EFE learning modules / Renting, Moving & Housing

Renting, Moving & Housing @ Mastering the vocabulary for renting houses, signing leases, and the process of moving to a new home.

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Hit the road

/ሂት ዘ ሮድ/

ጉዞ መጀመር

To leave or start a journey, often when moving.

ጉዞን መጀመር ወይም መነሳት።

In Practice

"We need to hit the road early to reach the new house."
"It's time to hit the road."
Fluent Tip

Informal

Live out of a suitcase

/ሊቭ አውት ኦፍ ኤ ሱትኬስ/

በሻንጣ መኖር

To stay in temporary housing with belongings still packed.

ንብረቶች ሳይወጡ በጊዜያዊ ቤት ውስጥ መቆየት።

In Practice

"I've been living out of a suitcase since I moved."
"Moving is hard; I hate living out of a suitcase."
Fluent Tip

Informal

Make yourself at home

/ሜክ ዩርሰልፍ አት ሆም/

እንደ ቤትዎ ይሁኑ

To make someone feel comfortable in your house.

አንድ ሰው በቤትዎ ውስጥ ምቾት እንዲሰማው ማድረግ።

In Practice

"Please, come in and make yourself at home."
"I want my guests to make themselves at home."
Fluent Tip

Polite

Under one roof

/አንደር ዋን ሩፍ/

በአንድ ጣሪያ ስር

Living together in the same house.

በአንድ ቤት ውስጥ አብሮ መኖር።

In Practice

"The whole family lives under one roof."
"We are moving to stay under one roof."
Fluent Tip

Common

Find a place to hang your hat

/ፋይንድ ኤ ፕሌስ ቱ ሃንግ ዩር ሃት/

የሚኖሩበትን ቦታ ማግኘት

To find a place to live or settle down.

የመኖሪያ ወይም የማረፊያ ቦታ ማግኘት።

In Practice

"He finally found a place to hang his hat."
"I need a place to hang my hat."
Fluent Tip

Informal

On the move

/ኦን ዘ ሙቭ/

በእንቅስቃሴ ላይ

In the process of moving or traveling.

በመዘዋወር ወይም በጉዞ ሂደት ላይ መሆን።

In Practice

"We have been on the move for three days."
"They are always on the move."
Fluent Tip

General

Burn your bridges

/በርን ዩር ብሪጅስ/

ድልድዮችን ማቃጠል

To cut ties with a previous landlord or place permanently.

ከቀድሞው አከራይ ወይም ቦታ ጋር ያለውን ግንኙነት በቋሚነት ማቋረጥ።

In Practice

"Don't burn your bridges when you move out."
"He burnt his bridges with the old landlord."
Fluent Tip

Cautionary

Put down roots

/ፑት ዳውን ሩትስ/

ሥር መስደድ

To settle down permanently in a new home or area.

በአዲስ ቤት ወይም አካባቢ በቋሚነት መኖር መጀመር።

In Practice

"They decided to put down roots in this city."
"It's time to put down roots."
Fluent Tip

General

Have a roof over your head

/ሃቭ ኤ ሩፍ ኦቨር ዩር ሄድ/

የመጠለያ ቦታ ማግኘት

To have a place to live.

የመኖሪያ ቤት ወይም መጠለያ ማግኘት።

In Practice

"At least we have a roof over our heads."
"Everyone deserves a roof over their head."
Fluent Tip

Common

A stone's throw away

/ኤ ስቶንስ ስሮው አዌይ/

በጣም ቅርብ

Very close to a location (e.g., the train station).

ከአንድ ቦታ በጣም ቅርብ መሆን።

In Practice

"The new flat is a stone's throw away from work."
"It is just a stone's throw away."
Fluent Tip

Descriptive

Home away from home

/ሆም አዌይ ፍሮም ሆም/

እንደ ቤት የሚታይ ሌላ ቦታ

A place where you feel as comfortable as in your own home.

እንደ ራስ ቤት ምቾት የሚሰማበት ሌላ ቦታ።

In Practice

"This rental feels like a home away from home."
"I love this hotel; it's a home away from home."
Fluent Tip

Common

Bring the house down

/ብሪንግ ዘ ሃውስ ዳውን/

ቤቱን ማድነቅ (በጭብጨባ)

To cause great excitement or applause (often used metaphorically for a housewarming).

ከፍተኛ ደስታን ወይም አድናቆትን መፍጠር።

In Practice

"The party really brought the house down."
"Their performance brought the house down."
Fluent Tip

Informal