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repairs, maintenance & utilities

Repairs, Maintenance & Utilities

Core Vocabulary

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

200 Words

Hammer

/ሀመር/

መዶሻ

A tool with a heavy metal head used for hitting nails.

ሚስማሮችን ለመምታት የሚያገለግል ከባድ የብረት ራስ ያለው መሣሪያ።

Examples

"I used a hammer to fix the chair."

Contextual Usage

Pliers

/ፕላየር/

ፒንሳ

A tool used for gripping or cutting wire.

ሽቦዎችን ለመያዝ ወይም ለመቁረጥ የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።

Examples

"Use the pliers to bend the wire."

Contextual Usage

Screwdriver

/ስክሩ ድራይቨር/

ከስክሩ መፍቻ

A tool used for turning screws.

ስክሩዎችን ለማዞር የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።

Examples

"I need a flathead screwdriver."

Contextual Usage

Wrench

/ሬንች/

መፍቻ

A tool for gripping and turning nuts and bolts.

መዘውሮችን እና ቦልቶችን ለመያዝ እና ለማዞር የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።

Examples

"The plumber used a wrench on the pipe."

Contextual Usage

Drill

/ድሪል/

ወጋሪ

A tool for making holes in hard substances.

በጠንካራ ነገሮች ላይ ቀዳዳ ለመሥራት የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።

Examples

"I bought a new electric drill."

Contextual Usage

Saw

/ሶ/

መጋዝ

A tool for cutting wood or metal.

እንጨት ወይም ብረት ለመቁረጥ የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።

Examples

"He used a saw to cut the board."

Contextual Usage

Level

/ሌቨል/

ደረጃ መለኪያ

A tool to check if a surface is flat.

አንድ ወለል ትክክል መሆኑን ለማረጋገጥ የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።

Examples

"Check the shelf with a level."

Contextual Usage

Tape

/ቴፕ/

ተለጣፊ

A narrow strip of material used to bind things.

ነገሮችን ለማሰር የሚያገለግል ጠባብ ቁሳቁስ።

Examples

"Apply electrical tape to the wire."

Contextual Usage

Measure

/ሜዠር/

መለኪያ

To find the size or amount of something.

የአንድን ነገር መጠን ወይም ብዛት መለካት።

Examples

"Measure the window before buying curtains."

Contextual Usage

Nail

/ኔይል/

ሚስማር

A small metal spike driven into wood.

በእንጨት ውስጥ የሚመታ ትንሽ የብረት ሹል።

Examples

"The nail is loose in the wall."

Contextual Usage

Screw

/ስክሩ/

ስክሩ

A metal pin with a spiral groove.

የጠመዝማዛ መስመር ያለው የብረት ፒን።

Examples

"Tighten the screw on the door handle."

Contextual Usage

Bolt

/ቦልት/

ቦልት

A metal pin with a head at one end.

በአንደኛው ጫፍ ራስ ያለው የብረት ፒን።

Examples

"The bolt holds the engine together."

Contextual Usage

Nut

/ናት/

መዘውር

A metal block with a hole for a bolt.

ለቦልት ቀዳዳ ያለው የብረት ብሎክ።

Examples

"I lost the nut for this bolt."

Contextual Usage

Washer

/ዋሸር/

ዋሸር

A flat ring used to spread the pressure of a nut.

የመዘውርን ጫና ለማከፋፈል የሚያገለግል ጠፍጣፋ ቀለበት።

Examples

"Put a washer under the bolt head."

Contextual Usage

Glue

/ግሉ/

ሙጫ

An adhesive substance used for sticking objects.

ነገሮችን ለማጣበቅ የሚያገለግል ተለጣፊ ነገር።

Examples

"Use wood glue to fix the table."

Contextual Usage

Paint

/ፔይንት/

ቀለም

A liquid used to color a surface.

አንድን ወለል ለመቀባት የሚያገለግል ፈሳሽ።

Examples

"The wall needs a fresh coat of paint."

Contextual Usage

Brush

/ብራሽ/

ብሩሽ

A tool with bristles used for cleaning or painting.

ለማጽዳት ወይም ለመቀባት የሚያገለግል የፀጉር መሣሪያ።

Examples

"Clean the paint brush after use."

Contextual Usage

Roller

/ሮለር/

ሮለር

A cylinder used for applying paint.

ቀለም ለመቀባት የሚያገለግል ሲሊንደር።

Examples

"Using a roller is faster than a brush."

Contextual Usage

Sandpaper

/ሳንድፔፐር/

ሶስት ወረቀት

Paper with sand used for smoothing surfaces.

ወለሎችን ለማለስለስ የሚያገለግል የአሸዋ ወረቀት።

Examples

"Smooth the wood with sandpaper."

Contextual Usage

Ladder

/ላደር/

መሰላል

A set of steps used for climbing up.

ወደ ላይ ለመውጣት የሚያገለግል ደረጃ።

Examples

"I need a ladder to reach the roof."

Contextual Usage

Gloves

/ግሎቭስ/

ጓንት

Coverings for the hands.

ለእጆች የሚሆኑ መሸፈኛዎች።

Examples

"Wear gloves to protect your hands."

Contextual Usage

Helmet

/ሄልሜት/

ቆብ

A hard hat used for protection.

ለጥበቃ የሚያገለግል ጠንካራ ኮፍያ።

Examples

"Wear a helmet on the construction site."

Contextual Usage

Tool

/ቱል/

መሣሪያ

A device used to carry out a function.

ተግባርን ለማከናወን የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።

Examples

"Keep every tool in the box."

Contextual Usage

Box

/ቦክስ/

ሳጥን

A container with a flat base and sides.

