Sarah's City Commute Adventure
Improve your reading comprehension through a narrative set in the world of public transportation & taxi.
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Story Glossary
Detailed breakdown of phrases used in the narrative.
/ሬስ አጌንስት ዘ ክሎክ/
Idiomከጊዜ ጋር መሽቀዳደም
To rush to complete something before a deadline.
አንድን ነገር ከተቀመጠለት ጊዜ በፊት ለመጨረስ መጣደፍ።
Used when someone has very little time to finish a task or reach a destination.
/ሉክ ፎር/
Phrasal Verbመፈለግ
To search for something or someone.
አንድን ነገር ወይም ሰው ለማግኘት መሞከር።
A common verb used when trying to find a specific object, person, or information.
/ኮምዩተር/
Advanced Vocabularyተጓዥ/ተሳፋሪ
A person who travels some distance to work on a regular basis.
በየቀኑ ከቤት ወደ ስራ የሚመላለስ ሰው።
Refers to people who use buses, trains, or cars daily to go from home to their workplace.
/ላይክ አንትስ ኢን ኤ ኮሎኒ/
Simileእንደ ጉንዳን መንጋ
Moving in a busy, crowded, and organized manner.
ብዙ ሰዎች በተጨናነቀ ሁኔታ ሲንቀሳቀሱ የሚገልጽ።
Compares a large crowd of people to the busy movement of ants.
/ኦን ዘ ዶት/
Idiomበሰዓቱ/ልክ በሰዓቱ
Exactly at the specified time.
በተባለው ትክክለኛ ሰዓት ላይ።
Used to emphasize punctuality and exact timing.
/ፓክድ ላይክ ሳርዲንስ/
Simileእንደ ሳርዲን የታጨቀ
Extremely crowded or cramped.
በጣም በጠበበ ቦታ ውስጥ ብዙ ሰዎች ተጋፍተው ሲቀመጡ።
Describes a situation where people are pressed very close together, like in a bus.
/ድሮፕ ሚ ኦፍ/
Phrasal Verbአውርደኝ
To let someone out of a vehicle at a specific destination.
አንድ አሽከርካሪ ተሳፋሪውን በፈለገበት ቦታ እንዲያወርድ መጠየቅ።
Commonly used when talking to taxi or bus drivers to indicate where you want to stop.
/ኮስት አን አርም ኤንድ ኤ ሌግ/
Idiomበጣም ውድ
To be very expensive.
የአንድ ነገር ዋጋ ከመጠን በላይ ውድ መሆን።
Used when a fare or a price is much higher than expected.
/ባክስ/
Slangብር/ገንዘብ
Dollars or money.
ለገንዘብ የሚሰጥ መደበኛ ያልሆነ ስያሜ።
Informal way to refer to currency, often used in casual conversations about fares.
/ሲ ኦፍ ካርስ/
Metaphorየመኪና ባህር
A very large number of vehicles causing a traffic jam.
በትራፊክ መጨናነቅ ምክንያት የሚታይ የበርካታ መኪኖች ብዛት።
Compares heavy traffic to a vast body of water.
/ቤተር ሌት ዛን ኔቨር/
Proverbከመቅረት መዘግየት ይሻላል
It is better to arrive late than not to arrive at all.
አንድ ነገር ጨርሶ ካለመደረጉ ዘግይቶ ቢደረግ ይሻላል።
A common saying used when someone is delayed but still reaches their goal.
/ኪፕ ዘ ቼንጅ/
Clichéመልሱን ተውት
Allow the driver to keep the remaining money as a tip.
ትርፍ ሳንቲም ወይም ብር እንዲመለስ አለመፈለግ።
A standard phrase used when the passenger does not want their small change back.