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virtual meeting etiquette

Virtual Meeting Etiquette - Troubleshooting and Presence

Core Vocabulary

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

20 Words

Mute

/ሚውት/

ድምፅ ማጥፋት

To turn off the microphone so others cannot hear you.

ሌሎች እንዳይሰሙዎት ማይክሮፎኑን መዝጋት።

Examples

"Please mute your microphone when you are not speaking."

Contextual Usage

Unmute

/አንሚውት/

ድምፅ መክፈት

To turn on the microphone to start speaking.

መናገር ለመጀመር ማይክሮፎኑን መክፈት።

Examples

"You need to unmute yourself if you want to answer."

Contextual Usage

Lag

/ላግ/

መዘግየት

A delay in the audio or video transmission.

በድምፅ ወይም በምስል ስርጭት ላይ የሚከሰት መዘግየት።

Examples

"There is a huge lag in your video stream."

Contextual Usage

Echo

/ኤኮ/

የማሚቶ ድምፅ

When sound is repeated or reflected back during a call.

በጥሪ ወቅት ድምፅ ተመልሶ ሲሰማ ወይም ሲደጋገም።

Examples

"I hear an echo every time I speak."

Contextual Usage

Bandwidth

/ባንድዊድዝ/

የኢንተርኔት ፍጥነት መጠን

The capacity of an internet connection to handle data.

አንድ የኢንተርኔት ግንኙነት መረጃን የማስተላለፍ አቅም።

Examples

"Low bandwidth makes your video look pixelated."

Contextual Usage

Background

/ባክግራውንድ/

ዳራ

The area behind a person that is visible on camera.

በካሜራው ላይ ከሰውየው በስተጀርባ የሚታየው አካባቢ።

Examples

"Try to have a neutral background during the call."

Contextual Usage

Webcam

/ዌብካም/

የኮምፒውተር ካሜራ

A video camera that feeds its image in real time to a computer.

ምስልን በቀጥታ ወደ ኮምፒውተር የሚያስተላልፍ ካሜራ።

Examples

"Make sure your webcam is at eye level."

Contextual Usage

Lighting

/ላይቲንግ/

መብራት/ብርሃን

The arrangement of light to ensure visibility on camera.

በካሜራ ላይ በግልጽ ለመታየት የብርሃን አቀማመጥ።

Examples

"Good lighting is essential for professional presence."

Contextual Usage

Headset

/ሄድሴት/

የጆሮ ማዳመጫ

A set of headphones with a built-in microphone.

ማይክሮፎን ያለው የጆሮ ማዳመጫ።

Examples

"A USB headset provides better audio quality."

Contextual Usage

Share

/ሼር/

ማጋራት

To show your screen or a file to other participants.

ለሌሎች ተሳታፊዎች ስክሪንዎን ወይም ፋይልን ማሳየት።

Examples

"Can I share my screen to show the report?"

Contextual Usage

Screen

/ስክሪን/

ማሳያ/መስኮት

The physical surface of a monitor or laptop display.

የኮምፒውተር ወይም የላፕቶፕ ማሳያ ገጽ።

Examples

"Your screen is still loading for me."

Contextual Usage

Invite

/ኢንቫይት/

መጋበዝ

To request someone to join the meeting.

አንድን ሰው በስብሰባው ላይ እንዲሳተፍ መጠየቅ።

Examples

"Send an invite to the manager immediately."

Contextual Usage

Feedback

/ፊድባክ/

የድምፅ መረበሽ

Annoying noise caused by audio loops between speakers and microphones.

በድምፅ ማጉያ እና በማይክሮፎን መካከል በሚፈጠር ዑደት የሚመጣ የሚረብሽ ድምፅ።

Examples

"There is terrible feedback; everyone please mute."

Contextual Usage

Frozen

/ፍሮዝን/

የቆመ/የቀዘቀዘ ምስል

When the video image gets stuck due to technical issues.

በቴክኒክ ችግር ምክንያት የቪዲዮ ምስል ተገትሮ ሲቀር።

Examples

"Your video is frozen, but I can still hear you."

Contextual Usage

Buffer

/ባፈር/

መጫን/መጠባበቅ

When the video pauses to load more data.

ቪዲዮው ተጨማሪ መረጃ ለመጫን ለተወሰነ ጊዜ ሲቆም።

Examples

"My video keeps buffering every few seconds."

Contextual Usage

Participant

/ፓርቲሲፓንት/

ተሳታፊ

A person who is attending the virtual meeting.

በቨርቹዋል ስብሰባው ላይ የሚሳተፍ ሰው።

Examples

"We have twenty participants in this call."

Contextual Usage

Chat

/ቻት/

የጽሑፍ መልእክት መለዋወጫ

A feature for sending text messages during the meeting.

በስብሰባው ወቅት የጽሑፍ መልእክት ለመላክ የሚያገለግል ክፍል።

Examples

"Type your questions in the chat box."

Contextual Usage

Recording

/ሪኮርዲንግ/

መቅዳት/የተቀዳ ፋይል

To capture the meeting audio and video for later use.

የስብሰባውን ድምፅ እና ምስል ለበኋላ አገልግሎት መቅዳት።

Examples

"Is anyone recording this session?"

Contextual Usage

Etiquette

/ኤቲኬት/

የስነ-ምግባር ደንብ

The customary code of polite behavior in a professional setting.

በሙያዊ ሁኔታ ውስጥ የሚጠበቅ ጨዋነት የተሞላበት የባህሪ ደንብ።

Examples

"Virtual meeting etiquette requires you to dress appropriately."

Contextual Usage

Natural Dialogue

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Role A
Hello! Can everyone hear me? I am testing my and microphone.
Role B
Hi! You are on . Oh, wait, now I hear you, but there is a bad .
Role A
Sorry about that. I will only when speaking to avoid . Is my okay?
Role B
The is fine, but your video looks . I think your is low.
Role A
Yes, there is a lot of today. I will close other apps to help the connection. Look at my ; is it professional?
Role B
It is a bit messy. Maybe use a virtual or adjust your angle. Are you ready to your ?
Role A
Not yet, the document is still buffering. I will send the in the for all participants.
Role B
Great idea. Don't forget to start the for the team members who couldn't join. We should follow the meeting and stay focused.
Role A
Understood. I'll send an to the manager now and start the presentation shortly.

The Writing Challenge

Synthesize your vocabulary knowledge in context.

Adaptive Prompt
"Write a short paragraph about a time you had a technical issue during a virtual meeting. Use at least five words from the vocabulary list (e.g., mute, lag, screen, chat, connection)."