renting, moving & housing
Renting, Moving & Housing
Core Vocabulary
Study the key terms, pronunciations, and Amharic translation contexts.
Rent
/ሬንት/
ኪራይ
Regular payment for property use.
ንብረትን ለመጠቀም የሚደረግ መደበኛ ክፍያ።
Examples
"The rent is due today."
Lease
/ሊዝ/
የኪራይ ውል
Legal contract for property.
ለቤት ወይም ለንብረት የሚደረግ ህጋዊ ውል ነው።
Examples
"Read the lease carefully."
Tenant
/ቴናንት/
ተከራይ
A person who pays rent.
ኪራይ ከፍሎ ቤት የሚጠቀም ሰው።
Examples
"The tenant is moving out."
Landlord
/ላንድሎርድ/
አከራይ
The owner of the property.
የቤቱ ወይም የንብረቱ ባለቤት።
Examples
"Call the landlord for repairs."
Deposit
/ዲፖዚት/
መያዣ
Money paid in advance.
ቅድመ ክፍያ ወይም ለመያዣ የሚከፈል ገንዘብ።
Examples
"I paid a security deposit."
Apartment
/አፓርትመንት/
አፓርታማ
A suite of rooms for living.
ለመኖሪያነት የሚያገለግል የክፍሎች ስብስብ።
Examples
"She lives in a small apartment."
Studio
/ስቱዲዮ/
አንድ ክፍል ቤት
A single room apartment.
አንድ ክፍል ብቻ ያለው አፓርታማ።
Examples
"The studio is very cozy."
Loft
/ሎፍት/
ሰገነት ቤት
An open space under a roof.
ከጣሪያ ስር ያለ ክፍት የመኖሪያ ቦታ።
Examples
"The loft has high ceilings."
Penthouse
/ፔንትሃውስ/
ፔንትሃውስ
Luxury flat on the top floor.
በፎቅ ላይ ያለ እጅግ ዘመናዊ ቤት።
Examples
"The penthouse has a great view."
Duplex
/ዲውፕሌክስ/
ባለ ሁለት ፎቅ ቤት
A house with two units.
ሁለት የመኖሪያ ክፍሎች ያሉት ቤት።
Examples
"They live in a duplex."
Townhouse
/ታውንሃውስ/
ታውንሃውስ
A tall, narrow row house.
ረድፍ ሆኖ የተገነባ ቀጭን ቤት።
Examples
"I prefer a townhouse over a flat."
Condo
/ኮንዶ/
ኮንዶሚኒየም
Individually owned housing unit.
በግል ባለቤትነት የተያዘ የጋራ መኖሪያ ቤት።
Examples
"He bought a new condo."
Mortgage
/ሞርጌጅ/
የቤት ብድር
A loan for purchasing property.
ቤት ለመግዛት ከባንክ የሚወሰድ ብድር።
Examples
"They applied for a mortgage."
Utilities
/ዩቲሊቲስ/
መሠረታዊ አገልግሎቶች
Services like water and power.
እንደ ውሃ እና መብራት ያሉ አገልግሎቶች።
Examples
"Utilities are included in rent."
Electricity
/ኤሌክትሪሲቲ/
መብራት
Power supply for the house.
ለቤት የሚሆን የኃይል አቅርቦት።
Examples
"The electricity bill is high."
Water
/ዋተር/
ውሃ
Liquid for drinking and washing.
ለመጠጥ እና ለጽዳት የሚያገለግል ፈሳሽ።
Examples
"Is the water bill paid?"
Gas
/ጋስ/
ጋዝ
Fuel for heating or cooking.
ለማብሰያ ወይም ለማሞቂያ የሚያገለግል ነዳጅ።
Examples
"The stove runs on gas."
Internet
/ኢንተርኔት/
ኢንተርኔት
Global computer network.
ዓለም አቀፍ የኮምፒውተር ግንኙነት መረብ።
Examples
"We need high-speed internet."
Garbage
/ጋርቤጅ/
ቆሻሻ
Waste material or trash.
የማያስፈልግ ወይም የሚጣል ቆሻሻ።
Examples
"Take out the garbage."
Recycle
/ሪሳይክል/
እንደገና ጥቅም ላይ ማዋል
Reuse waste materials.
ቆሻሻን መልሶ ጥቅም ላይ ማዋል ነው።
Examples
"Please recycle the bottles."
Furnished
/ፈርኒሽድ/
ቤት ዕቃ ያለው
Having furniture included.
የቤት ዕቃዎችን ያካተተ ቤት።
Examples
"The room is fully furnished."
Unfurnished
/አንፈርኒሽድ/
ቤት ዕቃ የሌለው
Without any furniture.
ምንም የቤት ዕቃ የሌለው ቤት።
Examples
"The house is unfurnished."
Renovation
/ሪኖቬሽን/
ጥገና
Improving a building.
የህንፃን ሁኔታ ማሻሻል ወይም ማደስ።
Examples
"The kitchen needs renovation."
Repair
/ሪፔር/
መጠገን
To fix something broken.
የተበላሸ ነገርን ማስተካከል።
Examples
"I need to repair the door."
Maintenance
/ሜይንቴናንስ/
ጥበቃ እና ጥገና
Keeping things in good state.
ነገሮችን በጥሩ ሁኔታ መያዝ።
Examples
"The maintenance guy came."
Realtor
/ሪልተር/
ደላላ
Real estate agent.
የቤት ሽያጭ ወይም ኪራይ ወኪል።
Examples
"Ask the realtor for a tour."
Broker
/ብሮከር/
ደላላ
Person who arranges deals.
ስምምነቶችን የሚያመቻች ሰው።
Examples
"The broker charged a fee."
Commission
/ኮሚሽን/
ኮሚሽን
Payment for services.
ለአገልግሎት የሚከፈል ክፍያ።
Examples
"He paid a 5% commission."
Downpayment
/ዳውንፔይመንት/
የመጀመሪያ ክፍያ
Initial payment for a house.
