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travel planning & booking

Travel Planning & Booking

Core Vocabulary

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

200 Words

Ticket

/ቲኬት/

ትኬት

A piece of paper or electronic document showing you have paid for a journey

ለጉዞ መክፈልዎን የሚያሳይ የወረቀት ወይም የኤሌክትሮኒክ ሰነድ

Examples

"I bought my plane ticket online."

Contextual Usage

Booking

/ቡኪንግ/

ቅድመ ዝግጅት / ቦታ መያዝ

An arrangement to have something kept for you

አንድ ነገር እንዲቆይልዎት የሚደረግ ዝግጅት

Examples

"The hotel booking is confirmed."

Contextual Usage

Online

/ኦንላይን/

በኢንተርኔት

Connected to or available through the internet

ከኢንተርኔት ጋር የተገናኘ ወይም የሚገኝ

Examples

"You can book your flight online."

Contextual Usage

Person

/ፐርሰን/

ሰው

A human being as an individual

ሰው እንደ ግለሰብ

Examples

"I prefer to talk to a person."

Contextual Usage

Itinerary

/አይቲነራሪ/

የጉዞ እቅድ

A detailed plan or route of a journey

ዝርዝር የጉዞ እቅድ ወይም መስመር

Examples

"Send me your travel itinerary."

Contextual Usage

Trip

/ትሪፕ/

ጉዞ

A journey to a place and back

ወደ አንድ ቦታ የሚደረግ የጉዞ ጉዞ

Examples

"Have a nice trip."

Contextual Usage

Hotel

/ሆቴል/

ሆቴል

An establishment providing accommodation

የመኝታ አገልግሎት የሚሰጥ ተቋም

Examples

"We stayed in a five-star hotel."

Contextual Usage

Transport

/ትራንስፖርት/

ትራንስፖርት

A system for moving people or goods

ሰዎችን ወይም እቃዎችን የማጓጓዣ ዘዴ

Examples

"Public transport is cheap here."

Contextual Usage

Reservation

/ሬዘርቬሽን/

ቅድመ ማስያዣ

An arrangement to keep something

አንድን ነገር ለማስያዝ የሚደረግ ዝግጅት

Examples

"I made a reservation for two."

Contextual Usage

Arrival

/አራይቫል/

መድረሻ

The act of reaching a place

ወደ አንድ ቦታ የመድረስ ተግባር

Examples

"The flight arrival was on time."

Contextual Usage

Departure

/ዲፓርቸር/

መነሻ

The act of leaving a place

ከአንድ ቦታ የመነሳት ተግባር

Examples

"Check the departure gate."

Contextual Usage

Flight

/ፍላይት/

በረራ

A journey through the air in an aircraft

በአውሮፕላን በአየር ላይ የሚደረግ ጉዞ

Examples

"The flight was three hours long."

Contextual Usage

Bus

/ባስ/

አውቶብስ

A large motor vehicle for passengers

ለተሳፋሪዎች የሚሆን ትልቅ ተሽከርካሪ

Examples

"The airport bus leaves every hour."

Contextual Usage

Train

/ትሬን/

ባቡር

Connected railway carriages

የተሳሰሩ የባቡር ሰረገላዎች

Examples

"I like traveling by train."

Contextual Usage

Seat

/ሲት/

ወንበር

A thing made or used for sitting on

ለመቀመጫነት የሚያገለግል ነገር

Examples

"Is this seat taken?"

Contextual Usage

Luggage

/ላጌጅ/

ሻንጣ / ጓዝ

Suitcases or bags containing belongings

የግል ዕቃዎችን የያዙ ሻንጣዎች ወይም ቦርሳዎች

Examples

"Where is the luggage claim?"

Contextual Usage

Passport

/ፓስፖርት/

ፓስፖርት

An official travel document

ይፋዊ የጉዞ ሰነድ

Examples

"Don't forget your passport."

Contextual Usage

Visa

/ቪዛ/

ቪዛ

An endorsement on a passport to enter a country

አንድን ሀገር ለመግባት በፓስፖርት ላይ የሚደረግ ፈቃድ

Examples

"I applied for a tourist visa."

Contextual Usage

Destination

/ዴስቲኔሽን/

መድረሻ ቦታ

The place to which someone is going

አንድ ሰው የሚሄድበት ቦታ

Examples

"Paris is a popular destination."

Contextual Usage

Confirmation

/ኮንፈርሜሽን/

ማረጋገጫ

A statement that proves something is true

አንድ ነገር እውነት መሆኑን የሚያረጋግጥ መግለጫ

Examples

"Check your email for confirmation."

Contextual Usage

Cancellation

/ካንሰሌሽን/

መሰረዝ

The act of deciding that an organized event will not happen

የታቀደ ነገር እንዳይከሰት የመወሰን ተግባር

Examples

"There is a cancellation fee."

Contextual Usage

Refund

/ሪፈንድ/

የገንዘብ ተመላሽ

A repayment of a sum of money

የገንዘብ ክፍያ መመለስ

Examples

"I want a full refund."

Contextual Usage

Insurance

/ኢንሹራንስ/

መድን

Protection against financial loss

ከገንዘብ ኪሳራ ጥበቃ

Examples

"Travel insurance is important."

Contextual Usage

Budget

/ባጀት/

በጀት

An estimate of income and expenditure

የገቢ እና ወጪ ግምት

Examples

"I am on a tight budget."

Contextual Usage

Luxury

/ላክሸሪ/

ቅንጦት

The state of great comfort and extravagant living

ታላቅ ምቾት እና የተንደላቀቀ ኑሮ

Examples

"It was a luxury cruise."

