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Small Talk - Weather, News, and Casual Subjects

Core Vocabulary

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

198 Words

Hello

/ሄሎ/

ሰላም

A greeting used when meeting someone

ሰውን ሲያገኙ የሚጠቀሙበት ሰላምታ

Examples

"Hello, how are you today?"

Contextual Usage

Weather

/ዌዘር/

የአየር ሁኔታ

Atmospheric conditions like rain or sun

እንደ ዝናብ ወይም ፀሐይ ያሉ የከባቢ አየር ሁኔታዎች

Examples

"The weather is beautiful."

Contextual Usage

Sunny

/ሳኒ/

ፀሐያማ

Bright with sunlight

በፀሐይ ብርሃን የበራ

Examples

"It is a sunny morning."

Contextual Usage

Morning

/ሞርኒንግ/

ጥዋት

The early part of the day

የቀኑ የመጀመሪያው ክፍል

Examples

"Good morning to you."

Contextual Usage

Afternoon

/አፍተርኑን/

ከሰዓት በኋላ

The time between noon and evening

ከቀትር እስከ ምሽት ያለው ጊዜ

Examples

"Let's meet in the afternoon."

Contextual Usage

News

/ኒውስ/

ዜና

Information about recent events

ስለ ወቅታዊ ክስተቶች መረጃ

Examples

"Did you hear the news?"

Contextual Usage

Today

/ቱዴይ/

ዛሬ

On this present day

በዚህ አሁን ባለው ቀን

Examples

"Today is a busy day."

Contextual Usage

Nice

/ናይስ/

ጥሩ

Pleasant or agreeable

ደስ የሚል ወይም የሚስማማ

Examples

"It is nice to see you."

Contextual Usage

Cool

/ኩል/

ቀዝቀዝ ያለ

Moderately cold

መጠነኛ ቅዝቃዜ ያለው

Examples

"The air is cool today."

Contextual Usage

Hot

/ሆት/

ሙቅ

Having a high temperature

ከፍተኛ ሙቀት ያለው

Examples

"It is very hot outside."

Contextual Usage

Rainy

/ሬይኒ/

ዝናባማ

Characterized by rain

በዝናብ የሚታወቅ

Examples

"It is a rainy afternoon."

Contextual Usage

Cloudy

/ክላውዲ/

ደመናማ

Full of clouds

በደመና የተሸፈነ

Examples

"The sky is cloudy."

Contextual Usage

Windy

/ዊንዲ/

ነፋሻማ

With a lot of wind

ብዙ ነፋስ ያለበት

Examples

"It is windy near the beach."

Contextual Usage

Headline

/ሄድላይን/

አርዕስተ ዜና

The heading of a news story

የዜና ታሪክ ርዕስ

Examples

"I read the headline."

Contextual Usage

Local

/ሎካል/

አካባቢያዊ

Relating to a particular area

ከአንድ የተወሰነ አካባቢ ጋር የተያያዘ

Examples

"The local news is interesting."

Contextual Usage

Global

/ግሎባል/

አለምአቀፍ

Relating to the whole world

መላውን ዓለም የሚመለከት

Examples

"Global news covers everything."

Contextual Usage

Sports

/ስፖርትስ/

ስፖርት

Games or physical activities

ጨዋታዎች ወይም አካላዊ እንቅስቃሴዎች

Examples

"Do you like sports?"

Contextual Usage

Team

/ቲም/

ቡድን

A group of players

የተጫዋቾች ስብስብ

Examples

"My team won the game."

Contextual Usage

Weekend

/ዊኬንድ/

የሳምንቱ መጨረሻ

Saturday and Sunday

ቅዳሜ እና እሁድ

Examples

"Have a great weekend."

Contextual Usage

Busy

/ቢዚ/

ስራ የበዛበት

Having a lot to do

ብዙ የሚሠራው ሥራ ያለው

Examples

"I have been busy today."