ጠፍጣፋ መሠረት እና ጎኖች ያሉት መያዣ።

Examples

"The tools are in the metal box."

Contextual Usage

Pipe

/ፓይፕ/

ቧንቧ

A tube through which liquids or gases flow.

ፈሳሾች ወይም ጋዞች የሚፈሱበት ቱቦ።

Examples

"The water pipe is leaking."

Contextual Usage

Tap

/ታፕ/

ቧንቧ ራስ

A device that controls the flow of liquid.

የፈሳሽ ፍሰትን የሚቆጣጠር መሣሪያ።

Examples

"Turn off the tap tightly."

Contextual Usage

Sink

/ሲንክ/

የእጅ መታጠቢያ

A fixed basin with a water supply.

የውሃ አቅርቦት ያለው ቋሚ ተፋሰስ።

Examples

"The kitchen sink is clogged."

Contextual Usage

Drain

/ድሬይን/

ፍሳሽ ማስወገጃ

A pipe used to carry away waste water.

ቆሻሻ ውሃን ለማስወገድ የሚያገለግል ቧንቧ።

Examples

"Water goes down the drain."

Contextual Usage

Clog

/ክሎግ/

መዘጋት

A blockage in a pipe or tube.

በቧንቧ ወይም በቱቦ ውስጥ ያለ መዘጋት።

Examples

"Hair caused a clog in the shower."

Contextual Usage

Leak

/ሊክ/

መንጠባጠብ

A hole through which liquid escapes.

ፈሳሽ የሚያመልጥበት ቀዳዳ።

Examples

"There is a leak in the roof."

Contextual Usage

Plumber

/ፕላምበር/

የቧንቧ ሠራተኛ

A person who fits and repairs pipes.

ቧንቧዎችን የሚገጥም እና የሚጠግን ሰው።

Examples

"Call the plumber to fix the toilet."

Contextual Usage

Toilet

/ቶይሌት/

ሽንት ቤት

A fixed bowl used for waste.

ለቆሻሻ የሚያገለግል ቋሚ ሳህን።

Examples

"The toilet is overflowing."

Contextual Usage

Shower

/ሻወር/

ሻወር

An apparatus that sprays water on the body.

በሰውነት ላይ ውሃ የሚረጭ መሣሪያ።

Examples

"The shower head is broken."

Contextual Usage

Basin

/ቤሲን/

ተፋሰስ

A bowl for washing, typically attached to a wall.

ለመታጠቢያ የሚሆን ጎድጓዳ ሳህን።

Examples

"Fill the basin with warm water."

Contextual Usage

Valve

/ቫልቭ/

ቫልቭ

A device for controlling the passage of fluid.

የፈሳሽ ማለፊያን ለመቆጣጠር የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።

Examples

"Close the main water valve."

Contextual Usage

Tank

/ታንክ/

ታንከር

A large container for storing liquid.

ፈሳሽ ለማከማቸት የሚያገለግል ትልቅ መያዣ።

Examples

"The water tank is empty."

Contextual Usage

Pump

/ፓምፕ/

ፓምፕ

A device that moves fluids by pressure.

ፈሳሾችን በግፊት የሚያንቀሳቅስ መሣሪያ።

Examples

"The water pump stopped working."

Contextual Usage

Gasket

/ጋስኬት/

ጋስኬት

A seal between two surfaces.

በሁለት ገጽታዎች መካከል ያለ ማህተም ወይም መከላከያ።

Examples

"Replace the rubber gasket."

Contextual Usage

Sealant

/ሲላንት/

ማሸጊያ

Material used to make something airtight.

አንድን ነገር አየር እንዳያስገባ ለማድረግ የሚያገለግል ቁሳቁስ።

Examples

"Apply sealant around the window."

Contextual Usage

Putty

/ፓቲ/

ፓቲ

A soft substance used as a filler or cement.

እንደ መሙያ የሚያገለግል ለስላሳ ነገር።

Examples

"Fill the holes with putty."

Contextual Usage

Caulk

/ኮክ/

መዝጊያ

Waterproof filler used in building.

በህንፃ ግንባታ ውስጥ የሚያገለግል የውሃ መከላከያ መሙያ።

Examples

"Caulk the gap in the bathtub."

Contextual Usage

Grout

/ግራውት/

ግራውት

Mortar used for filling gaps between tiles.

በሰቆች መካከል ያለውን ክፍተት ለመሙያ የሚያገለግል ጭቃ።

Examples

"The grout is turning brown."

Contextual Usage

Tile

/ታይል/

ሰቅ

A thin slab used for covering floors or walls.

ወለሎችን ወይም ግድግዳዎችን ለመሸፈን የሚያገለግል ቀጭን ንጣፍ።

Examples

"One bathroom tile is cracked."

Contextual Usage

Floor

/ፍሎር/

ወለል

The lower surface of a room.

የአንድ ክፍል የታችኛው ገጽ።

Examples

"The floor needs mopping."

Contextual Usage

Wall

/ዎል/

ግድግዳ

A vertical structure that encloses an area.

አንድን አካባቢ የሚዘጋ ቀጥ ያለ መዋቅር።

Examples

"Hang the picture on the wall."

Contextual Usage

Ceiling

/ሲሊንግ/

ጣሪያ

The upper interior surface of a room.

የአንድ ክፍል የላይኛው የውስጥ ገጽ።

Examples

"The ceiling has a water stain."

Contextual Usage

Roof

/ሩፍ/

ጣራ

The structure forming the upper covering of a building.

የአንድን ህንፃ የላይኛው ሽፋን የሚሠራ መዋቅር።

Examples

"The roof leaks when it rains."

