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Socializing & Making Friends

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Break the ice

/ብሬክ ዘ አይስ/

በረዶውን መስበር

To initiate conversation in a social setting

በማህበራዊ ሁኔታ ውስጥ ውይይት መጀመር

In Practice

"He told a joke to break the ice."
"Let's play a game to break the ice."
Fluent Tip

Used when meeting new people.

Hit it off

/ሂት ኢት ኦፍ/

ወዲያውኑ መስማማት

To get along well from the first moment

ከመጀመሪያው ቅጽበት ጀምሮ በደንብ መግባባት

In Practice

"They hit it off immediately."
"We hit it off at the party."
Fluent Tip

Used for instant friendship.

See eye to eye

/ሲ አይ ቱ አይ/

በሃሳብ መስማማት

To agree fully with someone

ከአንድ ሰው ጋር ሙሉ በሙሉ መስማማት

In Practice

"We don't always see eye to eye."
"They see eye to eye on politics."
Fluent Tip

Used for agreement.

Rub shoulders

/ረብ ሾልደርስ/

ከትልቅ ሰው ጋር መገናኘት

To associate or mingle with someone

ከአንድ ሰው ጋር መገናኘት ወይም መቀላቀል

In Practice

"He rubs shoulders with celebrities."
"You'll rub shoulders with experts."
Fluent Tip

Common in professional social contexts.

Get along like a house on fire

/ጌት አሎንግ ላይክ ኤ ሃውስ ኦን ፋየር/

በጣም በፍጥነት መግባባት

To become friends very quickly and have a lot to talk about

በጣም በፍጥነት ጓደኛ መሆን እና ብዙ የሚያወሩት ነገር ማግኘት

In Practice

"They get along like a house on fire."
"We got along like a house on fire."
Fluent Tip

Describes rapid friendship.

Strike up a conversation

/ስትራይክ አፕ ኤ ኮንቨርሴሽን/

ጨዋታ መጀመር

To start a talk with someone

ከአንድ ሰው ጋር ንግግር መጀመር

In Practice

"I struck up a conversation with her."
"It is easy to strike up a conversation."
Fluent Tip

Used for starting chats.

Keep in touch

/ኪፕ ኢን ታች/

ግንኙነት አለማቋረጥ

To maintain communication

ግንኙነትን መቀጠል

In Practice

"Let's keep in touch."
"We still keep in touch after years."
Fluent Tip

Used when parting ways.

Tie the knot

/ታይ ዘ ኖት/

ጋብቻ መመስረት

To get married

መጋባት

In Practice

"They decided to tie the knot."
"When are they tying the knot?"
Fluent Tip

Informal for marriage.

Clear the air

/ክሊር ዘ ኤር/

ውጥረትን ማስወገድ

To resolve hidden anger or misunderstandings

ድብቅ ቁጣን ወይም አለመግባባቶችን መፍታት

In Practice

"We need to clear the air."
"A talk helped clear the air."
Fluent Tip

Used after conflicts.

Burn bridges

/በርን ብሪጅስ/

ግንኙነትን ማበላሸት

To destroy a relationship so it cannot be repaired

ሊጠገን በማይችል መልኩ ግንኙነትን ማበላሸት

In Practice

"Don't burn your bridges."
"He burned his bridges with that move."
Fluent Tip

Warning against ending ties badly.

Know someone inside out

/ኖው ሳምዋን ኢንሳይድ አውት/

አንድን ሰው ጠንቅቆ ማወቅ

To know someone very well

አንድን ሰው በጣም በደንብ ማወቅ

In Practice

"I know him inside out."
"She knows the business inside out."
Fluent Tip

Describes deep familiarity.

Build bridges

/ቢልድ ብሪጅስ/

ግንኙነትን ማጠናከር

To improve relationships between people

በሰዎች መካከል ያለውን ግንኙነት ማሻሻል

In Practice

"They are trying to build bridges."
"Events help build bridges."
Fluent Tip

Used for reconciliation.