Contextual Usage

Work

/ዎርክ/

ስራ

Activity involving effort

ጥረትን የሚጠይቅ እንቅስቃሴ

Examples

"I am going to work."

Contextual Usage

Relax

/ሪላክስ/

ዘና ማለት

To rest or become less tense

ማረፍ ወይም ውጥረትን መቀነስ

Examples

"I want to relax now."

Contextual Usage

Coffee

/ኮፊ/

ቡና

A popular brown drink

ተወዳጅ የሆነ ቡናማ መጠጥ

Examples

"Let's grab a coffee."

Contextual Usage

Lunch

/ላንች/

ምሳ

A meal eaten in the middle of the day

በቀኑ አጋማሽ ላይ የሚበላ ምግብ

Examples

"What is for lunch?"

Contextual Usage

Delicious

/ዴሊሸስ/

ጣፋጭ

Tasting very good

በጣም ጥሩ ጣዕም ያለው

Examples

"The food is delicious."

Contextual Usage

Boring

/ቦሪንግ/

አሰልቺ

Not interesting

የማይስብ

Examples

"The movie was boring."

Contextual Usage

Exciting

/ኤክሳይቲንግ/

አስደሳች

Causing great enthusiasm

ታላቅ ጉጉትን የሚያመጣ

Examples

"The game was exciting."

Contextual Usage

Family

/ፋሚሊ/

ቤተሰብ

A group of related people

የተዛመዱ ሰዎች ስብስብ

Examples

"How is your family?"

Contextual Usage

Friend

/ፍሬንድ/

ጓደኛ

A person you like and know

የምትወደው እና የምታውቀው ሰው

Examples

"He is a good friend."

Contextual Usage

Happy

/ሃፒ/

ደስተኛ

Feeling pleasure

ደስታ መሰማት

Examples

"I am happy to help."

Contextual Usage

Sad

/ሳድ/

ሀዘን

Feeling sorrow

ሀዘን መሰማት

Examples

"The news made me sad."

Contextual Usage

Tired

/ታየርድ/

የደከመ

Needing rest

እረፍት የሚያስፈልገው

Examples

"I am very tired."

Contextual Usage

Hungry

/ሃንግሪ/

የራበው

Wanting food

ምግብ የሚፈልግ

Examples

"Are you hungry?"

Contextual Usage

Traffic

/ትራፊክ/

ትራፊክ

Vehicles moving on a road

በመንገድ ላይ የሚንቀሳቀሱ ተሽከርካሪዎች

Examples

"The traffic was heavy."

Contextual Usage

City

/ሲቲ/

ከተማ

A large town

ትልቅ ከተማ

Examples

"I love this city."

Contextual Usage

Topic

/ቶፒክ/

ርዕስ

A subject of conversation

የውይይት ርዕስ

Examples

"What is the topic?"

Contextual Usage

Simple

/ሲምፕል/

ቀላል

Easy to understand

ለመረዳት ቀላል

Examples

"It is a simple question."

Contextual Usage

Talk

/ቶክ/

ንግግር

To speak with someone

ከአንድ ሰው ጋር መነጋገር

Examples

"Let us talk later."

Contextual Usage

Beautiful

/ቢውቲፉል/

ቆንጆ

Pleasing the senses

ስሜትን ደስ የሚያሰኝ

Examples

"The flowers are beautiful."

Contextual Usage

Great

/ግሬት/

ታላቅ

Very good

በጣም ጥሩ

Examples

"Have a great day."

Contextual Usage

Fine

/ፋይን/

ደህና

In good health or quality

በጥሩ ጤንነት ወይም ጥራት ላይ ያለ

Examples

"I am doing fine."

Contextual Usage

Small

/ስሞል/

ትንሽ

Little in size

በመጠን ትንሽ

Examples

"It is a small cat."

Contextual Usage

Big

/ቢግ/

ትልቅ

Large in size

በመጠን ትልቅ

Examples

"That is a big house."

