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public transportation & taxi

Public Transportation & Taxi

Core Vocabulary

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

219 Words

Bus

/ባስ/

አውቶቡስ

Large vehicle for passengers

ብዙ ሰዎችን የሚጭን ተሽከርካሪ

Examples

"Wait for the bus."

Contextual Usage

Taxi

/ታክሲ/

ታክሲ

Car for hire

በኪራይ የሚያገለግል መኪና

Examples

"Call a taxi."

Contextual Usage

Fare

/ፌር/

የጉዞ ሂሳብ

Cost of the trip

የጉዞው ዋጋ

Examples

"Pay the fare."

Contextual Usage

Stop

/ስቶፕ/

ማቆሚያ

A place to wait

ለመጠበቅ የሚሆን ቦታ

Examples

"Next stop is here."

Contextual Usage

Route

/ሩት/

መንገድ

The path taken

የጉዞው አቅጣጫ

Examples

"Follow this route."

Contextual Usage

Schedule

/ስኬጁል/

መርሐግብር

A list of times

የሰዓት ዝርዝር

Examples

"Check the schedule."

Contextual Usage

Driver

/ድራይቨር/

ሾፌር

Person operating vehicle

ተሽከርካሪውን የሚነዳ ሰው

Examples

"Ask the driver."

Contextual Usage

Passenger

/ፓሴንጀር/

ተጓዥ

Person traveling

የሚጓዝ ሰው

Examples

"Help the passenger."

Contextual Usage

Ticket

/ቲኬት/

ቲኬት

Proof of payment

የክፍያ ማረጋገጫ

Examples

"Show your ticket."

Contextual Usage

Receipt

/ሪሲት/

ደረሰኝ

Proof of purchase

የግዢ ማረጋገጫ

Examples

"Get a receipt."

Contextual Usage

Seat

/ሲት/

ወንበር

Place to sit

መቀመጫ ቦታ

Examples

"Find a seat."

Contextual Usage

Door

/ዶር/

በር

Entrance or exit

መግቢያ ወይም መውጫ

Examples

"Open the door."

Contextual Usage

Window

/ዊንዶው/

መስኮት

Glass opening

የብርጭቆ መክፈቻ

Examples

"Look out the window."

Contextual Usage

Brake

/ብሬክ/

ፍሬን

Stop the car

መኪናውን ለማቆም የሚረዳ

Examples

"Use the brake."

Contextual Usage

Gas

/ጋስ/

ነዳጅ

Fuel for the car

ለመኪናው ኃይል የሚሰጥ

Examples

"The taxi needs gas."

Contextual Usage

Meter

/ሜትር/

ሜትር

Device to measure fare

ዋጋ የሚለካ መሣሪያ

Examples

"Check the meter."

Contextual Usage

Change

/ቼንጅ/

መልስ

Money returned

ተመላሽ ገንዘብ

Examples

"Keep the change."

Contextual Usage

Coin

/ኮይን/

ሳንቲም

Metal money

የብረት ገንዘብ

Examples

"Insert a coin."

Contextual Usage

Cash

/ካሽ/

ጥሬ ገንዘብ

Paper or coin money

ወረቀት ወይም ሳንቲም ገንዘብ

Examples

"Pay with cash."

Contextual Usage

Card

/ካርድ/

ካርድ

Plastic payment card

የክፍያ ካርድ

Examples

"Swipe your card."

Contextual Usage

Map

/ማፕ/

ካርታ

Drawing of roads

የመንገዶች ምስል

Examples

"Read the map."

Contextual Usage

App

/አፕ/

መተግበሪያ

Software on phone

የስልክ ሶፍትዌር

Examples

"Use the taxi app."

Contextual Usage

GPS

/ጂፒኤስ/

አቅጣጫ መመሪያ

Location system

ቦታን የሚጠቁም ዘዴ

Examples

"GPS is on."

Contextual Usage

Corner

/ኮርነር/

ማዕዘን

Where roads meet

መንገዶች የሚገናኙበት

Examples

"Stop at the corner."

Contextual Usage

Light

/ላይት/

መብራት

Traffic signal

የትራፊክ ምልክት

Examples

"Wait for the light."

Contextual Usage

Traffic

/ትራፊክ/

ትራፊክ

Cars on the road

በመንገድ ላይ ያሉ መኪናዎች

Examples

"Heavy traffic today."

