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storytelling & conversations

Storytelling & Conversations - Developing the ability to tell engaging stories and describing past events in a chronological and interesting way.

Core Vocabulary

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

267 Words

Narrative

/ናሬቲቭ/

ትረካ

A spoken or written account of connected events.

የተያያዙ ክስተቶች የንግግር ወይም የጽሑፍ ዘገባ።

Examples

"The narrative was very engaging."

Contextual Usage

Adventure

/አድቬንቸር/

ጀብዱ

An unusual and exciting experience.

ያልተለመደ እና አስደሳች ተሞክሮ።

Examples

"Our trip was a great adventure."

Contextual Usage

Protagonist

/ፕሮታጎኒስት/

ዋና ገጸ-ባህሪ

The main character in a story.

በአንድ ታሪክ ውስጥ ዋናው ገጸ-ባህሪ።

Examples

"The protagonist survives at the end."

Contextual Usage

Antagonist

/አንታጎኒስት/

ተቃዋሚ

A person who actively opposes the protagonist.

ዋናውን ገጸ-ባህሪን በንቃት የሚቃወም ሰው።

Examples

"The antagonist was very clever."

Contextual Usage

Setting

/ሴቲንግ/

መቼት

The place or type of surroundings where an event takes place.

አንድ ክስተት የሚካሄድበት ቦታ ወይም የአካባቢ ዓይነት።

Examples

"The setting is a small village."

Contextual Usage

Plot

/ፕሎት/

ሴራ

The main events of a play, novel, or movie.

የተውኔት፣ ልቦለድ ወይም ፊልም ዋና ዋና ክስተቶች።

Examples

"The plot was full of surprises."

Contextual Usage

Conflict

/ኮንፍሊክት/

ግጭት

A serious disagreement or argument.

ከባድ አለመግባባት ወይም ክርክር።

Examples

"The story needs a strong conflict."

Contextual Usage

Resolution

/ሬዞሉሽን/

መፍትሄ

The action of solving a problem.

ችግርን የመፍታት ተግባር።

Examples

"The resolution was satisfying."

Contextual Usage

Climax

/ክላይማክስ/

የታሪኩ ከፍተኛ ደረጃ

The most intense or exciting point of something.

የአንድ ነገር በጣም ከፍተኛ ወይም አስደሳች ነጥብ።

Examples

"The climax happened in the forest."

Contextual Usage

Suspense

/ሳስፔንስ/

ጉጉት

A state of feeling excited or anxious uncertainty.

የመጓጓት ወይም የጭንቀት እርግጠኛ ያለመሆን ስሜት።

Examples

"Keep the audience in suspense."

Contextual Usage

Foreshadowing

/ፎርሻዶዊንግ/

ቅድመ-ጥቆማ

A warning or indication of a future event.

የወደፊት ክስተት ማስጠንቀቂያ ወይም ፍንጭ።

Examples

"The rain was foreshadowing trouble."

Contextual Usage

Flashback

/ፍላሽባክ/

ወደኋላ መለስ

A scene set in a time earlier than the main story.

ከዋናው ታሪክ ቀደም ብሎ ባለ ጊዜ የተቀመጠ ትዕይንት።

Examples

"The movie used a flashback."

Contextual Usage

Chronology

/ክሮኖሎጂ/

የጊዜ ቅደም ተከተል

The arrangement of events in order of occurrence.

ክስተቶች በተከናወኑበት ቅደም ተከተል መደርደር።

Examples

"Check the chronology of the story."

Contextual Usage

Dialogue

/ዳያሎግ/

ውይይት

Conversation between two or more people.

በሁለት ወይም ከዚያ በላይ በሆኑ ሰዎች መካከል የሚደረግ ውይይት።

Examples

"The dialogue felt very natural."

Contextual Usage

Perspective

/ፐርስፔክቲቭ/

አመለካከት

A particular attitude toward or way of regarding something.

ለአንድ ነገር የሚሰጥ ልዩ አመለካከት ወይም አመለካከት።

Examples

"Tell it from your perspective."

Contextual Usage

Theme

/ቲም/

ጭብጥ

The subject of a talk or a piece of writing.

የንግግር ወይም የጽሑፍ ርዕሰ ጉዳይ።

Examples

"The theme is love and loss."

Contextual Usage

Symbolism

/ሲምቦሊዝም/

ምልክትነት

The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

ሀሳቦችን ወይም ባህሪያትን ለመወከል ምልክቶችን መጠቀም።

Examples

"The white bird is symbolism for peace."

Contextual Usage

Metaphor

/ሜታፎር/

ምሳሌያዊ አነጋገር

A figure of speech where a word is applied to an object.

አንድ ቃል ለአንድ ነገር የሚተገበርበት ዘይቤያዊ አነጋገር።

Examples

"Life is a journey is a metaphor."

Contextual Usage

Simile

/ሲሚሊ/

አነጻጻሪ ምሳሌ

A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another.

አንድን ነገር ከሌላው ጋር ማወዳደርን የሚያካትት ዘይቤያዊ አነጋገር።

Examples

"As brave as a lion is a simile."

Contextual Usage

Irony

/አይረኒ/

ቅንጅታዊ ግጭት

Expressing meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite.

ብዙውን ጊዜ ተቃራኒውን የሚያመለክት ቋንቋ በመጠቀም ትርጉምን መግለጽ።

Examples

"It was irony that the fire station burned down."

Contextual Usage

Character

/ካራክተር/

ገጸ-ባህሪ

A person in a novel, play, or movie.

በልቦለድ፣ በተውኔት ወይም በፊልም ውስጥ ያለ ሰው።

Examples

"He is my favorite character."

Contextual Usage

Emotion

/ኢሞሽን/

ስሜት

A strong feeling deriving from one's circumstances.

ከአንድ ሰው ሁኔታ የሚመነጭ ጠንካራ ስሜት።

Examples

"The story was full of emotion."

Contextual Usage

Atmosphere

/አትሞስፊየር/

ከባቢ አየር

The pervading tone or mood of a place.

የአንድ ቦታ አጠቃላይ ድምጽ ወይም ስሜት።

Examples

"The dark house had a spooky atmosphere."

Contextual Usage

Mood

/ሙድ/

ስሜት

A temporary state of mind or feeling.

ጊዜያዊ የአእምሮ ወይም የስሜት ሁኔታ።

Examples

"The mood of the music was sad."

Contextual Usage

Sequence

/ሲኩዌንስ/

ቅደም ተከተል

A particular order in which related events follow each other.

ተዛማጅ ክስተቶች እርስ በርሳቸው የሚከተሉበት ልዩ ቅደም ተከተል ።

Examples

"Follow the sequence of events."

Contextual Usage

Introduction

/ኢንትሮዳክሽን/

መግቢያ

The action of introducing something.

አንድን ነገር የማስተዋወቅ ተግባር።

Examples

"Write a strong introduction."

Contextual Usage

Conclusion

/ኮንክሉዥን/

መደምደሚያ

The end or finish of an event or process.

የአንድ ክስተት ወይም ሂደት መጨረሻ።

Examples

"The conclusion was very brief."

Contextual Usage

Transition

/ትራንዚሽን/

ሽግግር

The process of changing from one state to another.

ከአንድ ሁኔታ ወደ ሌላ የመቀየር ሂደት።

Examples

"Smooth transition between paragraphs."

Contextual Usage

Description

/ዴስክሪፕሽን/

መግለጫ

A spoken or written representation of a person, object, or event.

የአንድ ሰው፣ ነገር ወይም ክስተት የንግግር ወይም የጽሑፍ መግለጫ።

Examples

"Give a detailed description."

