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Sightseeing & Travel Experiences

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Off the beaten track

/ኦፍ ዘ ቢተን ትራክ/

ብዙ ሰው የማይሄድበት ቦታ

In a place where few people go

ጥቂት ሰዎች ብቻ ወደሚሄዱበት ወይም ወደማይታወቅ ቦታ መሄድ

In Practice

"We found a tiny village off the beaten track."

Fluent Tip

Used to describe remote or less touristy areas.

Travel light

/ትራቭል ላይት/

ቀለል ያለ ሻንጣ መያዝ

To travel with very few belongings

በጣም ጥቂት ንብረቶችን ብቻ ይዞ መጓዝ

In Practice

"I always try to travel light when I visit Europe."

Fluent Tip

Advice for efficient packing.

Hit the road

/ሂት ዘ ሮድ/

ጉዞ መጀመር

To leave or start a journey

ጉዞን መጀመር ወይም መነሳት

In Practice

"Let's hit the road before the traffic gets bad."

Fluent Tip

Informal way to say let's start traveling.

Live out of a suitcase

/ሊቭ አውት ኦፍ ኤ ሱትኬስ/

በየጊዜው በመዘዋወር መኖር

To stay in several different places for only a short time

ለአጭር ጊዜ በተለያዩ ቦታዎች እየተዘዋወሩ መኖር

In Practice

"After a month of touring, I'm tired of living out of a suitcase."

Fluent Tip

Expressing fatigue from constant travel.

Watch the world go by

/ዋች ዘ ወርልድ ጎ ባይ/

አካባቢውን እያዩ መዝናናት

To sit and relax while looking at people

ሰዎችንና አካባቢውን እያዩ ዘና ማለት

In Practice

"I like to sit at a cafe and watch the world go by."

Fluent Tip

Describing a relaxing sightseeing experience.

At the crack of dawn

/አት ዘ ክራክ ኦፍ ዳውን/

በማለዳ / ንጋት ላይ

Very early in the morning

በጣም በማለዳ

In Practice

"We set off for the mountain at the crack of dawn."

Fluent Tip

Starting a tour early.

Get itchy feet

/ጌት ኢቺ ፊት/

የመጓዝ ጉጉት ማደር

To have a strong desire to travel

የመጓዝ ከፍተኛ ፍላጎት ወይም ጉጉት ማደር

In Practice

"I've been home for a week and I'm already getting itchy feet."

Fluent Tip

Describing someone who loves traveling.

Road less traveled

/ሮድ ሌስ ትራቭልድ/

ያልተለመደ ምርጫ

A choice or path that is not conventional

ከተለመደው ውጪ የሆነ መንገድ ወይም ምርጫ

In Practice

"He chose the road less traveled by exploring the desert."

Fluent Tip

Describing unique travel adventures.

Make a move

/ሜክ ኤ ሙቭ/

መንቀሳቀስ መጀመር

To depart from a place

ከአንድ ቦታ ተነስተው መሄድ

In Practice

"It's getting late, we should make a move."

Fluent Tip

Leaving a landmark or spot.

Middle of nowhere

/ሚድል ኦፍ ኖዌር/

በጣም ራቅ ያለ ቦታ

A place that is far from any town or city

ከከተማ ርቆ የሚገኝ ገለልተኛ ቦታ

In Practice

"Our car broke down in the middle of nowhere."

Fluent Tip

Describing isolated locations.

Break the journey

/ብሬክ ዘ ጆርኒ/

ለጥቂት ጊዜ ጉዞን ማቋረጥ

To stop for a short time during a long trip

በረጃጅም ጉዞዎች መካከል ለጥቂት ጊዜ ማረፍ

In Practice

"We decided to break the journey in Gondar."

Fluent Tip

Stopping at an intermediate spot.

Catch the sun

/ካች ዘ ሰን/

በፀሐይ መቃጠል/መሙቅ

To get a suntan

በፀሐይ ቆዳን ማቅለም ወይም መሞቅ

In Practice

"You really caught the sun at the beach!"

