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sharing your culture & heritage

Sharing Your Culture & Heritage

Core Vocabulary

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

200 Words

Heritage

/ሄሪቴጅ/

ቅርስ

Traditions and qualities passed down from ancestors.

ከአባቶች የተወረሱ ወጎች እና ባህሪያት።

Examples

"Our heritage is very rich."

Contextual Usage

Culture

/ካልቸር/

ባህል

The customs and beliefs of a group of people.

የአንድ የሰዎች ቡድን ልማዶች እና እምነቶች።

Examples

"Culture shapes our identity."

Contextual Usage

Tradition

/ትራዲሽን/

ወግ

A long-standing custom or belief.

ለረጅም ጊዜ የቆየ ልማድ ወይም እምነት።

Examples

"This tradition started long ago."

Contextual Usage

Custom

/ካስተም/

ልማድ

A traditional way of behaving.

ባህላዊ የባህሪ መንገድ።

Examples

"Greeting is an important custom."

Contextual Usage

Ritual

/ሪችዋል/

ስነ-ስርዓት

A religious or solemn ceremony.

ሃይማኖታዊ ወይም ስነ-ስርዓታዊ ክንውን።

Examples

"The ritual was beautiful."

Contextual Usage

Celebration

/ሴሌብሬሽን/

በዓል

Marking an event with festivities.

አንድን ክስተት በድምቀት ማክበር።

Examples

"The celebration lasted all day."

Contextual Usage

Festival

/ፌስቲቫል/

ፌስቲቫል

A day or period of celebration.

የማክበሪያ ቀን ወይም ወቅት።

Examples

"The music festival was loud."

Contextual Usage

Holiday

/ሆሊዴይ/

የእረፍት ቀን

A day of festivity or recreation.

የበዓል ወይም የእረፍት ቀን።

Examples

"Monday is a public holiday."

Contextual Usage

Cuisine

/ኩዚን/

የምግብ አሰራር

A style or method of cooking.

የምግብ አዘገጃጀት ዘዴ።

Examples

"I love Italian cuisine."

Contextual Usage

Dish

/ዲሽ/

ምግብ

A particular variety of prepared food.

ተለይቶ የተዘጋጀ የምግብ አይነት።

Examples

"Injera is a national dish."

Contextual Usage

Ingredient

/ኢንግሪዲየንት/

ግብዓት

Any of the foods used in a recipe.

ለምግብ ዝግጅት የሚያገለግል ቁስ።

Examples

"Salt is a key ingredient."

Contextual Usage

Spice

/ስፓይስ/

ቅመም

A substance used to flavor food.

ምግብን ለማጣፈጥ የሚውል ነገር።

Examples

"Chili is a hot spice."

Contextual Usage

Hospitality

/ሆስፒታሊቲ/

እንግዳ ተቀባይነት

The friendly reception of guests.

እንግዶችን በፍቅር መቀበል።

Examples

"Their hospitality is famous."

Contextual Usage

Ancestry

/አንሰስትሪ/

የትውልድ ሀረግ

One's family or ethnic descent.

የቤተሰብ ወይም የዘር ምንጭ።

Examples

"She traced her ancestry."

Contextual Usage

Generation

/ጄኔሬሽን/

ትውልድ

People born at the same time.

በአንድ ጊዜ የተወለዱ ሰዎች።

Examples

"The younger generation is tech-savvy."

Contextual Usage

Costume

/ኮስቲዩም/

አልባሳት

Clothing for a specific activity.

ለተለየ ተግባር የሚለበስ ልብስ።

Examples

"We wear a folk costume."

Contextual Usage

Attire

/አታየር/

ልብስ

Clothes, especially fine or formal ones.

ልብስ በተለይም መደበኛ አልባሳት።

Examples

"Wear formal attire tonight."

Contextual Usage

Fabric

/ፋብሪክ/

ጨርቅ

Cloth or other material produced by weaving.

በመሸመን የሚመረት ጨርቅ።

Examples

"Silk is a smooth fabric."

Contextual Usage

Pattern

/ፓተርን/

ንድፍ

A repeated decorative design.

ተደጋጋሚ የጌጣጌጥ ንድፍ።

Examples

"I like this floral pattern."

Contextual Usage

Symbol

/ሲምቦል/

ምልክት

A thing that represents something else.

ሌላ ነገርን የሚወክል ነገር።

Examples

"The dove is a symbol of peace."

Contextual Usage

Significance

/ሲግኒፊካንስ/

ትርጉም

The importance of something.

የአንድ ነገር አስፈላጊነት።

Examples

"The date has historical significance."

Contextual Usage

Authentic

/ኦውቴንቲክ/

ትክክለኛ

Of undisputed origin; genuine.

ትክክለኛ እና እውነተኛ የሆነ።

Examples

"This is authentic food."

Contextual Usage

Local

/ሎካል/

አካባቢያዊ

Relating to a particular area.

ከአንድ የተወሰነ አካባቢ ጋር የተያያዘ።

Examples

"Support local businesses."

Contextual Usage

Unique

/ዩኒክ/

ልዩ

Being the only one of its kind.

በአይነቱ ብቸኛ የሆነ።

Examples

"Every person is unique."

