Lesson 2 – Where is it ? Flashcards
The, and, is, is not, where, here, there
እባክዎ
ebakkıwo
Excuse me
(polite)
ኤምባሲ
ēmbassī
embassy
አሜሪካ
amērīka
America
አሜሪካን
amērīkan
American
የት?
yet
where?
እባክዎ, ያሜሪካን ኤምባሲ የት ነው?
ebakkıwo, amērīkan ēmbassī yet new?
Excuse me, where is the American embassy?
(polite)
ፊት
fīt
the face, the front
ፊትለፊት
fītlefīt
in front of, opposite
ፊትለፊት ነው
fītlefīt new
It’s in front
ሩቅ
ruk’
far
ሩቅ ነው
ruk’ new
It’s far away
ቀኝ
k’eňň
right (side)
በስተቀኝ
bestek’eňň
to the right
በስተቀኝህ
bestek’eňňıh
on your right
(sg. m.)
በስተቀኝሽ
bestek’eňňıš
on your right
(sg. f.)
አሜሪካን ኤምባሲ በስተቀኝህ ነው
amērīkan ēmbassī bestek’eňňıh new
The American embassy is on your right
(sg. m.)
አሜሪካን ኤምባሲ በስተቀኝሽ ነው
amērīkan ēmbassī bestek’eňňiš new
The American embassy is on your right
(sg. f.)
ወደ
wede
towards
ሂድ
hīd
(from «hēde»)
go
(sg. m.)
ሂጅ
hīj
(from «hēde»)
go
(sg. f.)
ይሂዱ
yıhīdu
(from «hēde»)
go
(polite)
ሄደ*
hēde*
(mehēd, yıhēdal, hēdo, hīd, yıhīd)
he went*
እና
enna
and
ዙር
zur
(from «zore»)
Turn
(sg. m.)
ዙሪ
zurī
(from « zore »)
Turn!
(sg. f.)
ይዙሩ
yızuru
(from «zore»)
Turn
(Imperative, polite)
ወደፊት ሂድና, ወደግራ ዙር
wedefīt hīdınna, wedegra zur
Go to the front, then turn to the left
(sg. m.)
ወደፊት ሂጅና, ወደግራ ዙሪ
wedefīt hījınná, wedegra zurī
Go to the front, then turn to the left
(sg. f.)
ግራ
gra
left (side)
በስተግራ
bestegra
to the left
በስተግራህ
bestegrah
on your left
(sg. m.)
በስተግራሽ
bestegraš
on your left
(sg. f.)
ቅርብ
k’ırb
near
ቅርብ ነው
k’ırbı new
It’s near
ጣቢያ
t’abīya
station
ባቡር
babur
a train
ባቡር ጣቢያ
babur t’abīya
train station
ባቡር ጣቢያው የት ነው?
babur t’abīya yet new?
Where is the train station?
እዚህ
ezzīh
here
ከዚህ
kezzīh
from here
ከዚህ ሩቅ ነው?
kezzīh ruk’ new?
Is it far from here?
ሩቅ አይደለም, ቅርብ ነው
ruk’ aydellem, k’ırbı new
It’s not far, it’s near
ሆቴል
hotēl
a hotel
አለ
alle
there is
ደህና ሆቴል የት አለ?
dehna hotēl yet alle?
Where is there a nice hotel?
