repairs, maintenance & utilities
Repairs, Maintenance & Utilities
Core Vocabulary
Study the key terms, pronunciations, and Amharic translation contexts.
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."
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."
Screwdriver
/ስክሩ ድራይቨር/
ከስክሩ መፍቻ
A tool used for turning screws.
ስክሩዎችን ለማዞር የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።
Examples
"I need a flathead screwdriver."
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."
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."
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."
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."
Tape
/ቴፕ/
ተለጣፊ
A narrow strip of material used to bind things.
ነገሮችን ለማሰር የሚያገለግል ጠባብ ቁሳቁስ።
Examples
"Apply electrical tape to the wire."
Measure
/ሜዠር/
መለኪያ
To find the size or amount of something.
የአንድን ነገር መጠን ወይም ብዛት መለካት።
Examples
"Measure the window before buying curtains."
Nail
/ኔይል/
ሚስማር
A small metal spike driven into wood.
በእንጨት ውስጥ የሚመታ ትንሽ የብረት ሹል።
Examples
"The nail is loose in the wall."
Screw
/ስክሩ/
ስክሩ
A metal pin with a spiral groove.
የጠመዝማዛ መስመር ያለው የብረት ፒን።
Examples
"Tighten the screw on the door handle."
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."
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."
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."
Glue
/ግሉ/
ሙጫ
An adhesive substance used for sticking objects.
ነገሮችን ለማጣበቅ የሚያገለግል ተለጣፊ ነገር።
Examples
"Use wood glue to fix the table."
Paint
/ፔይንት/
ቀለም
A liquid used to color a surface.
አንድን ወለል ለመቀባት የሚያገለግል ፈሳሽ።
Examples
"The wall needs a fresh coat of paint."
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."
Roller
/ሮለር/
ሮለር
A cylinder used for applying paint.
ቀለም ለመቀባት የሚያገለግል ሲሊንደር።
Examples
"Using a roller is faster than a brush."
Sandpaper
/ሳንድፔፐር/
ሶስት ወረቀት
Paper with sand used for smoothing surfaces.
ወለሎችን ለማለስለስ የሚያገለግል የአሸዋ ወረቀት።
Examples
"Smooth the wood with sandpaper."
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."
Gloves
/ግሎቭስ/
ጓንት
Coverings for the hands.
ለእጆች የሚሆኑ መሸፈኛዎች።
Examples
"Wear gloves to protect your hands."
Helmet
/ሄልሜት/
ቆብ
A hard hat used for protection.
ለጥበቃ የሚያገለግል ጠንካራ ኮፍያ።
Examples
"Wear a helmet on the construction site."
Tool
/ቱል/
መሣሪያ
A device used to carry out a function.
ተግባርን ለማከናወን የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።
Examples
"Keep every tool in the box."
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."
Pipe
/ፓይፕ/
ቧንቧ
A tube through which liquids or gases flow.
ፈሳሾች ወይም ጋዞች የሚፈሱበት ቱቦ።
Examples
"The water pipe is leaking."
Tap
/ታፕ/
ቧንቧ ራስ
A device that controls the flow of liquid.
የፈሳሽ ፍሰትን የሚቆጣጠር መሣሪያ።
Examples
"Turn off the tap tightly."
Sink
/ሲንክ/
የእጅ መታጠቢያ
A fixed basin with a water supply.
የውሃ አቅርቦት ያለው ቋሚ ተፋሰስ።
Examples
"The kitchen sink is clogged."
Drain
/ድሬይን/
ፍሳሽ ማስወገጃ
A pipe used to carry away waste water.
ቆሻሻ ውሃን ለማስወገድ የሚያገለግል ቧንቧ።
Examples
"Water goes down the drain."
Clog
/ክሎግ/
መዘጋት
A blockage in a pipe or tube.
በቧንቧ ወይም በቱቦ ውስጥ ያለ መዘጋት።
Examples
"Hair caused a clog in the shower."
Leak
/ሊክ/
መንጠባጠብ
A hole through which liquid escapes.
ፈሳሽ የሚያመልጥበት ቀዳዳ።
Examples
"There is a leak in the roof."
Plumber
/ፕላምበር/
የቧንቧ ሠራተኛ
A person who fits and repairs pipes.
