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Travel Problems

Core Vocabulary

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

50 Words

Delay

/ዲሌይ/

መዘግየት

A period of time by which something is late.

አንድ ነገር ከታቀደው ጊዜ ዘግይቶ የሚከሰትበት ሁኔታ።

Examples

"The flight delay lasted five hours."

Contextual Usage

Luggage

/ላጌጅ/

ሻንጣ

Suitcases or bags containing personal belongings.

የግል ዕቃዎችን የያዙ ሻንጣዎች ወይም ከረጢቶች።

Examples

"I lost my luggage at the airport."

Contextual Usage

Cancelled

/ካንሰልድ/

ተሰርዟል

Decided that a planned event will not take place.

የታቀደ ነገር እንዳይካሄድ ተወስኗል።

Examples

"The train was cancelled due to snow."

Contextual Usage

Passport

/ፓስፖርት/

ፓስፖርት

An official document for international travel.

ለዓለም አቀፍ ጉዞ የሚያገለግል ይፋዊ ሰነድ።

Examples

"Show your passport at the border."

Contextual Usage

Embassy

/ኤምባሲ/

ኤምባሲ

The official residence of an ambassador in a foreign country.

በውጭ አገር የሚገኝ የአንድ አገር መንግሥት ተወካይ ቢሮ።

Examples

"Go to the embassy for help."

Contextual Usage

Stolen

/ስቶለን/

ተሰረቀ

Taken by someone without permission.

ያለ ፈቃድ በሌላ ሰው የተወሰደ።

Examples

"My wallet was stolen on the bus."

Contextual Usage

Police

/ፖሊስ/

ፖሊስ

The civil force of a government that maintains order.

ሥርዓትን የሚያስከብር የመንግሥት አካል።

Examples

"Call the police immediately."

Contextual Usage

Refund

/ሪፈንድ/

ገንዘብ ተመላሽ

A repayment of a sum of money.

የተከፈለ ገንዘብ መልሶ መከፈል።

Examples

"I want a refund for the ticket."

Contextual Usage

Compensation

/ኮምፔንሴሽን/

ካሳ

Money given to someone for loss or suffering.

ለደረሰ ጉዳት ወይም መጉላላት የሚከፈል ገንዘብ።

Examples

"You are entitled to compensation."

Contextual Usage

Voucher

/ቫውቸር/

ቫውቸር

A document that can be exchanged for goods or services.

ለአገልግሎት ወይም ለዕቃ መቀየሪያ የሚሆን ሰነድ።

Examples

"They gave me a meal voucher."

Contextual Usage

Missing

/ሚሲንግ/

የጠፋ

Cannot be found.

ሊገኝ ያልቻለ።

Examples

"My bag is still missing."

Contextual Usage

Connection

/ኮኔክሽን/

ተያያዥ ጉዞ

A second flight or train needed to reach a destination.

መድረሻ ቦታ ለመድረስ የሚደረግ ቀጣይ ጉዞ።

Examples

"I missed my connection in Paris."

Contextual Usage

Officer

/ኦፊሰር/

ባለሥልጣን

A person holding a position of authority.

በሥልጣን ደረጃ ላይ ያለ ሰው።

Examples

"Talk to the immigration officer."

Contextual Usage

Customs

/ከስተምስ/

ጉምሩክ

The place where luggage is checked for illegal goods.

ሻንጣዎች ለሕገ-ወጥ ዕቃዎች የሚፈተሹበት ቦታ።

Examples

"We passed through customs quickly."

Contextual Usage

Immigration

/ኢሚግሬሽን/

ኢሚግሬሽን

The place where passports are checked.

ፓስፖርቶች የሚፈተሹበት ቦታ።

Examples

"The immigration line was very long."

Contextual Usage

Visa

/ቪዛ/

ቪዛ

An endorsement on a passport to enter a country.

አገር ለመግባት በፓስፖርት ላይ የሚደረግ ፈቃድ።

Examples

"I need a visa for my trip."