Contextual Usage

Economy

/ኢኮኖሚ/

ኢኮኖሚ / መካከለኛ

The cheapest class of travel

በጣም ርካሹ የጉዞ ደረጃ

Examples

"I fly economy class."

Contextual Usage

Business

/ቢዝነስ/

ንግድ

A class of seating above economy

ከኢኮኖሚ በላይ የሆነ የመቀመጫ ደረጃ

Examples

"Business class has more room."

Contextual Usage

First-class

/ፈርስት-ክላስ/

ከፍተኛ ደረጃ

The most expensive category of travel

በጣም ውድ የሆነው የጉዞ ምድብ

Examples

"First-class service is excellent."

Contextual Usage

Window

/ዊንዶው/

መስኮት

An opening in a vehicle wall to see through

ለማየት የሚያገለግል የተሽከርካሪ ግድግዳ ቀዳዳ

Examples

"I prefer the window seat."

Contextual Usage

Aisle

/አይል/

መተላለፊያ

A passage between rows of seats

በመቀመጫ ረድፎች መካከል ያለ መተላለፊያ

Examples

"I need an aisle seat, please."

Contextual Usage

Direct

/ዳይሬክት/

ቀጥታ

Without stopping or changing

ሳይቆሙ ወይም ሳይቀይሩ

Examples

"Is it a direct flight?"

Contextual Usage

Layover

/ለይኦቨር/

ቆይታ

A period of waiting between parts of a journey

በጉዞ ክፍሎች መካከል የመቆያ ጊዜ

Examples

"I have a two-hour layover."

Contextual Usage

Stopover

/ስቶፕኦቨር/

የእረፍት ቆይታ

A break in a journey, typically for a night

በጉዞ መካከል የሚደረግ እረፍት

Examples

"We had a stopover in Dubai."

Contextual Usage

Round-trip

/ራውንድ-ትሪፕ/

ደርሶ መልስ

A journey to a place and back again

ወደ አንድ ቦታ ሄዶ የመመለስ ጉዞ

Examples

"A round-trip ticket is cheaper."

Contextual Usage

One-way

/ዋን-ዌይ/

አንድ አቅጣጫ

Traveling or allowing travel in only one direction

ወደ አንድ አቅጣጫ ብቻ መጓዝ

Examples

"I only need a one-way ticket."

Contextual Usage

Check-in

/ቼክ-ኢን/

መግቢያ / ምዝገባ

Registering on arrival

ሲደርሱ መመዝገብ

Examples

"Check-in starts at 2 PM."

Contextual Usage

Check-out

/ቼክ-አውት/

መውጫ / ክፍያ ፈጽሞ መውጣት

Settling a bill and leaving a hotel

ሂሳብ ከፍሎ ከሆቴል መውጣት

Examples

"Check-out is by 11 AM."

Contextual Usage

Lobby

/ሎቢ/

መቀበያ አዳራሽ

A hall or waiting room at the entrance

በመግቢያው ላይ ያለ አዳራሽ ወይም መጠበቂያ ክፍል

Examples

"Let's meet in the lobby."

Contextual Usage

Receptionist

/ሪሴፕሽኒስት/

አስተናጋጅ / መስተንግዶ

A person who greets and deals with visitors

ጎብኝዎችን የሚቀበል እና የሚያስተናግድ ሰው

Examples

"The receptionist was very helpful."

Contextual Usage

Amenities

/አሜኒቲስ/

ምቾቶች / አገልግሎቶች

Useful features or facilities of a building

የሕንፃ ጠቃሚ ገጽታዎች ወይም መገልገያዎች

Examples

"The hotel has great amenities."

Contextual Usage

Breakfast

/ብሬክፋስት/

ቁርስ

The first meal of the day

የቀኑ የመጀመሪያው ምግብ

Examples

"Is breakfast included?"

Contextual Usage

Wifi

/ዋይፋይ/

ዋይፋይ

Wireless internet connection

ገመድ አልባ የኢንተርኔት ግንኙነት

Examples

"Is the wifi free?"

Contextual Usage

Air-conditioning

/ኤር-ኮንዲሽኒንግ/

የአየር ማቀዝቀዣ

A system for controlling humidity and temperature

የእርጥበት መጠንን እና የሙቀት መጠንን ለመቆጣጠር የሚያስችል ዘዴ

Examples

"The room has air-conditioning."

Contextual Usage

Shuttle

/ሻትል/

አመላለሽ ትራንስፖርት

A vehicle traveling regularly between two places

በሁለት ቦታዎች መካከል በመደበኛነት የሚጓዝ ተሽከርካሪ

Examples

"Take the airport shuttle."

Contextual Usage

Taxi

/ታክሲ/

ታክሲ

A car licensed to transport passengers for a fee

ተሳፋሪዎችን በክፍያ ለማጓጓዝ ፈቃድ ያለው መኪና

Examples

"I'll call a taxi."

Contextual Usage

Rental

/ሬንታል/

ኪራይ

An amount paid of something being rented

ለሚከራይ ነገር የሚከፈል መጠን

Examples

"We need a rental car."

Contextual Usage

Map

/ማፕ/

ካርታ

A diagrammatic representation of an area

የአንድ አካባቢ ስዕላዊ መግለጫ

Examples

"Look at the map."

Contextual Usage

Guide

/ጋይድ/

አስጎብኝ / መመሪያ

A person or book that shows the way

መንገድ የሚያሳይ ሰው ወይም መጽሐፍ

Examples

"We hired a tour guide."