ቧንቧዎችን የሚገጥም እና የሚጠግን ሰው።
Examples
"Call the plumber to fix the toilet."
Toilet
/ቶይሌት/
ሽንት ቤት
A fixed bowl used for waste.
ለቆሻሻ የሚያገለግል ቋሚ ሳህን።
Examples
"The toilet is overflowing."
Shower
/ሻወር/
ሻወር
An apparatus that sprays water on the body.
በሰውነት ላይ ውሃ የሚረጭ መሣሪያ።
Examples
"The shower head is broken."
Basin
/ቤሲን/
ተፋሰስ
A bowl for washing, typically attached to a wall.
ለመታጠቢያ የሚሆን ጎድጓዳ ሳህን።
Examples
"Fill the basin with warm water."
Valve
/ቫልቭ/
ቫልቭ
A device for controlling the passage of fluid.
የፈሳሽ ማለፊያን ለመቆጣጠር የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።
Examples
"Close the main water valve."
Tank
/ታንክ/
ታንከር
A large container for storing liquid.
ፈሳሽ ለማከማቸት የሚያገለግል ትልቅ መያዣ።
Examples
"The water tank is empty."
Pump
/ፓምፕ/
ፓምፕ
A device that moves fluids by pressure.
ፈሳሾችን በግፊት የሚያንቀሳቅስ መሣሪያ።
Examples
"The water pump stopped working."
Gasket
/ጋስኬት/
ጋስኬት
A seal between two surfaces.
በሁለት ገጽታዎች መካከል ያለ ማህተም ወይም መከላከያ።
Examples
"Replace the rubber gasket."
Sealant
/ሲላንት/
ማሸጊያ
Material used to make something airtight.
አንድን ነገር አየር እንዳያስገባ ለማድረግ የሚያገለግል ቁሳቁስ።
Examples
"Apply sealant around the window."
Putty
/ፓቲ/
ፓቲ
A soft substance used as a filler or cement.
እንደ መሙያ የሚያገለግል ለስላሳ ነገር።
Examples
"Fill the holes with putty."
Caulk
/ኮክ/
መዝጊያ
Waterproof filler used in building.
በህንፃ ግንባታ ውስጥ የሚያገለግል የውሃ መከላከያ መሙያ።
Examples
"Caulk the gap in the bathtub."
Grout
/ግራውት/
ግራውት
Mortar used for filling gaps between tiles.
በሰቆች መካከል ያለውን ክፍተት ለመሙያ የሚያገለግል ጭቃ።
Examples
"The grout is turning brown."
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."
Floor
/ፍሎር/
ወለል
The lower surface of a room.
የአንድ ክፍል የታችኛው ገጽ።
Examples
"The floor needs mopping."
Wall
/ዎል/
ግድግዳ
A vertical structure that encloses an area.
አንድን አካባቢ የሚዘጋ ቀጥ ያለ መዋቅር።
Examples
"Hang the picture on the wall."
Ceiling
/ሲሊንግ/
ጣሪያ
The upper interior surface of a room.
የአንድ ክፍል የላይኛው የውስጥ ገጽ።
Examples
"The ceiling has a water stain."
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."
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."
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."
Wire
/ዋየር/
ሽቦ
Metal drawn out into a thin flexible thread.
ወደ ቀጭን ተጣጣፊ ክር የተለወጠ ብረት።
Examples
"Don't touch the exposed wire."
Socket
/ሶኬት/
ሶኬት
A hollow object into which something fits.
አንድ ነገር የሚገባበት ክፍት ነገር።
Examples
"Plug the lamp into the socket."
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."
Plug
/ፕላግ/
ፕላግ
A device for making an electrical connection.
የኤሌክትሪክ ግንኙነት ለመፍጠር የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።
Examples
"The plug is pulled out."
Cord
/ኮርድ/
ገመድ
Thin, flexible string or rope.
ቀጭን፣ ተጣጣፊ ክር ወይም ገመድ።
Examples
"The power cord is too short."
Light
/ላይት/
ብርሃን
The natural agent that stimulates sight.
እይታን የሚያነቃቃ ተፈጥሯዊ ወኪል።
Examples
"The light in the hallway is dim."