Contextual Usage

Delay

/ዲሌይ/

መዘግየት

To be late

ከቀጠሮ በኋላ መሆን

Examples

"Sorry for the delay."

Contextual Usage

Early

/ኧርሊ/

ቀድሞ

Before expected time

ከቀጠሮ በፊት

Examples

"The bus arrived early."

Contextual Usage

Late

/ሌት/

ዘግይቶ

Past the time

ከጊዜው በኋላ

Examples

"The taxi is late."

Contextual Usage

Board

/ቦርድ/

መግባት

To get on

መኪና ውስጥ መግባት

Examples

"Board the bus now."

Contextual Usage

Exit

/ኤግዚት/

መውጫ

To leave

ከመኪና መውጣት

Examples

"Exit through the back."

Contextual Usage

Call

/ኮል/

መጥራት

To contact

ለማግኘት መሞከር

Examples

"Call for a ride."

Contextual Usage

Hail

/ሄይል/

ታክሲ መጥራት

To signal a taxi

ታክሲ እንዲቆም መጥራት

Examples

"Hail a cab."

Contextual Usage

Rank

/ራንክ/

የታክሲ ተርሚናል

Where taxis wait

ታክሲዎች የሚቆሙበት

Examples

"Go to the taxi rank."

Contextual Usage

Stand

/ስታንድ/

መቆሚያ

Bus station area

አውቶቡስ የሚቆምበት ቦታ

Examples

"Wait at the stand."

Contextual Usage

Shelter

/ሸልተር/

መጠለያ

Cover from rain

ከዝናብ መከላከያ

Examples

"Wait under the shelter."

Contextual Usage

Bench

/ቤንች/

መቀመጫ

Long seat

ረጅም መቀመጫ

Examples

"Sit on the bench."

Contextual Usage

Timetable

/ታይምቴብል/

የጊዜ ሰሌዳ

Schedule of events

የዝግጅት ጊዜያት ዝርዝር

Examples

"Look at the timetable."

Contextual Usage

Peak

/ፒክ/

የሥራ ሰዓት

Busiest time

በጣም ሥራ የሚበዛበት ሰዓት

Examples

"Avoid peak hours."

Contextual Usage

Commute

/ኮሚውት/

የሥራ ጉዞ

Travel to work

ወደ ሥራ መጓዝ

Examples

"Long daily commute."

Contextual Usage

Distance

/ዲስጣንስ/

ርቀት

Space between points

በቦታዎች መካከል ያለ ርቀት

Examples

"Measure the distance."

Contextual Usage

Mile

/ማይል/

ማይል

Unit of distance

የርቀት መለኪያ

Examples

"One mile away."

Contextual Usage

Speed

/ስፒድ/

ፍጥነት

How fast something goes

የእንቅስቃሴ ፍጥነት

Examples

"Reduce your speed."

Contextual Usage

Safety

/ሴፍቲ/

ደኅንነት

Being protected

ከአደጋ መጠበቅ

Examples

"Safety comes first."

Contextual Usage

Belt

/ቤልት/

ቀበቶ

Safety strap

የደኅንነት ማሰሪያ

Examples

"Fasten your belt."

Contextual Usage

Child

/ቻይልድ/

ልጅ

Young person

ሕፃን ወይም ወጣት

Examples

"Child fare is half."

Contextual Usage

Adult

/አዳልት/

አዋቂ

Grown person

ያደገ ሰው

Examples

"Adult ticket price."

Contextual Usage

Senior

/ሲኒየር/

አዛውንት

Older citizen

እድሜው የገፋ ሰው

Examples

"Senior discount available."

Contextual Usage

Discount

/ዲስካውንት/

ቅናሽ

Lower price

የቀነሰ ዋጋ

Examples

"Ask for a discount."

Contextual Usage

Student

/ስቱደንት/

ተማሪ

Person who learns

የሚማር ሰው

Examples

"I am a student."

Contextual Usage

Pass

/ፓስ/

ፓስ

Multi-trip ticket

ለብዙ ጉዞ የሚያገለግል

Examples

"Buy a bus pass."

Contextual Usage

Daily

/ዴይሊ/

ዕለታዊ

Every day

በየቀኑ

Examples

"Daily trip limit."