Contextual Usage

Detail

/ዲቴይል/

ዝርዝር

An individual feature, fact, or item.

አንድ የግል ባህሪ፣ እውነታ ወይም ዕቃ።

Examples

"Every detail counts in the mystery."

Contextual Usage

Vivid

/ቪቪድ/

ግልጽ

Producing powerful feelings or strong, clear images.

ኃይለኛ ስሜቶችን ወይም ጠንካራ ግልጽ ምስሎችን መፍጠር።

Examples

"She gave a vivid account of the fire."

Contextual Usage

Engaging

/ኢንጌጂንግ/

ማራኪ

Charming and attractive.

ማራኪ እና የሚስብ።

Examples

"He is an engaging storyteller."

Contextual Usage

Intriguing

/ኢንትሪጊንግ/

አጓጊ

Arousing one's curiosity or interest.

የአንድን ሰው ጉጉት ወይም ፍላጎት መቀስቀስ።

Examples

"The mystery is very intriguing."

Contextual Usage

Dramatic

/ድራማቲክ/

አስገራሚ

Relating to drama or the performance.

ከድራማ ወይም ከአፈፃፀም ጋር የተያያዘ።

Examples

"The ending was very dramatic."

Contextual Usage

Complication

/ኮምፕሊኬሽን/

ውስብስብነት

A circumstance that complicates something.

አንድን ነገር የሚያወሳስብ ሁኔታ።

Examples

"A new complication arose."

Contextual Usage

Struggle

/ስትራግል/

ትግል

Make forceful efforts to get free.

ነፃ ለመውጣት ጠንካራ ጥረቶችን ማድረግ።

Examples

"The struggle for freedom was long."

Contextual Usage

Hero

/ሂሮ/

ጀግና

A person who is admired for courage.

በትጋቱ የሚደነቅ ሰው።

Examples

"The hero saved the town."

Contextual Usage

Villain

/ቪለን/

ክፉ ገጸ-ባህሪ

A character whose evil actions are important to the plot.

ክፉ ድርጊቶቹ ለታሪኩ አስፈላጊ የሆኑ ገጸ-ባህሪ።

Examples

"The villain was finally caught."

Contextual Usage

Journey

/ጆርኒ/

ጉዞ

An act of traveling from one place to another.

ከአንድ ቦታ ወደ ሌላ የመጓዝ ተግባር።

Examples

"The hero began a long journey."

Contextual Usage

Discovery

/ዲስካቨሪ/

ግኝት

Finding something for the first time.

አንድን ነገር ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ ማግኘት።

Examples

"They made a shocking discovery."

Contextual Usage

Mystery

/ሚስትሪ/

ምስጢር

Something that is difficult or impossible to understand.

ለመረዳት አስቸጋሪ ወይም የማይቻል ነገር።

Examples

"Solve the mystery of the missing key."

Contextual Usage

Legend

/ሌጀንድ/

አፈ-ታሪክ

A traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical.

አንዳንድ ጊዜ በታዋቂነት እንደ ታሪካዊ የሚቆጠር ባህላዊ ታሪክ።

Examples

"The legend of King Arthur is famous."

Contextual Usage

Myth

/ሚዝ/

ተረት

A traditional story explaining some phenomenon.

አንዳንድ ክስተቶችን የሚያብራራ ባህላዊ ታሪክ።

Examples

"Greek myths are very interesting."

Contextual Usage

Fable

/ፌብል/

ምሳሌያዊ ተረት

A short story conveying a moral.

የስነ-ምግባር ትምህርት የሚያስተላልፍ አጭር ታሪክ።

Examples

"Aesop wrote many fables."

Contextual Usage

Anecdote

/አኔክዶት/

አጭር ታሪክ

A short amusing story about a real person.

ስለ እውነተኛ ሰው የሚቀርብ አጭር እና አዝናኝ ታሪክ።

Examples

"He told a funny anecdote at dinner."

Contextual Usage

Chronicle

/ክሮኒክል/

ታሪክ ዘገባ

A factual written account of historical events.

የታሪካዊ ክስተቶች እውነተኛ የጽሑፍ ዘገባ።

Examples

"The book chronicles the war years."

Contextual Usage

Memoir

/ሜምዋር/

የህይወት ታሪክ

A historical account written from personal knowledge.

ከግል እውቀት የተጻፈ ታሪካዊ ዘገባ።

Examples

"She published her memoir last year."

Contextual Usage

Biography

/ባዮግራፊ/

የሰው ህይወት ታሪክ

An account of someone's life written by someone else.

በሌላ ሰው የተጻፈ የአንድ ሰው የሕይወት ታሪክ።

Examples

"I read a biography of Einstein."

Contextual Usage

Fiction

/ፊክሽን/

ልብ ወለድ

Literature that describes imaginary events.

ምናባዊ ክስተቶችን የሚገልጽ ሥነ-ጽሑፍ።

Examples

"This story is a work of fiction."

Contextual Usage

Nonfiction

/ኖንፊክሽን/

እውነተኛ ታሪክ

Writing that is based on facts and real events.

በእውነታዎች እና በእውነተኛ ክስተቶች ላይ የተመሰረተ ጽሑፍ።

Examples

"History books are nonfiction."

Contextual Usage

Chapter

/ቻፕተር/

ምዕራፍ

A main division of a book.

የአንድ መጽሐፍ ዋና ክፍል ።

Examples

"Read the first chapter."

Contextual Usage

Episode

/ኤፒሶድ/

ክፍል

An event or group of events occurring as part of a sequence.

እንደ ቅደም ተከተል አካል ሆኖ የሚከሰት ክስተት ወይም የክስተቶች ስብስብ።

Examples

"That was a scary episode."

Contextual Usage

Scene

/ሲን/

ትዕይንት

A sequence of continuous action in a play or movie.

በተውኔት ወይም በፊልም ውስጥ ቀጣይነት ያለው የተግባር ቅደም ተከተል።

Examples

"This is my favorite scene."

Contextual Usage

Act

/አክት/

ድርጊት

To take action or do something.

እርምጃ መውሰድ ወይም አንድ ነገር ማድረግ።

Examples

"Think before you act."

Contextual Usage

Script

/ስክሪፕት/

የጽሑፍ ቅጅ

The written text of a play or movie.

የተውኔት ወይም የፊልም የተጻፈ ጽሑፍ።

Examples

"The actors studied the script."

Contextual Usage

Narrator

/ናሬተር/

ተርኪ

A person who narrates something.

አንድን ነገር የሚተርክ ሰው።

Examples

"The narrator has a deep voice."

Contextual Usage

Point of view

/ፖይንት ኦፍ ቪው/

አመለካከት

The position from which something is observed.

አንድ ነገር የሚታይበት ቦታ።

Examples

"Change your point of view."

Contextual Usage

First-person

/ፈርስት-ፐርሰን/

የመጀመሪያ ሰው

Narrative from the perspective of 'I'.

ከ 'እኔ' አንፃር የሚቀርብ ትረካ።

Examples

"The book is in first-person."

Contextual Usage

Third-person

/ሰርድ-ፐርሰን/

ሶስተኛ ሰው

Narrative using 'he', 'she', or 'it'.

'እሱ'፣ 'እሷ' ወይም 'እሱ/እሷ' በመጠቀም የሚቀርብ ትረካ።

Examples

"Third-person narration is common."

Contextual Usage

Omniscient

/ኦምኒሸንት/

ሁሉን አዋቂ

Knowing everything.

ሁሉንም ነገር ማወቅ።

Examples

"The narrator was omniscient."

Contextual Usage

Monologue

/ሞኖሎግ/

የአንድ ሰው ንግግር

A long speech by one actor in a play.