Contextual Usage

Gutter

/ጋተር/

የውሃ ቦይ

A channel for carrying off rainwater from a roof.

የዝናብ ውሃን ከጣሪያ ላይ ለማስወገድ የሚያገለግል ቦይ።

Examples

"Clear the leaves from the gutter."

Contextual Usage

Fuse

/ፊውዝ/

ፊውዝ

A safety device that melts if current is too high.

የኤሌክትሪክ ፍሰት በጣም ከፍተኛ ከሆነ የሚቀልጥ የደህንነት መሣሪያ።

Examples

"The fuse blew out last night."

Contextual Usage

Wire

/ዋየር/

ሽቦ

Metal drawn out into a thin flexible thread.

ወደ ቀጭን ተጣጣፊ ክር የተለወጠ ብረት።

Examples

"Don't touch the exposed wire."

Contextual Usage

Socket

/ሶኬት/

ሶኬት

A hollow object into which something fits.

አንድ ነገር የሚገባበት ክፍት ነገር።

Examples

"Plug the lamp into the socket."

Contextual Usage

Switch

/ስዊች/

ማብሪያ

A device for making and breaking a connection.

ግንኙነትን ለመፍጠር እና ለማቋረጥ የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።

Examples

"Flip the switch to turn on the light."

Contextual Usage

Plug

/ፕላግ/

ፕላግ

A device for making an electrical connection.

የኤሌክትሪክ ግንኙነት ለመፍጠር የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።

Examples

"The plug is pulled out."

Contextual Usage

Cord

/ኮርድ/

ገመድ

Thin, flexible string or rope.

ቀጭን፣ ተጣጣፊ ክር ወይም ገመድ።

Examples

"The power cord is too short."

Contextual Usage

Light

/ላይት/

ብርሃን

The natural agent that stimulates sight.

እይታን የሚያነቃቃ ተፈጥሯዊ ወኪል።

Examples

"The light in the hallway is dim."

Contextual Usage

Bulb

/ባልብ/

አምፑል

A glass part of an electric lamp.

የኤሌክትሪክ መብራት የመስታወት ክፍል።

Examples

"The light bulb burned out."

Contextual Usage

Panel

/ፓናል/

ፓናል

A distinct section of a wall or door.

የግድግዳ ወይም የበር የተለየ ክፍል።

Examples

"Open the electrical panel."

Contextual Usage

Breaker

/ብሬከር/

ብሬከር

An automatic device for stopping the flow of current.

የኤሌክትሪክ ፍሰትን ለማቆም የሚያገለግል አውቶማቲክ መሣሪያ።

Examples

"The circuit breaker tripped."

Contextual Usage

Circuit

/ሰርኪዩት/

ሰርኪዩት

A complete path for an electric current.

ለኤሌክትሪክ ፍሰት የሚሆን ሙሉ መንገድ።

Examples

"This circuit is overloaded."

Contextual Usage

Voltage

/ቮልቴጅ/

ቮልቴጅ

Electromotive force expressed in volts.

በቮልት የሚገለጽ የኤሌክትሪክ ግፊት።

Examples

"Check the voltage of the battery."

Contextual Usage

Meter

/ሜትር/

ሜትር

An instrument that measures the amount used.

ጥቅም ላይ የዋለውን መጠን የሚለካ መሣሪያ።

Examples

"Read the electric meter."

Contextual Usage

Bill

/ቢል/

ሂሳብ

A statement of money owed for goods or services.

ለዕቃዎች ወይም ለአገልግሎቶች የሚከፈል ገንዘብ መግለጫ።

Examples

"Pay the water bill on time."

Contextual Usage

Power

/ፓወር/

ኃይል

Energy that is produced by mechanical or electrical means.

በሜካኒካል ወይም በኤሌክትሪክ መንገድ የሚመነጭ ኃይል::

Examples

"The power went out during the storm."

Contextual Usage

Outage

/አውቴጅ/

መቋረጥ

A period when a power supply is not available.

የኃይል አቅርቦት የማይገኝበት ጊዜ።

Examples

"We had a long power outage."

Contextual Usage

Short

/ሾርት/

አጭር ሰርኪዩት

A fault in an electrical circuit.

በኤሌክትሪክ ሰርኪዩት ውስጥ ያለ ብልሽት።

Examples

"A short circuit caused the fire."

Contextual Usage

Ground

/ግራውንድ/

መሬት

A connection to the earth in a circuit.

በሰርኪዩት ውስጥ ከመሬት ጋር የሚደረግ ግንኙነት።

Examples

"The electrical system must be grounded."

Contextual Usage

Battery

/ባትሪ/

ባትሪ

A device that stores chemical energy for electricity.

የኬሚካል ኃይልን ለኤሌክትሪክ የሚያከማች መሣሪያ።

Examples

"The battery in the remote is dead."

Contextual Usage

Generator

/ጄነሬተር/

ጄነሬተር

A machine for producing electrical energy.

የኤሌክትሪክ ኃይል ለማምረት የሚያገለግል ማሽን።

Examples

"Start the backup generator."

Contextual Usage

Solar

/ሶላር/

የፀሐይ

Relating to or determined by the sun.

ከፀሐይ ጋር የተያያዘ።

Examples

"We installed solar panels."

Contextual Usage

Energy

/ኤነርጂ/

ኃይል

Power derived from physical or chemical resources.

ከአካላዊ ወይም ከኬሚካላዊ ሀብቶች የሚገኝ ኃይል::

Examples

"Save energy by turning off lights."

Contextual Usage

Heat

/ሂት/

ሙቀት

The quality of being hot; high temperature.

ትኩስ የመሆን ጥራት፤ ከፍተኛ ሙቀት።

Examples

"The radiator provides good heat."

