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solo travel safety & socializing

Solo Travel Safety & Socializing

Core Vocabulary

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

218 Words

Solo

/ሶሎ/

ብቻ

Done by one person alone

በአንድ ሰው ብቻ የሚከናወን

Examples

"I love solo travel."

Contextual Usage

Safety

/ሴፍቲ/

ደህንነት

Protection from danger

ከአደጋ መጠበቅ

Examples

"Safety is my priority."

Contextual Usage

Socializing

/ሶሻላይዚንግ/

መቀላቀል

Mixing socially with others

ከሌሎች ጋር ማህበራዊ ግንኙነት ማድረግ

Examples

"Socializing helps make friends."

Contextual Usage

Introduce

/ኢንትሮዲዩስ/

ማስተዋወቅ

Make someone known by name

አንድን ሰው በስም ማሳወቅ

Examples

"Let me introduce myself."

Contextual Usage

Local

/ሎካል/

የአካባቢ ሰው

A person who lives in a particular area

በአንድ የተወሰነ አካባቢ የሚኖር ሰው

Examples

"Ask a local for advice."

Contextual Usage

Recommendation

/ሪኮሜንዴሽን/

ምክረ ሃሳብ

A suggestion for a best choice

ለተሻለ ምርጫ የሚቀርብ የውሳኔ ሃሳብ

Examples

"Do you have a recommendation?"

Contextual Usage

Area

/ኤሪያ/

አካባቢ

A part of a town or country

የአንድ ከተማ ወይም ሀገር ክፍል

Examples

"Is this area safe?"

Contextual Usage

Neighborhood

/ኔይበርሁድ/

ሰፈር

A district where people live

ሰዎች የሚኖሩበት ሰፈር

Examples

"This is a quiet neighborhood."

Contextual Usage

Secure

/ሴኪውር/

አስተማማኝ

Free from danger or threat

ከአደጋ ወይም ከስጋት ነጻ የሆነ

Examples

"Keep your bag secure."

Contextual Usage

Aware

/አዌር/

ንቁ

Having knowledge of a situation

ስለ ሁኔታው እውቀት ያለው

Examples

"Be aware of your surroundings."

Contextual Usage

Trust

/ትረስት/

መተማመን

Belief in the reliability of someone

በአንድ ሰው አስተማማኝነት ላይ ያለው እምነት

Examples

"Trust your instincts."

Contextual Usage

Stranger

/ስትሬንጀር/

እንግዳ

A person whom one does not know

አንድ ሰው የማያውቀው ሰው

Examples

"Don't follow a stranger."

Contextual Usage

Map

/ማፕ/

ካርታ

A diagram of an area

የአንድ አካባቢ ስዕላዊ መግለጫ

Examples

"Check the map."

Contextual Usage

Direction

/ዳይሬክሽን/

አቅጣጫ

The path that something moves along

አንድ ነገር የሚከተለው መንገድ

Examples

"I need the right direction."

Contextual Usage

Address

/አድሬስ/

አድራሻ

The place where someone lives

አንድ ሰው የሚኖርበት ቦታ

Examples

"Write down the address."

Contextual Usage

Hostel

/ሆስቴል/

ሆስቴል

Inexpensive lodging for travelers

ለተጓዦች የሚሆን ርካሽ ማደሪያ

Examples

"I am staying at a hostel."

Contextual Usage

Lobby

/ሎቢ/

መቀበያ

An entrance hall or open area

የመግቢያ አዳራሽ ወይም ክፍት ቦታ

Examples

"Meet me in the lobby."

Contextual Usage

Vault

/ቮልት/

ካዝና

A secure room for valuables

ለዋጋ ያላቸው ነገሮች የሚሆን አስተማማኝ ክፍል

Examples

"Use the hotel vault."

Contextual Usage

Wallet

/ዋሌት/

የኪስ ቦርሳ

A pocket-sized case for money

ለገንዘብ የሚሆን አነስተኛ ቦርሳ

Examples

"Hide your wallet."

Contextual Usage

Currency

/ከረንሲ/

ምንዛሬ

A system of money in use

ጥቅም ላይ የዋለ የገንዘብ ስርዓት

Examples

"What is the local currency?"

Contextual Usage

Exchange

/ኤክስቼንጅ/

መለወጥ

Act of giving one thing for another

አንድን ነገር በሌላ የመለወጥ ተግባር

Examples

"Where is the money exchange?"

Contextual Usage

ATM

/ኤ ቲ ኤም/

ኤ ቲ ኤም

Automated teller machine

አውቶማቲክ የገንዘብ መቀበያ ማሽን

Examples

"Is there an ATM nearby?"

Contextual Usage

Taxi

/ታክሲ/

ታክሲ

A car for hire with a driver

ሹፌር ያለው የሚከራይ መኪና

Examples

"Call a taxi."

Contextual Usage

Route

/ሩት/

መንገድ

A way or course taken in getting from a starting point to a destination

ከመጀመሪያው ነጥብ ወደ መድረሻ የሚወሰድ መንገድ

Examples

"Plan your route."

Contextual Usage

Schedule

/ስኬጁል/

መርሃግብር

A plan for carrying out a process

አንድን ተግባር ለማከናወን የወጣ እቅድ

Examples

"Check the bus schedule."