በአንድ ተውኔት ውስጥ በአንድ ተዋናይ የሚቀርብ ረጅም ንግግር።

Examples

"She delivered a powerful monologue."

Contextual Usage

Quote

/ክዎት/

ጥቅስ

Repeat or copy out words from a text.

ከጽሑፍ ውስጥ ቃላትን መድገም ወይም መገልበጥ።

Examples

"He likes to quote Shakespeare."

Contextual Usage

Speech

/ስፒች/

ንግግር

The expression of thoughts by sounds.

ሀሳቦችን በድምፅ የመግለጽ ተግባር።

Examples

"Give a speech at the wedding."

Contextual Usage

Conversation

/ኮንቨርሴሽን/

ውይይት

Talk between two or more people.

በሁለት ወይም ከዚያ በላይ በሆኑ ሰዎች መካከል የሚደረግ ንግግር።

Examples

"We had a long conversation."

Contextual Usage

Discussion

/ዲስካሽን/

ውይይት

Talking about something to reach a decision.

ውሳኔ ላይ ለመድረስ ስለ አንድ ነገር ማውራት።

Examples

"The discussion lasted for hours."

Contextual Usage

Interaction

/ኢንተራክሽን/

ግንኙነት

Communication or direct involvement.

ግንኙነት ወይም ቀጥተኛ ተሳትፎ።

Examples

"Social interaction is important."

Contextual Usage

Feedback

/ፊድባክ/

ግብረ-መልስ

Information about a person's performance.

ስለ አንድ ሰው አፈጻጸም የሚሰጥ መረጃ።

Examples

"I appreciate your feedback."

Contextual Usage

Reaction

/ሪአክሽን/

ምላሽ

An action performed in response to a situation.

ለአንድ ሁኔታ ምላሽ ለመስጠት የሚከናወን ተግባር።

Examples

"His reaction was unexpected."

Contextual Usage

Surprise

/ሰርፕራይዝ/

ድንገተኛ ነገር

An unexpected event.

ያልተጠበቀ ክስተት።

Examples

"The party was a surprise."

Contextual Usage

Shock

/ሾክ/

ድንጋጤ

A sudden upsetting event.

ድንገተኛ የሚያስደነግጥ ክስተት።

Examples

"The news came as a shock."

Contextual Usage

Confusion

/ኮንፊውዥን/

ግራ መጋባት

Lack of understanding.

መረዳት ማጣት።

Examples

"There was a lot of confusion."

Contextual Usage

Excitement

/ኤክሳይትመንት/

ደስታ

A feeling of great enthusiasm.

ከፍተኛ የመነቃቃት ስሜት።

Examples

"The kids were full of excitement."

Contextual Usage

Fear

/ፊር/

ፍርሃት

An unpleasant emotion caused by danger.

በአደጋ ምክንያት የሚፈጠር ደስ የማያሰኝ ስሜት።

Examples

"He overcame his fear."

Contextual Usage

Joy

/ጆይ/

ደስታ

A feeling of great pleasure.

ከፍተኛ የደስታ ስሜት።

Examples

"Her heart was full of joy."

Contextual Usage

Sadness

/ሳድነስ/

ሀዘን

The condition of being sad.

የማዘን ሁኔታ።

Examples

"Crying is a sign of sadness."

Contextual Usage

Anger

/አንገር/

ቁጣ

A strong feeling of annoyance.

ጠንካራ የመበሳጨት ስሜት።

Examples

"He controlled his anger."

Contextual Usage

Courage

/ከሬጅ/

ድፍረት

Ability to do something that frightens one.

የሚያስፈራን ነገር የማድረግ ችሎታ።

Examples

"It takes courage to speak up."

Contextual Usage

Betrayal

/ቢትሬያል/

ክህደት

The action of betraying one's country or person.

አንድን አገር ወይም ሰውን የመክዳት ተግባር።

Examples

"Betrayal is hard to forgive."

Contextual Usage

Loyalty

/ሎያልቲ/

ታማኝነት

The quality of being loyal.

ታማኝ የመሆን ባህሪ።

Examples

"Dogs are known for their loyalty."

Contextual Usage

Justice

/ጃስቲስ/

ፍትህ

Just behavior or treatment.

ትክክለኛ ባህሪ ወይም አያያዝ።

Examples

"We seek justice for all."

Contextual Usage

Revenge

/ሪቬንጅ/

በቀል

The action of harming someone in return.

በምላሹ ሰውን የመጉዳት ተግባር።

Examples

"He wanted revenge for the insult."

Contextual Usage

Sacrifice

/ሳክሪፋይስ/

መስዋዕትነት

Giving up something important.

አንድን አስፈላጊ ነገር መተው።

Examples

"Parents make many sacrifices."

Contextual Usage

Transformation

/ትራንስፎርሜሽን/

ለውጥ

A thorough or dramatic change.

ሙሉ ወይም አስገራሚ ለውጥ።

Examples

"The caterpillar underwent transformation."

Contextual Usage

Growth

/ግሮውዝ/

እድገት

The process of increasing in size.

በመጠን የመጨመር ሂደት።

Examples

"Personal growth is continuous."

Contextual Usage

Clue

/ክሉ/

ፍንጭ

A piece of evidence or information.

የመረጃ ወይም የማስረጃ ቁራጭ።

Examples

"Look for the hidden clue."

Contextual Usage

Hint

/ሂንት/

ጥቆማ

A slight or indirect indication.

ትንሽ ወይም ቀጥተኛ ያልሆነ ፍንጭ።

Examples

"Give me a hint."

Contextual Usage

Evidence

/ኤቪደንስ/

ማስረጃ

Facts or information indicating a belief is true.

አንድ እምነት እውነት መሆኑን የሚያሳዩ እውነታዎች ወይም መረጃዎች።

Examples

"There is no evidence of crime."

Contextual Usage

Investigation

/ኢንቬስቲጌሽን/

ምርመራ

A formal inquiry or systematic study.

መደበኛ ጥያቄ ወይም ስልታዊ ጥናት።

Examples

"The investigation is ongoing."

Contextual Usage

Solution

/ሶሉሽን/

መፍትሄ

A means of solving a problem.

ችግርን የመፍቻ መንገድ።

Examples

"We found a solution."

Contextual Usage

Riddle

/ሪድል/

እንቆቅልሽ

A question phrased so as to require ingenuity to answer.

ለመመለስ ብልህነትን በሚጠይቅ መልኩ የሚቀርብ ጥያቄ።

Examples

"Solve this riddle."

Contextual Usage

Puzzle

/ፓዝል/

እንቆቅልሽ

A game designed to test ingenuity.

ብልህነትን ለመፈተሽ የተነደፈ ጨዋታ።

Examples

"This puzzle is hard."

Contextual Usage

Secret

/ሲክሬት/

ምስጢር

Not known or seen by others.

በሌሎች የማይታወቅ ወይም የማይታይ።

Examples

"Keep the secret safe."

Contextual Usage

Reveal

/ሪቪል/

መግለጥ

Make unknown information known.

ያልታወቀ መረጃ እንዲታወቅ ማድረግ።

Examples

"Reveal the truth now."

Contextual Usage

Disclosure

/ዲስክሎዠር/

ይፋ ማድረግ

The action of making new information known.

አዲስ መረጃን የማሳወቅ ተግባር።

Examples

"The disclosure was shocking."

Contextual Usage

Exposition

/ኤክስፖዚሽን/

ማብራሪያ

A comprehensive explanation.

አጠቃላይ ማብራሪያ።

Examples

"The exposition was clear."