Contextual Usage

Expired

/ኤክስፓየርድ/

ጊዜው ያለፈበት

No longer valid.

አገልግሎት የማይሰጥ ወይም ጊዜው ያለፈ።

Examples

"Your passport has expired."

Contextual Usage

Agent

/ኤጀንት/

ተወካይ

A person who acts on behalf of a company.

ድርጅትን ወክሎ የሚሰራ ሰው።

Examples

"The gate agent was very helpful."

Contextual Usage

Report

/ሪፖርት/

ሪፖርት

An account given on a particular matter.

ስለ አንድ ጉዳይ የሚቀርብ መረጃ።

Examples

"File a police report."

Contextual Usage

Emergency

/ኢመርጀንሲ/

አደጋ

A serious and unexpected situation.

አስቸኳይና ያልታሰበ አደገኛ ሁኔታ።

Examples

"This is an emergency."

Contextual Usage

Boarding pass

/ቦርዲንግ ፓስ/

መሳፈሪያ ወረቀት

A document provided by an airline during check-in.

ለመሳፈር የሚያገለግል የአየር መንገድ ሰነድ።

Examples

"Don't lose your boarding pass."

Contextual Usage

Terminal

/ተርሚናል/

ተርሚናል

A building at an airport where passengers transfer.

ተጓዦች የሚሳፈሩበት የአየር ማረፊያ ሕንፃ።

Examples

"Which terminal do I need?"

Contextual Usage

Gate

/ጌት/

መውጫ በር

The area where passengers board the aircraft.

ተጓዦች ወደ አውሮፕላን የሚገቡበት ቦታ።

Examples

"The gate is closing now."

Contextual Usage

Insurance

/ኢንሹራንስ/

መድን

Protection against financial loss.

ከገንዘብ ኪሳራ ለመከላከል የሚገባ ውል።

Examples

"Travel insurance covers lost items."

Contextual Usage

Claim

/ክሌይም/

ጥያቄ ማቅረብ

A formal request for something owed.

የሚገባን ነገር እንዲሰጠን በይፋ መጠየቅ።

Examples

"Go to the baggage claim area."

Contextual Usage

Identification

/አይደንቲፊኬሽን/

መታወቂያ

Document showing who a person is.

አንድ ሰው ማን እንደሆነ የሚገልጽ ሰነድ።

Examples

"Do you have identification?"

Contextual Usage

Damaged

/ዳሜጅድ/

የተበላሸ

Harmed or spoiled.

ጉዳት የደረሰበት።

Examples

"My suitcase is damaged."

Contextual Usage

Information

/ኢንፎርሜሽን/

መረጃ

Facts provided about something.

ስለ አንድ ነገር የሚሰጥ እውነታ።

Examples

"Ask at the information desk."

Contextual Usage

Help

/ሄልፕ/

እርዳታ

Action of helping someone.

ሰውን የመርዳት ተግባር።

Examples

"I need help with my bags."

Contextual Usage

Fine

/ፋይን/

ቅጣት

Money to be paid as punishment.

እንደ ቅጣት የሚከፈል ገንዘብ።

Examples

"I had to pay a fine."

Contextual Usage

Lost

/ሎስት/

የጠፋ

Unable to be found.

ሊገኝ ያልቻለ።

Examples

"I lost my phone."

Contextual Usage

Assistance

/አሲስታንስ/

እገዛ

The provision of money or help.

ገንዘብ ወይም ድጋፍ መስጠት።

Examples

"Thank you for your assistance."

Contextual Usage

Official

/ኦፊሻል/

ይፋዊ

Relating to an authority.

ከባለሥልጣን ጋር የተያያዘ።

Examples

"This is an official document."

Contextual Usage

Shuttle

/ሻትል/

የአጭር ርቀት መጓጓዣ

A form of transport that travels regularly.

በየጊዜው የሚመላለስ የመጓጓዣ አይነት።

Examples

"Take the hotel shuttle."

Contextual Usage

Alternative

/አልተርኔቲቭ/

አማራጭ

One of two or more available possibilities.

