."

Contextual Usage

Adherence

/አድሄረንስ/

መከተል/መታዘዝ

Attachment or commitment to a person or cause

ለአንድ ዓላማ ታማኝ የመሆን ሁኔታ

Examples

"Adherence to rules."

Contextual Usage

Standard

/ስታንዳርድ/

ደረጃ

Level of quality or attainment

የጥራት ወይም የውጤት ደረጃ

Examples

"The standard is high."

Contextual Usage

Quality

/ኳሊቲ/

ጥራት

The degree of excellence of something

የአንድ ነገር የልህቀት ደረጃ

Examples

"Focus on service quality."

Contextual Usage

Efficiency

/ኢፊሸንሲ/

ብቃት/ቅልጥፍና

Ability to avoid wasting materials

ሀብትን ሳያባክኑ የመስራት ችሎታ

Examples

"Improve the efficiency."

Contextual Usage

Speed

/ስፒድ/

ፍጥነት

The rate at which someone moves

አንድ ነገር የሚጓዝበት ፍጥነት

Examples

"The speed is fast."

Contextual Usage

Urgency

/አርጀንሲ/

አስቸኳይነት

Importance requiring swift action

ፈጣን እርምጃ የሚፈልግ አስፈላጊነት

Examples

"It is a matter of urgency."

Contextual Usage

Priority

/ፕራዮሪቲ/

ቅድሚያ

Fact of being regarded as more important

የበለጠ አስፈላጊ ሆኖ የመታየት ሁኔታ

Examples

"Safety is our priority."

Contextual Usage

Normal

/ኖርማል/

መደበኛ

Conforming to a standard

ደረጃን የጠበቀ

Examples

"It is a normal day."

Contextual Usage

Express

/ኤክስፕረስ/

ፈጣን

Operating at high speed

በከፍተኛ ፍጥነት የሚሰራ

Examples

"Use the express service."

Contextual Usage

Regular

/ሬጉላር/

መደበኛ

Arranged in a constant pattern

በቋሚ ሁኔታ የተደራጀ

Examples

"The regular fee applies."

Contextual Usage

Charge

/ቻርጅ/

ክፍያ

Demand an amount as a price

እንደ ዋጋ ገንዘብ መጠየቅ

Examples

"What is the total charge?"

Contextual Usage

Cost

/ኮስት/

ዋጋ

The amount that has to be paid

መከፈል ያለበት የገንዘብ መጠን

Examples

"The cost is too high."

Contextual Usage

Price

/ፕራይስ/

ዋጋ

Amount of money for which something is bought

አንድ ነገር የሚገዛበት የገንዘብ መጠን

Examples

"The price is fixed."

Contextual Usage

Payment

/ፔይመንት/

ክፍያ

The action of paying

የመክፈል ተግባር

Examples

"Make the payment now."

Contextual Usage

Method

/ሜተድ/

ዘዴ

A particular form of procedure

አንድ የተወሰነ የሂደት ዓይነት

Examples

"Select a payment method."

Contextual Usage

Cash

/ካሽ/

ጥሬ ገንዘብ

Money in coins or notes

በሳንቲም ወይም በኖት ያለ ገንዘብ

Examples

"Do you accept cash?"

Contextual Usage

Card

/ካርድ/

ካርድ

Small plastic piece for payment

ለክፍያ የሚያገለግል ትንሽ ፕላስቲክ

Examples

"Pay by credit card."

Contextual Usage

Transfer

/ትራንስፈር/

ማስተላለፍ

Move from one place to another

ከአንድ ቦታ ወደ ሌላ ማንቀሳቀስ

Examples

"Bank transfer is safe."

Contextual Usage

Voucher

/ቫውቸር/

ቫውቸር

A piece of paper that can be exchanged for goods

ለእቃ ልውውጥ የሚያገለግል ወረቀት

Examples

"Use this travel voucher."

Contextual Usage

Invoice

/ኢንቮይስ/

ደረሰኝ/ኢንቮይስ

List of goods sent or services provided

የተላኩ እቃዎች ወይም አገልግሎቶች ዝርዝር

Examples

"Send the invoice today."

Contextual Usage

Bill

/ቢል/

ቢል/ሂሳብ

Printed statement of money owed

መከፈል ያለበት የገንዘብ መጠን መግለጫ

Examples

"Pay your electricity bill."

Contextual Usage

Summary

/ሰመሪ/

ማጠቃለያ

Brief statement of main points

የዋና ነጥቦች አጭር መግለጫ

Examples

"Provide a summary."

Contextual Usage

Abstract

/አብስትራክት/

አጭር መግለጫ

Summary of contents of a book

የመፅሀፍ ይዘቶች አጭር መግለጫ

Examples

"Read the document abstract."