Contextual Usage

Denouement

/ዴኑማ/

የመጨረሻ ውጤት

The final part of a play or movie.

የተውኔት ወይም የፊልም የመጨረሻ ክፍል።

Examples

"The denouement was complex."

Contextual Usage

Beginning

/ቢጊኒንግ/

መጀመሪያ

The point in time or space at which something starts.

አንድ ነገር የሚጀምርበት የጊዜ ወይም የቦታ ነጥብ።

Examples

"Start from the beginning."

Contextual Usage

Middle

/ሚድል/

መካከለኛ

At an equal distance from the ends.

ከመጨረሻዎቹ እኩል ርቀት ላይ ያለ።

Examples

"Stop in the middle."

Contextual Usage

End

/ኤንድ/

መጨረሻ

A final part of something.

የአንድ ነገር የመጨረሻ ክፍል።

Examples

"Wait until the end."

Contextual Usage

Suddenly

/ሰደንሊ/

በድንገት

Quickly and unexpectedly.

በፍጥነት እና ሳይታሰብ።

Examples

"Suddenly, it started raining."

Contextual Usage

Eventually

/ኢቬንቿሊ/

በመጨረሻ

In the end, especially after a long delay.

በመጨረሻ፣ በተለይም ከረጅም መዘግየት በኋላ።

Examples

"They eventually arrived home."

Contextual Usage

Finally

/ፋይናሊ/

በመጨረሻ

After a long time.

ከረጅም ጊዜ በኋላ።

Examples

"Finally, the work is done."

Contextual Usage

Later

/ሌተር/

በኋላ

At a time in the near future.

በቅርብ ጊዜ ውስጥ ባለ ጊዜ።

Examples

"I will see you later."

Contextual Usage

Before

/ቢፎር/

በፊት

During the period of time preceding.

ከዚያ በፊት ባለው ጊዜ ውስጥ።

Examples

"Think before you speak."

Contextual Usage

After

/አፍተር/

በኋላ

During the period of time following.

በሚከተለው ጊዜ ውስጥ።

Examples

"After lunch, we left."

Contextual Usage

Meanwhile

/ሚንዋይል/

በዚህ መሃል

In the intervening period of time.

በመካከለኛው የጊዜ ወቅት።

Examples

"Meanwhile, back at the ranch."

Contextual Usage

Then

/ዜን/

ከዚያ

At that time.

በዚያን ጊዜ።

Examples

"Then, everything changed."

Contextual Usage

Next

/ኔክስት/

ቀጣይ

Coming immediately after.

ወዲያውኑ የሚቀጥል ።

Examples

"Who is next?"

Contextual Usage

Soon

/ሱን/

በቅርቡ

In or after a short time.

በአጭር ጊዜ ውስጥ ወይም በኋላ።

Examples

"Get well soon."

Contextual Usage

Often

/ኦፍን/

ብዙ ጊዜ

Frequently; many times.

ተደጋጋሚ፤ ብዙ ጊዜ።

Examples

"We often walk here."

Contextual Usage

Always

/ኦልዌይስ/

ሁልጊዜ

At all times.

በማንኛውም ጊዜ።

Examples

"Always be kind."

Contextual Usage

Never

/ኔቨር/

በፍጹም

At no time in the past or future.

ባለፈውም ሆነ ወደፊት በማንኛውም ጊዜ።

Examples

"Never say never."

Contextual Usage

Sometimes

/ሰምታይምስ/

አንዳንድ ጊዜ

Occasionally; rather than all the time.

አልፎ አልፎ፤ ሁል ጊዜ ሳይሆን።

Examples

"Sometimes I stay up late."

Contextual Usage

Rarely

/ሬርሊ/

አልፎ አልፎ

Not often; seldom.

ብዙ ጊዜ አይደለም፤ በጣም አልፎ አልፎ።

Examples

"He rarely eats meat."

Contextual Usage

Frequent

/ፍሪኩዌንት/

ተደጋጋሚ

Occurring or done many times.

ብዙ ጊዜ የሚከሰት ወይም የሚከናወን።

Examples

"They are frequent visitors."

Contextual Usage

Occasional

/ኦኬዥናል/

አልፎ አልፎ የሚከሰት

Occurring from time to time.

ከጊዜ ወደ ጊዜ የሚከሰት።

Examples

"I have occasional headaches."

Contextual Usage

Incident

/ኢንሲደንት/

ክስተት

An individual occurrence or event.

አንድ የግል ክስተት ወይም ድርጊት።

Examples

"The incident was reported."

Contextual Usage

Event

/ኢቨንት/

ክስተት

A thing that happens.

የሚከሰት ነገር።

Examples

"The event was successful."

Contextual Usage

Occasion

/ኦኬዥን/

አጋጣሚ

A particular time or instance of an event.

የአንድ ክስተት ልዩ ጊዜ ወይም አጋጣሚ።

Examples

"It was a special occasion."

Contextual Usage

Experience

/ኤክስፒሪያንስ/

ልምድ

Practical contact with and observation of events.

ከክስተቶች ጋር የሚደረግ ተግባራዊ ግንኙነት እና ምልከታ።

Examples

"I have a lot of experience."

Contextual Usage

Memory

/ሜሞሪ/

ትውስታ

The faculty by which the mind stores information.

አእምሮ መረጃን የሚያከማችበት ችሎታ።

Examples

"She has a good memory."

Contextual Usage

Reminisce

/ሬሚኒስ/

ትዝታን ማውሳት

Indulge in enjoyable recollection of past events.

ባለፉት ክስተቶች በሚያስደስት ትዝታ ውስጥ መግባት።

Examples

"They reminisced about school days."

Contextual Usage

Recall

/ሪኮል/

ማስታወስ

Bring back from one's memory.

ከአንድ ሰው ትውስታ መመለስ።

Examples

"I can't recall his name."

Contextual Usage

Forget

/ፎርጌት/

መዘንጋት

Fail to remember.

ማስታወስ አለመቻል ።

Examples

"Don't forget your umbrella."

Contextual Usage

Imagine

/ኢማጅን/

ማሰብ

Form a mental image of.

የአእምሮ ምስል መፍጠር ።

Examples

"Imagine a better world."

Contextual Usage

Dream

/ድሪም/

ህልም

A series of thoughts occurring during sleep.

በእንቅልፍ ወቅት የሚከሰቱ ተከታታይ ሀሳቦች።

Examples

"I had a strange dream."

Contextual Usage

Reality

/ሪያሊቲ/

እውነታ

The state of things as they actually exist.

ነገሮች በትክክል ያሉበት ሁኔታ።

Examples

"Reality is often harsh."

Contextual Usage

Truth

/ትሩዝ/

እውነት

The quality or state of being true.

እውነተኛ የመሆን ጥራት ወይም ሁኔታ።

Examples

"Tell the whole truth."

Contextual Usage

Fact

/ፋክት/

እውነታ

A thing that is known to be true.

እውነት መሆኑ የታወቀ ነገር።

Examples

"It is a known fact."

Contextual Usage

Opinion

/ኦፒኒየን/

አስተያየት

A view or judgment formed about something.

ስለ አንድ ነገር የተሰጠ አመለካከት ወይም ፍርድ።

Examples

"In my opinion, this is better."

Contextual Usage

Belief

/ቢሊፍ/

እምነት

Acceptance that something exists or is true.

አንድ ነገር መኖሩን ወይም እውነት መሆኑን መቀበል።

Examples

"He has a strong belief."

Contextual Usage

Moral

/ሞራል/

ግብረ-ገብነት

A lesson that can be derived from a story.

ከአንድ ታሪክ ሊገኝ የሚችል ትምህርት።

Examples

"The moral of the story is honesty."