ቤት ለመግዛት የሚደረግ የመጀመሪያ ክፍያ።
Examples
"I saved for a downpayment."
Interest
/ኢንተረስት/
ወለድ
Money paid for borrowing.
ገንዘብ ስለተበደሩ የሚከፈል ተቀማሪ።
Examples
"The interest rate is low."
Eviction
/ኢቪክሽን/
ከቤት ማስወጣት
Removing a tenant legally.
ተከራይን በህጋዊ መንገድ ማስወጣት።
Examples
"He faces eviction for no rent."
Notice
/ኖቲስ/
ማስጠንቀቂያ
Official warning to leave.
ለመልቀቅ የሚሰጥ ኦፊሴላዊ ማስጠንቀቂያ።
Examples
"Give a 30-day notice."
Move-in
/ሙቭ-ኢን/
መግባት
Starting to live in a house.
ቤት ውስጥ መኖር መጀመር።
Examples
"The move-in date is Monday."
Move-out
/ሙቭ-አውት/
መልቀቅ
Leaving a house permanently.
ከቤት ሙሉ በሙሉ ወጥቶ መሄድ።
Examples
"The move-out cleaning is done."
Checklist
/ቼክሊስት/
የዝርዝር ማረጋገጫ
List of things to check.
ሊረጋገጡ የሚገባቸው ነገሮች ዝርዝር።
Examples
"Follow the move-in checklist."
Inventory
/ኢንቬንቶሪ/
የንብረት ዝርዝር
List of items in the house.
ቤት ውስጥ ያሉ ዕቃዎች ዝርዝር።
Examples
"Check the furniture inventory."
Key
/ኪ/
ቁልፍ
Metal tool for locks.
መቆለፊያ ለመክፈት የሚረዳ መሳሪያ።
Examples
"I lost my house key."
Fob
/ፎብ/
ኤሌክትሮኒክ ቁልፍ
Electronic key for entry.
ለመግቢያ የሚያገለግል ኤሌክትሮኒክ ቁልፍ።
Examples
"Use the fob for the elevator."
Intercom
/ኢንተርኮም/
ኢንተርኮም
Communication system at door.
ከቤት ሆኖ ደጅ ያለን ሰው ማነጋገሪያ።
Examples
"Answer the intercom."
Elevator
/ኤሌቬተር/
አሳንሰር
Machine for floor access.
ወደ ላይ እና ታች መውረጃ ማሽን።
Examples
"The elevator is broken."
Stairs
/ስቴርስ/
ደረጃዎች
Steps for going up.
ወደ ላይ ለመውጣት የሚያገለግሉ ደረጃዎች።
Examples
"I walked up the stairs."
Floor
/ፍሎር/
ወለል
The surface you walk on.
በላዩ ላይ የምንራመድበት ወለል።
Examples
"The floor is made of wood."
Ceiling
/ሲሊንግ/
ጣሪያ (የውስጥ)
The top surface of a room.
የአንድ ክፍል የውስጥ የላይኛው ክፍል።
Examples
"Paint the ceiling white."
Wall
/ዎል/
ግድግዳ
Structure that divides rooms.
ክፍሎችን የሚለይ ግንባታ።
Examples
"The wall is painted blue."
Window
/ዊንዶው/
መስኮት
Glass opening for light.
ብርሃን የሚያስገባ የመስታወት ቀዳዳ።
Examples
"Open the window for air."
Door
/ዶር/
በር
Entrance to a room.
ወደ ክፍል መግቢያ በር።
Examples
"Close the front door."
Lock
/ሎክ/
መቆለፊያ
Mechanism for security.
ለደህንነት የሚሆን መቆለፊያ መሳሪያ።
Examples
"Change the door lock."
Security
/ሴኪዩሪቲ/
ደህንነት
Protection of a building.
የህንፃ ወይም የቤት ደህንነት ጥበቃ።
Examples
"The building has security."
Alarm
/አላርም/
ደወል
Warning sound for danger.
ለአደጋ የሚሰጥ የማስጠንቀቂያ ድምፅ።
Examples
"The burglar alarm rang."
Smoke-detector
/ስሞክ-ዲቴክተር/
ጭስ መቆጣጠሪያ
Device that detects fire.
ጭስን በመለየት እሳትን የሚጠቁም መሳሪያ።
Examples
"Check the smoke-detector."
Fire-extinguisher
/ፋየር-ኤክስቲንጊሸር/
የእሳት አደጋ መከላከያ
Tool to put out fires.
እሳትን ለማጥፋት የሚያገለግል መሳሪያ።
Examples
"Where is the fire-extinguisher?"
Balcony
/ባልከኒ/
በረንዳ
Platform outside a window.
ከመስኮት ውጭ ያለ የመቆሚያ ስፍራ።
Examples
"I sat on the balcony."
Terrace
/ቴራስ/
ሰፊ በረንዳ
Flat area outside house.
ከቤት ውጭ ያለ ጠፍጣፋ መቆሚያ።
Examples
"The terrace has plants."
Backyard
/ባክያርድ/
የጓሮ አትክልት
Area behind the house.
ከቤት ጀርባ ያለ ክፍት ቦታ።
Examples
"The kids play in the backyard."
Garden
/ጋርደን/
አትክልት ቦታ
Land for growing plants.
ተክሎች የሚበቅሉበት ቦታ።
Examples
"The garden is beautiful."
Lawn
/ሎን/
ሳር
Area of short grass.
አጭር ሳር የበቀለበት ቦታ።
Examples
"Mow the lawn today."
Fence
/ፌንስ/
አጥር
Barrier around property.
በንብረት ዙሪያ የሚገነባ አጥር።
Examples
"We painted the fence."
Gate
/ጌት/
የአጥር በር
Entrance in a fence.
በአጥር ላይ ያለ መግቢያ በር።
Examples
"Lock the front gate."
Driveway
/ድራይቭዌይ/
የመኪና መንገድ
Path for cars to house.