Contextual Usage

Ticket

/ቲኬት/

ቲኬት

A paper giving a right to travel

የመጓዝ መብት የሚሰጥ ወረቀት

Examples

"Buy a ticket."

Contextual Usage

Arrival

/አራይቫል/

መምጣት

The action of arriving

የመምጣት ተግባር

Examples

"What is your arrival time?"

Contextual Usage

Departure

/ዲፓርቸር/

መነሻ

The action of leaving

የመልቀቅ ተግባር

Examples

"Check the departure gate."

Contextual Usage

Emergency

/ኢመርጀንሲ/

አደጋ

A serious situation requiring immediate action

አፋጣኝ እርምጃ የሚፈልግ ከባድ ሁኔታ

Examples

"In case of emergency, call 911."

Contextual Usage

Police

/ፖሊስ/

ፖሊስ

Civil force of a government

የመንግስት የሲቪል ኃይል

Examples

"The police are helpful."

Contextual Usage

Hospital

/ሆስፒታል/

ሆስፒታል

Institution providing medical treatment

የሕክምና አገልግሎት የሚሰጥ ተቋም

Examples

"Where is the nearest hospital?"

Contextual Usage

Pharmacy

/ፋርማሲ/

መድኃኒት ቤት

A store where drugs are sold

መድኃኒቶች የሚሸጡበት ሱቅ

Examples

"I need a pharmacy."

Contextual Usage

Medicine

/ሜዲሲን/

መድኃኒት

Drug used for treatment

ለሕክምና የሚያገለግል መድኃኒት

Examples

"Take your medicine."

Contextual Usage

Help

/ሄልፕ/

እርዳታ

The action of helping someone

አንድን ሰው የመርዳት ተግባር

Examples

"I need help."

Contextual Usage

Urgent

/አርጀንት/

አስቸኳይ

Requiring immediate action

አፋጣኝ እርምጃ የሚፈልግ

Examples

"This is urgent."

Contextual Usage

Assistance

/አሲስታንስ/

እገዛ

The provision of money or help

የገንዘብ ወይም የእርዳታ አቅርቦት

Examples

"Ask for assistance."

Contextual Usage

Guide

/ጋይድ/

መሪ

A person who shows the way

መንገዱን የሚያሳይ ሰው

Examples

"Hire a guide."

Contextual Usage

Tour

/ቱር/

ጉብኝት

A journey for pleasure

ለመዝናኛ የሚደረግ ጉዞ

Examples

"Join a city tour."

Contextual Usage

Activity

/አክቲቪቲ/

እንቅስቃሴ

A thing that a person does

አንድ ሰው የሚያደርገው ነገር

Examples

"What activity is next?"

Contextual Usage

Festival

/ፌስቲቫል/

በዓል

A day or period of celebration

የክብረ በዓል ቀን ወይም ጊዜ

Examples

"Visit the local festival."

Contextual Usage

Market

/ማርኬት/

ገበያ

An area where people buy and sell

ሰዎች የሚገዙበትና የሚሸጡበት አካባቢ

Examples

"Go to the central market."

Contextual Usage

Shopping

/ሾፒንግ/

ግብይት

Buying goods from shops

ከሱቆች ዕቃዎችን መግዛት

Examples

"I enjoy shopping."

Contextual Usage

Price

/ፕራይስ/

ዋጋ

Amount of money for something

ለአንድ ነገር የሚከፈል የገንዘብ መጠን

Examples

"What is the price?"

Contextual Usage

Bargain

/ባርጌን/

መደራደር

Negotiate the price

በዋጋው ላይ መደራደር

Examples

"Try to bargain."

Contextual Usage

Receipt

/ሪሲት/

ደረሰኝ

A written acknowledgment of payment

የክፍያ የጽሁፍ ማረጋገጫ

Examples

"Keep your receipt."

Contextual Usage

Cash

/ካሽ/

ጥሬ ገንዘብ

Money in coins or notes

በሳንቲሞች ወይም በኖቶች ያለ ገንዘብ

Examples

"I only have cash."

Contextual Usage

Tip

/ቲፕ/

ጉርሻ

Small sum of money given for service

ለአገልግሎት የሚሰጥ አነስተኛ የገንዘብ መጠን

Examples

"Leave a tip."

Contextual Usage

Restaurant

/ሬስቶራንት/

ምግብ ቤት

A place where people pay to sit and eat meals

ሰዎች ተቀምጠው ምግብ የሚበሉበት ቦታ

Examples

"The restaurant is open."

Contextual Usage

Menu

/ሜኑ/

ዝርዝር

A list of dishes available

የሚገኙ የምግብ ዓይነቶች ዝርዝር

Examples

"Can I see the menu?"

Contextual Usage

Order

/ኦርደር/

ማዘዝ

Request to be made or supplied

እንዲዘጋጅ ወይም እንዲቀርብ የሚቀርብ ጥያቄ

Examples

"Ready to order?"

Contextual Usage

Allergy

/አለርጂ/

አለርጂ

Damaging immune response to a substance

ለአንድ ነገር የሚሰጥ ጎጂ የበሽታ መከላከል ምላሽ

Examples

"I have a nut allergy."

Contextual Usage

Water

/ዋተር/

ውሃ

A colorless, odorless liquid

ቀለምና ሽታ የሌለው ፈሳሽ

Examples

"Drink plenty of water."

