Amharic class notes - chapter 5

Question 1

መኝታቤት

meňıtabēt

Answer 1

sleeping room

Question 2

ከመኝታዬ

ke-meňıtayē

Answer 2

from my sleep

Question 3

ተነሳ*

tenessa

(mennesat, yınnessal, tenesto, tenesa, yınnesa)

Answer 3

he got up*

Question 4

ምክንያቱም

mıknıyatum

Answer 4

because

Question 5

አይ

ay

Answer 5

no

Question 6

ሁልጊዜ

hulgīzzē

Answer 6

always

(lit.: «all the time»)

Question 7

ቀረጥ

k’eret’

Answer 7

duty, tax

Question 8

ከ-… ነጻ

ke-… nets’a

Answer 8

free of …

Question 9

ከቀረጥ ነጻ

ke-k’eret’ nets’a

Answer 9

duty free

Question 10

በመጪው

bemec’īw

Answer 10

next, to come

Question 11

(gerund +) ታውቃለህ?

(gerund +) tawk’alleh?

Answer 11

have you ever (+ verb) ?

Question 12

(gerund +) አላውቅም

(gerund +) alawk’ım

Answer 12

i have never (+ verb)

Question 13

ድስት

dıst

Answer 13

cooking pot

Question 14

ጠበሰ*

t’ebesse

(met’bes, yıt’ebsal, t’ebso, t’ıbes, yıt’bes)

Answer 14

he fried*

Question 15

መጥበሻ

met’beša

Answer 15

frying pan

(lit.: «a tool to fry»)

Question 16

ማልመጃ

malmeja

Answer 16

exercise

Question 17

ጨመረ*

c’emmere

(mec’emmer, yıc’emmıral, c’emmıro, c’emmır, yıc’emmır)

Answer 17

he added, he increased*

Question 18

ከፍ አለ*

keff ale

(keff malet, keff yılal, keff bılo, keff bel)

Answer 18

it increased a lot*

Question 19

ናረ*

nare

(menar, yınıral, nıro, nar, yınar)

Answer 19

it skyrocketed*

Question 20

ተወደደ*

teweddede

(mewweded, yıwweddedal, teweddo, teweded, yıwweded)

Answer 20

it became more expensive*

Question 21

ፍጆታ

fıjota

Answer 21

consumption

Question 22

የፍጆታ እቃዎች

yefıjota ek’awoc

Answer 22

consumption goods

Question 23

አስቤዛ

asbēza

Answer 23

spendings

Question 24

የወር አስቤዛ

yewer asbēza

Answer 24

monthly spendings

Question 24

ደንበኛ | denbeňa

Answer 24

business partner | (usual customer or usual supplier)

Question 25

ደንበኛ አለኝ | denbeňa alleň

Answer 25

I already have a supplier ## Footnote (ie. « I already have someone who usually offers me this service or good, so I’m not buying from you »)

Question 26

በችርቻሮ | becırcaro

Answer 26

in retail | (ie., not in bulk)

Question 27

በጅምላ | bejımla

Answer 27

in bulk

Question 28

ይሻለኛል | yıššaleňal

Answer 28

I prefer | (lit. « It is better to me »)

Question 29

… ስኖር | … sınor

Answer 29

whenever there is…

Question 30

አየር ማረፊያ | ayer marefīya

Answer 30

airport

Question 31

ብዙጊዜ | bızugīzzē

Answer 31

often | (lit.: « many times »)

Question 32

በአብዛኛው | be’abzaňňaw

Answer 32

mostly

Question 33

ኢትዮጵያ | ītıyop’p’ıya

Answer 33

Ethiopia

Question 34

እሮብ | erob

Answer 34

Wednesday

Question 35

አልጾምም | alts’omım

Answer 35

I don’t fast

Question 36

እጾማለሁ | et’somallew

Answer 36

I am fasting

Question 37

ጾመ* | ts’ome ## Footnote (mets’om, yıts’omal, ts’omo, ts’um, yıts’um)

Answer 37

he fasted*

Question 38

ጾማዊ | ts’omawī

Answer 38

someone who fasts, a faster

Question 39

ዓብይ ጾም | abıy ts’om

Answer 39

Lent

Question 40

ዓብይ | abıy

Answer 40

basic

Question 41

ሰአት አለቀ | se’at allek’e

Answer 41

the time is over

Question 42

ወሰነ* | wessene ## Footnote (mewessen, yıwessınal, wessıno, wessın, yıwessın)

Answer 42

he decided*

Question 43

ዱቄት | duk’ēt

Answer 43

powder, flour

Question 44

የዱቄት ወተት | yeduk’ēt wetet

Answer 44

powder milk

Question 45

ሰሞኑን | semonun

Answer 45

lately, recently

Question 46

ቆዳ | k’oda

Answer 46

leather

Question 47

ታምሩ | tammıru

Answer 47

Tamiru | (man name)

Question 48

ሱፍ | suf

Answer 48

wool // sunflower (seeds)

Question 49

የሱፍ | yesuf

Answer 49

woolen

Question 50

ቦሌ | bolē

Answer 50

Bole | (district of Addis)

Question 51

ፒያሳ | pīyassa

Answer 51

Piazza | (district of Addis)

Question 52

አማራጭ | ammarac’

Answer 52

choice, alternative

Question 53

መረጠ* | meret’t’e ## Footnote (memret’, yımert’al, mert’o, mıret’, yımret’)

Answer 53

he chose* | (can also mean : « he elected »)

Question 54

ምርጫ | mırc’a

Answer 54

choice / elections

Question 55

መራጭ | merac’

Answer 55

voter

Question 56

ልሙጥ | lımut’t’

Answer 56

plain ## Footnote (ie. without any decoration, stripes or pattern, talking about cloth, papers, walls…)

Question 57

ባለሱቅ | balesuk’

Answer 57

shopkeeper

Question 58

ቀነሰ* | k’ennese ## Footnote (mek’ennes, yık’ennısal, k’ennıso, kennıs, yıkennıs)

Answer 58

he reduced the price

Question 59

ቀንስ | k’ennıs

Answer 59

make it cheaper | (sg. m.)

Question 59

ቀንሺ | k’ennıšī

Answer 59

make it cheaper | (sg. f.)

Question 60

ቅናሽ | k’ınnaš

Answer 60

a discount

Question 61

ታላቅ | tallak’

Answer 61

great

Question 62

የመጨረሻ | yemecerreša

Answer 62

the last

Question 63

ጨርቅ | c’erk’

Answer 63

cloth, fabric

Question 64

አይበቃህም | aybek’ahım

Answer 64

It won’t fit you (m.) | (lit. « It’s not enough for you »)

Question 65

አይበቃሽም | aybek’ašım

Answer 65

It won’t fit you (f.) | (lit. « It’s not enough for you »)

Question 66

አይበቃዎትም | aybek’awotım

Answer 66

It won’t fit you (pol.) | (lit. « It’s not enough for you »)

Question 67

መርካቶ | merkato

Answer 67

Mercato | (district of Addis)

Question 68

ፍራፍሬ | fırafırē

Answer 68

fruit | (plural)

Question 69

ፍሬ | fırē

Answer 69

fruit | (singular)