Contextual Usage

Warm

/ዎርም/

ሞቅ ያለ

Comfortably hot

በምቾት የሚሞቅ

Examples

"The water is warm."

Contextual Usage

Cold

/ኮልድ/

ቀዝቃዛ

Low temperature

ዝቅተኛ ሙቀት

Examples

"It is cold outside."

Contextual Usage

Snow

/ስኖው/

በረዶ

Frozen rain

የቀዘቀዘ ዝናብ

Examples

"Look at the snow."

Contextual Usage

Ice

/አይስ/

በረዶ

Frozen water

የቀዘቀዘ ውሃ

Examples

"The lake is covered in ice."

Contextual Usage

Summer

/ሳመር/

በጋ

The warmest season

በጣም ሞቃታማው ወቅት

Examples

"I love summer holidays."

Contextual Usage

Winter

/ዊንተር/

ክረምት

The coldest season

በጣም ቀዝቃዛው ወቅት

Examples

"Winter is coming."

Contextual Usage

Spring

/ስፕሪንግ/

ፀደይ

Season of new growth

የአዲስ እድገት ወቅት

Examples

"Spring is beautiful."

Contextual Usage

Autumn

/ኦተም/

መጸው

Season when leaves fall

ቅጠሎች የሚረግፉበት ወቅት

Examples

"Autumn colors are nice."

Contextual Usage

Storm

/ስቶርም/

ማዕበል

Violent weather

ኃይለኛ የአየር ሁኔታ

Examples

"There is a storm tonight."

Contextual Usage

Thunder

/ታንደር/

ነጎድጓድ

Sound after lightning

ከመብረቅ በኋላ የሚሰማ ድምፅ

Examples

"I heard the thunder."

Contextual Usage

Light

/ላይት/

ብርሃን

Opposite of dark

ከጨለማ ተቃራኒ

Examples

"Turn on the light."

Contextual Usage

Dark

/ዳርክ/

ጨለማ

Absence of light

የብርሃን አለመኖር

Examples

"It is dark in here."

Contextual Usage

Night

/ናይት/

ሌሊት

Time of darkness

የጨለማ ጊዜ

Examples

"Good night."

Contextual Usage

Day

/ዴይ/

ቀን

Period of 24 hours

የ24 ሰዓት ጊዜ

Examples

"Have a nice day."

Contextual Usage

Morning

/ሞርኒንግ/

ጥዋት

Start of the day

የቀኑ ጅምር

Examples

"I wake up in the morning."

Contextual Usage

Evening

/ኢቭኒንግ/

ምሽት

End of the day

የቀኑ መጨረሻ

Examples

"See you this evening."

Contextual Usage

Meeting

/ሚቲንግ/

ስብሰባ

People coming together

ሰዎች አንድ ላይ መሰብሰብ

Examples

"I have a meeting."

Contextual Usage

Office

/ኦፊስ/

ቢሮ

Place of work

የሥራ ቦታ

Examples

"The office is big."

Contextual Usage

Home

/ሆም/

ቤት

Place where one lives

አንድ ሰው የሚኖርበት ቦታ

Examples

"I am going home."

Contextual Usage

Street

/ስትሪት/

መንገድ

A road in a city

በከተማ ውስጥ ያለ መንገድ

Examples

"Walk down the street."

Contextual Usage

Park

/ፓርክ/

መናፈሻ

A green area for rest

ለእረፍት የሚሆን አረንጓዴ ቦታ

Examples

"Let's go to the park."

Contextual Usage

Shop

/ሾፕ/

ሱቅ

Place to buy things

ዕቃዎችን የሚገዙበት ቦታ

Examples

"The shop is closed."

Contextual Usage

Market

/ማርኬት/

ገበያ

Place for trade

የንግድ ቦታ

Examples

"The market is busy."

Contextual Usage

Food

/ፉድ/

ምግብ

What we eat

የምንበላው ነገር

Examples

"I love spicy food."

Contextual Usage

Drink

/ድሪንክ/

መጠጥ

Liquid to swallow

የሚዋጥ ፈሳሽ

Examples

"Would you like a drink?"