Contextual Usage

Diverse

/ዳይቨርስ/

የተለያዩ

Showing a great deal of variety.

የተለያዩ አይነቶችን የሚያሳይ።

Examples

"London is a diverse city."

Contextual Usage

Community

/ኮሚዩኒቲ/

ማህበረሰብ

A group of people living together.

በአንድነት የሚኖሩ ሰዎች።

Examples

"We help our community."

Contextual Usage

Gathering

/ጋዘሪንግ/

ስብስብ

An assembly or meeting of people.

የሰዎች ስብሰባ ወይም ውይይት።

Examples

"The family gathering was fun."

Contextual Usage

Feast

/ፊስት/

ግብዣ

A large meal, typically a celebratory one.

ትልቅ እና የበዓል ምግብ።

Examples

"We had a grand feast."

Contextual Usage

Banquet

/ባንክዌት/

ታላቅ ግብዣ

A formal evening meal for many people.

ለብዙ ሰዎች የሚዘጋጅ መደበኛ ግብዣ።

Examples

"The wedding banquet was long."

Contextual Usage

Toast

/ቶስት/

ምኞት መግለፅ

Drink to the health of someone.

ለአንድ ሰው ጤና መጠጣት።

Examples

"Let's make a toast."

Contextual Usage

Anniversary

/አኒቨርሰሪ/

የዓመት በዓል

The date on which an event took place.

አንድ ክስተት የተከናወነበት ቀን።

Examples

"Happy anniversary!"

Contextual Usage

Commemoration

/ኮሜሞሬሽን/

መታሰቢያ

The action of remembering an event.

አንድን ክስተት የማስታወስ ተግባር።

Examples

"The statue is a commemoration."

Contextual Usage

Folklore

/ፎልክሎር/

ፎክሎር

Traditional beliefs and stories of a community.

የአንድ ማህበረሰብ ባህላዊ ታሪኮች።

Examples

"I enjoy African folklore."

Contextual Usage

Legend

/ሌጀንድ/

አፈ ታሪክ

A traditional story sometimes regarded as historical.

እንደ ታሪክ የሚቆጠር ባህላዊ ታሪክ።

Examples

"The legend of the king lives on."

Contextual Usage

Myth

/ሚዝ/

ተረት

A traditional story explaining phenomena.

ተፈጥሮአዊ ክስተቶችን የሚያብራራ ታሪክ።

Examples

"Ancient myths are interesting."

Contextual Usage

Storytelling

/ስቶሪቴሊንግ/

ተረት ተረት

The activity of telling stories.

ታሪኮችን የመናገር ተግባር።

Examples

"Storytelling is a great art."

Contextual Usage

Language

/ላንግዌጅ/

ቋንቋ

The method of human communication.

የሰዎች መገናኛ ዘዴ።

Examples

"English is a global language."

Contextual Usage

Dialect

/ዳይሌክት/

የአነጋገር ዘይቤ

A particular form of a language.

የአንድ ቋንቋ የተለየ አነጋገር።

Examples

"He speaks a local dialect."

Contextual Usage

Proverb

/ፕሮቨርብ/

ምሳሌያዊ አነጋገር

A short well-known pithy saying.

አጭር እና የታወቀ አባባል።

Examples

"This proverb is very wise."

Contextual Usage

Identity

/አይደንቲቲ/

ማንነት

Who or what a person is.

አንድ ሰው ማን እንደሆነ።

Examples

"Keep your cultural identity."

Contextual Usage

Belonging

/ቢሎንጊንግ/

ባለቤትነት

A sense of fitting in or being part of a group.

የአንድ ቡድን አባል የመሆን ስሜት።

Examples

"Community creates a sense of belonging."

Contextual Usage

Values

/ቫልዩስ/

እሴቶች

Principles or standards of behavior.

የባህሪ መርሆዎች ወይም መመዘኛዎች።

Examples

"Family values are important."

Contextual Usage

Beliefs

/ቢሊፍስ/

እምነቶች

Acceptance that something is true.

አንድ ነገር እውነት ነው ብሎ መቀበል።

Examples

"Respect others' beliefs."

Contextual Usage

Religion

/ሪሊጅን/

ሃይማኖት

The belief in a superhuman controlling power.

በላይኛው ኃይል ማመን።

Examples

"Religion is part of culture."

Contextual Usage

Spiritual

/ስፒሪቿል/

መንፈሳዊ

Relating to the human spirit or soul.

ከሰው መንፈስ ወይም ነፍስ ጋር የተያያዘ።

Examples

"The music is very spiritual."

Contextual Usage

Secular

/ሴኩላር/

ዓለማዊ

Not connected with religious or spiritual matters.

ከሃይማኖት ጋር ግንኙነት የሌለው።

Examples

"It was a secular holiday."

Contextual Usage

Modern

/ሞደርን/

ዘመናዊ

Relating to the present or recent times.

ከአሁኑ ወይም ከቅርብ ጊዜ ጋር የተያያዘ።

Examples

"Modern cities are crowded."

Contextual Usage

Ancient

/አንሸንት/

ጥንታዊ

Belonging to the very distant past.

ከሩቅ ያለፈ ጊዜ የሆነ።

Examples

"The ancient ruins are huge."