Bulb
/ባልብ/
አምፑል
A glass part of an electric lamp.
የኤሌክትሪክ መብራት የመስታወት ክፍል።
Examples
"The light bulb burned out."
Panel
/ፓናል/
ፓናል
A distinct section of a wall or door.
የግድግዳ ወይም የበር የተለየ ክፍል።
Examples
"Open the electrical panel."
Breaker
/ብሬከር/
ብሬከር
An automatic device for stopping the flow of current.
የኤሌክትሪክ ፍሰትን ለማቆም የሚያገለግል አውቶማቲክ መሣሪያ።
Examples
"The circuit breaker tripped."
Circuit
/ሰርኪዩት/
ሰርኪዩት
A complete path for an electric current.
ለኤሌክትሪክ ፍሰት የሚሆን ሙሉ መንገድ።
Examples
"This circuit is overloaded."
Voltage
/ቮልቴጅ/
ቮልቴጅ
Electromotive force expressed in volts.
በቮልት የሚገለጽ የኤሌክትሪክ ግፊት።
Examples
"Check the voltage of the battery."
Meter
/ሜትር/
ሜትር
An instrument that measures the amount used.
ጥቅም ላይ የዋለውን መጠን የሚለካ መሣሪያ።
Examples
"Read the electric meter."
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."
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."
Outage
/አውቴጅ/
መቋረጥ
A period when a power supply is not available.
የኃይል አቅርቦት የማይገኝበት ጊዜ።
Examples
"We had a long power outage."
Short
/ሾርት/
አጭር ሰርኪዩት
A fault in an electrical circuit.
በኤሌክትሪክ ሰርኪዩት ውስጥ ያለ ብልሽት።
Examples
"A short circuit caused the fire."
Ground
/ግራውንድ/
መሬት
A connection to the earth in a circuit.
በሰርኪዩት ውስጥ ከመሬት ጋር የሚደረግ ግንኙነት።
Examples
"The electrical system must be grounded."
Battery
/ባትሪ/
ባትሪ
A device that stores chemical energy for electricity.
የኬሚካል ኃይልን ለኤሌክትሪክ የሚያከማች መሣሪያ።
Examples
"The battery in the remote is dead."
Generator
/ጄነሬተር/
ጄነሬተር
A machine for producing electrical energy.
የኤሌክትሪክ ኃይል ለማምረት የሚያገለግል ማሽን።
Examples
"Start the backup generator."
Solar
/ሶላር/
የፀሐይ
Relating to or determined by the sun.
ከፀሐይ ጋር የተያያዘ።
Examples
"We installed solar panels."
Energy
/ኤነርጂ/
ኃይል
Power derived from physical or chemical resources.
ከአካላዊ ወይም ከኬሚካላዊ ሀብቶች የሚገኝ ኃይል::
Examples
"Save energy by turning off lights."
Heat
/ሂት/
ሙቀት
The quality of being hot; high temperature.
ትኩስ የመሆን ጥራት፤ ከፍተኛ ሙቀት።
Examples
"The radiator provides good heat."
Furnace
/ፈርነስ/
ምድጃ
An enclosed structure in which material is heated.
ቁሳቁስ የሚሞቅበት ዝግ መዋቅር።
Examples
"The furnace needs a new filter."
Boiler
/ቦይለር/
ቦይለር
A fuel-burning apparatus for heating water.
ውሃ ለማሞቅ የሚያገለግል ነዳጅ የሚቃጠል መሣሪያ።
Examples
"The boiler is making a loud noise."
Heater
/ሂተር/
ማሞቂያ
A device used for warming something.
አንድን ነገር ለማሞቅ የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።
Examples
"Plug in the space heater."
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."
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."
Duct
/ዳክት/
ቧንቧ
A tube or passage for air or cables.
ለአየር ወይም ለኬብሎች የሚሆን ቱቦ ወይም መተላለፊያ።
Examples
"Clean the air ducts regularly."
Filter
/ፊልተር/
ማጣሪያ
A device for removing impurities.
ቆሻሻዎችን ለማስወገድ የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።
Examples
"Change the water filter every month."
Air
/ኤር/
አየር
The invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth.