Contextual Usage

Bottled

/ቦትልድ/

የታሸገ

Placed in a bottle

በባልዲ ወይም በጠርሙስ ውስጥ የተቀመጠ

Examples

"Only drink bottled water."

Contextual Usage

Clean

/ክሊን/

ንጹህ

Free from dirt

ከቆሻሻ የጸዳ

Examples

"The hotel is clean."

Contextual Usage

Noise

/ኖይዝ/

ጫጫታ

A sound, especially a loud one

ድምፅ በተለይም ከፍተኛ የሆነ

Examples

"The street is full of noise."

Contextual Usage

Quiet

/ኳየት/

ዝምታ

Making little or no noise

ትንሽ ወይም ምንም ጫጫታ የማይፈጥር

Examples

"Find a quiet place."

Contextual Usage

Sleep

/ስሊፕ/

መተኛት

Resting with eyes closed

አይንን ጨፍኖ ማረፍ

Examples

"I need to sleep."

Contextual Usage

Blanket

/ብላንኬት/

ብርድ ልብስ

A large piece of cloth for warmth

ለሙቀት የሚሆን ትልቅ ጨርቅ

Examples

"Pass me the blanket."

Contextual Usage

Bathroom

/ባዝሩም/

መታጠቢያ ቤት

A room for washing and toilets

ለመታጠብና ለመጸዳጃ የሚያገለግል ክፍል

Examples

"Where is the bathroom?"

Contextual Usage

Soap

/ሶፕ/

ሳሙና

Substance used with water for washing

ለመታጠብ ከውሃ ጋር የሚያገለግል ነገር

Examples

"Use soap."

Contextual Usage

Wifi

/ዋይፋይ/

ዋይፋይ

Wireless internet connection

ገመድ አልባ የኢንተርኔት ግንኙነት

Examples

"What is the wifi password?"

Contextual Usage

Password

/ፓስወርድ/

የይለፍ ቃል

A secret word to gain access

ለመግባት የሚያገለግል ሚስጥራዊ ቃል

Examples

"Input the password."

Contextual Usage

Signal

/ሲግናል/

ሲግናል

An electrical impulse for communication

ለመገናኛ የሚያገለግል የኤሌክትሪክ ግፊት

Examples

"The phone signal is weak."

Contextual Usage

Battery

/ባትሪ/

ባትሪ

Device producing electricity

ኤሌክትሪክ የሚያመነጭ መሣሪያ

Examples

"My battery is low."

Contextual Usage

Charger

/ቻርጀር/

ቻርጀር

Device for charging batteries

ባትሪዎችን ለመሙላት የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ

Examples

"I forgot my charger."

Contextual Usage

Phone

/ፎን/

ስልክ

Telecommunication device

የመገናኛ መሣሪያ

Examples

"Check your phone."

Contextual Usage

Message

/ሜሴጅ/

መልዕክት

A communication sent to someone

ለአንድ ሰው የሚላክ መረጃ

Examples

"Send me a message."

Contextual Usage

Call

/ኮል/

መጥራት

Contact someone by phone

በስልክ ግንኙነት ማድረግ

Examples

"Give me a call."

Contextual Usage

Name

/ኔም/

ስም

Word by which a person is known

አንድ ሰው የሚታወቅበት ቃል

Examples

"What is your name?"

Contextual Usage

Country

/ካንትሪ/

ሀገር

A nation with its own government

የራሱ መንግስት ያለው ሀገር

Examples

"Which country are you from?"

Contextual Usage

Job

/ጆብ/

ስራ

A paid position of regular employment

ቋሚ ክፍያ ያለው የስራ ቦታ

Examples

"What is your job?"

Contextual Usage

Hobby

/ሆቢ/

የትርፍ ጊዜ ማሳለፊያ

Activity done for pleasure

ለመዝናኛ የሚደረግ እንቅስቃሴ

Examples

"What is your hobby?"

Contextual Usage

Music

/ሚዩዚክ/

ሙዚቃ

Vocal or instrumental sounds

የድምፅ ወይም የመሣሪያ ድምፆች

Examples

"I love music."

Contextual Usage

Sport

/ስፖርት/

ስፖርት

Physical activity for exercise

ለአካል ብቃት የሚደረግ እንቅስቃሴ

Examples

"Do you like sport?"

Contextual Usage

Film

/ፊልም/

ፊልም

A motion picture

ተንቀሳቃሽ ምስል

Examples

"Watch a film."

Contextual Usage

Language

/ላንግዌጅ/

ቋንቋ

System of communication

የመገናኛ ዘዴ

Examples

"Learn a new language."

Contextual Usage

Fluent

/ፍሉዌንት/

አቀላጥፎ የሚናገር

Able to express oneself easily

ራሱን በቀላሉ መግለጽ የሚችል

Examples

"She is fluent in English."

Contextual Usage

Practice

/ፕራክቲስ/

ልምምድ

Perform an activity repeatedly

አንድን ተግባር ደጋግሞ ማከናወን

Examples

"Practice every day."

Contextual Usage

Conversation

/ኮንቨርሴሽን/

ውይይት

Informal exchange of ideas

መደበኛ ያልሆነ የሃሳብ ልውውጥ

Examples

"Start a conversation."