Contextual Usage

Weekly

/ዊክሊ/

ሳምንታዊ

Every week

በየሳምንቱ

Examples

"Weekly pass price."

Contextual Usage

Monthly

/መንዝሊ/

ወርሃዊ

Every month

በየወሩ

Examples

"Monthly subcription."

Contextual Usage

Zone

/ዞን/

ቀጠና

Area of city

የከተማው ክፍል

Examples

"Different fare zones."

Contextual Usage

Bound

/ባውንድ/

አቅጣጫ

Going towards

ወደሆነ ቦታ መጓዝ

Examples

"North-bound bus."

Contextual Usage

North

/ኖርዝ/

ሰሜን

Direction up

የሰሜን አቅጣጫ

Examples

"Go north."

Contextual Usage

South

/ሳውዝ/

ደቡብ

Direction down

የደቡብ አቅጣጫ

Examples

"Go south."

Contextual Usage

East

/ኢስት/

ምስራቅ

Direction right

የምስራቅ አቅጣጫ

Examples

"Go east."

Contextual Usage

West

/ዌስት/

ምዕራብ

Direction left

የምዕራብ አቅጣጫ

Examples

"Go west."

Contextual Usage

Street

/ስትሪት/

ጎዳና

Public road

የሕዝብ መንገድ

Examples

"Main street stop."

Contextual Usage

Avenue

/አቬኒው/

አቬኒው

Wide street

ሰፊ ጎዳና

Examples

"Third avenue."

Contextual Usage

Road

/ሮድ/

መንገድ

Track for cars

ለመኪና የተዘጋጀ መንገድ

Examples

"On the road."

Contextual Usage

Highway

/ሃይዌይ/

አውራ ጎዳና

Main fast road

ትልቅና ፈጣን መንገድ

Examples

"Take the highway."

Contextual Usage

Bridge

/ብሪጅ/

ድልድይ

Road over water

በውሃ ላይ ያለ መንገድ

Examples

"Cross the bridge."

Contextual Usage

Tunnel

/ታነል/

ዋሻ

Road under ground

ከመሬት በታች ያለ መንገድ

Examples

"The bus is in the tunnel."

Contextual Usage

Toll

/ቶል/

የመንገድ ክፍያ

Fee for road use

መንገድ ለመጠቀም የሚከፈል

Examples

"Pay the toll."

Contextual Usage

Fee

/ፊ/

ክፍያ

Amount of money

የገንዘብ መጠን

Examples

"Entry fee."

Contextual Usage

Swipe

/ስዋይፕ/

ካርድ ማንሸራተት

Slide card

ካርድን ማስገባት

Examples

"Swipe here."

Contextual Usage

Tap

/ታፕ/

ካርድ መንካት

Touch card

ካርድን ማስነካት

Examples

"Tap your phone."

Contextual Usage

Scan

/ስካን/

መቃኘት

Read code

ምስጢራዊ ኮድ ማንበብ

Examples

"Scan the QR code."

Contextual Usage

Office

/ኦፊስ/

ቢሮ

Work place

የሥራ ቦታ

Examples

"Ticket office."

Contextual Usage

Agent

/ኤጀንት/

ተወካይ

Official person

የሥራ ኃላፊ

Examples

"Talk to the agent."

Contextual Usage

Help

/ሄልፕ/

እርዳታ

Assistance

ድጋፍ መስጠት

Examples

"I need help."

Contextual Usage

Info

/ኢንፎ/

መረጃ

Information

መረጃ መስጠት

Examples

"Get more info."

Contextual Usage

Lost

/ሎስት/

የጠፋ

Cannot find

መፈለግ የማይቻል

Examples

"Lost my bag."

Contextual Usage

Found

/ፋውንድ/

የተገኘ

Discovered

መገኘት

Examples

"Found property."

Contextual Usage

Luggage

/ላጌጅ/

ሻንጣ

Travel bags

የጉዞ ሻንጣዎች

Examples

"Carry luggage."

Contextual Usage

Rack

/ራክ/

መደርደሪያ

Storage space

ዕቃ ማስቀመጫ

Examples

"Use the rack."

Contextual Usage

Floor

/ፍሎር/

ወለል

Ground surface

ታችኛው ክፍል

Examples

"Watch the floor."

Contextual Usage

Step

/ስቴፕ/

ደረጃ

Stair

ወደ ላይ መወጫ

Examples

"Mind the step."