Contextual Usage

Excursion

/ኤክስከርሽን/

አጭር ጉዞ / ሽርሽር

A short journey or trip

አጭር ጉዞ ወይም ሽርሽር

Examples

"We went on a day excursion."

Contextual Usage

Sightseeing

/ሳይትሲኢንግ/

ታሪካዊ ቦታዎችን መጎብኘት

Visiting interesting places

ሳቢ ቦታዎችን መጎብኘት

Examples

"Let's go sightseeing today."

Contextual Usage

Landmark

/ላንድማርክ/

ታዋቂ ቦታ

A recognizable feature of a landscape

የመሬት ገጽታ በቀላሉ የሚታወቅ ባህሪ

Examples

"The Eiffel Tower is a landmark."

Contextual Usage

Tourist

/ቱሪስት/

ቱሪስት / ጎብኚ

A person who is traveling for pleasure

ለመዝናናት የሚጓዝ ሰው

Examples

"The city is full of tourists."

Contextual Usage

Local

/ሎካል/

የአካባቢ

Relating to a particular area or neighborhood

ከተወሰነ አካባቢ ጋር የተያያዘ

Examples

"Ask the local people for directions."

Contextual Usage

Currency

/ከረንሲ/

ምንዛሬ / ገንዘብ

A system of money in general use

በአጠቃላይ ጥቅም ላይ የሚውል የገንዘብ ስርዓት

Examples

"What is the local currency?"

Contextual Usage

Exchange

/ኤክስቼንጅ/

ልውውጥ

Giving one thing and receiving another

አንድን ነገር መስጠት እና ሌላ መቀበል

Examples

"Where is the currency exchange?"

Contextual Usage

Credit

/ክሬዲት/

ብድር / ክሬዲት

The ability to obtain goods before payment

ከክፍያ በፊት ዕቃዎችን የማግኘት ችሎታ

Examples

"Can I pay by credit card?"

Contextual Usage

Debit

/ዴቢት/

ዴቢት

Removing money from a bank account

ከባንክ ሒሳብ ላይ ገንዘብ ማንሳት

Examples

"I used my debit card."

Contextual Usage

Cash

/ካሽ/

ጥሬ ገንዘብ

Money in coins or notes

ሳንቲም ወይም ኖት ያለው ገንዘብ

Examples

"Do you have any cash?"

Contextual Usage

Receipt

/ሪሲት/

ደረሰኝ

A written acknowledgment of payment

የክፍያ የጽሁፍ ማረጋገጫ

Examples

"Keep your receipt."

Contextual Usage

Invoice

/ኢንቮይስ/

ክፍያ መጠየቂያ

A list of goods sent or services provided

የተላኩ ዕቃዎች ወይም የተሰጡ አገልግሎቶች ዝርዝር

Examples

"Request an invoice for the booking."

Contextual Usage

Discount

/ዲስካውንት/

ቅናሽ

A deduction from the usual cost

ከተለመደው ዋጋ ላይ የሚቀነስ

Examples

"Is there a student discount?"

Contextual Usage

Promotion

/ፕሮሞሽን/

ማስተዋወቂያ

Activity that supports or encourages a cause

አንድን ዓላማ የሚደግፍ ወይም የሚያበረታታ ተግባር

Examples

"They have a winter promotion."

Contextual Usage

Seasonal

/ሲዘናል/

ወቅታዊ

Relating to a particular season

ከተወሰነ ወቅት ጋር የተያያዘ

Examples

"Prices are seasonal."

Contextual Usage

Peak

/ፒክ/

ከፍተኛ

The point of highest activity

ከፍተኛው የእንቅስቃሴ ደረጃ

Examples

"It is peak travel season."

Contextual Usage

Off-peak

/ኦፍ-ፒክ/

ዝቅተኛ ወቅት

At a time of less popularity

ተፈላጊነት ባነሰበት ጊዜ

Examples

"Off-peak tickets are cheaper."

Contextual Usage

Weather

/ዌዘር/

አየር ሁኔታ

The state of the atmosphere

የከባቢ አየር ሁኔታ

Examples

"Check the weather forecast."

Contextual Usage

Clothes

/ክሎዝ/

ልብሶች

Items worn to cover the body

ሰውነትን ለመሸፈን የሚለበሱ ዕቃዎች

Examples

"Pack warm clothes."

Contextual Usage

Packing

/ፓኪንግ/

ዕቃ መያዝ / ማሸግ

The act of putting items in bags

ዕቃዎችን በቦርሳ ውስጥ የማስገባት ተግባር

Examples

"I finished my packing."

Contextual Usage

Suitcase

/ሱትኬስ/

ሻንጣ

A large case used for carrying clothes

ልብሶችን ለመያዝ የሚያገለግል ትልቅ ሳጥን

Examples

"The suitcase is heavy."

Contextual Usage

Backpack

/ባክፓክ/

የጀርባ ቦርሳ

A bag carried on one's back

በጀርባ ላይ የሚታዘል ቦርሳ

Examples

"I travel with a backpack."

Contextual Usage

Carry-on

/ካሪ-ኦን/

የእጅ ቦርሳ

Small bag taken inside the plane

አውሮፕላን ውስጥ የሚገባ ትንሽ ቦርሳ

Examples

"This is my carry-on bag."

Contextual Usage

Boarding

/ቦርዲንግ/

መሳፈር

The act of getting on a ship or aircraft

ወደ መርከብ ወይም አውሮፕላን የመግባት ተግባር

Examples

"Boarding starts soon."