Contextual Usage

Furnace

/ፈርነስ/

ምድጃ

An enclosed structure in which material is heated.

ቁሳቁስ የሚሞቅበት ዝግ መዋቅር።

Examples

"The furnace needs a new filter."

Contextual Usage

Boiler

/ቦይለር/

ቦይለር

A fuel-burning apparatus for heating water.

ውሃ ለማሞቅ የሚያገለግል ነዳጅ የሚቃጠል መሣሪያ።

Examples

"The boiler is making a loud noise."

Contextual Usage

Heater

/ሂተር/

ማሞቂያ

A device used for warming something.

አንድን ነገር ለማሞቅ የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።

Examples

"Plug in the space heater."

Contextual Usage

Vent

/ቬንት/

መውጫ

An opening that allows air or gas to escape.

አየር ወይም ጋዝ እንዲወጣ የሚያደርግ ቀዳዳ።

Examples

"Air comes out of the vent."

Contextual Usage

Fan

/ፋን/

ቬንትሌተር

A device with rotating blades to create air flow.

የአየር ፍሰት ለመፍጠር የሚሽከረከሩ ቢላዎች ያሉት መሣሪያ።

Examples

"Turn on the ceiling fan."

Contextual Usage

Duct

/ዳክት/

ቧንቧ

A tube or passage for air or cables.

ለአየር ወይም ለኬብሎች የሚሆን ቱቦ ወይም መተላለፊያ።

Examples

"Clean the air ducts regularly."

Contextual Usage

Filter

/ፊልተር/

ማጣሪያ

A device for removing impurities.

ቆሻሻዎችን ለማስወገድ የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።

Examples

"Change the water filter every month."

Contextual Usage

Air

/ኤር/

አየር

The invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth.

ምድርን የከበበ የማይታይ ጋዝ ነገር።

Examples

"The air in the house is dry."

Contextual Usage

Cooling

/ኩሊንግ/

ማቀዝቀዣ

The process of becoming or making something cold.

ቀዝቃዛ የመሆን ወይም የማድረግ ሂደት።

Examples

"The cooling system is broken."

Contextual Usage

Fridge

/ፍሪጅ/

ማቀዝቀዣ

A large container used to keep food cold.

ምግብን ለማቀዝቀዝ የሚያገለግል ትልቅ መያዣ።

Examples

"Put the milk in the fridge."

Contextual Usage

Freezer

/ፍሪዘር/

በረዶ ማድረጊያ

A refrigerated cabinet for freezing food.

ምግብን ለማቀዝቀዝ የሚያገለግል ማቀዝቀዣ።

Examples

"The freezer is full of ice."

Contextual Usage

Oven

/ኦቨን/

ምድጃ

An enclosed compartment used for cooking.

ለማብሰያነት የሚያገለግል ዝግ ክፍል::

Examples

"Preheat the oven to 350 degrees."

Contextual Usage

Stove

/ስቶቭ/

ምድጃ

An apparatus for cooking or heating.

ለማብሰያ ወይም ለማሞቂያ የሚሆን መሣሪያ።

Examples

"The gas stove is leaking."

Contextual Usage

Washer

/ዋሸር/

ልብስ ማጠቢያ

A machine for washing clothes.

ልብስ ለማጠብ የሚያገለግል ማሽን።

Examples

"The washer is making a noise."

Contextual Usage

Dryer

/ድራየር/

ልብስ ማድረቂያ

A machine for drying clothes.

ልብስ ለማድረቅ የሚያገለግል ማሽን።

Examples

"The dryer filter is clogged."

Contextual Usage

Appliance

/አፕላያንስ/

የቤት መሣሪያ

A device designed to perform a specific task.

የተወሰነ ተግባር ለማከናወን የተቀረጸ መሣሪያ።

Examples

"This appliance is energy-efficient."

Contextual Usage

Device

/ዲቫይስ/

መሣሪያ

A thing made for a particular purpose.

ለአንድ ልዩ ዓላማ የተሠራ ነገር።

Examples

"The device needs to be reset."

Contextual Usage

Manual

/ማኑዋል/

መመሪያ

A book of instructions.

የመመሪያ መጽሐፍ።

Examples

"Read the user manual carefully."

Contextual Usage

Part

/ፓርት/

ክፍል

A piece that combines with others to form a whole.

ከሌሎች ጋር በመቀላቀል ሙሉ ነገር የሚፈጥር ቁራጭ።

Examples

"I ordered the spare part."

Contextual Usage

Repair

/ሪፔር/

ጥገና

To restore something to a good condition.

አንድን ነገር ወደ ጥሩ ሁኔታ መመለስ።

Examples

"The repair will take two hours."

Contextual Usage

Fix

/ፊክስ/

ማስተካከል

To repair or mend something.

አንድን ነገር መጠገን ወይም ማስተካከል።

Examples

"Can you fix the leaky tap?"

Contextual Usage

Service

/ሰርቪስ/

አገልግሎት

Work done by someone for others.

በአንድ ሰው ለሌሎች የሚሠራ ሥራ።

Examples

"The AC needs a professional service."

Contextual Usage

Quote

/ኮት/

የዋጋ ግምት

An estimated price for a job.

ለአንድ ሥራ የተገመተ ዋጋ።

Examples

"Ask for a repair quote first."

Contextual Usage

Cost

/ኮስት/

ዋጋ

The amount of money needed to buy or do something.

አንድን ነገር ለመግዛት ወይም ለማድረግ የሚያስፈልገው የገንዘብ መጠን።

Examples

"The cost of repairs is high."

Contextual Usage

Price

/ፕራይስ/

ዋጋ

The amount of money for which something is sold.

