travel problems
Travel Problems
Core Vocabulary
Study the key terms, pronunciations, and Amharic translation contexts.
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."
Luggage
/ላጌጅ/
ሻንጣ
Suitcases or bags containing personal belongings.
የግል ዕቃዎችን የያዙ ሻንጣዎች ወይም ከረጢቶች።
Examples
"I lost my luggage at the airport."
Cancelled
/ካንሰልድ/
ተሰርዟል
Decided that a planned event will not take place.
የታቀደ ነገር እንዳይካሄድ ተወስኗል።
Examples
"The train was cancelled due to snow."
Passport
/ፓስፖርት/
ፓስፖርት
An official document for international travel.
ለዓለም አቀፍ ጉዞ የሚያገለግል ይፋዊ ሰነድ።
Examples
"Show your passport at the border."
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."
Stolen
/ስቶለን/
ተሰረቀ
Taken by someone without permission.
ያለ ፈቃድ በሌላ ሰው የተወሰደ።
Examples
"My wallet was stolen on the bus."
Police
/ፖሊስ/
ፖሊስ
The civil force of a government that maintains order.
ሥርዓትን የሚያስከብር የመንግሥት አካል።
Examples
"Call the police immediately."
Refund
/ሪፈንድ/
ገንዘብ ተመላሽ
A repayment of a sum of money.
የተከፈለ ገንዘብ መልሶ መከፈል።
Examples
"I want a refund for the ticket."
Compensation
/ኮምፔንሴሽን/
ካሳ
Money given to someone for loss or suffering.
ለደረሰ ጉዳት ወይም መጉላላት የሚከፈል ገንዘብ።
Examples
"You are entitled to compensation."
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."
Missing
/ሚሲንግ/
የጠፋ
Cannot be found.
ሊገኝ ያልቻለ።
Examples
"My bag is still missing."
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."
Officer
/ኦፊሰር/
ባለሥልጣን
A person holding a position of authority.
በሥልጣን ደረጃ ላይ ያለ ሰው።
Examples
"Talk to the immigration officer."
Customs
/ከስተምስ/
ጉምሩክ
The place where luggage is checked for illegal goods.
ሻንጣዎች ለሕገ-ወጥ ዕቃዎች የሚፈተሹበት ቦታ።
Examples
"We passed through customs quickly."
Immigration
/ኢሚግሬሽን/
ኢሚግሬሽን
The place where passports are checked.
ፓስፖርቶች የሚፈተሹበት ቦታ።
Examples
"The immigration line was very long."
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."
Expired
/ኤክስፓየርድ/
ጊዜው ያለፈበት
No longer valid.
አገልግሎት የማይሰጥ ወይም ጊዜው ያለፈ።
Examples
"Your passport has expired."
Agent
/ኤጀንት/
ተወካይ
A person who acts on behalf of a company.
ድርጅትን ወክሎ የሚሰራ ሰው።
Examples
"The gate agent was very helpful."
Report
/ሪፖርት/
ሪፖርት
An account given on a particular matter.
ስለ አንድ ጉዳይ የሚቀርብ መረጃ።
Examples
"File a police report."
Emergency
/ኢመርጀንሲ/
አደጋ
A serious and unexpected situation.
አስቸኳይና ያልታሰበ አደገኛ ሁኔታ።
Examples
"This is an emergency."
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."
Terminal
/ተርሚናል/
ተርሚናል
A building at an airport where passengers transfer.
ተጓዦች የሚሳፈሩበት የአየር ማረፊያ ሕንፃ።
Examples
"Which terminal do I need?"
Gate
/ጌት/
መውጫ በር
The area where passengers board the aircraft.
ተጓዦች ወደ አውሮፕላን የሚገቡበት ቦታ።
Examples
"The gate is closing now."
Insurance
/ኢንሹራንስ/
መድን
Protection against financial loss.
ከገንዘብ ኪሳራ ለመከላከል የሚገባ ውል።
Examples
"Travel insurance covers lost items."
Claim
/ክሌይም/
ጥያቄ ማቅረብ
A formal request for something owed.
የሚገባን ነገር እንዲሰጠን በይፋ መጠየቅ።
Examples
"Go to the baggage claim area."
Identification
/አይደንቲፊኬሽን/
መታወቂያ
Document showing who a person is.
አንድ ሰው ማን እንደሆነ የሚገልጽ ሰነድ።
Examples
"Do you have identification?"