Contextual Usage

Question

/ኩዌስሽን/

ጥያቄ

Sentence seeking information

መረጃ የሚፈልግ ዓረፍተ ነገር

Examples

"Ask a question."

Contextual Usage

Opinion

/ኦፒኒየን/

አመለካከት

A view or judgment

አንድ እይታ ወይም ፍርድ

Examples

"In my opinion, it is safe."

Contextual Usage

Favorite

/ፌቨሬት/

ተወዳጅ

Preferred to all others

ከሁሉም የሚመረጥ

Examples

"What is your favorite food?"

Contextual Usage

Near

/ኒር/

አቅራቢያ

At a short distance

በአጭር ርቀት ላይ

Examples

"The hotel is near."

Contextual Usage

Far

/ፋር/

ሩቅ

At a great distance

በከፍተኛ ርቀት ላይ

Examples

"It is too far."

Contextual Usage

Walk

/ዎክ/

መራመድ

Move at a regular pace on foot

በእግር በመደበኛ ፍጥነት መንቀሳቀስ

Examples

"I prefer to walk."

Contextual Usage

Bicycle

/ባይሲክል/

ብስክሌት

A vehicle with two wheels

ሁለት ጎማ ያለው ተሽከርካሪ

Examples

"Rent a bicycle."

Contextual Usage

Helmet

/ሄልሜት/

ቆብ

Protective hat

መከላከያ ባርኔጣ

Examples

"Wear a helmet."

Contextual Usage

Insurance

/ኢንሹራንስ/

መድን

Protection against financial loss

ከገንዘብ ኪሳራ መከላከያ

Examples

"Get travel insurance."

Contextual Usage

Document

/ዶክመንት/

ሰነድ

Official paper providing information

መረጃ የሚሰጥ ኦፊሴላዊ ወረቀት

Examples

"Keep your document safe."

Contextual Usage

Passport

/ፓስፖርት/

ፓስፖርት

Official document for international travel

ለአለም አቀፍ ጉዞ የሚሆን ሰነድ

Examples

"Show your passport."

Contextual Usage

Visa

/ቪዛ/

ቪዛ

Endorsement on a passport to enter a country

ወደ ሀገር ለመግባት በፓስፖርት ላይ የሚደረግ ፈቃድ

Examples

"Apply for a visa."

Contextual Usage

ID

/አይ ዲ/

መታወቂያ

Identification document

የመታወቂያ ሰነድ

Examples

"Carry your ID."

Contextual Usage

Photo

/ፎቶ/

ፎቶ

A picture made using a camera

በካሜራ የተነሳ ምስል

Examples

"Take a photo."

Contextual Usage

Backup

/ባካፕ/

ተጨማሪ ቅጂ

A copy of data or documents

የመረጃ ወይም የሰነዶች ቅጂ

Examples

"Make a backup of photos."

Contextual Usage

Lock

/ሎክ/

መቆለፊያ

Mechanism for keeping something fastened

አንድን ነገር ዘግቶ ለማቆየት የሚያገለግል ዘዴ

Examples

"Use a sturdy lock."

Contextual Usage

Street

/ስትሪት/

መንገድ

A public road in a city

በከተማ ውስጥ ያለ የህዝብ መንገድ

Examples

"Cross the street."

Contextual Usage

Light

/ላይት/

ብርሃን

The natural agent that stimulates sight

ለማየት የሚረዳ የተፈጥሮ ወኪል

Examples

"The light is bright."

Contextual Usage

Dark

/ዳርክ/

ጨለማ

With little or no light

በትንሹ ወይም ያለ ብርሃን

Examples

"Avoid dark alleys."

Contextual Usage

Night

/ናይት/

ሌሊት

Period from sunset to sunrise

ከፀሐይ መጥለቅ እስከ ፀሐይ መውጣት ያለው ጊዜ

Examples

"Stay safe at night."

Contextual Usage

Morning

/ሞርኒንግ/

ጥዋት

The period between sunrise and noon

ከፀሐይ መውጣት እስከ እኩለ ቀን ያለው ጊዜ

Examples

"Good morning."

Contextual Usage

Evening

/ኢቭኒንግ/

ምሽት

The period of time at the end of the day

በቀኑ መጨረሻ ላይ ያለው የጊዜ ክፍል

Examples

"Have a good evening."

Contextual Usage

Weather

/ዌዘር/

የአየር ሁኔታ

The state of the atmosphere

የከባቢ አየር ሁኔታ

Examples

"The weather is nice."

Contextual Usage

Rain

/ሬይን/

ዝናብ

Water falling in drops from clouds

ከደመናዎች የሚወርድ የውሃ ጠብታ

Examples

"It looks like rain."

Contextual Usage

Sun

/ሳን/

ፀሐይ

The star around which the earth orbits

ምድር የምትዞረው ኮከብ

Examples

"The sun is hot today."

Contextual Usage

Umbrella

/አምብሬላ/

ጃንጥላ

Device used for protection against rain

ከዝናብ ለመከላከል የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ

Examples

"Take an umbrella."

Contextual Usage

Jacket

/ጃኬት/

ጃኬት

An outer garment for the upper body

ለላይኛው አካል የሚሆን የውጭ ልብስ

Examples

"Wear a warm jacket."