Contextual Usage

Ramp

/ራምፕ/

ራምፕ

Sloped surface

ለተሽከርካሪ የሚሆን ጋድዳ

Examples

"Use the ramp."

Contextual Usage

Space

/ስፔስ/

ቦታ

Area

ክፍት ቦታ

Examples

"More space here."

Contextual Usage

Full

/ፉል/

ሞልቷል

No room left

ቦታ የለም

Examples

"The bus is full."

Contextual Usage

Empty

/ኤምቲ/

ባዶ

Nothing inside

ምንም የሌለበት

Examples

"The taxi is empty."

Contextual Usage

Wait

/ዌይት/

መጠበቅ

Stay for time

ለተወሰነ ጊዜ መቆየት

Examples

"Wait 5 minutes."

Contextual Usage

Arrive

/አራይቭ/

መድረስ

Reach destination

ቦታው ላይ መድረስ

Examples

"Arrive at 10 AM."

Contextual Usage

Depart

/ዲፓርት/

መነሳት

Leave place

ከቦታው መንቀሳቀስ

Examples

"Depart on time."

Contextual Usage

Express

/ኤክስፕረስ/

ፈጣን

Fast travel

በፍጥነት የሚጓዝ

Examples

"Express bus."

Contextual Usage

Local

/ሎካል/

አካባቢያዊ

Near area

የአካባቢ

Examples

"Local service."

Contextual Usage

Shuttle

/ሻትል/

አመላለሽ

Back and forth

ተመላላሽ ትራንስፖርት

Examples

"Hotel shuttle."

Contextual Usage

Private

/ፕራይቬት/

የግል

Not public

ለአንድ ሰው ብቻ

Examples

"Private car."

Contextual Usage

Public

/ፓብሊክ/

የሕዝብ

For everyone

ለሁሉም የሚሆን

Examples

"Public transport."

Contextual Usage

Shared

/ሼርድ/

የጋራ

Used by many

ብዙ ሰው የሚጠቀምበት

Examples

"Shared ride."

Contextual Usage

Ride

/ራይድ/

ጉዞ

Trip in car

በመኪና የሚደረግ ጉዞ

Examples

"Enjoy the ride."

Contextual Usage

Fuel

/ፊውል/

ነዳጅ

Energy source

ኃይል ሰጪ

Examples

"Low fuel."

Contextual Usage

Tank

/ታንክ/

የነዳጅ ታንከር

Holds fuel

ነዳጅ የሚቀመጥበት

Examples

"Full tank."

Contextual Usage

Tire

/ታይር/

ጎማ

Wheel part

የመኪና ጎማ

Examples

"Flat tire."

Contextual Usage

Engine

/ኤንጂን/

ሞተር

Machine part

የመኪና ሞተር

Examples

"Engine noise."

Contextual Usage

Trunk

/ትራንክ/

የኋላ መሳቢያ

Back storage

ሻንጣ የሚቀመጥበት

Examples

"Put it in trunk."

Contextual Usage

Horn

/ሆርን/

ክላክስ

Warning sound

የማስጠንቀቂያ ድምፅ

Examples

"Honk the horn."

Contextual Usage

Mirror

/ሚረር/

መስታወት

Reflective glass

የመመልከቻ መስታወት

Examples

"Look at mirror."

Contextual Usage

Plate

/ፕሌት/

ታርጋ

ID plate

የመለያ ቁጥር

Examples

"License plate."

Contextual Usage

License

/ላይሰንስ/

መንጃ ፈቃድ

Permit to drive

የመንዳት ፈቃድ

Examples

"Driver license."

Contextual Usage

ID

/አይዲ/

መታወቂያ

Identity

የማንነት መረጃ

Examples

"Show ID."

Contextual Usage

Permit

/ፐርሚት/

ፈቃድ

Allowed

የተፈቀደ

Examples

"Parking permit."

Contextual Usage

Law

/ሎው/

ሕግ

Rules

ሕጎች

Examples

"Follow the law."

Contextual Usage

Police

/ፖሊስ/

ፖሊስ

Officers

ሕግ አስከባሪ

Examples

"Police station."

Contextual Usage

Fine

/ፋይን/

ቅጣት

Penalty money

የገንዘብ ቅጣት

Examples

"Traffic fine."