Contextual Usage

Historical

/ሂስቶሪካል/

ታሪካዊ

Concerning past events.

ስላለፉ ክስተቶች የሚመለከት።

Examples

"The building is historical."

Contextual Usage

Preservation

/ፕሪዘርቬሽን/

ጥበቃ

The act of keeping something alive.

አንድን ነገር ጠብቆ የማቆየት ተግባር።

Examples

"Culture needs preservation."

Contextual Usage

Artifact

/አርቲፋክት/

የጥበብ ውጤት

An object made by a human being.

በሰው እጅ የተሰራ ቁስ።

Examples

"The museum has many artifacts."

Contextual Usage

Museum

/ሙዚየም/

ቤተ-መዘክር

A building for historical objects.

ታሪካዊ ቁሶች የሚቀመጡበት ህንፃ።

Examples

"We visited the national museum."

Contextual Usage

Exhibit

/ኤግዚቢት/

ኤግዚቢሽን

Publicly display in a museum.

በሙዚየም ውስጥ ለህዝብ ማሳየት።

Examples

"The art exhibit was great."

Contextual Usage

Tourist

/ቱሪስት/

ጎብኚ

A person traveling for pleasure.

ለመዝናናት የሚጓዝ ሰው።

Examples

"The city is full of tourists."

Contextual Usage

Souvenir

/ሱቬኒር/

መታሰቢያ

A thing kept as a reminder of a place.

የአንድን ቦታ ለማስታወስ የሚያገለግል ቁስ።

Examples

"I bought a small souvenir."

Contextual Usage

Handicraft

/ሀንዲክራፍት/

የእጅ ጥበብ

Activity involving the making of things by hand.

ነገሮችን በእጅ የመስራት ተግባር።

Examples

"Local handicrafts are cheap."

Contextual Usage

Pottery

/ፖተሪ/

ሸክላ

Pots and dishes made from baked clay.

ከተቃጠለ ጭቃ የተሰሩ እቃዎች።

Examples

"I learned pottery today."

Contextual Usage

Weaving

/ዊቪንግ/

ሽመና

The craft of making fabric.

ጨርቅ የመስራት ጥበብ።

Examples

"Weaving is a traditional skill."

Contextual Usage

Embroidery

/ኤምብሮይደሪ/

ጥልፍ

Decorative needlework.

ጌጣጌጥ ያለው የመርፌ ስራ።

Examples

"Her dress has nice embroidery."

Contextual Usage

Jewelry

/ጁወለሪ/

ጌጣጌጥ

Ornaments that people wear.

ሰዎች የሚለብሷቸው ጌጣጌጦች።

Examples

"Gold jewelry is expensive."

Contextual Usage

Music

/ሙዚክ/

ሙዚቃ

Vocal or instrumental sounds.

የድምፅ ወይም የመሣሪያ ድምፆች።

Examples

"I love traditional music."

Contextual Usage

Dance

/ዳንስ/

ውዝዋዜ

Move rhythmically to music.

በሙዚቃ ምት መንቀሳቀስ።

Examples

"They performed a folk dance."

Contextual Usage

Rhythm

/ሪዝም/

ምት

A strong regular repeated pattern of sound.

ጠንካራ እና ተደጋጋሚ የድምፅ ምት።

Examples

"The rhythm is catchy."

Contextual Usage

Instrument

/ኢንስትሩመንት/

መሣሪያ

An object for producing music.

ሙዚቃ ለማምረት የሚያገለግል ቁስ።

Examples

"The Masinqo is an instrument."

Contextual Usage

Performance

/ፐርፎርማንስ/

ትርኢት

An act of presenting entertainment.

መዝናኛን የማቅረብ ተግባር።

Examples

"The performance was live."

Contextual Usage

Stage

/ስቴጅ/

መድረክ

A raised floor for performers.

ለትርኢት አቅራቢዎች የተዘጋጀ ከፍ ያለ ቦታ።

Examples

"Get on the stage."

Contextual Usage

Audience

/ኦዲየንስ/

ተመልካች

The assembled spectators or listeners.

ተሰባስበው የሚመለከቱ ወይም የሚሰሙ ሰዎች።

Examples

"The audience cheered loudly."

Contextual Usage

Applause

/አፕሎዝ/

ጭብጨባ

Approval shown by clapping hands.

በእጅ በማጨብጨብ የሚገለጽ ድጋፍ።

Examples

"The play ended with applause."

Contextual Usage

Respect

/ሪስፔክት/

አክብሮት

A feeling of deep admiration.

ጥልቅ የአድናቆት ስሜት።

Examples

"Respect your elders."

Contextual Usage

Honor

/ኦነር/

ክብር

High respect; great esteem.

ከፍተኛ አክብሮት።

Examples

"It is an honor to meet you."

Contextual Usage

Elder

/ኤልደር/

ሽማግሌ

A person of greater age.

ዕድሜው ከፍ ያለ ሰው።

Examples

"Listen to the elders."

Contextual Usage

Youth

/ዩዝ/

ወጣትነት

The period between childhood and adulthood.

በልጅነት እና በጉልምስና መካከል ያለ ጊዜ።

Examples

"He spent his youth in Gondar."