Contextual Usage

Water

/ዋተር/

ውሃ

Essential liquid

አስፈላጊ ፈሳሽ

Examples

"Drink more water."

Contextual Usage

Tea

/ቲ/

ሻይ

A hot leaf drink

ሞቅ ያለ የቅጠል መጠጥ

Examples

"Tea is relaxing."

Contextual Usage

Sugar

/ሹገር/

ስኳር

Sweet substance

ጣፋጭ ነገር

Examples

"Do you want sugar?"

Contextual Usage

Bread

/ብሬድ/

ዳቦ

Baked flour food

የተጋገረ የዱቄት ምግብ

Examples

"Buy some bread."

Contextual Usage

Fruit

/ፍሩት/

ፍራፍሬ

Healthy plant food

ጤናማ የእፅዋት ምግብ

Examples

"Eat fresh fruit."

Contextual Usage

Apple

/አፕል/

ፖም

A round fruit

ክብ ፍሬ

Examples

"An apple a day."

Contextual Usage

Banana

/ባናና/

ሙዝ

A long yellow fruit

ረዥም ቢጫ ፍሬ

Examples

"I like bananas."

Contextual Usage

Car

/ካር/

መኪና

A road vehicle

የመንገድ ተሽከርካሪ

Examples

"The car is red."

Contextual Usage

Bus

/ባስ/

አውቶቡስ

Large vehicle for many

ለብዙዎች የሚሆን ትልቅ ተሽከርካሪ

Examples

"Take the bus."

Contextual Usage

Train

/ትሬይን/

ባቡር

Vehicle on rails

በሀዲድ ላይ የሚሄድ ተሽከርካሪ

Examples

"The train is fast."

Contextual Usage

Plane

/ፕሌይን/

አውሮፕላን

Flying vehicle

የሚበር ተሽከርካሪ

Examples

"The plane landed."

Contextual Usage

Book

/ቡክ/

መጽሐፍ

Written pages

የተጻፉ ገጾች

Examples

"Read a good book."

Contextual Usage

Movie

/ሙቪ/

ፊልም

A film or cinema

ፊልም ወይም ሲኒማ

Examples

"Watch a movie."

Contextual Usage

Music

/ሙዚክ/

ሙዚቃ

Pleasant sound

ደስ የሚል ድምፅ

Examples

"Listen to music."

Contextual Usage

Song

/ሶንግ/

ዘፈን

Musical piece with words

ቃላት ያሉት የሙዚቃ ክፍል

Examples

"Sing a song."

Contextual Usage

Game

/ጌም/

ጨዋታ

Activity for fun

ለመዝናናት የሚደረግ እንቅስቃሴ

Examples

"Play a game."

Contextual Usage

Child

/ቻይልድ/

ልጅ

A young person

ወጣት ሰው

Examples

"The child is playing."

Contextual Usage

Man

/ማን/

ወንድ

Adult male

አዋቂ ወንድ

Examples

"He is a kind man."

Contextual Usage

Woman

/ውማን/

ሴት

Adult female

አዋቂ ሴት

Examples

"She is a smart woman."

Contextual Usage

People

/ፒፕል/

ሰዎች

Humans in general

በአጠቃላይ ሰዎች

Examples

"People are friendly."

Contextual Usage

Life

/ላይፍ/

ህይወት

Existence

ህልውና

Examples

"Life is good."

Contextual Usage

Time

/ታይም/

ጊዜ

Duration of events

የክስተቶች ቆይታ

Examples

"What time is it?"

Contextual Usage

Watch

/ዋች/

ሰዓት

Small time device

ትንሽ የሰዓት መሣሪያ

Examples

"Check your watch."

Contextual Usage

Clock

/ክሎክ/

ሰዓት

Time device on wall

ግድግዳ ላይ የሚሰቀል ሰዓት

Examples

"The clock is slow."