Contextual Usage

Seatbelt

/ሲትቤልት/

የደኅንነት ቀበቶ

Safety strap

መቀመጫ ቀበቶ

Examples

"Wear seatbelt."

Contextual Usage

Emergency

/ኢመርጀንሲ/

ድንገተኛ

Urgent situation

አስቸኳይ ሁኔታ

Examples

"Emergency exit."

Contextual Usage

First-aid

/ፈርስት ኤድ/

የመጀመሪያ እርዳታ

Medical help

የሕክምና እርዳታ

Examples

"First-aid kit."

Contextual Usage

Kit

/ኪት/

መሣሪያ

Set of tools

የመሣሪያዎች ስብስብ

Examples

"Repair kit."

Contextual Usage

Fire

/ፋየር/

እሳት

Flame

ቃጠሎ

Examples

"Fire risk."

Contextual Usage

Extinguisher

/ኤክስቲንግዊሸር/

ማጥፊያ

Stop fire

እሳት ማጥፊያ

Examples

"Use extinguisher."

Contextual Usage

Handle

/ሃንድል/

መያዣ

Part to hold

ለመያዝ የሚረዳ

Examples

"Hold handle."

Contextual Usage

Button

/ባተን/

ቁልፍ

Switch

መጫኛ

Examples

"Press button."

Contextual Usage

Cord

/ኮርድ/

ገመድ

String

ጥብጣብ

Examples

"Pull cord."

Contextual Usage

Bell

/ቤል/

ደወል

Sound maker

ድምፅ የሚያሰማ

Examples

"Ring the bell."

Contextual Usage

Ring

/ሪንግ/

መደወል

Make sound

ድምፅ ማውጣት

Examples

"Bell ring."

Contextual Usage

Announcement

/አናውንስመንት/

ማስታወቂያ

Public message

የሕዝብ መልእክት

Examples

"Hear announcement."

Contextual Usage

Speaker

/ስፒከር/

ድምፅ ማጉያ

Audio device

ድምፅ የሚያወጣ

Examples

"Loud speaker."

Contextual Usage

Display

/ዲስፕሌይ/

ማሳያ

Screen

የመረጃ ገጽ

Examples

"Visual display."

Contextual Usage

Screen

/ስክሪን/

ስክሪን

Flat monitor

ጠፍጣፋ ማሳያ

Examples

"Touch screen."

Contextual Usage

Audio

/ኦዲዮ/

ድምፅ

Sound

የተሰማ ድምፅ

Examples

"Audio guide."

Contextual Usage

Visual

/ቪዥዋል/

የእይታ

Seen by eyes

የሚታይ መረጃ

Examples

"Visual alert."

Contextual Usage

Guide

/ጋይድ/

መመሪያ

Information book

አስረጅ መጽሐፍ

Examples

"Tourist guide."

Contextual Usage

Legend

/ሌጀንድ/

መፍቻ

Map key

የካርታ መፍቻ

Examples

"Map legend."

Contextual Usage

Color

/ከለር/

ቀለም

Pigment

መለያ ቀለም

Examples

"Blue color line."

Contextual Usage

Line

/ላይን/

መስመር

Route path

የመንገድ መስመር

Examples

"Bus line 4."

Contextual Usage

Number

/ነምበር/

ቁጥር

Digit

መለያ ቁጥር

Examples

"Bus number."

Contextual Usage

Symbol

/ሲምቦል/

ምልክት

Sign

መለያ ምልክት

Examples

"Stop symbol."

Contextual Usage

Icon

/አይኮን/

ምስል

Small image

ትንሽ ምስል

Examples

"App icon."

Contextual Usage

Update

/አፕዴት/

ማሻሻያ

New info

አዲስ መረጃ

Examples

"Get update."

Contextual Usage

Tracking

/ትራኪንግ/

ክትትል

Following path

መንገድ መከተል

Examples

"Live tracking."

Contextual Usage

Alert

/አለርት/

ማስጠንቀቂያ

Warning

ጥንቃቄ መልእክት

Examples

"Service alert."

Contextual Usage

Cancel

/ካንሰል/

መሰረዝ

Stop event

ጉዞን ማቋረጥ

Examples

"Cancel ride."

Contextual Usage

Refund

/ሪፈንድ/

ተመላሽ ገንዘብ

Money back

የተከፈለ ገንዘብ መመለስ

Examples

"Ask for refund."