Contextual Usage

Family

/ፋሚሊ/

ቤተሰብ

A group of parents and children.

የወላጆች እና ልጆች ስብስብ።

Examples

"Family is everything."

Contextual Usage

Relative

/ሬላቲቭ/

ዘመድ

A person connected by blood or marriage.

በደም ወይም በጋብቻ የተገናኘ ሰው።

Examples

"I have many relatives."

Contextual Usage

Sibling

/ሲብሊንግ/

ወንድም ወይም እህት

Each of two or more children of the same parents.

ተመሳሳይ ወላጆች ያሏቸው ልጆች።

Examples

"Do you have siblings?"

Contextual Usage

Marriage

/ማሪጅ/

ጋብቻ

The legally or formally recognized union.

በህግ ወይም በወግ የታወቀ ጥምረት።

Examples

"They have a happy marriage."

Contextual Usage

Wedding

/ዌዲንግ/

ሰርግ

A marriage ceremony.

የጋብቻ ስነስርዓት።

Examples

"The wedding was colorful."

Contextual Usage

Funeral

/ፊውነራል/

ቀብር

Ceremony for burying the dead.

ሟችን የመቅበር ስነስርዓት።

Examples

"The funeral was solemn."

Contextual Usage

Birth

/በርዝ/

ልደት

The emergence of a baby.

የህፃን መወለድ።

Examples

"We celebrate the birth."

Contextual Usage

Rite

/ራይት/

ስርዓት

A religious or other solemn ceremony.

ሃይማኖታዊ ወይም ሌላ ስነስርዓት።

Examples

"It is a rite of passage."

Contextual Usage

Adulthood

/አዳልትሁድ/

ጉልምስና

The state of being an adult.

ትልቅ ሰው የመሆን ሁኔታ።

Examples

"Adulthood brings responsibility."

Contextual Usage

Childhood

/ቻይልድሁድ/

ልጅነት

The state of being a child.

ልጅ የመሆን ሁኔታ።

Examples

"I had a happy childhood."

Contextual Usage

Memory

/ሜሞሪ/

ትውስታ

The faculty by which the mind stores info.

አእምሮ መረጃን የሚያከማችበት መንገድ።

Examples

"The memory stays forever."

Contextual Usage

Nostalgia

/ኖስታልጂያ/

ትዝታ

Sentimental longing for the past.

ያለፈውን ጊዜ የመናፈቅ ስሜት።

Examples

"I feel nostalgia for home."

Contextual Usage

Proud

/ፕራውድ/

የሚኮራ

Feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction.

ጥልቅ እርካታ ወይም ደስታ የሚሰማው።

Examples

"I am proud of you."

Contextual Usage

Patriotism

/ፓትሪዮቲዝም/

ሀገር ወዳድነት

Devotion to one's country.

ለሀገር ያለው ታማኝነት።

Examples

"Patriotism is a virtue."

Contextual Usage

Flag

/ፍላግ/

ሰንደቅ ዓላማ

A piece of cloth with colors.

ቀለማት ያሉት ጨርቅ።

Examples

"The flag is waving."

Contextual Usage

Anthem

/አንዘም/

መዝሙር

A rousing or uplifting song.

የሚያነሳሳ ወይም የሚያበረታታ መዝሙር።

Examples

"We sang the national anthem."

Contextual Usage

Constitution

/ኮንስቲቲዩሽን/

ህገ-መንግስት

Fundamental principles of a state.

የአንድ ሀገር መሰረታዊ መርሆዎች።

Examples

"The constitution protects rights."

Contextual Usage

Independence

/ኢንዲፔንደንስ/

ነፃነት

Freedom from outside control.

ከውጭ ቁጥጥር ነፃ መሆን።

Examples

"We celebrate independence day."

Contextual Usage

Liberation

/ሊበሬሽን/

ነፃ መውጣት

The act of setting someone free.

አንድን አካል ነፃ የማውጣት ተግባር።

Examples

"The liberation struggle was long."

Contextual Usage

Peace

/ፒስ/

ሰላም

Freedom from disturbance; quiet.

ከረብሻ ነፃ መሆን፤ ዝምታ።

Examples

"We want peace."

Contextual Usage

Unity

/ዩኒቲ/

አንድነት

The state of being joined together.

አንድ ላይ የመሆን ሁኔታ።

Examples

"Unity makes us strong."

Contextual Usage

Harmony

/ሀርመኒ/

ስምምነት

The quality of forming a pleasing whole.

ደስ የሚል ስምምነት የመፍጠር ጥራት።

Examples

"Live in harmony."

Contextual Usage

Cooperation

/ኮኦፕሬሽን/

ትብብር

Working together to the same end.

ለአንድ ግብ በጋራ መስራት።

Examples

"International cooperation is key."

Contextual Usage

Contribution

/ኮንትሪቢውሽን/

አስተዋጽኦ

A gift or payment to a fund.

ስጦታ ወይም ክፍያ።

Examples

"Thank you for your contribution."

Contextual Usage

Global

/ግሎባል/

አለም አቀፍ

Relating to the whole world.

ከመላው አለም ጋር የተያያዘ።

Examples

"Climate change is a global issue."

