Daily Expressions | Idioms

👨‍🏫 Spill the beans 
(Tell a secret/ሚስጥር ማውጣት)

E.g: if you don't give me money i will spill the beans.

👨‍🏫 Hold your horses     
(Slow down, be patient/ረጋ/ዝግ በል/ተረጋጋ )

E.g: Please hold your horses when you drive.

E.g: What is wrong with you hold your horses.

👨‍🏫 Piece of cake
(Very easy/ በጣም ቀላል)

E.g: The test was a piece of cake.

👨‍🏫 In hot water
( In trouble/ችግር ውስጥ)

E.g: He is in hot water after fighting with his mom.

👨‍🏫 Break a leg
(Have good luck / መልካም እድል)

E.g: it is your turn break a leg.

👨‍🏫 Smash hit
(A big success/ ትልቅ ስኬት)

E.g: Our New product is still a smashed hit.

👨‍🏫At the drop of a hat
(Without hesitation/ያለማቅማማት)

E.g: she agreed to marry him at the drop of a hat.

👨‍🏫 Go out on a limb
(putting yourself in a risky position in order to support someone or something / የሆነን ነገር ወይም ሰው ለመደገፍ ሲባል እራስን አደጋ ውስጥ ማስገባት)

E.g: i always go out on a limb for my family.

Talking about Family members
(Family tree list)

ስለ ቤተሰብ ለማውራት

• Wife : ሚስት
• Husband : ባል
• husbad + wife= Spouses

• Mother : እናት
• Father : አባት
• Mother + Father=
parents

• Daughter : ሴት
• Son : ወንድ ልጅ
• Daughter + Son=
children

• Sister : እህት
• Brother : ወንድም
• brother + sister = siblings

• Baby : ህፃን ልጅ

• Grandmother : ሴት አያት / የእናት ወይም የአባት እናት (grandma)

• Grandfather: ወንድ አያት / የአባት ወይም የእናት አባት(grandpa)
• GrandMother + Grand Father= Grandparents

• Granddaughter: ሴት የልጅ ልጅ
• Grandson: ወንድ የልጅ ልጅ
•Granddaughter+Grandson=Grandchildren

• Aunt: አክስት
• Uncle: አጎት
• Aunt + uncle=piblings

• Niece: የእህት ወይም የወንድም ሴት ልጅ
• Nephew: የእህት ወይም የወንድም ወንድ ልጅ

• Nephew + niece= niblings

• Cousin: የአጎት ወይም የአክስት ልጅ
• Mother-in-law: የባል ወይም የሚስት እናት
• Father-in-law: የባል ወይም የሚስት አባት
• Mother-in-law + Father-in-law=in-laws

• Son-in-law: አማች/ የልጅ ባል
• Daughter-in-law: ምራት/ የልጅ ሚስት
• Brother-in-law: የባል ወይም የሚስት ወንድም
• Sister-in-law: የባል ወይም የሚስት እህት

• Stepmother : የእንጀራ እናት
• Stepfather: የእንጀራ አባት

• Half brother : በእናት/አባት የምታገኙት ወንድም

• Half Sister: በእናት/አባት የምታገኟ እህት

የዘር ሀረግ አቆጣጠር
(count ancestors)

አያት: Grand mother/Father

ቅድመ አያት: Great Grand mother/father

ቅም አያት: Great Great Grand mother/father

ቅማንት: Great Great Great Grand mother/father

ሽማት: Great Great Great Great Grand mother/father

Using the word TIME

" TIME " የሚለውን ቃል መጠቀም

👨‍🏫 Spend Time

👉To pass your time doing some activity.

E.g: I spend a lot of time studying English.

👨‍🏫 Waste Time

👉Doing something that is not a good use of time.

E.g: Stop wasting time playing computer games and get to work!

👨‍🏫 Make Time For

👉To “create” time in a busy schedule.

E.g: I need to make time for regular exercise – maybe I can go to the gym before work.

👨‍🏫 Save Time

👉Something that is efficient and gives you extra time

E.g: Shopping online saves me time because I don’t have to wait in line at the store.

👨‍🏫 Free/Spare Time

👉Time in which you have no obligations, and you can do whatever you want.

E.g: In my free time, I enjoy reading, painting, and cooking.

👨‍🏫Have Time

👉Be available to do something.

E.g: I’d like to take violin lessons, but I don’t have enough time.

👨‍🏫Kill Time / Pass The Time

👉Do something to make the time pass faster while you’re waiting for something else.

E.g: Let’s bring some magazines to help pass the time on the train ride.


👨‍🏫 Take Your Time

👉You can use as much time as you want, you don’t have to go fast.

E.g: “I like all of these computers. I’m not sure which one I want to buy yet.”

“That’s OK – take your time.”

👨‍🏫Have A Hard/Rough Time

👉Something difficult, or a difficult period in life.

E.g: I’m having a hard time solving this math problem. Could you help me?

👨‍🏫 It’s About Time

👉An expression that means “Finally!”

E.g: It’s about time they fixed the air conditioner in my classroom! It’s been broken for three years!