አሜሪካን ኤምባሲ ፊትለፊትት ደህና ሆቴል አለ
amērīkan ēmbassī fītlefīt dehna hotēl alle
There is a good hotel in front of the American embassy
እዚያ
ezzīya
there
እዛ
ezza
there
ሆቴሉ እዛ ነው
hotēlu ezza new
The hotel is there
አንድ
and
one
ሁለት
hulett
two
ሶስት
sost
three
አራት
aratt
four
አምስት
ammıst
five
ስድስት
sıddıst
six
ሰባት
sebatt
seven
ስምንት
sımmınt
eight
ዘጠኝ
zet’eň
nine
አስር
assır
ten
ሆቴል እና ባንክ
hotēl enna bank
a hotel and a bank
እዚህና እዚያ
ezzīhınna ezzīya
here and there
ሁለትና ሁለት አራት ነው
hulettınna hulett arattı new
Two and two are four
ሆቴሉ ጥሩ አይደለም
hotēlu t’ıru aydellem
The hotel is not good
አንድ ደህና ሆቴል እዚህ አለ
andı dehna hotēl ezzīh alle
There is a good hotel here
እዚህ ደህና ሆቴል የለም
ezzīh dehna hotēl yellem
There is no good hotel here
የለም
yellem
There is not
በጣም ሩቅ ነው
bet’am ruk’ new
It’s very far
በጣም ቅርብ ነው
bet’am k’ırbı new
It’s very near
ደህና ነው
dehna new
It is nice
ጠና ይስጥልኝ, እንደምን አደሩ?
t’ena yıst’ıllıň, endemın adderu?
Greetings, how are you this morning?
(polite)
ደህና, እግዚአብሔር ይመስገን
dehna, egzī’abhēr yımmesgen
Fine, thanks to God
እባክህ
ebakkıh
Excuse me
(sg. m.)
እባክሽ
ebakkıš
Excuse me
(sg. f.)
እባክህ, አንድ ደህና ሆቴል የት አለ?
ebakkıh, andı dehna hotēl yet alle?
Excuse me, where is there a good hotel?
(sg. m.)
እባክሽ, አንድ ደህና ሆቴል የት አለ?
ebakkıš, andı dehna hotēl yet alle ?
Excuse me, where is there a good hotel?
(sg. f.)
ሆቴሉ ሩቅ ነው?
hotēlu ruk’ new?
Is the hotel far?
የለም, ሩቅ አይደለም
yellem, ruk’ aydellem
No, it’s not far
አማርኛ ታውቂያለሽ?
amarıňňa tawk’īyalleš?
Do you know Amharic?
(sg. f..)
አዎ, ትንሽ አውቃለሁ
awo, tınnıš awk’allew
Yes, I know a bit
ምን አሉ?
mın alu?
What did you say?
(polite)
ምንም አላልኩም
mınımm alalkum
I didn’t say anything
ባንኩ እዛ ነው?
banku ezza new?
Is the bank there?
የለም, እዛ አይደለም
yellem, ezza aydellem
No, it’s not there
የቻይና ኤምባሲ ከዚህ ሩቅ ነው?
yečayna ēmbassī ruk’ new?
Is the Chinese embassy far?
ቻይና
čayna
China
የቻይና
yečayna
Chinese
በጣም ጥሩ አማርኛ ታውቃለህ?
bet’am t’ıru amarıňňa tawk’alleh?
Do you know Amharic very well?
(sg. m.)
የለም, በጣም ጥሩ አላውቅም
yellem, bet’am t’ıru alawk’ım
No, I don’t know very well
ከዚህ በሰትግራ ምን አለ?
kezzīh bestegra mın alle?
What is on the left from here?
አንድ በጣም ጥሩ ሆቴል አለ
andı bet’am t’ıru hotēl alle
There is one very good hotel
ከዚህ በስተቀኝ ምን አለ?
kezzïh bestek’eňňı mın alle?
What is on the right from here?
ከዚህ በስተቀኝ አንድ ኤምባሲ አለ
kezzīh bestek’eňň and ēmbassī alle
From here on the right there is an embassy
ባንኩ ሩቅ ነው?
banku ruk’ new?
Is the bank far?
አዎ, በጣም ሩቅ ነው
awo, bet’am ruk’ new
Yes, it’s very far
ባንክ
bank
a bank
ሆቴሉ ትንሽ ነው
hotēlu tınnıš new
The hotel is small
ከዚህ ሩቅ ነው?
kezzīh ruk’ new?
Is it far from here?
አላውቅም
alawk’ım
I don’t know
የት ነው?
yet new?
Where is it?
ዞረ*
zore
(mezor, yızoral, zoro, zur, yızur)
he turned*