መኪና ወደ ቤት የሚገባበት መንገድ።
Examples
"Park on the driveway."
Garage
/ጋራዥ/
ጋራዥ
Shelter for vehicles.
መኪና የሚቀመጥበት ቤት።
Examples
"Put the tools in the garage."
Carport
/ካርፖርት/
መኪና ማቆሚያ
Covered parking area.
ጣሪያ ያለው መኪና ማቆሚያ።
Examples
"The carport is near the door."
Basement
/ቤዝመንት/
ምድር ቤት
Room below ground level.
ከምድር በታች ያለ የቤት ክፍል።
Examples
"Store boxes in the basement."
Attic
/አቲክ/
የጣሪያ ቤት
Space under the roof.
ከጣሪያ ስር ያለ ክፍት ቦታ።
Examples
"The attic is very dusty."
Closet
/ክሎዜት/
ቁምሳጥን
Space for storing clothes.
ልብስ የሚቀመጥበት ቦታ።
Examples
"Hang your coat in the closet."
Pantry
/ፓንትሪ/
ምግብ ቤት (ትንሽ)
Small room for food.
ምግብ የሚቀመጥበት ትንሽ ክፍል።
Examples
"The pantry is full of snacks."
Kitchen
/ኪችን/
ወጥ ቤት
Place for cooking food.
ምግብ የሚበስልበት ክፍል።
Examples
"Clean the kitchen sink."
Bathroom
/ባዝሩም/
መታጠቢያ ቤት
Room with a toilet/bath.
የመታጠቢያ እና የሽንት ቤት።
Examples
"The bathroom is occupied."
Bedroom
/ቤድሩም/
መኝታ ቤት
Room used for sleeping.
ለመተኛት የሚያገለግል ክፍል።
Examples
"The bedroom has two beds."
Living-room
/ሊቪንግ-ሩም/
ሳሎን
Main room for relaxing.
ለመዝናናት የሚያገለግል ዋና ክፍል።
Examples
"Watch TV in the living-room."
Dining-room
/ዳይኒንግ-ሩም/
ምግብ መመገቢያ ክፍል
Room for eating meals.
ምግብ የሚበላበት ክፍል።
Examples
"Set the table in the dining-room."
Laundry-room
/ላውንድሪ-ሩም/
ልብስ ማጠቢያ ክፍል
Room for washing clothes.
ልብስ የሚታጠብበት ክፍል።
Examples
"Where is the laundry-room?"
Hallway
/ሆልዌይ/
መተላለፊያ
Passage in a building.
በህንፃ ውስጥ ያለ መተላለፊያ መንገድ።
Examples
"Walk down the hallway."
Corridor
/ኮሪደር/
ኮሪደር
A long hallway.
ረጅም የመተላለፊያ መንገድ።
Examples
"The corridor is well-lit."
Entrance
/ኤንትራንስ/
መግቢያ
Place to enter a building.
ወደ ህንፃ መግቢያ ቦታ።
Examples
"The main entrance is locked."
Exit
/ኤግዚት/
መውጫ
Place to leave a building.
ከህንፃ መውጫ ቦታ።
Examples
"Use the fire exit."
Emergency
/ኢመርጀንሲ/
አደጋ/ድንገተኛ
Sudden dangerous situation.
ድንገተኛ እና አደገኛ ሁኔታ።
Examples
"Dial 911 for emergency."
Amenities
/አሜኒቲስ/
ምቾቶች
Features of a property.
በቤት ውስጥ ያሉ ምቹ አገልግሎቶች።
Examples
"The building has amenities."
Gym
/ጂም/
ጂም
Place for exercise.
ስፖርት የሚሰራበት ቦታ።
Examples
"The condo has a gym."
Pool
/ፑል/
ዋና ገንዳ
Place for swimming.
ለመዋኛ የሚያገለግል የውሃ ገንዳ።
Examples
"The pool is open now."
Rooftop
/ሩፍቶፕ/
ጣሪያ ላይ
The outer surface of roof.
የህንፃው የላይኛው ጣሪያ።
Examples
"Party on the rooftop."
Parking
/ፓርኪንግ/
መኪና ማቆሚያ
Space for vehicles.
መኪና የሚቆምበት ቦታ።
Examples
"Is parking free?"
Assigned
/አሳይንድ/
የተመደበ
Given specifically to someone.
ለአንድ ሰው የተመደበ።
Examples
"I have an assigned spot."
Visitor
/ቪዚተር/
ጎብኚ
Person who visits.
ሊጎበኝ የሚመጣ ሰው።
Examples
"The visitor must sign in."
Neighborhood
/ኔይበርሁድ/
ሰፈር
Area where people live.
ሰዎች የሚኖሩበት አካባቢ።
Examples
"It is a quiet neighborhood."
Suburb
/ሰበርብ/
ከተማ ዳርቻ
Area outside the city.
ከከተማ ውጭ ያለ የመኖሪያ ሰፈር።
Examples
"They moved to the suburbs."
Downtown
/ዳውንታውን/
ከተማ መሃል
The center of the city.
የከተማው ዋና መሃል ክፍል።
Examples
"Working downtown is busy."
Location
/ሎኬሽን/
አድራሻ/ቦታ
Position of a place.
የአንድ ቦታ መገኛ።
Examples
"The location is perfect."
View
/ቪው/
እይታ
What you see from a place.
ከአንድ ቦታ የሚታይ እይታ።
Examples
"The apartment has a city view."
Sunlight
/ሳንላይት/
የፀሐይ ብርሃን
Light from the sun.
ከፀሐይ የሚገኝ ብርሃን።
Examples
"The room gets lots of sunlight."
Ventilation
/ቬንቲሌሽን/
አየር መተንፈሻ
Circulation of fresh air.
ንጹህ አየር የመዘዋወሪያ ዘዴ።
Examples
"The bathroom needs ventilation."
Insulation
/ኢንሱሌሽን/
ሙቀት መከላከያ
Material to trap heat.