Contextual Usage

Lesson

/ሌሰን/

ትምህርት

A period of learning or teaching.

የመማር ወይም የማስተማር ጊዜ።

Examples

"This is a valuable lesson."

Contextual Usage

Meaning

/ሚኒንግ/

ትርጉም

What is meant by a word or action.

በአንድ ቃል ወይም ድርጊት የታሰበው ነገር።

Examples

"What is the meaning of this?"

Contextual Usage

Significance

/ሲግኒፊካንስ/

አስፈላጊነት

The quality of being worthy of attention.

ለትኩረት የሚገባ የመሆን ባህሪ።

Examples

"The significance of the discovery."

Contextual Usage

Importance

/ኢምፖርታንስ/

ጥቅም

The state of being important.

አስፈላጊ የመሆን ሁኔታ።

Examples

"Education is of great importance."

Contextual Usage

Value

/ቫሊው/

እሴት

The worth or importance of something.

የአንድ ነገር ዋጋ ወይም አስፈላጊነት።

Examples

"The value of friendship is high."

Contextual Usage

Culture

/ካልቸር/

ባህል

The customs and beliefs of a society.

የአንድ ህብረተሰብ ልማዶች እና እምነቶች።

Examples

"Ethiopian culture is rich."

Contextual Usage

Tradition

/ትራዲሽን/

ወግ

A long-established custom or belief.

ለረጅም ጊዜ የቆየ ልማድ ወይም እምነት።

Examples

"Coffee ceremony is a tradition."

Contextual Usage

Heritage

/ሄሪቴጅ/

ቅርጽ

Property that is or may be inherited.

የሚወረስ ወይም ሊወረስ የሚችል ንብረት።

Examples

"Protect our cultural heritage."

Contextual Usage

Identity

/አይደንቲቲ/

ማንነት

Who or what a person or thing is.

አንድ ሰው ወይም ነገር ማን ወይም ምን እንደሆነ።

Examples

"Lost his sense of identity."

Contextual Usage

History

/ሂስትሪ/

ታሪክ

The study of past events.

የአለፉት ክስተቶች ጥናት።

Examples

"History repeats itself."

Contextual Usage

Background

/ባክግራውንድ/

ዳራ

The circumstances or situation of an event.

የአንድ ክስተት ሁኔታ ወይም ሁኔታዎች።

Examples

"What is your family background?"

Contextual Usage

Environment

/ኢንቫይሮንመንት/

አካባቢ

The surroundings in which a person lives.

አንድ ሰው የሚኖርበት አካባቢ።

Examples

"Protect the environment."

Contextual Usage

Context

/ኮንቴክስት/

አውድ

The circumstances that form the setting for an event.

ለአንድ ክስተት መቼት የሚሆኑ ሁኔታዎች።

Examples

"Consider the context of the speech."

Contextual Usage

Situation

/ሲቹዌሽን/

ሁኔታ

A set of circumstances in which one finds oneself.

አንድ ሰው የሚገኝበት የሁኔታዎች ስብስብ።

Examples

"The situation is improving."

Contextual Usage

Scenario

/ሴናሪዮ/

ሁኔታ

A sequence of development of events.

የክስተቶች እድገት ቅደም ተከተል።

Examples

"Consider the worst-case scenario."

Contextual Usage

Outcome

/አውትካም/

ውጤት

The way a thing turns out.

አንድ ነገር የሚሆንበት መንገድ።

Examples

"What was the outcome?"

Contextual Usage

Result

/ሪዛልት/

ውጤት

A consequence or outcome.

ውጤት ወይም መዘዝ።

Examples

"Show me the result."

Contextual Usage

Consequence

/ኮንሲኩዌንስ/

መዘዝ

A result or effect of an action.

የአንድ ድርጊት ውጤት ወይም ተፅእኖ።

Examples

"Actions have consequences."

Contextual Usage

Impact

/ኢምፓክት/

ተፅዕኖ

The action of one object coming into contact with another.

አንድ ነገር ከሌላው ጋር የመገናኘት ተግባር።

Examples

"The impact was strong."

Contextual Usage

Influence

/ኢንፍሉዌንስ/

ተጽዕኖ

The capacity to have an effect on the character.

በባህሪው ላይ ተፅእኖ የማድረግ ችሎታ።

Examples

"He has a bad influence."

Contextual Usage

Goal

/ጎል/

ግብ

The object of a person's ambition.

የአንድ ሰው ፍላጎት ዓላማ።

Examples

"Achieve your goal."

Contextual Usage

Objective

/ኦብጀክቲቭ/

ዓላማ

A thing aimed at or sought.

የታለመ ወይም የተፈለገ ነገር።

Examples

"What is your objective?"

Contextual Usage

Motivation

/ሞቲቬሽን/

ተነሳሽነት

The reason one has for acting in a particular way.

አንድ ሰው በልዩ ሁኔታ እንዲንቀሳቀስ የሚያደርገው ምክንያት።

Examples

"Money is her motivation."

Contextual Usage

Purpose

/ፐርፐዝ/

ዓላማ

The reason for which something is done.

አንድ ነገር የሚደረግበት ምክንያት።

Examples

"What is the purpose of this?"

Contextual Usage

Action

/አክሽን/

ድርጊት

The process of doing something.

አንድን ነገር የማድረግ ሂደት።

Examples

"Lights, camera, action!"

Contextual Usage

Movement

/ሙቭመንት/

እንቅስቃሴ

An act of changing physical location.

አካላዊ ቦታን የመቀየር ተግባር።

Examples

"Watch the movement of the stars."

Contextual Usage

Pace

/ፔስ/

ፍጥነት

The speed at which someone walks or runs.

አንድ ሰው የሚራመድበት ወይም የሚሮጥበት ፍጥነት።

Examples

"Walk at a steady pace."

Contextual Usage

Speed

/ስፒድ/

ፍጥነት

The rate at which someone is able to move.

አንድ ሰው መንቀሳቀስ የሚችልበት ፍጥነት።

Examples

"Reduce your speed."

Contextual Usage

Flow

/ፍሎው/

ፍሰት

Move steadily and continuously.

በቋሚነት እና ያለማቋረጥ መንቀሳቀስ።

Examples

"The river has a smooth flow."

Contextual Usage

Rhythm

/ሪዘም/

ዜማ

A strong, regular repeated pattern of movement.

ጠንካራ፣ መደበኛ ተደጋጋሚ የእንቅስቃሴ ዘይቤ።

Examples

"The music has a fast rhythm."

Contextual Usage

Structure

/ስትራክቸር/

መዋቅር

The arrangement of and relations between elements.

በንጥረ ነገሮች መካከል ያለው ዝግጅት እና ግንኙነት።

Examples

"The structure of the building."

Contextual Usage

Outline

/አውትላይን/

ንድፍ

A general description or plan.

አጠቃላይ መግለጫ ወይም ዕቅድ።

Examples

"Write an outline for your essay."

Contextual Usage

Summary

/ሰመሪ/

ማጠቃለያ

A brief statement of the main points.

የዋና ዋና ነጥቦች አጭር መግለጫ።

Examples

"Give a summary of the book."

Contextual Usage

Recap

/ሪካፕ/

ክለሳ

State again as a summary.

እንደገና በማጠቃለያ መግለጽ።

Examples

"Let's recap the main points."

Contextual Usage

Review

/ሪቪው/

ግምገማ

A formal assessment of something.

የአንድ ነገር መደበኛ ግምገማ።

Examples

"I wrote a review of the film."

Contextual Usage

Highlight

/ሃይላይት/

አድምቆ ማሳየት

Pick out and emphasize.