ምድርን የከበበ የማይታይ ጋዝ ነገር።
Examples
"The air in the house is dry."
Cooling
/ኩሊንግ/
ማቀዝቀዣ
The process of becoming or making something cold.
ቀዝቃዛ የመሆን ወይም የማድረግ ሂደት።
Examples
"The cooling system is broken."
Fridge
/ፍሪጅ/
ማቀዝቀዣ
A large container used to keep food cold.
ምግብን ለማቀዝቀዝ የሚያገለግል ትልቅ መያዣ።
Examples
"Put the milk in the fridge."
Freezer
/ፍሪዘር/
በረዶ ማድረጊያ
A refrigerated cabinet for freezing food.
ምግብን ለማቀዝቀዝ የሚያገለግል ማቀዝቀዣ።
Examples
"The freezer is full of ice."
Oven
/ኦቨን/
ምድጃ
An enclosed compartment used for cooking.
ለማብሰያነት የሚያገለግል ዝግ ክፍል::
Examples
"Preheat the oven to 350 degrees."
Stove
/ስቶቭ/
ምድጃ
An apparatus for cooking or heating.
ለማብሰያ ወይም ለማሞቂያ የሚሆን መሣሪያ።
Examples
"The gas stove is leaking."
Washer
/ዋሸር/
ልብስ ማጠቢያ
A machine for washing clothes.
ልብስ ለማጠብ የሚያገለግል ማሽን።
Examples
"The washer is making a noise."
Dryer
/ድራየር/
ልብስ ማድረቂያ
A machine for drying clothes.
ልብስ ለማድረቅ የሚያገለግል ማሽን።
Examples
"The dryer filter is clogged."
Appliance
/አፕላያንስ/
የቤት መሣሪያ
A device designed to perform a specific task.
የተወሰነ ተግባር ለማከናወን የተቀረጸ መሣሪያ።
Examples
"This appliance is energy-efficient."
Device
/ዲቫይስ/
መሣሪያ
A thing made for a particular purpose.
ለአንድ ልዩ ዓላማ የተሠራ ነገር።
Examples
"The device needs to be reset."
Manual
/ማኑዋል/
መመሪያ
A book of instructions.
የመመሪያ መጽሐፍ።
Examples
"Read the user manual carefully."
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."
Repair
/ሪፔር/
ጥገና
To restore something to a good condition.
አንድን ነገር ወደ ጥሩ ሁኔታ መመለስ።
Examples
"The repair will take two hours."
Fix
/ፊክስ/
ማስተካከል
To repair or mend something.
አንድን ነገር መጠገን ወይም ማስተካከል።
Examples
"Can you fix the leaky tap?"
Service
/ሰርቪስ/
አገልግሎት
Work done by someone for others.
በአንድ ሰው ለሌሎች የሚሠራ ሥራ።
Examples
"The AC needs a professional service."
Quote
/ኮት/
የዋጋ ግምት
An estimated price for a job.
ለአንድ ሥራ የተገመተ ዋጋ።
Examples
"Ask for a repair quote first."
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."
Price
/ፕራይስ/
ዋጋ
The amount of money for which something is sold.
አንድ ነገር የሚሸጥበት የገንዘብ መጠን።
Examples
"The price of electricity is rising."
Expert
/ኤክስፐርት/
ባለሙያ
A person who has a comprehensive knowledge.
ሰፊ እውቀት ያለው ሰው።
Examples
"He is an expert electrician."
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."
Skilled
/ስኪልድ/
ጥበበኛ
Having or showing the knowledge and ability.
እውቀትና ችሎታ ያለው ወይም የሚያሳይ።
Examples
"She is a skilled handyman."
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."
License
/ላይሰንስ/
ፈቃድ
A permit from an authority.
ከባለሥልጣን የሚሰጥ ፈቃድ።
Examples
"The plumber has a valid license."
Permit
/ፐርሚት/
ፈቃድ
An official document giving authorization.
ፈቃድ የሚሰጥ ኦፊሴላዊ ሰነድ።
Examples
"We need a permit for the project."
Code
/ኮድ/
ደንብ
A set of rules and regulations.
የሕጎች እና ደንቦች ስብስብ።
Examples
"The wiring must meet the electrical code."