Contextual Usage

Backpack

/ባክፓክ/

ጀርባ ቦርሳ

A bag carried on the back

በጀርባ የሚይዝ ቦርሳ

Examples

"My backpack is heavy."

Contextual Usage

Luggage

/ላጌጅ/

ሻንጣ

Suitcases or bags containing personal belongings

የግል ዕቃዎችን የያዙ ሻንጣዎች ወይም ቦርሳዎች

Examples

"Wait for your luggage."

Contextual Usage

Weight

/ዌይት/

ክብደት

A body's relative mass

የአንድ አካል አንጻራዊ መጠን

Examples

"Check the weight limit."

Contextual Usage

Fee

/ፊ/

ክፍያ

A payment made to a professional person

ለባለሙያ የሚደረግ ክፍያ

Examples

"Pay the entry fee."

Contextual Usage

Tax

/ታክስ/

ግብር

A compulsory contribution to state revenue

ለመንግስት ገቢ የሚደረግ የግዴታ ክፍያ

Examples

"The price includes tax."

Contextual Usage

Cheap

/ቺፕ/

ርካሽ

Low in price

ዝቅተኛ ዋጋ ያለው

Examples

"The food is cheap."

Contextual Usage

Expensive

/ኤክስፔንሲቭ/

ውድ

Costing a lot of money

ብዙ ገንዘብ የሚያስወጣ

Examples

"This hotel is expensive."

Contextual Usage

Affordable

/አፎርዳብል/

ተመጣጣኝ

Inexpensive; reasonably priced

ርካሽ; ተመጣጣኝ ዋጋ ያለው

Examples

"Find an affordable room."

Contextual Usage

Budget

/ባጀት/

በጀት

An estimate of income and expenditure

የገቢና የወጪ ግምት

Examples

"Stick to your budget."

Contextual Usage

Plan

/ፕላን/

እቅድ

A detailed proposal for doing something

አንድን ነገር ለማድረግ የሚቀርብ ዝርዝር ሃሳብ

Examples

"Make a travel plan."

Contextual Usage

Itinerary

/አይቲነራሪ/

የጉዞ መርሃግብር

A planned route or journey

የታቀደ መንገድ ወይም ጉዞ

Examples

"Share your itinerary."

Contextual Usage

Flexible

/ፍሌክሲብል/

ተለዋዋጭ

Able to be easily modified

በቀላሉ ሊለወጥ የሚችል

Examples

"My dates are flexible."

Contextual Usage

Adventure

/አድቬንቸር/

ጀብዱ

An unusual and exciting experience

ያልተለመደና አስደሳች ተሞክሮ

Examples

"Solo travel is an adventure."

Contextual Usage

Risk

/ሪስክ/

አደጋ

A situation involving exposure to danger

ለአደጋ የሚያጋልጥ ሁኔታ

Examples

"Don't take unnecessary risks."

Contextual Usage

Caution

/ካውሽን/

ጥንቃቄ

Care taken to avoid danger

አደጋን ለማስወገድ የሚደረግ ጥንቃቄ

Examples

"Proceed with caution."

Contextual Usage

Advice

/አድቫይስ/

ምክር

Guidance or recommendations

መመሪያ ወይም ምክረ ሃሳቦች

Examples

"Listen to safety advice."

Contextual Usage

Suggestion

/ሰጀስሽን/

የሃሳብ አስተያየት

An idea or plan put forward

የቀረበ ሃሳብ ወይም እቅድ

Examples

"Any suggestion for lunch?"

Contextual Usage

Secret

/ሲክሬት/

ሚስጥር

Not meant to be known by others

ሌሎች እንዲያውቁት የማይፈለግ

Examples

"Keep your plans secret."

Contextual Usage

Crowded

/ክራውደድ/

የተጨናነቀ

Full of people

በሰዎች የተሞላ

Examples

"The market is crowded."

Contextual Usage

Open

/ኦፕን/

ክፍት

Allowing access through an empty space

በክፍት ቦታ በኩል መግባትን የሚፈቅድ

Examples

"Is the bank open?"

Contextual Usage

Closed

/ክሎዝድ/

የተዘጋ

Not open

ያልተከፈተ

Examples

"The museum is closed today."

Contextual Usage

Holiday

/ሆሊዴይ/

በዓል

A day of festivity or recreation

የበዓል ወይም የመዝናኛ ቀን

Examples

"It is a public holiday."

Contextual Usage

Weekend

/ዊኬንድ/

ቅዳሜና እሁድ

Saturday and Sunday

ቅዳሜና እሁድ

Examples

"Enjoy your weekend."

Contextual Usage

Time

/ታይም/

ጊዜ

The indefinite continued progress of existence

ያልተገደበ የህልውና ሂደት

Examples

"What time is it?"

Contextual Usage

Hour

/አወር/

ሰዓት

A period of sixty minutes

የስልሳ ደቂቃ ጊዜ

Examples

"Wait for one hour."

Contextual Usage

Early

/አርሊ/

ቀድሞ

Before the usual or expected time

ከተለመደው ወይም ከሚጠበቀው ጊዜ በፊት

Examples

"Wake up early."

Contextual Usage

Late

/ሌይት/

ዘግይቶ

After the expected time

ከሚጠበቀው ጊዜ በኋላ

Examples

"Don't be late."