Contextual Usage

Interaction

/ኢንተራክሽን/

ግንኙነት

Reciprocal action or influence.

የጋራ ተግባር ወይም ተጽዕኖ።

Examples

"Social interaction is vital."

Contextual Usage

Exchange

/ኤክስቼንጅ/

ልውውጥ

Giving one thing and receiving another.

አንድን ነገር ሰጥቶ ሌላ መቀበል።

Examples

"We had a cultural exchange."

Contextual Usage

Perspective

/ፐርስፔክቲቭ/

አመለካከት

A particular attitude toward something.

ለአንድ ነገር የሚሰጥ ልዩ አመለካከት።

Examples

"I have a new perspective."

Contextual Usage

Insight

/ኢንሳይት/

ግንዛቤ

A deep understanding of a person.

ጥልቅ የሆነ ግንዛቤ።

Examples

"He gave me an insight."

Contextual Usage

Appreciate

/አፕሪሺየት/

ማድነቅ

Recognize the full worth of.

ሙሉ ዋጋውን ማወቅ።

Examples

"I appreciate your help."

Contextual Usage

Experience

/ኤክስፒሪያንስ/

ልምድ

Practical contact with facts.

ተግባራዊ ግንኙነት።

Examples

"Life is the best experience."

Contextual Usage

Journey

/ጆርኒ/

ጉዞ

The act of traveling from one place to another.

ከአንድ ቦታ ወደ ሌላ የመጓዝ ተግባር።

Examples

"The journey was long."

Contextual Usage

Destination

/ዴስቲኔሽን/

መድረሻ

The place to which someone is going.

የሚኬድበት ቦታ።

Examples

"We reached our destination."

Contextual Usage

Landmark

/ላንድማርክ/

ታዋቂ ቦታ

An object that is easily seen.

በቀላሉ የሚታይ ነገር።

Examples

"The obelisk is a landmark."

Contextual Usage

Monument

/ሞኑመንት/

ሀውልት

A statue or building for a person.

ለአንድ ሰው የሚቆም ሀውልት።

Examples

"They built a monument."

Contextual Usage

Architecture

/አርኪቴክቸር/

ህንጻ ጥበብ

The art of designing buildings.

ህንፃዎችን የመንደፍ ጥበብ።

Examples

"I love the architecture."

Contextual Usage

Style

/ስታይል/

ዘይቤ

A particular appearance or method.

ልዩ ገጽታ ወይም ዘዴ።

Examples

"Her style is unique."

Contextual Usage

Influence

/ኢንፍሉዌንስ/

ተጽዕኖ

The capacity to have an effect.

ተጽዕኖ የማሳደር ችሎታ።

Examples

"Culture has an influence."

Contextual Usage

Origin

/ኦሪጅን/

መነሻ

The point or place where something begins.

አንድ ነገር የሚጀምርበት ቦታ።

Examples

"The origin is unknown."

Contextual Usage

Source

/ሶርስ/

ምንጭ

A place from which something comes.

አንድ ነገር የሚገኝበት ቦታ።

Examples

"The sun is a source of light."

Contextual Usage

Root

/ሩት/

ስር

The basic cause or origin.

መሰረታዊ ምክንያት ወይም መነሻ።

Examples

"Culture is our root."

Contextual Usage

Branch

/ብራንች/

ቅርንጫፍ

A part of a subject or family.

የአንድ ርዕስ ወይም ቤተሰብ ክፍል።

Examples

"This is a branch of our family."

Contextual Usage

Evolution

/ኢቮሉሽን/

ዝግመተ ለውጥ

The gradual development of something.

የአንድ ነገር ቀስ በቀስ ማደግ።

Examples

"Language evolution is fast."

Contextual Usage

Change

/ቼንጅ/

ለውጥ

The act of making something different.

አንድን ነገር የመቀየር ተግባር።

Examples

"Change is inevitable."

Contextual Usage

Consistency

/ኮንሲስተንሲ/

ተከታታይነት

Conformity in the application of something.

በአንድ ነገር አተገባበር ላይ ያለው አንድነት።

Examples

"Consistency is key to success."

Contextual Usage

Continuity

/ኮንቲኒዩቲ/

ቀጣይነት

The unbroken consistent existence.

ያልተቋረጠ ቀጣይነት ያለው ህልውና።

Examples

"Continuity of traditions is hard."

Contextual Usage

Routine

/ሩቲን/

ተግባር

A sequence of actions followed.

የሚከተሉ ድርጊቶች ቅደም ተከተል።

Examples

"Daily routine is boring."

Contextual Usage

Habit

/ሀቢት/

ልማድ

A settled regular tendency.

የተለመደ መደበኛ ዝንባሌ።

Examples

"It is a good habit."

Contextual Usage

Etiquette

/ኤቲኬት/

ስርዓት

The customary code of polite behavior.

የተለመደው የጨዋነት ባህሪ።

Examples

"Table etiquette is needed."

Contextual Usage

Manners

/ማነርስ/

ስነ-ምግባር

A person's outward bearing.

የአንድ ሰው ውጫዊ ባህሪ።

Examples

"Good manners cost nothing."