Fluent Tip

After visiting sunny landmarks.

Set off

/ሴት ኦፍ/

ጉዞ መጀመር

To start a journey

ጉዞ መጀመር

In Practice

"We set off for the waterfall at 8 AM."

Fluent Tip

General travel start.

Check in

/ቼክ ኢን/

መመዝገብ / መግባት

To arrive and register at a hotel or airport

ሆቴል ወይም አውሮፕላን ማረፊያ ሲደርሱ መመዝገብ

In Practice

"We checked in at the hotel near the monument."

Fluent Tip

Arrival procedure.

Take in

/ቴክ ኢን/

መመልከት/መጎብኘት

To visit a place of interest

አንድን የሚስብ ቦታ መመልከት ወይም መጎብኘት

In Practice

"We took in the view from the top of the hill."

Fluent Tip

Observing landmarks.

See off

/ሲ ኦፍ/

መሸኘት

To go to a place to say goodbye to someone

አንድን ሰው ለመሸኘት መሄድ

In Practice

"They came to the airport to see us off."

Fluent Tip

Departure etiquette.

Look around

/ሉክ አራውንድ/

ዙሪያውን መመልከት

To explore a place

አንድን ቦታ መቃኘት ወይም መጎብኘት

In Practice

"We spent the afternoon looking around the old town."

Fluent Tip

Exploring tourist spots.

Get away

/ጌት አዌይ/

ለእረፍት መሄድ

To go on a vacation

ለእረፍት ወይም ለመዝናናት መሄድ

In Practice

"I need to get away for a few days."

Fluent Tip

Planning a trip.

Stop over

/ስቶፕ ኦቨር/

ለአጭር ጊዜ ማረፍ

To stay somewhere for a short time during a long journey

በጉዞ መካከል ለአጭር ጊዜ ማረፍ

In Practice

"We stopped over in Dubai on our way to Asia."

Fluent Tip

Layovers.

Hurry up

/ሀሪ አፕ/

መፍጠን

To move or do something more quickly

በፍጥነት መንቀሳቀስ

In Practice

"Hurry up or we'll miss the tour bus!"

Fluent Tip

Urgency during sightseeing.

Touch down

/ተች ዳውን/

ማረፍ (አውሮፕላን)

To land (of an aircraft)

አውሮፕላን መሬት ሲያርፍ

In Practice

"The plane touched down at Lalibela at noon."

Fluent Tip

Arrival by air.

Pick up

/ፒክ አፕ/

መውሰድ / መጫን

To collect someone in a vehicle

አንድን ሰው በመኪና መውሰድ

In Practice

"The tour guide will pick us up at the hotel."

Fluent Tip

Transport service.

Drop off

/ድሮፕ ኦፍ/

ማድረስ

To take someone to a place and leave them there

አንድን ሰው ወደፈለገበት ቦታ አድርሶ መመለስ

In Practice

"Can you drop me off at the museum?"

Fluent Tip

Transport service.

Head for

/ሄድ ፎር/

ወደ ... ማቅናት

To go in the direction of

ወደ አንድ አቅጣጫ መጓዝ

In Practice

"We are heading for the mountains tomorrow."

Fluent Tip

Destination plans.

Travel broadens the mind

/ትራቭል ብሮደንስ ዘ ማይንድ/

ጉዞ አእምሮን ያስፋፋል

Traveling teaches you about different cultures and people

ጉዞ ስለ ተለያዩ ባህሎች እና ሰዎች ግንዛቤን ይሰጣል

In Practice

"You should travel more; travel broadens the mind."

Fluent Tip

Encouraging travel.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do

/ዌን ኢን ሮም ዱ አዝ ዘ ሮማንስ ዱ/

አገር ሲሄዱ የአገሩን ልማድ ይከተሉ

Follow the local customs of the place you are visiting

ወደ አዲስ ቦታ ሲሄዱ የአካባቢውን ባህልና ልማድ መከተል

In Practice

"I ate with my hands in Ethiopia because when in Rome, do as the Romans do."