Contextual Usage

Credit

/ክሬዲት/

ሒሳብ

Stored money

የተቀመጠ ገንዘብ

Examples

"Card credit."

Contextual Usage

Balance

/ባላንስ/

ቀሪ ሒሳብ

Remaining money

ቀሪ ገንዘብ

Examples

"Check balance."

Contextual Usage

Top-up

/ቶፕ አፕ/

መሙላት

Add money

ገንዘብ መጨመር

Examples

"Top-up card."

Contextual Usage

Recharge

/ሪቻርጅ/

መሙላት

Refill

እንደገና መሙላት

Examples

"Recharge phone."

Contextual Usage

Low

/ሎው/

ዝቅተኛ

Not much

አነስተኛ

Examples

"Low balance."

Contextual Usage

High

/ሃይ/

ከፍተኛ

A lot

ብዙ

Examples

"High demand."

Contextual Usage

Flat-rate

/ፍላት ሬት/

ቋሚ ዋጋ

Fixed price

የማይለወጥ ዋጋ

Examples

"Flat-rate fare."

Contextual Usage

Negotiate

/ኒጎሽዬት/

መደራደር

Agree on price

በዋጋ መስማማት

Examples

"Negotiate fare."

Contextual Usage

Tip

/ቲፕ/

ጉርሻ

Extra money

ተጨማሪ ስጦታ

Examples

"Give a tip."

Contextual Usage

Service

/ሰርቪስ/

አገልግሎት

Work for others

ጠቃሚ ሥራ

Examples

"Good service."

Contextual Usage

Friendly

/ፍሬንድሊ/

ተስማሚ

Kind

ደግ ሰው

Examples

"Friendly driver."

Contextual Usage

Rude

/ሩድ/

ባለጌ

Not polite

ትህትና የሌለው

Examples

"Rude person."

Contextual Usage

Quiet

/ኳይት/

ዝምተኛ

Silent

ፀጥ ያለ

Examples

"Quiet bus."

Contextual Usage

Loud

/ላውድ/

ጩኸት

Noisy

ጫጫታ ያለው

Examples

"Loud music."

Contextual Usage

Phone

/ፎን/

ስልክ

Device

የመገናኛ መሣሪያ

Examples

"Use phone."

Contextual Usage

Text

/ቴክስት/

ጽሑፍ

Message

የጽሑፍ መልእክት

Examples

"Send text."

Contextual Usage

Earphones

/ኤርፎንስ/

ጆሮ ማዳመጫ

Audio in ears

ለጆሮ የሚሆን

Examples

"Wear earphones."

Contextual Usage

Laptop

/ላፕቶፕ/

ላፕቶፕ

Small computer

ተንቀሳቃሽ ኮምፒውተር

Examples

"Work on laptop."

Contextual Usage

Sleep

/ስሊፕ/

መተኛት

Rest

ማረፍ

Examples

"Sleep on bus."

Contextual Usage

Aisle

/አይል/

መተላለፊያ

Passage

መሃል መንገድ

Examples

"Aisle seat."

Contextual Usage

Legroom

/ሌግሩም/

የእግር ቦታ

Space for legs

ለእግር የሚሆን ክፍት ቦታ

Examples

"Good legroom."

Contextual Usage

Comfort

/ኮምፈርት/

ምቾት

Ease

ደስ የሚል ሁኔታ

Examples

"Travel comfort."

Contextual Usage

Clean

/ክሊን/

ንጹህ

Not dirty

ቆሻሻ የሌለበት

Examples

"Clean taxi."

Contextual Usage

Dirty

/ደርቲ/

ቆሻሻ

Not clean

ጽዳት የጎደለው

Examples

"Dirty floor."

Contextual Usage

Air-con

/ኤር ኮን/

አየር ማቀዝቀዣ

Cooling

አየር ማቀዝቀዣ

Examples

"Turn on air-con."

Contextual Usage

Heater

/ሂተር/

ማሞቂያ

Warming

አየር ማሞቂያ

Examples

"Turn on heater."

Contextual Usage

Ventilation

/ቬንቲሌሽን/

የአየር ዝውውር

Fresh air

የአየር መተንፈሻ

Examples

"Bad ventilation."