👨‍🏫 Pressed For Time

👉In a rush, in a hurry (when you need to do something and you don’t have enough time)

E.g: Sorry, I can’t talk at the moment – I’m a bit pressed for time. Can I call you back later?

👨‍🏫 Run Out Of Time

👉Have no more time before the limit.

E.g: I ran out of time before I finished the test, so I didn’t answer the last five questions.

👨‍🏫Stall For Time

👉Delay.

E.g: My son didn’t want to go to bed, so he tried to stall for time by asking me to read him another bedtime story.


👨‍🏫 Take Time Off

👉Not go to work.

E.g: I’m taking some time off in July to go camping with my family.

👨‍🏫 TIME FLIES

👉Time passes quickly.

E.g: Time flies when. you're in good company.

👨‍🏫 ON TIME

👉arriving at the right time and not late

E.g: The train was on time.

You must arrive on time for a job interview.

👨‍🏫 IN TIME

👉 early enough

E.g: I want to be home in time for my favourite TV show.

👨‍🏫 Just In Time

👉At the perfect time, soon before something else happens

E.g : Hi, Henry! Have a seat – you got here just in time for dinner.

👨‍🏫 TIME IS UP

👉you've run out of time, there's no more time to finish something

E.g:Time's up. Put your pencils down and pass your worksheet forward.

👨‍🏫 ONLY TIME WILL TELL

👉we'll have to wait to find out the truth in the future

E.g: Will we ever travel to Mars? Only time will tell.

👨‍🏫 AS TIME GOES BY

👉 as time passes or moves

E.g: As time goes by you'll forget these bad moments.

👨‍🏫 KILL TIME

👉 do something unimportant and uninteresting to pass time


E.g: We've got 3 hours until our flight leaves. How are we going to kill the time?

Asking a Favour
ውለታ መጠየቅ በእንግሊዝኛ


Favor (American US English)
Favour (British UK English)


⩩A,Asking if its possible to ask a favour
(ውለታ መጠየቅ እንደሚቻል መጠየቂያ መንገዶች)

-- Do me a favour, please?
እባክህን ውለታ ዋልልኝ

- Can you do me a favour?
ውለታ ልትውልልኝ ትችላለህ

- can i ask you for a favor?
ውለታ ልጠይቅህ እችላለሁ

- Will you do me a favour?
ውለታ ትውልልኛለህ

- May i ask you a favour?
ነ ውለታ ልጠይቅህ

- Do something for me?
የሆነ ነገር አርግልኝ?

- i need a favour?
ወለታ ዋልልኝ/ዋይልኝ (አሰፈላጊ)ij

- i need to ask a favour?

- i wonder if you could do me a favour?
ውለታ ብትውልልኝ ብየ ነበር

⩩B,Response(ምላሽ)

-Go on

- Sure

- what is it?

- sure thing, what is it?

- what can I help you with?

- yes, you may.

⨳C,Asking the favour
(ወለታ መጠየቅ)

- Can i...
E.g: Can i use your phone?

- Do you mind ...
E.g: Do you mind if i come late.

- Would you mind...

⨳D,response (ምላሽ)
⨳Yes(አዎ)መስማማት:

- Go on

- Sure

- Of course

- Certainly

- No problem

- It is nothing

- I'd be happy to help you.

- It would be my pleasure.

- I'd be glad to help out.

- That's absolutely fine

⨳No(አይ)አለመስማማት:

- I'm afraid I can't.

- Sorry, but I'm unable to ....

- Unfortunately, I'm not able to ...

- Regrettably, I can't ....

- Regrettably, I'm not able to...

- I'm honored you asked me, but I simply can't....

- I can't because....

- I appreciate the offer, but I can't...

- I'm honored, but i can't ...

- I'd love to, but I can't.

- I appreciate the invitation, but I am..

- Thanks for thinking of me, but I can't..

- You're so kind to think of me, but I can't....


⩩E,After the (favor/favour) is done
(ዉለታው ከተዋለላችሁ/ከተደረገላችሁ በኋላ)

- i owe you
(ውለታህ/ሽ አለብኝ)

- I owe you One
(አንዴ ውለታህ/ሽ አለብኝ)

- I owe you big.
(ትልቅ ውለታህ/ሽ አለብህ)

- You’re a life saver.

(ህይወቴን አዳንከኝ/ሽኝ/ ከመጥፎ ነገር ያወጣኸኝ/ሽኝ)

- I owe you for this one.
(ለዚህ ውለታህ አለብኝ)

- You can’t Imagine how much this means to me.
(ለኔ ምን ያክል ዋጋ እንዳለው ልታስበው አትችልም)

ከ ሱሪ ጋር የተያያዙ ቃላት

step in (ማጥለቅ)
pull up (መልበስ)
fasten (መቆለፍ)
zip up (ዚፕ)
slip ( ቀበቶ ማሰር)
buckle( ቀበቶ ማጥበቅ)

Normal And Advanced English

👨‍🏫Normal English: ” Can I come tomorrow. ”
👨‍🏫Advanced English : ” Can I drop in tomorrow.

