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Unit 5
Amharic
ı.t. | |
| I'll show you, I'm showing you | asayyıwotalləhu |
| All right, I'll show [it] to you. | ıšši, asayyıwotalləhu. |
John | |
| it's not bad | aykəfam |
| if you tell me | binəgruñ |
| I take, I'm taking, I'll take | ıwədalləhu |
| It isn't bad. If you tell me how much it is ('the rent') I'll take it ('this room'). | aykəfam. kirayun binəgrúñ, yıhın kıfl ıwəsdalləhu. |
ı.t. | |
| master, owner; rich | geta |
| sir ('my master') | getaye |
| It's ten dollars a week. | bəsammınt sımmınt bírr nəw, getaye. |
John | |
| things, belongings, goods | ıKa |
| have (somebody) bring (something) (pol. imperative) | yasgəbbu |
| Have them bring my things (for me). | ıKayen yasgəbbullıñ. |
| food | mıgb/mıgıb |
| dining room, restaurant | mıgıbbet |
| And where is the dining room? | mıgıbbetuss yə́t nəw. |
ı.t. | |
| first | antəñña |
| story, floor | foK |
| upstairs | ıfoKlay / bəfoKlay |
| It's on the first floor. | andəññaw foKláy nəw.[1] |
John | |
| Thank you. | ıgziyabhər yıstıllıñ. |
- ↑ The 'first floor' in Ethiopia corresponds to the 'second' floor in U.S.A.