Contextual Usage

Shade

/ሼድ/

ጥላ

Cover from sun

ከፀሐይ መከላከያ

Examples

"Pull the shade."

Contextual Usage

Reading

/ሪዲንግ/

ንባብ

Looking at text

ጽሑፍ ማንበብ

Examples

"Reading light."

Contextual Usage

Pocket

/ፖኬት/

ኪስ

Small bag

ትንሽ ከረጢት

Examples

"Seat pocket."

Contextual Usage

Hook

/ሁክ/

መስቀያ

Part to hang

ልብስ መስቀያ

Examples

"Hang on hook."

Contextual Usage

Farebox

/ፌርቦክስ/

የገንዘብ ሳጥን

Money container

ገንዘብ የሚገባበት

Examples

"Put money in farebox."

Contextual Usage

Validator

/ቫሊዴትር/

አረጋጋጭ

Check ticket

ቲኬት የሚያረጋግጥ

Examples

"Use validator."

Contextual Usage

Token

/ቶከን/

ሳንቲም

Round metal

የክፍያ ሳንቲም

Examples

"Buy tokens."

Contextual Usage

Turnstile

/ተርንስቲል/

መግቢያ

Spinning gate

የሚሽከረከር መግቢያ

Examples

"Go through turnstile."

Contextual Usage

Platform

/ፕላትፎርም/

መድረክ

Waiting floor

መጠበቂያ ቦታ

Examples

"Stand on platform."

Contextual Usage

Track

/ትራክ/

ሃዲድ

Rail line

ባቡር የሚሄድበት

Examples

"Stay off tracks."

Contextual Usage

Subway

/ሳብዌይ/

ምድር ውስጥ ባቡር

Underground train

ከመሬት በታች የሚጓዝ

Examples

"Take subway."

Contextual Usage

Train

/ትሬይን/

ባቡር

Linked vehicles

የተያያዙ ተሽከርካሪዎች

Examples

"Fast train."

Contextual Usage

Rail

/ሬይል/

ሃዲድ

Steel track

የብረት መንገድ

Examples

"Light rail."

Contextual Usage

Metro

/ሜትሮ/

ሜትሮ

City train

የከተማ ባቡር

Examples

"Metro station."

Contextual Usage

Tram

/ትራም/

ትራም

Street train

በመንገድ ላይ የሚሄድ ባቡር

Examples

"Ride the tram."

Contextual Usage

Trolley

/ትሮሊ/

ትሮሊ

Electric bus

በኤሌክትሪክ የሚሰራ አውቶቡስ

Examples

"Vintage trolley."

Contextual Usage

Ferry

/ፌሪ/

ጀልባ

Boat transport

የውሃ ትራንስፖርት

Examples

"Cross on ferry."

Contextual Usage

Boat

/ቦት/

ጀልባ

Water vehicle

በውሃ ላይ የሚንሳፈፍ

Examples

"Small boat."

Contextual Usage

Harbor

/ሃርበር/

ወደብ

Boat place

ጀልባ የሚቆምበት

Examples

"The harbor."

Contextual Usage

Port

/ፖርት/

ወደብ

Docking area

ትልቅ ወደብ

Examples

"International port."

Contextual Usage

Flight

/ፍላይት/

በረራ

Air travel

የአየር ጉዞ

Examples

"Book flight."

Contextual Usage

Plane

/ፕሌይን/

አውሮፕላን

Air vehicle

የአየር ተሽከርካሪ

Examples

"Big plane."

Contextual Usage

Airport

/ኤርፖርት/

ኤርፖርት

Plane place

አውሮፕላን ማረፊያ

Examples

"Go to airport."

Contextual Usage

Check-in

/ቼክ ኢን/

ምዝገባ

Registration

ምዝገባ ማከናወን

Examples

"Early check-in."

Contextual Usage

Gate

/ጌት/

በር

Entrance

መግቢያ በር

Examples

"Go to gate."

Contextual Usage

Boarding

/ቦርዲንግ/

መግባት

Entering vehicle

ተሽከርካሪ ውስጥ መግባት

Examples

"Boarding time."

Contextual Usage

Security

/ሴኩሪቲ/

ደኅንነት

Protection

ጥበቃ

Examples

"Pass security."

Contextual Usage

Customs

/ካስተምስ/

ጉምሩክ

Tax agency

የጉምሩክ ቁጥጥር

Examples

"Go through customs."