Fluent Tip

Cultural adaptation.

All who wander are not lost

/ኦል ሁ ዋንደር አር ኖት ሎስት/

የሚንከራተቱ ሁሉ የጠፉ አይደሉም

Just because someone travels without a destination doesn't mean they are lost

ያለ ግልጽ ግብ የሚጓዙ ሰዎች ሁሉ ግራ የተጋቡ አይደሉም

In Practice

"She loves aimless walks; all who wander are not lost."

Fluent Tip

Defending adventurous travel.

To travel is to live

/ቱ ትራቭል ኢዝ ቱ ሊቭ/

መጓዝ ማለት መኖር ማለት ነው

Life is best experienced through travel

ህይወት በጉዞ ውስጥ የተሻለ ትርጉም ይኖራታል

In Practice

"I sold my house to see the world because to travel is to live."

Fluent Tip

Expressing passion for travel.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

/ኤ ጆርኒ ኦፍ ኤ ታውዘንድ ማይልስ ቢጊንስ ዊዝ ኤ ሲንግል ስቴፕ/

የሺህ ማይል ጉዞ በአንድ እርምጃ ይጀምራል

Even the longest journey starts with one simple action

ማንኛውም ትልቅ ስራ ወይም ጉዞ በትንሽ ጅማሮ ይጀምራል

In Practice

"Don't be afraid to start your world tour; a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."

Fluent Tip

Encouragement to start something big.

Every cloud has a silver lining

/ኤቭሪ ክላውድ ሃዝ ኤ ሲልቨር ላይኒንግ/

ከመጥፎ ነገር ውስጥ ጥሩ ነገር ይገኛል

There is something good in every bad situation

ከማንኛውም አስቸጋሪ ሁኔታ ውስጥ መልካም አጋጣሚ ሊገኝ ይችላል

In Practice

"Our flight was delayed, but we met amazing people at the airport; every cloud has a silver lining."

Fluent Tip

Optimism during travel mishaps.

Better to see something once than to hear about it a thousand times

/ቤተር ቱ ሲ ሰምቲንግ ዋንስ ዛን ቱ ሂር አባውት ኢት ኤ ታውዘንድ ታይምስ/

ከሺህ መስማት አንድ ማየት

First-hand experience is better than hearing stories

የሰሙትን ከማውራት ያዩት ይበልጣል

In Practice

"I finally visited the Nile; it is better to see something once than to hear about it a thousand times."

Fluent Tip

Emphasizing sightseeing.

Variety is the spice of life

/ቫራይቲ ኢዝ ዘ ስፓይስ ኦፍ ላይፍ/

ልዩነት የህይወት ጣዕም ነው

New experiences make life interesting

አዳዲስ ልምዶች ህይወትን አስደሳች ያደርጉታል

In Practice

"We visit a different country every year because variety is the spice of life."

Fluent Tip

Explaining diverse travel choices.

The world is your oyster

/ዘ ወርልድ ኢዝ ዩር ኦይስተር/

አለም በእጅህ ናት

You can go anywhere and do anything

የፈለጉበት ቦታ የመሄድና የመስራት እድል አለዎት

In Practice

"Now that you've graduated, the world is your oyster."

Fluent Tip

Unlimited opportunities for travel.

Home is where the heart is

/ሆም ኢዝ ዌር ዘ ሃርት ኢዝ/

ቤት ማለት ልብ ያለበት ቦታ ነው

Your true home is where you feel most comfortable

እውነተኛ ቤትህ ደስተኛ የምትሆንበት ቦታ ነው

In Practice

"I travel a lot, but home is where the heart is."

Fluent Tip

Returning from travel.

There's no place like home

/ዜርስ ኖ ፕሌስ ላይክ ሆም/

እንደ ቤት ያለ ቦታ የለም

Home is the best place to be

ከቤት የሚበልጥ ምቹ ቦታ የለም

In Practice

"After two months abroad, there's no place like home."