Contextual Usage

Ready

/ሬዲ/

ዝግጁ

In a fit state for immediate action

ለአፋጣኝ እርምጃ ዝግጁ በሆነ ሁኔታ

Examples

"Are you ready?"

Contextual Usage

Wait

/ዌይት/

መጠበቅ

Stay where one is until a particular time

እስከ አንድ የተወሰነ ጊዜ ድረስ ባለበት መቆየት

Examples

"Wait here for me."

Contextual Usage

Meeting

/ሚቲንግ/

ስብሰባ

An assembly of people

የሰዎች ስብስብ

Examples

"The meeting is at noon."

Contextual Usage

Landmark

/ላንድማርክ/

ታዋቂ ምልክት

An object that is easily seen

በቀላሉ የሚታይ ነገር

Examples

"The tower is a landmark."

Contextual Usage

Square

/ስኩዌር/

አደባባይ

An open area in a city

በከተማ ውስጥ ያለ ክፍት ቦታ

Examples

"Meet at the town square."

Contextual Usage

Park

/ፓርክ/

መናፈሻ

A large public garden

ትልቅ የህዝብ መናፈሻ

Examples

"Walk in the park."

Contextual Usage

Beach

/ቢች/

የባህር ዳርቻ

Pebbly or sandy shore

ጠጠርማ ወይም አሸዋማ ዳርቻ

Examples

"Go to the beach."

Contextual Usage

River

/ሪቨር/

ወንዝ

Large natural stream of water

ትልቅ የተፈጥሮ የውሃ ፍሰት

Examples

"Cross the river."

Contextual Usage

Bridge

/ብሪጅ/

ድልድይ

Structure carrying a road over water

መንገድን በውሃ ላይ የሚያሻግር መዋቅር

Examples

"Cross the bridge."

Contextual Usage

Museum

/ሚዩዚየም/

ሙዚየም

Building in which objects are stored

ዕቃዎች የሚቀመጡበት ሕንፃ

Examples

"Visit the museum."

Contextual Usage

Site

/ሳይት/

ቦታ

An area of ground where something is located

አንድ ነገር የሚገኝበት የምድር አካባቢ

Examples

"Visit the historic site."

Contextual Usage

History

/ሂስትሪ/

ታሪክ

Past events

ያለፉ ክስተቶች

Examples

"Learn local history."

Contextual Usage

Traditional

/ትራዲሽናል/

ባህላዊ

Long-established

ለረጅም ጊዜ የቆየ

Examples

"Try traditional food."

Contextual Usage

Friendly

/ፍሬንድሊ/

ተስማሚ

Kind and pleasant

ደግ እና ደስ የሚል

Examples

"The locals are friendly."

Contextual Usage

Rude

/ሩድ/

ባለጌ

Lacking manners

ስነ-ምግባር የሌለው

Examples

"Don't be rude."

Contextual Usage

Polite

/ፖላይት/

ጨዋ

Respectful and considerate

አክባሪ እና አሳቢ

Examples

"Be polite to everyone."

Contextual Usage

Greeting

/ግሪቲንግ/

ሰላምታ

Polite word of welcome

የእንኳን ደህና መጡ ጨዋ ቃል

Examples

"A warm greeting."

Contextual Usage

Goodbye

/ጉድባይ/

ደህና ሁን

Used to express good wishes on parting

በመለያየት ጊዜ መልካም ምኞትን ለመግለጽ የሚያገለግል

Examples

"Say goodbye."

Contextual Usage

Welcome

/ዌልከም/

እንኳን ደህና መጣህ

Greeting on arrival

በመድረሻ ጊዜ የሚሰጥ ሰላምታ

Examples

"You are welcome."

Contextual Usage

Friend

/ፍሬንድ/

ጓደኛ

A person whom one knows and likes

አንድ ሰው የሚያውቀውና የሚወደው ሰው

Examples

"Make a new friend."

Contextual Usage

Family

/ፋሚሊ/

ቤተሰብ

Group of related people

የተዛመዱ ሰዎች ስብስብ

Examples

"I travel with family."

Contextual Usage

Alone

/አሎን/

ብቻ

Having no one else present

ሌላ ሰው አብሮ የሌለ

Examples

"I travel alone."

Contextual Usage

Together

/ቱጌዘር/

አብሮ

With each other

እርስ በርስ

Examples

"Let's walk together."

Contextual Usage

Share

/ሼር/

ማካፈል

Have a portion of something with others

ከሌሎች ጋር የአንድ ነገር ድርሻ መያዝ

Examples

"Share your tips."

Contextual Usage

Cost

/ኮስት/

ወጪ

Amount of money needed

የሚያስፈልገው የገንዘብ መጠን

Examples

"What is the total cost?"

Contextual Usage

Split

/ስፕሊት/

መከፈል

Divide into parts

በክፍሎች መከፋፈል

Examples

"Let's split the bill."

Contextual Usage

Distance

/ዲስጣንስ/

ርቀት

Amount of space between things

በነገሮች መካከል ያለው የቦታ መጠን

Examples

"Short distance."

Contextual Usage

Speed

/ስፒድ/

ፍጥነት

Rate at which someone moves

አንድ ሰው የሚንቀሳቀስበት ፍጥነት

Examples

"High speed."

