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54 [ḥamisani’ariba‘iteni]

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I want to buy a present. ኣ- -- --ብ--ገ---ደ--። ኣ- ሓ- ህ-- ክ--- ደ--- ኣ- ሓ- ህ-ብ ክ-ዝ- ደ-የ- ------------------- ኣነ ሓደ ህያብ ክገዝእ ደልየ። 0
ane -̣--- --yab- ki---i’---e-iy-። a-- h---- h----- k------- d------ a-e h-a-e h-y-b- k-g-z-’- d-l-y-። --------------------------------- ane ḥade hiyabi kigezi’i deliye።
But nothing too expensive. ግ----ዩ-ክ-ር-ዘ--ነ። ግ- ኣ-- ክ-- ዘ---- ግ- ኣ-ዩ ክ-ር ዘ-ኮ-። ---------------- ግን ኣዝዩ ክቡር ዘይኮነ። 0
gi-i--zi-u-kib--i--e-iko--። g--- a---- k----- z-------- g-n- a-i-u k-b-r- z-y-k-n-። --------------------------- gini aziyu kiburi zeyikone።
Maybe a handbag? ም-ል-ት -- -ድ--ንጣ? ም---- ና- ኢ- ሳ--- ም-ል-ት ና- ኢ- ሳ-ጣ- ---------------- ምናልባት ናይ ኢድ ሳንጣ? 0
m--ali--t---a-i --i -a-i-’-? m--------- n--- ī-- s------- m-n-l-b-t- n-y- ī-i s-n-t-a- ---------------------------- minalibati nayi īdi sanit’a?
Which color would you like? ኣየና---ብሪ-----? ኣ--- ሕ-- ደ---- ኣ-ና- ሕ-ሪ ደ-ኹ-? -------------- ኣየናይ ሕብሪ ደሊኹም? 0
a----yi -̣--i----el-ẖu-i? a------ h------ d--------- a-e-a-i h-i-i-ī d-l-h-u-i- -------------------------- ayenayi ḥibirī delīẖumi?
Black, brown or white? ጸሊ-፣---ዊ-ወ- ---? ጸ--- ቡ-- ወ- ጻ--- ጸ-ም- ቡ-ዊ ወ- ጻ-ዳ- ---------------- ጸሊም፣ ቡናዊ ወይ ጻዕዳ? 0
t-’el--i- ----wī w-y--ts-----a? t-------- b----- w--- t-------- t-’-l-m-፣ b-n-w- w-y- t-’-‘-d-? ------------------------------- ts’elīmi፣ bunawī weyi ts’a‘ida?
A large one or a small one? ዓ-- ---ን---ይ? ዓ-- ወ- ን----- ዓ-ይ ወ- ን-ሽ-ይ- ------------- ዓባይ ወይ ንእሽቶይ? 0
‘-bayi-weyi----i--itoy-? ‘----- w--- n----------- ‘-b-y- w-y- n-’-s-i-o-i- ------------------------ ‘abayi weyi ni’ishitoyi?
May I see this one, please? ክር-- -ኽ-- -የ? ክ--- እ--- ዲ-- ክ-እ- እ-እ- ዲ-? ------------- ክርእያ እኽእል ዲየ? 0
ki-i--ya--h-i-ili-----? k------- i------- d---- k-r-’-y- i-̱-’-l- d-y-? ----------------------- kiri’iya iẖi’ili dīye?
Is it made of leather? ካ- ብቆ--- ድያ? ካ- ብ---- ድ-- ካ- ብ-ር-ት ድ-? ------------ ካብ ብቆርበት ድያ? 0
kab- -----r--et- di-a? k--- b---------- d---- k-b- b-k-o-i-e-i d-y-? ---------------------- kabi bik’oribeti diya?
Or is it made of plastic? ወይ- ካብ--ላስ-- -ይነ--ኢ-? ወ-- ካ- ብ---- ዓ--- ኢ-- ወ-ስ ካ- ብ-ስ-ክ ዓ-ነ- ኢ-? --------------------- ወይስ ካብ ብላስቲክ ዓይነት ኢያ? 0
we--si-ka-i -il-sitīki ‘----e----y-? w----- k--- b--------- ‘------- ī--- w-y-s- k-b- b-l-s-t-k- ‘-y-n-t- ī-a- ------------------------------------ weyisi kabi bilasitīki ‘ayineti īya?