Contextual Usage

Gate

/ጌት/

በር

Exit from an airport terminal to an aircraft

ከአውሮፕላን ማረፊያ ተርሚናል ወደ አውሮፕላን መውጫ

Examples

"Go to gate twelve."

Contextual Usage

Terminal

/ተርሚናል/

ተርሚናል

A building at an airport for passengers

ለተሳፋሪዎች የሚሆን የአውሮፕላን ማረፊያ ሕንፃ

Examples

"The flight is at terminal one."

Contextual Usage

Security

/ሴኪዩሪቲ/

ደህንነት

Safety from danger or threat

ከአደጋ ወይም ከስጋት መጠበቅ

Examples

"Security was very strict."

Contextual Usage

Customs

/ከስተምስ/

ጉምሩክ

The office at a port where taxes are paid

ታክስ የሚከፈልበት የወደብ ቢሮ

Examples

"Go through customs."

Contextual Usage

Immigration

/ኢሚግሬሽን/

ኢሚግሬሽን

Action of coming to live in a foreign country

በውጭ አገር ለመኖር የመምጣት ተግባር

Examples

"Wait at the immigration line."

Contextual Usage

Passport-control

/ፓስፖርት-ኮንትሮል/

የፓስፖርት ፍተሻ

Checking travel documents at borders

በድንበር ላይ የጉዞ ሰነዶችን መፈተሽ

Examples

"Passport control is over there."

Contextual Usage

Duty-free

/ዲዩቲ-ፍሪ/

ቀረጥ ነፃ

Goods exempt from payment of duty

ቀረጥ የማይከፈልባቸው ዕቃዎች

Examples

"I bought perfume at duty-free."

Contextual Usage

Lounge

/ላውንጅ/

መዝናኛ ክፍል

A public waiting room

የሕዝብ መጠበቂያ ክፍል

Examples

"The airport lounge is comfy."

Contextual Usage

Delay

/ዲሌይ/

መዘግየት

A period of time by which something is late

አንድ ነገር የሚዘገይበት የጊዜ ርዝማኔ

Examples

"There is a flight delay."

Contextual Usage

Take-off

/ቴክ-ኦፍ/

በረራ መጀመር

The action of an aircraft becoming airborne

የአውሮፕላን ጉዞ የመጀመር ተግባር

Examples

"The take-off was smooth."

Contextual Usage

Landing

/ላንዲንግ/

ማረፍ

The action of coming down to the ground

ወደ መሬት የመውረድ ተግባር

Examples

"The landing was bumpy."

Contextual Usage

Cabin

/ካቢን/

የአውሮፕላን ክፍል

A compartment for passengers in an aircraft

በአውሮፕላን ውስጥ ለተሳፋሪዎች የሚሆን ክፍል

Examples

"The cabin crew is nice."

Contextual Usage

Pilot

/ፓይለት/

አውሮፕላን አብራሪ

A person who operates the aircraft

አውሮፕላኑን የሚያንቀሳቅስ ሰው

Examples

"The pilot announced our arrival."

Contextual Usage

Crew

/ክሪው/

ሰራተኞች

People working on a ship or aircraft

በመርከብ ወይም በአውሮፕላን ላይ የሚሰሩ ሰዎች

Examples

"The flight crew is busy."

Contextual Usage

Passenger

/ፓሴንጀር/

ተሳፋሪ

A person traveling in a vehicle

በተሽከርካሪ ውስጥ የሚጓዝ ሰው

Examples

"The passenger is sleeping."

Contextual Usage

Platform

/ፕላትፎርም/

መነሻ ቦታ / ፕላትፎርም

A raised area for people waiting for a train

ባቡር ለሚጠባበቁ ሰዎች የሚሆን ከፍ ያለ ቦታ

Examples

"Wait on platform five."

Contextual Usage

Track

/ትራክ/

ሐዲድ

A set of rails for a train

ለባቡር የሚሆን የባቡር ሐዲድ

Examples

"The train is on track three."

Contextual Usage

Station

/ስቴሽን/

ጣቢያ

A regular stopping place for public transport

ለሕዝብ ትራንስፖርት መደበኛ መቆሚያ ቦታ

Examples

"The train station is central."

Contextual Usage

Schedule

/ስኬጁል/

መርሐግብር

A plan for carrying out a process

አንድን ሂደት ለመፈጸም የሚወጣ እቅድ

Examples

"Check the flight schedule."

Contextual Usage

Timetable

/ታይም ቴብል/

የጊዜ ሰሌዳ

A chart showing arrival and departure times

የመድረሻ እና የመነሻ ሰዓቶችን የሚያሳይ ሰንጠረዥ

Examples

"The timetable has changed."

Contextual Usage

Reschedule

/ሪስኬጁል/

ቀጠሮ መቀየር

Change the time of a planned event

የታቀደውን ክስተት ጊዜ መቀየር

Examples

"I need to reschedule my flight."

Contextual Usage

Upgrade

/አፕግሬድ/

ማሻሻል / ደረጃ መጨመር

Move to a higher category or standard

ወደ ከፍተኛ ምድብ ወይም ደረጃ መሄድ

Examples

"I got a seat upgrade."

Contextual Usage

Downgrade

/ዳውንግሬድ/

ደረጃ መቀነስ

Lower the status or quality

ሁኔታውን ወይም ጥራቱን ዝቅ ማድረግ

Examples

"The flight was downgraded."

Contextual Usage

Voucher

/ቫውቸር/

ቫውቸር

A document that can be exchanged for goods

በዕቃዎች ሊለወጥ የሚችል ሰነድ

Examples

"I have a travel voucher."

