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socializing & making friends

Socializing & Making Friends

Core Vocabulary

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

20 Words

Hello

/ሄሎ/

ሰላም

A common greeting to start a conversation

ንግግር ለመጀመር የሚያገለግል የተለመደ ሰላምታ

Examples

"Hello, how are you today?"

Contextual Usage

Friend

/ፍሬንድ/

ጓደኛ

A person you know and like

የምታውቀው እና የምትወደው ሰው

Examples

"He is my best friend."

Contextual Usage

Name

/ኔም/

ስም

What a person is called

አንድ ሰው የሚጠራበት መጠሪያ

Examples

"What is your name?"

Contextual Usage

Meet

/ሚት/

መገናኘት

To see and talk to someone for the first time

አንድን ሰው ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ ማየትና ማነጋገር

Examples

"Nice to meet you."

Contextual Usage

Invite

/ኢንቫይት/

መጋበዝ

To ask someone to go somewhere

አንድን ሰው ወደ አንድ ቦታ እንዲሄድ መጠየቅ

Examples

"I want to invite you to my party."

Contextual Usage

Join

/ጆይን/

መቀላቀል

To come together with others

ከሌሎች ጋር አብሮ መሆን

Examples

"Would you like to join us?"

Contextual Usage

Plan

/ፕላን/

እቅድ

A set of actions for the future

ለወደፊት የሚደረጉ ተግባራት ስብስብ

Examples

"What is your plan for tonight?"

Contextual Usage

Busy

/ቢዚ/

ሥራ የበዛበት

Having a lot of things to do

ብዙ የሚሰሩ ነገሮች መኖር

Examples

"I am very busy today."

Contextual Usage

Free

/ፍሪ/

ትርፍ ጊዜ ያለው

Not busy with work or duties

በሥራ ወይም በግዴታ ያልተጠመደ

Examples

"Are you free this weekend?"

Contextual Usage

Coffee

/ኮፊ/

ቡና

A common drink for social meetings

ለማህበራዊ ስብሰባዎች የተለመደ መጠጥ

Examples

"Let's go for coffee."

Contextual Usage

Chat

/ቻት/

ማውራት

To talk in a friendly way

በጓደኝነት ስሜት ማውራት

Examples

"We had a long chat."

Contextual Usage

Hobby

/ሆቢ/

የትርፍ ጊዜ ማሳለፊያ

Activity done for pleasure

ለደስታ የሚደረግ ተግባር

Examples

"My hobby is reading."

Contextual Usage

Location

/ሎኬሽን/

ቦታ

A specific place

የተወሰነ ስፍራ

Examples

"Where is the location of the cafe?"

Contextual Usage

Agree

/አግሪ/

መስማማት

To have the same opinion

ተመሳሳይ አመለካከት መያዝ

Examples

"I agree with your idea."

Contextual Usage

Suggest

/ሰጀስት/

ሐሳብ ማቅረብ

To offer an idea

ሐሳብን ማቅረብ

Examples

"I suggest we meet at six."

Contextual Usage

Evening

/ኢቭኒንግ/

ምሽት

The end of the day

የቀኑ መጨረሻ

Examples

"Good evening!"

Contextual Usage

Message

/ሜሴጅ/

መልእክት

Information sent to someone

ለአንድ ሰው የሚላክ መረጃ

Examples

"Send me a message later."

Contextual Usage

Excited

/ኤክሳይትድ/

የተደሰተ

Feeling very happy

በጣም ደስተኛ መሆን

Examples

"I am excited to see you."

Contextual Usage

Call

/ኮል/

መደወል

To contact by phone

በስልክ ማግኘት

Examples

"Call me when you arrive."

Contextual Usage

Later

/ሌተር/

በኋላ

At a future time

በቀጣይ ጊዜ

Examples

"See you later."

Contextual Usage

Natural Dialogue

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Role A

! My is Alex. It is a pleasure to you.

Role B

Hi Alex! I am Sarah. Nice to you too. Are you new here?

Role A

Yes, I just moved. I am looking for a new to show me around. What is your favorite ?

Role B

I love drinking and having a good . There is a great cafe at this .

Role A

That sounds perfect! I want to you to me there. Are you this ?

Role B

I am a little right now, but I that we should something for .

Role A

I we at seven. Does that work for you?

Role B

Yes! I am . Send me a or me to confirm. See you !

The Writing Challenge

Synthesize your vocabulary knowledge in context.

Adaptive Prompt

"Try to start a conversation with someone new. Introduce yourself, ask about their hobbies, and suggest a plan to meet for coffee or lunch using the words from the list."