Contextual Usage

Color

/ከለር/

ቀለም

Visual property

የእይታ ባህሪ

Examples

"What is your favorite color?"

Contextual Usage

Red

/ሬድ/

ቀይ

Color of blood

የደም ቀለም

Examples

"Red is bold."

Contextual Usage

Blue

/ብሉ/

ሰማያዊ

Color of the sky

የሰማይ ቀለም

Examples

"Blue is calm."

Contextual Usage

Green

/ግሪን/

አረንጓዴ

Color of grass

የሳር ቀለም

Examples

"Green is fresh."

Contextual Usage

Yellow

/የሎው/

ቢጫ

Color of sun

የፀሐይ ቀለም

Examples

"Yellow is bright."

Contextual Usage

White

/ዋይት/

ነጭ

Color of milk

የወተት ቀለም

Examples

"White is clean."

Contextual Usage

Black

/ብላክ/

ጥቁር

Absence of color

የቀለም አለመኖር

Examples

"Black is dark."

Contextual Usage

Shoes

/ሹዝ/

ጫማ

Footwear

የእግር ልብስ

Examples

"New shoes are nice."

Contextual Usage

Shirt

/ሸርት/

ሸሚዝ

Upper body clothing

የላይኛው የሰውነት ልብስ

Examples

"The shirt is blue."

Contextual Usage

Pants

/ፓንትስ/

ሱሪ

Lower body clothing

የታችኛው የሰውነት ልብስ

Examples

"I need new pants."

Contextual Usage

Hat

/ሃት/

ቆብ

Head covering

የራስ መሸፈኛ

Examples

"Wear a hat."

Contextual Usage

Bag

/ባግ/

ቦርሳ

Container for carrying

ለማጓጓዣ የሚሆን መያዣ

Examples

"Put it in the bag."

Contextual Usage

Money

/መኒ/

ገንዘብ

Means of payment

የመክፈያ መንገድ

Examples

"Save your money."

Contextual Usage

Price

/ፕራይስ/

ዋጋ

Cost of something

የአንድ ነገር ዋጋ

Examples

"The price is high."

Contextual Usage

Buy

/ባይ/

መግዛት

To purchase

መሸመት

Examples

"I want to buy this."

Contextual Usage

Sell

/ሴል/

መሸጥ

To exchange for money

በገንዘብ መለወጥ

Examples

"Do they sell cars?"

Contextual Usage

Cheap

/ቺፕ/

ርካሽ

Low cost

ዝቅተኛ ዋጋ

Examples

"This is cheap."

Contextual Usage

Expensive

/ኤክስፔንሲቭ/

ውድ

High cost

ከፍተኛ ዋጋ

Examples

"The watch is expensive."

Contextual Usage

Fast

/ፋስት/

ፈጣን

High speed

ከፍተኛ ፍጥነት

Examples

"Drive fast."

Contextual Usage

Slow

/ስሎው/

ዝግተኛ

Low speed

ዝቅተኛ ፍጥነት

Examples

"Walk slow."

Contextual Usage

Smart

/ስማርት/

ብልህ

Intelligent

አስተዋይ

Examples

"He is very smart."

Contextual Usage

Kind

/ካይንድ/

ደግ

Helpful and nice

ረዳት እና ጥሩ

Examples

"Be kind to others."

Contextual Usage

Funny

/ፋኒ/

አስቂኝ

Making you laugh

የሚያስቅ

Examples

"The joke was funny."

Contextual Usage

Simple

/ሲምፕል/

ቀላል

Not complex

ውስብስብ ያልሆነ

Examples

"Keep it simple."

Contextual Usage

Hard

/ሃርድ/

ከባድ

Difficult

አስቸጋሪ

Examples

"The exam was hard."

Contextual Usage

Easy

/ኢዚ/

ቀላል

Not hard

ከባድ ያልሆነ

Examples

"English is easy."

Contextual Usage

Late

/ሌይት/

ዘግይቶ

After the expected time

ከተጠበቀው ጊዜ በኋላ

Examples

"Don't be late."