Fluent Tip

Expressing comfort of home.

Seeing is believing

/ሲይንግ ኢዝ ቢሊቪንግ/

ማየት ማመን ነው

You must see something yourself to believe it

አንድን ነገር ለማመን ራስዎ ማየት አለብዎት

In Practice

"The beauty of the Grand Canyon is incredible; seeing is believing."

Fluent Tip

Describing impressive landmarks.

Tourist trap

/ቱሪስት ትራፕ/

የቱሪስት ወጥመድ

A place that is too expensive and attracts many tourists

ቱሪስቶችን ለመሳብ ተብሎ የተዘጋጀና በጣም ውድ የሆነ ቦታ

In Practice

"That souvenir shop is a total tourist trap."

Fluent Tip

Warning about overpriced spots.

Jet lag

/ጄት ላግ/

የበረራ ድካም

Feeling tired after a long flight across time zones

በረዥም የበረራ ጉዞ ምክንያት የሚመጣ የሰውነት ድካም

In Practice

"I need a nap; I have terrible jet lag."

Fluent Tip

Describing post-flight fatigue.

Backpacker

/ባክፓከር/

በዝቅተኛ ወጪ የሚጓዝ

A person who travels cheaply carrying a backpack

ቦርሳ በጀርባው አንግቦ በዝቅተኛ ወጪ የሚጓዝ ቱሪስት

In Practice

"The hostel was full of young backpackers."

Fluent Tip

Describing budget travelers.

Globetrotter

/ግሎብትሮተር/

አለምን ዞሮ የሚጎበኝ

Someone who travels a lot around the world

አለምን በሰፊው የሚዞር ጎብኚ

In Practice

"My uncle is a real globetrotter; he's been to 50 countries."

Fluent Tip

Admiring frequent travelers.

Bucket list

/ባኬት ሊስት/

የምኞት ዝርዝር

A list of places to visit before you die

አንድ ሰው ከመሞቱ በፊት ማየት የሚፈልጋቸው ቦታዎች ዝርዝር

In Practice

"Visiting the pyramids is on my bucket list."

Fluent Tip

Talking about dream destinations.

Staycation

/ስቴኬሽን/

በቅርብ ያለ እረፍት

A holiday spent in one's home country or home

የእረፍት ጊዜን በራስ ሀገር ወይም ቤት ውስጥ ማሳለፍ

In Practice

"We are having a staycation this year to save money."

Fluent Tip

Local travel.

Wanderlust

/ዋንደርለስት/

የመጓዝ ከፍተኛ ፍላጎት

A strong desire to travel

ሁልጊዜ የመጓዝ ጥልቅ ፍላጎት

In Practice

"Her wanderlust took her to the most remote parts of Africa."

Fluent Tip

Describing travel passion.

Red-eye flight

/ሬድ አይ ፍላይት/

የለሊት በረራ

A flight that leaves late at night and arrives early morning

ለሊት ተነስቶ ማለዳ የሚደርስ አውሮፕላን

In Practice

"I took the red-eye flight to save a day of travel."

Fluent Tip

Talking about flight timing.

Roadie

/ሮዲ/

በመኪና የሚደረግ ጉዞ

Short for a road trip

ለመኪና ጉዞ የሚሰጥ አጭር መጠሪያ

In Practice

"We're planning a roadie to the coast next weekend."

Fluent Tip

Informal travel talk.

Fleabag motel

/ፍሊባግ ሞቴል/

ቆሻሻ/ርካሽ ሆቴል

A very cheap and dirty hotel

በጣም ርካሽና ጥራት የሌለው ማረፊያ

In Practice

"We had to stay in a fleabag motel because everything else was full."

Fluent Tip

Complaining about bad accommodation.

Phubbing

/ፈቢንግ/

በስልክ መጠመድ

Ignoring companions by looking at your phone during travel

በጉዞ ወቅት ጓደኞችን ችላ ብሎ በስልክ መጠመድ

In Practice

"Stop phubbing and look at this beautiful view!"