ከሁለት ወይም ከዚያ በላይ ከሆኑ ነገሮች አንዱ።

Examples

"Is there an alternative flight?"

Contextual Usage

Accommodation

/አኮሞዴሽን/

መጠለያ

A room or building to live in.

የሚኖሩበት ክፍል ወይም ሕንፃ።

Examples

"The airline provided accommodation."

Contextual Usage

Receipt

/ሪሲት/

ደረሰኝ

A piece of paper proving payment.

ክፍያን የሚያረጋግጥ ወረቀት።

Examples

"Keep your receipt for the claim."

Contextual Usage

Urgent

/አርጀንት/

አስቸኳይ

Requiring immediate action.

ፈጣን እርምጃ የሚፈልግ።

Examples

"This is an urgent matter."

Contextual Usage

Hospital

/ሆስፒታል/

ሆስፒታል

An institution for medical treatment.

የሕክምና አገልግሎት የሚሰጥ ተቋም።

Examples

"Where is the nearest hospital?"

Contextual Usage

Doctor

/ዶክተር/

ሐኪም

A qualified practitioner of medicine.

የሕክምና ባለሙያ።

Examples

"I need to see a doctor."

Contextual Usage

Medicine

/ሜዲሲን/

መድኃኒት

A substance used for treatment.

ለሕክምና የሚያገለግል ነገር።

Examples

"I forgot my medicine."

Contextual Usage

Theft

/ቴፍት/

ስርቆት

The action of stealing.

የመስረቅ ተግባር።

Examples

"Report the theft to the police."

Contextual Usage

Security

/ሴኪዩሪቲ/

ደኅንነት

Procedures for safety.

ለደኅንነት የሚደረጉ ዝግጅቶች።

Examples

"Go through the security check."

Contextual Usage

Broken

/ብሮከን/

የተሰበረ

Damaged and no longer working.

ተበላሽቶ የማይሰራ።

Examples

"The wheel is broken."

Contextual Usage

Translation

/ትራንስሌሽን/

ትርጉም

Expressing the sense of words in another language.

የቃላትን ትርጉም ወደ ሌላ ቋንቋ መቀየር።

Examples

"I need a translation."

Contextual Usage

Wait

/ዌይት/

መጠበቅ

Stay where one is or delay action.

አንድ ቦታ መቆየት ወይም መዘግየት።

Examples

"Please wait here."

Contextual Usage

Overbooked

/ኦቨርቡክድ/

ከመጠን በላይ የተያዘ

Sold more tickets than available seats.

ካለው ቦታ በላይ ትኬት የተሸጠበት።

Examples

"The flight was overbooked."

Contextual Usage

Problem

/ፕሮብሌም/

ችግር

A matter or situation regarded as unwelcome.

የማይፈለግ ሁኔታ ወይም ጉዳይ።

Examples

"There is a problem with my room."

Contextual Usage

Solution

/ሶሉሽን/

መፍትሔ

A means of solving a problem.

ለችግር የሚገኝ መውጫ መንገድ።

Examples

"We found a solution."

Contextual Usage

Transfer

/ትራንስፈር/

ዝውውር

Move from one place to another.

ከአንድ ቦታ ወደ ሌላ መንቀሳቀስ።

Examples

"I have a bus transfer."

Contextual Usage

Natural Dialogue

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Role A
Excuse me, I need . My flight has a long and I missed my .
Role B
I am sorry to hear that. I am the . Can I see your and ?
Role A
Yes, here they are. Also, my is . It was not on the carousel.
Role B
We will file a . If the flight is or , you might get a or .
Role A
Thank you. Is there a for a hotel? My and are in my carry-on, which was .
Role B
That is an . You should call the and go to your for an document.
Role A
I will do that. Do I need to go through again for my ?
Role B
Yes, talk to the . They will provide the you need for your items.

The Writing Challenge

Synthesize your vocabulary knowledge in context.

Adaptive Prompt
"Describe a time you had a travel problem using words like delay, luggage, embassy, and compensation. Explain how you solved the issue and who helped you."