መርጦ ማጉላት።

Examples

"Highlight the important words."

Contextual Usage

Feature

/ፊቸር/

ባህሪ

A distinctive attribute or aspect.

የተለየ ባህሪ ወይም ገጽታ።

Examples

"The main feature of the app."

Contextual Usage

Aspect

/አስፔክት/

ገጽታ

A particular part or feature of something.

የአንድ ነገር ልዩ ክፍል ወይም ባህሪ።

Examples

"Every aspect of the case."

Contextual Usage

Element

/ኤለመንት/

ንጥረ-ነገር

A part or aspect of something abstract.

የአንድ ረቂቅ ነገር ክፍል ወይም ገጽታ።

Examples

"Surprise is an element of story."

Contextual Usage

Component

/ኮምፖነንት/

ክፍል

A part or element of a larger whole.

የአንድ ትልቅ ሙሉ ነገር ክፍል ወይም አካል።

Examples

"Engine is a component of a car."

Contextual Usage

Style

/ስታይል/

ዘይቤ

A particular way in which something is done.

አንድ ነገር የሚከናወንበት ልዩ መንገድ።

Examples

"She has a unique style."

Contextual Usage

Tone

/ቶን/

ድምጽ

The general character or attitude of a place.

የአንድ ቦታ አጠቃላይ ባህሪ ወይም አመለካከት።

Examples

"Keep a professional tone."

Contextual Usage

Voice

/ቮይስ/

ድምጽ

The sound produced in a person's larynx.

በአንድ ሰው ላሪንክስ ውስጥ የሚፈጠር ድምጽ።

Examples

"She has a beautiful voice."

Contextual Usage

Pitch

/ፒች/

የድምጽ መጠን

The quality of a sound governed by frequency.

በድግግሞሽ የሚመራ የድምፅ ጥራት።

Examples

"The pitch was too high."

Contextual Usage

Volume

/ቮልዩም/

ድምጽ

The amount of space that a substance occupies.

አንድ ነገር የሚይዘው የቦታ መጠን።

Examples

"Turn up the volume."

Contextual Usage

Emphasis

/ኤምፋሲስ/

አጽንዖት

Special importance, value, or prominence.

ልዩ ጠቀሜታ፣ እሴት ወይም ታዋቂነት።

Examples

"Put emphasis on the first word."

Contextual Usage

Gesture

/ጀስቸር/

ምልክት

A movement of part of the body to express an idea.

አንድን ሀሳብ ለመግለጽ የሚደረግ የሰውነት ክፍል እንቅስቃሴ።

Examples

"Hand gestures help communication."

Contextual Usage

Expression

/ኤክስፕሬሽን/

አገላለጽ

The action of making known one's thoughts.

የአንድን ሰው ሀሳብ የማሳወቅ ተግባር።

Examples

"Facial expression shows feelings."

Contextual Usage

Manner

/ማነር/

መንገድ

A way in which a thing is done.

አንድ ነገር የሚከናወንበት መንገድ።

Examples

"He has a polite manner."

Contextual Usage

Way

/ዌይ/

መንገድ

A method, style, or manner of doing something.

አንድን ነገር የማድረጊያ ዘዴ፣ ዘይቤ ወይም መንገድ።

Examples

"Show me the way."

Contextual Usage

Method

/ሜተድ/

ዘዴ

A particular procedure for accomplishing something.

አንድን ነገር ለማሳካት የሚከተለው ልዩ አሰራር።

Examples

"What is your method?"

Contextual Usage

Technique

/ቴክኒክ/

ዘዴ

A way of carrying out a particular task.

አንድን ልዩ ተግባር የማከናወኛ መንገድ።

Examples

"Her painting technique is unique."

Contextual Usage

Skill

/ስኪል/

ችሎታ

The ability to do something well.

አንድን ነገር በጥሩ ሁኔታ የማከናወን ችሎታ።

Examples

"Storytelling is a skill."

Contextual Usage

Talent

/ታለንት/

ተሰጥኦ

Natural aptitude or skill.

ተፈጥሯዊ ዝንባሌ ወይም ችሎታ።

Examples

"She has a talent for music."

Contextual Usage

Ability

/አቢሊቲ/

ችሎታ

Possession of the means or skill to do something.

አንድን ነገር ለማድረግ የሚያስችል ዘዴ ወይም ችሎታ መኖር።

Examples

"Testing his physical ability."

Contextual Usage

Performance

/ፐርፎርማንስ/

አፈጻጸም

An act of staging or presenting a play.

ተውኔትን የማቅረብ ወይም የማሳየት ተግባር።

Examples

"The performance was great."

Contextual Usage

Show

/ሾው/

ማሳያ

Allow to be visible.

እንዲታይ መፍቀድ።

Examples

"Show me your work."

Contextual Usage

Presentation

/ፕረዘንቴሽን/

ዝግጅት

The giving of something to someone.

አንድን ነገር ለአንድ ሰው መስጠት።

Examples

"Clear presentation of facts."

Contextual Usage

Oral

/ኦራል/

ቃል

Spoken rather than written.

ከጽሑፍ ይልቅ የተነገረ።

Examples

"An oral exam."

Contextual Usage

Written

/ሪትን/

የተጻፈ

Marked with letters or words on a surface.

በአንድ ገጽ ላይ በፊደላት ወይም በቃላት ምልክት የተደረገበት።

Examples

"A written statement."

Contextual Usage

Chronological

/ክሮኖሎጂካል/

በጊዜ ቅደም ተከተል

Arranged in the order of time.

በጊዜ ቅደም ተከተል የተቀመጠ።

Examples

"List them in chronological order."

Contextual Usage

Interesting

/ኢንትረስቲንግ/

አስደሳች

Arousing curiosity or interest.

ጉጉትን ወይም ፍላጎትን መቀስቀስ።

Examples

"An interesting story."

Contextual Usage

Engaging

/ኢንጌጂንግ/

ማራኪ

Tending to draw favorable attention.

ተወዳጅ ትኩረትን የመሳብ ዝንባሌ ያለው።

Examples

"An engaging personality."

Contextual Usage

Descriptive

/ዴስክሪፕቲቭ/

ገላጭ

Serving or seeking to describe.

ለመግለጽ የሚያገለግል ወይም የሚፈልግ።

Examples

"Use descriptive language."

Contextual Usage

Vivid

/ቪቪድ/

ግልጽ

Producing powerful feelings.

ኃይለኛ ስሜቶችን መፍጠር።

Examples

"A vivid description."

Contextual Usage

Intense

/ኢንቴንስ/

ጠንካራ

Of extreme force or strength.

ከፍተኛ ኃይል ወይም ጥንካሬ ያለው።

Examples

"Intense heat."

Contextual Usage

Powerful

/ፓወርፉል/

ኃይለኛ

Having great power or influence.

ታላቅ ኃይል ወይም ተፅዕኖ ያለው።

Examples

"A powerful speech."

Contextual Usage

Natural

/ናቹራል/

ተፈጥሯዊ

Existing in or caused by nature.

በተፈጥሮ ውስጥ ያለ ወይም በተፈጥሮ ምክንያት የሚከሰት።

Examples

"Natural beauty."

Contextual Usage

Flowing

/ፍሎዊንግ/

የሚፈስ

Moving in a steady stream.

በቋሚ ፍሰት መንቀሳቀስ።

Examples

"Flowing water."

Contextual Usage

Engrossing

/ኢንግሮሲንግ/

ሙሉ ትኩረት የሚስብ

Absorbing all one's attention or interest.

የአንድን ሰው ሙሉ ትኩረት ወይም ፍላጎት የሚስብ።

Examples

"An engrossing novel."