አንድ ነገር የሚሸጥበት የገንዘብ መጠን።

Examples

"The price of electricity is rising."

Contextual Usage

Expert

/ኤክስፐርት/

ባለሙያ

A person who has a comprehensive knowledge.

ሰፊ እውቀት ያለው ሰው።

Examples

"He is an expert electrician."

Contextual Usage

Professional

/ፕሮፌሽናል/

ባለሙያ

Relating to a person's work or vocation.

ከአንድ ሰው ሥራ ወይም ሙያ ጋር የተያያዘ።

Examples

"Hire a professional for gas leaks."

Contextual Usage

Skilled

/ስኪልድ/

ጥበበኛ

Having or showing the knowledge and ability.

እውቀትና ችሎታ ያለው ወይም የሚያሳይ።

Examples

"She is a skilled handyman."

Contextual Usage

Handyman

/ሀንዲማን/

ሁሉንም ቻይ ሰራተኛ

A person able to do small repair jobs.

ትናንሽ የጥገና ሥራዎችን መሥራት የሚችል ሰው።

Examples

"The handyman fixed the door."

Contextual Usage

License

/ላይሰንስ/

ፈቃድ

A permit from an authority.

ከባለሥልጣን የሚሰጥ ፈቃድ።

Examples

"The plumber has a valid license."

Contextual Usage

Permit

/ፐርሚት/

ፈቃድ

An official document giving authorization.

ፈቃድ የሚሰጥ ኦፊሴላዊ ሰነድ።

Examples

"We need a permit for the project."

Contextual Usage

Code

/ኮድ/

ደንብ

A set of rules and regulations.

የሕጎች እና ደንቦች ስብስብ።

Examples

"The wiring must meet the electrical code."

Contextual Usage

Standard

/ስታንዳርድ/

ደረጃ

A level of quality or attainment.

የጥራት ወይም የስኬት ደረጃ።

Examples

"Safety is our highest standard."

Contextual Usage

Rule

/ሩል/

ሕግ

A principle or regulation.

መርህ ወይም ደንብ።

Examples

"Follow the safety rule."

Contextual Usage

Law

/ሎ/

ሕግ

The system of rules in a country.

በአገር ውስጥ ያሉ የሕግ ሥርዓቶች።

Examples

"It is the law to have smoke alarms."

Contextual Usage

Inspect

/ኢንስፔክት/

መመርመር

To look at something closely.

አንድን ነገር በቅርብ መመልከት።

Examples

"Inspect the roof for damage."

Contextual Usage

Damage

/ዳሜጅ/

ጉዳት

Harm caused to something.

በአንድ ነገር ላይ የሚደርስ ጉዳት።

Examples

"Water damage is hard to fix."

Contextual Usage

Wear

/ዌር/

መበላሸት

Damage resulting from long use.

ከረጅም ጊዜ አገልግሎት የሚመጣ ጉዳት።

Examples

"The gears show signs of wear."

Contextual Usage

Tear

/ቲር/

መቀደድ

A hole or split caused by pulling.

በመሳብ ምክንያት የሚፈጠር ቀዳዳ።

Examples

"The screen has a small tear."

Contextual Usage

Rust

/ረስትን/

ዝገት

A reddish-brown coating on iron.

በብረት ላይ የሚፈጠር ቀይ-ቡናማ ሽፋን።

Examples

"The iron pipe has too much rust."

Contextual Usage

Corrosion

/ኮሮዥን/

መበላት

The process of eroding metal.

ብረትን የመብላት ሂደት።

Examples

"Acid causes corrosion on metal."

Contextual Usage

Patch

/ፓች/

ጠጋኝ

A piece of material used to mend a hole.

ቀዳዳን ለመጠገን የሚያገለግል ቁሳቁስ።

Examples

"Patch the hole in the wall."

Contextual Usage

Replace

/ሪፕሌስ/

መተካት

To put something new in the place of.

አዲስ ነገር በቦታው መተካት።

Examples

"Replace the broken window."

Contextual Usage

Adjust

/አጀስት/

ማስተካከል

To alter something slightly to achieve a result.

ውጤት ለማግኘት አንድን ነገር በጥቂቱ መለወጥ።

Examples

"Adjust the temperature settings."

Contextual Usage

Solution

/ሶሉሽን/

መፍትሔ

A means of solving a problem.

ችግርን የመፍቻ መንገድ።

Examples

"We found a permanent solution."

Contextual Usage

Problem

/ፕሮብሌም/

ችግር

A matter or situation regarded as unwelcome.

አስቸጋሪ ተብሎ የሚታሰብ ጉዳይ።

Examples

"There is a problem with the drain."

Contextual Usage

Issue

/ኢሹ/

ጉዳይ

An important topic or problem for debate.

አስፈላጊ ርዕስ ወይም ችግር።

Examples

"The electrical issue is fixed."

Contextual Usage

Support

/ሰፖርት/

ድጋፍ

To bear all or part of the weight.

ሁሉንም ወይም ከፊል ክብደትን መሸከም ወይም መደገፍ።

Examples

"The beam needs more support."

Contextual Usage

Help

/ሄልፕ/

እርዳታ

Action given to provide assistance.

እርዳታ ለመስጠት የሚደረግ እርምጃ።

Examples

"I need help with the ladder."

Contextual Usage

Call

/ኮል/

ጥሪ

To contact someone by phone.

አንድን ሰው በስልክ ማነጋገር።

Examples

"Call the technician now."

Contextual Usage

Visit

/ቪዚት/

ጉብኝት

To go to see a person or place.

አንድን ሰው ወይም ቦታ ለማየት መሄድ።

Examples

"The plumber will visit today."