Contextual Usage

Greeting

/ግሪቲንግ/

ሰላምታ

A polite word or sign of welcome.

የጨዋነት ቃል ወይም ምልክት።

Examples

"The greeting was warm."

Contextual Usage

Farewell

/ፌርዌል/

ደህና ሁኑ

An act of parting or of marking a departure.

የመለያየት ወይም የመሰናበቻ ተግባር።

Examples

"We said our farewell."

Contextual Usage

Gesture

/ጄስቸር/

ምልክት

A movement of part of the body.

የሰውነት ክፍል እንቅስቃሴ።

Examples

"He made a kind gesture."

Contextual Usage

Expression

/ኤክስፕሬሽን/

አገላለጽ

The action of making known one's feelings.

ስሜትን የማሳወቅ ተግባር።

Examples

"I like your expression."

Contextual Usage

Emotion

/ኢሞሽን/

ስሜት

A strong feeling deriving from one's circumstances.

ከሁኔታዎች የሚመጣ ጠንካራ ስሜት።

Examples

"Love is a strong emotion."

Contextual Usage

Connection

/ኮኔክሽን/

ግንኙነት

A relationship in which a person is linked.

አንድ ሰው የተሳሰረበት ግንኙነት።

Examples

"We have a deep connection."

Contextual Usage

Bond

/ቦንድ/

ትስስር

A relationship between people or groups.

በሰዎች ወይም በቡድኖች መካከል ያለ ግንኙነት።

Examples

"The family bond is strong."

Contextual Usage

Friendship

/ፍሬንድሺፕ/

ጓደኝነት

The emotions or conduct of friends.

የጓደኞች ስሜት ወይም ባህሪ።

Examples

"Friendship lasts forever."

Contextual Usage

Neighbor

/ኔበር/

ጎረቤት

A person living next door.

ከአጠገብ የሚኖር ሰው።

Examples

"He is a good neighbor."

Contextual Usage

Welcome

/ዌልከም/

እንኳን ደህና መጣህ

Greet in a polite or friendly way.

በጨዋነት ወይም በወዳጅነት ሰላምታ መስጠት።

Examples

"Welcome to our home."

Contextual Usage

Guest

/ጌስት/

እንግዳ

A person who is invited to a place.

ወደ አንድ ቦታ ተጋብዞ የመጣ ሰው።

Examples

"We have a guest."

Contextual Usage

Host

/ሆስት/

አስተናጋጅ

A person who receives or entertains guests.

እንግዶችን የሚቀበል ወይም የሚያዝናና ሰው።

Examples

"The host was kind."

Contextual Usage

Invitation

/ኢንቪቴሽን/

ግብዣ

A written or verbal request.

የፅሁፍ ወይም የቃል ጥያቄ።

Examples

"Thank you for the invitation."

Contextual Usage

Party

/ፓርቲ/

ግብዣ

A social gathering of invited guests.

የተጋበዙ እንግዶች ማህበራዊ ስብስብ።

Examples

"The party was fun."

Contextual Usage

Event

/ኢቨንት/

ክስተት

A thing that happens or takes place.

የሚከሰት ወይም የሚከናወን ነገር።

Examples

"The event was grand."

Contextual Usage

Occasion

/ኦኬዥን/

አጋጣሚ

A particular time or instance of an event.

አንድ ክስተት የሚከናወንበት ልዩ ጊዜ።

Examples

"It was a special occasion."

Contextual Usage

Special

/ስፔሻል/

ልዩ

Better or different from what is usual.

ከተለመደው የተሻለ ወይም የተለየ።

Examples

"Today is a special day."

Contextual Usage

Daily

/ዴይሊ/

ዕለታዊ

Done or happening every day.

በየቀኑ የሚደረግ ወይም የሚከሰት።

Examples

"Check your daily tasks."

Contextual Usage

Weekly

/ዊክሊ/

ሳምንታዊ

Done or happening every week.

በየሳምንቱ የሚደረግ ወይም የሚከሰት።

Examples

"We meet weekly."

Contextual Usage

Annual

/አንዩዋል/

ዓመታዊ

Occurring once every year.

በየዓመቱ አንድ ጊዜ የሚከሰት።

Examples

"It is an annual event."

Contextual Usage

Seasonal

/ሲዘናል/

ወቅታዊ

Relating to a particular season.

ከአንድ ልዩ ወቅት ጋር የተያያዘ።

Examples

"I love seasonal fruit."

Contextual Usage

Calendar

/ካሌንደር/

ቀን መቁጠሪያ

A system of organizing days.

ቀናትን የማደራጃ ስርዓት።

Examples

"Check the calendar."

Contextual Usage

Date

/ዴይት/

ቀን

The day of the month or year.

የወሩ ወይም የዓመቱ ቀን።

Examples

"What is the date today?"

Contextual Usage

Time

/ታይም/

ጊዜ

The indefinite continued progress of existence.

ያልተገደበ የህልውና ቀጣይነት።

Examples

"Time flies fast."

Contextual Usage

Past

/ፓስት/

ያለፈ

Gone by in time.

በጊዜ ሂደት ያለፈ።

Examples

"Learn from the past."

Contextual Usage

Present

/ፕረዘንት/

አሁን

Existing or occurring now.