ሙቀት እንዳይወጣ የሚደረግ መከላከያ።
Examples
"The house has good insulation."
Heating
/ሂቲንግ/
ማሞቂያ
System for keeping warm.
ቤትን ለማሞቅ የሚያገለግል ዘዴ።
Examples
"Turn on the heating."
Cooling
/ኩሊንግ/
ማቀዝቀዣ
System for keeping cool.
ቤትን ለማቀዝቀዝ የሚያገለግል ዘዴ።
Examples
"Cooling is necessary in summer."
Air-conditioner
/ኤር-ኮንዲሽነር/
አየር ማቀዝቀዣ
Machine that cools air.
አየርን የሚያቀዘቅዝ ማሽን።
Examples
"Fix the air-conditioner."
Radiator
/ሬዲዬተር/
ሬዲዬተር
Heater with hot water pipes.
በሙቅ ውሃ የሚሰራ ማሞቂያ።
Examples
"The radiator is hot."
Thermostat
/ቴርሞስታት/
ሙቀት መቆጣጠሪያ
Device to control heat.
ሙቀትን ለመቆጣጠር የሚረዳ መሳሪያ።
Examples
"Adjust the thermostat."
Plumbing
/ፕላምቢንግ/
የውሃ ቱቦ ዝርጋታ
System of water pipes.
የውሃ ቱቦዎች ዝርጋታ ስርዓት።
Examples
"Call a plumber for plumbing."
Pipes
/ፓይፕስ/
ቱቦዎች
Tubes for water or gas.
ውሃ ወይም ጋዝ የሚዘዋወርባቸው ቱቦዎች።
Examples
"The pipes are frozen."
Leak
/ሊክ/
ፈሳሽ መፍሰስ
Unintended escape of fluid.
አላስፈላጊ የፈሳሽ መፍሰስ።
Examples
"There is a leak under the sink."
Clogged
/ክሎግድ/
የተደፈነ
Blocked by an object.
በአንድ ነገር የተዘጋ ወይም የተደፈነ።
Examples
"The toilet is clogged."
Drain
/ድሬይን/
ማፍሰሻ
Pipe for carrying away waste.
ቆሻሻ ውሃ የሚወጣበት ቱቦ።
Examples
"The kitchen drain is slow."
Faucet
/ፎሴት/
ቧንቧ
Valve to control water.
ውሃን ለመቆጣጠር የሚያገለግል ቧንቧ።
Examples
"Turn off the faucet."
Shower
/ሻወር/
ሻወር
Device for washing body.
ሰውነትን ለመታጠብ የሚረዳ መሳሪያ።
Examples
"I took a quick shower."
Bathtub
/ባዝተብ/
መታጠቢያ ገንዳ
Large tub for washing.
ለመታጠብ የሚያገለግል ትልቅ ገንዳ።
Examples
"Fill the bathtub with water."
Toilet
/ቶይሌት/
ሽንት ቤት
Device for waste disposal.
ለሽንት ወይም ለሰገራ መውረጃ መሳሪያ።
Examples
"The toilet is leaking."
Sink
/ሲንክ/
የእጅ መታጠቢያ
Basin for washing hands.
እጅን ለመታጠብ የሚያገለግል ሳህን።
Examples
"Wash the dishes in the sink."
Countertop
/ካውንተርቶፕ/
ካውንተር
Flat surface in kitchen.
በኩሽና ውስጥ ያለ ጠፍጣፋ የላይኛው ክፍል።
Examples
"Put the bread on the countertop."
Cabinets
/ካቢኔትስ/
ካቢኔቶች
Cupboards for storage.
ዕቃዎችን ለማስቀመጥ የሚያገለግሉ ሳጥኖች።
Examples
"Clean the kitchen cabinets."
Drawer
/ድሮወር/
ተሳቢ ሳጥን
Box-like storage that slides.
የሚሳብ እና የሚገፋ የማስቀመጫ ሳጥን።
Examples
"The socks are in the drawer."
Stove
/ስቶቭ/
ምድጃ
Device for cooking.
ምግብ ለማብሰል የሚያገለግል መሳሪያ።
Examples
"Turn off the stove."
Oven
/አቨን/
ማብሰያ (ኦቨን)
Enclosed space for baking.
ምግብ መጋገሪያ ሳጥን።
Examples
"Bake the cake in the oven."
Refrigerator
/ሪፍሪጅሬተር/
ፍሪጅ
Machine for cooling food.
ምግብን ለማቀዝቀዝ የሚያገለግል ማሽን።
Examples
"Put the milk in the refrigerator."
Freezer
/ፍሪዘር/
በረዶ ማድረጊያ
Very cold part of fridge.
ነገሮችን የሚያበረድ የፍሪጅ ክፍል።
Examples
"Keep the ice in the freezer."
Dishwasher
/ዲሽዋሸር/
ሳህን ማጠቢያ ማሽን
Machine for washing dishes.
ሳህኖችን የሚያጥብ ማሽን።
Examples
"Load the dishwasher."
Microwave
/ማይክሮዌቭ/
ማይክሮዌቭ
Device for heating food fast.
ምግብን በፍጥነት የሚያሞቅ መሳሪያ።
Examples
"Heat the soup in the microwave."
Washer
/ዋሸር/
ልብስ ማጠቢያ ማሽን
Machine for washing clothes.
ልብስ የሚያጥብ ማሽን።
Examples
"The washer is making noise."
Dryer
/ድራየር/
ልብስ ማድረቂያ
Machine for drying clothes.
ልብስ የሚያደርቅ ማሽን።
Examples
"Put the wet clothes in the dryer."
Hookup
/ሁክአፕ/
ግንኙነት (የመሳሪያ)
Connection for appliances.
ለመሳሪያዎች የሚሆን የኤሌክትሪክ ወይም ውሃ ግንኙነት።
Examples
"Does it have a washer hookup?"
Outlet
/አውትሌት/
ሶኬት
Point for electrical plug.