Fluent Tip

Criticizing phone use during sightseeing.

Flex

/ፍሌክስ/

መመካት / መታየት

To show off travel photos to make others jealous

ለሌሎች ለማሳየት ተብሎ የጉዞ ፎቶዎችን ማሳየት

In Practice

"Posting that first-class ticket is such a flex."

Fluent Tip

Social media travel posts.

Catch some rays

/ካች ሰም ሬይስ/

ፀሐይ መሞቅ

To sunbathe

ፀሐይ ላይ ተኝቶ መሞቅ

In Practice

"I spent the whole afternoon catching some rays."

Fluent Tip

Beach experiences.

On the move

/ኦን ዘ ሙቭ/

በጉዞ ላይ

Busy traveling from one place to another

ከአንድ ቦታ ወደ ሌላ ቦታ በመዘዋወር ላይ መሆን

In Practice

"We've been on the move for three weeks."

Fluent Tip

Active travel.

In the same boat

/ኢን ዘ ሴም ቦት/

ተመሳሳይ ሁኔታ ውስጥ መሆን

In the same difficult situation

በተመሳሳይ አስቸጋሪ ሁኔታ ውስጥ መገኘት

In Practice

"All the tourists were in the same boat when the train was cancelled."

Fluent Tip

Shared travel problems.

A stone's throw away

/ኤ ስቶንስ ስሮው አዌይ/

በጣም ቅርብ

A very short distance away

በጣም አጭር ርቀት ላይ የሚገኝ

In Practice

"The hotel is just a stone's throw away from the beach."

Fluent Tip

Describing proximity of landmarks.

Kill time

/ኪል ታይም/

ጊዜ ማሳለፊያ

To do something while waiting

እየተጠባበቁ ጊዜን ለማሳለፍ አንድ ነገር ማድረግ

In Practice

"We killed time at the duty-free shop."

Fluent Tip

Waiting at airports.

Just passing through

/ጃስት ፓሲንግ ስሩ/

በመንገድ ላይ ማለፍ

Staying in a place for a very short time while going somewhere else

ወደ ሌላ ቦታ ሲሄዱ ለአጭር ጊዜ ማለፍ

In Practice

"We aren't staying long, we're just passing through."

Fluent Tip

Brief stops.

The highlights

/ዘ ሃይላይትስ/

ዋና ዋና ክንውኖች

The best or most interesting parts of a trip

የአንድ ጉዞ ምርጥ ወይም ሳቢ ክፍሎች

In Practice

"Seeing the sunset was one of the highlights of the tour."

Fluent Tip

Summarizing a trip.

Booked solid

/ቡክድ ሶሊድ/

ሙሉ በሙሉ የተያዘ

Completely full, no more rooms or tickets available

ምንም ክፍት ቦታ የሌለው / ሙሉ በሙሉ የተያዘ

In Practice

"The hotel is booked solid for the summer."

Fluent Tip

Accommodation availability.

Round the clock

/ራውንድ ዘ ክሎክ/

ቀን ከሌሊት / 24 ሰዓት

All day and all night

ቀንና ለሊት ያለማቋረጥ

In Practice

"The airport operates round the clock."

Fluent Tip

Service hours.

Rough it

/ራፍ ኢት/

ባለተመቸ ሁኔታ መቆየት

To live without the usual comforts (like camping)

ያለ ምቾት (ለምሳሌ በድንኳን) መቆየት

In Practice

"We had to rough it in the mountains with no electricity."

Fluent Tip

Adventurous travel.

Call it a day

/ኮል ኢት ኤ ዴይ/

የቀኑን ስራ ማቆም

To stop doing something for the rest of the day

የቀኑን እንቅስቃሴ ማብቃት

In Practice

"After five museums, we decided to call it a day."

Fluent Tip

Ending a day of sightseeing.