Standard
/ስታንዳርድ/
ደረጃ
A level of quality or attainment.
የጥራት ወይም የስኬት ደረጃ።
Examples
"Safety is our highest standard."
Rule
/ሩል/
ሕግ
A principle or regulation.
መርህ ወይም ደንብ።
Examples
"Follow the safety rule."
Law
/ሎ/
ሕግ
The system of rules in a country.
በአገር ውስጥ ያሉ የሕግ ሥርዓቶች።
Examples
"It is the law to have smoke alarms."
Inspect
/ኢንስፔክት/
መመርመር
To look at something closely.
አንድን ነገር በቅርብ መመልከት።
Examples
"Inspect the roof for damage."
Damage
/ዳሜጅ/
ጉዳት
Harm caused to something.
በአንድ ነገር ላይ የሚደርስ ጉዳት።
Examples
"Water damage is hard to fix."
Wear
/ዌር/
መበላሸት
Damage resulting from long use.
ከረጅም ጊዜ አገልግሎት የሚመጣ ጉዳት።
Examples
"The gears show signs of wear."
Tear
/ቲር/
መቀደድ
A hole or split caused by pulling.
በመሳብ ምክንያት የሚፈጠር ቀዳዳ።
Examples
"The screen has a small tear."
Rust
/ረስትን/
ዝገት
A reddish-brown coating on iron.
በብረት ላይ የሚፈጠር ቀይ-ቡናማ ሽፋን።
Examples
"The iron pipe has too much rust."
Corrosion
/ኮሮዥን/
መበላት
The process of eroding metal.
ብረትን የመብላት ሂደት።
Examples
"Acid causes corrosion on metal."
Patch
/ፓች/
ጠጋኝ
A piece of material used to mend a hole.
ቀዳዳን ለመጠገን የሚያገለግል ቁሳቁስ።
Examples
"Patch the hole in the wall."
Replace
/ሪፕሌስ/
መተካት
To put something new in the place of.
አዲስ ነገር በቦታው መተካት።
Examples
"Replace the broken window."
Adjust
/አጀስት/
ማስተካከል
To alter something slightly to achieve a result.
ውጤት ለማግኘት አንድን ነገር በጥቂቱ መለወጥ።
Examples
"Adjust the temperature settings."
Solution
/ሶሉሽን/
መፍትሔ
A means of solving a problem.
ችግርን የመፍቻ መንገድ።
Examples
"We found a permanent solution."
Problem
/ፕሮብሌም/
ችግር
A matter or situation regarded as unwelcome.
አስቸጋሪ ተብሎ የሚታሰብ ጉዳይ።
Examples
"There is a problem with the drain."
Issue
/ኢሹ/
ጉዳይ
An important topic or problem for debate.
አስፈላጊ ርዕስ ወይም ችግር።
Examples
"The electrical issue is fixed."
Support
/ሰፖርት/
ድጋፍ
To bear all or part of the weight.
ሁሉንም ወይም ከፊል ክብደትን መሸከም ወይም መደገፍ።
Examples
"The beam needs more support."
Help
/ሄልፕ/
እርዳታ
Action given to provide assistance.
እርዳታ ለመስጠት የሚደረግ እርምጃ።
Examples
"I need help with the ladder."
Call
/ኮል/
ጥሪ
To contact someone by phone.
አንድን ሰው በስልክ ማነጋገር።
Examples
"Call the technician now."
Visit
/ቪዚት/
ጉብኝት
To go to see a person or place.
አንድን ሰው ወይም ቦታ ለማየት መሄድ።
Examples
"The plumber will visit today."
Schedule
/ስኬጁል/
መርሐግብር
A plan for carrying out a process.
አንድን ሂደት ለማከናወን የሚደረግ ዕቅድ።
Examples
"Schedule the maintenance for Monday."
Time
/ታይም/
ጊዜ
The indefinite continued progress of existence.
ያልተወሰነ ቀጣይነት ያለው የሕልውና ሂደት።
Examples
"It is time to pay the bill."
Date
/ዴት/
ቀን
The day of the month or year.
የወሩ ወይም የዓመቱ ቀን።
Examples
"What is the date of service?"
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."
Day
/ዴይ/
ቀን
A period of twenty-four hours.