ለኤሌክትሪክ መሰኪያ የሚሆን ቦታ።
Examples
"Plug the lamp into the outlet."
Switch
/ስዊች/
ማብሪያና ማጥፊያ
Device to turn on power.
መብራት ለማብራትና ለማጥፋት የሚያገለግል መሳሪያ።
Examples
"Turn off the light switch."
Light
/ላይት/
መብራት
Brightness from a lamp.
ከመብራት የሚወጣ ብርሃን።
Examples
"The light is too dim."
Bulb
/ባልብ/
አምፑል
Glass part that lights up.
ብርሃን የሚሰጥ የመስታወት አምፑል።
Examples
"Change the light bulb."
Fixture
/ፊክስቸር/
ቋሚ ዕቃ
Something fixed in place.
በቤት ውስጥ በቋሚነት የተገጠመ ዕቃ።
Examples
"The lighting fixture is old."
Flooring
/ፍሎሪንግ/
የወለል ስራ
Material for the floor.
ለወለል የሚሆን ግብዓት።
Examples
"The flooring is hardwood."
Carpet
/ካርፔት/
ምንጣፍ
Fabric floor covering.
የወለል ጨርቅ ምንጣፍ።
Examples
"Vacuum the carpet."
Hardwood
/ሃርድውድ/
ጠንካራ እንጨት
Flooring made of wood.
ከእንጨት የተሰራ የወለል አይነት።
Examples
"I love hardwood floors."
Tile
/ታይል/
ሴራሚክ/ታይል
Ceramic floor piece.
ከሸክላ የተሰራ የወለል ንጣፍ።
Examples
"The bathroom tile is white."
Laminate
/ላሚኔት/
ላሚኔት
Synthetic wood flooring.
ሰው ሰራሽ የእንጨት ወለል።
Examples
"Laminate is easy to clean."
Vinyl
/ቫይኒል/
ቫይኒል
Plastic floor material.
ከፕላስቲክ የተሰራ የወለል ግብዓት።
Examples
"Install vinyl in the laundry room."
Rug
/ራግ/
ምንጣፍ (ትንሽ)
Small carpet.
ትንሽ የወለል ምንጣፍ።
Examples
"Put a rug near the bed."
Curtain
/ከርተን/
መጋረጃ
Fabric for windows.
ለመስኮት የሚሆን ጨርቅ።
Examples
"Close the curtains."
Blinds
/ብላይንድስ/
የመስኮት መዝጊያ
Window cover with slats.
መስኮትን ለመሸፈን የሚያገለግል ተከፋች መሳሪያ።
Examples
"Pull down the blinds."
Shelf
/ሼልፍ/
መደርደሪያ
Flat surface for storage.
ዕቃዎችን ለማስቀመጥ የሚያገለግል መደርደሪያ።
Examples
"Put the books on the shelf."
Mirror
/ሚረር/
መስተዋት
Glass that reflects image.
ምስልን የሚያንጸባርቅ መስታወት።
Examples
"Look in the mirror."
Hanger
/ሃንገር/
መስቀያ
Tool to hang clothes.
ልብስ ለመስቀል የሚያገለግል መሳሪያ።
Examples
"I need more hangers."
Furniture
/ፈርኒቸር/
የቤት ዕቃ
Items like chairs and beds.
እንደ ወንበርና አልጋ ያሉ ዕቃዎች።
Examples
"The furniture is expensive."
Sofa
/ሶፋ/
ሶፋ
A long soft seat.
ረጅም እና ለስላሳ ወንበር።
Examples
"Sit on the sofa."
Couch
/ካውች/
ሶፋ
Another name for a sofa.
ለሶፋ ሌላ ስም።
Examples
"He is sleeping on the couch."
Armchair
/አርምቼር/
የእጅ መደገፊያ ያለው ወንበር
Chair with side supports.
እጅ መደገፊያ ያለው ወንበር።
Examples
"The armchair is comfortable."
Table
/ቴብል/
ጠረጴዛ
Furniture with flat top.
ጠፍጣፋ አናት ያለው የቤት ዕቃ።
Examples
"Eat at the table."
Chair
/ቼር/
ወንበር
Furniture for sitting.
ለመቀመጫ የሚያገለግል የቤት ዕቃ።
Examples
"Pull up a chair."
Desk
/ዴስክ/
ዴስክ
Table for working/writing.
ለስራ ወይም ለጽህፈት የሚሆን ጠረጴዛ።
Examples
"I work at my desk."
Bed
/ቤድ/
አልጋ
Furniture for sleeping.
ለመተኛት የሚያገለግል የቤት ዕቃ።
Examples
"I want a large bed."
Mattress
/ማትረስ/
ፍራሽ
Soft part of the bed.
የአልጋ ለስላሳ ክፍል።
Examples
"The mattress is firm."
Pillow
/ፒሎው/
ትራስ
Soft support for the head.
ለራስ መደገፊያ የሚሆን ለስላሳ ነገር።
Examples
"I need a soft pillow."
Blanket
/ብላንኬት/
ብርድ ልብስ
Warm cover for the bed.
ለመኝታ የሚሆን ሙቅ መሸፈኛ።
Examples
"Use a thick blanket."
Sheet
/ሺት/
አንሶላ
Thin fabric for a bed.
ለአልጋ የሚሆን ቀጭን ጨርቅ።
Examples
"Change the bed sheets."
Towel
/ታወል/
ፎጣ
Fabric for drying body.
ሰውነትን ለማድረቂያ የሚሆን ጨርቅ።
Examples
"Dry your hands with a towel."
Mat
/ማት/
ምንጣፍ (ትንሽ)
Small floor covering.
ትንሽ የወለል መሸፈኛ።
Examples
"Wipe your feet on the mat."
Bin
/ቢን/
የቆሻሻ ሳጥን
Container for waste.
ቆሻሻ የሚቀመጥበት ሳጥን።
Examples
"Throw it in the bin."
Storage
/ስቶሬጅ/
ማከማቻ
Space for keeping items.