Change of scenery

/ቼንጅ ኦፍ ሲነሪ/

የአካባቢ ለውጥ

Going to a new place to feel better

ለተሻለ ስሜት ሲባል ወደ አዲስ ቦታ መሄድ

In Practice

"I need a change of scenery, let's go to the mountains."

Fluent Tip

Reason for travel.

A sea of people

/ኤ ሲ ኦፍ ፒፕል/

የሰው ባህር

A very large crowd of people

በጣም ብዙ የሆነ የሰው ስብስብ

In Practice

"There was a sea of people at the Eiffel Tower."

Fluent Tip

Crowded tourist spots.

The heartbeat of the city

/ዘ ሃርትቢት ኦፍ ዘ ሲቲ/

የከተማዋ የህይወት ምት

The center of activity in a city

የከተማዋ ዋና የዝውውርና የእንቅስቃሴ ማእከል

In Practice

"This market is truly the heartbeat of the city."

Fluent Tip

Describing lively urban areas.

A melting pot

/ኤ ሜልቲንግ ፖት/

የባህሎች መገናኛ

A place where many cultures blend together

የተለያዩ ባህሎች ተቀላቅለው የሚገኙበት ቦታ

In Practice

"New York is a famous melting pot."

Fluent Tip

Describing diverse cities.

The bridge between worlds

/ዘ ብሪጅ ቢትዊን ወርልድስ/

የአለማት ድልድይ

A place that connects two different cultures

ሁለት የተለያዩ ባህሎችን የሚያገናኝ ቦታ

In Practice

"Istanbul is the bridge between the East and the West."

Fluent Tip

Describing unique locations.

A concrete jungle

/ኤ ኮንክሪት ጀንግል/

የህንፃ ጫካ

A city with many big buildings and little nature

የተፈጥሮ ቦታ የሌለው በህንፃዎች የተሞላ ከተማ

In Practice

"I felt lost in the concrete jungle of Tokyo."

Fluent Tip

Describing modern cities.

A window to the past

/ኤ ዊንዶው ቱ ዘ ፓስት/

ያለፈው ዘመን መስኮት

A place that shows how life used to be

የጥንት ህይወት ምን እንደሚመስል የሚያሳይ ቦታ

In Practice

"These ruins are a window to the past."

Fluent Tip

Historical landmarks.

A hidden gem

/ኤ ሂድን ጀም/

የተቀበረ ዕንቁ

An amazing place that few people know about

ጥቂት ሰው የሚያውቀው ድንቅ ቦታ

In Practice

"This small island is a real hidden gem."

Fluent Tip

Describing unknown beautiful spots.

A breath of fresh air

/ኤ ብሬዝ ኦፍ ፍሬሽ ኤር/

አዲስ ተስፋ / መንፈስ

A refreshing change

አዲስና የሚያነቃቃ ለውጥ

In Practice

"The countryside was a breath of fresh air after the city."

Fluent Tip

Refreshing travel experiences.

The peak of my trip

/ዘ ፒክ ኦፍ ማይ ትሪፕ/

የጉዞዬ ቁንጮ

The best moment of the holiday

ከጉዞው ሁሉ የተሻለው ጊዜ

In Practice

"Reaching the summit was the peak of my trip."

Fluent Tip

Best experiences.

A tourist magnet

/ኤ ቱሪስት ማግኔት/

የቱሪስት መግነጢስ

A place that attracts many tourists

ቱሪስቶችን በብዛት የሚስብ ቦታ

In Practice

"The museum is a massive tourist magnet."

Fluent Tip

Popular landmarks.

A ocean of trees

/ኤ ኦሽን ኦፍ ትሪስ/

የዛፎች ውቅያኖስ

A very large forest

በጣም ሰፊ የሆነ ደን

In Practice

"Looking down from the plane, I saw an ocean of trees."

Fluent Tip

Describing landscapes.

A maze of streets

/ኤ ሜዝ ኦፍ ስትሪትስ/

የመንገዶች ላብሪንዝ

A complex network of small streets

ለማለፍ የሚያስቸግሩ የተወሳሰቡ መንገዶች

In Practice

"We got lost in the maze of streets in the old city."