Contextual Usage

Loyalty

/ሎያልቲ/

ታማኝነት

A strong feeling of support or allegiance

ጠንካራ የድጋፍ ስሜት

Examples

"Join our loyalty program."

Contextual Usage

Points

/ፖይንትስ/

ነጥቦች

A mark of credit in a scoring system

በውጤት አሰጣጥ ስርዓት ውስጥ ያለ የክሬዲት ምልክት

Examples

"I have enough points for a free trip."

Contextual Usage

Miles

/ማይልስ/

ማይልስ / ርቀት

A unit of distance often used for flight rewards

ለበረራ ሽልማቶች የሚያገለግል የርቀት መለኪያ

Examples

"Use your air miles."

Contextual Usage

Membership

/ሜምበርሺፕ/

አባልነት

The fact of being a member of a group

የአንድ ቡድን አባል የመሆን እውነታ

Examples

"Membership has its benefits."

Contextual Usage

Registration

/ሬጅስትሬሽን/

ምዝገባ

The action of enrolling or registering

የመመዝገብ ተግባር

Examples

"Registration is online."

Contextual Usage

Identity

/አይደንቲቲ/

ማንነት

The fact of being who a person is

አንድ ሰው ማን እንደሆነ የሚገልጽ እውነታ

Examples

"Show your identity document."

Contextual Usage

Document

/ዶክመንት/

ሰነድ

A piece of written or electronic matter

የተጻፈ ወይም የኤሌክትሮኒክስ ነገር

Examples

"Is this document valid?"

Contextual Usage

Signature

/ሲግነቸር/

ፊርማ

A person's name written by themselves

በራሳቸው የተጻፈ የሰው ስም

Examples

"I need your signature here."

Contextual Usage

Form

/ፎርም/

ቅጽ

A document with blanks for information

መረጃን ለመሙላት ክፍት ቦታ ያለው ሰነድ

Examples

"Fill out this form."

Contextual Usage

Submit

/ሰብሚት/

ማስገባት

Present for consideration or judgment

ለግምት ወይም ለፍርድ ማቅረብ

Examples

"Submit the application."

Contextual Usage

Print

/ፕሪንት/

ማተም

Produce text or images on paper

ጽሑፍን ወይም ምስሎችን በወረቀት ላይ ማዘጋጀት

Examples

"Print your boarding pass."

Contextual Usage

Electronic

/ኤሌክትሮኒክ/

ኤሌክትሮኒክ

Relating to devices with microchips

ከማይክሮ ቺፕ መሣሪያዎች ጋር የተያያዘ

Examples

"Use an electronic ticket."

Contextual Usage

Mobile

/ሞባይል/

ተንቀሳቃሽ

Able to move or be moved freely

መንቀሳቀስ የሚችል

Examples

"Check your mobile app."

Contextual Usage

App

/አፕ/

መተግበሪያ

An application software program

የመተግበሪያ ሶፍትዌር ፕሮግራም

Examples

"Download the travel app."

Contextual Usage

Website

/ዌብሳይት/

ድህረ ገጽ

A set of related web pages

ተዛማጅ ድረ-ገጾች ስብስብ

Examples

"Visit our website."

Contextual Usage

Button

/በተን/

ቁልፍ

A small device on a computer screen

በኮምፒተር ስክሪን ላይ ያለ ትንሽ መሣሪያ

Examples

"Press the confirm button."

Contextual Usage

Select

/ሰሌክት/

መምረጥ

Carefully choose as being the best

በጥንቃቄ መምረጥ

Examples

"Select your seat."

Contextual Usage

Click

/ክሊክ/

መጫን

Press a button on a mouse

በመዳፊት ላይ ያለን ቁልፍ መጫን

Examples

"Click here for more info."

Contextual Usage

Enter

/ኤንተር/

ማስገባት

Go or come into a place

ወደ አንድ ቦታ መግባት

Examples

"Enter your password."

Contextual Usage

Results

/ሪዘልትስ/

ውጤቶች

A consequence or outcome

ውጤት

Examples

"The search results are out."

Contextual Usage

Filter

/ፊልተር/

መለያ

A function that removes unwanted data

የማይፈለጉ መረጃዎችን የሚያስወግድ ተግባር

Examples

"Filter by price."

Contextual Usage

Sort

/ሶርት/

መለየት / በቅደም ተከተል ማስቀመጥ

Arrange systematically in groups

በቡድን በስርዓት ማደራጀት

Examples

"Sort from lowest to highest."

Contextual Usage

Price

/ፕራይስ/

ዋጋ

The amount of money expected in payment

በክፍያ የሚጠበቀው የገንዘብ መጠን

Examples

"The price is too high."

Contextual Usage

Date

/ዴት/

ቀን

The day of the month or year

የወሩ ወይም የዓመቱ ቀን

Examples

"What is the departure date?"

Contextual Usage

Time

/ታይም/

ሰዓት

The indefinite continued progress of existence

ሰዓት

Examples

"Arrival time is 4 PM."

Contextual Usage

Duration

/ዲዩሬሽን/

ቆይታ / የጊዜ ርዝማኔ

The time during which something continues

አንድ ነገር የሚቆይበት ጊዜ

Examples

"The flight duration is 5 hours."

Contextual Usage

Distance

/ዲስታንስ/

ርቀት

An amount of space between two things

በሁለት ነገሮች መካከል ያለው የቦታ መጠን

Examples

"The distance is short."

Contextual Usage

Route

/ሩት/

መስመር

A way or course taken in getting from a starting point

ከመነሻ ነጥብ ለመድረስ የሚወሰድ መንገድ

Examples

"Take the fastest route."