ዕቃዎችን ለማስቀመጥ የሚያገለግል ቦታ።
Examples
"The unit has extra storage."
Unit
/ዩኒት/
ቤት/ክፍል
A single housing apartment.
አንድ ነጠላ የመኖሪያ ቤት።
Examples
"Which unit do you live in?"
Square-footage
/ስኩዌር-ፉቴጅ/
የቤት ስፋት
Total area of the house.
የቤቱ ጠቅላላ ስፋት።
Examples
"What is the square-footage?"
Size
/ሳይዝ/
መጠን
How large something is.
የአንድ ነገር ትልቅነት መጠን።
Examples
"The size is perfect for me."
Spacious
/ስፔሸስ/
ሰፊ
Having lots of space.
ብዙ ቦታ ያለው።
Examples
"The living room is spacious."
Cozy
/ኮዚ/
ምቹ
Comfortable and warm.
ምቹ እና ሙቅ የሆነ።
Examples
"The bedroom is cozy."
Cramped
/ክራምፕድ/
ጠባብ
Not having enough space.
በቂ ቦታ የሌለው።
Examples
"The kitchen is too cramped."
Sunny
/ሳኒ/
ፀሐያማ
Full of sunshine.
በፀሐይ ብርሃን የተሞላ።
Examples
"I want a sunny apartment."
Quiet
/ኳይት/
ጸጥ ያለ
Making little noise.
ምንም ድምፅ የሌለው።
Examples
"This is a quiet street."
Noisy
/ኖይዚ/
ጩኸት የበዛበት
Making a lot of noise.
ብዙ ድምፅ ወይም ጩኸት ያለው።
Examples
"The neighborhood is noisy."
Pets
/ፔትስ/
የቤት እንስሳት
Animals kept at home.
ቤት ውስጥ የሚረቡ እንስሳት።
Examples
"Are pets allowed?"
Allowed
/አላውድ/
የተፈቀደ
Permitted to happen.
እንዲሆን የተፈቀደ።
Examples
"Dogs are allowed here."
Prohibited
/ፕሮሂቢትድ/
የተከለከለ
Not allowed.
ያልተፈቀደ ወይም የተከለከለ።
Examples
"Smoking is prohibited."
Smoking
/ስሞኪንግ/
ማጨስ
The act of smoking.
ሲጋራ የማጨስ ተግባር።
Examples
"No smoking inside."
Rules
/ሩልስ/
ደንቦች
Guidelines to follow.
መከተል ያለባቸው መመሪያዎች።
Examples
"Follow the building rules."
Policy
/ፖሊሲ/
ፖሊሲ/ደንብ
Official set of rules.
ኦፊሴላዊ የደንብ ስብስብ።
Examples
"Check the pet policy."
Agreement
/አግሪመንት/
ስምምነት
Shared understanding.
በሁለት ወገኖች መካከል የሚደረግ ስምምነት።
Examples
"Sign the rental agreement."
Contract
/ኮንትራት/
ውል
Legal document.
ህጋዊ የሰነድ ውል።
Examples
"The contract is for one year."
Signature
/ሲግኔቸር/
ፊርማ
Your signed name.
የአንድ ሰው የጽሁፍ ፊርማ።
Examples
"Put your signature here."
Date
/ዴት/
ቀን
Specific day and month.
የተወሰነ ቀን እና ወር።
Examples
"What is the move-in date?"
Term
/ተርም/
ጊዜ
Duration of a contract.
የአንድ ውል የቆይታ ጊዜ።
Examples
"The term is 12 months."
Renewal
/ሪኒውዋል/
ማደስ
Extending a contract.
ውልን ማራዘም ወይም ማደስ።
Examples
"The lease renewal is coming up."
Extension
/ኤክስቴንሽን/
ማራዘሚያ
Adding extra time.
ተጨማሪ ጊዜ መጨመር።
Examples
"I need a one-month extension."
Expiration
/ኤክስፓይሬሽን/
የመጨረሻ ቀን
The end of a period.
የአንድ ጊዜ ማብቂያ።
Examples
"Check the lease expiration."
Fee
/ፊ/
ክፍያ
Cost for a service.
ለአገልግሎት የሚከፈል ገንዘብ።
Examples
"Pay the application fee."
Fine
/ፋይን/
ቅጣት
Money paid for a rule break.
ህግ ሲጣስ የሚከፈል የገንዘብ ቅጣት።
Examples
"There is a fine for late rent."
Penalty
/ፔናልቲ/
ቅጣት
Punishment for an act.
ስለተፈጸመ ስህተት የሚሰጥ ቅጣት።
Examples
"The penalty is high."
Late-payment
/ሌት-ፔይመንት/
ዘግይቶ መክፈል
Paying after the due date.
ከቀጠሮ በኋላ የሚደረግ ክፍያ።
Examples
"Avoid late-payment fees."
Grace-period
/ግሬስ-ፒሪየድ/
የእፎይታ ጊዜ
Extra time to pay.
ክፍያ ለመክፈል የሚሰጥ ተጨማሪ ጊዜ።
Examples
"There is a 5-day grace-period."
Invoice
/ኢንቮይስ/
ደረሰኝ/ኢንቮይስ
Bill for services.
ለአገልግሎት የሚጠየቅ የክፍያ መጠየቂያ።
Examples
"Send the invoice by email."
Receipt
/ሪሲት/
ደረሰኝ
Proof of payment.
ክፍያ መፈጸሙን የሚያረጋግጥ ሰነድ።
Examples
"Keep the rent receipt."
Proof
/ፕሩፍ/
ማስረጃ
Evidence of something.
የአንድ ነገር መኖር ማስረጃ።
Examples
"I need proof of income."
Identification
/አይደንቲፊኬሽን/
መታወቂያ
Document like a passport.
እንደ ፓስፖርት ያለ ማንነት ገላጭ ሰነድ።
Examples
"Show your identification."