አሁን ያለ ወይም የሚከሰት።

Examples

"Live in the present."

Contextual Usage

Future

/ፊውቸር/

ወደፊት

The time or a period of time following the present.

ከአሁን በኋላ የሚመጣ ጊዜ።

Examples

"The future is bright."

Contextual Usage

Legacy

/ሌጋሲ/

ውርስ

Something left by a predecessor.

በቀድሞ አካል የተተወ ነገር።

Examples

"He left a great legacy."

Contextual Usage

Inheritance

/ኢንሄሪታንስ/

ውርስ

The assets passed down to someone.

ለአንድ ሰው የሚተላለፍ ንብረት።

Examples

"The inheritance was small."

Contextual Usage

Wealth

/ዌልዝ/

ሀብት

An abundance of valuable possessions.

ብዙ ዋጋ ያላቸው ንብረቶች።

Examples

"Wealth is not just money."

Contextual Usage

Riches

/ሪችስ/

ብልጽግና

Material wealth.

ቁሳዊ ሀብት።

Examples

"He has great riches."

Contextual Usage

Resource

/ሪሶርስ/

ሀብት

A stock or supply of money or assets.

የገንዘብ ወይም የንብረት አቅርቦት።

Examples

"Water is a resource."

Contextual Usage

Nature

/ኔቸር/

ተፈጥሮ

The phenomena of the physical world.

የአካላዊው ዓለም ክስተቶች።

Examples

"Protect nature."

Contextual Usage

Environment

/ኢንቫይሮንመንት/

አካባቢ

The surroundings or conditions.

አካባቢ ወይም ሁኔታዎች።

Examples

"Save the environment."

Contextual Usage

Landscape

/ላንድስኬፕ/

መልከዓ ምድር

The visible features of an area of land.

የአንድ መሬት የሚታዩ ባህሪያት።

Examples

"The landscape is green."

Contextual Usage

Climate

/ክላይሜት/

የአየር ንብረት

The weather conditions prevailing in an area.

በአንድ አካባቢ ያለው የአየር ሁኔታ።

Examples

"The climate is warm."

Contextual Usage

Weather

/ዌዘር/

አየር ሁኔታ

The state of the atmosphere.

የከባቢ አየር ሁኔታ።

Examples

"The weather is nice."

Contextual Usage

Geography

/ጂኦግራፊ/

ጂኦግራፊ

The study of physical features.

የአካላዊ ባህሪያት ጥናት።

Examples

"Geography is interesting."

Contextual Usage

Region

/ሪጅን/

ክልል

An area or division.

አንድ አካባቢ ወይም ክፍል።

Examples

"The region is fertile."

Contextual Usage

Territory

/ቴሪቶሪ/

ግዛት

An area of land under jurisdiction.

በአንድ አስተዳደር ስር ያለ መሬት።

Examples

"This is our territory."

Contextual Usage

Border

/ቦርደር/

ድንበር

A line separating two countries.

ሁለት ሀገራትን የሚለይ መስመር።

Examples

"We crossed the border."

Contextual Usage

Map

/ማፕ/

ካርታ

A diagrammatic representation of an area.

የአንድ አካባቢ ንድፋዊ ውክልና።

Examples

"Look at the map."

Contextual Usage

Travel

/ትራቭል/

ጉዞ

Make a journey.

ጉዞ ማድረግ።

Examples

"I love to travel."

Contextual Usage

Explore

/ኤክስፕሎር/

መመርመር

Travel through unfamiliar areas.

በማይታወቁ አካባቢዎች መጓዝ።

Examples

"Explore new places."

Contextual Usage

Discover

/ዲስከቨር/

ማግኘት

Find unexpectedly or during a search.

ሳይታሰብ ወይም በፍለጋ ማግኘት።

Examples

"Discover your talents."

Contextual Usage

Learn

/ለርን/

መማር

Gain or acquire knowledge.

እውቀትን ማግኘት።

Examples

"Learn a new skill."

Contextual Usage

Teach

/ቲች/

ማስተማር

Impart knowledge to or instruct.

እውቀትን ማካፈል።

Examples

"He will teach us."

Contextual Usage

Share

/ሼር/

ማካፈል

Give a portion of something to others.

የአንድን ነገር ድርሻ ለሌሎች መስጠት።

Examples

"Share your food."

Contextual Usage

Tell

/ቴል/

መንገር

Communicate information to someone.

ለአንድ ሰው መረጃን ማሳወቅ።

Examples

"Tell me a story."

Contextual Usage

Listen

/ሊሰን/

ማዳመጥ

Give one's attention to a sound.

ለድምፅ ትኩረት መስጠት።

Examples

"Listen to the music."

Contextual Usage

Speak

/ስፒክ/

መናገር

Say something in order to convey info.

መረጃን ለማስተላለፍ አንድ ነገር ማለት።

Examples

"Speak clearly."

Contextual Usage

Communicate

/ኮሚዩኒኬት/

መገናኘት

Share or exchange information.

መረጃን ማካፈል ወይም መለዋወጥ።

Examples

"Communicate with others."

Contextual Usage

Translate

/ትራንስሌት/

መተርጎም

Express the sense of in another language.