የሀያ አራት ሰዓታት ጊዜ።
Examples
"The project took one day."
Week
/ዊክ/
ሳምንት
A period of seven days.
የሰባት ቀናት ጊዜ።
Examples
"The parts arrive next week."
Month
/መንዝ/
ወር
A period of four weeks.
የአራት ሳምንታት ጊዜ።
Examples
"The utility bill comes every month."
Year
/ይር/
ዓመት
A period of 365 days.
የ365 ቀናት ጊዜ።
Examples
"The warranty lasts for one year."
Now
/ናው/
አሁን
At the present time.
በአሁኑ ጊዜ።
Examples
"Fix the leak right now."
Urgent
/አርጀንት/
አጣዳፊ
Requiring immediate action.
አፋጣኝ እርምጃ የሚያስፈልገው።
Examples
"The gas leak is urgent."
Emergency
/ኢመርጀንሲ/
ድንገተኛ አደጋ
A serious, unexpected situation.
ከባድ፣ ያልተጠበቀ ሁኔታ።
Examples
"Call the emergency repair line."
Hazard
/ሀዛርድ/
አደጋ
A danger or risk.
አደጋ ወይም ስጋት።
Examples
"Loose wires are a fire hazard."
Risk
/ሪስክ/
አደጋ
A situation involving exposure to danger.
ለአደጋ የመጋለጥ ሁኔታ።
Examples
"Don't take a risk with electricity."
Danger
/ዴንጀር/
አደጋ
The possibility of suffering harm.
ጉዳት የመድረስ እድል::
Examples
"High voltage is a danger."
Caution
/ካውሽን/
ጥንቃቄ
Care taken to avoid danger.
አደጋን ለማስወገድ የሚደረግ ጥንቃቄ።
Examples
"Proceed with caution on the roof."
Warning
/ዎርኒንግ/
ማስጠንቀቂያ
A statement indicating potential danger.
ሊደርስ የሚችልን አደጋ የሚገልጽ መግለጫ።
Examples
"Read the warning sign."
Sign
/ሳይን/
ምልክት
An object used to convey information.
መረጃን ለማስተላለፍ የሚያገለግል ነገር።
Examples
"Follow the safety sign."
Symbol
/ሲምቦል/
ምልክት
A mark used as a representation of something.
አንድን ነገር ለመወከል የሚያገለግል ምልክት።
Examples
"The symbol for power is green."
Color
/ከለር/
ቀለም
The property possessed by an object.
በአንድ ነገር የተያዘ ባህሪ ወይም መልክ።
Examples
"Choose a neutral color for the wall."
Red
/ሬድ/
ቀይ
The color of blood.
የደም ቀለም።
Examples
"The red wire is hot."
Blue
/ብሉ/
ሰማያዊ
The color of the sky.
የሰማይ ቀለም።
Examples
"The blue wire is neutral."
Green
/ግሪን/
አረንጓዴ
The color of grass.
የሳር ቀለም።
Examples
"The green wire is ground."
Yellow
/የሎው/
ቢጫ
The color of a lemon.
የሎሚ ቀለም።
Examples
"Paint the room yellow."
White
/ዋይት/
ነጭ
The color of milk or snow.
የወተት ወይም የበረዶ ቀለም።
Examples
"The white paint is bright."
Black
/ብላክ/
ጥቁር
The darkest color.
በጣም ጥቁር የሆነ ቀለም።
Examples
"The black pipe is for waste."
Size
/ሳይዝ/
መጠን
The overall dimensions of an object.
የአንድ ነገር አጠቃላይ ስፋት።
Examples
"What size is the screw?"
Small
/ስሞል/
ትንሽ
Little in size or amount.
በመጠን ወይም በብዛት ትንሽ የሆነ።
Examples
"I need a small washer."
Large
/ላርጅ/
ትልቅ
Of considerable size or extent.
ትልቅ መጠን ያለው።
Examples
"The large tank is full."
Big
/ቢግ/
ትልቅ
Large in size or importance.
በትልቅነቱ ወይም በአስፈላጊነቱ የሚታወቅ።
Examples
"That is a big problem."
Long
/ሎንግ/
ረጅም
Measuring a great distance.