Contextual Usage

Brief

/ብሪፍ/

አጭር

Of short duration

አጭር ጊዜ የሚወስድ

Examples

"Keep the meeting brief."

Contextual Usage

Notification

/ኖቲፊኬሽን/

ማሳሰቢያ

Formal announcement

ይፋዊ ማስታወቂያ

Examples

"Wait for a notification."

Contextual Usage

Letter

/ሌተር/

ደብዳቤ

Written message from one person to another

ከአንድ ሰው ወደ ሌላ የሚላክ ፅሁፍ

Examples

"Write a formal letter."

Contextual Usage

Email

/ኢሜይል/

ኢሜይል

Electronic mail

የኤሌክትሮኒክ መልዕክት

Examples

"Check your email."

Contextual Usage

SMS

/ኤስኤምኤስ/

አጭር የፅሁፍ መልዕክት

Short message service

አጭር የመልዕክት አገልግሎት

Examples

"Receive an SMS alert."

Contextual Usage

Call

/ኮል/

ጥሪ

Contact by telephone

በስልክ መገናኘት

Examples

"Make a phone call."

Contextual Usage

Notice

/ኖቲስ/

ማሳሰቢያ

Warning or announcement

ማስጠንቀቂያ ወይም ማስታወቂያ

Examples

"The notice is on the wall."

Contextual Usage

Warning

/ዎርኒንግ/

ማስጠንቀቂያ

Statement of possible danger

ሊመጣ የሚችል አደጋ መግለጫ

Examples

"This is a final warning."

Contextual Usage

Alert

/አለርት/

ማስጠንቀቂያ

State of being watchful

ዝግጁ የመሆን ሁኔታ

Examples

"The security alert is active."

Contextual Usage

Announcement

/አናውንስመንት/

ማስታወቂያ

Public statement

ህዝባዊ መግለጫ

Examples

"Listen to the announcement."

Contextual Usage

Bulletin

/ቡለቲን/

ጋዜጣ/መጽሄት

Short official statement or broadcast

አጭር ይፋዊ መግለጫ

Examples

"Check the daily bulletin."

Contextual Usage

Website

/ዌብሳይት/

ድህረ ገጽ

Location on the internet

በኢንተርኔት ላይ ያለ ቦታ

Examples

"Visit our website."

Contextual Usage

Portal

/ፖርታል/

መግቢያ/ፖርታል

Website as a point of entry

እንደ መግቢያ የሚያገለግል ድህረ ገጽ

Examples

"Use the student portal."

Contextual Usage

Login

/ሎጊን/

መግባት

Process of gaining access

ወደ ስርዓት የመግቢያ ሂደት

Examples

"Your login failed."

Contextual Usage

Password

/ፓስዎርድ/

የይለፍ ቃል

Secret word for access

ለመግቢያ የሚያገለግል ምስጢራዊ ቃል

Examples

"Change your password."

Contextual Usage

Security

/ሴኪውሪቲ/

ደህንነት

State of being free from danger

ከአደጋ ነፃ የመሆን ሁኔታ

Examples

"Security is at the door."

Contextual Usage

Privacy

/ፕራይቬሲ/

ግላዊነት

State of being free from public attention

ከህዝብ እይታ ነፃ የመሆን ሁኔታ

Examples

"Respect my privacy."

Contextual Usage

Agreement

/አግሪመንት/

ስምምነት

Harmony or accordance in opinion

በሀሳብ የመስማማት ሁኔታ

Examples

"Sign the legal agreement."

Contextual Usage

Contract

/ኮንትራክት/

ውል

Written or spoken agreement

በፅሁፍ ወይም በቃል የሚደረግ ስምምነት

Examples

"The contract is binding."

Contextual Usage

Terms

/ተርምስ/

ውሎች/ቃላት

Conditions under which an action may be undertaken

አንድ ተግባር የሚከናወንባቸው ሁኔታዎች

Examples

"Read the terms and conditions."

Contextual Usage

Natural Dialogue

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Role A
Hello, I am here for my . I have my and the required .
Role B
Good morning. Please show your and the . Is this your first ?
Role A
Yes, it is. I also brought my birth and of as .
Role B
Excellent. I need your here. We will also take your and fingerprints today.
Role A
How long is the ? Is there a due to the new ?
Role B
The is usually two weeks. We will check the and wait for .
Role A
Is for the ? And what is the total ?
Role B
Yes, is a . You can pay the by or .
Role A
I see. Should I wait for a or check the ?
Role B
You will an . If there is an , please our .

The Writing Challenge

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Adaptive Prompt
"Roleplay a situation where you are at an embassy. One person acts as the applicant trying to correct an error on their form, and the other acts as the official explaining the procedure for an extension."