Application
/አፕሊኬሽን/
ማመልከቻ
Request to rent.
ለመከራየት የሚቀርብ ጥያቄ።
Examples
"Fill out the application."
Approval
/አፕሩቫል/
ማፅደቅ
Being accepted.
ተቀባይነት ማግኘት።
Examples
"I am waiting for approval."
Rejection
/ሪጄክሽን/
ውድቅ ማድረግ
Being turned down.
ተቀባይነት አለማግኘት ወይም መከልከል።
Examples
"The application faced rejection."
Reference
/ሬፈረንስ/
ማጣቀሻ
A person who vouches for you.
ስለ አንድ ሰው ምስክርነት የሚሰጥ።
Examples
"Provide a past landlord reference."
Credit-check
/ክሬዲት-ቼክ/
የክሬዲት ምርመራ
Review of financial history.
የገንዘብ አያያዝ ታሪክን መመርመር።
Examples
"They will run a credit-check."
History
/ሂስትሪ/
ታሪክ
Past events.
ያለፉ ክስተቶች ታሪክ።
Examples
"The house has a long history."
Occupation
/ኦኩፔሽን/
ስራ
Your job or work.
የአንድ ሰው ስራ ወይም ሙያ።
Examples
"What is your occupation?"
Salary
/ሳላሪ/
ደመወዝ
Monthly pay.
በየወሩ የሚከፈል ክፍያ።
Examples
"My salary is sufficient."
Income
/ኢንካም/
ገቢ
Money you earn.
የሚገኝ ገቢ ወይም ገንዘብ።
Examples
"Total household income is high."
Affordability
/አፎርዳቢሊቲ/
አቅም
Being within budget.
በገንዘብ አቅም ውስጥ የመሆን ሁኔታ።
Examples
"Affordability is key for me."
Budget
/ባጀት/
ባጀት
Money plan.
የገንዘብ አጠቃቀም እቅድ።
Examples
"Stay within the budget."
Moving-truck
/ሙቪንግ-ትራክ/
የቤት ዕቃ መጫኛ መኪና
Vehicle for moving house.
ቤት ለመቀየር ዕቃ የሚጫንበት መኪና።
Examples
"Rent a moving-truck."
Boxes
/ቦክስስ/
ሳጥኖች
Containers for packing.
ዕቃዎችን ለማሸግ የሚያገለግሉ ሳጥኖች።
Examples
"I need 50 boxes."
Tape
/ቴፕ/
ፕላስተር
Sticky material for boxes.
ሳጥኖችን ለመለጠፍ የሚያገለግል ፕላስተር።
Examples
"Seal the boxes with tape."
Bubble-wrap
/ባብል-ራፕ/
መከላከያ ፕላስቲክ
Plastic for fragile items.
የሚሰበሩ ዕቃዎችን ለመጠበቅ የሚያገለግል ፕላስቲክ።
Examples
"Wrap the glass in bubble-wrap."
Dolly
/ዶሊ/
ዕቃ ማንቀሳቀሻ
Small cart with wheels.
ዕቃዎችን ለማንቀሳቀስ የሚያገለግል ባለጎማ ጋሪ።
Examples
"Use a dolly for the fridge."
Unpack
/አንፓክ/
ዕቃ ማውጣት
Remove items from boxes.
ዕቃዎችን ከሳጥን ውስጥ ማውጣት።
Examples
"It took a week to unpack."
Sublet
/ሰብሌት/
መልሶ ማከራየት
Renting out a rented room.
የተከራዩትን ቤት ለሌላ ሰው ማከራየት።
Examples
"I want to sublet my room."
Roommate
/ሩምሜት/
የክፍል ጓደኛ
Person you share a house with.
ቤት የሚጋሩት ሰው።
Examples
"My roommate is friendly."
Occupancy
/ኦኩፔንሲ/
የመኖርያ ሁኔታ
Living in a space.
በአንድ ቦታ የመኖር ሁኔታ።
Examples
"The occupancy limit is four."
Vacancy
/ቬከንሲ/
ክፍት ቦታ
Unoccupied unit.
ያልተያዘ ክፍት ቤት።
Examples
"The building has one vacancy."
Listing
/ሊስቲንግ/
ማስታወቂያ
Ad for a rental.
የሚከራይ ቤት ማስታወቂያ።
Examples
"Check the online listing."
Bungalow
/ባንጋሎው/
አንድ ፎቅ ቤት
Small house with one story.
አንድ ፎቅ ብቻ ያለው ትንሽ ቤት።
Examples
"They bought a bungalow."
Villa
/ቪላ/
ቪላ
Large country house.
ትልቅ እና ዘመናዊ ቤት።
Examples
"The villa has a pool."
Packer
/ፓከር/
አሻጊ
Person who packs boxes.
ዕቃዎችን የሚያሽግ ሰው።
Examples
"The packer is very fast."
Mover
/ሙቨር/
የቤት ዕቃ አጓጓዥ
Person who carries furniture.
የቤት ዕቃዎችን የሚያጓጉዝ ሰው።
Examples
"The movers arrived at 8 AM."
Transfer
/ትራንስፈር/
ማዛወር
Moving something to a place.
ነገሮችን ወደ ሌላ ቦታ ማዛወር።
Examples
"Transfer the water account."
Transport
/ትራንስፖርት/
ማጓጓዝ
Carrying goods.
ዕቃዎችን ከአንድ ቦታ ወደ ሌላ ማጓጓዝ።
Examples
"Transport the boxes safely."
Loading
/ሎውዲንግ/
መጫን
Putting items on a truck.
ዕቃዎችን በመኪና ላይ መጫን።
Examples
"Loading the truck took time."
Unloading
/አንሎውዲንግ/
ማውረድ
Taking items off a truck.
ዕቃዎችን ከመኪና ላይ ማውረድ።
Examples
"Be careful while unloading."
Packing
/ፓኪንግ/
ማሸግ
Putting things in boxes.