Damaged
/ዳሜጅድ/
የተበላሸ
Harmed or spoiled.
ጉዳት የደረሰበት።
Examples
"My suitcase is damaged."
Information
/ኢንፎርሜሽን/
መረጃ
Facts provided about something.
ስለ አንድ ነገር የሚሰጥ እውነታ።
Examples
"Ask at the information desk."
Help
/ሄልፕ/
እርዳታ
Action of helping someone.
ሰውን የመርዳት ተግባር።
Examples
"I need help with my bags."
Fine
/ፋይን/
ቅጣት
Money to be paid as punishment.
እንደ ቅጣት የሚከፈል ገንዘብ።
Examples
"I had to pay a fine."
Lost
/ሎስት/
የጠፋ
Unable to be found.
ሊገኝ ያልቻለ።
Examples
"I lost my phone."
Assistance
/አሲስታንስ/
እገዛ
The provision of money or help.
ገንዘብ ወይም ድጋፍ መስጠት።
Examples
"Thank you for your assistance."
Official
/ኦፊሻል/
ይፋዊ
Relating to an authority.
ከባለሥልጣን ጋር የተያያዘ።
Examples
"This is an official document."
Shuttle
/ሻትል/
የአጭር ርቀት መጓጓዣ
A form of transport that travels regularly.
በየጊዜው የሚመላለስ የመጓጓዣ አይነት።
Examples
"Take the hotel shuttle."
Alternative
/አልተርኔቲቭ/
አማራጭ
One of two or more available possibilities.
ከሁለት ወይም ከዚያ በላይ ከሆኑ ነገሮች አንዱ።
Examples
"Is there an alternative flight?"
Accommodation
/አኮሞዴሽን/
መጠለያ
A room or building to live in.
የሚኖሩበት ክፍል ወይም ሕንፃ።
Examples
"The airline provided accommodation."
Receipt
/ሪሲት/
ደረሰኝ
A piece of paper proving payment.
ክፍያን የሚያረጋግጥ ወረቀት።
Examples
"Keep your receipt for the claim."
Urgent
/አርጀንት/
አስቸኳይ
Requiring immediate action.
ፈጣን እርምጃ የሚፈልግ።
Examples
"This is an urgent matter."
Hospital
/ሆስፒታል/
ሆስፒታል
An institution for medical treatment.
የሕክምና አገልግሎት የሚሰጥ ተቋም።
Examples
"Where is the nearest hospital?"
Doctor
/ዶክተር/
ሐኪም
A qualified practitioner of medicine.
የሕክምና ባለሙያ።
Examples
"I need to see a doctor."
Medicine
/ሜዲሲን/
መድኃኒት
A substance used for treatment.
ለሕክምና የሚያገለግል ነገር።
Examples
"I forgot my medicine."
Theft
/ቴፍት/
ስርቆት
The action of stealing.
የመስረቅ ተግባር።
Examples
"Report the theft to the police."
Security
/ሴኪዩሪቲ/
ደኅንነት
Procedures for safety.
ለደኅንነት የሚደረጉ ዝግጅቶች።
Examples
"Go through the security check."
Broken
/ብሮከን/
የተሰበረ
Damaged and no longer working.
ተበላሽቶ የማይሰራ።
Examples
"The wheel is broken."
Translation
/ትራንስሌሽን/
ትርጉም
Expressing the sense of words in another language.
የቃላትን ትርጉም ወደ ሌላ ቋንቋ መቀየር።
Examples
"I need a translation."
Wait
/ዌይት/
መጠበቅ
Stay where one is or delay action.
አንድ ቦታ መቆየት ወይም መዘግየት።
Examples
"Please wait here."
Overbooked
/ኦቨርቡክድ/
ከመጠን በላይ የተያዘ
Sold more tickets than available seats.
ካለው ቦታ በላይ ትኬት የተሸጠበት።
Examples
"The flight was overbooked."
Problem
/ፕሮብሌም/
ችግር
A matter or situation regarded as unwelcome.
የማይፈለግ ሁኔታ ወይም ጉዳይ።
Examples
"There is a problem with my room."
Solution
/ሶሉሽን/
መፍትሔ
A means of solving a problem.
ለችግር የሚገኝ መውጫ መንገድ።
Examples
"We found a solution."
Transfer
/ትራንስፈር/
ዝውውር
Move from one place to another.
ከአንድ ቦታ ወደ ሌላ መንቀሳቀስ።
Examples
"I have a bus transfer."
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