Fluent Tip

Describing old city layouts.

As busy as a beehive

/አዝ ቢዚ አዝ ኤ ቢሃይቭ/

እንደ ንብ ቀፎ የደራ

A very busy and crowded place

በጣም የተጨናነቀ ወይም ስራ የበዛበት ቦታ

In Practice

"The airport was as busy as a beehive."

Fluent Tip

Describing busy tourist hubs.

Like a fish out of water

/ላይክ ኤ ፊሽ አውት ኦፍ ዋተር/

ከውሃ የወጣ አሳ (ያልተለመደ ሁኔታ)

Feeling uncomfortable in a new environment

በአዲስ አካባቢ ምቾት ማጣት

In Practice

"I felt like a fish out of water in the crowded market."

Fluent Tip

Cultural shock.

As flat as a pancake

/አዝ ፍላት አዝ ኤ ፓንኬክ/

እንደ ምጣድ ድፍጥጥ ያለ

Very flat land

በጣም ሜዳማ ወይም ጠፍጣፋ መሬት

In Practice

"The landscape here is as flat as a pancake."

Fluent Tip

Describing plains.

Clean as a whistle

/ክሊን አዝ ኤ ዊስል/

በጣም ንጹህ

Extremely clean

በጣም ንጹህ የሆነ

In Practice

"The streets of Tokyo were as clean as a whistle."

Fluent Tip

Describing tidy cities.

Like watching paint dry

/ላይክ ዋቺንግ ፔይንት ድራይ/

በጣም አሰልቺ

Very boring

በጣም አሰልቺ የሆነ

In Practice

"The long bus ride was like watching paint dry."

Fluent Tip

Boring parts of travel.

As old as the hills

/አዝ ኦልድ አዝ ዘ ሂልስ/

በጣም ጥንታዊ

Very ancient

በጣም ጥንታዊ የሆነ

In Practice

"These ruins are as old as the hills."

Fluent Tip

Ancient landmarks.

Like a kid in a candy store

/ላይክ ኤ ኪድ ኢን ኤ ካንዲ ስቶር/

በጣም የተደሰተ

Very excited about all the choices

በአማራጮች ብዛት በጣም መደሰት

In Practice

"He was like a kid in a candy store at the duty-free shop."

Fluent Tip

Excitement during shopping/tours.

Fit like a glove

/ፊት ላይክ ኤ ግላቭ/

ልክ ልክ የሆነ

To fit perfectly

በትክክል የሚገጥም ወይም የሚስማማ

In Practice

"The travel schedule fits like a glove."

Fluent Tip

Perfect travel plans.

As clear as crystal

/አዝ ክሊር አዝ ክሪስታል/

እንደ ብርጭቆ የጠራ

Very easy to see through

በጣም ንጹህና ጥሪት ያለ

In Practice

"The water in the lake was as clear as crystal."

Fluent Tip

Describing nature.

Sleep like a log

/ስሊፕ ላይክ ኤ ሎግ/

እንደ እንጨት መተኛት (ጥልቅ እንቅልፍ)

To sleep very deeply

በጣም ጥልቅ እንቅልፍ መተኛት

In Practice

"After the hike, I slept like a log."

Fluent Tip

Resting after a long day.

Like a local

/ላይክ ኤ ሎካል/

እንደ አካባቢው ሰው

Behaving or living like the people who live there

እንደ አካባቢው ነዋሪ መሆን

In Practice

"We tried to eat like a local in Addis Ababa."

Fluent Tip

Authentic travel experience.

As light as a feather

/አዝ ላይት አዝ ኤ ፌዘር/

እንደ ላባ የቀለለ

Very light to carry

በጣም ቀላል የሆነ

In Practice

"My new suitcase is as light as a feather."

Fluent Tip

Packing/luggage.