Contextual Usage

Fascinating

/ፋሲኔቲንግ/

በጣም አስደሳች

Extremely interesting.

በጣም አስደሳች።

Examples

"A fascinating book."

Contextual Usage

Memorable

/ሜሞረብል/

የማይረሳ

Worth remembering.

ለማስታወስ የሚገባ።

Examples

"A memorable event."

Contextual Usage

Personal

/ፐርሰናል/

የግል

Belonging to a particular person.

የአንድ ልዩ ሰው የሆነ።

Examples

"Personal opinion."

Contextual Usage

Relatable

/ሪሌተብል/

ተዛማጅ

Able to be related to.

ሊዛመድ የሚችል።

Examples

"A relatable character."

Contextual Usage

Universal

/ዩኒቨርሳል/

አለም አቀፋዊ

Affecting or done by all people.

ሁሉንም ሰው የሚነካ ወይም በሁሉም ሰው የሚደረግ።

Examples

"Universal truth."

Contextual Usage

Classic

/ክላሲክ/

ጥንታዊ

Judged over a period of time to be of high quality.

ከፍተኛ ጥራት ያለው ሆኖ ለረጅም ጊዜ የተፈረደበት።

Examples

"A classic movie."

Contextual Usage

Modern

/ሞደርን/

ዘመናዊ

Relating to the present or recent times.

ከአሁኑ ወይም ከቅርብ ጊዜ ጋር የተያያዘ።

Examples

"Modern technology."

Contextual Usage

Creative

/ክሪኤቲቭ/

ፈጣሪ

Involving the use of the imagination.

ምናባዊ አጠቃቀምን የሚያካትት።

Examples

"Creative writing."

Contextual Usage

Unique

/ዩኒክ/

ልዩ

Being the only one of its kind.

በአይነቱ ብቸኛው የሆነ።

Examples

"A unique talent."

Contextual Usage

Original

/ኦሪጂናል/

ዋና

Present or existing from the beginning.

ከመጀመሪያው ጀምሮ ያለ ወይም የነበረ።

Examples

"An original idea."

Contextual Usage

Authentic

/ኦቴንቲክ/

እውነተኛ

Of undisputed origin; genuine.

ያልተከራከረ አመጣጥ ያለው፤ እውነተኛ።

Examples

"Authentic food."

Contextual Usage

Brief

/ብሪፍ/

አጭር

Of short duration.

አጭር ጊዜ የሚቆይ።

Examples

"A brief meeting."

Contextual Usage

Concise

/ኮንሳይስ/

አጭር እና ግልጽ

Giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words.

ብዙ መረጃዎችን በግልጽ እና በጥቂት ቃላት መስጠት።

Examples

"A concise summary."

Contextual Usage

Detailed

/ዲቴይልድ/

ዝርዝር

Having many details.

ብዙ ዝርዝሮች ያሉት።

Examples

"A detailed report."

Contextual Usage

Broad

/ብሮድ/

ሰፊ

Wide in range.

በስፋት ሰፊ።

Examples

"A broad range of topics."

Contextual Usage

Specific

/ስፔሲፊክ/

ልዩ

Clearly defined or identified.

በግልጽ የተቀመጠ ወይም የታወቀ።

Examples

"Be specific."

Contextual Usage

General

/ጀነራል/

አጠቃላይ

Affecting or concerning all or most people.

ሁሉንም ወይም አብዛኛዎቹን ሰዎች የሚነካ ወይም የሚመለከት።

Examples

"In general terms."

Contextual Usage

Simple

/ሲምፕል/

ቀላል

Easily understood or done.

በቀላሉ የሚረዳ ወይም የሚከናወን።

Examples

"A simple plan."

Contextual Usage

Complex

/ኮምፕሌክስ/

ውስብስብ

Consisting of many different and connected parts.

ብዙ የተለያዩ እና የተገናኙ ክፍሎችን የያዘ።

Examples

"A complex problem."

Contextual Usage

Clear

/ክሊር/

ግልጽ

Easy to perceive, understand, or interpret.

ለማስተዋል፣ ለመረዳት ወይም ለመተርጎም ቀላል።

Examples

"Clear instructions."

Contextual Usage

Confusing

/ኮንፊውዚንግ/

ግራ የሚያጋባ

Bewildering or perplexing.

ግራ የሚያጋባ።

Examples

"A confusing situation."

Contextual Usage

Exciting

/ኤክሳይቲንግ/

አስደሳች

Causing great enthusiasm.

ከፍተኛ ጉጉት የሚፈጥር።

Examples

"An exciting trip."

Contextual Usage

Boring

/ቦሪንግ/

አሰልቺ

Not interesting; tedious.

አስደሳች ያልሆነ፤ አሰልቺ።

Examples

"A boring book."

Contextual Usage

Scary

/ስኬሪ/

አስፈሪ

Frightening; causing fear.

የሚያስፈራ፤ ፍርሃት የሚፈጥር።

Examples

"A scary story."

Contextual Usage

Funny

/ፋኒ/

አስቂኝ

Causing laughter or amusement.

ሳቅ ወይም መዝናኛ የሚፈጥር።

Examples

"A funny joke."

Contextual Usage

Serious

/ሲሪየስ/

ቁምነገር ያለው

Demanding or characterized by careful consideration.

ጥንቃቄ የተሞላበት ትኩረትን የሚጠይቅ ወይም የሚታወቅ።

Examples

"A serious matter."

Contextual Usage

Emotional

/ኢሞሽናል/

ስሜታዊ

Relating to a person's emotions.

ከአንድ ሰው ስሜት ጋር የተያያዘ።

Examples

"An emotional appeal."

Contextual Usage

Logical

/ሎጂካል/

ምክንያታዊ

According to the rules of logic.

በሎጂክ ህጎች መሰረት።

Examples

"A logical step."

Contextual Usage

Surprising

/ሰርፕራይዚንግ/

አስገራሚ

Unexpected or unusual.

ያልተጠበቀ ወይም ያልተለመደ።

Examples

"A surprising result."

Contextual Usage

Predictable

/ፕሪዲክተብል/

ሊገመት የሚችል

Behaving or occurring in a way that is expected.

በሚጠበቀው መንገድ የሚንቀሳቀስ ወይም የሚከሰት።

Examples

"A predictable ending."

Contextual Usage

Vague

/ቬግ/

ግልጽ ያልሆነ

Of uncertain, indefinite, or unclear character.

እርግጠኛ ያልሆነ ወይም ግልጽ ያልሆነ ባህሪ።

Examples

"A vague description."

Contextual Usage

Ambiguous

/አምቢጊውየስ/

አሻሚ

Open to more than one interpretation.

ከአንድ በላይ ትርጓሜ ሊኖረው የሚችል ።

Examples

"An ambiguous statement."

Contextual Usage

Formal

/ፎርማል/

መደበኛ

Done in accordance with rules of convention.

በሥምምነት ደንቦች መሠረት የሚከናወን።

Examples

"A formal letter."

Contextual Usage

Informal

/ኢንፎርማል/

መደበኛ ያልሆነ

Having a relaxed, friendly, or unofficial style.

ዘና ያለ፣ ተግባቢ ወይም ይፋዊ ያልሆነ ዘይቤ ያለው።

Examples

"An informal talk."

Contextual Usage

Direct

/ዳይሬክት/

ቀጥተኛ

Extending or moving in a straight line.

በቀጥታ መስመር ላይ የሚሄድ።

Examples

"A direct flight."

Contextual Usage

Indirect

/ኢንዳይሬክት/

ቀጥተኛ ያልሆነ

Not done directly.