Contextual Usage

Early

/ኤርሊ/

ቀድሞ

Before the expected time

ከተጠበቀው ጊዜ በፊት

Examples

"Wake up early."

Contextual Usage

Always

/ኦልዌይስ/

ሁልጊዜ

At all times

በማንኛውም ጊዜ

Examples

"Always be happy."

Contextual Usage

Sometimes

/ሳምታይምስ/

አንዳንድ ጊዜ

Occasionally

አልፎ አልፎ

Examples

"Sometimes it rains."

Contextual Usage

Never

/ኔቨር/

በፍጹም

Not at any time

በምንም ጊዜ ቢሆን

Examples

"Never give up."

Contextual Usage

Maybe

/ሜይቢ/

ምናልባት

Possibly

ሊሆን ይችላል

Examples

"Maybe tomorrow."

Contextual Usage

Yes

/የስ/

አዎ

Affirmative answer

አዎንታዊ መልስ

Examples

"Yes, please."

Contextual Usage

No

/ኖ/

አይ

Negative answer

አሉታዊ መልስ

Examples

"No, thanks."

Contextual Usage

Please

/ፕሊዝ/

እባክዎን

Polite request

ትሁት ጥያቄ

Examples

"Please help me."

Contextual Usage

Thanks

/ታንክስ/

አመሰግናለሁ

Gratitude

ምስጋና

Examples

"Thanks a lot."

Contextual Usage

Sorry

/ሶሪ/

ይቅርታ

Feeling regret

ጸጸት መሰማት

Examples

"I am sorry."

Contextual Usage

Help

/ሄልፕ/

እርዳታ

Assistance

እገዛ

Examples

"Can you help?"

Contextual Usage

Look

/ሉክ/

ማየት

To use eyes

አይንን መጠቀም

Examples

"Look at that."

Contextual Usage

Listen

/ሊሰን/

ማዳመጥ

To use ears

ጆሮን መጠቀም

Examples

"Listen to me."

Contextual Usage

Think

/ቲንክ/

ማሰብ

To use the mind

አእምሮን መጠቀም

Examples

"I think so."

Contextual Usage

Know

/ኖው/

ማወቅ

To have information

መረጃ ማግኘት

Examples

"I know him."

Contextual Usage

Want

/ዋንት/

መፈለግ

To desire

መሻት

Examples

"I want water."

Contextual Usage

Need

/ኒድ/

ያስፈልጋል

To require

አስፈላጊ መሆን

Examples

"I need a pen."

Contextual Usage

Go

/ጎ/

መሄድ

To move away

መንቀሳቀስ

Examples

"Let's go."

Contextual Usage

Come

/ካም/

መምጣት

To move near

መቅረብ

Examples

"Come here."

Contextual Usage

Sleep

/ስሊፕ/

መተኛት

To rest at night

ማታ ማረፍ

Examples

"I need to sleep."

Contextual Usage

Eat

/ኢት/

መብላት

To take food

ምግብ መውሰድ

Examples

"Eat your lunch."

Contextual Usage

Read

/ሪድ/

ማንበብ

To look at words

ቃላትን ማየት

Examples

"Read the news."

Contextual Usage

Write

/ራይት/

መጻፍ

To put words on paper

በወረቀት ላይ ቃላትን ማስፈር

Examples

"Write a note."

Contextual Usage

Study

/ስታዲ/

ማጥናት

To learn

መማር

Examples

"Study hard."

Contextual Usage

Question

/ኩዌሽን/

ጥያቄ

Ask for info

መረጃ መጠየቅ

Examples

"Answer the question."

Contextual Usage

Answer

/አንሰር/

መልስ

Reply to question

ለጥያቄ ምላሽ መስጠት

Examples

"The answer is yes."

Contextual Usage

World

/ዎርልድ/

አለም

The planet Earth

የምድር ፕላኔት

Examples

"The world is big."