ታላቅ ርቀትን የሚለካ።
Examples
"The pipe is not long enough."
Wide
/ዋይድ/
ሰፊ
Measuring a great distance from side to side.
ከጎን ወደ ጎን ታላቅ ርቀትን የሚለካ።
Examples
"Measure the wide door frame."
Narrow
/ናሮው/
ጠባብ
Of small width.
ትንሽ ስፋት ያለው።
Examples
"The hallway is narrow."
Heavy
/ሄቪ/
ከባድ
Of great weight.
ታላቅ ክብደት ያለው።
Examples
"The generator is very heavy."
Strong
/ስትሮንግ/
ጠንካራ
Having the power to move heavy weights.
ከባድ ክብደቶችን የማንቀሳቀስ ኃይል ያለው።
Examples
"The beam is strong."
Weak
/ዊክ/
ደካማ
Lacking the power to perform functions.
ተግባራትን የማከናወን ኃይል የሌለው።
Examples
"The shelf is weak."
New
/ኒው/
አዲስ
Produced or introduced recently.
በቅርቡ የተመረተ ወይም የተዋወቀ።
Examples
"Buy a new battery."
Old
/ኦልድ/
አሮጌ
Having lived or existed for a long time.
ለረጅም ጊዜ የኖረ ወይም የነበረ።
Examples
"The old wires are brittle."
Fast
/ፋስት/
ፈጣን
Moving or capable of moving at high speed.
በከፍተኛ ፍጥነት የሚንቀሳቀስ።
Examples
"The drain is working fast."
Slow
/ስሎው/
ዝግ ያለ
Moving or operating at a low speed.
በዝቅተኛ ፍጥነት የሚንቀሳቀስ።
Examples
"The water flow is slow."
High
/ሀይ/
ከፍተኛ
Great in amount or intensity.
በብዛት ወይም በጥንካሬ ትልቅ የሆነ።
Examples
"The voltage is too high."
Low
/ሎው/
ዝቅተኛ
Less than average in amount.
ከአማካይ በታች የሆነ መጠን።
Examples
"The water pressure is low."
Up
/አፕ/
ላይ
Towards a higher place or position.
ወደ ከፍተኛ ቦታ ወይም ደረጃ።
Examples
"Look up at the ceiling."
Down
/ዳውን/
ታች
Towards a lower place or position.
ወደ ዝቅተኛ ቦታ ወይም ደረጃ።
Examples
"The water goes down."
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."
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."
Front
/ፍሮንት/
ፊት
The side that is forward.
ወደ ፊት ያለው ጎን።
Examples
"Check the front door lock."
Back
/ባክ/
ኋላ
The side that is rear.
ወደ ኋላ ያለው ጎን።
Examples
"The leak is at the back."
Inside
/ኢንሳይድ/
ውስጥ
The inner part.
የውስጠኛው ክፍል።
Examples
"The clog is inside the pipe."
Outside
/አውትሳይድ/
ውጭ
The outer part.
የውጪኛው ክፍል።
Examples
"The meter is outside."
Window
/ዊንዶው/
መስኮት
An opening in a wall to let in light.
ብርሃን ለማስገባት በግድግዳ ላይ ያለ ቀዳዳ።
Examples
"Fix the broken window frame."
Door
/ዶር/
በር
A barrier used to close off an entrance.
መግቢያን ለመዝጋት የሚያገለግል እንቅፋት።
Examples
"The door hinge is squeaky."
Lock
/ሎክ/
ቁልፍ
A mechanism for keeping a door fastened.
በርን ተዘግቶ ለማቆየት የሚያገለግል ዘዴ።
Examples
"Change the front door lock."
Key
/ኪ/
ቁልፍ
A tool used to open a lock.
ቁልፍ ለመክፈት የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።
Examples
"I lost the key to the toolbox."
Handle
/ሀንድል/
እጀታ
The part by which a thing is held.
አንድ ነገር የሚይዝበት ክፍል።
Examples
"The door handle is loose."
Knob
/ኖብ/
መቆለፊያ
A rounded handle.
ክብ የሆነ እጀታ።
Examples
"Turn the door knob."
Latch
/ላች/
መወርወሪያ
A metal bar with a catch.
መያዣ ያለው የብረት ባር።
Examples
"The latch is broken."