Contextual Usage

Visa

/ቪዛ/

ቪዛ

Permit

የመግቢያ ፈቃድ

Examples

"Valid visa."

Contextual Usage

Passport

/ፓስፖርት/

ፓስፖርት

ID book

የጉዞ መታወቂያ

Examples

"Need passport."

Contextual Usage

Journey

/ጆርኒ/

ጉዞ

Trip

ረጅም ጉዞ

Examples

"Safe journey."

Contextual Usage

Trip

/ትሪፕ/

ጉዞ

Short travel

አጭር ጉዞ

Examples

"Short trip."

Contextual Usage

Travel

/ትራቭል/

መጓዝ

Moving

መንቀሳቀስ

Examples

"I love travel."

Contextual Usage

Tourist

/ቱሪስት/

ጎብኝ

Visitor

ጎብኚ ሰው

Examples

"Welcome tourist."

Contextual Usage

Destination

/ደስቲኔሽን/

መድረሻ

Final place

መድረሻ ቦታ

Examples

"Reach destination."

Contextual Usage

Hail

/ሄይል/

መጥራት

Signal

ምልክት መስጠት

Examples

"Hail cab."

Contextual Usage

Dispatch

/ዲስፓች/

መላክ

Send out

ታክሲ መላክ

Examples

"Taxi dispatch."

Contextual Usage

Booking

/ቡኪንግ/

ቦታ መያዝ

Reservation

ቀጠሮ መያዝ

Examples

"Hotel booking."

Contextual Usage

Reservation

/ሬዘርቬሽን/

መያዣ

Booked space

የተያዘ ቦታ

Examples

"Make reservation."

Contextual Usage

ETA

/ኢ ቲ ኤ/

የመድረሻ ሰዓት

Arrival time

የመድረሻ ግምት

Examples

"What is ETA?"

Contextual Usage

Pickup

/ፒክአፕ/

መጫን

Take passenger

ሰው መውሰድ

Examples

"Pickup point."

Contextual Usage

Drop-off

/ድሮፕ ኦፍ/

ማውረድ

Leave passenger

ሰው ማውረድ

Examples

"Drop-off zone."

Contextual Usage

Curb

/ከርብ/

የመንገድ ጠርዝ

Road edge

የመንገድ ዳር

Examples

"At the curb."

Contextual Usage

Sidewalk

/ሳይድዎክ/

የእግረኛ መንገድ

Path for people

የሰዎች መሄጃ

Examples

"Walk on sidewalk."

Contextual Usage

Pedestrian

/ፔደስትሪያን/

እግረኛ

Walking person

በእግር የሚሄድ

Examples

"Watch pedestrian."

Contextual Usage

Crossing

/ክሮሲንግ/

መሻገሪያ

Road cross

መሻገሪያ ቦታ

Examples

"Street crossing."

Contextual Usage

Zebra

/ዜብራ/

የእግረኛ ምልክት

Striped cross

የተሰመረ መሻገሪያ

Examples

"Zebra crossing."

Contextual Usage

Sign

/ሳይን/

ምልክት

Notice

የመረጃ ሰሌዳ

Examples

"Road sign."

Contextual Usage

Post

/ፖስት/

ምሶሶ

Pole

የብረት ድጋፍ

Examples

"Bus stop post."

Contextual Usage

Pole

/ፖል/

ምሶሶ

Tall stick

ረጅም ዘንግ

Examples

"Hold the pole."

Contextual Usage

Map

/ማፕ/

ካርታ

Plan

የቦታ እቅድ

Examples

"Route map."

Contextual Usage

Network

/ኔትዎርክ/

መረብ

Linked system

የተሳሰረ ስርዓት

Examples

"Transit network."

Contextual Usage

Connection

/ኮኔክሽን/

መገናኛ

Link

የጉዞ ትስስር

Examples

"Bus connection."

Contextual Usage

Arrival

/አራይቫል/

መድረሻ

Coming

መድረስ

Examples

"Arrival time."

Contextual Usage

Natural Dialogue

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Make sure the uses the to calculate the . Ask for a and some .
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Yes, I will pay with . Is there a or ?
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The Writing Challenge

Synthesize your vocabulary knowledge in context.

Adaptive Prompt
"Try using words like 'fare', 'route', and 'schedule' to plan a trip to the airport in your city."