Contextual Usage

Schedule

/ስኬጁል/

መርሐግብር

A plan for carrying out a process.

አንድን ሂደት ለማከናወን የሚደረግ ዕቅድ።

Examples

"Schedule the maintenance for Monday."

Contextual Usage

Time

/ታይም/

ጊዜ

The indefinite continued progress of existence.

ያልተወሰነ ቀጣይነት ያለው የሕልውና ሂደት።

Examples

"It is time to pay the bill."

Contextual Usage

Date

/ዴት/

ቀን

The day of the month or year.

የወሩ ወይም የዓመቱ ቀን።

Examples

"What is the date of service?"

Contextual Usage

Hour

/አወር/

ሰዓት

A period of time equal to sixty minutes.

ከስልሳ ደቂቃ ጋር እኩል የሆነ የጊዜ ቆይታ።

Examples

"He charges fifty dollars per hour."

Contextual Usage

Day

/ዴይ/

ቀን

A period of twenty-four hours.

የሀያ አራት ሰዓታት ጊዜ።

Examples

"The project took one day."

Contextual Usage

Week

/ዊክ/

ሳምንት

A period of seven days.

የሰባት ቀናት ጊዜ።

Examples

"The parts arrive next week."

Contextual Usage

Month

/መንዝ/

ወር

A period of four weeks.

የአራት ሳምንታት ጊዜ።

Examples

"The utility bill comes every month."

Contextual Usage

Year

/ይር/

ዓመት

A period of 365 days.

የ365 ቀናት ጊዜ።

Examples

"The warranty lasts for one year."

Contextual Usage

Now

/ናው/

አሁን

At the present time.

በአሁኑ ጊዜ።

Examples

"Fix the leak right now."

Contextual Usage

Urgent

/አርጀንት/

አጣዳፊ

Requiring immediate action.

አፋጣኝ እርምጃ የሚያስፈልገው።

Examples

"The gas leak is urgent."

Contextual Usage

Emergency

/ኢመርጀንሲ/

ድንገተኛ አደጋ

A serious, unexpected situation.

ከባድ፣ ያልተጠበቀ ሁኔታ።

Examples

"Call the emergency repair line."

Contextual Usage

Hazard

/ሀዛርድ/

አደጋ

A danger or risk.

አደጋ ወይም ስጋት።

Examples

"Loose wires are a fire hazard."

Contextual Usage

Risk

/ሪስክ/

አደጋ

A situation involving exposure to danger.

ለአደጋ የመጋለጥ ሁኔታ።

Examples

"Don't take a risk with electricity."

Contextual Usage

Danger

/ዴንጀር/

አደጋ

The possibility of suffering harm.

ጉዳት የመድረስ እድል::

Examples

"High voltage is a danger."

Contextual Usage

Caution

/ካውሽን/

ጥንቃቄ

Care taken to avoid danger.

አደጋን ለማስወገድ የሚደረግ ጥንቃቄ።

Examples

"Proceed with caution on the roof."

Contextual Usage

Warning

/ዎርኒንግ/

ማስጠንቀቂያ

A statement indicating potential danger.

ሊደርስ የሚችልን አደጋ የሚገልጽ መግለጫ።

Examples

"Read the warning sign."

Contextual Usage

Sign

/ሳይን/

ምልክት

An object used to convey information.

መረጃን ለማስተላለፍ የሚያገለግል ነገር።

Examples

"Follow the safety sign."

Contextual Usage

Symbol

/ሲምቦል/

ምልክት

A mark used as a representation of something.

አንድን ነገር ለመወከል የሚያገለግል ምልክት።

Examples

"The symbol for power is green."

Contextual Usage

Color

/ከለር/

ቀለም

The property possessed by an object.

በአንድ ነገር የተያዘ ባህሪ ወይም መልክ።

Examples

"Choose a neutral color for the wall."

Contextual Usage

Red

/ሬድ/

ቀይ

The color of blood.

የደም ቀለም።

Examples

"The red wire is hot."

Contextual Usage

Blue

/ብሉ/

ሰማያዊ

The color of the sky.

የሰማይ ቀለም።

Examples

"The blue wire is neutral."

Contextual Usage

Green

/ግሪን/

አረንጓዴ

The color of grass.

የሳር ቀለም።

Examples

"The green wire is ground."

Contextual Usage

Yellow

/የሎው/

ቢጫ

The color of a lemon.

የሎሚ ቀለም።

Examples

"Paint the room yellow."

Contextual Usage

White

/ዋይት/

ነጭ

The color of milk or snow.

የወተት ወይም የበረዶ ቀለም።

Examples

"The white paint is bright."

Contextual Usage

Black

/ብላክ/

ጥቁር

The darkest color.

በጣም ጥቁር የሆነ ቀለም።

Examples

"The black pipe is for waste."

Contextual Usage

Size

/ሳይዝ/

መጠን

The overall dimensions of an object.

የአንድ ነገር አጠቃላይ ስፋት።

Examples

"What size is the screw?"

Contextual Usage

Small

/ስሞል/

ትንሽ

Little in size or amount.

በመጠን ወይም በብዛት ትንሽ የሆነ።

Examples

"I need a small washer."

Contextual Usage

Large

/ላርጅ/

ትልቅ

Of considerable size or extent.

ትልቅ መጠን ያለው።

Examples

"The large tank is full."

Contextual Usage

Big

/ቢግ/

ትልቅ

Large in size or importance.

በትልቅነቱ ወይም በአስፈላጊነቱ የሚታወቅ።

Examples

"That is a big problem."

Contextual Usage

Long

/ሎንግ/

ረጅም

Measuring a great distance.

ታላቅ ርቀትን የሚለካ።

Examples

"The pipe is not long enough."