Hinge
/ሂንጅ/
ማጠፊያ
A joint on which a door swings.
በር የሚወዛወዝበት መገጣጠሚያ።
Examples
"Oil the door hinge."
Frame
/ፍሬም/
ፍሬም
A rigid structure that surrounds something.
አንድን ነገር የሚከብ ጠንካራ መዋቅር።
Examples
"The window frame is wood."
Glass
/ግላስ/
ብርጭቆ
A hard, transparent substance.
ጠንካራ፣ ግልጽ የሆነ ነገር።
Examples
"The window glass is cracked."
Metal
/ሜታል/
ብረት
A solid material that is typically hard.
ጠንካራ የሆነ ጠጣር ቁሳቁስ።
Examples
"The pipe is made of metal."
Wood
/ዉድ/
እንጨት
The fibrous material of a tree.
ከዛፍ የሚገኝ የቃጫ ቁሳቁስ።
Examples
"We use wood for the frame."
Plastic
/ፕላስቲክ/
ፕላስቲክ
A synthetic material.
ሰው ሰራሽ ቁሳቁስ።
Examples
"The drain pipe is plastic."
Cement
/ሲሚንቶ/
ሲሚንቶ
A powdery substance made with lime.
ከኖራ የተሠራ የዱቄት ነገር።
Examples
"Fix the wall with cement."
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."
Stone
/ስቶን/
ድንጋይ
Hard solid non-metallic mineral matter.
ጠንካራ የሆነ ብረት ያልሆነ ማዕድን።
Examples
"Use stone for the garden wall."
Concrete
/ኮንክሪት/
ኮንክሪት
A heavy building material.
ከባድ የግንባታ ቁሳቁስ።
Examples
"The floor is solid concrete."
Steel
/ስቲል/
ብረት
A hard, strong grey or bluish-grey alloy.
ጠንካራ፣ ግራጫ የሆነ የብረት ድብልቅ።
Examples
"The beam is reinforced steel."
Iron
/አይረን/
ብረት
A strong, hard magnetic silvery-grey metal.
ጠንካራ፣ መግነጢሳዊ የሆነ ብረት።
Examples
"Iron rusts easily in water."
Copper
/ኮፐር/
መዳብ
A red-brown metal.
ቀይ-ቡናማ ቀለም ያለው ብረት።
Examples
"Copper pipes are expensive."
Brass
/ብራስ/
ናስ
A yellow alloy of copper and zinc.
ቢጫ የሆነ የመዳብ እና የዚንክ ድብልቅ።
Examples
"The tap is made of brass."
Aluminum
/አሉሚኒየም/
አሉሚኒየም
A light silvery-grey metal.
ቀላል የብር-ግራጫ ብረት።
Examples
"Aluminum frames are light."
Efficiency
/ኢፊሸንሲ/
ውጤታማነት
The state of being efficient.
ውጤታማ የመሆን ሁኔታ።
Examples
"Improve energy efficiency."
Consumption
/ኮንሰምሽን/
ፍጆታ
The action of using up a resource.
ሀብትን የመጠቀም ተግባር።
Examples
"Reduce water consumption."
Conservation
/ኮንሰርቬሽን/
ጥበቃ
Prevention of wasteful use of a resource.
የሀብት ብክነትን መከላከል::
Examples
"Energy conservation saves money."
Renewable
/ሪኒውአብል/
ታዳሽ
A source of energy that is not depleted.
የማያልቅ የኃይል ምንጭ።
Examples
"Solar is a renewable energy."
Technician
/ቴክኒሺያን/
ባለሙያ
A person employed to look after technical equipment.
ቴክኒካዊ መሳሪያዎችን ለመንከባከብ የተቀጠረ ሰው።
Examples
"The technician arrived on time."
Maintenance
/ሜይንቴናንስ/
ጥገና
The process of maintaining something.
አንድን ነገር የመንከባከብ ሂደት።
Examples
"Regular maintenance is required."
Utility
/ዩቲሊቲ/
አገልግሎት
A public service such as water or electricity.
እንደ ውሃ ወይም ኤሌክትሪክ ያለ የሕዝብ አገልግሎት።
Examples
"The utility bills are high."
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