Contextual Usage

Fast

/ፋስት/

ፈጣን

Moving at high speed

በከፍተኛ ፍጥነት የሚንቀሳቀስ

Examples

"The bus is fast."

Contextual Usage

Slow

/ስሎው/

ዝግተኛ

Moving at low speed

በዝቅተኛ ፍጥነት የሚንቀሳቀስ

Examples

"Walk slow."

Contextual Usage

Compass

/ኮምፓስ/

ኮምፓስ

Instrument for finding direction

አቅጣጫን ለማግኘት የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ

Examples

"Use a compass."

Contextual Usage

North

/ኖርዝ/

ሰሜን

Direction to the top

ወደ ላይኛው አቅጣጫ

Examples

"Head north."

Contextual Usage

South

/ሳውዝ/

ደቡብ

Direction to the bottom

ወደ ታችኛው አቅጣጫ

Examples

"Head south."

Contextual Usage

East

/ኢስት/

ምስራቅ

Direction where sun rises

ፀሐይ የምትወጣበት አቅጣጫ

Examples

"Go east."

Contextual Usage

West

/ዌስት/

ምዕራብ

Direction where sun sets

ፀሐይ የምትጠልቅበት አቅጣጫ

Examples

"Go west."

Contextual Usage

Center

/ሴንተር/

መሃል

Middle point

መሃከለኛ ነጥብ

Examples

"Go to the center."

Contextual Usage

Downtown

/ዳውንታውን/

የከተማው መሃል

Central part of a city

የከተማ ማዕከላዊ ክፍል

Examples

"Downtown is busy."

Contextual Usage

Suburb

/ሰበርብ/

ከተማ ዳርቻ

Outlying district of a city

የከተማ ዳርቻ ወረዳ

Examples

"I live in the suburb."

Contextual Usage

Village

/ቪሌጅ/

መንደር

Group of houses in the country

በገጠር ያሉ የቤቶች ስብስብ

Examples

"Visit the village."

Contextual Usage

City

/ሲቲ/

ከተማ

Large town

ትልቅ ከተማ

Examples

"The city is big."

Contextual Usage

Countryside

/ካንትሪሳይድ/

ገጠር

Land outside towns

ከከተሞች ውጭ ያለ መሬት

Examples

"The countryside is green."

Contextual Usage

Island

/አይላንድ/

ደሴት

Land surrounded by water

በውሃ የተከበበ መሬት

Examples

"Visit the island."

Contextual Usage

Mountain

/ማውንቴን/

ተራራ

Large natural elevation

ትልቅ የተፈጥሮ ከፍታ

Examples

"Climb the mountain."

Contextual Usage

Forest

/ፎረስት/

ደኖች

Large area covered with trees

በዛፎች የተሸፈነ ትልቅ ቦታ

Examples

"Walk in the forest."

Contextual Usage

Road

/ሮድ/

መንገድ

Wide way for vehicles

ለተሽከርካሪዎች የሚሆን ሰፊ መንገድ

Examples

"The road is long."

Contextual Usage

Path

/ፓዝ/

ጎዳና

Way for walking

ለመራመጃ የሚሆን መንገድ

Examples

"Follow the path."

Contextual Usage

Sidewalk

/ሳይድዎክ/

የእግረኛ መንገድ

Paved path for pedestrians

ለእግረኞች የሚሆን መንገድ

Examples

"Stay on the sidewalk."

Contextual Usage

Traffic

/ትራፊክ/

ትራፊክ

Vehicles moving on public roads

በህዝብ መንገዶች ላይ የሚንቀሳቀሱ ተሽከርካሪዎች

Examples

"The traffic is heavy."

Contextual Usage

Sign

/ሳይን/

ምልክት

Object used to convey information

መረጃን ለማስተላለፍ የሚያገለግል ነገር

Examples

"Read the sign."

Contextual Usage

Warning

/ዎርኒንግ/

ማስጠንቀቂያ

Statement of possible danger

ሊከሰት ስለሚችል አደጋ የሚሰጥ መግለጫ

Examples

"Safety warning."

Contextual Usage

Exit

/ኤክሲት/

መውጫ

Way out of a place

ከአንድ ቦታ መውጫ መንገድ

Examples

"Where is the exit?"

Contextual Usage

Entrance

/ኤንትራንስ/

መግቢያ

Way into a place

ወደ አንድ ቦታ መግቢያ መንገድ

Examples

"Use the main entrance."

Contextual Usage

Floor

/ፍሎር/

ወለል

Lower surface of a room

የአንድ ክፍል የታችኛው ወለል

Examples

"Which floor?"

Contextual Usage

Level

/ሌቭል/

ደረጃ

A height or position

ከፍታ ወይም ቦታ

Examples

"The second level."

Contextual Usage

Elevator

/ኤሌቬተር/

ሊፍት

Platform for lifting people

ሰዎችን ከፍ ለማድረግ የሚያገለግል መድረክ

Examples

"Take the elevator."

Contextual Usage

Stairs

/ስቴይርስ/

ደረጃዎች

Set of steps leading from one floor to another

ከአንድ ወለል ወደ ሌላ የሚመሩ የደረጃዎች ስብስብ

Examples

"Climb the stairs."

Contextual Usage

Window

/ዊንዶው/

መስኮት

Opening in a wall to admit light

ብርሃን ለማስገባት በግድግዳ ላይ ያለ ቀዳዳ

Examples

"Look out the window."