Contextual Usage

Direction

/ዳይሬክሽን/

አቅጣጫ

A course along which someone moves

አንድ ሰው የሚንቀሳቀስበት መንገድ

Examples

"I need a direction."

Contextual Usage

Navigation

/ናቪጌሽን/

አሰሳ / አቅጣጫ መፈለጊያ

Process of monitoring and controlling movement

እንቅስቃሴን የመቆጣጠር ሂደት

Examples

"Use navigation to find the hotel."

Contextual Usage

GPS

/ጂፒኤስ/

ጂፒኤስ

Global Positioning System

የአለም አቀፍ አቀማመጥ ስርዓት

Examples

"My GPS is not working."

Contextual Usage

Battery

/ባተሪ/

ባተሪ

A container consisting of cells with electricity

ኤሌክትሪክ ያለው መያዣ

Examples

"My phone battery is low."

Contextual Usage

Charger

/ቻርጀር/

ቻርጀር

A device for charging a battery

ባተሪ ለመሙላት የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ

Examples

"I forgot my charger."

Contextual Usage

Adapter

/አዳፕተር/

አዳፕተር

A device for connecting pieces of equipment

የመሣሪያ ክፍሎችን ለማገናኘት የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ

Examples

"I need a travel adapter."

Contextual Usage

Outlet

/አውትሌት/

ሶኬት

A point in a wall where electricity is available

ኤሌክትሪክ የሚገኝበት ግድግዳ ላይ ያለ ነጥብ

Examples

"Where is the power outlet?"

Contextual Usage

Voltage

/ቮልቴጅ/

ቮልቴጅ

An electromotive force expressed in volts

በቮልት የሚገለጽ የኤሌክትሪክ ኃይል

Examples

"Check the voltage."

Contextual Usage

Travel

/ትራቭል/

መጓዝ

Make a journey, typically of some length

ጉዞ ማድረግ

Examples

"I love to travel."

Contextual Usage

Explore

/ኤክስፕሎር/

መመርመር / መቃኘት

Travel through an unfamiliar area

በማይታወቅ አካባቢ መጓዝ

Examples

"Let's explore the city."

Contextual Usage

Visit

/ቪዚት/

መጎብኘት

Go to see and spend time with

ለማየት እና ጊዜ ለማሳለፍ መሄድ

Examples

"Visit the museum."

Contextual Usage

Discover

/ዲስካቨር/

ማግኘት / መገኘት

Find unexpectedly during a search

በፍለጋ ወቅት ባልተጠበቀ ሁኔታ ማግኘት

Examples

"Discover new places."

Contextual Usage

Experience

/ኤክስፒሪያንስ/

ልምድ

Practical contact with and observation of facts

ተግባራዊ ግንኙነት እና የታዛቢነት ልምድ

Examples

"It was a great experience."

Contextual Usage

Culture

/ከልቸር/

ባህል

The customs, arts, and social institutions

ልማዶች፣ ጥበቦች እና ማህበራዊ ተቋማት

Examples

"I enjoy learning about culture."

Contextual Usage

Food

/ፉድ/

ምግብ

Any nutritious substance eaten

የሚበላ ማንኛውም ገንቢ ነገር

Examples

"The local food is delicious."

Contextual Usage

Restaurant

/ሬስቶራንት/

ምግብ ቤት

A place where people pay to eat meals

ሰዎች ምግብ ለመብላት የሚከፍሉበት ቦታ

Examples

"Let's find a restaurant."

Contextual Usage

Cafe

/ካፌ/

ካፌ

A small restaurant selling light meals

ቀለል ያሉ ምግቦችን የሚሸጥ ትንሽ ምግብ ቤት

Examples

"Meet me at the cafe."

Contextual Usage

Bar

/ባር/

መጠጥ ቤት

An establishment where alcohol is served

አልኮል የሚቀርብበት ተቋም

Examples

"There is a bar in the hotel."

Contextual Usage

Nightlife

/ናይትላይፍ/

የምሽት መዝናኛ

Social activities available at night

በምሽት የሚገኙ ማህበራዊ እንቅስቃሴዎች

Examples

"The city has active nightlife."

Contextual Usage

Safety

/ሴፍቲ/

ደህንነት

The condition of being protected from harm

ከጉዳት የመጠበቅ ሁኔታ

Examples

"Safety is our priority."

Contextual Usage

Emergency

/ኢመርጀንሲ/

ድንገተኛ አደጋ

A serious, unexpected, and dangerous situation

ከባድ እና አደገኛ ሁኔታ

Examples

"Call the emergency number."

Contextual Usage

Health

/ሄልዝ/

ጤና

The state of being free from illness

ከበሽታ ነፃ የመሆን ሁኔታ

Examples

"Take care of your health."

Contextual Usage

Medicine

/ሜዲሲን/

መድኃኒት

A substance used in treating disease

በሽታን ለማከም የሚያገለግል ነገር

Examples

"Bring your medicine."

Contextual Usage

Pharmacy

/ፋርማሲ/

መድኃኒት ቤት

A store where medicinal drugs are sold

መድኃኒቶች የሚሸጡበት ሱቅ

Examples

"Where is the nearest pharmacy?"

Contextual Usage

Hospital

/ሆስፒታል/

ሆስፒታል

An institution providing medical treatment

የሕክምና አገልግሎት የሚሰጥ ተቋም

Examples

"The hospital is close."

Contextual Usage

Clinic

/ክሊኒክ/

ክሊኒክ

An establishment where patients are treated

ታካሚዎች የሚታከሙበት ተቋም

Examples

"I visited the clinic."