ነገሮችን በሳጥን ውስጥ የማስቀመጥ ተግባር።
Examples
"I hate packing."
Fragile
/ፍራጃይል/
ተሰባሪ
Easily broken.
በቀላሉ የሚሰበር።
Examples
"This box is fragile."
Label
/ሌብል/
ምልክት/መለያ
Writing on a box.
በሳጥን ላይ የሚደረግ ምልክት።
Examples
"Label the kitchen boxes."
Clause
/ክሎዝ/
ንዑስ አንቀፅ
Part of a contract.
በውል ውስጥ ያለ አንድ አንቀፅ።
Examples
"Check the pet clause."
Co-signer
/ኮ-ሳይነር/
ተጨማሪ ፈራሚ
Person who shares liability.
ኃላፊነትን የሚጋራ ተጨማሪ ፈራሚ።
Examples
"My dad is the co-signer."
Guarantor
/ጋራንተር/
ዋስ
Person who guarantees rent.
ለኪራይ ክፍያ ዋስ የሚሆን ሰው።
Examples
"I need a guarantor."
Patio
/ፓቲዮ/
ፓቲዮ
Paved outdoor area.
ከቤት ውጭ ያለ የተነጠፈ ቦታ።
Examples
"We ate on the patio."
Porch
/ፖርች/
በረንዳ (የፊት)
Covered shelter at entry.
በመግቢያ በር ላይ ያለ ጣሪያ ያለው በረንዳ።
Examples
"Sit on the front porch."
Deck
/ዴክ/
የእንጨት በረንዳ
Wooden platform.
ከእንጨት የተሰራ በረንዳ።
Examples
"The deck needs painting."
Chimney
/ቺምኒ/
የጭስ ማውጫ
Pipe for smoke on roof.
በጣሪያ ላይ ያለ የጭስ ማውጫ።
Examples
"Clean the chimney."
Roof
/ሩፍ/
ጣሪያ
Top cover of a house.
የቤት የላይኛው መሸፈኛ።
Examples
"The roof is leaking."
Gutter
/ጋተር/
የውሃ መውረጃ
Channel for rain on roof.
በጣሪያ ዳር ያለ የዝናብ ውሃ መውረጃ።
Examples
"Clear the gutters."
Siding
/ሳይዲንግ/
የግድግዳ መሸፈኛ
Material for outer walls.
ለውጭ ግድግዳ የሚሆን መሸፈኛ።
Examples
"The siding is vinyl."
Mailbox
/ሜይልቦክስ/
የፖስታ ሳጥን
Box for mail.
ፖስታ የሚቀመጥበት ሳጥን።
Examples
"Check the mailbox."
Number
/ናምበር/
ቁጥር
House digit.
የቤት ቁጥር።
Examples
"What is your unit number?"
Plug
/ፕላግ/
ፒን/መሰኪያ
Electrical connector.
የኤሌክትሪክ መሰኪያ።
Examples
"Insert the plug."
Fuse-box
/ፊውዝ-ቦክስ/
ፊውዝ ሳጥን
Control for electricity.
የኤሌክትሪክ መቆጣጠሪያ ሳጥን።
Examples
"Check the fuse-box."
Solar-panel
/ሶላር-ፓነል/
የፀሐይ ብርሃን ኃይል
Panel for sun energy.
የፀሐይ ብርሃን ኃይል መሰብሰቢያ።
Examples
"Install solar-panels."
Generator
/ጄኔሬተር/
ጄኔሬተር
Machine for backup power.
ተጨማሪ ኃይል የሚሰጥ ማሽን።
Examples
"Start the generator."
Bright
/ብራይት/
ብሩህ
Filled with light.
በብርሃን የተሞላ።
Examples
"The hall is bright."
Dark
/ዳርክ/
ጨለማ
Without light.
ብርሃን የሌለው።
Examples
"The basement is dark."
Modern
/ሞደርን/
ዘመናዊ
New and stylish.
አዲስ እና ዘመናዊ።
Examples
"I want a modern kitchen."
Old
/ኦልድ/
አሮጌ/የቆየ
Existed for a long time.
ለረጅም ጊዜ የቆየ።
Examples
"The building is old."
Renovated
/ሪኖቬትድ/
የታደሰ
Repaired and updated.
የታደሰ እና የተሻሻለ።
Examples
"The unit is newly renovated."
Dirty
/ደርቲ/
ቆሻሻ
Not clean.
ንጹህ ያልሆነ።
Examples
"The floor is dirty."
Clean
/ክሊን/
ንጹህ
Free from dirt.
ከቆሻሻ የጸዳ።
Examples
"The apartment is clean."
Messy
/ሜሲ/
የተዘበራረቀ
Untidy.
ያልተስተካከለ ወይም የተዝረከረከ።
Examples
"Don't leave the room messy."
Remote
/ሪሞት/
ርቆ የሚገኝ
Far from the city.
ከከተማ ርቆ የሚገኝ።
Examples
"The house is in a remote area."
Central
/ሴንትራል/
ማዕከላዊ
In the middle.
መሃል ላይ የሚገኝ።
Examples
"The location is central."
Safe
/ሴፍ/
ደህንነቱ የተጠበቀ
Not dangerous.
አደጋ የሌለው።
Examples
"This neighborhood is safe."
Dangerous
/ዴንጀረስ/
አደገኛ
Likely to cause harm.
ጉዳት ሊያደርስ የሚችል አደገኛ።
Examples
"Avoid dangerous areas."
Wardrobe
/ዋርድሮብ/
ልብስ ማስቀመጫ
Large cupboard for clothes.
ትልቅ የልብስ ማስቀመጫ።
Examples
"Put the suits in the wardrobe."
Lamp
/ላምፕ/
ላምባ/መብራት
Source of light.
የብርሃን ምንጭ።
Examples
"Turn on the bedside lamp."
Frame
/ፍሬም/
ፍሬም
Border for a picture.
ለስዕል መከለያ የሚሆን ፍሬም።
Examples
"Hang the frame on the wall."
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