Contextual Usage

Door

/ዶር/

በር

A hinged barrier

የተገጠመ መዝጊያ

Examples

"Close the door."

Contextual Usage

View

/ቪው/

ዕይታ

Ability to see something

አንድን ነገር የማየት ችሎታ

Examples

"Great city view."

Contextual Usage

Beautiful

/ቢውቲፉል/

ቆንጆ

Pleasing the senses

ስሜትን የሚያስደስት

Examples

"Beautiful city."

Contextual Usage

Ugly

/አግሊ/

አስቀያሚ

Unpleasant to look at

ለማየት የማይመች

Examples

"That building is ugly."

Contextual Usage

Large

/ላርጅ/

ትልቅ

Of considerable size

ከፍተኛ መጠን ያለው

Examples

"Large backpack."

Contextual Usage

Small

/ስሞል/

ትንሽ

Size that is less than normal

ከተለመደው ያነሰ መጠን

Examples

"Small hotel."

Contextual Usage

Heavy

/ሄቪ/

ከባድ

Of great weight

ከፍተኛ ክብደት ያለው

Examples

"Heavy luggage."

Contextual Usage

Soft

/ሶፍት/

ለስላሳ

Easy to mold or compress

ለስላሳ

Examples

"Soft bed."

Contextual Usage

Hard

/ሃርድ/

ጠንካራ

Solid and firm

ጠንካራ

Examples

"The bed is hard."

Contextual Usage

Hot

/ሆት/

ትኩስ

High temperature

ከፍተኛ ሙቀት

Examples

"Hot water."

Contextual Usage

Cold

/ኮልድ/

ቀዝቃዛ

Low temperature

ዝቅተኛ ሙቀት

Examples

"Cold weather."

Contextual Usage

Warm

/ዎርም/

ሞቅ ያለ

Comfortably high temperature

ምቹ የሆነ ሙቀት

Examples

"Warm clothes."

Contextual Usage

Cool

/ኩሉ/

ቀዝቃዛ

Fairly low temperature

መጠነኛ ቀዝቃዛ

Examples

"Cool breeze."

Contextual Usage

Dry

/ድራይ/

ደረቅ

Free from moisture

ከእርጥበት ነጻ የሆነ

Examples

"Dry towel."

Contextual Usage

Wet

/ዌት/

እርጥብ

Covered with water

በውሃ የተሸፈነ

Examples

"Wet floor."

Contextual Usage

New

/ኒው/

አዲስ

Not existing before

ከዚህ በፊት ያልነበረ

Examples

"New city."

Contextual Usage

Old

/ኦልድ/

አሮጌ

Having lived for a long time

ለረጅም ጊዜ የቆየ

Examples

"Old building."

Contextual Usage

Modern

/ሞደርን/

ዘመናዊ

Relating to the present

ከአሁኑ ጊዜ ጋር የተያያዘ

Examples

"Modern architecture."

Contextual Usage

Ancient

/ኤንሸንት/

ጥንታዊ

Belonging to the very distant past

ከረጅም ጊዜ በፊት የነበረ

Examples

"Ancient ruins."

Contextual Usage

Costly

/ኮስትሊ/

ውድ

High price

ውድ ዋጋ

Examples

"Costly travel."

Contextual Usage

Free

/ፍሪ/

ነጻ

Without cost

ያለ ክፍያ

Examples

"Free tour."

Contextual Usage

Pay

/ፔይ/

መክፈል

Give money for work or goods

ለስራ ወይም ለዕቃ ገንዘብ መስጠት

Examples

"Pay the bill."

Contextual Usage

Buy

/ባይ/

መግዛት

Obtain in exchange for payment

በክፍያ ምትክ ማግኘት

Examples

"Buy souvenirs."

Contextual Usage

Sell

/ሴል/

መሸጥ

Give in exchange for money

በገንዘብ ምትክ መስጠት

Examples

"Sell local crafts."

Contextual Usage

Shop

/ሾፕ/

ሱቅ

Place for retail sale

ለችርቻሮ ሽያጭ የሚሆን ቦታ

Examples

"Visit the shop."

Contextual Usage

Store

/ስቶር/

መደብር

A retail establishment

የችርቻሮ ተቋም

Examples

"Store your luggage."

Contextual Usage

Natural Dialogue

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Role A
Hi, I am traveling and I just arrived. My is Alex. I want to myself to some people to learn about the .
Role B
! I am a . is important here, so be of your surroundings at .
Role A
Thank you for the . Can you give me a for a or a the ?
Role B
The is but safe during the day. However, avoid the alleys in the .
Role A
Understood. Is there a where the is ? I am on a .
Role B
Yes, there is a nearby with and food. Just use the to find the right .
Role A
I will. Should I take a or is the bus reliable? I have a and my is low.
Role B
The bus is , but you might need a from the station . If it is , a with your .
Role A
Great. One last : is there a or nearby in case of an ?
Role B
There is a in the . Be , and they will offer . Have a !

The Writing Challenge

Synthesize your vocabulary knowledge in context.

Adaptive Prompt
"Imagine you are at a hostel lobby. Introduce yourself to a fellow traveler and ask for their top three safety recommendations for the current city."