Contextual Usage

Police

/ፖሊስ/

ፖሊስ

Civil force of a state responsible for law

ለህግ ተጠያቂ የሆነ የሀገር ሲቪል ኃይል

Examples

"Report it to the police."

Contextual Usage

Help

/ሄልፕ/

እርዳታ

The action of helping someone

አንድን ሰው የመርዳት ተግባር

Examples

"I need some help."

Contextual Usage

Assistant

/አሲስታንት/

ረዳት

A person who ranks below a senior

ከከፍተኛ ሰው በታች ያለ ሰው

Examples

"Talk to the shop assistant."

Contextual Usage

Support

/ሰፖርት/

ድጋፍ

Give assistance to

እርዳታ መስጠት

Examples

"Customer support is available."

Contextual Usage

Service

/ሰርቪስ/

አገልግሎት

The action of helping or doing work for someone

ለአንድ ሰው የመርዳት ወይም የመሥራት ተግባር

Examples

"The service was good."

Contextual Usage

Staff

/ስታፍ/

ሰራተኞች

All the people employed by an organization

በአንድ ድርጅት ውስጥ የተቀጠሩ ሰዎች በሙሉ

Examples

"The staff are friendly."

Contextual Usage

Guest

/ጌስት/

እንግዳ

A person who is invited to stay

ለመቆየት የተጋበዘ ሰው

Examples

"The hotel has many guests."

Contextual Usage

Stay

/ስቴይ/

ቆይታ

The act of living in a place for a time

ለተወሰነ ጊዜ በአንድ ቦታ የመኖር ተግባር

Examples

"How was your stay?"

Contextual Usage

Overnight

/ኦቨርናይት/

አንድ ሌሊት / በምሽት

During or for the duration of the night

በምሽት ጊዜ ውስጥ

Examples

"We booked an overnight stay."

Contextual Usage

Accommodation

/አኮሞዴሽን/

መኝታ / ማረፊያ

A room or group of rooms to live in

የመኖሪያ ክፍል ወይም ክፍሎች

Examples

"The accommodation was clean."

Contextual Usage

Hostel

/ሆስቴል/

ሆስቴል / ርካሽ ማረፊያ

An establishment providing inexpensive food and lodging

ርካሽ ምግብ እና ማረፊያ የሚሰጥ ተቋም

Examples

"Youth hostels are cheap."

Contextual Usage

Villa

/ቪላ/

ቪላ

A large country house

ትልቅ ቤት

Examples

"We rented a villa."

Contextual Usage

Apartment

/አፓርትመንት/

አፓርታማ

A suite of rooms forming one residence

አንድ መኖሪያን የሚመሰርቱ ክፍሎች

Examples

"Book an apartment."

Contextual Usage

Resort

/ሪዞርት/

ሪዞርት

A place that is a popular destination for vacations

ለዕረፍት ተወዳጅ የሆነ ቦታ

Examples

"The beach resort was beautiful."

Contextual Usage

Camping

/ካምፒንግ/

ድንኳን መቀለስ / ካምፕ

The activity of spending a holiday in a tent

በድንኳን ውስጥ በዓላትን የማሳለፍ ተግባር

Examples

"I love camping."

Contextual Usage

Hiking

/ሃይኪንግ/

ተራራ መውጣት / የእግር ጉዞ

The activity of going for long walks

በረጅም ርቀት የመጓዝ ተግባር

Examples

"Hiking is great exercise."

Contextual Usage

Equipment

/ኢኩዊፕመንት/

ቁሳቁስ / መሣሪያ

Necessary tools or items for a purpose

ለአንድ ዓላማ አስፈላጊ መሣሪያዎች

Examples

"Pack your hiking equipment."

Contextual Usage

Beach

/ቢች/

ባህር ዳርቻ

A sandy shore by the ocean

በውቅያኖስ አቅራቢያ ያለ አሸዋማ ዳርቻ

Examples

"Let's go to the beach."

Contextual Usage

Mountain

/ማውንቴን/

ተራራ

A large natural elevation of the earth

ትልቅ የተፈጥሮ የመሬት ከፍታ

Examples

"The mountain view is stunning."

Contextual Usage

City

/ሲቲ/

ከተማ

A large town

ትልቅ ከተማ

Examples

"The city is busy."

Contextual Usage

Rural

/ሩራል/

ገጠር

Relating to the countryside

ከገጠር ጋር የተያያዘ

Examples

"I like rural areas."

Contextual Usage

Urban

/አርባን/

ከተማ ነክ

Relating to a town or city

ከከተማ ጋር የተያያዘ

Examples

"Urban life is fast."

Contextual Usage

Activity

/አክቲቪቲ/

እንቅስቃሴ

A thing that a person or group does

አንድ ሰው ወይም ቡድን የሚያደርገው ነገር

Examples

"What activity do you suggest?"

Contextual Usage

Interest

/ኢንተረስት/

ፍላጎት

The state of wanting to know or learn

ለማወቅ ወይም ለመማር የመፈለግ ሁኔታ

Examples

"Show your interest."

Contextual Usage

Hobby

/ሆቢ/

የትርፍ ጊዜ ማሳለፊያ

An activity done regularly for pleasure

ለመዝናናት በመደበኛነት የሚከናወን ተግባር

Examples

"Travel is my hobby."

Contextual Usage

Souvenir

/ሱቨኒር/

መታሰቢያ

A thing that is kept as a reminder of a place

የአንድ ቦታ ማስታወሻ ተደርጎ የሚቀመጥ ነገር

Examples

"Buy a souvenir."