Of leather, of course. ብ---ት እ-በር-ከ---ደ-። ብ---- እ--- ከ-- ደ-- ብ-ር-ት እ-በ- ከ-ይ ደ-። ------------------ ብቆርበት እምበር ከመይ ደኣ። 0
b-k---i-e-i------r- --meyi---’-። b---------- i------ k----- d---- b-k-o-i-e-i i-i-e-i k-m-y- d-’-። -------------------------------- bik’oribeti imiberi kemeyi de’a።
This is very good quality. እ- -- ኣ----ሉ---ዩ። እ- ሓ- ኣ-- ብ-- እ-- እ- ሓ- ኣ-ዩ ብ-ጽ እ-። ----------------- እዚ ሓደ ኣዝዩ ብሉጽ እዩ። 0
i-- -̣--e -z-y- bi--t--- -y-። i-- h---- a---- b------- i--- i-ī h-a-e a-i-u b-l-t-’- i-u- ----------------------------- izī ḥade aziyu biluts’i iyu።
And the bag is really very reasonable. ዋጋ ናይ--ሳንጣ ---ድ --ዕ---ሱር -ዩ። ዋ- ና-- ሳ-- ይ ኢ- ብ--- ሕ-- እ-- ዋ- ና-ታ ሳ-ጣ ይ ኢ- ብ-ዕ- ሕ-ር እ-። ---------------------------- ዋጋ ናይታ ሳንጣ ይ ኢድ ብጣዕሚ ሕሱር እዩ። 0
w--a-n-y-t----n-t’a--- -d--bi---‘-m----isur- i--። w--- n----- s------ y- ī-- b-------- h------ i--- w-g- n-y-t- s-n-t-a y- ī-i b-t-a-i-ī h-i-u-i i-u- ------------------------------------------------- waga nayita sanit’a yi īdi bit’a‘imī ḥisuri iyu።
I like it. ደ----ት---ላ። ደ- ኢ--- ኣ-- ደ- ኢ-ት- ኣ-። ----------- ደስ ኢላትኒ ኣላ። 0
des- ī-at-n- al-። d--- ī------ a--- d-s- ī-a-i-ī a-a- ----------------- desi īlatinī ala።
I’ll take it. ክ-----የ። ክ--- እ-- ክ-ስ- እ-። -------- ክወስዳ እየ። 0
kiwesi-a iy-። k------- i--- k-w-s-d- i-e- ------------- kiwesida iye።
Can I exchange it if needed? ም-ል-ት --ክ-ይራ ------የ ? ም---- ከ ክ--- እ--- ዲ- ? ም-ል-ት ከ ክ-ይ- እ-እ- ዲ- ? ---------------------- ምናልባት ከ ክቕይራ እኽእል ዲየ ? 0
mina--bati -e-ki-̱--yi-a -ẖi--li--ī---? m--------- k- k--------- i------- d--- ? m-n-l-b-t- k- k-k-’-y-r- i-̱-’-l- d-y- ? ---------------------------------------- minalibati ke kiḵ’iyira iẖi’ili dīye ?
Of course. ከ-ይ---። ከ-- ደ-- ከ-ይ ደ-። ------- ከመይ ደኣ። 0
kem-yi de’a። k----- d---- k-m-y- d-’-። ------------ kemeyi de’a።
We’ll gift wrap it. ከ--ህ-ብ ጌርና---ዕ-ጎ --። ከ- ህ-- ጌ-- ክ---- ኢ-- ከ- ህ-ብ ጌ-ና ክ-ዕ-ጎ ኢ-። -------------------- ከም ህያብ ጌርና ክንዕሽጎ ኢና። 0
k-m- -i--bi -ē-------n-‘--h--o -na። k--- h----- g----- k---------- ī--- k-m- h-y-b- g-r-n- k-n-‘-s-i-o ī-a- ----------------------------------- kemi hiyabi gērina kini‘ishigo īna።
The cashier is over there. ካ- ኣ---ንየ- ኢ--ዘሎ። ካ- ኣ-- ን-- ኢ- ዘ-- ካ- ኣ-ቲ ን-ው ኢ- ዘ-። ----------------- ካሳ ኣብቲ ንየው ኢዩ ዘሎ። 0
kasa a--t- niyew--ī-u--el-። k--- a---- n----- ī-- z---- k-s- a-i-ī n-y-w- ī-u z-l-። --------------------------- kasa abitī niyewi īyu zelo።

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