በቀጥታ ያልተደረገ።

Examples

"An indirect route."

Contextual Usage

Fluency

/ፍሉዌንሲ/

አቀላጥፎ መናገር

The ability to speak or write a language easily.

አንድን ቋንቋ በቀላሉ የመናገር ወይም የመጻፍ ችሎታ።

Examples

"Practice for fluency."

Contextual Usage

Proficiency

/ፕሮፊሸንሲ/

ብቃት

A high degree of skill; expertise.

ከፍተኛ የችሎታ ደረጃ፤ ሙያ።

Examples

"Language proficiency."

Contextual Usage

Vocabulary

/ቮካቡላሪ/

ቃላት

A body of words used in a particular language.

በአንድ ልዩ ቋንቋ ውስጥ ጥቅም ላይ የሚውሉ ቃላት።

Examples

"Build your vocabulary."

Contextual Usage

Grammar

/ግራመር/

ሰዋስው

The whole system and structure of a language.

የአንድ ቋንቋ አጠቃላይ ስርዓት እና መዋቅር።

Examples

"Study English grammar."

Contextual Usage

Sentence

/ሴንተንስ/

አረፍተ ነገር

A set of words that is complete in itself.

በራሱ የተሟላ የቃላት ስብስብ።

Examples

"Write a long sentence."

Contextual Usage

Phrase

/ፍሬዝ/

ሀረግ

A small group of words standing together.

አብረው የሚቆሙ አነስተኛ የቃላት ቡድን።

Examples

"Common English phrases."

Contextual Usage

Paragraph

/ፓራግራፍ/

አንቀጽ

A distinct section of a piece of writing.

የአንድ ጽሑፍ የተለየ ክፍል።

Examples

"Read the next paragraph."

Contextual Usage

Text

/ቴክስት/

ጽሑፍ

A book or other written work.

መጽሐፍ ወይም ሌላ የተጻፈ ሥራ።

Examples

"Read the text carefully."

Contextual Usage

Narrate

/ናሬት/

መተረክ

Give a spoken or written account of.

የንግግር ወይም የጽሑፍ ዘገባ መስጠት።

Examples

"Narrate your story."

Contextual Usage

Describe

/ዴስክራይብ/

መግለጽ

Give a description of.

መግለጫ መስጠት።

Examples

"Describe the scene."

Contextual Usage

Explain

/ኤክስፕሌይን/

ማብራራት

Make something clear to someone.

ለአንድ ሰው አንድን ነገር ግልጽ ማድረግ።

Examples

"Explain the rules."

Contextual Usage

Illustrate

/ኢሉስትሬት/

በምሳሌ ማስረዳት

Provide a book or newspaper with pictures.

መጽሐፍን ወይም ጋዜጣን በስዕሎች ማቅረብ።

Examples

"Illustrate the point."

Contextual Usage

Summarize

/ሰመራይዝ/

ማጠቃለል

Give a brief statement of the main points of.

የዋና ዋና ነጥቦችን አጭር መግለጫ መስጠት።

Examples

"Summarize the article."

Contextual Usage

Identify

/አይደንቲፋይ/

መለየት

Establish or indicate who or what someone or something is.

አንድ ሰው ወይም ነገር ማን ወይም ምን እንደሆነ ማረጋገጥ ወይም ማሳየት።

Examples

"Identify the problem."

Contextual Usage

Analyze

/አናላይዝ/

መተንተን

Examine methodically.

በስልታዊ መንገድ መመርመር።

Examples

"Analyze the data."

Contextual Usage

Evaluate

/ኢቫሉዌት/

መገምገም

Form an idea of the amount, number, or value of.

ስለ መጠን፣ ቁጥር ወይም ዋጋ ሀሳብ መፍጠር።

Examples

"Evaluate the results."

Contextual Usage

Compare

/ኮምፔር/

ማወዳደር

Estimate, measure, or note the similarity or dissimilarity between.

በመካከላቸው ያለውን ተመሳሳይነት ወይም ልዩነት መገመት፣ መለካት ወይም ማስተባል።

Examples

"Compare the two stories."

Contextual Usage

Contrast

/ኮንትራስት/

ማነጻጸር

The state of being strikingly different from something else.

ከሌላ ነገር በሚያስደንቅ ሁኔታ የተለየ የመሆን ሁኔታ።

Examples

"Contrast the characters."

Contextual Usage

Focus

/ፎከስ/

ትኩረት

The center of interest or activity.

የፍላጎት ወይም የእንቅስቃሴ ማእከል ።

Examples

"Focus on the lesson."

Contextual Usage

Reflect

/ሪፍሌክት/

ማንጸባረቅ

Throw back without absorbing it.

ሳይመጥጥ መመለስ።

Examples

"Reflect on your actions."

Contextual Usage

Prepare

/ፕሪፔር/

መዘጋጀት

Make something ready for use.

አንድን ነገር ለአገልግሎት ዝግጁ ማድረግ።

Examples

"Prepare for the presentation."

Contextual Usage

Practice

/ፕራክቲስ/

ልምምድ

Perform or exercise in a skill repeatedly.

በአንድ ችሎታ ላይ ደጋግሞ ማከናወን ወይም ልምምድ ማድረግ።

Examples

"Practice every day."

Contextual Usage

Improve

/ኢምፕሩቭ/

ማሻሻል

Make or become better.

የተሻለ ማድረግ ወይም መሆን።

Examples

"Improve your English."

Contextual Usage

Succeed

/ሳክሲድ/

መከናወን

Achieve the desired aim or result.

የሚፈለገውን ዓላማ ወይም ውጤት ማሳካት።

Examples

"You will succeed."

Contextual Usage

Fail

/ፌይል/

መውደቅ

Be unsuccessful in achieving one's goal.

ግብን በማሳካት ረገድ ስኬታማ አለመሆን።

Examples

"Never be afraid to fail."

Contextual Usage

Listen

/ሊሰን/

ማዳመጥ

Give one's attention to a sound.

ለአንድ ድምጽ ትኩረት መስጠት።

Examples

"Listen to the story."

Contextual Usage

Speak

/ስፒክ/

መናገር

Say something in order to convey information.

መረጃን ለማስተላለፍ አንድ ነገር መናገር።

Examples

"Speak clearly."

Contextual Usage

Read

/ሪድ/

ማንበብ

Look at and comprehend the meaning of written matter.

የተጻፈውን ነገር መመልከት እና ትርጉሙን መረዳት።

Examples

"Read a book."

Contextual Usage

Write

/ራይት/

መጻፍ

Mark with a pen, pencil, or tool on paper.

በወረቀት ላይ በብዕር፣ በእርሳስ ወይም በመሳሪያ ምልክት ማድረግ።

Examples

"Write a letter."

Contextual Usage

Natural Dialogue

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Role A
Guess what? I had a huge yesterday. Let me tell you the .
Role B
Really? That sounds ! Who was the of your story?
Role A
I was! The was the old forest near the mountains. The started simply, but a arose.
Role B
Wait, did you encounter an ? Tell me more about the .
Role A
The was spooky. , in the of the , I made a . There was a hidden !
Role B
Wow, the is building! What was the of the ?
Role A
I had to use all my to face a . , I found the . It was a life for me.
Role B
That is a . Your is so , I can every .
Role A
Thank you! I like to keep my and my so it's easy to follow.
Role B
It was very . You have a real for storytelling!

The Writing Challenge

Synthesize your vocabulary knowledge in context.

Adaptive Prompt
"Think of a memorable event from your childhood. Write a short narrative about it using at least 10 words from the list above. Focus on the setting, the sequence of events, and the climax of the story."