Contextual Usage

Gift

/ጊፍት/

ስጦታ

A thing given willingly without payment

ያለ ክፍያ በፈቃደኝነት የሚሰጥ ነገር

Examples

"This is a gift for you."

Contextual Usage

Photo

/ፎቶ/

ፎቶ

A picture made using a camera

በካሜራ የተነሳ ምስል

Examples

"Take a photo."

Contextual Usage

Camera

/ካሜራ/

ካሜራ

A device for recording visual images

ምስሎችን ለመቅረጽ የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ

Examples

"I have a digital camera."

Contextual Usage

Memory

/ሜሞሪ/

ትውስታ

The faculty by which the mind stores information

አእምሮ መረጃን የሚያከማችበት መንገድ

Examples

"Create a good memory."

Contextual Usage

Story

/ስቶሪ/

ታሪክ

An account of imaginary or real people

ስለ እውነተኛ ወይም ስለ ልብ ወለድ ሰዎች የሚቀርብ ዘገባ

Examples

"Tell me a travel story."

Contextual Usage

Journey

/ጀርኒ/

ጉዞ

The act of traveling from one place to another

ከአንድ ቦታ ወደ ሌላ የመጓዝ ተግባር

Examples

"Safe journey!"

Contextual Usage

Adventure

/አድቬንቸር/

ጀብዱ / አደገኛ ጉዞ

An unusual and exciting experience

ያልተለመደ እና አስደሳች ተሞክሮ

Examples

"Start your adventure."

Contextual Usage

Baggage-claim

/ባጌጅ-ክሌይም/

ሻንጣ መቀበያ

Area to collect luggage

ሻንጣ የሚሰበሰብበት ቦታ

Examples

"Go to baggage claim."

Contextual Usage

Lost-and-found

/ሎስት-አንድ-ፋውንድ/

የጠፋ እና የተገኘ

Office for lost items

ለጠፉ ዕቃዎች የሚሆን ቢሮ

Examples

"Check at lost and found."

Contextual Usage

Valet

/ቫሌይ/

መኪና አቆሚ / ቫሌይ

Service to park your car

መኪናዎን ለማቆም የሚሰጥ አገልግሎት

Examples

"The hotel has valet parking."

Contextual Usage

Parking

/ፓርኪንግ/

ማቆሚያ

Area for leaving a car

መኪና የሚቆምበት ቦታ

Examples

"Is there parking?"

Contextual Usage

Pool

/ፑል/

ዋና ገንዳ

A small area of still water

ትንሽ የውሃ አካል

Examples

"The swimming pool is open."

Contextual Usage

Gym

/ጂም/

ጂም

A room for physical exercise

ለአካል ብቃት እንቅስቃሴ የሚሆን ክፍል

Examples

"The hotel has a gym."

Contextual Usage

Spa

/ስፓ/

ስፓ / መዝናኛ

A commercial establishment offering health treatments

የጤና ሕክምናዎችን የሚሰጥ የንግድ ተቋም

Examples

"Relax at the spa."

Contextual Usage

Housekeeping

/ሀውስኪፒንግ/

የክፍል ጽዳት

Management of household affairs

የቤት ውስጥ ጉዳዮች አስተዳደር

Examples

"Call housekeeping for towels."

Contextual Usage

Laundry

/ላውንድሪ/

ልብስ እጠባ

Clothes that need washing

መታጠብ የሚያስፈልጋቸው ልብሶች

Examples

"I need laundry service."

Contextual Usage

Bellhop

/ቤልሆፕ/

ሻንጣ ተሸካሚ

A person who carries luggage in a hotel

በሆቴል ውስጥ ሻንጣ የሚሸከም ሰው

Examples

"The bellhop took my bags."

Contextual Usage

Concierge

/ኮንሲየርጅ/

መረጃ ሰጪ

Hotel employee who assists guests

እንግዳዎችን የሚረዳ የሆቴል ሰራተኛ

Examples

"Ask the concierge."

Contextual Usage

Wake-up-call

/ዌክ-አፕ-ኮል/

የማንቂያ ጥሪ

A telephone call to wake someone up

አንድን ሰው ለማንቃት የሚደረግ የስልክ ጥሪ

Examples

"I set a wake-up call."

Contextual Usage

Mini-bar

/ሚኒ-ባር/

ትንሽ መጠጥ ቤት

Small fridge in a hotel room

በሆቴል ክፍል ውስጥ ያለ ትንሽ ፍሪጅ

Examples

"The mini-bar is expensive."

Contextual Usage

Safe-box

/ሴፍ-ቦክስ/

ካዝና

A secure container for valuables

ለዋጋ ዕቃዎች የሚሆን አስተማማኝ መያዣ

Examples

"Put your money in the safe-box."

Contextual Usage

Key-card

/ኪ-ካርድ/

መክፈቻ ካርድ

A plastic card used as a key

እንደ ቁልፍ የሚያገለግል የፕላስቲክ ካርድ

Examples

"Use your key-card."

Contextual Usage

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Yes, show your at control. The has a , , and . You can even use your or .
Role B
Perfect. What about ? Do they have a , , or car? I need a for landmarks.
Role A
The offers a . Ask the or in the . Don't forget your , , and check the .
Role B
Thank you! I will pack my and now. I hope there is no at the or during .

The Writing Challenge

Synthesize your vocabulary knowledge in context.

Adaptive Prompt
"Use the vocabulary words above to write a 10-sentence paragraph describing your dream vacation itinerary, including your preferred transport, hotel amenities, and budget."