Contextual Usage

Earth

/አርዝ/

መሬት

Our planet

የእኛ ፕላኔት

Examples

"Save the Earth."

Contextual Usage

Sky

/ስካይ/

ሰማይ

The space above

ከላይ ያለው ጠፈር

Examples

"The sky is blue."

Contextual Usage

Sun

/ሳን/

ፀሐይ

The star near Earth

ወደ ምድር ቅርብ ያለ ኮከብ

Examples

"The sun is hot."

Contextual Usage

Moon

/ሙን/

ጨረቃ

Satellite of Earth

የመሬት ሳተላይት

Examples

"The moon is white."

Contextual Usage

Star

/ስታር/

ኮከብ

Bright dot in sky

ሰማይ ላይ ያለ ብሩህ ነጥብ

Examples

"Look at the star."

Contextual Usage

Tree

/ትሪ/

ዛፍ

Large plant

ትልቅ ተክል

Examples

"The tree is tall."

Contextual Usage

Flower

/ፍላወር/

አበባ

Colorful plant part

ቀለማም የእፅዋት ክፍል

Examples

"I like the flower."

Contextual Usage

Animal

/አኒማል/

እንስሳ

Living creature

ሕያው ፍጡር

Examples

"The animal is wild."

Contextual Usage

Dog

/ዶግ/

ውሻ

A pet

የቤት እንስሳ

Examples

"My dog is fast."

Contextual Usage

Cat

/ካት/

ድመት

Small pet

ትንሽ የቤት እንስሳ

Examples

"The cat is sleeping."

Contextual Usage

Bird

/በርድ/

ወፍ

Flying animal

የሚበር እንስሳ

Examples

"The bird is singing."

Contextual Usage

Fish

/ፊሽ/

ዓሳ

Water animal

የውሃ እንስሳ

Examples

"The fish swims."

Contextual Usage

Air

/ኤር/

አየር

Gas we breathe

የምንተነፍሰው ጋዝ

Examples

"The air is fresh."

Contextual Usage

Fire

/ፋየር/

እሳት

Hot flames

ሙቅ ነበልባል

Examples

"Fire is hot."

Contextual Usage

Light

/ላይት/

ብርሃን

Visibility source

የታይነት ምንጭ

Examples

"The light is bright."

Contextual Usage

Power

/ፓወር/

ኃይል

Energy or strength

ጉልበት ወይም ጥንካሬ

Examples

"The power is out."

Contextual Usage

Game

/ጌም/

ጨዋታ

Sport or match

ስፖርት ወይም ግጥሚያ

Examples

"Win the game."

Contextual Usage

Work

/ዎርክ/

ስራ

Employment

ቅጥር ስራ

Examples

"Finish your work."

Contextual Usage

Class

/ክላስ/

ክፍል

Lesson or group

ትምህርት ወይም ቡድን

Examples

"Go to class."

Contextual Usage

School

/ስኩል/

ትምህርት ቤት

Place to learn

የመማሪያ ቦታ

Examples

"School is fun."

Contextual Usage

Teacher

/ቲቸር/

አስተማሪ

Person who teaches

የሚያስተምር ሰው

Examples

"Listen to the teacher."

Contextual Usage

Student

/ስቱደንት/

ተማሪ

Person who learns

የሚማር ሰው

Examples

"The student is smart."

Contextual Usage

Learn

/ለርን/

መማር

Gain knowledge

እውቀት ማግኘት

Examples

"Learn a language."

Contextual Usage

Understand

/አንደርስታንድ/

መረዳት

Grasp meaning

ትርጉምን መጨበጥ

Examples

"I understand you."

Contextual Usage

Remember

/ሪሜምበር/

ማስታወስ

Keep in mind

በአእምሮ መያዝ

Examples

"Remember the date."

Contextual Usage

Forget

/ፎርጌት/

መርሳት

Not remember

አለማስታወስ

Examples

"Don't forget it."