👨‍🏫 Normal English : ” How are you? ”
👨‍🏫 Advanced English : ” How’s it going? ”

👨‍🏫 Normal English: ” Let’s meet today. ”
👨‍🏫Advanced English: ” Let’s catch up today. ”

👨‍🏫Normal English : ” Are you mad? ”
♻️ Advanced English : ” Are you out of mind? ”

👨‍🏫Normal English : ” Good luck bro. ”
👨‍🏫 Advanced English : ” Break a leg bro. ”

👨‍🏫Normal English: ” It’s time to study. ”
👨‍🏫 Advanced English : ” It’s time to hit the books. ”

👨‍🏫Normal English : ” I like you a lot. ”
👨‍🏫 Advanced English: ” I’m so into you. ”

👨‍🏫 Normal English: ” Stop wasting time. ”
👨‍🏫 Advanced English : ” Stop faffing around. ”

👨‍🏫 Normal English : ” You are so lucky. ”
👨‍🏫 Advanced English: ” You are so jammy. ”

I hope to see you too
እኔም ተስፋ አለኝ

It was nice meeting you too
ለኔም መገናኘታችን ምርጥ ነው


If someone is leaving in a short time
ከአንድ ሰው ጋር ለአጭር ጊዜ ስንለያይ የምንጠቀምበት

Have a nice day
መልካም ቀን ይሁንልህ/ሺ


Have a good vacation
መልካም እረፍት


Have a nice holiday
መልካም በዓል

Have a nice time
መልካም ( የመዝናኛ ) ጊዜ

Have a nice weekend
መልካም ሰንበት

Have a nice launch
መልካም ምሳ

Have a nice meal
መልካም ማዕድ


Have a nice exam
መልካም ፈተና


Have a nice picnic
መልካም ሽርሽር

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1, He ........... tea yesterday.

A. drink
B. drinks
C. drank

2, He ......... tea tomorrow.

A. drink
B. Will drinks
C. Will drink

3. They made the child ……………… the milk.

A. drink

B. to drink

C. drank

4, We'll have plenty ........ at the party.

A, To drink

B, Drink

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Contractions in English
ማሳጠር በ እንግሊዝኛ

🏝What is – what’s

🏝Who is – who’s

🏝Who will – who’II

🏝Will not – won’t

🏝You are – you’re

🏝You will – you’II

🏝You would – you’d

🏝You had – you’d

🏝I will – I’d

🏝is not – isn’t

🏝it is – it’s

🏝it has – it’s

🏝it will – it’II

🏝He would – he’d

🏝He had – he’d

🏝Here is – here’s

🏝I am – I’m

🏝I have – I’ve

🏝Does not – doesn’t

🏝Had not – hadn’t

🏝Have not – haven’t

🏝He is – he’s

🏝He will – he’II

🏝Must not – mustn’t

🏝She is – she’s

🏝She has – she’s

🏝She will – she’ll

🏝She would – she’d

🏝That is – that’s

🏝There is – there’s

🏝They are – they’re

🏝They have – they’ve

🏝Was not – wasn’t

🏝We are – we’re

🏝We have – we’ve

🏝We will – we’II

🏝We would – we’d

🏝Were not – weren’t

🏝Are not – aren’t

🏝Can not – can’t

🏝Could not – couldn’t

🏝Did not – didn’t

🏝Do not – don’t

Showing disbelief
  የተነገረን ነገር እንዳልተዋጠልን ለመግለጽ

✅ I find that hard to believe.
       ይህ ለማመን ይከብደኛል።

✅ I find that hard to swallow.
      ያን መዋጥ ከባድ ሁኖ አጊንቸዋለሁ።

✅ I remain skeptical.
        አጠራጣሪ ነዉ።

✅ I will take that with a grain of salt.
       ያንን በጨው ቅንጣት እወስደዋለሁ።

✅ I'll believe it when I see it.
      ሳየው አምናለሁ።

✅ You can't fool me.
        ልታታልለኝ አትችልም።

✅ I wasn't born yesterday.
         ትላንት አልተወለድኩም።

Finally 📌 በመጨረሻ
Slightly 📌 በትንሹ ፣ በጥቂቱ
Exactly 📌 በትክክል
Totally 📌 በአጠቃላይ
Twice 📌 ሁለት ጊዜ ፣ እጥፍ
Gently 📌 በእርጋታ
Easily 📌 በቀላሉ
Merely 📌ንዲያው ዝምብሎ

What does it mean to" turn up" something mean?

👍 To increase

🤯 To decrease

🥰 To light

❤️ To stand up

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What were you _yesterday evening?

💔 Doing

👏 Done

😍 Did

😱 Do

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There is no such thing

The idiom "there is no such thing" means that something or someone does not exist=> Waan akkasii hin jiru.

You can use this idiom to express that something does not exist, especially if it contradicts someone's belief or opinion.

'Idiom' kana Wanti tokko akka hin jirre ibsuuf, keessumaa amantaa ykn yaada nama tokkoo kan faallessu yoo ta’e itti fayyadamuu dandeenya.

Example
💬 Some people think aliens are real, but there is no such thing.

💬 Namoonni tokko tokko Eeliyeeniin dhugaadha jedhanii yaadu, garuu wanti akkasii hin jiru.


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