Once in a lifetime

/ዋንስ ኢን ኤ ላይፍታይም/

በህይወት ዘመን አንድ ጊዜ የሚገጥም

A very rare and special opportunity

በጣም ብርቅና ልዩ አጋጣሚ

In Practice

"Seeing the Northern Lights was a once in a lifetime experience."

Fluent Tip

Describing amazing trips.

A picture is worth a thousand words

/ኤ ፒክቸር ኢዝ ወርዝ ኤ ታውዘንድ ወርድስ/

አንድ ምስል ከሺህ ቃላት ይበልጣል

Images explain more than speaking

ፎቶግራፍ ከንግግር በላይ ይገልጻል

In Practice

"I can't describe the view; a picture is worth a thousand words."

Fluent Tip

Sharing travel photos.

Breathtaking views

/ብሬዝቴኪንግ ቪውስ/

አስደናቂ እይታዎች

Extremely beautiful scenery

በጣም የሚያምርና የሚደንቅ እይታ

In Practice

"The mountain top offered breathtaking views."

Fluent Tip

Describing scenery.

The time of my life

/ዘ ታይም ኦፍ ማይ ላይፍ/

በህይወቴ ምርጡ ጊዜ

An extremely enjoyable experience

በጣም አስደሳች የሆነ ጊዜ

In Practice

"I had the time of my life in Brazil."

Fluent Tip

Summarizing a holiday.

Soaking up the sun

/ሶኪንግ አፕ ዘ ሰን/

ፀሐይ መሞቅ

Enjoying the sunshine

በፀሐይ ብርሃን መዝናናት

In Practice

"We spent the day soaking up the sun on the beach."

Fluent Tip

Sunny destinations.

Small world

/ስሞል ወርልድ/

አለም ጠባብ ናት

When you meet someone you know in an unexpected place

የሚያውቁትን ሰው ባልታሰበ ቦታ ሲያገኙት

In Practice

"Meeting you in Paris! It's a small world."

Fluent Tip

Chance encounters during travel.

The best of both worlds

/ዘ ቤስት ኦፍ ቦዝ ወርልድስ/

የሁለቱም ምርጥ ጎን

Enjoying two different things at the same time

ሁለት የተለያዩ ጥሩ ነገሮችን በአንድ ላይ ማግኘት

In Practice

"This city has mountains and beaches; it's the best of both worlds."

Fluent Tip

Describing versatile locations.

Leave it all behind

/ሊቭ ኢት ኦል ቢሃይንድ/

ሁሉንም ነገር እርግፍ አድርጎ መተው

To forget about work and stress during travel

በጉዞ ወቅት ስራንና ጭንቀትን መርሳት

In Practice

"I just wanted to leave it all behind and go to the island."

Fluent Tip

Escaping daily stress.

Last but not least

/ላስት ባት ኖት ሊስት/

በመጨረሻ ግን አስፈላጊ የሆነ

The last item, but still important

በመጨረሻ የሚጠቀስ ግን አስፈላጊ የሆነ

In Practice

"Last but not least, we visited the museum."

Fluent Tip

Listing destinations.

Home sweet home

/ሆም ስዊት ሆም/

ቤቴ ጣፋጭ ቤቴ

Happy to be home after a trip

ከጉዞ በኋላ ቤት በመመለስ መደሰት

In Practice

"After a long flight, home sweet home!"

Fluent Tip

Returning home.

The tip of the iceberg

/ዘ ቲፕ ኦፍ ዘ አይስበርግ/

የግርጌው ትንሽ ክፍል

Only a small part of a much bigger thing

ከብዙ ነገር ውስጥ ትንሽ ታይቶ የተገኘው

In Practice

"This palace is only the tip of the iceberg of what we will see."

Fluent Tip

Previewing a tour.

In the blink of an eye

/ኢን ዘ ብሊንክ ኦፍ ኤ አይ/

በቅጽበት

Happening very quickly

በጣም በፍጥነት የሆነ

In Practice

"The holiday was over in the blink of an eye."

Fluent Tip

Time flying during travel.