Contextual Usage

Open

/ኦፕን/

ክፍት

Not closed

ዝግ ያልሆነ

Examples

"The door is open."

Contextual Usage

Close

/ክሎዝ/

መዝጋት

Opposite of open

ከክፍት ተቃራኒ

Examples

"Close the window."

Contextual Usage

Start

/ስታርት/

መጀመር

Begin something

አንድ ነገር መጀመር

Examples

"Start the car."

Contextual Usage

Finish

/ፊኒሽ/

መጨረስ

End something

አንድ ነገር ማቆም

Examples

"Finish the book."

Contextual Usage

Walk

/ዎክ/

መራመድ

Move by feet

በእግር መንቀሳቀስ

Examples

"Walk to school."

Contextual Usage

Run

/ራን/

መሮጥ

Fast movement

ፈጣን እንቅስቃሴ

Examples

"Run to the shop."

Contextual Usage

Call

/ኮል/

መጥራት

To phone someone

ለአንድ ሰው መደወል

Examples

"Call your mom."

Contextual Usage

Wait

/ዌይት/

መጠበቅ

Stay for something

ለአንድ ነገር መቆየት

Examples

"Wait for me."

Contextual Usage

Stay

/ስቴይ/

መቆየት

Not leave

አለመሄድ

Examples

"Stay here."

Contextual Usage

Leave

/ሊቭ/

መሄድ

Depart

መነሳት

Examples

"Leave the house."

Contextual Usage

Old

/ኦልድ/

አሮጌ

Not new

አዲስ ያልሆነ

Examples

"The car is old."

Contextual Usage

New

/ኒው/

አዲስ

Not old

አሮጌ ያልሆነ

Examples

"A new phone."

Contextual Usage

Hot

/ሆት/

ሙቅ

High heat

ከፍተኛ ሙቀት

Examples

"Soup is hot."

Contextual Usage

Cold

/ኮልድ/

ቀዝቃዛ

Low heat

ዝቅተኛ ሙቀት

Examples

"Ice is cold."

Contextual Usage

Warm

/ዎርም/

ሞቅ ያለ

Nice heat

ደስ የሚል ሙቀት

Examples

"Warm tea."

Contextual Usage

Cool

/ኩል/

ቀዝቀዝ ያለ

Nice cold

ደስ የሚል ቅዝቃዜ

Examples

"Cool breeze."

Contextual Usage

Heavy

/ሄቪ/

ከባድ

Much weight

ከፍተኛ ክብደት

Examples

"The box is heavy."

Contextual Usage

Light

/ላይት/

ቀላል

Little weight

ዝቅተኛ ክብደት

Examples

"The bag is light."

Contextual Usage

High

/ሀይ/

ከፍ ያለ

Tall or above

ረጅም ወይም በላይ

Examples

"High mountain."

Contextual Usage

Low

/ሎው/

ዝቅተኛ

Below others

ከሌሎች በታች

Examples

"Low price."

Contextual Usage

Good

/ጉድ/

ጥሩ

Positive quality

አዎንታዊ ጥራት

Examples

"Good work."

Contextual Usage

Bad

/ባድ/

መጥፎ

Negative quality

አሉታዊ ጥራት

Examples

"Bad weather."

Contextual Usage

True

/ትሩ/

እውነት

Correct

ትክክል

Examples

"It is true."

Contextual Usage

False

/ፎልስ/

ሀሰት

Incorrect

ትክክል ያልሆነ

Examples

"False news."

Contextual Usage

Right

/ራይት/

ትክክል

Correct side

ትክክለኛ ጎን

Examples

"You are right."

Contextual Usage

Wrong

/ሮንግ/

ስህተት

Not right

ትክክል ያልሆነ

Examples

"That is wrong."

Contextual Usage

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The Writing Challenge

Synthesize your vocabulary knowledge in context.

Adaptive Prompt
"Write 5 sentences about your favorite type of weather using the words: sunny, rainy, warm, cool, and wind. Then, describe a local news story you heard today using the word headline."