Contextual Usage

Wide

/ዋይድ/

ሰፊ

Measuring a great distance from side to side.

ከጎን ወደ ጎን ታላቅ ርቀትን የሚለካ።

Examples

"Measure the wide door frame."

Contextual Usage

Narrow

/ናሮው/

ጠባብ

Of small width.

ትንሽ ስፋት ያለው።

Examples

"The hallway is narrow."

Contextual Usage

Heavy

/ሄቪ/

ከባድ

Of great weight.

ታላቅ ክብደት ያለው።

Examples

"The generator is very heavy."

Contextual Usage

Strong

/ስትሮንግ/

ጠንካራ

Having the power to move heavy weights.

ከባድ ክብደቶችን የማንቀሳቀስ ኃይል ያለው።

Examples

"The beam is strong."

Contextual Usage

Weak

/ዊክ/

ደካማ

Lacking the power to perform functions.

ተግባራትን የማከናወን ኃይል የሌለው።

Examples

"The shelf is weak."

Contextual Usage

New

/ኒው/

አዲስ

Produced or introduced recently.

በቅርቡ የተመረተ ወይም የተዋወቀ።

Examples

"Buy a new battery."

Contextual Usage

Old

/ኦልድ/

አሮጌ

Having lived or existed for a long time.

ለረጅም ጊዜ የኖረ ወይም የነበረ።

Examples

"The old wires are brittle."

Contextual Usage

Fast

/ፋስት/

ፈጣን

Moving or capable of moving at high speed.

በከፍተኛ ፍጥነት የሚንቀሳቀስ።

Examples

"The drain is working fast."

Contextual Usage

Slow

/ስሎው/

ዝግ ያለ

Moving or operating at a low speed.

በዝቅተኛ ፍጥነት የሚንቀሳቀስ።

Examples

"The water flow is slow."

Contextual Usage

High

/ሀይ/

ከፍተኛ

Great in amount or intensity.

በብዛት ወይም በጥንካሬ ትልቅ የሆነ።

Examples

"The voltage is too high."

Contextual Usage

Low

/ሎው/

ዝቅተኛ

Less than average in amount.

ከአማካይ በታች የሆነ መጠን።

Examples

"The water pressure is low."

Contextual Usage

Up

/አፕ/

ላይ

Towards a higher place or position.

ወደ ከፍተኛ ቦታ ወይም ደረጃ።

Examples

"Look up at the ceiling."

Contextual Usage

Down

/ዳውን/

ታች

Towards a lower place or position.

ወደ ዝቅተኛ ቦታ ወይም ደረጃ።

Examples

"The water goes down."

Contextual Usage

Left

/ሌፍት/

ግራ

Towards the side of the body which is towards the west.

በምዕራብ በኩል ወዳለው የሰውነት ክፍል አቅጣጫ።

Examples

"Turn the valve to the left."

Contextual Usage

Right

/ራይት/

ቀኝ

Towards the side of the body which is towards the east.

በምስራቅ በኩል ወዳለው የሰውነት ክፍል አቅጣጫ።

Examples

"Turn it to the right to tighten."

Contextual Usage

Front

/ፍሮንት/

ፊት

The side that is forward.

ወደ ፊት ያለው ጎን።

Examples

"Check the front door lock."

Contextual Usage

Back

/ባክ/

ኋላ

The side that is rear.

ወደ ኋላ ያለው ጎን።

Examples

"The leak is at the back."

Contextual Usage

Inside

/ኢንሳይድ/

ውስጥ

The inner part.

የውስጠኛው ክፍል።

Examples

"The clog is inside the pipe."

Contextual Usage

Outside

/አውትሳይድ/

ውጭ

The outer part.

የውጪኛው ክፍል።

Examples

"The meter is outside."

Contextual Usage

Window

/ዊንዶው/

መስኮት

An opening in a wall to let in light.

ብርሃን ለማስገባት በግድግዳ ላይ ያለ ቀዳዳ።

Examples

"Fix the broken window frame."

Contextual Usage

Door

/ዶር/

በር

A barrier used to close off an entrance.

መግቢያን ለመዝጋት የሚያገለግል እንቅፋት።

Examples

"The door hinge is squeaky."

Contextual Usage

Lock

/ሎክ/

ቁልፍ

A mechanism for keeping a door fastened.

በርን ተዘግቶ ለማቆየት የሚያገለግል ዘዴ።

Examples

"Change the front door lock."

Contextual Usage

Key

/ኪ/

ቁልፍ

A tool used to open a lock.

ቁልፍ ለመክፈት የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።

Examples

"I lost the key to the toolbox."

Contextual Usage

Handle

/ሀንድል/

እጀታ

The part by which a thing is held.

አንድ ነገር የሚይዝበት ክፍል።

Examples

"The door handle is loose."

Contextual Usage

Knob

/ኖብ/

መቆለፊያ

A rounded handle.

ክብ የሆነ እጀታ።

Examples

"Turn the door knob."

Contextual Usage

Latch

/ላች/

መወርወሪያ

A metal bar with a catch.

መያዣ ያለው የብረት ባር።

Examples

"The latch is broken."

Contextual Usage

Hinge

/ሂንጅ/

ማጠፊያ

A joint on which a door swings.

በር የሚወዛወዝበት መገጣጠሚያ።

Examples

"Oil the door hinge."

Contextual Usage

Frame

/ፍሬም/

ፍሬም

A rigid structure that surrounds something.

አንድን ነገር የሚከብ ጠንካራ መዋቅር።

Examples

"The window frame is wood."

Contextual Usage

Glass

/ግላስ/

ብርጭቆ

A hard, transparent substance.