በሌላ ቋንቋ መግለጽ።

Examples

"Can you translate this?"

Contextual Usage

Interpret

/ኢንተርፕሬት/

መተርጎም

Explain the meaning of information.

የመረጃን ትርጉም ማብራራት።

Examples

"Interpret the message."

Contextual Usage

Meaning

/ሚኒንግ/

ትርጉም

What is meant by a word or concept.

በአንድ ቃል ወይም ሀሳብ ምን ማለት እንደሆነ።

Examples

"What is the meaning?"

Contextual Usage

Context

/ኮንቴክስት/

አውድ

The circumstances that form the setting.

ሁኔታውን የሚፈጥሩ አከባቢዎች።

Examples

"Look at the context."

Contextual Usage

Situation

/ሲቹዌሽን/

ሁኔታ

A set of circumstances in which one finds oneself.

አንድ ሰው ያለበት ሁኔታ።

Examples

"The situation is complex."

Contextual Usage

Formal

/ፎርማል/

መደበኛ

Done in accordance with rules.

በህጎች መሰረት የሚደረግ።

Examples

"Wear formal clothes."

Contextual Usage

Informal

/ኢንፎርማል/

መደበኛ ያልሆነ

Having a relaxed or friendly style.

ዘና ያለ ወይም ወዳጃዊ ዘይቤ ያለው።

Examples

"The meeting was informal."

Contextual Usage

Casual

/ካዡዋል/

ዘና ያለ

Relaxed and unconcerned.

ዘና ያለ እና ግድ የሌለው።

Examples

"I like casual clothes."

Contextual Usage

Professional

/ፕሮፌሽናል/

ሙያዊ

Relating to or connected with a profession.

ከሙያ ጋር የተያያዘ።

Examples

"Be professional at work."

Contextual Usage

Social

/ሶሻል/

ማህበራዊ

Relating to society or its organization.

ከማህበረሰቡ ጋር የተያያዘ።

Examples

"Social media is popular."

Contextual Usage

Personal

/ፐርሰናል/

ግላዊ

Belonging to a particular person.

የአንድ ሰው የሆነ።

Examples

"That is my personal opinion."

Contextual Usage

Public

/ፓብሊክ/

ህዝባዊ

Concerning the people as a whole.

ህዝብን በአጠቃላይ የሚመለከት።

Examples

"Public transport is cheap."

Contextual Usage

Private

/ፕራይቬት/

ግል

Not for public use.

ለህዝብ ጥቅም ያልሆነ።

Examples

"This is a private property."

Contextual Usage

Group

/ግሩፕ/

ቡድን

A number of people or things that are located close.

አንድ ላይ ያሉ ሰዎች ወይም ነገሮች።

Examples

"Join the group."

Contextual Usage

Individual

/ኢንዲቪጁዋል/

ግለሰብ

A single human being.

አንድ ነጠላ ሰው።

Examples

"Each individual is different."

Contextual Usage

Society

/ሶሳይቲ/

ማህበረሰብ

The aggregate of people living together.

በአንድ ላይ የሚኖሩ ሰዎች ስብስብ።

Examples

"Society needs rules."

Contextual Usage

Human

/ሂዩማን/

ሰው

Relating to or characteristic of humankind.

ከሰው ልጅ ጋር የተያያዘ።

Examples

"To err is human."

Contextual Usage

People

/ፒፕል/

ሰዎች

Human beings in general.

በአጠቃላይ የሰው ልጆች።

Examples

"People are friendly."

Contextual Usage

Person

/ፐርሰን/

ሰው

A human being regarded as an individual.

አንድ ሰው እንደ ግለሰብ።

Examples

"He is a nice person."

Contextual Usage

Child

/ቻይልድ/

ልጅ

A young human being.

ወጣት የሰው ልጅ።

Examples

"The child is playing."

Contextual Usage

Parent

/ፓረንት/

ወላጅ

A father or mother.

አባት ወይም እናት።

Examples

"Every parent loves their child."

Contextual Usage

Grandparent

/ግራንድፓረንት/

አያት

A parent of one's father or mother.

የወላጅ ወላጅ።

Examples

"My grandparent is wise."

Contextual Usage

Descendant

/ዲስክንዳንት/

ተወላጅ

A person descended from a particular ancestor.

ከአንድ አያት የተወለደ ሰው።

Examples

"He is a descendant of kings."

Contextual Usage

Lineage

/ሊኒየጅ/

ትውልድ

Direct descent from an ancestor.

ከአንድ አያት የመጣ ትውልድ።

Examples

"Our lineage is long."

Contextual Usage

Kinship

/ኪንሺፕ/

ዝምድና

Blood relationship.

የደም ዝምድና።

Examples

"Kinship is important."

Contextual Usage

Tribe

/ትራይብ/

ጎሳ

A social division in a traditional society.

በተለምዷዊ ማህበረሰብ ውስጥ ያለ ክፍል።

Examples

"He belongs to a large tribe."

Contextual Usage

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The Writing Challenge

Synthesize your vocabulary knowledge in context.

Adaptive Prompt
"Describe a unique tradition from your country using words like heritage, cuisine, and ancestor. Explain why it is significant to your community."