ጠንካራ፣ ግልጽ የሆነ ነገር።

Examples

"The window glass is cracked."

Contextual Usage

Metal

/ሜታል/

ብረት

A solid material that is typically hard.

ጠንካራ የሆነ ጠጣር ቁሳቁስ።

Examples

"The pipe is made of metal."

Contextual Usage

Wood

/ዉድ/

እንጨት

The fibrous material of a tree.

ከዛፍ የሚገኝ የቃጫ ቁሳቁስ።

Examples

"We use wood for the frame."

Contextual Usage

Plastic

/ፕላስቲክ/

ፕላስቲክ

A synthetic material.

ሰው ሰራሽ ቁሳቁስ።

Examples

"The drain pipe is plastic."

Contextual Usage

Cement

/ሲሚንቶ/

ሲሚንቶ

A powdery substance made with lime.

ከኖራ የተሠራ የዱቄት ነገር።

Examples

"Fix the wall with cement."

Contextual Usage

Brick

/ብሪክ/

ጡብ

A small rectangular block used in building.

በግንባታ ላይ የሚያገለግል ትንሽ አራት ማዕዘን ቅርጽ ያለው ብሎክ።

Examples

"The wall is made of red brick."

Contextual Usage

Stone

/ስቶን/

ድንጋይ

Hard solid non-metallic mineral matter.

ጠንካራ የሆነ ብረት ያልሆነ ማዕድን።

Examples

"Use stone for the garden wall."

Contextual Usage

Concrete

/ኮንክሪት/

ኮንክሪት

A heavy building material.

ከባድ የግንባታ ቁሳቁስ።

Examples

"The floor is solid concrete."

Contextual Usage

Steel

/ስቲል/

ብረት

A hard, strong grey or bluish-grey alloy.

ጠንካራ፣ ግራጫ የሆነ የብረት ድብልቅ።

Examples

"The beam is reinforced steel."

Contextual Usage

Iron

/አይረን/

ብረት

A strong, hard magnetic silvery-grey metal.

ጠንካራ፣ መግነጢሳዊ የሆነ ብረት።

Examples

"Iron rusts easily in water."

Contextual Usage

Copper

/ኮፐር/

መዳብ

A red-brown metal.

ቀይ-ቡናማ ቀለም ያለው ብረት።

Examples

"Copper pipes are expensive."

Contextual Usage

Brass

/ብራስ/

ናስ

A yellow alloy of copper and zinc.

ቢጫ የሆነ የመዳብ እና የዚንክ ድብልቅ።

Examples

"The tap is made of brass."

Contextual Usage

Aluminum

/አሉሚኒየም/

አሉሚኒየም

A light silvery-grey metal.

ቀላል የብር-ግራጫ ብረት።

Examples

"Aluminum frames are light."

Contextual Usage

Efficiency

/ኢፊሸንሲ/

ውጤታማነት

The state of being efficient.

ውጤታማ የመሆን ሁኔታ።

Examples

"Improve energy efficiency."

Contextual Usage

Consumption

/ኮንሰምሽን/

ፍጆታ

The action of using up a resource.

ሀብትን የመጠቀም ተግባር።

Examples

"Reduce water consumption."

Contextual Usage

Conservation

/ኮንሰርቬሽን/

ጥበቃ

Prevention of wasteful use of a resource.

የሀብት ብክነትን መከላከል::

Examples

"Energy conservation saves money."

Contextual Usage

Renewable

/ሪኒውአብል/

ታዳሽ

A source of energy that is not depleted.

የማያልቅ የኃይል ምንጭ።

Examples

"Solar is a renewable energy."

Contextual Usage

Technician

/ቴክኒሺያን/

ባለሙያ

A person employed to look after technical equipment.

ቴክኒካዊ መሳሪያዎችን ለመንከባከብ የተቀጠረ ሰው።

Examples

"The technician arrived on time."

Contextual Usage

Maintenance

/ሜይንቴናንስ/

ጥገና

The process of maintaining something.

አንድን ነገር የመንከባከብ ሂደት።

Examples

"Regular maintenance is required."

Contextual Usage

Utility

/ዩቲሊቲ/

አገልግሎት

A public service such as water or electricity.

እንደ ውሃ ወይም ኤሌክትሪክ ያለ የሕዝብ አገልግሎት።

Examples

"The utility bills are high."

Contextual Usage

Natural Dialogue

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Role A
Hi , I have an . My is very and I have a .
Role B
Hello! I am a . Let's the and . I brought my , , and a .
Role A
The water pressure is in the and the has a . Can you it ?
Role B
Yes. I will use a to remove the and check the . It might need a or .
Role A
I also noticed an with the electricity. The burned out and the tripped.
Role B
I will check the electrical and the . I need to the and check for a .
Role A
Is it a or a fire ? The insulation on the looks and has and .
Role B
It is a . I will the and . Use this safety and while I work on the .
Role A
Thank you. How much is the ? Give me a for the .
Role B
The is fair. It includes the and labor per . I will the with and use a for .
Role A
Great. Check the and too. The is and has some on the parts.
Role B
I will the and . I have a and a in my to the and .
Role A
Excellent. I want to improve . Should I install a or a ?
Role B
Both are good for . is . Check the for the and system too.
Role A
I will. The and need before the ends. The in the is full of dust.
Role B
Exactly. Regular prevents . I will finish the and first, then check the and .
Role A
Perfect. Let's follow the safety and . I appreciate your and today.
Role B
No . I will provide a guarantee and a for the project next . See you then!

The Writing Challenge

Synthesize your vocabulary knowledge in context.

Adaptive Prompt
"Practice using these words by describing a repair you recently did or a utility problem you had at home. Use words like leak, plumber, wire, and circuit."